…lowing dinner. Jewish Roots with Interfaith Wings holds bi-monthly Shabbat dinner, services, kids' pro- grams, family school and Hebrew school for all ages. Kehillat Hatzhav Hagadol Fort Street on Mackinac Island, (906) 847-0963. President, Bob Spitzer. Vice president, Ann Silverman. Services Friday 7:30 p.m. during summer. (Call to verify time.) Or Tzafon P.O. Box 441, Suttons Bay 49682, (231) 357-0309. Rabbi: Chava Bahle. Retreats, educa...…
…Spirituality Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tern le Israel Synagogues from page A35 Lunch Series Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will continue this season's lunch- and-learn programming with a series titled "The Chasidic Movement and Its Masters." Rabbi Aaron Bergman will lead discussions on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20. Classes run from noon to Rabbi 1:15 p.m. There Bergman is a $10 per ses- sion fee, which includes lun...…
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…Family Focus MAZEL TOVI Annual Bedding Sale April 20 Rabbi and Mrs. Chanoch (Tamar Meer) Hadar of Huntington Woods happily announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Hadar Leah. She is wel- comed by her big sisters Zahava and Chaya and her big brother Yossi. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Aharon (Jeffrey) Meer and Yoram Hadar of Johannesberg, South Africa. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Fay Isackson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meer of Bloomfield Hil...…
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