18 | NOVEMBER 18 • 2021

THE 8TH CRAZY NIGHT
The community is invited to join an
outdoor Chanukah celebration at Adat
Shalom Synagogue Sunday, Dec. 5. At 4:
30 p.m., the festivities will begin, including
a photo booth (in an igloo!), DJ Phreddy,
a fire performance by Detroit Circus,
fantastic activity stations brought to you
by community co-sponsors and so much
more.
There will be a BIG menorah lighting at
5:30 p.m. The celebration will conclude at
6 p.m. with a car parade to Jewish Senior
Life in West Bloomfield to light the meno-
rah there. If there is inclement weather,
this event will be indoors.
Toys will be collected for the Bottomless
Toy Chest, if you would like to donate.
$18 per car includes a large kosher pizza
and donuts, hot chocolate and activities.
Advance registration required by Tuesday,
Nov. 30, at www.adatshalom.org/chanu-
kah.
Partners include Adat Shalom
Synagogue, Tamarack Camps, Camp
Ramah, Congregation Beth Ahm,
Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation
B’nai Moshe, Congregation B’nai Israel,
Camp Young Judaea Midwest, Hillel Day
School of Metro Detroit, Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue, JCC Day Camp,
MCUSY, Willoway Day Camp, Frankel
Jewish

Academy and other community organiza-
tions.
For information, call (248) 851-5100.

CHANUKAH PHONE-IN
CANDLE-LIGHTING SERVICE
As part of offering outreach to Jewish
community members who live alone
or in non-Jewish communities or who
are still isolating to protect themselves
from COVID-19, the Jewish Senior Life
Chaplaincy and Community Outreach pro-
gram is providing a phone dial-in service
for Chanukah candle lighting daily during
the eight nights of Chanukah.
This is the mission of Rabbi Dovid Polter
and the Jewish Chaplaincy program, which
serves vulnerable and isolated Jewish older
adults and reaches out to Jewish residents
living at skilled rehabilitation and nursing
homes. Polter also leads services and Torah
study on behalf of JSL. The Jewish holidays
heighten the need for outreach and thus,
the rewards of participation are heightened
as well.
Every week, Polter dispenses his take on
Torah and Talmudic wisdom, which is run
as a weekly column in the JSL Newsletter

sent to more than 5,000 community mem-
bers.
Polter updates the phone line weekly for
Shabbat and provides inspirational thoughts
for his weekly column that corresponds
to the weekly Torah portion. The usual
dial-in program is called Shabbat Shalom
by Phone. During the Chanukah season,
beginning early this year, Sunday, Nov.
28-Monday, Dec. 6, anyone who is inter-
ested may call in nightly for a Chanukah
menorah lighting and listen to some holi-
day inspiration.

Local organizations have special
events planned for the holiday.

Chanukah
Happenings

Lego Menorah
from Chanukah
Wonderland

OUR COMMUNITY

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Rabbi Dovid
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