metro >> Jews in the digital age Noise from page 22 ply to improve people's quality of life. "We develop technology that allows manufacturers to introduce premium products and to elevate the 'Consumer Experience, while eliminating the stress, discomfort and health problems associated with exposure to noise." Their technology reduces disturb- ing noise in the environment by capturing it and canceling it out to ensure what Barath refers to as "Zones of Quiet" around an indi- vidual. Silentium collaborates with com- panies to figure out how to use their technology to improve their own products. They also teach companies how to utilize this unique technology. While they don't sell their product directly to consumers, we may have the opportunity to experience the Quiet Bubble as soon as this technol- ogy becomes a feature in new cars. With all of the great technology GOOD FORTUNE SALE 1164A, deroarih 41a9cat 31 FINANCING AVAILABLE UP TO 60 MONTHS' Discounts are taken off of retail prices. No special orders, in-stock merchandise only. marlee's marleesstyle.com I 248.380.9900 1856670 24 August 15 • 2013 ORT's Rub-A-Dub Event Set For Franklin Hills Rub-a-Dub, ORT America Michigan Region's annual fundraiser, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Franklin Hills Country Club, 31675 Inkster Road, Farmington Hills. For 30 years, the Michigan region has raised significant funds through this annual event, which last year drew 550 people. This year's theme is "ImpORTed from Detroit" The event includes live music, raffle, and silent and live auctions. Event co-chairs Robert Colburn, Seth Rogers and Randy Wertheimer and members of the Rub-a-Dub committee have a live auction lineup that includes a three-month lease of a Jaguar F-type convertible, a private jet for the day for up to six passengers, a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Tigers game and a seven-night's stay in a penthouse at Beaver Creek. Raffle prizes include a $5,000 shopping spree to the Somerset Collection and a 60-inch flat-screen TV from ABC Warehouse. Tickets are one for $100, three for $200 or 10 for $500, and you do not need to be present to win. ORT America supports a global network of schools and train- ing programs that boasts more than 3 million graduates to date. ORT educates 300,000 students in more than 60 countries annually, including the former Soviet Union, Argentina, Israel, Latin America and the United States. of the 20th and 21st centuries has come a lot of unwanted noise. Sound can be a great thing that we should appreciate — like when we're watch- ing a high-definition movie with crystal clear, theater-quality sur- roundsound. But we don't want our ears to pick up the constant noise of the Blu-Ray player, the air condition- ing and the lights in the ceiling, too. This technology, another example of impressive Israeli innovation, allows us to silence the noises we don't want and to focus our ears on the quality sounds we do want. Silence is golden, and Yossi Barath and his team at Silentium are com- mitted to helping us achieve it. ❑ Rabbi Jason Miller, president of Access Computer Technology, is an educator, entrepreneur and blogger. He is a frequent writer and speaker on the intersection of technology and Judaism. Follow him on Twitter at @RabbiJason. The David B. Hermelin ORT Resource Center in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield provides a local exam- ple of ORT's capability to change lives for the better through educa- tion. To learn more about ORT pro- grams, visit www.ORTamerica.org. Tickets for the event are $150 per person. To purchase an ad in the ad book, event or raffle tickets, make a donation to the silent or live auction or for more details, call the office at (248) 723-8860, email nmiller@ORTamerica.org or go to www.ORTMichigan.org . Put On Tefillin And Google Glass A tefillin stand utilizing Google Glass will be set up on Friday, Aug. 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., in the parking lot on Monroe Street at Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit. Google Glass is a wearable com- puter not available to the public yet. In March, Google selected 8,000 people who got the opportunity to purchase the computer eyewear for $1,500 to experiment. The blessings panel was custom-designed by a Stanford grad who works at Apple, creating a small app that functions with the glasses. Thanks to Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, a Downtown activist, and Jake Steinerman, owner of the Google Glass to be used, Lubavitch Yeshiva students will assist visitors to put on the Google Glass to see a prayer or blessing appear before them. They can then recite and wear the tefillin.