ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

ENDOWED IN MEMORY OF HARRY AND SHIRLEY NACHMAN Vol. 69 No. 7 August 2012 l Av - Elul 5772

SERVICE SCHEDULE EVENING PROGRAMS AUGUST 27 AND SEPTEMBER 10 Mornings: Sundays ...... 8:30 a.m. Tekiah: Preparing Our Hearts, Minds, Monday – Friday ...... 7:30 a.m. Shabbat ...... 9:00 a.m. and Souls for the High Holidays Evenings Sunday – Friday ...... 6:00 p.m. ekiah is the sound of the Shofar that helps our soul to awaken to its fullest Saturdays (Minchah-Maariv) potential. Once again Aaron Bergman, Rabbi Rachel Shere and August 4 ...... 8:45 p.m. Daniel Gross invite you to participate in a “Tekiah” series during the Hebrew August 11 ...... 8:30 p.m. Tmonth of Elul. August 18, 25 ...... 8:15 p.m. RABBI AARON BERGMAN and RABBI RACHEL SHERE will begin the program at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, August 27. They will discuss CLEARING AWAY THE BARRIERS SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES TO FORGIVENESS. The will explore strategies that will make forgiving others and ourselves possible, or at least more likely. AUGUST 4 YAMIM NORAIM – What’s so AWE-some about ‘em? On Monday, September 10, Vaetchanan HAZZAN DANIEL GROSS will discuss why the period from through SHABBAT NACHAMU is regarded as “The Days of Awe." He will examine some of the texts and themes of the liturgy and also talk about the overall nature of the High AUGUST 11 Holidays. Ekev Both programs will begin at 7:30 p.m. The community is welcome. There is AUGUST 18 no charge. Please call the Synagogue office, 248-851-5100 if you plan to attend. Re-eh AUGUST 25 Shoftim THIS FALL YOU WILL COME BACK TO OUR NEWLY REDECORATED SOCIAL HALL HIGH HOLIDAYS 5773

PLEASE TURN ROSH HASHANAH TO PAGES 4-6 September 17 & 18 FOR INFORMATION ON THE September 25 HIGH HOLIDAYS YOM KIPPUR September 26

– ONLINE CALENDAR – Online by September 1 – your 2012-2013 Adat Shalom Calendar, listing holidays, service times, programs and much more. AWAITING YOU THIS SEPTEMBER: A HANDSOME NEW CEILING, CONTEMPORARY Go to www.adatshalom.org. LIGHTING AND DIMMING SYSTEM THROUGHOUT, CUSTOM-DESIGNED STAGE CURTAINS, AND MORE. ABOVE: WORK IN PROGRESS. CENTER: A DIGITAL DRAWING OF WHAT Calendars will be updated each month. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE COME FALL IN OUR MAGNIFICENT NEW SOCIAL HALL LUNCHTIME LEARNING TO RESUME IN SEPTEMBER Mazal Tov to our August Bar Mitzvah

Sunday, August 19 Thursdays, September 6 & 13 Jonathan Hayman is the son of Rebecca & Andrew Jonathan Hayman and the grandson of Linda & Stephen “Preparing for the High Holidays” Louis Hayman Hayman and Edi & Irv Gastman. with Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz Rabbi Yoskowitz will begin the 2-part series with a discussion on “The Book of Job and Coping with Loss.” His second session will focus on “David and Coping with Passion.” Summer will still be happening at…

Lunchtime Learning meets from 11:45 a.m. SHABBAT IN THE PARK to 1 p.m. You are invited to bring your own dairy/parve lunch. Adat Shalom will offer com- with Hazz’n Dan, Rabbi Rachel and Dan Shere plimentary drinks and dessert. THERE IS NO CHARGE. FRIDAY, AuguST 24 Reservations are requested by the preceding 5:45 PM at Drake Sports Park Friday. Call Sheila Lederman, 248-851-5100, ext. 246, or email [email protected]. Casual, interactive Shabbat program for families with young children, followed by a BYOP (bring your own picnic). Drinks and dessert provided. Email your reservation to Rabbi Rachel at [email protected] LEARN MINDFULNESS-BASED See our back page for photos from STRESS REDUCTION “Shabbat in the Park” in May, June and July earn meditation, mindful L yoga, and eating and commu - nication techniques to reduce stress in a non-denominational program jointly sponsored by the Beaumont Health System and Adat Shalom Synagogue. The program will be led by Rabbi Bergman Wednesday and Dr. Ruth Lerman, medical director, Beaumont Silver Linings Program and an experi - Study enced teacher and researcher of stress reduc - tion. Classes will meet at Adat Shalom on WEEKLY BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 12 Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. beginning September 12 and running through November 9:30 - 11 AM 14 (no classses September 26 and October 3). Included is an all-day retreat on Sunday, YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO WELCOMING AND November 4. INSPIRING TORAH STUDY SESSIONS WITH OUR CLERGY . C OME Cost for the program is $350, which includes WHENEVER YOU WANT . E ACH WEEK IS A SEPARATE EXPERIENCE . the retreat and 29 hours of instruction, four meditation/yoga CD’s and an information THERE IS NO CHARGE . R EFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED . binder. The program is open to both men and women. It has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit. To register and/or obtain PLEASE ASSIST US… more information, call Beaumont Integrative We are updating the Adat Shalom database. Please help us Medicine at 248-551-9990. by emailing to Nancy Wilhelm ([email protected]) your: Name Home Address T H E V O I C E Home Phone - Business Phone - Cell Phone ( U S P S 6 2 2 - 4 6 0 ) published monthly except February and July by email address ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE, 29901 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 We want you to receive all synagogue information

Phone: 248-851-5100 l Fax: 248-851-3190 on a timely basis. Thanks for your cooperation Periodicals Postage entered at the Farmington, Michigan Post Office Postmaster: Send address changes to: The VOICE, 29901 with this important project. Middlebelt Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2319 2 Messages FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM RABBI BERGMAN “WHY ADAT SHALOM...?” A GOOD END TO EVERY DAY ON FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, DAVID ave you ever had this happen to you? You are finally in WAS INSTALLED AS OUR NEW PRESI- bed after a really long day. You are exhausted. Sleep is DENT. BELOW ARE HIS WORDS FROM bHut seconds away. Then suddenly, you are wide awake, your THAT SPECIAL EVENING: heart beating faster than it did all day. It is not quite an anx - ood evening and good iety attack, but it is not far off. What triggered it? It was prob - G Shabbos. It’s a true privi - ably the first time you had all day to think about how aggra - RABBI lege and a wonderful opportu - vated you were by something, or how frustrated you were that BERGMAN nity to be the incoming you did not finish what you wanted to. Maybe you were thinking about that per - President of Adat Shalom. son who cut you off in traffic, or only drove 25 mph on the freeway. I want to thank the DAVID You feel as if you have two choices: either toss and turn for a couple of Board and the congregation SHERBIN hours, or get up and watch TV. Either way, you are not going to get the rest you for selecting me, as well as Lori Issner and need that night, which means tomorrow is not looking good. You are already Norma Dorman for planning this installation thinking of the excuses you are going to make for being in such a lousy mood. program. I also want to express my deep This happens to a lot of people in our very hectic and tense society. appreciation to my good friend Julie Teicher, I would like to share a teaching with you that will help you sleep better and who has been a great role model and will be a have a more optimistic approach to life. (I imagine some of you are thinking that tough act to follow. I would be remiss if I did - it is kind of funny for a rabbi to give suggestions about sleeping. I really do not n’t thank David Schostak, who asked me to mind if people sleep during my sermons. I am just happy they are there.) join the executive committee six years ago. What helps me settle down at the end of the day, and lets me sleep is a prayer As I look around this room, I am so happy called the bedtime Shema . It consists of the the first six words and then the first that my parents, Libby and Jerry, and my paragraph of the Shema . I want to focus, however, on the first part of the prayer, brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Lisa are which goes as follows: here to share this evening with me along with Master of the universe, I hereby forgive anyone who angered or antagonized my father-in-law, Harry and his wife Helen. me, whether they did so accidentally, willfully, carelessly, or purposely; whether I also want to say a heartfelt thank you to through speech, deed, thought, or notion.I forgive every one. May no one be pun - my friends who have honored me by being here ished because of me. May it be Your will, O God, my God and the God of my fore - tonight; I am really so very flattered and fathers, that I strive to do the right things with my day. May the expressions of touched that you are here. my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You . Unlike most, if not all, of my predeces - You would then say the following blessing, and the Shema. sors, I did not grow up in a Conservative Blessed are You, our God, who brings slumber and drowsiness to my eyes. Synagogue. My family left Temple Israel when May it be Your will, my God and the God of my ancestors, that You lay me down I was 11, and we joined The Birmingham to sleep in peace and let me wake in peace. May my ideas, bad dreams, and bad Temple, just a few miles down the road from notions not confound me. Blessed are You, Who illuminates the entire world.. Adat Shalom, but a light year away spiritually. Different prayer books have various versions of this, but they all have the My family’s Jewish orientation was more cul - same idea. When we lie down, we should concentrate on thoughts of forgiveness, tural than religious. Yiddish, which was my both of others and ourselves. This does not mean that we have to like everything parents’ first language, was frequently spoken that happened to us, but we should realize that the day is already in the past, in my home and remained the preferred lan - and that there is nothing we can do. Instead, we should focus on what we can guage of my grandparents long after they came do to have a better day tomorrow. You do not have to use the words of the prayer book, though it is worth at least taking a look. You CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

FROM HAZZAN GROSS HIGHLIGHTS FROM GERMANY write these words as I sit on my Air Berlin flight from Germany back to the U.S., hav - iIng just experienced one of the most cultural, historical and spiritual adventures of my life. I shared this experience with five congregants and I’d like to now share some of the high - HAZZAN lights of this Cantors Assembly Mission to GROSS Germany with you. Right off the bat was the opening night program in Berlin at the Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany’s most beautiful and largest functioning synagogue. Featured were two of my compo - sitions from I Believe – A Shoah Requiem ; in one of these I had AT THE OHEL JAKOB SYNAGOGUE IN MUNICH (L TO R): MARTIN & the honor of performing as soloist. The next evening we wel - SUSAN ADELMAN, SUSAN GRAHAM, CANTOR PAMELA SCHIFFER (OF comed Shabbat in a concert service in the striking Konzerthaus CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK IN EAST LANSING), LINDA LEVY, PAUL GOLDSMITH, HAZZAN GROSS, AND BRUCE KRIEGEL OF SOUTHFIELD. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 3 . 2012 & HIGH HOLY DAYS . 5773 & IMPORTANT INFORMATION l IMPORTANT INFORMATION l IMPORTANT INFORMATION HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES FOR YOU AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES

are very pleased to again offer you, your children, your Day. Hazzan Daniel Gross will conduct services accompanied W teenagers, and college students the opportunity to wor - by the Adat Shalom Mixed Choir. Mark Vieder will be accompa - ship together for the High Holy Days. We are looking forward to nied by the Men’s Choir under the direction of Marty Liebman. an exciting holiday season at Adat Shalom this coming fall. In this issue and separate mailings you will find a complete list - ing of all of our High Holy Day services for adults and children of all ages. We hope that this season’s High Holy Day worship MEMORIAL PRAYERS leads to a deeper spiritual experience for you and offers an t t enhanced family celebration for all. AT THE CEMETERY As the High Holy Days approach, it is traditional to offer As always, we will begin services together on Rosh Hashanah prayers at the graves of our departed loved ones. Hazzan Gross at 8 a.m., dividing into two services in the Main Sanctuary and is happy to assist you in either preparing appropriate prayers the Rabbi Jacob E. Segal Social Hall at 9:15 a.m. Rabbi to recite or by accompanying you at the cemetery. Please call Bergman and Rabbi Shere will alternate between the services Hazzan Gross at 248-851-5100, ext. 232, or his assistant on the two days of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur Eve and Caren Harwood, ext. 231, to make arrangements.

- SCHEDULE OF SERVICES - – ROSH HASHANAH – Sunday Evening, September 16 Minchah-Maariv Service ...... 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 17 Services ...... 8:00 a.m. Torah Service, Sermon and Musaf in the Main Sanctuary and Social Hall ...... 9:15 a.m. Sermon following Torah Service & Haftarah Supervised Youth Activities and Services ...... 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Family Service - first grade and older ...... 10:00 a.m. Family Experience - kindergarten and younger ...... 10:30 a.m. Family Tashlikh at the Pond ...... 11:15 a.m. Teen Tashlikh at the Pond ...... 11:45 a.m. Traditional Tashlikh Service at the Pond ...... 5:30 p.m. Minchah-Maariv ...... 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18 Services ...... 8:00 a.m. Torah Service, Sermon and Musaf in the Main Sanctuary and Social Hall ...... 9:15 a.m. Sermon following Torah Service & Haftarah Supervised Youth Activities and Services ...... 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Family Service - first grade and older ...... 10:00 a.m. Family Experience - kindergarten and younger ...... 10:30 a.m. Torah Study with Ruth Bergman ...... 11:15 a.m. Minchah-Maariv ...... 7:15 p.m.

– YOM KIPPUR – Tuesday, September 25 Minchah Service ...... 6:15 p.m. Kol Nidre ...... 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 in the Main Sanctuary and Social Hall ...... 9:00 a.m. Supervised Youth Activities and Services ...... 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Family Service - first grade and older ...... 10:00 a.m. Family Experience - kindergarten and younger ...... 10:30 a.m. “Ask the Rabbi” with Rabbi Bergman ...... 3:00 p.m. Healing Service with Rabbi Shere ...... 4:00 p.m. Minchah Service ...... 5:30 p.m. Ne’ilah Service ...... 6:45 p.m. “It’s A Blast” (for families of all ages - assemble in Shiffman Chapel) ...... 7:30 p.m. Conclusion of Yom Kippur Service & Sounding of the Shofar ...... 8:00 p.m. 4 . 2012 & HIGH HOLY DAYS . 5773 & IMPORTANT INFORMATION l IMPORTANT INFORMATION l IMPORTANT INFORMATION

TICKETS The Synagogue is now processing High Holy Day tickets. Be a High Holy Day Usher Extra tickets for the Main Service for adult children over age As summer winds down, we invite you to 30 or parents of members may be purchased for $275 per tick - consider joining our Usher Corps for the High Holy et. Please fill out request forms for extra seats with names of Days. You will serve a vital function in maintain - unmarried children and/or dependent parents. Checks must ing the dignity and decorum of services and mak - accompany your extra seat requests. ing new members and visitors feel welcome and Tickets will be mailed to all members in good standing comfortable. (current year’s dues, building fund installment, and miscella- To volunteer as a first time usher, or to con - neous charges paid). Please take care of unpaid obligations firm your participation again this year, contact Nancy now so that your tickets can be processed and mailed. If you Wilhelm at 248-851-5100 or by emailing her at have questions in regard to your current balance, please con- [email protected]. sult our controller, Carma Gargaro, 248-851-5100. RECIPROCITY Adat Shalom participates in a reciprocity program where- by members in good standing of other Conservative congrega- ASK THE RABBI… tions outside Michigan may attend High Holy Day services at ASKING QUESTIONS IS PART OF OUR TRADITION . G ET READY WITH YOUR our synagogue. Please understand that reciprocity can be QUESTIONS AND EXPECT SOME LIVELY AND INFORMATIVE ANSWERS FROM extended for a maximum of three consecutive years. For RABBI BERGMAN DURING AN “A SK THE RABBI ” SESSION AT 3 PM IN THE details, contact Alan Yost. SHIFFMAN CHAPEL DURING THE “BREAK ” ON YOM KIPPUR AFTERNOON . SEATING In order to be assured of your choice of seats, we urge all congregants to arrive as early as possible for both Rosh HEALING SERVICE… Hashanah and Yom Kippur. YOU MAY SAVE SEATS ONLY UP RABBI SHERE WILL LEAD A HEALING SERVICE AT 4 P.M. IN THE SHIFFMAN UNTIL 10:15 A.M. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS RULE SO THAT ALL CHAPEL DURING THE “BREAK ” ON YOM KIPPUR DAY . E VERYONE IS WEL - CONGREGANTS MAY BE SEATED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER . COME . DECORUM A dignified atmosphere enhances the beauty of our High Holy Day worship. Members are reminded to remain at the UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS rear of the Sanctuary or Social Hall when the congregation is AND YOUNG ADULTS standing at prayer, when the Rabbi is speaking, or when the Hazzan is chanting solo. Our ushers will signal appropriate All individuals under age 30 who are children of members entrance times for late-comers. Please cooperate with our ush - are entitled to a complimentary Adat Shalom membership. ers. They are volunteering their time so that we may all enjoy services to the fullest. (Tickets for children over 30 years of age and for dependent PARKING parents of members are $275 each.) Attendants will be on duty to direct you to a parking space. We realize that parking will be tight. WHEN LEAVING Please remember to turn in THE LOT, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU your reservation forms for PULLS OUT. WE MUST HAVE YOUR COOPERATION. Please note that because the holidays fall during the week, CHILDREN’S DROP-OFF SERVICES worshipers will be permitted to park in the Beztak Companies and for . parking lot directly adjacent to the Synagogue at 31371 ADULT EXTRA TICKET REQUESTS Northwestern Highway. Summit Apartments on Northwestern Highway have also requested that worshipers do not use their parking lots. TASHLIKH SERVICES AT THE POND Rosh Hashanah - Monday, September 17th

For our congregants’ convenience, we have arranged 11:15 a.m. - Family Tashlikh for satellite parking at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt Road (between Northwestern and 14 Mile 11:45 a.m. - Teen Tashlikh Road). Shuttles will be running between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on both days 5:30 p.m. - of Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur Traditional Day. Tashlikh The Clergy, Staff & Synagogue Leadership wish all our Adat Shalom families a very happy & healthy New Year! L’Shanah Tovah! 5 high holiday Experiences for Adat Shalom Families

rOSh hAShANAh - DAy 1 rOSh hAShANAh - DAy 2 MONDAy, SEpTEMBEr 17 TuESDAy, SEpTEMBEr 18

& kindergarten & younger Family Experience & kindergarten & younger 10:30 a.m. - in the Glass room Family Experience & 1st grade & older - 10:30 a.m. - in the Glass room Family Service with Lisa Soble Siegmann & 1st grade & older - 10 a.m. - in the Shiffman Chapel Family Service with Lisa Soble Siegmann Families with WhiTE tickets are welcome to attend 10 a.m. - in the Shiffman Chapel & Ages 1-1/2 to 7th Grade Families with BLuE tickets are welcome to attend youth Activities & Services & Ages 1-1/2 to 7th Grade 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. youth Activities & Services Drop off your children downstairs 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. so you can attend a main service. Drop off your children downstairs please pre-register your child(ren). so you can attend a main service. please pre-register your child(ren). & Family Tashlikh Service 11:15 a.m. - at the pond

& Teen Tashlikh Service (8th - 12th graders) 11:45 a.m. - meet outside the youth lounge

yOM kippur Sitting in the Sukkah WEDNESDAy, SEpTEMBEr 26 The mitzvah of lashevet basukkah, & kindergarten & younger a family service and kiddush Family Experience 10:30 a.m. - in the Glass room Monday, October 1 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. & Family Service - 1st grade & older with Lisa Soble Siegmann 10 a.m. - in the Shiffman Chapel On yom kippur, seating is available Simchat Torah Celebrations to families with either color ticket on a first-come, first-served basis. Monday, October 8 5:30 p.m. - Torah parade for young families & Ages 1-1/2 to 7th Grade youth Activities & Services 6:00 p.m. - Optional dinner 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. - Traditional hakafot Drop off your children downstairs Torah parade so you can attend a main service. please pre-register your child(ren). To register your child and for more infor - mation about youth program - & “it’s a Blast” ming, 7:30 p.m. - activities followed by call the Education & Youth the “Glowstick parade” and Department, (248) 626-2153 sounding of the Shofar

6 Our Active Affiliates WHY SISTERHOOD? n MEn’s club happEnings BY CINDY BABCOCK ON MY BEHALF, as well as the Board of Trustees and all of the IN SEPTEMBER OF 1976, Howard and I members of the Men’s Club, I want to extend heartfelt thanks were married at Adat Shalom. One year and Yasher Koach to Bobby Blum for all of the time and effort later we became members and as a that made his a hugely successful tenure as our Men’s Club birthday present, my mother bought me president. a lifetime membership to Sisterhood. For almost 30 years I did not attend one Sisterhood In this, my first column for the VOICE , I want to let you know Sisterhood meeting or event. what we have been doing over the summer and what we are As members of the synagogue, we attended holiday serv - planning for the coming year. My goals as incoming president are ices, the occasional Shabbat morning service and religious not limited to growing our membership and promoting our pro - school activities involving our two sons. The only synagogue grams, but also to enhancing the Adat Shalom experience for all event that we did attend yearly was the Purim Party, and if members of its community. the one couple we knew at Adat Shalom did not attend, Howard and I sat and talked to each other all evening. - housing the homeless - Then in 2004, Howard went alone on an Israel Mission The Men’s Club of Adat Shalom has a long-standing tradition of with Adat Shalom, while I remained home to be with my volunteerism both within and outside of the shul. On July 17th, severely ill father. Howard made some very good friends on as we have done in each year, we participated in the Social that trip, and when he returned introduced me to them. The Action Committee’s annual Housing the Homeless project by women encouraged me to become involved with Sisterhood. hosting an evening with all of the food provided, cooked and I jumped in with both feet! The more I got involved with served by our members (wives and kids, too!). It is always a very Sisterhood the more we became involved with the syna - rewarding evening for all involved and you get to meet some very gogue. We started attending Shabbat services more regular - interesting people. ly, as well as enjoying synagogue social events with our new - adat shalom all-stars - friends. Our circle of synagogue friends continued to grow, Meanwhile, our softball team captains are reporting and now when we are at Adat Shalom we feel we are truly a fun-filled and winning schedule. Now that we field part of the Adat Shalom family, and we have one of the two squads, they even had to play one-another! (Is largest tables at Purim Party Plus! that what they call that a ‘subway series’?) In any I am proud of what the Sisterhood of Adat Shalom does event, whether they’re playing for the red team or the blue team, for the synagogue, for their involvement in the Conservative our guys are having a great time and getting in some exercise to Movement, and for the community as a whole. We have the boot. Wives and kids are welcome to come and cheer’ em on (and best Kiddish around, we raise money for and support JTS, fetch the fouls…!). Thanks as always to Larry Kaplan, George we work with the homeless, provide scholarships for congre - Dickstein and Michael Betman for organizing, coordinating and gational youth to visit Israel, and support Adat Shalom leading us to victory. Synagogue in numerous ways. Sisterhood is in a year of OF COURSE, YOUR MEN’S CLUB is already gearing up for a pro - restructuring and rebuilding. Please join us in this process. gram-filled year with many of our popular annual events, along We welcome everyone’s ideas and suggestions to make the with some exciting new programs and the return of a few oldies- Sisterhood of Adat Shalom the best it can be! but-goodies. This year, we will be inviting participation in our programs among our co-affiliates, the clergy and Adat Shalom’s religious school. The calendar is indeed full and all we need is you! - Family Fun Day - Rosh hashanah honey FundRaiseR Men’s Club will be co-sponsoring a kick-off Family Fun Day with support the sisterhood of adat shalom the Religious School and the Sisterhood on September 9th with Send New Years wishes to your food and fun for all ages. After that, the High Holidays will be upon us as they are early this family and friends – year. Question: Why are they always early or late and support our Sisterhood! but never on time…? No matter. The Men’s Club Send an 8-ounce jar of kosher will be there to deliver a post-Neilah snack at the honey in time for the holidays, close of Yom Kippur. Believe me, if you ever want along with your personalized to feel really loved, handing out cookies post-Neilah is a sure- greeting. $10/jar. thing. Go online to www.orthoney.com. In the meantime, watch for our 2012-13 calendar of events Be sure to select “adat shalom which will be mailed out to all Adat Shalom members very soon farmington hills.” and remember, we want you to not only attend our programs, but we also welcome your involvement in their planning and For more information, please contact your participation in their success. Please feel free to contact me Chairperson Stacy Brickman, 248-661-5322 at [email protected] with your questions, comments or [email protected]. and offers to help. All the best, Joe Wener, Men’s Club President ORE ISTERHOOD EWS SEE PAGE 7 M S N … 13 Education & Youth BETH ACHIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Preparing for a New Year from Melissa Ser Director of Congregational Learning

IT’S A GREAT TIME to walk through store aisles. Seeing all those brand new school supplies makes you so excited about the promise of the new school our teens year about to start. (Isn’t it amazing what a fresh box of crayons and a new notebook can do?) hard at work The Adat Shalom team of educators has picked Above: at adat shalom up its supplies and is ready to welcome you and your in the garden created families, with Religious School preparations in full in memory of haley nathan swing. We have a lot of new and exciting educational programs for this congregation, and I’m thrilled to be right: Teen Volunteer Corps project at the Baldwin guiding them. Center in Pontiac WE ARE REVITALIZING THE SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAM FOR OUR K-6 STUDENTS. We will begin our day with Jewish Connections , our grade-level based curricula ollege tudent of holidays, life cycle events, Jewish history, Israel, C S and current events. Our students will learn to con - & Y oung Adult outreACh nect personally with each of these aspects of their • Is your son or daughter starting college this fall? heritage and history. • Is he/she moving to a new place in the fall? Following our Jewish Connections curriculum • Did he/she graduate from college last May? (which will often include family education, as well as • Do you want your student to stay connected to Adat Shalom? art, music, and computers), we’ll come together for If you answered YES to any of these questions, help us reach out to prayer as a school-wide community (Tefillah your student or young adult. b’Kehilah). This will be a regular opportunity for par - Throughout the school year our rabbis visit Michigan universi - ents to join their children in prayer and song. ties in hopes of connecting with your son/daughter. With the help of Finally, we will end our Sunday mornings with parent volunteers, Adat Shalom sends your student Chanukah and Hebrew Connections, an integrated language and Pesach ‘goody’ packages and email messages from our Rabbis. prayer curriculum that CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 In addition, Adat Shalom wants to connect with young adults (20-30s). Adat Shalom sends them holiday packages, email messages from our Rabbis, and invitations to participate in the Young Adult ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN! Group at Adat Shalom (see page 11 for more information).

We appreciate it if you have already given us your son/daugh- ter’s contact information last year. Nevertheless, each fall we update our database and kindly request your help by completing the tear off below or emailing the information on the tear off to Jodi Gross, [email protected]. If your student/young adult has not moved, please let us know that as well. Thanks.

COLLEGE STUDENT & Y OUNG ADULT OUTREACH Please help us by returning the form below to the Adat Shalom Education & Youth Department, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 or email [email protected]. Student’s Name ______Parent(s) Name ______ATID is a collaboration between the following four conservative synagogues: Adat Shalom, Shaarey Zedek, Beth Ahm and B’nai Moshe School Address ______City ______State ______Zip ______For more information, contact Jodi Gross, [email protected] or the Education & Youth Office, 248-626-2153. Cell Phone ______Home Phone ______Email Address ______College ______Expected Graduation Date ______

8 Education & Youth Grins Are in At AdAt shAlom dAy CAmp! EE AA RR LL yy CC HH II LL DD HH OO OO DD CC EE NN TT EE RR ADAT SHALOM EARLy CHILDHOOD CENTER EDUCATOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS GRINSPOON-STEINHARDT AWARD FOR ExCELLENCE IN JEWISH EDUCATION WE ARE SO ExCITED TO ANNOUNCE that our own Rachel Levine, 3&4 year-old teacher, has received the Grinspoon Steinhardt Award for excellence in Jewish Education. The Grinspoon and Steinhardt Foundations recognize that a strong Jewish education is one of the key predictors of a child’s continued Jewish commitment as he/she grows into adulthood. Rachel was selected from a multitude of applica - tions. The selection is done through the Federation. Rachel is an incredible teacher who makes learning fun. She recog - nizes the importance of positive self- esteem and self-image and uses her talent to infuse the love of learning to the chil - AS WE ENTER THE LAST MONTH dren in her class. We are thrilled that Rachel’s passion is OF SUMMER, we begin plan - our gain. JEWISH ning for a new year. Of course Rachel has been teaching in the field of Jewish educa - at Adat Shalom, we have been AMILY tion for eight years, seven of which have be here in the Adat 4 F planning for a new year for Shalom ECC. She worked in secular education for nine y DUCATION months now. We have new years prior to that. She holds a Bachelors Degree in E ideas, services, curriculum Elementary Education from Eastern Michigan University and programs for you. But we and an M.A.T. from Oakland University. still need your input, attendance, involvement and participation – Julie on all different levels. Sometimes I feel like I live at Adat Shalom. It is the place where I pray and the place where I work. In reality I spend more SUMMER FUN AT ADAT SHALOM hours here than I do at home. But I feel a comfort in calling this Camp is in full swing, and the children are my home away from home, and I hope that you do too. If you are having a fantastic summer. Their smiles not there yet, please reach out and let us help you make this your each day are testaments to their wonderful home. You can talk to whomever you are most comfortable with, experience. The weather has been great, and whether it is a member of the clergy or someone from the the heat gives us a lot of water play opportunities. The Education & Youth Department. The point is, that we are here for children have loved the oscillating sprinkler the best. We you. Please join us in making this house, our home. have brought in special guests throughout the summer. We began with a party, and we continued the celebration all summer long. We’ve enjoyed the bouncie, a petting zoo, a mad scientist, the “animal guy” and so much more. UPCOMING FAMILy EVENTS We’ve celebrated pajama day, red white & blue day, crazy hat day, bring your favorite stuffed animal day, and more. Family Education programs are endowed in memory We never run out of days to celebrate. Cook and in honor of Jeanette Cook of Oscar If you would like to sign up for last two weeks of OPEN GyM – Fridays, August 3 & 17 camp, August 6 and 13, space is still available. Also, Come schmooze while your children run and play outside on our before the school year begins, we will be offering FUN DAyS playground ( or inside if it is too hot or raining). Pre-school age and the weeks of August 20 and 27. Please contact the office younger welcome. No charge to attend, community welcome. 10 for additional information or to sign up. a.m. – noon. our SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST – Friday, August 10 AS THE SUMMER BEGINS TO WIND DOWN, For parents/grandparents/caregivers of children 3 years and plans for the fall are well underway! We are younger (older sibs welcome). Join Rabbi Rachel for music and very excited about all the programs we’ll be challah braiding at 11:15 a.m. in our parent-toddler room. offering this fall for children through age five! Please come and check out our Adat Shalom SHABBAT IN THE PARK – Friday, August 24 LEAP ECC’s educational and engaging curriculum. Join us at 5:45 p.m. at Drake Sports Park for a family friendly Children investigate, explore, play and Shabbat service. Bring your own picnic Shabbat dinner. We will be INTO learn in their very own synagogue! There is there rain or shine. no better place to begin your child’s or grand - child’s Jewish educational journey! For more SEE PAGES 4 - 6 FOR HIGH HOLIDAy FAMILy PROGRAMMING FALL information on all of our amazing programs, For more information or to reserve your place, contact Debi at please call the ECC office at 248-851-5105, 248-626-2153 or [email protected]. 9 LEARNING or visit us on the web at adatshalomecc.org. FROM THE PRESIDENT BETH ACHIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 will enable students to read and understand our – and much more. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 ON WEDNESDAYS , our 2nd-7th graders will begin with Hebrew Connections and then to this country. My Jewish identity transition into Jewish Connections as we round out the afternoon. was also powerfully shaped by my Integrating our curriculum allows for unique understandings like the following, in con - many years in Habonim, a labor necting the words for listen (shema) , peace (shalom) , and make (oseh) : Zionist youth group that I grew up HEBREW TRANSLITERATION TRANSLATION SOURCE in and to which Rabbi Bergman Shema Yisrael Listen, Israel Torah, Prayer שמע ישראל once belonged as well. Na’aseh v’nishmah We will do and listen Torah נעשה ונשמע My decision to join a Oseh Shalom Maker of Peace Prayer עושה שלום Conservative congregation was a Shalom! Mah nishmah? Hey! What’s up? Modern Hebrew שלום! מה נשמע choice made as an adult, not one I was born into. As I reflect on that Once we understand the meaning of these Hebrew words, we can make connections: is decision and the impact it has had “Na’aseh v’nishmah” the answer to “Shema Yisrael”? Is there a difference between the on my life, I realize there are both “oseh” in “oseh shalom,” one name for God, and the “na’aseh” that we say – and what is it positive ramifications and responsi - we’re agreeing to do? In light of the first three expressions, does “hey, what’s up?” feel any bilities that stem from my affiliation. different? But why Adat Shalom and why That’s just a taste of our outstanding Religious School program, which begins on would I choose to become its presi - Sunday, September 9. We can’t wait to see your children and grandchildren walking dent? through our halls! There is still time to register, if you haven’t done so already. (Make sure Abbe grew up in a conservative to pick up some crayons!) We have plenty of new Adult Education classes for you, as well, congregation, Beth Israel in Flint. In beginning after Simchat Torah. We’ll tell you more about them in next month’s VOICE. one of the few non-negotiable issues in our marriage, we sought out Conservative congregations when we moved back to Michigan 15 years ago. Adat Shalom was an easy choice for us. Its initial appeal was that it was the only egalitarian conservative synagogue in town. With a prin - Praying With Their Feet cipled and strong willed wife and as the parents of two daughters, anything less was unacceptable. We also met Rabbi Danny Nevins, who was incredibly warm and welcom - ing, and Alan Yost, who was equally kind and inviting. The synagogue had a hamishe air about it that drew us in and made us feel comfortable. Our initial impressions still ring true, perhaps even more so than when we first joined. I’m really so proud to be the new president of this synagogue for a number of rea - sons. I believe this is a special congregation that cares deeply about its members. We have outstanding clergy, dedicated professional staff and committed lay leaders. I enjoy the friendships I’ve made with members of the board and the congregation, and I believe in giving back to our shul and contributing to its continued success. I’m also here because Abbe encouraged me, not overtly, but by setting an example of leadership in our Jewish helley and I were privileged, community. And, I happily accepted the offer to be president, in part, because I want Liza Sonce again this year, to attend and Anna to appreciate, perhaps more than they already do, that conviction, commitment the American Cancer Society Relay and volunteerism are important and lifelong pursuits. for Life at the West Bloomfield As I think about the next several years at Adat Shalom, I’m reminded of a quote I saw High School in June. This year, on the wall of Cornell Law School on my first day there. The quote from a famous beyond the scores of supporters of American Jurist, Roscoe Pound, read “The law must be stable, but it cannot stand still.” the American Cancer Society and For some reason, I’ve never forgotten that line and it still resonates with me close to thir - cancer survivors who crowded the ty years later. I think it’s because I have an emotional attachment to tradition, though I sponsor tents and the track all day readily embrace positive change. and night was a Torah brought to Adat Shalom is a healthy and dynamic congregation, and we have a lot of good things the event by our own Rabbi Rachel going for us. We’re fortunate to have the clergy we do, most of whom are relatively new to Shere. The Torah was kept and the synagogue. We’ve just hired a talented director of congregational learning. We’re sta - closely watched in the Team ble financially, and for many of you, the next time you walk into this social hall, it will Esther Tent, in memory of Esther have been completely renovated. We also have certain traditions that are unique among Olson. Several other teams were the other conservative synagogues in town: no synagogue completes a full torah service also led by Adat Shalom members each week, and I’ve been told that we haven’t missed a morning in over 40 years – in memory of their precious rela - That’s stability and that’s impressive. tives who also battled against can - But I think we’d all agree that we cannot stand still. The decline in the Conservative cer. movement in general and the fact that our own Jewish community continues to shrink Many of us had the privilege of compel us not only to explore new opportunities to reach out to current and potential con - walking the track with the Torah gregants – but also to work more closely with other synagogues and temples, to create to show God’s support for the new joint programming and educational opportunities, to break down some of the old fac - cause that every one was there for. tionalism that, in very real terms, we can no longer afford. As Rabbi Rachel said, “The Torah These issues are concerning, but I am confident that with the active involvement of is meant to reside in a place of our members, we will continue to evolve and progress in the years ahead to meet these holiness. I can’t think of a holier challenges. place than here. Everyone who has Again, I really want to thank you for being here this evening. I want to say thank you come today is praying with their again to Abbe, Liza and Anna for both encouraging me to assume this position and for feet.” your unconditional love and support and your understanding of the commitment this will – Ed Kohl involve. Shabbat Shalom. 10 People & Programs

ADAT SHALOM YOUNG ADULT GROUP € SOCIAL ACTION IN ACTION ‹ WANTS YOU! We were very busy this summer getting ready for our guests from the South Oakland Shelter. Thanks to everyone for their efforts in this THE YOUNG ADULT GROUP important project. Watch for all the details in next month’s VOICE. took part in Adat Shalom’s annual Housing the Homeless Thank you to Natalie Blum for coordinating event by sponsoring dinner on YAD EZRA DELIVERIES…. the volunteers this past year. Natalie is attending medical school, so we Monday night, July 16th. It's are looking for someone to assume this role. “Job” responsibilities are always enjoyable to serve din - to coordinate the volunteers to make the deliveries on four Sundays in ner and chat with guests. 2012-2013. The dates are October 14, January 20, 2013, May 19 and Thanks to those of you who September 13. Interested? Give me a call at 248-798-7673. helped out and were in attendance that night! We really appreciate your help! Joanne Kristal, Community If you aren’t already a member of our Facebook A NEW PROJECT OPPORTUNITY… Outreach Director for Jewish Senior Life, recently contacted me. She is group, you can join by searching for Adat Shalom looking for volunteers to assist older Jewish adults who reside in non- Young Adult Group . You can also become a part of our Jewish facilities. There are more than 1000 older Jewish adults resid - email list by sending an email message to youngadult - ing in over 100 non-Jewish facilities in the Detroit area. Activities can [email protected] include friendly visiting, playing games, doing a social action project or [email protected]. together, or celebrating holidays or Shabbat. She would find the facili - Enjoy the end of the summer! ty and help plan the activity. Contact me if you can help. It is so impor - Beth Rodgers tant to keep these seniors involved in Jewish life. Young Adult Group Chairperson

NO ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED. – AESOP “P IZZA NIGHT ” r h fo EVVA HEPNER, SOCIAL ACTION CHAIRPERSON DAT HALOM atc A S W tion rma 247-798-7673 OR [email protected] YOUNG ADULTS info oon ing s ASSISTED IN PREP - com our nd y PING FOR DINNER a zra KOL NIDRE FOOD DRIVE ad E FOR OUR HOME - Y TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 bag! LESS GUESTS LAST MONTH . - ONE NIGHT ONLY - HAZZAN GROSS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Berlin, a hall that rivals Carnegie in both acoustics and beauty. The following morning we had a Shabbat service during which forty-five different cantors davened (there were seventy-five on the trip,) and I led everyone in the Mi Sheberach which we sing every Shabbat at Adat Shalom. The next day there was a breathtaking concert in the Berliner Dom featuring many of my col - leagues and the cathedral’s magnificent choir. It was very powerful to experience Jews and non- Experience the recent Jews singing together in this prominent Protestant church that dominates the Berlin landscape. Cantors Assembly Some other memorable highlights in Berlin were a boat tour along the Spree River canal, watch - Mission to Germany ing the Euro 2012 soccer finals on huge screen TVs set up in Tiergarten Park, and a visit to the in picture and sound! impressive Pergemon Museum with all of its relics from the Ancient Middle East and Islam. We then traveled south to Munich and made our way to Dachau. Here we davened Come to Adat Shalom to Shacharit and toured the numbing grounds of the concentration camp. Then back in Munich see and hear some of the we spent the afternoon at the newly constructed Jewish Center in the heart of the city for a very performances along with a moving memorial service commemorating the forty years since the tragedy at the 1972 Olympic slide show capturing Games in Munich. Three hundred people united together in respect as we dedicated a moment of silence to the eleven Israeli delegates who were mercilessly murdered. Following this service, many of the powerful we davened Mincha in the impressive Ohel Jakob Synagogue. This day was by far the emotion - moments of this incredible al crux of the trip. trip. On the last day of the mission, many of us spent the day in Salzburg. Most famous for The Sound of Music and Mozart, it is a city that should be on everyone’s “to visit” list. Finally, what See for yourself what made the trip most special was a series of lectures given by the historian Dr. Stephen Berk. A Hazzan Gross and several riveting orator, Dr. Berk put into historical perspective the story of the Jewish people in Germany congregants experienced from the Middle Ages through the modern era. Always able to captivate the audience, Dr. Berk added a dimension to the trip that those present will surely always remember. this summer in Germany! I’m sure that plans are already in the works for the next international Cantors Assembly trip. I hope that you will consider joining me as a delegate on this unique musical journey of TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 heritage and healing. 7:30 P.M. 11 Minyan Musings

FROM BARRY L. LIPPITT, RITUAL DIRECTOR & COORDINATOR, BAR/BAT MITZVAH INSTRUCTION

IN AUGUST WE LIKE TO UPDATE our records so we are ready for [email protected]) no later than August 10. Review ses - the new year, and the new year’s projects. Our first project sions for readers will be held on Thursday, 9/6; Sunday, this coming year is to match all of our members who had 9/9; and Thursday, 9/13. a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony with their individual parashah and Haftarah . If you’re on our compiled list, we’ll qqqqq be able to reach out to you to invite you to have an aliyah AUGUST IS A PRIME MONTH for vacations, and several of our to mark the anniversary, or to chant Haftarah when we morning and evening minyan regulars will be away. Please have no new bar or bat mitzvah observance scheduled. To help us out in August by picking a day of the week and a help me compile this list, send an email to me service, and make it your own during August (and, of ([email protected]) and use the message title: “Bar course, you don’t need to stop at month’s end). In return, we Mitzvah anniversary information.” offer you a friendly community for prayer, and, if you join us qqqqq in the morning, a great breakfast. Morning minyan begins at 7:30 a.m. Monday – Friday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. to add a prayer for healing for MANY CONGREGANTS ASK US Evening minyan, from Sunday – Friday begins at 6 p.m. family members and friends. If you would like us to add a name to the Mi Sheberach list, send an email to both me qqqqq and my assistant, Caren Harwood (charwood@adat - AS A REMINDER FOR ALL WHO JOIN US IN THE MORNING on days we shalom.org), and include the following information: 1. read Torah (Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and Fast English name, 2. Hebrew name and mother’s Hebrew Days), our minyan policy is that, to receive an aliyah , men name, if known, 3. Reason for addition to list (this is kept must be wearing tefillin (we do have some extra sets avail - confidential, shared only with clergy), 4. When to begin able for your use, but we can’t promise they’ll fit). In partic - (e.g., immediately, or on date of or preceding surgery), 5. ular, if you’re coming to get an aliyah when you have When to end (we will typically list someone for 1 month, yahrzeit , and you’re a male, bring your tefillin or ask to bor - row a set. unless we receive other instructions) qqqqq When sending the email, use the message title: “Mi Sheberach request.” SPEAKING OF OUR DAILY BREAKFAST, it would not be possible qqqqq but for the culinary skills of Marvin Brown. For those who enjoy our breakfasts when they come, please consider a , Adat Shalom will WHEN A MEMBER FAMILY EXPERIENCES A LOSS donation to our Minyan Breakfast Fund, to mark an aliyah often arrange to supervise the home shiva services by you receive at the daily minyan, to make a donation when sending someone either to lead the prayer services or to you request a special prayer be offered, or just because you assist family members in leading the services. Because like French Toast Tuesdays (if you don’t know what these clergy are not always available to supervise these services, are, please join us on a Tuesday morning). we look to our lay members to represent the synagogue on these occasions. We are compiling a new list of lay members who would like to participate in this program, and will provide them with the training and background to serve as the synagogue’s representative. If you would like to be on the list, please send me your name, email address, and daytime phone number (home or cell). qqqqq

THE HIGH HOLIDAYS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER, in the mid - dle of September. As in the past, we invite our post-b’nai mitzvah teens (in middle school or high school only, please) to enhance the holiday experience by reading Torah for our services. Invitations have gone out to many MARVIN BROWN, OUR OWN MASTER CHEF, IS FAMOUS FOR “FRENCH TOAST TUESDAYS” of our teens; if you did not receive one and would like to AND OTHER MINYAN BREAKFASTS THROUGH- chant Torah this year, please send an email to me (blip - OUT THE WEEK. COME AND ENJOY BREAK- FAST FOLLOWING MORNING MINYAN!

12 INTRODUCING ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 2012 - 2013 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OUR 5773 The following members of the Congregation will serve as Officers and Board Members for the coming season. Mazal Tov to all of our new and continuing COmmITTee leaders! PAST PRESIDENTS ChaIRpeRsONs President ...... David Sherbin Irwin Alterman, Barbara Cook, First Vice President ...... Lori Issner Sanford Eichenhorn, We invite you to involve yourself Vice President ...... Norma Dorman Abraham Gamer, Joel Gershenson, in Adat Shalom’s inner workings by Recording Secretary . . .Richard Tyner Sharon Hart, Ed Kohl, sharing in the responsibility as well Treasurer ...... Sandy Vieder Terran Leemis, Beverly Liss, Paul as the satisfaction to be gained Immediate Past President Magy, Harry Maisel, Jack Rubin, from playing a direct role in the ...... Julie Teicher David Schostak, Jeffrey Supowit, operation of the Synagogue. Larry Wolfe The following committee chair - persons look forward to your par - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE Joyce B. Weingarten Carol Weintraub Fogel Shannon Dickstein ticipation. Please look over the list, and call Executive Director Alan HONORARY TRUSTEES Yost at 248-851-5100, or you may Ronald Charfoos Sam Holcman Alan J. Kaufman send him an email at ayost@adat - Allan Nachman Neal Zalenko shalom.org, to discuss your inter - ests. BOARD OF TRUSTEES* Maria Pacis Biederman Ken Goss Sherri Morof Bruce Brickman Gary Graff Richard Nucian Adult Study Commission Larry Buch Dan Guyer Beth Rodgers David Strauss Alan Chandross Evva Hepner David Strauss Doreen Dickman Diane Howitt Rena Tepman Empty Nesters Robert Dunsky Joel Kahn Jennifer Weinstein Cindy Posen & Ruth Zerin Stacy Fox Martin Kaye Joe Wener Tobi Fox Deborah Kolin Julie Wiener House Committee Darryl Goldberg Jay Levin Gary Wine Joel Golden Mickey Levin Philip Wolok Rick Tyner Stuart Logan Israel Advocacy Committee Larry Buch JEFF (Jewish Experiences Save - the - Date for Families) Committee Sisterhood Torah Fund Brunch Jennifer Weinstein Monday, October 15 Membership Stacy Fox Our exquisite Torah Fund Pins are a gift to you Religious School Committee with your donation of $180 or more to Torah Fund. For more information, call Harriet Dunsky, Uri Uri Doreen Dickman 248-851-1959. “Awake – Greet the New Dawn” Social Action Committee Evva Hepner

Spiritual Committee G MAKIN Sisterhood Gift Shop Dan Guyer ROOM FOR SYNergy Committee NEW AMAZING SALE S Karen Kahn ITEM Up to 75% off (ON SELECT MERCHANDISE) Young Adult Group SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 9 AM - 2 PM Beth Rodgers Youth Committee Check the September VOICE and weekly emails for Marty Kaye September Sale Days!

13 Celebrate! AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1- Linda Golden 11- Michele Elkus 16- David Gordon 23- Karen Kraft 5- Norman Benjamin 12- Ann Katz 17- Rochelle Klegon 24- Bobbie Miller 29- Elaine Raznick Lauren Gross 13- Joel Golden 18- Debbie Glassman 25- Rachel Jensen 30- Sharon Kaplan 6- Gale Lawson 14- Nancy Kaufman Herbert Mitnick Nancy Schostak Elaine Serling Barbara Weiss Jeffrey Tackel Theodore Talon Dick Sloan Ruth Zerin 9- Susan Barr Mark Teicher Ann Benderoff 26- Michael Kovacs 31- Aaron Perlman 11- Francine Berman 16- Allan Gelfond 21- Bette Shapiro 27- Sheila Sloan 23- Ann Benderoff 29- Marilyn Gutter rrrr AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES 4- Judi & Donald Davis 10- Sandy & Michael Robbins 15- Susan & Jeffrey Young 23- Lori & Jeff Lipshaw Kimberly Lifton & Kevin Shea 11- Susan & Gordon Shlom 16- Lesley & Barry Feldman Andi & Larry Wolf 6- Karen & Samuel Crane Sara & Marc Wasser Judy & David Goldis 26- Sheryl & Clifford Dovitz Marilyn & Donald Rudick 13- Harriet & Sy Lusky 17- Florence & Samuel Havis 30- Lori & Michael Lieberman 7- Rochelle & Eugene Perlman Robin & Gary Wine 18- Meredith & Howard Goldberg Diane & Harvey Zameck 8- Jessica & Steven Migliore Sharon & Sheldon Rocklin Rita & Edwin Sitron 31- Olga & Paul Friedman Rose & Albert Rubinlicht 14- Moreen & Marshall Lett 21- Claudia & Kenneth Been 9- Rabbi Rachel & Dan Shere 15- Susan & Benson Barr 23- Judy & Irwin Elson

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Each month we list birthdays & anniversaries for adult congregants who have indicated that they wish to be listed in this column. Please send the information to Nancy Wilhelm at Adat Shalom Synagogue, call her at 248-851-5100, or e-mail [email protected].

Mazal WE’RE PLEASED TO LET YOU KNOW… JERRY COOK was elected President of the Jewish Historical Society of Tov! Michigan at the organization’s June meeting. Marriage of Janis Holtzman & Michael Colman STUART NATHAN was featured in the University of Detroit Mercy Marriage of Jennifer King, daughter of Martha Cudney Newsletter this past spring. Stuart was trained as a Physician Assistant and Bill Cudney, and Stephen Schostak, son of Lillian at U-D Mercy and is a past recipient of the school’s Alumni Award of the & Lee Schostak Year. Marriage of Erica Lewis, daughter of Karen & Scott RABBI YOSKOWITZ officiated in June at the annual Michigan Jewish Lewis, and David Herc, son of Sharon & Robert Herc War Veterans Memorial Day ceremony at Machpelah Cemetery Engagement of Miriam Lieberman, daughter of SAM ZERIN was featured this spring in a 36 UNDER 36 C OLUMN of the of Rochelle & Joel Lieberman, and Lawrence Zeidman, The New York Jewish Week. Sam is a classical pianist pursuing a PhD son of Irene & the late Allan Zeidman at New York University and has made an important musical discovery of the works of Jewish composer Joseph Achron. Engagement of Lisa Yoskowitz, daughter of Rabbi Herbert & Rachel Yoskowitz, and Michael Bernfeld, WE’RE HAPPY TO SHARE “GOOD NEWS” ABOUT ADULT MEMBERS OF OUR CONGRE- son of Julie & Shimon Bernfeld. GATION. PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]. Birth of Regan Hope Goodbinder, daughter of Jennifer & Todd Goodbinder, granddaughter of Esther & Neal Zalenko and Susan & Charles Goodbinder, great- granddaughter of Toby Simon VISITORS Birth of Eloise Hannah Golden, daughter of Marie & Stewart Golden, granddaughter of Linda & Joel Golden ON Birth of Ilan Gabriel Levine, son of Shari Sitron & Peter Levine, grandson of Rita & Ed Sitron, Nancy & OUR Marvin Levine, and Ellen Blumberg & the late Ed Blumberg, great-grandson of Ann Keller BIMAH Birth of Benjamin Nathan Sitron, son of Jessica & Neil Sitron, grandson of Rita & Ed Sitron and Barbara & Mort Mailman, great-grandson of Ann Keller ADAT SHALOM WAS PLEASED TO HOST A LUNCH FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE Birth of Gabriel Terebelo, son of Christina & Bradley JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN JUNE TOUR OF SIGNIFICANT HIS- Terebelo, grandson of Robin & Howard Terebelo and TORIC JEWISH LOCATIONS. RIGHT: CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH VISITORS POSED Kathy Costello, great-grandson of Ruth Blackman 14 FOR A KODAK-MOMENT ON ADAT SHALOM BIMAH. In Memoriam

We send heartfelt condolences to the families of: CLAIRE MORRELL, wife of Simon Morrell, mother of Wendy MARTINA BURNS BERTONI, mother of Susan (Darren) Knox, (Marc) Kippelman and Andrea “Andie” (Andrew) Feuereisen, Elizabeth (Greg) Tobey and Julie (Fiance Michael Varnum) grandmother of Stephanie Heller, Jackie (Marc) Issner, Nikki Bertoni, grandmother of Jonathan, sister of Kelly (Marshall) Heller, Stacy (Jon Miller) Feuereisen, Jeffrey Feuereisen and Goldberg, aunt of Marc, Jordan and Danielle Goldberg Ricki Feuereisen wife of the late Ben Borin, mother of Mel PAULETTE BORIN, JACQUES ROSENFELD, husband of Masal “Toni” Rosenfeld, (Marilyn) Borin, Karen (Richard) White, Bob (Michelle) Borin father of Joel (Amy) Rosenfeld, David Rosenfeld, Dianne and Steven (Carol Fischer) Borin, grandmother of Kim (Bill) Rosenfeld and Suzanne Rosenfeld, grandfather of Raquel, Colwyn, Brooke (Brian) Jacobs, Jordan (Sarah) White, Evan Zachary, Daniel, Adam and Max Rosenfeld, brother of Judy (Mallory) Borin, Ashley Borin, Joshua Borin, Brianna Borin, (Marvin) Skolnick Danielle Borin, Ben Borin, Jason Teshuba and Michael (Maria) Teshuba, great grandmother of Emma, Sam and Chloe Colwyn, FLORENCE SADOFF, wife of Charles Sadoff, mother of Wendy Taylor, Eli and Dylan Jacobs, Hayden White, Grayson and Sadoff and Raulla (Gene) Mitchell, grandmother of Andrew and Ethan Borin Jillian Gordner and Claire Mitchell, sister of Ted Richter and Bernice Breitman RALPH BORIN, father of Jeffrey (Barbara) Borin, Anne (Bart) Teush and Deborah (William) Korman, grandfather of Sam ETHEL SINKOFF, wife of the late Saul Sinkoff, mother of Steven Borin, Hannah Teush and Cameron Korman, brother of Jack (Teri) Sinkoff, Mark (Ruth Lerman) Sinkoff, and Michal Tamuz, (Belle) Borin and Bernice Boorman grandmother of Rebecca Sinkoff, Hilary Sinkoff, Dov Lerman- Sinkoff, Sara Lerman-Sinkoff and the late Aryeh Chiam HERBERT FRIEDMAN, husband of Vicki Friedman, father of Lerman-Sinkoff Jason (Esperanza) Friedman, Melissa Friedman, Nicole (Josef) Eshet and Jordan Friedman, grandfather of Justin, Joshua and Jaden Friedman, and Rachel and Jacob Eshet, brother of Roberta Wolf

MILTON HANDELMAN, husband of Betty Handelman, father of William (Nancy) Handelman and Paul Handelman, grandfather of Leslie, Amy and Elyse Handelman, brother of Arnold (Marilynne) Handelman

SHELDON JACOBS, husband of Andrea Jacobs, father of Barbara Jacobs, Debby (Joel) Skolnick, Ben Jacobs and Lauren Jacobs, grandfather of Lydia and Daniel Skolnick, brother of Gilbert (Joan) Jacobs and Philip Jacobs

GEORGE KARNES, husband of Madelyn Karnes, father of Sherri (Steve) Kass and Laurie Karnes, grandfather of Scott Kass and Suzan (Larry) Tepman ADAT SHALOM MEMORIAL PARK mother of Joseph Evan "Joey" MAXINE “MICKEY” KRINSKY, FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF CEMETERY PLOTS, PLEASE Krinsky, Karen (Sandy) Crane and Howard (Mary) Krinsky, also CALL STEVEN GOLDSMITH, 248-798-9995, OR DENISE GALLAGHER, survived by former daughter in law Debbie Krinsky, grand - 248-851-5100. mother of Jeff, Jenna and Jay Krinsky, Marc Crane and Katie and Laura Krinsky

VICTOR LAWSON, husband of the late Mayme Lawson, father of Larry (fiancee Myra Greenwald) Lawson, Noel (Judith) Lawson and Deanna (Allan) Pincus, brother of Perl Baum, ~ Healing from Loss ~ grandfather of Rabbi Rachel (Daniel) Shere, David (Ellen) Lawson, Audrey (Scott) Kaufman, Miriam (Leo) L'Homme, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Jonathan (Andrea) Pincus and Jeff (Erica) Lawson, great- GROUPS IN SEPTEMBER grandfather of Samuel, Jonathan and Lisa Lawson, Aaron, Courtney, Dalia and Adam Kaufman, Shayna L'Homme, Michael Pincus, Eitan, Avi & Ezra Shere, and Micah Lawson Bereavement support groups will resume next month on Sunday mornings, September 9 and 23. “Healing from NORMAN L. LETVIN, husband of Marion Letvin, father of Loss” will be facilitated by Rabbi Rachel Shere and Ruby Andrea Ricka, Rebecca, Adam and Elizabeth, son of Esther Kushner, M.S.W. Letvin, brother of David (Alice) Letvin and Judith (Marty) These support groups are open to the community. Liebman There is no charge. Questions? Please email Rabbi Shere at [email protected]. 15 Tributes We record with sincere appreciation the Charlotte Dubin becoming a Bat Mitzvah following generous contributions designed to by Judie and Shelby Dubin; Cheryl & Adat Shalom Synagogue maintain the programs of Adat Shalom: Dan Guyer; Susan Shevrin Lauren Gross and her beautiful CONGREGATIONAL FUND performance by the JCRC Tribute Contributions IN MEMORY OF: Sharon Hart receiving the JFMD Lifetime Martina Bertoni by Marsha & Hal Baker; Lisa Achievement Award ADAT SHALOM’S trib - & Michael Betman and family; Diane & by Cheryl & Dan Guyer ute funds provide sup - Harvey Howitt; Sandy Shapiro Laura Jaffe becoming a Bat Mitzvah port for our many Paulette Borin by Roz Lax; Mollie Nucian; by Lisa & Bob Jaffe; Sheryl & Shay Sandy Schram Rosenfeld; Barbara & Steven Shumer; important synagogue Charles Brasch by The Stollman Family programs and servic - Margie Winston Zella Daugherty by The Betman Family Phyllis Kessler becoming a Bat Mitzvah es, which help Margrit Ehlich by Joseph G. Sommer to define us as an out - by Barbara & Steven Shumber Nathan Feingold by Beryl & Mickey Levin; Wendy Kippelman becoming a Bat Mitzvah standing congregation. Sandy Shapiro by Lori & Jim Issner; Marianne & Jerome Lillian Feldman by Cindy & Howard Babcock Pesick; Sheryl & Shay Rosenfeld We have set a $10 min - Jean Frankel by Charlotte Dubin; The Barak Lebovitz’s graduation imum price for tribute cards, on par Friedlaender Family; Lori & Jim Issner; by Linda & Eric Lutz with other area congregations. Sylvia & Abe Pearlman; Elise & David Wedding of Sage & Michael Robinson Schostak; Bluma & Leonard Siegal Prayer Book Fund contributions are by Harriet Friedman and Jody Sack Vita Marie Grace by Elaine & Harvey Aidem $36 for the daily Sim Shalom Prayer Lauren Rosenberg becoming a Bat Mitzvah Robert Heller by Eric Lutz by Beverly & Randy Phillips; Barbara & Book, $50 for the Shabbat Sim George Karnes by Marsha & Hal Baker Shalom Prayer Book, and $50 for an Steven Shumer Maxine Krinsky by Saree & Steve Hantler Aliyah on Shavuot by Stewart Shear Etz Hayim Chumash. Gary Lipkin’s sister, Marci by Joseph David Sherbin being installed as president Sommer, David, Mary and Anita by Dana & Jon Abrahams; Stacy & We are very grateful to members and Claire Morrell by Jeffrey Rosenberg Jeffrey Brodsky; Beth & Robert Borson; friends who have consistently pur - Barry Rankin’s mother The Stillman Family chased tributes, marking lifecycle by Marsha & Hal Baker Jake Stamel becoming an attorney Grace Schreiber events and other significant occa - by Linda & Eric Lutz by Hilary Mellin & Joel Gershenson sions, and we encourage your con - Julie Teicher completing her 2nd year as Ethel Sinkoff by Lori & Jim Issner President of Adat Shalom tinued support. Each greeting is Bob Stollman by Lisa & Michael Betman individually prepared on a handsome by Charlotte & Harry Teicher and family; Amy,George, Brian & Margo Debbie Williams becoming a Bat Mitzvah card. Dickstein by Joyce Kornbluh; Margory Santacreu; Anne Summers by Judie and Shelby Dubin Susan Shevrin To arrange for a tribute, please send Yahrzeits of: B’nai Mitzvah of Alex & Max Winkelman the following information to the Rose Barron by Harold Barron by Dr. & Mrs. James Ravin Synagogue office: Joe Bernstein by Dolores Mandell Sonja Blechman by Karen Goss SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Cathy Donigan by Adele Staller Simon Dershonwitz by Kenneth Goss 1. Name of Fund Hazzan Gross by Diane & Harvey Howitt; Philipp Fischer by Joan & Fred Fischer Beryl & Mickey Levin 2. Occasion: (In memory of … In Ted Fishman by Shirley Locke honor of … Speedy recovery to … Rubin Goldenberg öõ by Saree, Steve, Scott & Brad Hantler (Please print names.) BOY SCOUT FUND Ruth Goss; William Goss by Kenneth Goss TROOP #364 3. Name(s) (first & last) and David Hantler by Saree & Steve Hantler IN MEMORY OF: address of person(s) to be notified Philip Herman by Shirley Herman Yahrzeit of Arnold Podell Goldie Hyman by Shirley Locke by Cathy & Ken Podell 4. Your name(s) & address Dezider Judikovic; Malvina Judikovic 5. Check for $10 per tribute by Mike Judikovic öõ Rose Kampner by Eleanor Maness MARILYN & MATTHEW DROZ We will process your tribute and mail Hermine Nash by Gail & Eugene Smoler MEMORIAL FUND it promptly. Beverly Rosen IN HONOR OF: by Gloria, Ryan & Jaclyn Wolok Janis & Sam Holcman and a lovely dinner To make a tribute online, go to: Leatrice Shalom; Robert Shapiro by Shelley & Alan Droz www.adatshalom.org/donate.php by Sandy Shapiro Laura Jaffe becoming a Bat Mitzvah Benjamin Siegal by Leonard Siegal by Cheryl & Jim Bloom; Ellen Tributes received by the 1st of the Milton Singer by Carol Singer & David Bushman month will appear in the following Aryeh Lerman-Sinkoff by Emiko Hayashi Lauren Rosenberg becoming a Bat Mitzvah Molly Stross by Shirley Locke month’s VOICE. by Cheryl & Jim Bloom IN HONOR OF: öõ 72nd anniversary of Sylvia & Abe Pearlman If you would like information on how ALAN & SUE KAUFMAN by Judy & Stanley Frankel EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUND to establish a fund, please contact Honor received at the Winkelman B’nai Executive Director Alan Yost. IN MEMORY OF: Mitzvah by Laura Freedman Pedrick Martin Appel, Seymour Finkel, Milton Adat Shalom Clergy by Amy & Bob Folberg Goodman, Rosslyn Weinerman Irwin Alterman’s JFMD Lifetime Achievement by Sue & Terry Berlin Award by Cheryl & Dan Guyer Charles Brasch by The Rotenberg Family 16 Tributes Lois Fagan by Susie & Dennis Horwitz by Phyllis & Seymour Subar New grandson of Rita & Ed Sitron Nathan Feingold by Jane & Neil Anchill; Ruthe Levy & my gratitude for a great year by Beryl & Mickey Levin Shellie & Mike Anstandig by Noah Lovy Deborah Williams becoming a Bat Mitzvah Edward Goldberg by Shelly Tarockoff Janis Braun-Levine by Diane Mehringer Lily Gordon by Shelley & Arthur Fine by the Adat Shalom Ruach Youth Choir Lawrence Katz by The Rotenberg Family Rivka Nachlas & my gratitude for a great öõ HENRY C. & ROSE BENSON KEYWELL Gerald Pearlman by Tammi & Scott Cooper year by Noah and Evan Lovy & ESTELLE K. KAHN FUND Lew Rose by Susie & Dennis Horwitz Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Perlman Claire Rygiel by Shelly Tarockoff IN MEMORY OF: by Adele W. Staller Paulette Borin by Shirley & Kopel Kahn; Ethel Sinkoff by Eleanor & Dan Fogel; Lisa & Richard Mertz; Susan Kahn Sovel Paula & Leonard Greenberg; Lois öõ Martin Krohner by Susan & Robert Sovel & Mark Langberg ALEX GRAHAM Yahrzeit of Freda Kahn Leslie Weiss by The Rotenberg Family TRAVEL & EDUCATION FUND by Shirley & Kopel Kahn Yahrzeit of Sylvia & Julius Greenberg; IN MEMORY OF: Molly Perchikoff; Florence Wagner Martina Bertoni, Aryeh Lerman-Sinkoff öõ by Paula & Leonard Greenberg by Susie & Bill Graham ROBERT KORNWISE FUND Nathan Feingold by Debbie & Jeff Supowit; IN HONOR OF: IN MEMORY OF: Scott Berlin’s graduation from U of M Shoshana Wolok Danielle Ruskin becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Reva & Shelly Segal Fred Lehman by Marion Shlom by Betsy & Jerry Loomus Maria Pacis-Biederman becoming Norman Litvin by Susie & Bill Graham; Karen & Allan Lovinger öõ a Bat Mitzvah by Jennifer, Stuart, ALEX KUSHNER MEMORIAL FUND Rachel & Noah Freedland Ethel Sinkoff by Susie & Bill Graham; Karen & Allan Lovinger; Rachel Subrin; IN MEMORY OF: Wedding of Janis Holtzman & Michel Colman Paulette Borin, Richard Karson , Ethel Sinkoff by Shellie & Mike Anstandig Rochelle & Norm Welsh Yahrzeits of: by Ruby & Richard Kushner Sue Lutz becoming a Bat Mitzvah IN HONOR OF: by Sharon & Jay Daitch Mary Been by Claudia & Ken Been Fred Lehman by Marion Shlom Birthdays of Rabbi Bergman, Roger Kusher, B’not Mitzvah Danielle Ruskin and Jennifer Bonnie Otis, Lois Shiffman, Rabbi Yoskowitz Weinstein by Jennifer, Stuart, Rachel & Noah IN HONOR OF: by Ruby & Richard Kushner Freedland; The Ganezer Family; Maria Pacis-Biederman becoming a Reva Segal Bat Mitzvah by Susie & Bill Graham öõ 65th anniversary of Bette & Avery Shapiro Engagement of Amy Yashinsky & Seth Stern HILLEL ISAAC MAISEL MEMORIAL by Shelley & Arthur Fine by Susie & Bill Graham; HOUSING THE HOMELESS FUND Carol Weintraub Fogel being installed as a IN MEMORY OF: SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Martina Bertoni by Evva & Michael Hepner Sharon Rocklin by Beryl & Mickey Levin National Board Member of the Jewish Community Centers of America Paulette Borin, Jean Frankel, Sylvia Grace by Susie & Bill Graham by Rachel & Harry Maisel EVAN TYLER OTIS BOOK MOBILE FUND Hazzan Gross being elected to the Executive Michael Elias by Carol & Jeffrey Maisels OF THE NURSERY SCHOOL Committe of the Cantor’s Assembly Nathan Feingold by Rachel & Harry Maisel; IN MEMORY OF: by Susie & Bill Graham Adele W. Staller; Fran & Phil Wolok Evan Tyler Otis, Sheldon Otis B’not Mitzvah Lauren Gross, Lezlie Silber- Jonathan Hyams by Carol & Jeffrey Maisels by Maurice Otis Mostyn and Debbie Williams Jacques Rosenfeld by Rachel & Harry Maisel; IN HONOR OF: by Susie & Bill Graham Fran & Phil Wolok Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Davis by Diane Otis Wendy Heller-Kippelman becoming a Bat Ethel Sinkoff by Fran & Phil Wolok öõ Mitzvah by Paula & Michael Ceresnie David Winston by Mollie Nucian CHARLOTTE & PHILLIP EDELHEIT FUND 90th birthday of Lou Landgarten Yahrzeits of: IN MEMORY OF: by Susie & Bill Graham David Biber; Pearl Biber by Susan Bindes Nathan Feingold by Janis Holcman Paul Magy receiving a distinguished service Ben Frank by Carole Frank and family Harry Michaelson by Millie Burns award by Susie & Bill Graham Emma Frank by Carole Frank IN HONOR OF: Nori Rubin becoming a Bat Mitzvah Rose Friedman by Harriet Friedman Bat Mitzvah of Sue Lutz by Paula & Michael Ceresnie Gustav Reichman by Marta Fleischer by Morrine & Steve Maltzman Sarah Singer by Ruth Singer öõ IN HONOR OF: öõ BETTY & D. DAN KAHN Irwin Alterman receiving the JFMD Lifetime DR. MANUEL FELDMAN CHESED FUND Achievement Award by Saul Rose BETH ACHIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL IN MEMORY OF: Natalie Blum and your help with Yad Ezra MEMORIAL FUND D. Dan Kahn by Greenfield Industries by Evva Hepner IN MEMORY OF: IN HONOR OF: Debbie Cohen and your help with SOS Charles Brasch by Rena & Ronnie Meyers Bat Mitzvah of Danielle Katkowsky homeless by Evva Hepner George Karnes by Adele Staller by Inez Cane Charlotte Dubin and the 16 B’not Mitzvah Ethel Sinkoff by Debbie & Jeff Supowit öõ by Rachel & Harry Maisel Yahrzeit of Sandra Feldman GERRY D. KELLER Rachel Galazan representing the Rose family by Susan & Michael Feldman MEMORIAL CHOIR FUND at the plaque dedication by Saul Rose Sharon Hart receiving the JFMD Lifetime IN HONOR OF: IN MEMORY OF: Elissa Berg & luck on her next adventure Jayne Rudy Schostak by Shelley & Ed Kohl Achievement Award by Saul Rose by Rena & Ronnie Meyers Yahrzeit of Julius Nussbaum Sara Hepner’s college graduation Feige Bowick & my gratitude for a great year by Michael Schulman by Marsha & Hal Baker Deborah Lapin’s help with the Ronald by Evan Lovy IN HONOR OF: Cathy Donigan , Tamar Dvir by Rena Meyers 90th birthday of Lou Landgarten McDonald House by Evva Hepner Ed Kohl being elected to the ZOA board by Marian, Jay & Barbara Guttman Miriam Lieberman’s engagement to Larry by Phyllis & Seymour Subar and family Zeidman by Carol & Jeffrey Maisels 90th birthday of Lou Landgarten Rochelle & Joel Lieberman and all their help 17 Tributes by Sarah, Daniel, Michael & Rachel Recent marriage of Erica Lewis & David Herc IN HONOR OF: Braverman by Kathie & Jeffrey Schwartz; Julie & Jason Raznick for receiving special Michael Lieberman’s graduation from dental Marty Wiener; Rosalie & Bruce Rosen recognition by Esther Kosova school by Rachel & Harry Maisel Sue Lutz becoming a Bat Mitzvah The marriage of Mr. & Mrs. Glen Shapiro’s Marriage of the daughter of Sharon & Harry by Linda Levy children by Elaine & Mel Raznick Lubetsky by Arlene & Asher Tilchin Lauren Rosenberg becoming a Bat Mitzvah SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Leslie Magy and your help with by Sue & Mark Jaffe; Linda Levy; Judy & Doreen Lichtman Friendship Circle by Evva Hepner Mike Lipson by Madelon & Lou Seligman Rachel Maisel representing the Rose family Nori Rubin becoming a Bat Mitzvah Ronald Sollish by Shirley Raznick and family at the plaque dedication by Saul Rose by Julie Wiener Gail Mizruchi and all your help Rita & Ed Sitron’s new grandson öõ by Sarah, Daniel, Michael & Rachel by Sharon & Tom Lebovic BELLE & MAURICE ROSENDER Braverman Debbie Williams becoming a Bat Mitzvah MEMORIAL FUND Bat Mitzvah of Ellie Simon by Sandy Shapiro IN MEMORY OF: by Rachel & Harry Maisel Gloria Wolok becoming a Bat Mitzvah Martina Bertoni , Nathan Feingold , Sheldon Danielle Ruskin becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Saul Rose; Julie & Marty Wiener Jacobs, Ethel Sinkoff by Debby & Steve Portney by Joyce & Jeffrey Weingarten Bar Mitzvah of Blake Segel öõ Calvin Rothman by Rachel & Harry Maisel STEVEN POSEN by Ruth & Chuck Weingarten YOUTH VOLUNTEER FUND Amy Strauss, Ruth Zerin for their help IN HONOR OF: with the blood drive by Evva Hepner IN MEMORY OF: George Blum receiving the “8 over 80” award Jean Frankel by Beryl & Mickey Levin Bat Mitzvah of Caroline Strauss by Ruth & Chuck Weingarten Claire Morrell by Helayne & Jeffrey Kaplan by Evva & Michael Hepner 35th anniversary for Lori & Jim Issner Ethel Sinkoff by Sharyl, Alan & Elana 21st birthday of Natalie Tischler by Joyce & Jeffrey Weingarten Ackerman; Danie & Larry Allan; Gayle & by Rachel & Harry Maisel Birth of Evan Bradley, grandson of Karen & Harvey Beck; Allen Buch; Paula & Michael Ryan Tischler’s graduation from ASU Bill Rosender by Bonnie & Allan Shapiro by Rachel & Harry Maisel Ceresnie; Judy & Ike Engelbaum; Paula & Debbie Williams becoming a Bat Mitzvah Lou Glazier; Shelley & Mark Gach; Dottie öõ by Celia & Michael Lubetsky Harwood; Carol Ehrlich; Beryl & Mickey RABBI JACOB E. SEGAL FUND Gloria Wolok becoming a Bat Mitzvah Levin; Etta & Harvey Lipsky and family; IN MEMORY OF: Yahrzeits of: by Fran & Phil Wolok Judy & Michael Lipson; Marcia Mumbrue; Aviva Panush, Mitch Silverman & Harry Goldberg by Sheilah Goldberg SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Gladys Hyman by Norman Hyman Sol Rubin by Etta & Harvey Lipsky Shoshana; Elayne & Don Ritten; The Betsy Winkelman by Evva & Michael Hepner; Shabbat Study Group; Laura Shelden; IN HONOR OF: Roz Gilson by Adele Gudes Tuesday Night Study Group Cherri Shur; Marsha & Michael Isard; Richard Shur; Linda Sage & Hugh Alexander; Siemion, Huckabay, PC; öõ öõ CANTOR MAX SHIMANSKY Mollie Sinkoff and family; Joseph Skoney MORRY NEUVIRTH MEMORIAL FUND BAR & BAT MITZVAH FUND SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: IN MEMORY OF: IN MEMORY OF: Martha Zinderman by Beryl & Mickey Levin Ethel Sinkoff by Richard Stoler Paulette Borin by Sharon & Tom Lebovic; Yahrzeits of: Julie & Marty Wiener öõ Devora Bakerman by Sam Booker Ethel Cohen, Lillian Feldman, Norman PRAYER BOOK FUND Saul Rosenblum by Carol Rosenblum; Litvin, Ethel Sinkoff , Anne Summers , Leslie IN MEMORY OF: Fran Rothstein; Walter Rosenblum Weiss by Sharon & Tom Lebovic Larry Nedelman by Laura & Keith Podob SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Nathan Feingold by Sharon & Tom Lebovic; Jayne Rudy Schostak Murray Mahlin by Francine & Les Berman Robin & Howard Terebelo by Arlene & Asher Tilchin Lillian Fixler by Rosalie & Bruce Rosen; IN HONOR OF: öõ Julie & Marty Wiener 90th birthday of Viola Cohen by Sally SISTERHOOD TORAH FUND Jean Frankel by Saul Rose Saginaw; Cindy & Bruce Hillenberg IN MEMORY OF: Anne Summers by Helen Bayles Richard Karson by Sheryl, Cliff, Erica 50th anniversary of Sue & Dennis Kay & Jason Dovitz by Gail & Art Langer öõ Lawrence Katz by Sandy & Michael Lippitt Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Rosenberg and family by Sharon & Jay Daitch STARMAN FAMILY MEMORIAL FUND IN MEMORY OF: Claire Morrell by Phyllis Kessler David Sherbin being installed as President of Adat Shalom by Janet & Robert Sher Lillian Fixler, Albert Krochmal IN HONOR OF: by Cindy Starman Maria Pacis-Biederman becoming a Bat Mitzvah of Debbie Williams Bat Mitzvah by Julie & Marty Wiener by Nancy & Bill Handelman; Cheryl öõ Charlotte Dubin becoming a Bat Mitzvah & Barry Brickner JERRY TEPMAN by Linda Levy; Sandy Shapiro öõ MEMORIAL ALIYAH FUND Stanley Frankel’s kindness by Saul Rose MAURICE RAZNICK & JEAN RAZNICK IN MEMORY OF: Lauren Gross becoming a Bat Mitzvah Chuck Brasch by Rena Tepman KLARISTENFELD MEMORIAL FUND by Linda Levy; Sandy Shapiro; Julie George Karnes by Doreen & Jason Dickman; & Marty Wiener IN MEMORY OF: Rena Tepman Laura Jaffe becoming a Bat Mitzvah Mother of Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kahl by Elaine & Mel Raznick IN HONOR OF: by Sue & Mark Jaffe; Judy & Mike Lipson 90th birthday of Harry Schwartz Allen Cohen by Madelon & Lou Seligman Phyllis Kessler becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Rena Tepman by Judy & Mike Lipson Florence David , Lillian Feldman , Jean Frankel , Grace Rosman , Michael Weinstein SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Wendy Heller-Kippelman becoming a Harry Schwartz by Rena Tepman Bat Mitzvah by Linda Levy; Julie by Elaine & Mel Raznick & Marty Wiener öõ 18 Tributes CANTOR LARRY VIEDER JAY YOSKOWITZ In memory of Matilda Kohl MEMORIAL FUND ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND by Ed Kohl IN MEMORY OF: IN MEMORY OF: In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jack Gross Martina Bertoni, Paulette Borin , Nathan Yahrzeits of: by Kristen & Carl Gross Feingold, Ethel Sinkoff by The Magy Family Devora Bakerman by Sam Boocker In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Jean Frankel by Joel Gershenson; Bertha Roth by Ethel Goldenberg Perlman by Jackie & Aaron Perlman The Magy Family IN HONOR OF: In memory of Cynthia Rose Kahn Edward Goldberg Lisa Yoskowitz’s recent engagement by Rhoda & Ted Kahn by Hilary Mellin & Joel Gershenson by Rena Tepman In memory of Leslie Losonci Beloved husband of Roz Neubergh Lisa & Michael’s engagement and Lisa & by George Losonci by Betsy & Jerry Loomus Jeremy’s wedding by Enid & Rick Waller In memory of Herbert Charfoos Yahrzeits of: and family by Ron Charfoos Hy Gordon by Marilyn Schakne In memory of Ann Ross Morris Katzman by Roslyn Katzman öõ by Barbara & Les Hubert Reaca Moskovitz BREAKFAST & SEUDAH SHELISHIT In memory of Mona Elkin, Gertie Kaminer and Lisa Maisels by Marilyn & Darryl Goldberg May Jacob Pearlman by Sylvia & Abe In memory of Annette Liberson by Carol & Jeffrey Maisels Pearlman by Bill Liberson In memory of Rosalyn & Rudolph Shulman Lillian Weinbaum by Roslyn Katzman In memory of Frank Holtzman by Arlene & Asher Tilchin IN HONOR OF: by Frances Holtzman The Breakfast Fund Irwin Alterman receiving the JFMD Lifetime In memory of Fredell Whiteman IN MEMORY OF: Achievement Award by Joel Gershenson; by Kenneth Whiteman Dorothy Domnitch by Gail & Art Langer Sharon & Martin Hart; The Magy Family In honor of her adutlt Bat Mitzvah Jean Frankel Sharon Hart receiving the JFMD Lifetime by Charlotte Dubin by Harriet Friedman and Jody Sack Achievement Award by The Magy Family; In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Caroline Yahrzeits of: Joel Gershenson Strauss by Amy & David Strauss Dorothy Welber by Nancy & Richard Barr Marriage of Sharon & Harry Lubetsky’s In memory of Sam Phillps Diane Tetove by Ruth & Michael Zerin daughter by Arlene & Asher Tilchin by Dennis Phillips IN HONOR OF: Alex Vieder’s graduation Charlotte Dubin becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Debby & Steven Portney June In memory of Lenke Fox by Sue Ellen & Frank Trionfi SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: by Judi & Tom Fox Marriage of Sharon & Harry Lubetsky’s Betsy Winkelman In honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of Alex & Max daughter by Harriet Friedman and by Hilary Mellin & Joel Gershenson Winkelman by Julie & Larry Winkelman Jody Sack öõ In memory of Dina Gold and Israel Kahn Sue Lutz becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Rhoda & Ted Kahn by Harriet Friedman and Jody Sack In memory of Aryeh Lerman-Sinkoff Rabbi Shere by Eleanor Selvan by Mark Sinkoff, Ruth Lerman and family SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Chase Rubin Sam Havis by Nancy Kaplan-Rubin & Irving Rubin by Harriet Friedman and Jody Sack RABBI BERGMAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 YAD EZRA: can, of course, make up your own prayers. GETTING SMART ABOUT HUNGER I do not guarantee that you will never have a bad night. This is, however, an important part of a daily prac - Create a video on your smart phone tice that will make you feel more compassionate and gen - about the issue of hunger. Maximum of 30 seconds. erous with your thoughts about the world. Open to both kids and adults. Entries accepted through August 6. Adat Shalom accepts Voting: August 10-17 at facebook.com/yadezra CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS FOR TRIBUTES, SYNAGOGUE DUES, PRESCHOOL Send video to [email protected] and RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TUITION, and MEMORIAL PARK PAYMENTS. with your name, email address, phone and title of video VISIT OUR WEBSITE J-cycle II: BIKE TOUR WWW.adaTShalOm.ORg OF HISTORIC JEWISH DETROIT EaSY TO NaVIgaTE - INFO galORE Sunday, August 19 aNd BECOmE REGISTRATION BEGINS 9:30 A.M. 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