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Eight Over Eighty — The Tikkun Olam Award
Eight Over Eighty is an annual event at Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit
that honors eight senior adults, eighty years or older, who have dedicated their
time, talents and lives to our community.
To recognize eight senior adults for their lifetime achievements
Sunday, May 16, 2010, BRUNCH 11:00, CEREMONY 12:15
Jewish Community Center West Bloomfield
Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
Do you know a deserving
older adult who...
• Is at least 80 years old?
c • Has been a long-standing
volunteer in the community?
• Is active and volunteering today?
• Is dedicated to maintaining
strong Jewish values?
• Is an inspiring leader or mentor
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Write or email JSL describing the worthiness
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• Name and age of nominee
• Duration of volunteer service
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• Leadership positions held
• Current accomplishments
• Letters and newspaper articles supporting nominee's
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exemplify a commitment to the Jewish value of
Tikkun Olam (Repairing The World).
Nominations are due by January 18, 2010.
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Honorees will be inducted into the Senior Adult
Jewish Hall of Fame at a community brunch held
during Older American's Month in May.
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nights, the menorah must be lit
before the Shabbat candles. The
Chanukah light must be sufficient
to burn 30 minutes into Shabbat.
You may have one menorah for the
entire household or one for each
member of the family.
for Chanukah. A special Haftarah
for Chanukah is recited (Zechariah
2:14-4:7), in which the prophet
describes a golden menorah
flanked by olive trees, representing
restored Jewish sovereignty under
the rule of Torah.
• RULES FOR THE HOLIDAY:
The reason we light the menorah is
to fulfill the directive of pirsumey
nisah, an Aramaic phrase that
means "publicize the miracle,"
either to the world or within one's
own household. So Chanukah lights
should be set up in such a way that
an observer can easily tell the day
of the holiday (this is why tradition-
al menorahs are designed with the
candle holders in a straight line).
Modern menorahs may display
the candles in a variety of ways so
long as the design doesn't cause
confusion. Chanukah lights do not
have to be in a menorah and it is
permissible to place them in indi-
vidual holders lined up.
Although the major observance of
the holiday is at home, traditionally
we light Chanukah candles in the
synagogue as well. Most cities and
towns in Israel have large menorahs
set up in public places; in recent
years, public displays of Chanukah
menorahs have become common in
America.
Except on Shabbat, Chanukah
lights must be lit after sundown
only. The lights may not be used for
anything other than display. Unlike
major Jewish holidays, Chanukah
is not sacred time and thus has no
restrictions on the use of electric-
ity, vehicles, money, etc. There is
a tradition, however, that women
refrain from household work while
the candles are burning.
• CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS:
After lighting the candles, we
sing the hymn "Maoz Tzur;" some
people also recite or sing Psalm
30, Mizmor Shir Chanukat Ha-Bayit.
Because the miracle of Chanukah
involved oil, it's traditional to eat
foods prepared in or with oil, such
as potato latkes (pancakes) fried in
oil. Depending on your family back-
ground, the latke recipe will differ.
Polish Jews eat latkes made
from potatoes only, sprinkled with
sugar, while Russian Jews add flour
and onions and top their potatoes
with sour cream. German Jews like
applesauce as a side dish. Israelis
(and many Americans) eat jelly
doughnuts (sufganiot), also fried in
oil.
Children play dreidel, a spinning
top inscribed with a Hebrew letter
on each of four sides. The game is
played for chocolate coins, candy
or nuts.
• RITUALS: A blessing is said
before lighting and a prayer after
lighting. The daily service includes
Al Ha-Nisim in the Amidah (silent,
standing prayer) and in Birkat Ha-
Mazon (grace after meals); the full
Hallel prayer is recited each day.
In the synagogue, there is a Torah
reading for each day (Numbers 7-
8:4); four persons are called up.
Chanukah straddles two Jewish
months, Kislev and Tevet. The sixth
and seventh days of Chanukah are
also Rosh Chodesh Tevet (the first
of the month) and includes an addi-
tional Torah reading.
On Shabbat, the weekly Torah
portion is read along with a maftir
• HOW TO SPELL THE HOLIDAY:
There is an ongoing debate about
the proper way to transliterate the
Hebrew chaf, nun, vav, kaf, heh.
For most of the 20th century, the
English-speaking world resorted to
transliterating Hebrew according
to German (long the language of
scholarship) and spelled the holiday
as Chanukah. Others dropped the
final "h" to make Chanuka.
Later, some thought the "eh" was
confusing and used the spelling
Hanukah (or Hanuka). Others pro-
posed to double the "k" (because
in Hebrew the corresponding
letter contains a dot) and pro-
duced Hanukka (or Hanukkah or
Chanukkah or Chanukka). There is
no single correct way to spell the
holiday; eventually, you will encoun-
ter all these spellings (and probably
others).
• LESSONS OF CHANUKAH: Our
rabbis have taught that among the
lessons we derive from Chanukah
are that we should not be intimi-
dated by physical power, we should
not fear to confront tyranny and
that, ultimately, good will triumph
over evil.