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 
Polter