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April 2009NisAN/iyAr 5769

Vol. 52, No. 8

14450 Wst T Mi Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org

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TemeEman-E

Where You Belong!

We are a family of

families, keeping alive

our cherished traditions

by joyfully sharing

Jewish learning,

spiritual celebrations,

and a commitment

to social justice.

Friday, April 3

6:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner

7:00 p.m. First Friday

Family Service

Shabbat, April 410:00 a.m.

Young Family Chavurah

10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning

Worship in Rosen Foyer

Thursday, April 9

0:30 a.m. Pesach/Passover

Worship

6:30 p.m. Congregational

Second Night Seder

*

Friday, April 10

6:00 p.m. Pre-Service

Oneg Shabbat

6:30 p.m. Erev ShabbatWorship

7:30 p.m. I. M. Wise Shabbat

Service/Temple Kol Ami

Shabbat, April 11


Worship in Rosen Foyer

*

Friday, April 17

8:00 p.m. Jacob Hertzberg,

Bar Mitzvah

Shabbat, April 18

10:30 a.m. Emma Kristal,

Bat Mitzvah

*

Friday, April 24

:00 p.m. Sisterhood Shabbat

w/Shir Chadash

Shabbat, April 25


Worship

iaac Mae We saat sevce, pave pt-lck Dnneand NFTy Mcan renn A 10 at Teme K Am

Share Shabbat and a Passover Potluck dinner when members of the Detroit-area Reform congregatio

and NFTY Michigan alumni come together Friday, April 10 for the annual Isaac Mayer Wise Shabba

Each year, the Metropolitan Detroit Federation of Reform Synagogues (MetFed) sponsors the comm

nity service which is held on the Friday during Passover. Temple Kol Ami will host this years gathe

which will begin with the Passover potluck at 6:15 p.m., followed by NFTY-style services and music

at 7:30. MetFed will bring the kosher-for-Passover chicken; those attending are asked to bring a non

dairy, kosher-for-Passover side dish or dessert. There is no cost for the dinner; however reservations

are needed. Let us know that you are planning to attend by calling the Northeast Lakes Council ofc

216.831.6722 or emailing [email protected].

Thursday, April 9th 6:30 p.m.Family Seder 2009

Join us for Temple Emanu-Els

Adlts: $36.50 Kds (ages 4-12): $16.00Cldren 3 and nder: Free

Schmooze a little... learn a little... eat a LOT!

For nformaton, call Mrt Serbow at 248-399-1356

Please consder sponsorng a JARC resdent for Seder 2009!Please RSVP to te Temple ofce b Aprl 5.

Menu: Seder Plate, Matzoh Ball Soup, Gelte Fish, Chopped Liver (or mock chopped liver fovegetarians), Chicken Marbela*, Tzimmes, Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, Cheesecake

Catering by Annabels and Company

*call the ofce by April 5 if you need a vegetarian entree or wish to notify of other dietary restrict


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T h E r A b b i s C o r N E r

Rabbi Joseph P. Klein Cantor Darcie N. Sh

C A N T o r s N o T E

Temple emanu-el: WheRe YOu BelOng 248-967-4020

At ourMishkan Tlah dedication service

in January, a member of our congregation

inquired about a change found in theAvot

vImahot, the rst prayer in the Tlah

section of the worship service. This prayer

recalls the special relationship each of our

ancestors ouravot

(patriarchs) andimahot

(matriarchs) had with God. The prayer

begins by describing God as the God of each

of our ancestors:Elohei Avraham (God of

Abraham),Elohei Yitzchak(God of Isaac),

and so on.

Originally this prayer mentioned the

relationships between God and only our patriarchs. However, by th

early 1990s it had become fairly common for Reform congregation

experiment with including the matriarchs as well, reecting the rea

that womens voices are part of our Jewish history. The question, th

was how best to incorporate the matriarchs into the prayer.

When Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays (the thin grey-coeredsiddur) was published in 1994, we were provided with an answ

We would list the matriarchs in order of marriage:Elohei Sarah (G

of Sarah),Elohei Rivkah (God of Rebecca),Elohei Leah (God of

Leah), vEilohei Rachel(and God of Rachel).

Mishkan Tlah, however, changes the order of the last two matriar

so we now haveElohei Rachel(God of Rachel) vEilohei Leah (an

God of Leah). You may recall that these sisters were married to Jac

Rachel was the younger and more beloved; Leah, however, married

Jacob rst (through the trickery of her father, Laban).

Why the change? When the question was raised at our dedication

service I had a few guesses, but promised to do research and follow

with a bulletin article.

The Mishkan Tlah website (urj.org/mishkan) addresses many que

tions about the newsiddur, including this one. Dr. Richard Sarason

explains that both orders are found in Rabbinic Literature, withRac

vLeah occurring 72 times andLeah vRachel25 times. Additional

in the traditional Mi Shebeirach prayer for honoring a mother or wi

(different from ourMi Shebeirachprayer for healing), we nd litur

only precedent for including the matriarchs. In this instance the ord

Rachel vLeah.

The Reform movement was not alone in including the matriarchs in

newsiddurim. Both the Conservative Sim Shalom and Reconstruc-

tionistKol Haneshamah do so, listing Rachel rst, in line with the

liturgical precedent described above. Rabbi Elyse Frishman, editor

Mishkan Tlah, writes, In balance, the argument for changing the

most common traditional order and also being dissimilar from all o

liberal movement prayer books was not strong enough. . . . Its imp

tant to know that the decision was thoughtfully studied and conside

over many years of our work on thesiddur.

If you have questions about other changes or innovations in Mishka

Tlah, please ask and Ill do my best to answer! Best wishes for a

happy Pesach.

Our history is marked with several

uniquely transformative passage points. I

think of them as epoch-making events--

occurrences or circumstantial happen-

ings of such magnitude and transcendent

signicance that they irreversibly trans-

formed Judaism, changing forever ourconnection in the present between the

past and the future. Torah points to two

such events: the Exodus from Egypt that

liberated us as a national people, and the

Revelation at Sinai that forged us into a

faith-nation. These two epoch-making

vents reverberate through our yearly holiday cycle. They have

rompted the poetry and prose of our Jewish Heritage for over

000 years and have been the focus of our religious imagination

or as long as we have been a people. Knowing that in many places

hroughout Hebrew Scripture the story of our desert origin is retold.

looked for post-Torah references to both the Exodus from Egypt

nd the Revelation at Sinai.

was surprised to nd how many times in the Prophets and the

Writings we read of the great and awesome God who, with a strong

and and outstretched arm, rescued the Israelites from slavery and

edeemed them as the Chosen People. There are well over 50

eferences to the transformative and transcendent Exodus experi-

nce recorded in the Prophets and Writings. [Typical are Jeremiah

1: 3-5, and Psalms 78 and 105]

But surprisingly, the Revelation at Sinai is barely mentioned outside

f Torah! There are only two references to the Sinai Revelation

eyond Deuteronomy-- Nehemiah 9:13 and Psalms 68:7-8! Why

oes the Exodus command such a high remembrance while Sinai is

arely recalled? Perhaps because, more than Sinai, the Exodus mes-age promotes a purposeful future. In our Hagaddah we read:

Our history moves from slavery to freedom. Our narration begins

with degradation and rises to dignity. Our service opens with the

ule of evil and advances toward the kingdom of God.

The Exodus experience is a beginning but not an end: it moves, it

rises and it advances toward the kingdom of God. It is not over,

t is not completed. It is our most important story because it teaches

s that God redeemed us from bondage so that we might be free to

edeem the world.

The Exodus Experience transcends theology; it gives direction to

ur history, meaning to our present and hope for our future. It is thetory that can be told over and over because it is not time-bound or

lace-restricted or faith-limited. Because it demands that we move,

nd rise and advance toward the kingdom of God it denes our

dentity through process and purpose, and can therefore never be-

ome old-fashioned or out-dated. It is our primary, formative story

ot only because it tells us who we are, but because it reminds us of

what we must do if we are to become Gods chosen.


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C o N g r E g A T i o N A l N E W s

Temple emanu-el BulleTin april 2009 - nisan/iyar 5769

bk DcnJoin Temple members Marc Kruman, Chair of the

Department of History and Professor of His-tory at Wayne State University and Michael

Scrivener, Professor of English at WSU,as they lead a discussion on The Secular

Challenge - The Reform Response.

We will discuss the book: LivingWithout God: New Directions

for Atheists, Agnostics,

Secularists, and the

Undecided, by Ronald Aronson.

Class will meet Thursday

April 2 at 7:30 p.m. We hope

Mr. Aronson will be joining

us for the discussion.

It is highly recommended that attendees have read the book.

Community of LearnersTemple emanu-el

NEW

DATE!

EMES UPDATEOn April 19, EMES will have the opportunity to have

Cantor Sharlein meet with us and get to know her in a

smaller group setting. She will discuss "Poetry as Prayer"

in Mishkan T"lah. When setting out to create a new

Reform siddur, Mishkan T'lahs editors made a com-

mitment to the inclusion of poetry The poems included

in Mishkan T'lah span the globe and the centuries, from

Qumran to Israel to America. Even familiar readings from

earlier Reform prayerbooks are reformatted to help us

read them as poetry. Come explore some poetic highlights

of our new prayerbook.

Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. and the program will begin about

1:00 p.m. Lunch for EMES members $5.00 and for guests

$7.00. (-plus a can)Please call 248-967-4252, cxt.604 to let us know you are

coming so we can prepare for you. Guests are alwayswelcome.

hElp bAKE For WEEKly oNEgs

In an effort to reduce the cost of our (catered)

Shabbat Onegs, we are launching an Oneg

Chavurah at Temple. Would you be willing

to bake or buy 4 dozen cookies - just two or

three times a year? So many times we have

heard people say, If only you had asked.

Well, now we are asking, and we hope you will

respond. Why not make this a family event: bake

together at home - and pray together at Temple!

Please call or email: Murt Sherbow 248- 399-1356

or [email protected]

Friday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.

Join us or a Pizza and Salad dinner beorethe First Friday Family Service in January

Youth Choir members get to eat frst!

Cost: Only $14 per amily; $7 or individuals - plus a canPlease RSVP to the Temple ofce by 4:00 p.m

Wednesday, April 1 (see page 11) or call 248-967-4020

Come to Family Services at a new time - 7:00 p.m.

Share Shabbat Dinnerwith your temple Family

nd v ckng s!

Pizza Pizza Pizza

Please join us at our 8th Annual

MIRIAMS SEDERCelebrate Passoverwith a Womans Perspective

MonDAY, APRIL 13 @ 6:15 p.m.i the Esther Katzma Scial Hall

Passover is a time when we all get together to remember the exodus from Egypt. We sit

down at our Seders and tell the story of how Moses stood up to Pharaoh and led us out of

Egypt. We forget to talk about the women who supported Moses. We forget that without

Miriam, Moses Mother, the Pharaohs Daughter, the midwives, and Zipporah, he couldnot have performed the miracles that occurred. Miriams Seder is a chance to remember

that it wasnt just great men that lead us out of Egypt, it was also many great women.

Cost: $10.00 per person, a samplingof a favorite Passover appetizer or dessert (-plus a can)

For more information call Robin Gold at:248-543-5037 or [email protected]

Sisterhood at TempleMonday, April 13 - Miriams Seder

Friday, April 24 - Sisterhood Shabbat

Rummage Sale - This Summer - Date TBD


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6- Temple emanu-el BulleTin april 2009 - nisan/iyar 5769

Susan J. Kirschner

F r o M T h E E x E C u T i V E D i r E C T o r

At this time of year there are a numberof administrative things to do for thescal year that begins on July 1, 2009.Please watch your snail and email boxesfor details on the upcoming:

Free dues rafe

Dues renewal packet in early May(see more on that in Dolores Galeascolumn)

Notice of the Annual Meeting andDinner (May 26) where we present the budget and elect trust-ees for 2009-10

We are well into our budget process for the FY2009-10. Ourpolicy of every year examining each expense afresh, andrunning very lean budgets is standing us in good stead at thiseconomically difcult time. I am proud of the dedication ofour lay leaders to work through these challenges to assurethat our organization will continue to provide meaningful and

comprehensive services.

Our budget sets forth the costs and revenues of each of ourgoals and activities planned for the year. It provides a way totrack our progress in accomplishing those goals while stayingwithin our means and our mandate of a balanced budget.

You may have already read that the decision has been madeto freeze dues rates for 2009-10. We understand the times weare in and the nancial stresses faced by many of our mem-

bers. It adds to the task of the Budget Committee which hasembraced the challenge. For, while we have many incomelines (dues, religious and nursery school tuition, donations,

tributes, payments to attend some events and classes, the freedues rafe, next years fundraiser I cant give anythingaway just yet, but the idea came from Cantor Sharlein and weare excited and special gifts from people stepping up to helpothers in our congregation struggling to meet their nancialobligations, we realize our members are our primary sourcesof income. This strengthens our goal that you will nd our

religious services, programming, classes, communal events,and ways of supporting our members meet your needs.

One last note on expenses. Our congregation also has annualmembership dues to pay to support the Union for ReformJudaism (check out their website at www.urj.org), and thatis a signicant budget expense for us--usually around $130/member. This year the URJ is restructuring, in part because ithas to respond to an unprecedented number of requests fromcongregations (including ours) for dues relief. The URJ, acongregation of congregations, provides comprehensiveresources for every aspect of running a Reform temple and

being an afliated Reform Jew, including:

Support for Hebrew Union College, the URJ seminary Assistance to congregations in hiring Reform rabbis and

cantors

Camps for our kids with member congregations havingpriority for enrollment

A voice for our movement as a whole

The Religious Action Center

Prayer books and other sacred texts

Resources for congregations on a vast array of topics onevery issue in synagogue administration, Reform Jewisheducation and worship

Reform Judaism magazine to our members Leadership training

Thus, our Temple, our local Jewish community and the Re-form Jewish community at large are all working hard to meetthe needs of our constituents in a time when being part of asupportive community is more important than ever. Pleasecontact me if you have questions about our budget or any-thing related to your Temple membership. For we know that,working together, we are that much stronger as we navigatethrough these economically difcult times.

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Our Jewish community has many resources that may be help-ful to our members during these challenging times. You canalways call us for information on any of them, but I thoughtId feature a monthly tip.

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Americans often have a roman-

tic view of themselves as rugged

individualists individuals who can

succeed on their own without the

help of others. Yet recent events

seem to show that in fact we aredeeply connected to one another and

that our actions have immense power

to impact the collective for good or

bad. For example, a number of recent

national elections were so close that they were or will be

ultimately decided by the courts. Certainly in those cases

each vote was counted and recounted. We can also look

at the recent economic downturn and the efforts being

made to improve the global economy. Here economists

are telling us that our own actions and the actions of oth-

ers have set in place a dangerous cycle that will not beeasy to turn around. Apparently even our lack of con-

dence in the market and our fear in its recovery impede

revitalization efforts.

Judaism has always understood the relationship between

individual action and community health. One might even

argue that Judaism is not primarily about our own rela-

tionship with God but instead emphasizes our relation-

ships with each other and our community. We emphasize

the responsibility of action on the individual because it

is through action of the individual that we can protect,

extol and preserve the community. We understand the

importance of our individual actions because we know

that our survival depends on it.

These are tough days and I truly believe our success will

depend on our collective action to support each other and

remain a community intact. In recent weeks we have had

a handful of members call and tell us about a job loss in

their family. They have let us know that they will have

to reduce or in some cases suspend dues payments but

thankfully they have also let us know that they intend

to remain part of our Temple community. I hope all ofus will take this approach. As I reported last month, dues

will notbe raised in the coming year. I know that those

who can give extra help will, and those that need help

will be given that help. Yes these are tough days but we

will get through them together.

-7Temple emanu-el: WheRe YOu BelOng 248-967-4020

Eileen Brand, Director,

Early Childhood Community

News from Temple emaNu-elsearly Ch ildhood Co mmuN iTy

Eileen Brand

s M A l l T A l K

Although the smell of Hamantashen still lin-

gers in the air, matzah is on sale, which tells

us that Passover will soon be here. The Early

Childhood Community will be very busy pre-

paring for this holiday of freedom. Our pre-kclasses will have the opportunity to make

matzah and create a special Passover project

as they visit the Matzah Factory at the Jewish

Community Center in West Bloomeld. This

eld trip has become a favorite tradition for

the ECC. In our own classrooms children will

be working on matzah covers, seder plates, saltwater bowls, and

creating haggadahs to tell the story of Passover. Each class will

prepare traditional school charoset (no nuts or wine) in prepara-

tion for their Seder, which will be the culmination of this unit.

Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the early childhood so-

cial event of the season: The Young Masters Art Exhibit, Wednes-

day evening, May 6th, at the Temple. Children have the opportu-

nity to choose their favorite works of art, which our teachers have

been keeping in individual portfolios. The art work is framed for

display throughout the temple. As you kvell over your childs

creativity, take a moment to observe the developmental stages

reected in the art of the different age groups. Following the

exhibit everyone is welcome to join us in the Esther Katzman

Hall for an Ice Cream Social. We welcome all volunteers to help

us set up and take down the art work. No experience needed! We

always enjoy the participation of our alumni families.

The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. isbased on the wisdom of the Torah. The book teaches how to raise

a child to be a good person, and not just to raise a child to feel

good. As we get ready for Passover, the following excerpt is most

relevant:

At the Passover Seder, tradition instructs us to tell the story of

our escape to freedom so that it will be understood not only by

the wise child, but also by the wicked, the simple and the clueless

one; each at his own level, each with the right tone and language.

The Jewish message is consistent: Every child is unique. Dont

treat all children the same or you will not reach them. Try to see

your child as a seed that came in a packet without a label. Your

job is to provide the right environment and nutrients to pull theweeds. You cant decide what kind of ower youll get or in

which season it will bloom. When we are open to the differences

in our children, well give them the soil they need to ourish.

Wishing everyone a Healthy and Happy Passover!

Dolores Galea

F r o M T h E p r E s i D E N T


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News of Being Aliveby

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What if you were supposedto die, but you didnt? In a

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revealing their historic roots in the most virulent forms of bigotry.

Some Favorite Passover books for children

The Matzo Ball Boy by Lisa Shulman

Seder with the Animals by Howard Bogot.

The Matzah Ball Fairy by Carla Heymsfeld

The Matzah Man, A Passover Story by Naomi Howland

The Ten Plagues of Egypt by Shoshana Lepon

Miriams Cup by Fran Manushkin

Matzah Ball by Mindy PortnoySammy Spiders First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss

If youre looking for something new to cook for

Passover, try one of these cookbooks

1000 Jewish Recipes by Faye Levy

The Childrens Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan

Benis Family Cookbook for the Jewish Holidays

by Jane Breskin Zalben

A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Bakingby Marcy Goldman

International Jewish Cookbook by Faye Levy

Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan

The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan

From My Mothers Kitchen by Mimi Sheraton

And if you want music.

Reggae Passoverby Lan Eder

Mostly Matzah by Fran Avni

Celebrate with Us: Passoverby Jewish Family Productions

A Singing Sederby Cindy Paley

Miracles - Chanukah and Passover Songs by Jill Moskowitz

Zachary Aronson-PaxtonChloe BakstDanny BakstJessica CohenLauren CohenAdena Collens

Max CollensJake CooperJeffrey DavisEmma DrikerSophie DrikerRebecca Driker-OhrenSam EdwardsGabrielle FeberRebecca FeberLeah FershtmanAlex Fetterman

Zachary FincherRayna GoldMiriam GoldsteinEllie HaenickBennett HartSophie HartKaitlyn Hirsch

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Jacob Hertzberg - April 17

Jacob Ben Hertzberg, the son of John and

Galena Hertzberg and Nicole and Kevin

Bopp, will become Bar Mitzvah on April 17

at Temple Emanu-El. Celebrating with Jacob

will be his brothers Jameson and Grifn, and

grandpar ents Marilyn and Stuart Hertzberg,Sylvia and David Nelson. Jacob attends

Norup International School, plays trumpet

in the band, soccer, baseball, tennis and golf.

He enjoys video games and hang ing out

with his friends. Jacob volunteered at Yad

Ezra as his Mitzvah Project.

Emma Kristal April 18

Emma Kristal will become Bat Mitzvah on

April 18 at Temple Emanu-El. Celebrating

with her are parents Dr. Steve Kristal andDr. Karen Randall-Kristal, sister Hannah

Kristal, and grandparents Stewart and Toba

Kristal, and Donald and Marion Randall.

Emma attends Roeper School and has set

two United States model rocketry records.

One of her rockets has been accepted into

the collection of the Smithsonian National

Air and Space Museum. Emma participates

every year in the Royal Oak Ice show where

she has skated both solo and group numbers.

Her mitzvah project include equestrian exhibit volunteer at the Michi-

gan State Fair and range duty volunteer at the National Association ofRocketry Annual Meeting.


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Geoff Berdy

r E l i g i o u s s C h o o l D i r E C T o r

The Passover Seder tends to be Jewish educa-

tors favorite holiday because it demonstrates

so many of the core values of Jewish education.

The lessons we learn from the Passover ritu-

als teach us principles we can use year round.

Heres a top ten list of educational values we

learn from the Seder- in no particular order:

The Four Children teaches us that there are

different types of learners and they should each

be addressed according to their own needs. Weve just come to un-

derstand this notion in recent times, imagine how progressive it was

two thousand years ago.

The Haggadah says: In every generation each person must see

ones self as if they had personally been liberated from Egypt. This

statement teaches many things, but perhaps most important is that it

is our task to make this ritual meal and this holiday relevant to our

lives and the world today.

Seder means order and we start the Seder by reciting the order that

the rest of the evening will follow.Education is a process of bring-

ing order out of chaos and setting clear goals is a key step.

From the four questions we learn that childrens natural curiosity

should drive education, theres nothing more important than asking

questions. The four questions are not feats of great Talmudic logic,

they are rather simple. Children and their questions shouldnt be

pushed off to the kiddie table, they should take center stage.

Moses is not mentioned in the Haggadah, not because hes not

important, but because not everything that is important is printed on

the page- discussion of the story is key and necessary, the text is just

the jumping off point. The Mitzvah is for us to tellthe story, not to

readthe story.

Actions teach as much as words: we lean, we dip, we taste strange

tastes, we spill out wine, we hide the Akomen. All these actions are

designed to provoke questions. Children learn from observing what

we do as much as the words we speak.

We are supposed to be theatrical in telling the story to keep children interested. Long before education had to compete with

television and video games, the Rabbis understood that education can and should be entertaining.

The removal of ten drops of wine for the ten plagues is a crucial moment in the Haggadah, its okay to look at events in Jewish

history from a non-Jewish perspective; the Egyptians were people too. Judaism should teach us empathy for all.

Singing songs of praise and prayers of thankfulness are a key part of the Haggadah and a key element of the educationalcontent. Children do not learn to be grateful on their own, they also must be taught to appreciate freedom.

The Seder, more than any other single ritual or educational experience, is responsible for ensuring the future of the Jew-

ish people. The only way for our values and traditions to be transmitted from one generation to the next is to formalize that

experience. Children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, must talk together across generational

lines about what being Jewish means. For many, the Seder may be the one time and place where that conversation happens on

a signicant level. We can be assured though that as long as we have Seders, well have thinking, caring Jews.

Some important dates fromthe Education Department:

No School during

Spring Break April 5-13

Young Family Saturday Service:April 4, 10am, songs, crafts, stories, snack

April 19th - Say Chai to Kindergarten:

open to all parents and children interested

in a glimpse of the Religious Schools rstyear. Join us from 10-11:00 a.m. for a bunchof fun including songs, crafts, stories and asnack.

April 19th - Kitah Gimel (third grade)

Parent Day: and meeting to introduce

4th grade

April 19th

- L.I.F.T.: Leadership Institutefor Teens trip Mini-Conference in Ann

Arbor. $10 per student. A day of fun andinformative activities designed to helpstudents prepare for college and leadershipopportunities. 12 noon - 6:00 p.m.

April 26th - Teen for Tikkun attendees:

J-Serve the International Day of

Community Service for Jewish Teens

(grades 8-12) from 10-4 p.m. Pick up anddrop off are at Congregation Adat Shalom inFarmington Hills, pre-registration is a must.

Teens from all over the community will behelping x-up the Downtown Synagogue.

RSVP to 248-967-4023


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upCoMiNg EVENTs AT TEMplE EMANu-El

our hEArTFElT grATiTuDE To EACh oF our CoNTribuTors. your gENErosiTy is

hElpiNg our CoNgrEgATioN To groW AND prospEr. ThANK you!

g i F T s A N D M E M o r i A l s

BRAI SHEIT

NURSERY SCHOOL

In Honor of:Eileen Brand,a speedy recovery

Sharon & Bruce Ozrovitz

BUILDING AND

MAINTENANCE

In Memory of:Milton Zimmerman

Lindy, Ray, Lani & Dan Buch

CANTORS

DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of:Lillian Zellman

Linda Matenky

GENERAL GIFTS FUND

In Memory of:Morris Schwartz

Daniel & JoEllen SchwartzAdolph Damraur

Faye & Lou DamraurDaniel StefnArnold & Su-zanne PortnerRichard KrasnowBelle RudinMilton Zimmerman

Lloyd StrauszJoseph Hennig

Virginia ElfondBarney Katzman

T.E. Board of TrusteesIn Honor of:Eileen Brand, a speedyrecovery

Marcia & Michael Leibson

MISHKAN TFILAH

In Memory of:Bertha S. Strausz

Jo Strausz RosenDaniel KellermanWilliam Kellerman

Barbara & DouglasKellermanRuth & Maxwell StettnerMervin J. Pelzner &Eric J. Pelzner

Susan & Daniel StettnerRabbi Albert GordonMilton GordonAnne GordonAbe GordonLou Gordon

Deborah Gordon &Marc Thomas

Phillip CornerCharlotte Corner

Mrs. Fern OnickelAlan M. Onickel

In Honor of:Our children: Martin, Jolie

and Simon Kaufmann-LakerElaine & Jerry Laker

Our family: Sarah Scrivenerand Kay, Corey & XavierZeller

Mary Ann Simmons &Michael Scrivener

Lynn WolinMichael & Jeffrey Patterson

MUSIC FUND

In Memory of:Harold Sherman

Suzanne BoughtonSam Rudner

Sharon & Stephen Dillon

Adeline BalutisJudy GreenwaldBarney Katzman

Judy & Lillian GreenwaldIn Honor of:Mary Ann Herman,Get Well WishesEileen Brand,Get Well Wishes

Judy & Lillian Greenwald

PRAYER BOOK FUND

In Memory of:Robert Belsky

Robin & Richard GoldElizabeth Buch

Ray, Lindy, Lani &Dan Buch

RABBINICDISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of:Polina Chikhalenko

Olga DremachBabette Katz Zweigel

Warren & Muriel ZweigelHyman & Eva Lepler

Linda & Dennis Kayes &Family

MILTON RIBIAT MEMORIAL

TEACHER ENRICHMENT

In Memory of:Grandmother of Laurie &Todd Fynke

Robin & Richard Gold

RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUM

EDUCATIONAL FUND

In Memory of:Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum ztl

Jonathan Rosenbaum

BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTION

In Memory of:Howard Feigelson

Rae & Jeff MandelFlorence Aaron

Ray & Lindy BuchDr. Mervyn Falk

Lindy, Ray, Lani & Dan BuchIn Honor of:Jalen Raines concern andcaring for the environment

Bea SacksJudy Nolish healthyrecovery

Lindy, Ray, Elana & DanBuch

RUTH & MAXWELL STETT-

NER CARING COMMUNITY

In Memory of:Jean Jonas

Herman & Lillian FoxIn Honor of:

Eileen Brands speedyrecovery

Sue & Dan Stettner

LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL

AITZIM CHAYIM FUND

In Memory of:My dear mother, Sarah Zloto

Lottie Malkin

ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In Honor of:Jalen Raines, Bar MitzvahHuston Shartsis, Bat MitzvahBrandon Grene, Bar Mitzvah

T.E. Board of Trustees

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Share Shabbat DinnerFriday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.

Cost: $14 per amily;

$7 or individuals.

Please RSVP to Temple Ofce

by 4:00 p.m. Wed., April 1

MIRIAMS SEDER

MonDAY,APRIL 13, 2009

6:15 p.m.$10.00 per pers

RSVP by April 10

Thursday, April 9th 6:30 p.m.

Family Seder 2009

Adlts: $36.50 Kds (ages 4-12): $16.00Cldren 3 and nder: Free

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