Spirituality
Reb Mimi
Carlebach-influenced rabbi-educator headlines Adat Shalom's SYNergy Shabbat.
A
dat Shalom in Farmington Hills
will present Reb Mimi Feigelson
as featured speaker at the syna-
gogue's SYNergy Shabbat weekend Jan.
14-15.
American born, she
made aliyah to Israel
with her family when
she was 8 and lived there
until 2001, when she
accepted the appoint-
ment of mashpiah ruch-
anit (spiritual mentor)
Reb Mimi
Feigelson
and lecturer of rabbinic
studies at the Ziegler
School of Rabbinic Studies at the American
Jewish University in Los Angeles.
She is the only female rabbi to have been
ordained by Reb Shlomo Carlebach and
brings his melodies and style to audiences
of all ages and backgrounds. She is a sto-
ryteller.
In 1992, she was a core founding-
member of Yakar Jerusalem-A Center for
Tradition and Creativity. She has worked on
behalf of Jewish pluralism among college
students and young Jewish leadership in
Israel.
Adat Shalom Rabbi Rachel Shere got to
know Reb Mimi during her own rabbinic
training.
Friday evening programming will begin
at 5 p.m. with a Kabbalat Shabbat service,
including a niggun (spiritual melody) and
brief teaching session by Reb Mimi. There
will be a "Shabbat Shaboom" program for
young children and their families at 5:45.
Following a casual Shabbat buffet dinner,
Reb Mimi will talk about her personal
journey "A Contextual Life: From Jerusalem
to Beverly Hills." Childcare will start at 7
p.m. and extend until the end of the adult
program. At 7:45, children will enjoy a pre-
sentation by Wildlife Safari
Traditional services will begin at 9 on
Shabbat morning. At 10, Rabbi Aaron
Bergman will hold a study session "The
Greatest of Mystical Love Songs: Lecha
Dodi"Rabbi Rachel Shere will conduct
an 11 a.m. study session "In God's Image:
Jewish Decisions About the Body." Shabbat
Religious School starts and 9:30; and Tots
& Torah begins at 10:15. An enhanced
Kiddush will follow morning services.
In a post-Kiddush program, Reb Mimi
will speak about "The Foundations of
Holy Community. "At 4 p.m., she will
lead a Seudah Shelishit discussion on
"Conversations at the Doorstep: Escorting
the Queen."
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Saturday Night Lights has been planned
for the preschool family population at 5:15
p.m. After Minchah-Maariv, Reb Mimi will
conduct a Havdalah Extravaganza to con-
clude Shabbat programming with storytell-
ing and soulful singing.
Chairing this year's SYNergy program-
ming is Karen Kahn of West Bloomfield.
The community is welcome to all ser-
vices and programs at no charge, with the
exception of the Shabbat dinner for which
there is a charge. Dinner reservations are
required. Call the Adat Shalom Synagogue
office, (248) 851-5100, for information or
e-mail info@adatshalom.org. I I
Beth Ahm
Names Family
Educator
Local Jewish edu-
cator Nina M.
Rosenblum has
joined the profes-
sional staff at
Congregation Beth
Nina
Ahm as the West
Rosenbaum
Bloomfield syna-
gogue's new Jewish
Family Educator, president Margo
Won and Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
announced. The position was cre-
ated with the support of a grant
from Federation's JEFF (Jewish
Experiences for Families) program.
Beth Ahm's new Jewish family
educator holds a bachelor's degree
in management from Michigan
State University. She is an alumna
of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills and West
Bloomfield High School.
Nina is also a teacher in Beth
Ahm's Manny and Natalie Charach
Religious School and teaches
Hebrew school at Temple Beth El
in Bloomfield Township. She is also
a substitute teacher at Hillel Day
School.
Her goals at Beth Ahm are to cre-
ate Jewish learning opportunities for
families and strengthen their Jewish
identities. To find out more about
Nina Rosenblum's Jewish family pro-
gramming at Beth Ahm, contact her
at (248) 851-6880 ext. 25 or nrosen-
blum@cbahm.org .