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A Sweet Year
Temple Kol Ami Family Religious
School in West Bloomfield will sell
jars of honey that are sent to wish
shanah tovah (a good year) to fam-
ily and friends in time for Rosh
Hashanah. The fundraiser is run
through ORT America and a portion
of the purchase is tax deductible.
Each order contains an 8-ounce
jar of kosher honey, complete with
a personalized message and can be
shipped anywhere in the world.
The gift will arrive in time for
Rosh Hashanah, which begins Sept.
18 at sundown. The cost is $9 per
jar, including shipping to anywhere
in the United States; $6.50 of each
jar purchased is tax deductible.
Proceeds from this fundraiser go
to support Temple Kol Ami Family
Religious School.
Place an order online at www.
tkolami.org by following the honey
link and using the step-by-step
instructions. Order by July 24 to
avoid a $3-per-jar shipping fee. For
information, call (248) 661-0040, or
e-mail Melanie@tkolami.org .

Emanu-El Leaders

Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park
installed its lay
leadership for the
coming year.
Officers are:
president, Steven
L. Permut;
administrative
vice president,
Mitch Meisner;
Steven Permut financial vice
president, David
M. Gubow; membership and pro-
gramming vice president, Rena
Friedberg; religious vice presi-
dent, Pat Chomet; education vice
president, Glenn Lapin; treasurer,
Frederick Frank; secretary, Debra
Walter; immediate past president,
Dolores M. Galea.
Trustees are Wendy Bakst, Elissa
Driker-Ohren, Denise Ferman, Jill
Hart, Dennis Kayes, Aron Kominars,
Geoff Kretchmer, Michael Leibson,
Barbara Levitt, Ellen Cogen Lipton,
Rae Mandel, Barbara Nurenberg,
Ruthanne Okun, Aric Parr, Jay
Richard, Richard M. Selik, Neal A.
Silver and Cathy Topf.
Officers of the ARMS and aux-
iliaries are Brotherhood president,
Harvey Hurwitz; Sisterhood presi-
dent, Rae Mandel; EMES president,
Lillian Fox; and TEMTY president,
Sarah Richard.

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associate: Keren Packman Alpert.
Cantorial soloist: Rachel G. Kalmowitz.
Services: Friday 6 p.m. Saturday, 10:30
a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Friday, Larry
Epstein will speak; Irvin and June
Yackness memorial.

Temple Beth El (Flint)

Temple Kol Ami

Jewish Parents Institute

5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbi: Norman T.
Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad.
Soloist: Tiffany Steyer. Services: Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m.

JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
48322, (248) 661-1000. Director: Marilyn
Wolfe. Alternative cultural Jewish celebra-
tions; secular bar/bat mitzvah ceremonies;
adult programming; cultural Sunday school
from nursery through teen.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek

5150 Calkins, Flint, 48532, (810) 720-
9494. Rabbi: Karen Companez. Cantorial
soloist: Aleksander Chernyak. Services:
Friday 8 p.m. unless the first Friday of the
month; call for details; High Holiday ser-
vices; Ivriah religious and Hebrew school.
Web: templebethelflint.org .

1924 Coolidge, East Lansing 48823, (517)
351-3570. Rabbi: Amy Bigman. Rabbi
Emeritus: Morton Hoffman. Cantorial solo-
ist: Pamela Schiffer. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
(7 p.m on the second Friday of the month),
Saturday 9 a.m.

28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup
Village, 48076, (248) 423-4406.
President: Alva Dworkin. Holiday obser-
vances; Friday night oneg Shabbat; cultural
events.

Temple Beth El (Midland)

Temple Shir Shalom

Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring

3999 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 737-8700. Rabbis: Dannel
Schwartz, Michael L. Moskowitz, Daniel
Schwartz. Cantorial soloist: Penny Steyer.
Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30
a.m.

JCC,15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park, 48237,
(248) 432-5677. President: Arlene Frank.
Michigan district director: Ellen R. Bates-
Brackett. Secular and cultural holiday
observances. Shabbes potlucks, bar/bat
mitzvahs, educational and cultural pro-
gramming. Welcoming community, Jewish/
Yiddish culture, social justice.

2505 Bay City Road, Midland, 48642.
Lay service twice monthly. Contact Stuart
Bergstein, (989) 835-4822.

Temple Beth Emeth

2309 Packard, Ann Arbor, 48104, (734)
665-4744. Rabbi: Robert D. Levy. Chazzan:
Ann Zibelman Rose. Services: Friday
5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat, 6:45 p.m. Family
Shabbat, 7:30 p.m. Shabbat services.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. chapel service (lay
lead), 10 a.m. sanctuary service.

Beth Isaac Synagogue

2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 48183, (734)
675-0355. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.
Congregational leaders conduct services
throughout the year.

Temple Beth Israel

801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202,
(517) 784-3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut.
Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial solo-
ist: Clara Silver. President: David Cwynar.
Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.
the first Saturday of the month.

Temple B'nai Israel

Petoskey. Rabbinic Intern: Tami Elliott.
Monthly services at 7 p.m. Fridays. Call
Tom Johnson for details, (231) 487-1661.

U M Reform Chavurah

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1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor 48104, (734) 769-
0500. Regular Friday evening services
through the school year. Co-chairs: Shayna
Liberman, Stefanie Albowitz, Edi David,
Rebecca Kamil. Reformchairs07@umich.
edu .

Reform/Renewal

Congregation Shir Tikvah

3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084,
(248) 649-4418. Rabbi: Arnie Sleutelberg.
Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. (Family Service),
7:45 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. Friday and
Saturday, Steve Klaper will assist with
services.

Renewal

Sholem Aleichem Institute

Sephardic

Keter Torah Synagogue

5480 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, (248) 681-3665. Services:
Friday at candlelighting. Saturday 9 a.m.,
5:45 p.m. Monday and Thursday 6 a.m.;
Thursday 9:15 p.m.

Traditional

B'nai David

P.O. Box 251574, West Bloomfield,
48325, (248) 855-5007. Cantor: Ben-
Zion Lanxner. Services: Saturday 9 a.m.
Services held at Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.

Pardes Hannah

Woodward Avenue Shul

25595 Woodward, Royal Oak, 48067,
(248) 399-6265. Directors: Rabbi Chanoch
Hadar and Tamar Hadar. Services: Friday,
5:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m.

Temple Emanu El

2010 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48104,
(734) 213-8374. Rabbi: Elliot Ginsburg.
Affiliation: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Services: Friday night, monthly. Shabbat
morning the second and fourth Saturday
each month. Services are led by the rabbi
and other group leaders.

14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
967-4020. Rabbi: Joseph P. Klein. Cantor:
Darcie Sharlein. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Secular
Humanistic

Temple Israel

The Birmingham Temple

Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids)

1715 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids, 49503, (616)
459-5976. Rabbi: Michael A. Schadick.
Services: Friday 6:15 p.m.

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5725 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 661-5700. Rabbis: Harold S.
Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett,
Marla Hornsten, Jennifer T. Kaluzny.
Cantor: Michael Smolash. Cantorial soloist:
Neil Michaels. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. Monday-Thursday 7:30
a.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Friday, Shabbat Under
the Stars. Wedding blessing of Lindsay
Foster and Ryan Hubert. Baby namings
of Calder Holcomb Appel, Hayes Holcomb
Appel and Samson Holcomb Appel, sons
of Kate and Craig Appel; Blake Rubenfaer,
daughter of Lisa and Rick Rubenfaer.

28611 W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills, 48334,
(248) 477-1410. Rabbi: Tamara Kolton.
Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; monthly family
service 7 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. Shabbat
study. Sunday school, b'nai mitzvah pro-
gram, holiday observances. Rabbi's tish
Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Jewish Cultural Society

2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor,
48108-2301, (734) 975-9872. First Friday
Shabbat observances, adult programs,
pre-school. Sunday school, b'nai mitzvah
program, High Holiday observances.

Minyans

Fleischman Residence

6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322,
(248) 661-2999. Rabbi: Avie Shapiro.
Services: Sunday-Thursday abbreviated
Minchah: 10 minutes before sunset, fol-
lowed by Maariv. Friday and Saturday,
Minchah 5 p.m.; Maariv 6:10 p.m.; Saturday
and Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Call office to confirm
times.

Yeshivat Akiva

21100 W.12 Mile, Southfield, 48076, (248)
386-1625. Services: During the school
year, morning services at 7:30 a.m.; after-
noon services at 2:40 p.m. The community
is invited.