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. metro Top 10 Jewish Apps Sala Levin Special to the Jewish News H ere are the Top 10 Jewish apps, via Moment magazine: Version Jew.O 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 +VI/ Weddings Banquets ette, kyte,j,t- cer.ez Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Showers Reunions Anniversaries Birthdays WE CATER AT MOST SYNAGOGUES, TEMPLES, HOTELS AND THE HALLS OF YOUR C ICE le& ieat- .7D JEWEL Etc. CLASSIC CUISINE Approved by Council of Orthodox Rabbis KOSHER CATERERS NIP TEM food & Beverage Director 148-661-4050 Farmington Hills Keep your company top of mind with our readers. ADVERTISE WITH US! CALL 248.351.5107 Visit theJEW1SHNEWS.com 30 November 17 • 2011 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