Metro
Shabbat
Beth Ahm
Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield will present two Shabbat
programs on the first weekend in
February that will shine the spotlight
on two facets of contemporary Israeli
life — soccer and film — and how
they resonate in the general venue
of Israeli politics and culture. Both
events are open to the community.
On Friday, Feb. 4, following 6 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat and a 7 p.m. din-
ner with tailgate-style food such as
barbecued brisket sandwiches, corn-
dogs, chili and grilled chicken. Wear
a sports jersey. Professor Howard
N. Lupovitch will give a talk titled,
"Politics by Other Means: Soccer
Leagues and Israeli Society"
Dinner by paid reservation; but
walk-ins are welcome for services
and the free after-dinner talk. For
kids, Jim Merrills will give an intro-
New Shalom
Street, JCC
Educator
Tina Abohasira
has been named
Jewish family edu-
cator at the Jewish
Community Center
Tina
of Metropolitan
Abohasira
Detroit. Her respon-
sibilities will include
creating new and diverse program-
ming throughout the year at both the
JCC and Shalom Street.
Abohasira, of West Bloomfield, has
held many positions in the direct-care
field, caring for infants and disabled
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Faculty of Medicine in Haifa, at mul-
tiple events:
• Detroit Chapter-American
Technion Society: All held at
Weight Watchers' headquarters,
28555 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Physicians only,
Still time to register and hear
Distinguished Professor
Moussa Youdim
Technion Faculty of Life Sciences
who will discuss:
Can we prevent the progression or even
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Thursday, February 3, at 6pm (Doctors Only)
and
8pm Open meeting
Morrie Rochlin, Event Chair
Howard
Yoram
Lupovitch
Honig
duction to the sport of cup-stacking.
At noon Saturday, Feb. 5, following
9:30 a.m. services and a light kiddush
lunch, Yoram Honig, founder of the
Jerusalem Film Fund, will speak on
"Israel's Flourishing Film Industry."
RSVP for Friday dinner by Feb. 2:
$20/adults; $8 for ages 6-12; kids 5
and younger are free. Call (248) 851-
6880. For more information, contact
Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@attnet.
adults. She and her husband, Michael,
an Israeli-born builder and contractor,
have four young children.
Abohasira says she loves the oppor-
tunity to incorporate Jewish ritual in
her home life. "Learning together with
my children and husband not only
creates beautiful memories, it also
has a lasting effect on the amount of
Judaism practiced in our home she
said.
Abohasira said her goal is to "bring
families together and create lasting
Jewish memories for everyone. Having
access to all of the facilities at the JCC
makes the task of creating innovative
and enriching programs exciting."
6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, for com-
munity, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, and also 8:30
a.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Free, but RSVP to:
gelfond@ats.org or (248) 760-4949.
• Temple Israel, West Bloomfield:
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Kabbalat
services. David: (248) 661-5700.
• Congregation Beth Shalom in
Oak Park: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5.
(248) 547-7970.
Youdim has carried out pioneering
research and has authored 800 pub-
lications on neeuropharmacology,
neurochemistry, molecular biology
and drug development.
He has 45 years of internationally
respected research at Technion and
Oxford University and 90 interna-
tional patents in the field of neuro-
psychiatric drug development.
Friday, February 4, 8:30 am & 12:00 noon
Above meetings at Weight Watchers Office 28555 Orchard Lake Rd.
Light refreshments. No Charge. No Solicitation.
Friday, February 4, Temple Israel 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 5, Beth Shalom,
Oak Park 10:30 am
Advance registration by Feb 1st required
Call 248-737-1990 or email Barb@ats.org
Regional Director: Allan "Geli" Gelfond
N7
President: Hannan Lis
American
Techn ion
Society
Detroit Chapter
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