(Spirituality babette 11111 TRUNK SHOW Chabad To Present Torah Scroll In Flint SEPT. 11 & 12 FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10am-5pm I Come in and experience a unique collection of jackets, dresses, pant suits and more. n's clothing boutique tvith a new look! 248-855-9545 ADE IN USA a WW: 0 0 0 -311‘ n time for Rosh Hashanah, a Torah scroll will be welcomed by the Chabad House of Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept, 13. The scroll has roughly 600,000 handwritten letters. With a feather and special mix of ink, the scribe writes the Five Books of Moses on roughly 54 pieces of parchment. The average process -Ad _ takes over a year to Freida Polter produce the beauti- ful workmanship of a Torah scroll. When a scroll is completed, it calls for great celebration by the commu- nity, welcoming it to its new home — the Holy Ark in the synagogue. This new scroll is dedicated to the Flint Jewish community in loving memory of Freida Bluma Polter and will be completed at the Nartel Family Chabad Community Center, a Jewish outreach, educational and social ser- vice organization. Participants in the celebration will help scribe Rabbi Levi Kagan of Oak Park complete the final letters of this scroll. Mrs. Polter was a pillar of strength and hope to many. Her devotion to Torah, mitzvot and deeds of kindness have encouraged family and friends of Chabad House of Eastern Michigan to further her legacy by writing this Torah. All are welcome to join this event at the Chabad House, 5385 Calkins Road in Flint Township. For information, call Chabad House, (810) 230-0770. Thursday Sept 10 Wiseguy Finds Wisdom Temple Israel in West Bloomfield presents a talk by former Mafia insider Louis Ferrante 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. Ferrante, once a part of the Gambino crime family, discovered Judaism while in jail and was trans- formed by it. Following his talk, Ferrante will sign copies of his book, Unlocked. This program is free and open to the community. To RSVP, contact Michelle Lichtman at (248) 661- 5700 or michelle@temple-israel.org . Friday Sept 11 Saturday Sept 12 1 Oam-5pm 248-626-7776 * Special Orders Available 1537110 Mimi Cohen Markofsky Now accepting Rosh Hashanah orders please call Jewish Women's Circle 248-592-02C or email: mimi@elitekoshercatering.com 1535170 44 September 10 2009 Adat Shalom Picnic The Adat Shalom Synagogue Education & Youth Dept. will hold a Back to School Family Picnic 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept.13, at the Farmington Hills shul. Entertainment before noon is geared for preschoolers. Food will be available for purchase, or fami- lies may bring dairy picnic lunches. All are welcome. RSVP: (248) 626-2153. Under the leadership of Zeesy Silberberg, the new director for Youth and Women's Programming, the Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center Sisterhood has been transformed into the (Bais Chabad) Jewish Women's Circle (JWC) of West Bloomfield, open to all Jewish women. The first JWC meeting, dedicated to the mitzvah of Shabbat and holi- day candlelighting, will be 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the home of Jen Holtzman, 6773 Maple Creek Blvd., West Bloomfield. Participants will explore the his- tory and significance of candlelight- ing, create their own mosaic candle- holder with aid from the Bee's Knees Pottery and sample Shabbat delicacies. There is a charge. RSVP: call (248) 865-1541; e-mail Zeesy@BaisChabad.com or visit the Web at BaisChabad.com/JWC. Give Blood On Sunday Adat Shalom Synagogue will hold a blood donor drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Red Cross special- ists will be on hand. Virtually anyone, age 17 and older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health, can give blood. Allow one hour for registration, blood donation and juice and a nosh. For reservations, sign up online at www.givelife.org . Enter "adatss", fill out the profile and select a time — or call Ruth Zerin, (248) 538- 9260. Drop-ins are welcome.