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Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor gzimmerman@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschultz®renmedia.us EDITORIAL Senior Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant Sy Manello smanello®renmedia.us - Senior Columnist Danny Raskin dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net Contributing Editor Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Writers Bill Carroll Suzanne Chessler Annabel Cohen Don Cohen Shelli Liebman Dorfman sdorfman@thejewishnews.com Ronelle Grier Esther Aliweiss lngber Harry Kirsbaum Lynne Konstantin Allan Nahajewski Robin Schwartz Steve Stein sports@thejewishnews.com RED THREAD magazine Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl gzimmerman@renmedia.us Executive Editor Gail Zimmerman jheadapohl®renmedia.us Contributing Editor Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us 69 1,72 6 111.1 Printed Michigan' May 17 * 2012 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines Conservative Seminary To Honor Local Leaders The Jewish Theological Seminary will honor community leaders and JTS alumni during its annual fundrais- ing dinner 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The evening will feature "Who Wants to be a Maven?" contest as teams of Conservative rabbis, cantors and educa- tors compete for the title of JTS Maven. Special guest speaker will be Rabbi Daniel Nevins, dean of the Rabbinical School and dean of the Division of Religious Leadership and former rabbi of Adat Shalom Rabbi Nevins Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Shin Award recipients from each Conservative synagogue will be hon- ored: Manny and Nancy Kalef, Beth Ahm; Steven and Linda Mondrow, B'nai Moshe; Mitch Parker, B'nai Israel; Steven Parzen, Shaarey Zedek; Jeffrey and Debra Supowit, Adat Shalom; and Eric and Reness Zacks, Beth Shalom. Tickets are $180; $118 age 40 and under; $54 student. RSVP by May 28, at www.jtsa.edu/DetroitDinner2012 or by calling (248) 258-0055. Shavuot Learning Is A Family Affair Kids and parents are invited to sleep over at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park with the Rabbi Gamer and his family Saturday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m. for Minchah followed by Seudah Shlishit and an evening of learning. theJEWISHNEWS,com There will be several presentations, each lasting about 30 minutes, on a wide variety of topics. Desserts and cof- fee will be served. Guests will be able to stay up late and play "Ask the Rabbi," Torah Trivia and other games appropriate for the holiday. The event is free of charge. June Golf Outing Aids MSU Hillel Registration is open for the Ryan Scott Rosman Memorial MSU Hillel Golf Outing on Monday, June 25, at Tam-0- Shanter Country Club, West Bloomfield. Sign up for golf and dinner or reserve a sponsorship opportunity. The Rosman family will match any new or increased sponsor- ship gift to this year's outing (up to $10,000). This year's event will feature such additions as golf product dem- Ryan Rosman onstrations, a tennis package and card/tile games. The Ryan Rosman Leadership Fund at MSU Hillel supports Shabbat dinners, leadership development internships and other initiatives for the 3,500 Jewish stu- dents on campus. Ryan Rosman, son of Marla and David Rosman of West Bloomfield, died in 2009 at age 19. Golf was one of his favorite sports and MSU Hillel was important to him and his family. To register, go to www.msuhillel.org/ golf. For information, call Cindy Hughey (director@msuhillel.org) or Jonathon Koenigsberg (jonathon@msuhillel.org ) at MSU Hillel: (517) 332-1916. F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett®renmedia.us Keith Farber Sales Director kfarber®renmedia.us Account Executives Ann G. Abrams Jan Haskell Melissa Litvin Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Senior Sales Assistant Kim Metzger BUSINESS OFFICES Customer Service Asst. Jan Shain Billing Coordinator Pamela Turner Collections Analyst Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO &ASSOCIATES Manager Scott Drzewiecki Designers Jeffrey Meyer Pam Sherevan Michelle Sheridan PUBLISHED BY: RENAISSANCE Chairman Michael H. Steinhardt President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Chief Operating Officer F. Kevin Browett kbrowett@renmedia.us Controller Craig R. Phipps Corporate Creative Director Deborah Schultz dschultz@renmedia.us Troupe Stages 'Seussical Jr.' Two casts of 174 will take the stage at the Berman Center in West Bloomfield for six performances of Seussical Jr. beginning Wednesday evening, May 23. Lisa Muscio is founder and creative director of Sky's the Limit Productions. The staff includes Director Melinda Sheatzley, Producer Jim Kelly, Vocal Director Rose Randall Warner and Production Assistant Marci Bean (all of Farmington Hills), and Choreography Team Jordan Sheatzley of Farmington Hills and Rachel Hollander of West Bloomfield. 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