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AN EVENING WITH SENATOR
GEORGE McGOVERN AND
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Tuesday, June 8th 7:30 pm Sanctuary
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph at 14 Mile Road
• Decorated WWII Bomber Pilot
• Professor of History and Political Science
• First Director of The Food For Peace Program
• United States Senator
• Presidential Candidate
Senator McGovern will discuss his latest book
Abraham Lincoln
and answer questions before a book signing.
Sponsored by
The Theodore & Mina Bargman Foundation and
Helen Rowin in Memory of Gerald Rowin and
Milton Alexander
Susan and Barry Lepler, Chairs
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT,
BUT TICKETS ARE NECESSARY FOR ADMISSION
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ASK
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Wedding Timing
Q
: My rabbi said there are some times when you're not allowed to
have Jewish weddings. What are these times and why not?
A: I always recommend that anyone
planning a Jewish wedding get a hold
of The New Jewish Wedding by Anita
Diamant (the author of The Red Tent
and Day After Night). Since Anita is
my go-to source for Jewish wedding
information, I e-mailed her about your
question. Here's what she had to say:
"There are certain dates and days
when weddings are not, tradition-
ally, scheduled. Most important of all:
Shabbat is off limits, not only because
of the inevitable work and travel that
would violate the prescribed rest of
the day, but also because of the notion
that every simchah — every joy —
should be celebrated individually.
"Weddings are not held on major
holidays, though Chanukah and Purim
are OK. There are also two extended
periods of public mourning that tra-
ditional Jews avoid: the three weeks
between the 17th of Tammuz and the
9th of Av (summer months), a time
that commemorates the destruction of
the Temple; and the weeks of 'count-
ing the Omer' between Passover and
Shavuot (springtime) except for Lag
b'Omer (the 33rd day in the counting
of the Omer), which is a very popular
date for weddings."
"There are actually diverse customs
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regarding weddings during the Omer.
Some people observe the mourning
only beginning after Rosh Chodesh
Iyar. Some people stop the mourning
practices after Lag b'Omer. Others
will not get married during the Omer
unless it is Rosh Chodesh or Lag
b'Omer. These customs vary by com-
munity so if you do not have an estab-
lished family tradition, it's best to ask
your officiating rabbi.
"The restriction of wedding dates is
not upheld by the Reform movement.
Some Reform rabbis officiate at wed-
dings on days that more traditional
communities might avoid. However,
the manual for Reform rabbis says
that marriages should not be per-
formed on Tisha b'Av, the anniversary
of the destruction of the Temple,
"out of historical consciousness and
respect" for the Jewish community.
"The frustrating part of all this is
that a good-sized chunk of high wed-
ding season is off limits because of the
Jewish calendar. But the silver lining
is that getting married in the off-peak
season is way cheaper.
Mazel toy!" E.
For more information about Judaism and
Jewish life, visit MyJewishLearning.com .
Adat Shalom Hosts Elections
ulie Teicher will become
president of Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington
Hills follow-
ing a SYNergy
Shabbat instal-
lation dinner on
Friday, June 4.
Adat Shalom's
Executive
Committee
and
Board of
Julie Teicher
Trustees as well
as incoming Memorial Park offi-
cers and board members also will
be installed that evening.
Teicher is a shareholder in
the law firm Erman, Teicher,
Miller, Zucker & Freedman PC
and was named in the 2010
j
"The Best Lawyers in America"
in the specialty of Bankruptcy
and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law.
She is an adjunct professor at
the University of Detroit/Mercy
School of Law.
Also elected at Adat Shalom's
annual meeting were: first vice
president, David Sherbin; vice
president, Lori Issner; recording
secretary, Norma Dorman; trea-
surer, Stuart Logan. Executive
Committee members-at-large
are Joyce B. Weingarten, Carol
Weintraub Fogel and David
Goodman.
Newly elected members of
the board of trustees are Diane
Howitt, Michael Gellis, Joel Kahn
and Michael Levin.