I Metro King Day Speaker A Time To Tour Rev. Flowers to preach at Beth El as part of Glazer lectures. Kol Ami slates Israel family trip. T he Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada S. Glazer Memorial Lectures on Judaism for the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish Clergy will bring together area clergy and lay people to enrich understanding of common values. This year, Temple Beth El will couple the presen- tation of the Glazer Memorial Lectures Rev. Flowers with the celebra- tion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (which this year falls on Jan. 18). Rev. Kenneth James Flowers, pas- tor of Greater New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and a longtime supporter of the Glazer Institute and champion for racial justice, will be the guest speaker. The lectures will be presented at Shabbat services, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Flowers returned home to Detroit in 1995 to assume his post at Greater New Mt. Moriah. In 1993, Flowers' work in the arena of human rights led to an invitation to become the first African American to speak at the World Trade Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he addressed 1,000 community leaders. To build better relations between blacks and other groups, he has since traveled to Israel on four occasions and to South Korea. He has maintained close rela- tionships with other black leaders, including the late Coretta Scott King, whom he helped bring to Temple Beth El in 2000 for a com- munity celebration. Mark and Harriet Cooperman are Glazer lecture chairs; Jerry and Margo Kline are co-chairs. The Glazer Memorial Lectures are made possible through the Merton and Beverly Segal and Marvin and Peggy Novick Heritage Endowment Gift. The community is welcome. There is no charge. ❑ Letters To Our Soldiers The Wells Fargo Advisors Farmington Hills office is participating in the Boy Scouts of America's national "Letters to Our Soldiers" campaign. Financial advisors, client associates and staff at the Farmington Hills office of Wells Fargo & Co. wrote Christmas, Chanukah and New Year cards for wounded servicemen and women who are recovering at both the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Md., and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center at Capitol Heights, Md. Richard O'Connell, senior vice president, branch manager, and Allen Olender, managing director-investment officer, Wells Fargo Advisors with letters sent to wounded U.S. soldiers. 18 January 7 • 2010 Blood Donors Needed Give blood at a drive sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Congregation Beth Ahm and Temple Kol Ami 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Beth R abbi Norm Roman and his fam- ily will lead a group to Israel next summer on a flexible schedule that will appeal to both first-timers and veterans. Occasional separate staffed programs will be arranged for children. Options will be provid- ed for adults who might choose to visit rela- tives or pursue some of their own cultural or historical interests. The basic itinerary will include nine or 10 nights lodging, daily Israeli breakfast buffet, four lunches and five dinners as well as snacks and a kiddush reception after the bar/bat mitzvah cer- Rabbi Roman emony; eight or nine days of guided touring, with travel in an air-conditioned, private bus; all activity and entrance fees, tipping in restau- rants and hotels, and airport assistance. The group is not flying together. Participants can make their own flight arrangements, use their own travel agent or the temple's, use frequent flyer miles, plan a stopover on the way or an extension after the tour. The itinerary will include a private group bar/bat mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem and many unique activities, such as: touring the Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Donors must be at least 17 years old, in good health and weigh at least 110 lbs. Walk-ins are welcome, no appointment necessary. Or set an appointment time at www.givelife.org (enter sponsor code JFMD) or (800) 448-3543. For information, call Tessa Goldberg at (248) 851-6880. Hear Kineret Jewish Women's Circle first annual gala event celebrat- ing the Jewish Woman will be Kineret in Concert! Sunday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. at Kineret Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield. This concert is for women and girls only. There also will be a Chinese auction. Admission is $18 in advance; $20 at door; students, $15. The auction is raffling five $250 gift Golan Heights by jeep, rafting on the Jordan River, floating in the Dead Sea, tree plant- ing,"Dig for a Day" at an active archaeologi- cal site, People-to-People visits in Michigan Jewry's Partnership 2000 Region and on a kibbutz as well as hiking, scavenger hunts and informal educational experiences for all ages. The trip will include several regions and hotels: Aug. 1-3 will be in Tel Aviv at the Carlton Hotel; Aug. 3-6, Kibbutz Hagoshrim Guest House in the Galilee; Aug. 6-10, Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem. Projected costs (based on a minimum of 15 paying participants) and not including airfare are: $3,500 per person, double occu- pancy, $4,600 single; $2,900 child as third in room; $2,600 bar/bat mitzvah as third in room. Payment may be made directly to ARZAWorld Travel in NYC (1-888-811- 2812) or through Temple Kol Ami. For information or to submit a deposit, contact Rabbi Roman, rabbi@tkolami.org or (248) 661-0040. As of December 2009, roundtrip air fare Detroit/Tel Aviv for these dates was approxi- mately $1,500, including taxes and fees. The proposed touring itinerary is avail- able upon request; call Temple Kol Ami for information. ❑ certificates to popular chain stores. More details online at www.baischabad.com . Learn About Judiasm Temple Israel in West Bloomfield will host an Introduction to Judaism class dealing with Jewish beliefs and practices, includ- ing Jewish history, theology, liturgy, litera- ture, culture and Israel. Each class will be taught by one of the rabbis or cantors giving a unique per- spective on the topic of the evening. The class is facilitated by Sheila Schiffer, who will introduce the class to the basics of Hebrew reading from 8-8:30 p.m. The 11-week class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 7- 8:30 p.m. Classes include a Shabbat dinner, mock Passover seder and a tour of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Farmington Hills. Introduction to Judaism is open to adults of all backgrounds. Cost is $130 per individual, or $150 per couple. To register or learn more, contact the Tyner Religious School, (248) 661-5725.