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he Well is once again offering
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Prompts began Aug. 12.
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then think back on the year that was.
What were the highlights and lowlights?
What were the blessings and shortcom-
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What are the areas ripe for personal
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Pop-Up Gourmet
PHOTOS BY ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER
he Jewish month of Elul, which
began this year on Saturday
night, Aug. 11, is a special time
on the Jewish calendar. These four
weeks leading up to the Jewish New
Year (Rosh Hashanah begins this year at
sundown on Sunday night, Sept. 9) are
an opportunity for introspection, self-
assessment, study and prayer, all geared
to repairing relationships with each
other and with God.
Each year, Congregation Beth Ahm
offers an array of resources for self-
directed Jewish learning. Beth Ahm’s
Days of Awe Resource Guide for
5779/2018 can be found at www.cbahm.
org. Printed copies can be picked up
at the synagogue during the week on
the Days of Awe Resource Table in the
upper-level hallway, near the chapel
where daily minyan services are held,
and on Shabbat morning in the shul
foyer just outside the main sanctuary.
The Days of Awe Resource Guide
includes materials and links to online
learning portals. These materials are
intended to provide congregants and
learners throughout the community
with resources to help them infuse the
month of Elul with meaningful reflec-
tion and inspiration.
Beth Ahm is located at 5075 W. Maple
Road in West Bloomfield.
JSL’s Marvin’s Bistro hosts
delicious evening.
ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Bistro, an affordable dining spot beside
ourmet dining for a cause. That
the lovely Sharon’s Boutique. Both
was the thinking behind Friends
of Jewish Senior Life’s decision to opened last year along with a reno-
vated kitchen. A generous gift from the
host pop-up dinners. The first on Aug.
Fleischman, Robinson and Liebergott
2 was held at Marvin’s Bistro, an eatery
inside the Edward I. & Freda Fleischman families made the projects possible.
Fifty guests attending the sold-out
Residence in West Bloomfield.
evening were accommodated either in
“What helped to make this dinner
the 28-seat bistro or at tables placed
such a success is that those observing
beyond that space.
kashrut could come here and have a
For the price of $36 for an individual
meal with their friend, because our din-
and $70 per couple, guests enjoyed “a
ing service is under the supervision of
five-course gourmet meal — kosher, of
the Council of Orthodox Rabbis,” said
course — and a choice of red or
Friends’ director Leslie Katz.
ABOVE: Bob
white wine,” Katz said.
The “pop-up” (occasional)
and Nancy Heinrich
First came presentation of an
sit-down dinner represented of Royal Oak; Andy
an opportunity to showcase and Helaine Zack, and amuse-bouche, whitefish mousse
the talents of Ron Colasanti, Nancy and Brent Triest, inside a thinly rolled cucumber
director of dining services,
of Huntington Woods. slice with lemon crema on the
and his team, as well as
RIGHT: Karen Katz and side. The French term means
“mouth amusement.” The servers
to raise awareness of the
Robin Pappas, both
then brought out courses in the
revitalized atmosphere at
of West Bloomfield,
order printed on table cards.
Fleischman Residence.
Cheryl Weiss of
The soup was New School
It was a different kind
Farmington Hills,
Mushroom, a blend of exotic
of event for Jewish Senior
Leslie Light of West
Bloomfield and
mushrooms with toasted farro
Life, whose chief executive
Karen Propis of
and kale. Rainbow Beet and
officer is Nancy Heinrich.
Bloomfield Hills.
Carrot Salad combined fresh
JSL, a constituent agency of
beets, tangerines, ruby red grape-
the Jewish Federation, over-
fruit, pistachios, microgreens and roast-
sees several senior residences offering
independent and assisted-living options ed pumpkin seeds, along with citrus
vinaigrette and carrot ginger oil.
on the Eugene & Marcia Applebaum
Asian Thai halibut, featuring pan-
Jewish Community Campus in West
seared and wild-caught halibut, includ-
Bloomfield and A. Alfred Taubman
Jewish Community Campus in Oak Park. ed soy sauce, red curry, sesame seeds,
coconut milk, red pepper, ginger and
JSL’s volunteer corps, Friends of
scallions, served with baby bok choy and
Jewish Senior Life, serves to “enrich the
basmati rice. The beef rib-eye course
daily lives of older adults in the Metro
was grilled beef strip loin in mushroom
Detroit community through volunteer-
demi-glace sauce, julienne vegetables
ing, fundraising and outreach,” Katz
and duchesse potatoes.
said.
Prior to dessert — Key Lime Tart in
Pop-up diners had an opportunity
a graham cracker crust, with whipped
to appreciate light and bright Marvin’s
cream — Katz announced winning
numbers of three raffle prizes: Friends
of Jewish Senior Life’s Friends Cook
cookbook, $20 gift
certificate to Marvin’s
Bistro and two tickets
to “Lives Well Lived,”
the Friends’ fund-
raiser scheduled for
Nov. 15 at the Maple
Theater in Bloomfield
Township. Invitations
Ron Colasanti
will be mailed in early
October.
After dinner, a
month in the mak-
ing, the satisfied
guests applauded
the introduction
of Colasanti and
Executive Chef Kelly
Ala of Fleischman
Kelly Alla
and Hechtman
Apartments. Colasanti
developed the menu and provided coor-
dination. Ala oversaw the cooking.
“Dining Services worked so hard,”
Katz said. “Staff took pride and came
together as a team.”
She’s received numerous thank-you
notes and phone calls “raving about
how everything looked, from the table
settings to the food presentation and, of
course, about the dinner.
“It was a beautiful meal,” Katz said. •
Friends of Jewish Senior Life presents
another pop-up dinner on Oct. 18. The
admission price hasn’t been announced.
To avoid disappointment, immediate
registration is advised by calling Leslie
Katz at (248) 592-5062.