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Pomegranate Guild

Members share their love of
needlework and Judaism.

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embers of the Southeastern Michigan
Chapter of the Pomegranate Guild have
been turning out fine pieces of Judaic
needlework for about 12 years. They are part of the
international organization, the Pomegranate Guild
of Judaic Needlework, that was started in 1977 by a
group of Jewish professional needlework artists in
New York. A common thread for all members is that
their works are expressions of their heritage and
their religious faith.
Local members have been working on a banner
to hang in the Prentis Apartment Community Room
in Southfield in gratitude for letting the group hold
many of its meetings there. The banner will have
squares with a pomegranate theme that will be
quilted together.
The group also knits black caps for Israeli soldiers
and makes teddy bears that Yad Ezra distributes with
its Chanukah packages for those in need of food.
Locally, members usually meet the second Sunday
of each month from September until June some-
where in the tri-county area. They welcome anyone
interested in learning about a wide variety of needle-
work techniques as well as Jewish culture and tradi-
tions. Many of projects are for beginners and can be
further embellished for those whose wish to.
For more information, call Judy Galperin at (248)
661-5337.

Tea For Plenty

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Members of the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the Pomegranate Guild show off some of their work.

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An apple quilt representing

Freehand embroidery by Rheada

Teddy bears made for a Chanukah

Nadine Applebaum Eder's

Keliso

project for Yad Ezra by Judy Ginsberg

maiden name

Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood sips for Torah Fund.

he Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood held its Torah Fund Tea on April 10.
Lillian Li, proprietress of Victoria Tea Parlor of Berkley treated the group to a fascinat-
ing history and sampling of tea from around the world. Rabbi Joseph Krakoff entertained
members with a discussion about customs and the many enjoyable ways to prepare for Pesach.
Since 1946, the Sisterhood has supported Torah Fund, a charitable endeavor launched in 1942 by the
Women's League of Conservative Judaism. Torah Fund provides student scholarships and helps main-
tain resident halls and other institutional needs for the Jewish Theological Seminary, Zeigler School of
Rabbinic Studies, and the Schecter Institute of Jewish Studies. The sisterhood, like many around the
world, has raised money annually to help support these institutions of learning. II

Vintage tea cup centerpieces from the collection of Cookie

Lachover of West Bloomfield

Lillian Li of

Victorian

Tea Parlor in
erkley and

inda Cohen of

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Elaine Liebergott of Farmington Hills, Helene Cherrin of West Bloomfield, Cookie
Lachover, Torah Fund chair, of West Bloomfield, Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of Congregation

Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Joyce Blum and Ellen Labes, both of Bloomfield Hills

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April 28 2011