If you need a helping hand or just want a worry free lifestyle, then it's time you called Waltonwood. Synagogues from page 31 Temple Beth El (Flint) 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.orq. Temple Beth El (Midland) 2505 Bay City Road, Midland, 48642. Lay service twice monthly. Contact Stuart Bergstein, (989) 835-4822. Temple Beth Emeth Rates starting at $2,999! Offer ends September 1st 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 Call to schedule your tour today. 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. Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids) 3450 W 13 Mile Road corner of Woodward and. 'Miff 248-549-6400 w.walton.wood.corrt Licensee Lizting 27475 Huron Circle to Txelve Oaks Mall 248-735-1500 www.waltonwood,corn Independent Living. Licensed Assisted Living and Memory Care 3 1715 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids, 49503, (616) 459-5976. Rabbi: Michael A. Schadick. Services: Friday 6:15 p.m. Temple Emanu - El 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-4020. Rabbi: Joseph P. Klein. Cantor: Darcie Sharlein. Services: Friday 7 p.m. Temple Israel 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 Senior Shabbat 11 a.m. in chapel. Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Friday baby naming of Morgan Ava Lattin, daughter of Stacy and Brian Latin. Wedding blessing of Emily Dovitz and Ryan Kravetz. The temple marked the wedding blessing for Erin Ruth and Josh Duchan on Aug. 7. Temple Kol Ami 5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbi: Norman T. Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad. Soloist: Tiffany Green. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. Friday, music selection and piano accompaniment by Nathalie M. Conrad. Congregation Shaarey Zedek 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. Temple Shir Shalom 3999 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 737-8700. Rabbis: Dannel Schwartz, Michael L. Moskowitz, Daniel Schwartz. Cantorial soloist: Penny Stayer. Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Friday: aufruf of Meghan Callahan and Joseph Edwards; conversion of Linda Finkel. U - M Reform Chavurah 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;t=umich. edu . Reform/Renewal President: Alva Dworkin. Holiday obser- vances; Friday night oneg; cultural events. Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring 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. Sephardic Keter Torah Synagogue 5480 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, (248) 681-3665. Services: Friday at candlelighting. Saturday 9 a.m., 8 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Check Web site for specifics: www.ketertorah.us . President: Ricky Behar. Hazzanim: David Soleimani, Avie Benaderet. Isaac Benezra. Eli Rashty. Gabbai: Mordechai Yehuda. Traditional Congregation Shir Tikvah B'nai David 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084, (248) 649-4418. Rabbi: Arnie Sleutelberg. Services: Friday 7:45 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. Saturday, meditation service. 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. Renewal Woodward Avenue Shul Pardes Hannah 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. Secular Humanistic The Birmingham Temple 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. Jewish Parents Institute 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. Sholem Aleichem Institute 28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup Village, 48076, (248) 423-4406. 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. Minyans Fleischman Residence 6710 W. Yaple, 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. Kol Ami Shabbat Events Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield will offer two special Shabbat events. Friday, Aug. 21, will be a prospective member Shabbat and sushi oneg. A one-hour service begins at 6 p.m. Camp Shabbat arrives on Friday, Aug. 28. A one-hour service begins at 6 p.m. Children and adults should wear camp T-shirts. A free, camp-style dinner follows. RSVP for the dinner: Nielaniegtkolarni.org or (14$) 661- 0040. Web information: tkolami.org .