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FREE CAR WASH, COFFEE AID FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield has partnered with Super Car Wash
Systems to provide customers a free drive-through car wash in support of the
upcoming Walk4Friendship.
From 11 a.m.-2p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Walk4Friendship yard signs, magnets
and walk information will be distributed to all customers at two Super Car Wash
locations, 30775 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, and 31295 Woodward, Royal Oak.
The goal is to surpass last year’s numbers by 100 cars. Complimentary
Starbucks coffee and lemonade will be available.
Friendship Circle has been providing assistance and support for more than
3,000 families of children with special needs since 1994. For information, visit
FriendshipCircle.org.

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Yiddish Limerick

TISHA B’AV
We lost undzer Bais HaMikdash*
even di tzvay**
So der Tisha b’Av*** is a very sad
day.
Mi vel zitzn**** on the
floor and we fast, we can
nisht essen*****
It was long, so long ago, but
we can nisht dos farges-
sen.******
Now tzum shul******* we will go
and Lamentations we will say.

* undzer Bais HaMikdash — our
Temple
** di tzvay — the two
*** der Tisha b’Av — Ninth of Av
**** Mir vel zitzn — we will sit
***** nisht essen — not eat
****** nisht dos fargessen — not
forget
******* tzum shul — to the syna-
gogue

SHIR SHALOM ELECTS
TEMPLE BOARD

Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield recently held its 28th
annual meeting to elect its board for
2016-2017.
Josh Sherbin of Bloomfield Hills
was elected to his second term as
president. Re-elected officers are Vice
President of Marketing Allison Parr
of Bloomfield Hills, Vice President of
Programming Fran Bell of Orchard
Lake, Vice President of Membership
Keith Lublin of West Bloomfield and
Vice President of Finance Scott Mazius
of West Bloomfield.
Newly elected board members are
Michelle Bayer of Bloomfield Hills,
Barry Levine of West Bloomfield
and Eric Tilds of Bloomfield Hills.
Re-elected to an additional board term
are Shari Dobrusin of Bloomfield Hills,
Joel Hechler of West Bloomfield and
Lyle Wolberg of Huntington Woods.
All members will serve for three years.
The meeting also marked the con-
tinuation of board member terms
for Terri Cooper of Bloomfield Hills,
Tracie Engel of West Bloomfield,
Howard Morof of Farmington Hills,
Howard Goldman of West Bloomfield,
Richard Mandell of West Bloomfield,
Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of
Bloomfield Hills and Eric Krause of
West Bloomfield.

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— Rachel Kapen

SHIR SHALOM PRESENTS FOOD, FUN, FIREWORKS

For 12 years, Temple Shir Shalom’s Food Fun
and Fireworks has showcased food from local
restaurants with family-friendly activities,
music and fireworks.
This year’s event will be at 7 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 15, at the synagogue in West Bloomfield
and will include face painting, bouncies,
games and train rides.
Over the past year, Shir Shalom developed
a partnership with Coleman A. Young Elementary School in Northwest Detroit, and
families from the school will be joining the festivities this year.
Katie Brown is chair of the event, which is open to all. To purchase tickets, visit
www.shirshalom.org or call (248) 737-8700.

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32 August 11 • 2016