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Adat Shalom Sisterhood explores the
historic Detroit Public Library.

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he Sisterhood of Adat Shalom Synagogue and friends
explored “The Wonders of the Detroit Public Library”
on Jan. 19. Thirty-five women enjoyed the fabulous
architecture and treasures with expert docent Barbara Cohn
and her staff. Following the tour, the women enjoyed a deli-
cious vegetarian lunch at Seva Restaurant in Midtown.
Chairperson Beth Hirsch of West Bloomfield organized the
informative, delightful day.

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Lunch for the bunch at Seva Restaurant in Midtown

Sharon Moss Lebovic of West Bloomfield and Suzanne
Zwirin of Bloomfield Hills listen to the lecture about one
of Detroit’s major jewels.

It was a mother-daughter day for Norma and Hillary
Dorman of West Bloomfield.

Julie Wiener of West Bloomfield, Wendy Kippelman of
Bloomfield Hills and Carol Walters of West Bloomfield
expand their knowledge of the priceless pieces of art
donated to the library.

Beverly Yost of Farmington Hills and Joyce Weingarten of
Bloomfield Hills stand in front of the many Pewabic tile
installations at the main library on Woodward.

Helping The Hungry Birmingham Temple members assemble and deliver lunches for Detroit project.

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n Sunday, Feb. 7, Birmingham Temple
Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
members gathered at the Farmington
Hills temple to assemble lunches for patrons
of the NOAH (Networking, Organizing and
Advocating for the Homeless) Project’s feeding
center in Detroit.
Members received donations from stores and
made sandwich fillings at home. Many desserts
were also homemade — for example, two teen-
age sisters made 14 dozen chocolate chip cook-
ies.
Within about 90 minutes, volunteers made
479 sandwiches. The room resounded with
intergenerational conversation, binding the
temple community together while reaching out
to the larger community.
The next day, a team drove the lunches to
the soup kitchen and spent three hours serving
and socializing with patrons. It was a satisfying,
heartwarming experience repeated annually as
one of many service projects. On Sunday, May
15, a concert to benefit the NOAH Project will
feature volunteer performers.
“At our congregation, helping those in need
is a strong focus of our activities,” says Rabbi
Jeffrey Falick. “We know it is up to us to make a
positive difference — to act. If the world is going
to get better, only we can make that happen.”

Jason Wade and Rebecca Blum, both of Bloomfield Hills,
assemble sandwiches.

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Chloe Wade and Claire Arking close the lunch bags.

30 March 24 • 2016

Birmingham Temple members work the assembly line.