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Author To Discuss Eichmann
Trial At SYNergy Shabbat
Adat Shalom Synagogue's next SYNergy
Shabbat will feature author Deborah
Lipstadt.
Lipstadt will speak
to the Farmington Hills
congregation about
her newest book, The
Eichmann Trial, which
was published in corn-
memoration of the
gripping event's 50th
anniversary.
Deborah
Friday evening pro-
Lipstadt
gramming on Jan. 13
will begin at 5 p.m. with
a Shabbat Appella service for families of
all ages. Hazzan Daniel Gross will lead
the service, along with Marty Liebman,
Jeffrey Maisels and Jason Biederman.
Shabbat buffet begins at 6:15 p.m. fol-
lowed by Lipstad's address.
Childcare is available.
Traditional services will begin at 9
a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. At 10 a.m. those
interested can join a yoga session with
Rabbi Shere and Yogi Shawn Broida. Also,
educator Ruth Bergman will lead a 10
a.m. Torah Study on "No Straw for Bricks:
The first difficult steps of Moses' confron-
tation with Pharaoh!' An enhanced kid-
dush will follow services.
"Saturday Night Lights:' Havdalah
program for young families, will be at a
5:15 p.m. and a gala Cantor's Cabaret of
Yiddish music will be presented at 7:30.
Chairing SYNergy programming is
Karen Kahn of West Bloomfield.
All are welcome. There is a din-
ner charge, and dinner reservations
are required. There is also a non-Adat
Shalom member charge of $5 for the
Cantor's Cabaret. Call (248) 851-5100 or
email info@adatshalom.org .

B'nai Moshe Welcomes
Livonia Synagogue Members
Congregation B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield welcomes community mem-
bers and former members of Congregation
Beit Kodesh to a special Sabbath service.
Beit Kodesh closed its doors in October
after more than 50 years in Livonia.
During morning services on Saturday,
Jan. 7, B'nai Moshe will officially welcome
the past Beit Kodesh members who have
joined B'nai Moshe. There will also be a
rededication of the Beit Kodesh Memorial
Board, Tree of Life and other items that
have been incorporated into the B'nai
Moshe building.
Services begin at 9 a.m. Call (248) 788-
0600 for information.

Knitting Workshop
For Cancer Thrivers
The Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish
Women will host a brown-bag lunch
and knitting workshop with Jo Gilbert

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of Knitting on the Fringe, 11 a.m..-2:30
p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield.
There is a $5 charge. New learners and
experienced knitters are welcome.
Participants may bring their own
bag dairy lunch or purchase food at
Jerusalem Pizza in the lobby of the JCC.
Knitting materials will be provided or
you may bring your own. RSVP to Janet
Moses at (248) 738-3868 or janetmo-
ses315@gmail.com .

Local Couple To Receive
Israel Bonds Honor
Lisa and Gary Shiffman of West
Bloomfield will be among the 14 recipi-
ents of the
United Jerusalem
Medallion to be
presented by
Israeli Finance
Minister Yuval
Steinitz at the
Israel Bonds
Prime Minister's
Gary and Lisa
Club dinner Jan.
Shiffman
22 in Boca Raton,
Fla.
Bonds President and CEO Izzy Tapoohi,
who will co-present the medallions,
praised the Shiffmans for "the exemplary
leadership on behalf of Israel and causes
of Jewish concern that has made them
highly deserving of this honor."
In addition to Israel Bonds, the
Shiffmans are involved with the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and
Hillel Day School and Adat Shalom
Synagogue, both in Farmington Hills.
For information about the dinner,
contact the Detroit Israel Bonds office at
(248) 661-3500 or (888) 352-6556.

Yiddish
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Happy New Year!

On Rosh Hashanah a gut yohr* we'll
say,
Happy New Year, New Year's Eve,
also Day.
So Yidn** be thankful,
zay frailakh*** and cheer.
For we have Rosh Hashanah
tzvay mohl**** every year.
Far undz***** tayere breeder,******
it is quite OK.

*

A gut yohr, a good year
** Yidn, Jews
*** Zay frailakh, be happy
**** Tzvay mohl, twice
***** Far undz, for us
****** Tayere breeder, dear brothers.

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