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how to be respectful of everyone, as
well as the meaning of mitzvahs and
tikkun olam,” she explained. “This
applies to animals, too. We have
to be respectful of them and their
situations. If they have medical or
behavioral issues, we have to under-
stand and try to get them the help
they need.
“I like to think of our rescue as
doing a mitzvah by not only helping
the animals, but also the volunteers
and donors who have a passion for
animals and can feel good by help-
ing in any way they can.”
On Sunday, Aug. 13, the public
can help by sipping wine, enjoying
snacks and creating art at “Paint
With a Purpose,” a fundraising event
to help generate interest in SCAR’s
mission. Snover partnered with
Painting with a Twist, a company
that hosts parties where partici-
pants can make their own paintings
in a fun environment while raising
money for charity. A portion of the
proceeds from the event, to be held

from 1-4 p.m. at 200 W. Nine Mile
Road in Ferndale, will be donated to
SCAR.
“We thought this would be a fun
way to get people to come out, learn
about what we do and know they’ve
donated to our cause by attending.
“We’re reaching out because we’re
in great need of finding volunteers
to foster the animals once they’re
taken out of a shelter,” Snover said.
“We can’t rescue any animals with-
out having foster homes to place
them in. I’m hoping this event will
help get the word out about what
we’re trying to do.” •

Donations are welcome. Checks
made payable to Second Chances
Animal Rescue can be sent to 29488
Woodward Ave., #202, Royal Oak, MI
48073. To learn more, visit scarmich.
org, or find SCAR at Facebook.com/
Secondchancesmichigan.

Meet Nationally Acclaimed
Cookbook Author

Joan Nathan

Ready to put a little inspiration into your
holiday cooking? Join Federation’s Women’s
Philanthropy for a Jewish culinary tour de
force with Joan Nathan, internationally
acclaimed author of 11 cookbooks, includ-
ing Jewish Cooking in America and Th e New
American Cooking, both of which won James
Beard Awards and IACP Awards.
On Monday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon
at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township, Nathan will share some
of her favorite holiday recipes from the pages
of her latest book, King Solomon’s Table: A
Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from
Around the World (Knopf, 2017). More than a
cookbook, this gloriously illustrated volume is
a celebration of the diversity of Jewish cuisine
and its roots. All attendees at the event will receive a copy of
the book, which Nathan will sign.
Presented by Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy, in part-
nership with Hazon Detroit, the event is open to donors of
$18+ to Federation’s Annual 2017 Campaign; $36 couvert.
Refreshments will be served.
For information, contact Marianne Bloomberg at
(248) 642-4611 or Bloomberg@jfmd.org. Register online at
jewishdetroit.org/events. •

Traverse City Jazz Shabbat

Vehicle
Museum

Jeff Haas and
Rabbi Arnie
Sleutelberg

P

lan to be Up North later this
month? Congregation Beth
Shalom of Traverse City, with
funding from the Ravitz Foundation
Initiative for Small Michigan Jewish
Communities, extends an invitation
to join them on Friday, Aug. 18, for
an evening of worship and wonderful
music.
The service is a collaboration
between Traverse City’s popular jazz
musician Jeff Haas and Beth Shalom’s
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg.
Haas has composed new original
music for the Aug. 18 Jazz Shabbat
that he has scored for clarinetist
Laurie Sears, Jack Dryden on double

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bass, Rob Mulligan on hand percus-
sion and Haas at the grand piano.
Haas has also reharmonized many
of the traditional Shabbat prayers.
What does that mean? “Think of it
as taking your favorite painting and
having it reframed,” Haas explains. “It
looks the same but different. The mel-
odies for the traditional prayers will
remain the same, but I have changed
the chord structure of the songs.”
Haas and Sleutelberg have chosen
psalms and prayers, picked familiar
melodies and will add new ones. Hass
and Sleutelberg will also perform a
musical sermon during the service.
The Jazz Shabbat service will be
held at the Unitarian Universalist
Congregation, 6726 Center Road
in Traverse City. The service begins
at 7:30 p.m. with an oneg to follow
hosted by Beth Shalom members.
Reservations are requested due to
limited seating. To reserve your free
tickets, visit jeffhaasshabbat.
eventbrite.com.
For additional information or ques-
tions, contact Terry Tarnow at terry.
tarnow@gmail.com. •

Congregation Shaarey Zedek and
Hillel Day School invite the com-
munity to “Yom Truck” (Truck
Day) on Sunday Aug. 20, from
10:30 a.m.-noon at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in
Southfield.
Shaarey Zedek’s parking lot will be
transformed into a vehicle museum
featuring a fire truck, S.W.A.T. truck,
landscape vehicles, tractors, the
Camp Tamarack big green bus, a
child’s train ride, a construction

bounce house and many other
vehicles.
Admission to the truck museum is
canned fruit or vegetables to donate
to the Forgotten Harvest collection
vehicle. Families can walk through
the outdoor museum and see every-
thing up close, and children can
climb on many of the vehicles.
Treats from Kona Ice, popcorn
and cotton candy will be available
for purchase. Enjoy the music of Star
Trax as you visit the museum. For
more information, contact Tobye
Bello at tbello@shaareyzedek.org or
(248) 357-5544, ext. 45. •

JFS Installs Offi cers

At its May board meeting, Jewish
Family Service installed the fol-
lowing executive committee board
members for 2017-18: Suzan Curhan,
chair; Michael Eizelman, vice
chair; Julie Teicher, treasurer; Todd
Schafer, secretary; Donald Rochlen,
immediate past chairperson;
Dorothy Barak, Gail Danto, Sharyn J.
Gallatin, Helen Katz, Jack Kaufman
and Lorie Kessler, members at large;
and CEO Perry Ohren.
Board members are Jeff Aisen,

Judy Allen, Kelli Anderson, Marc
Bakst, Michael Berke, Beth
Davidson, Danielle DePriest, Micki
Grossman, David Jaffe, Melissa
Orley Lax, Elissa Miller, Mara Moss,
Geoffrey Orley, Randy Orley, Mark
Picklo, Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, Julie
Rothstein, Shelly Rubenfire, Bryan
Schon, Abbe Binder Sherbin, Amy
Singer, Nancy Solway, Steve Spector,
Rabbi Aaron Starr, Sara Voight, Andi
Wolfe, Margie Yaker and Michael
Baum, NEXTGen liaison. •

