Notice of Public Hearing
on Increasing
Property Taxes
To implement the approval by the voters on November 8,
2011, the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township
of West Bloomfield will hold a public hearing on an
increase of 2.85 mills in the operating tax millage
rate to be levied in 2011 as a public safety millage.
The hearing will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011,
at 7:00 p.m., at the Township Hall located at
4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan for the
purpose of receiving testimony and discussing the levy
of the additional millage in 2011 for the 2012 fiscal year
and to announce that after the hearing and at the same
location as part of the same meeting, the Board of Trustees
will take action on a Resolution to levy the proposed
additional millage.
The proposed additional millage will increase your total
property taxes for 2012 by approximately 7%.
The proposed additional millage will increase operating
revenues from ad valorem property taxes 42.91 % over such
revenues generated by levies permitted without holding
a hearing. Without the proposed additional millage rate,
operating revenue will not increase over the preceding
year's operating revenue.
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Top 10 Jewish Apps
Sala Levin
Special to the Jewish News
H
ere are the Top 10 Jewish apps,
via Moment magazine:
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Is your Yiddish rusty? Want to whip up
a kosher culinary masterpiece? Trying
to remember which prayer to say? Don't
worry—there's an app for it!
Oy!
Ever wonder when its OK to toss out an
"oy"? The opportunities, it seems, are
endless. The Oy! app for iPhones and
iPads provides five recorded variations
on the go-to favorite for moments when
no other expression of dismay will work.
Does the situation call for a full-blown
"oy gevalt"? Done. Need a classic "oy
vey"? No problem. The app even covers
that perennial favorite, "oy yoy yoy"
This phone could also
be used to call me, you
know.
The taxing unit publishing this notice, and identified below,
has complete authority to establish the number of mills
to be levied from within its authorized millage rate.
Jewish Temple Jigsaw
Re-jigger this app's puzzle pieces
to form the Holy Temple, known in
Hebrew as the Beis HaMikdash. Those
who solve the puzzle are rewarded —
the screen flashes: "You built a Beis
HaMikdash!" Not even King David
could say that.
iTashlich
Tashlich, the Rosh Hashanah ceremony
in which pieces of bread symbolizing
sins are cast into a body of running
water, has gone high-tech. This handy
app explains the ritual and provides
audio of the main prayer in both
English and Hebrew, as well as the
Hebrew text of the three primary bless-
ings. It also prompts reflection on pos-
sible modern sins, such as, "Have you
used other people's unsecured wireless
Internet?"
This notice is published by:
Catherine Shaughnessy
West Bloomfield Township Clerk
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Jewish Mother
The makers of Jewish Mother have rem-
edied the logistical difficulties of con-
stant maternal accompaniment: In lieu
of an actual mother, a virtual version
programmed with more than 100 phras-
es follows users. "Happy Chanukah, bub-
beleh," she might say. "Of course, I'd be
happier if you had kids." The digi-mom
even spouts out phrases based on gen-
der and marital status.
Gematria Calculator
Gematria, part of kabbalistic thought,
assigns a numerical value to each of
the Hebrew alphabet's 22 letters, used
to decode deeper meanings in Hebrew
words and phrases. For those unable
to perform such complex calculations
in their heads, the Gematria Calculator
determines the numerical values of
phrases in Jewish texts, making the tra-
jectory to spiritual reward a little less
mathematically onerous.
Jew Booth
Sure, that photo of you at cousin Jake's
wedding looks nice, but does it need a
little Jewish je ne sais quoi? Jew Booth is
here to help. Take any photo and make
it distinctly Jewish by adding a kippah,
a Star of David necklace or other Jewish
accoutrements. Your Facebook friends
will think you've undergone a religious
transformation when they see photos
of you wearing a black fedora. Whether
or not you clue them in to Jew Booth's
photographic trickery is up to you.
Jewish Apps on page 32