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…1999-2000/5760 Edition Published by the Detroit Jewish News BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID MIDLAND, MI PERMIT NO. 172 …

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…The inside story of a Rolex. There are more than 200 subjected to a series of tests in five parts in the movement different positions at rapidly of a Rolex Oyster — varying temperatures. each with its own That is why we have story of meticulous the confidence to engineering in pursuit engrave those words of incredible reliability. on this tiny part, Yet the highly secure in the knowledge magnified inscription that the movemen...…

…In memory ofAlexandra Graham, an extraordinary 17-year-old whose purpose on Earth seemed to be to inspire acts of loving kindness. Perhaps this year's SourceBook can join Alex's legacy ofinspiration by focusing on some of the unsung volunteers making a difference in our community. JNSourceBook 5 …

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…1999-2000/5760 Edition SourceBook Jewish Living In Metropolitan Detroit 4 011tentS Our Family Detroit's Legacy Lives On Volunteers Fuel Community KeepingThe Flame Alive Religious Life Organizations/Congregations Jewish Holidays Life Cycle Events Communal Life Volunteer Opportunities Support Services Israel Connections Education and History Education History Generations Children &Teens Young Adults Singles Seniors Celebrations Pa...…

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…1999-2000/5760 Edition SourceBook Jewish Living In Metropolitan Detroit ToYour Health 153 157 159 160 Healthy Living Keeping Fit Maximizing Beauty Goods & Services 163 166 168 175 180 Clothing &Accessories Home & Office Automotive Legal & Financial Services A Look At Our Readers 183 185 186 Making It Work ForYou Street Sales List Index Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Ken Guten Cohen Production Manager Sandra Matthews Art Direct...…

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…PUBLISHER'S NOTE D JNSou rceBook JN SourceBook, from typefaces and layout to splashes of color, emanate from the creative minds of Art Directors Deborah Schultz and Charlie Krasner. Sandra Matthews' exceptional project management skills helped to bring all of the pieces together. And, in case you're on the road or just plain on-line, you can access an electronic version of JN SourceBook via wvvw. detro itj ewishnews . co m. JN SourceBook wo...…

…MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR ear Readers: Welcome to the second edi- tion of the JN SourceBook: Jew- ish Living in Metropolitan Detroit. I'm pleased to be part of this useful, comprehensive guide to nearly every- thing Jewish in this area. And believe me, there's plenty. We are lucky to be part of this generous, diverse com- munity that has learned over the last century to take care of its own and to offer exciting, ac- cessible social/cultural en...…

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…continued from page 14 Program for Jewish parents who have children with special needs. She also serves on the JARC board. LINDA BACHRACK, a transplant from the Deep South, is a freelance writer and avid beachcomber. She writes vividly about our youngest volunteers, Darren King and Matt Holtzman. When her three children were younger, Linda says her life was volunteering. Now she's concentrating on getting those children through college and l...…

…A No MIL I A mo mo MIk OUR COVER ARTIST • 1p atti Tapper's bold, vibrant painting sets the tone for this year's SourceBook. In typical fashion, Patti uses bold brushstrokes and familiar ob- jects to draw viewers into her beautiful work that meshes sym- bolically with the theme of this book: Detroit's legacy of Jewish giving. The notion of tzedaka is suggested by the fanciful chicken tzedaka box used by her own family. Mitzvot are symb...…

…THE KROGER CO. OF MICHIGAN WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR WELCOMING US INTO YOUR HOMES. I N 1917, THE KROGER CO. OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN MICHIGAN AND BEGAN SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY , IN THE METRO DETROIT AREA. A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN, BUT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN Z. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED: DIVERSITY, TRADITION, AND COMMUNITY. A T KROGER WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE'S NEEDS ARE D...…

…• on ections u r Remarkable Jewish Family By Edie Broida s a lifelong member of the Detroit Jewish community, I have quite an amazing extended family . . . and so do you. Like me, you may not know some of the more prominent members personally, but the pride in their accomplishments is no less real. For example, I don't know Max Fisher, but I think of him as our most eminent elder statesman and the Jewish community's most outstanding philan...…

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…as museums, theaters, administrative offices, libraries and archives. These institutions and agencies continue to flourish, assisted by a veritable army of community volunteers and professionals, one more source ofjustifiable pride. "I look around this community, and I knell," says Pola Friedman, former vice president for development at the Orchards, a child welfare agency founded by the National Council of Jewish Women. "I see a flourishing, ...…

…generation. Tom Wexelberg-Clouser, Great Lakes region development director for the Jewish Theological Seminary, is amazed at the "multigenerational" nature of our community. "You (can) start with Lou and Vivian Berry, then Harold and Barbara," he says, "and now it's Larry and Sharon Berry. Joe and Edith Jackier were movers, now it's Larry Jackier. It's not unusual to have three generations involved. We are blessed with many new youthful leader...…

…Judaism, be it Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Humanist or secular. Is there more to this story of our remarkable Jewish family? Archivist Dottie Kaufman, 1992 Heart of Gold Award recipient for her vast volunteer efforts, claims Detroit is unique because of its "exceptional volunteer leadership." She joins a formidable list of outstanding women, living and deceased, who have been in the foreground of volunteerism: Celia Brod...…

…The Patriarch Jacob declared, Of all that you grant me I shall tithe to thee, 0 Lord. (Genesis Ch. 28V. 22) 15 1r1VV8 ntvy 15 inn nvti 5:1 nv8in) each volunteering hundreds of hours each year. Celia's and Sydney's donations of time and energy are part of a growing national effort. Although not every volunteer gives time as freely as they do, millions of Americans donate millions of hours toward community service projects and other organiza...…

…Fortunate are those who act with justice and dispense charity at all times. (Psalms 106:3) IS8p1 uue Aq 040Lid npftT CELIA LUBETSKY "They're the glue that holds our enterprise together." Why do they do it? Some donate their time because they are affected by a disease and want to find a cure or help with support services. Some seek the positive recognition that inevitably JNSourceBook comes from volunteering. Some use volunteering to esca...…

…Oakland County's Premier Lifestyle Magazine For advertising or subscription information please call (248) 354-6060 Published by The Detroit Jewish News 26 center for a hot meal and company. Father Thomas Duffey, director of the St. Patrick Senior Center, says Sydney's contributions are essential to the seniors at the center. "He thinks he doesn't do anything but he is an example of caring and sharing what he has with others," Duffey says....…

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…By Jill Davidson Sklar I n a cabin on the waterfront of Copper Harbor, Susan Burack is busy cobbling together a tiny network of volunteers to keep their aging congregation, Temple Jacob, going. The Hancock-Houghton area of the Upper Peninsula is hundreds of miles from Detroit and seemingly a world away, but the fixtures of the Jewish community, like those in the big city, still have to be maintained. There is a cemetery to keep up, a small b...…

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…A wise heart seeks mitzvot. (Proverbs 18,5) nrrz rrpl n`? clzri (rifrr Irwn) RABBI STEVEN BURG Honorable Menschen profile by Debra Darvick Council of Synagogue Youth) associate director, adores kids. "I love Judaism and I love kids. My job enables me to combine both of those loves," he says. "Bn upset I can't attend anymore since I But what makes the man and his am beginning college. outreach mission to teens so special is not Sherry Kraft...…

…TOIVTLVUING To CARE FROM GENERATION TO GEIVEMTION..." rtm ncrt Hebrew Memorial Chapel • GRIEF ELING •Yo ANCE • PRE •"Smv • CO •"YORTZ CE CARE INDERS Imm ■ Avali INEWPAWAN ■ 26640 GREENFIELD RD. OAK PARK, MI 48237 (248) 543-1622 1-800-736-5033 34 it's the way Burg approaches his mission of keeping alive a flame of Jewish intellectual excitement. "I enjoy working with teenagers because they are still forming their opinions, t...…

…ORGANIZATIONS Council of Orthodox Rabbis/Vaad Harabonim 16947 Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 (248) 559-5005 FAX (248) 559-5202 Contact Person: Rabbi Chaskel Grubner Jewish Theological Seminary- Great Lakes Region 6735 Telegraph Road Suite 310 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (248) 258-0055 FAX (248) 258-0058 Email: toclouser@jtsa.edu Website: www.jtsa.edu Contact Person: Tom Wexelberg-Clouser JTS faculty trains the rabbis, cantors, scholars...…

…Con/err2porar CYassics Virginia. District leaders provide support for local sisterhoods in program planning, membership development, fundraising and leadership development. M.B. JEWELRY DESIGN a MFG. LTD. Young Israel Council of Metropolitan Detroit 15140 W. Ten Mile Road Applegate Square • 29847 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, Michigan 48034 (248) 356-7007 M.B. JeweirytTorismo Community Commitment, Community Involvement. Orthodox, Con...…

…Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 967-3969 Contact Person: Rabbi Yoel Sperka B'nai Rashba-Chabad 4230 Middlebelt Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 932-8584 Contact Person: Rabbi Chaim Bergstein B'nai Zion 15250 W. Nine Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48327 (248) 968-2414 Contact Person: Rabbi Solomon Gruskin Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 32000 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 855-2910 (248) 626-3194 FAX (248) 855-0920 Contact Person: ...…

…Kollel Institute 15230 W. Lincoln Blvd. Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 968-0109 Contact Person: Rabbis Moshe Schwab, Shmuel Irons Services Saturday mornings and three times daily. Machon [Torah 15221 W. Lincoln Blvd. Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 967-0888 Contact Person: Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz. Gabbais Dr. Edward Hurvitz, Mayer Sherman Services Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday mornings, Monday-Thursday evening Ma'ariv. Mishkan Israel, Nusach H...…

…(248) 932-1916 FAX (248) 855-1488 Contact Person: Cantor Ben-Zion Lanxner Modern traditional synagogue with afternoon religious and Sunday schools. Special education center for teens on Tuesday night calledTeen Learning Center. Active sisterhood and men's club. CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 851-5100 FAX: (248) 851-3190 Email: adatshalom@aol.com Website: www.adatshalom.org Contact ...…

…Jewish Holidays Shabbat Sabbath Shabbat observance begins at sundown each Friday evening with lighting candles at home and a synagogue service called Kabbalat Shabbat. Friday night home observances also include a festive dinner that begins by reciting the Kiddush, the prayer over the wine, and Hamotzi, the prayer over the challa. Saturday observances include services, a festive luncheon and an afternoon of rest. A light third meal, called s...…

…and also are available from Jewish bookstores. "Sukka hopping," inviting friends over and visiting their sukka to share a meal or a snack, is a fun custom. 15-21 Tishrei. include giving children small gifts of money called gelt, playing dreidel, singing Chanuka songs and eating fried foods like potato latkes that recall the miracle of the oil. 25 Kislev-2 Tevet. Shemini Atzeret Tu b'Shevat Eighth Day of Assembly Jewish Arbor Day Immediat...…

…Candle Lighting Times for 1999 -2000 September 3 7:46 September 10 7:34 September 17 7:22 September 24 7:09 October 1 6:57 October 8 6:45 October 15 6:33 October 22 6:22 October 29 6:12 November 5 5:03 November 12 4:56 November 19 4:50 November 26 4:45 December 3 4:42 December 10 4:42 December 17 4:43 December 24 4:46 December 31 4:51 January 7 4.58 5:05 January 14 January 21 5:13 January 28 5.22 February 4 5:31 February 11 5:41 February 18 5:...…

…Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue 1457 Griswold Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 961-9328 Contact Person: Rabbi Noah Gamze, Cantor Israel Idelsohn Email: arnie@speedlink.net Website: http://shamash.org/‘-mi005 Contact Person: Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg; Joanne Levy, administrator Offers weekly religious services and a variety of educational and social programming for all ages. Active high school youth group and a sisterhood. REFORM Beth Isaac 2730 Eds...…

…Carl Riseman, president; Aleksander Chernyak, cantorial soloist Honorable Menschen Southfield S he came in to work on the JARC archives and stayed to take over the resource center and library after her pred- ecessor became ill. It's been 6 1/2 years and May still is volunteer- ing once a week to catalog fresh material and to keep the library organized and accessible to JARC staff and clients. "What started as a wish to contribute has beco...…

…Lay-led services held in Royal Oak the first three Saturdays of each month and at theWayne County Medical Society on the fourth or fifth Saturdays. Holidays split between the two locations. SECULAR & HUMANISTIC Birmingham Temple 28611W. Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 477-1410 FAX (248) 477-9014 Email: bhamtple@speadlinknet Contact Person: Rabbis Sherwin T Wine, Tamara Kolton, Adam Chalom and rabbinic candidate Miriam Jer...…

…EAST LANSING/LANSING Congregation Kehillat Israel 2014 Forest Road Lansing, MI 48910 (517) 882-0049 FAX (517) 882-9270 Contact Person: Rabbi Stephen Booth, Harry Holzer Highly participatory Reconstructionist congregation. Religious school serving K-7, high school program and youth groups. Shabbat services every Saturday morning. Congregation Shaarey Zedek 1924 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-3570 FAX: (517) 351-5909 Conser...…

…M1KVA mikva is a specially designed pool of w ater containing rain water and Temple Israel is the home of a kosher mikva open for use to the entire Jewish community. Call temple office to schedule time. conversion process or beforeYom 1 Kippur.The mikva also is used by kwomen who observe the laws of i"family purity!' According to these jaws, a couple must abstain from 'sexual relations during menstruation :and for a brief time after. ...…

…Southfield Gardens Eruv 25451 Southfield Road Southfield, MI 48075 (248) 559-1533 (248) 557-9666 Contact Person: Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash Enables residents of Southfield Gardens subdivision to carry children and push strollers on the Sabbath. Connects with Project Eruv of Oak Park. Map with boundaries is available upon request. West Bloomfield Eruv West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 855-6170 Bais Chabad Eruv encloses square mile of Maple (N)...…

…Rabbi Shelall Zacharlash Congregation Shir likvah 17266 Hilton Road Southfield, MI 48075 3900 Northfield Parkway Troy, MI 48084 (248) 649-4418 FAX (248) 649-8236 Email: arnie@speedlink.net Website: http://shamash.orgi ,mi005 Contact Person: Joanne Levy, administrator (248) 557-9666 (248) 559-1533 DIVORCE Jewish law permits divorce and does not require a "reason" for divorce. H owever, a get or writ of divorce, must P e given to the wi...…

…Contact Person: Judy Kotzen Hebrew Benevolent Society* Ten consecutive Wednesday evenings, 5:45 to 7 p.m. Children coping with parental separation or divorce in age- appropriate groups. Helps children come to some understanding and acceptance. Concurrent parent support group. Hebrew Memorial Chapel 26640 Greenfield Road Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 543-1622 Contact Person: Elaine Zeron Funeral Director: Robert H. Bodzin FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS A...…