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A scene from last year's fashion
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Mother's Day Fashion Show
At Hechtman Apartments
The three gift shops run by Friends
of Jewish Senior Life offer apparel
and accessories that will be exhib-
ited at 1 p.m. Monday, May 4, in a
Mother's Day Fashion Show featuring
models from among the residents
of Meer and Hechtman apartments
and Fleischman Residence/Blumberg
Plaza.
Taking place in the Hechtman din-
ing room, the fashion show will fea-
ture 12 resident-models accompanied
by a special female friend and wear-
ing corsages made by Temple Israel
preschoolers. Proceeds from sales of
merchandise sold by the gift shops
support Jewish Senior Life programs
and services. The event is open to the
public.
Volunteers are needed to help run
the gift shops, says Leslie Katz, direc-
tor, Friends of Jewish Senior Life.
The Fleischman gift shop is open 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; the Meer
gift shop is open 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday; and the Danto gift
shop is open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-
Friday.
For information, contact Leslie Katz
at (248) 592-5062 or lkatz@jslmi.org .

Lag B'Omer Celebration,
Barbecue In Oak Park
Detroit's Jewish community is invited
to celebrate Lag b'Omer with a rally
featuring live entertainment, a bar-
becue and kid-friendly activities at
5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the
Lubavitch Yeshiva's Harry and Wanda
Zekelman Campus, 15151 W. 10 Mile,
Oak Park.
The event, organized by a group of
the yeshivah's students, honors the
one-day holiday that celebrates the
life of Talmudic sage,
Rabbi Shimon, son of
Yochai.
"It could be the
biggest such rally
the community has
seen:' says student
David Gabay Menachem Deren,
one of the organizers.
"After the success of

the last two years, we are expecting a
crowd of at least 800 people
The family event will feature David
Gabay, a popular Jewish singer from
New York, performing for the first
time in Detroit.
The theme for the day will be
"CommUnity" and is intended to
celebrate and encourage Jewish unity.
Jews of all ages and affiliation are
invited to attend.
"This is the main idea of Lag
b'Omer — love and unity between
Jews and all people says student Levi
Gourarie, a native Oak Parker.
Admission is $5 with special dis-
counts for families. There will also
be barbeque and other refreshments
available for purchase.
For details or sponsorship opportu-
nities, call (248) 591-4991, ext. 101, or
email lagbaomer5775@gmail.com .

Free Loans Available For
Medical, Dental Students
Hebrew Free Loan is offering
loans through the Dr. Alden M.
and Lorraine Leib Medical/Dental
Education Fund. The Leibs estab-
lished their fund with a donation that
makes scholarships available to Jewish
students pursuing a medical or dental
education or specialty in Michigan.
The Leibs feel strongly that estab-
lishing this important fund at Hebrew
Free Loan gives Jewish students an
opportunity to lessen their debt bur-
den when pursuing a medical or den-
tal degree, with the added potential
benefit of keeping those students in
Michigan when their studies end and
their professional practices begin.
The fund operates under the
umbrella of the William Davidson
Jewish College Loan Program admin-
istered by Hebrew Free Loan, using
the existing online application and
using the same parameters for bor-
rowers.
The fund is open for applications
through May 15. A second round of
applications and funding is available
July 1-15. An application and infor-
mation are available at www.
jewishcollegeloansmi.org .

All-Night Shavuot Study
At Kol Ami, B'nai Israel
B'nai Israel Synagogue and Temple
Kol Ami in West Bloomfield are co-
sponsoring a Tikkun Leil Shavuot on
Saturday evening, May 23, all night.
Rabbi Norman Roman will begin
at 9 p.m., and the event will end
with early Shacharit services at 5
a.m. Topics vary from same-sex
marriage to Jewish laws of divorce.
Other speakers include Rabbis Mark
Robbins and Jonathan Berger and sev-
eral community professionals.
There will be a session for kids
and teens led by Ramah Fellow Sam
Mellits at 9-9:45 p.m.
For information, call (248) 661-0040.

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