A glass to break MAZE[, TOW Colors Available: • Ruby • Cobalt Blue • Emerald • Purple •Turidsh Blue • Gold • Silver T'chiyah Israel Trip Oak Park congregation's rabbi plans 12-day customized family tour. R abbi Jason Miller of Congregation T'chiyah in Oak Park will lead a May 16-28 custom trip to Israel. Israel Tour Connection, which serves family, bar/bat mitzvah and congregational tours and educational programming, designed the tour. Once in Israel, ITC Israeli guides will share their knowledge of Israel, the land and its people as they lead the group to 43 Israeli sites. "We're thrilled to be sponsoring a tour this spring and we're excited about the custom itinerary ITC has created for us:" says Rabbi Miller. "It's a chance for members of our con- gregation and com- munity to experience the wonders of Israel together as we travel, learn, pray and enjoy Rabbi Miller our beautiful home- land — not to men- tion beautiful hotels like the Dan Panorama in Tel Aviv and the King Solomon in Jerusalem:" This trip is open to the community- at-large. Rabbi Miller serves not only T'chiyah, but also Tamarack Camps, the Jewish camping agency affiliated with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. He is a Jewish Theological Seminary of America graduate. The tour will begin with a visit to Jerusalem and includes the Old City, Kotel tunnels, the Southern Wall exca- vations, the Davidson Center, and the Kotel (Western Wall). Tour-goers then traverse the country as they visit Tel Aviv, Masada, Ein Gedi, the Dead Sea, the Golan Heights, Beit Shean, the exca- vated city of Tzippori and the mystical city of Tzefat, among other sites. The tour coincides with the Jewish festival of Shavuot celebrating the harvest and commemorating the giv- ing of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Tour participants will choose from a number of synagogues in Jerusalem to attend Shavuot services and will have the option of joining study sessions. "Visiting Israel during a holiday is an incredible experience. There's an excit- ing feeling in the air as people prepare for the festival," says Rabbi Miller. Bar/bat mitzvah families are wel- come to tour. Arrangements for services and any desired celebration in Israel can be made. "Since this is my first trip to Israel. I'm thrilled to be going with Rabbi Miller, members of Congregation T'chiyah as well as other members of the community who will join us',' says Roz Schindler, co-chair of the Israel Discovery tour. "The itinerary planned is ambitious and exciting; it will enable us not only to explore historically significant sites, but also visit various contemporary communities and experience modern Israeli life and culture. As the daughter of survivors and a teacher of Holocaust studies, I anticipate being particularly interested and moved by sites that com- memorate the Holocaust." Key to the trip is a visit to Metro Detroit's partnership community in the Central Galilee. "We're demonstrating to the Israelis that the Detroit Jewish community stands in solidarity with them , ) ' says Harold Gurewitz, president of T'chiyah. "We're proud of our partnership region in the North of Israel and look forward to visiting with them and strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation." Tour participants will have the opportunity to take part in the mitzvah of leket (a biblical law that is a tax ben- efit of the poor) by distributing food to the underprivileged. This will be performed with the help of Leket Israel, an Israeli nonprofit formerly known as Table to Table. "We're guaranteeing an amazing experience,' adds Rabbi Miller. "It's a chance for friends to travel together and learn about our history and our homeland firsthand. It's also a chance for parents and grandparents to share with their kids and grandkids the important place Israel holds in our lives and in our hearts:' Congregation T'chiyah's Israel Discovery 2010 tour is open to the community. For more information: Rabbi Jason Miller, (248) 535-7090 or rabbi@tchiyah.org . Available at TRADITION! TRADITION! Alicia R. Nelson I (248) 557-0109 www.allthingsjewish.com 1545690 THE GALLERY RESTAURANT Enjoy gracious dining amid a beautiful atmosphere of casual elegance BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER Now offering bountiful deli trays. OPEN 7 DAYS: MON.- SAT. 7 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. SUN. 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. Bloomfield Plaza • 6638 Telegraph Road and Maple • 248-851-0313 1561090 Detroit Deli & Catering FRam WITH ANY ABSOL MEAVONRYOR ALADTRAY ORDER: lb. Corned Beef or Turkey! b,. Coleslaw or Potato Salad! 2 lb. Rye Bread! 15 person min.. 1 coupon per order • Order tray by 12.31.09 Free voucher valid after tray purchase thru 1.31.10 Business Meetings • New Year's Eve,,Parties Shiva • Bris • Simeh .1- 1) 248.723.3354 Recession Buster Sandwiches! Fax: 248.723.3905 15-17150 31645 Southfield Rd. at 13 112 Mile Beverl Hills SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, SHOP WITH OUR ADVERTISERS! Mention that you saw them in the JN! JN Visit JNonline.us 3N December 24 2009 39