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Beth Shalom Hosts
Annual Women’s Seder

At last year’s Women’s
Seder: Ruth Marcus of
Southfield with daughter
Lauren Johnson
and granddaughters Isabel
and Olivia Johnson, all of
West Bloomfield.

Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak
Park will hold its annual Women’s
Seder at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 14.
Women of all faiths are welcome
to the event at the synagogue. The
program includes a kosher, Passover-
style dinner. Vegetarian meals are
available upon request.
Marie Slotnick, a Beth Shalom past
president, will lead the program,
and Cantor Penny Steyer of Temple
Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield will
lead the singing. The program will
celebrate women’s contributions to
the Exodus from Egypt and through-
out Jewish history. Participants will
follow The Journey Continues: The
Ma’yan Passover Haggadah by Tamara
R. Cohen.

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Linda Bell chairs the Women’s
Seder committee. Working with her
are Nathalie Conrad, Mandy Garver,
Fran Hildebrandt, Shelia Levine,
Aviva Phillips, Marie Slotnick and
Gretchen Weiner.
Reservations are $30 for adults
and $10 for girls ages 5-12. “Angel”
sponsorships are welcome at $54 and
“Benefactor” sponsorships are $72.
Anonymous sponsorships for guests
at $30 are also welcome.
Paid reservations must be
made by March 9. Mail checks to
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601
Lincoln, Oak Park. For details or res-
ervations, call the synagogue office at
(248) 547-7970 or email cbs@
congbethshalom.org . •

Beth Ahm Takes Part In
Worldwide “Jewish Week
Of Constructive Confl ict”

making, learning how “con-
On Shabbat Zakhor,
structive conflict” is built
Saturday, Feb. 24, Congre-
into the genes of the Jewish
gation Beth Ahm will offer
people.
congregants, guests and visi-
At noon, the Bet Midrash
tors the opportunity to par-
recesses briefly for a con-
ticipate in a worldwide learn-
gregational kiddush lunch.
ing exercise in “how to dis-
Part 2 of the Bet Midrash will
agree constructively,” using
Rabbi Rubenstein
begin at 12:30 p.m. The topic
materials created by the
will be “Keep or Cancel the
Pardes Institute in Jerusalem
Controversial Speaker?”
for the 9 Adar Project: Jewish
Using what they’ve learned about
Week of Constructive Conflict, which
the Sanhedrin and its methods for
is running this year from Feb. 18-24.
conflict resolution, participants will
Details about the 9 Adar Project can
tackle a timely scenario from the
be found at www.9adar.org.
headlines of today’s Jewish world. The
The event is sponsored by Sharon
Bet Midrash will conclude at about
Klein and family in honor of the 10th
yahrzeit of her husband, Ernest Klein, 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to participate,
and will be in the form of a Shabbat
and no reservations are needed. All
Bet Midrash, with the following
Bet Midrash materials will be pro-
schedule: Shabbat morning services
vided in English. No knowledge of
will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at
Hebrew is required. Beth Ahm is locat-
about 10:45 a.m. Everyone will then
ed at 5075 W. Maple Road in West
go to the social hall for Part 1 of the
Bloomfield. For more information,
Bet Midrash where they will learn
contact Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-
about the ancient Sanhedrin and its
procedures for debate and decision-
1931 or nancyellen879@att.net. •