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ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE THE ENDOWED IN MEMORY OF HARRY AND SHIRLEY NACHMAN Vol. 72 No. 5 May 2015 l Iyar - Sivan 5775 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Mornings: Sundays . 8:30 a.m. Sisterhood Donor Day Monday – Friday . 7:30 a.m. Shabbat . 9:00 a.m. Evenings Sunday - Friday . 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 featuring Saturdays (Minchah-Maariv) May 2 . 8:15 p.m. May 9, 16 . 8:30 p.m. May 23, 30 . 8:45 p.m. See Shavuot Service times on page 2 Lisa SHABBAT TORAH PORTIONS in an onstage MAY 2 Lintielrvilewi weitnh Acharei Mot - Kedoshim Cheryl Chodun MAY 9 Emor See Page 5 MAY 16 Behar - Bechukotai MAY 23 Bemidbar ADULTS TO BECOME B’NAI MITZVAH MAY 30 ON SHAVUOT MORNING Naso - SHAVUOT 5775 - PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT AND TIMES OF SERVICES FOR SHAVUOT . leven men and women will become B’nai Mitzvah on Sunday, May 24, the First Day of Shavuot. SEervices will begin at 9 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary. This year’s class of adult B’nai Mitzvah have studied for two years with Rabbi Bergman, Rabbi Shere, Hazzan Gross and Dr. Melissa Ser, Director of Congregational Learning. The class has met on TOP ROW (L TO R) DEREK HILL, JOAN STERN, LYNN MARGOLIS, Wednesday mornings to learn about Jewish history, RHONDA SCHWARTZ, MICHELLE KROLL AND PAUL SCHERRER tradition and culture. They also polished their BOTTOM ROW: (L TO R) SUSAN FELDMAN, SANDY SHERMAN, Hebrew reading skills and learned how to chant DOREEN TURBOW, MONICA PODOLSKY. MISSING: PAUL RIVERA both Torah and Haftarah. “I am so excited to celebrate with our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class this Shavuot,” says Rabbi CELEBRATE ISRAE L! Bergman. “Rabbi Shere, Hazzan Gross, Dr. Ser and I have gotten so much joy from their passion for Attend the Community Walk for Israel learning and spiritual growth. They remind us of the great privilege we have to study our tradition. Come on May 17. See back page. and celebrate with them. You will be inspired.” ANNUAL MEETING: Mazal Tov to our WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 7:30 PM May B’nai Mitzvah ELECTION OF OFFICERS May 2 & BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joshua Gallatin is the son of of Sharyn & Alan ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE Gallatin and the grandson of Susan & Leonard Jacob and Meryl & Ron Gallatin. ll members are invited to Adat Shalom’s A Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 20, to learn about the accomplishments of our syna - gogue during the past year, review our finan - May 9 cial position, and elect leaders for the coming Joshua Philip Benjamin Goldstein is the season. A memorial service has been planned Gallatin son of Marcie & Ethan for loved ones whose deaths have occurred Goldstein and the grandson during the past year. of Barbara Eskin and the Nominated for 2015-2016 are: late Mort Eskin and Carol & Mervin Goldstein OFFICERS: Benjamin Ira President . Lori Issner Goldstein First Vice President . Norma Dorman Vice President . Richard Tyner May 30 Recording Secretary . Sandy Vieder Treasurer . Joyce Weingarten Elijah Appelman is the son of Amy & Max Newman and David Appelman and the grandson of Diana & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE: Jerry Goodman, Linda & Bill Allee, Becky & Robert Elijah Benjamin Maria Pacis-Biederman (term expires in 2017) Appelman, and Daniel Newman & the late Elaine Appelman Ken Goss (term expires in 2016) Newman. Joe Wener (term expires in 2018) BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 3-year-term Gary Graff (term expires in 2018) ATTEND OUR TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT Diane Howitt (term expires in 2018) ON SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23 Stuart Logan (term expires in 2018) dat Shalom will hold its annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot on Saturday, May 23. Join us for mincha-maariv services at 8:45 p.m., followed by study sessions MEMORIAL PARK TRUSTEES: 3-year-term wAith our clergy. The evening will end with a sampling of tasty cheesecakes, a Robert Dunsky (term expires in 2018) traditional Shavuot dessert. Jeffrey Supowit (term expires in 2018) Jews demonstrate their love for the study of Torah by participating in this Martin Wiener (term expires in 2018) e x t e nded, late-night study session on the eve of Shavuot, which commemorates Ralph Woronoff (term expires in 2018) the revelation of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. All adults and teens are welcome to The by-laws permit additional candidates for any attend. There is no charge. If you plan to be here, please let us know by con - office to be nominated by a petition signed by 25 mem - tacting Sheila Lederman at 248-851-5100 or [email protected]. bers in good standing. The petitions must be filed with the Secretary of the congregation (by filing in the – Shavuot Services – Synagogue office during regular business hours) no The Synagogue will hold 9 a.m. services on Sunday and Monday, May 24 later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The candidate must consent to placing his/her & 2 5 . On Sunday, we will hold Our Adult B’nai Mitzvah service. Yizkor prayers name in nomination. As of this date, no petitions have will be recited during the service on Monday, May 25. Sunday evening services begin at 6 p.m. Evening services on Monday are been filed. Sincerely, Lori Issner, President a t 8 :45 p.m. Sandy Vieder, Recording Secretary NOMINATING COMMITTEE Soulful Yoga David Sherbin, Chairperson with Rabbi Shere Meditation George Dickstein Joel Lieberman AND MINDFULNESS Trudy Weiss Julie Wiener and skilled yoga instructor Join Rabbi Bergman Mindy Eisenberg T H E V O I C E 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 17 ( U S P S 6 2 2 - 4 6 0 ) n published monthly except February and July by May 16 & 30 10 - 11:15 a.m. Find your internal spirituality and ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE realize that Judaism can make you 29901 Middlebelt Road Connect body and soul as we apply the happier. Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 wisdom of Torah to the gentle practice of n A refreshing hour for individuals of Phone: 248-851-5100 l Fax: 248-851-3190 yoga. Please join us in the Youth Lounge. Periodicals Postage entered at the Farmington, Michigan Post Office all ages No yoga experience necessary. Postmaster: Send address changes to: n The VOICE, 29901 Middlebelt Dress comfortably. Sessions continue throughout the Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2319 year. There is no charge. 2 n Attend any one or all – each session is an individual experience . Messages FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM RABBI BERGMAN FIRST IMPRESSIONS WHAT ISRAEL SIGNIFIES FOR THE JEWS OU GET ONE CHANCE to make a ORLD WAR TWO ended in Europe in May, Ygreat first impression. I recently 1945. Most of the soldiers who made it had the opportunity to visit Anshai tWhrough the battles got to go home, as did many Torah Synagogue in Plano, Texas. It was civilians who were displaced. The Jewish survivors the first time I had attended services of the camps and the many Jews who were parti - outside of the metro Detroit area since sans or had been forced from their homes into hid - LORI RABBI becoming President. My senses were ing, though, had nowhere to go. Their homes and ISSNER BERGMAN heightened as I took mental notes of hometowns were destroyed. Their old neighbors did how it felt to walk into another’s congregation. The out - not want them back. Often non-Jews were living in the homes of the side and inside of the building were adorned with magnif - Jews they thought had long since been gone. icent artwork. An illustrated Torah was displayed in the For many of our people, the end of the war was just the begin - foyer along with gorgeous lucite, stone, and metallic ning of the process of rebuilding their lives. So many doors were still donor plaques. While the physical beauty caught my eye, closed to them, including going to the land of Israel. The British my emotions were not stirred until I walked into the sanc - rejected almost every Jew who wanted to make aliyah. Some were CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 able to sneak in, but many could not. We were fortunate that America allowed a lot of Jews to immigrate, but it would have been infinitely better if America had been that open seven years earlier. FROM RABBI YOSKOWITZ For three years, many survivors were in displaced persons TWO LIVES: TWO DECISIONS camps or wandered the world searching for stability. Some found family from whom they had been separated; others were alone in the ELLE KOHEN, an Adat Shalom congregant wrote a chapter entitled world. It is remarkable they were able to remain emotionally and “BHow to Plan for an Extraordinary Life” physically intact throughout this time. There was no time to heal in a book compiled by Kim Boudreau from the terrors they had experienced. Smith. The subject is the lessons By May of 1948 there was a free and democratic State of Israel. taught by her father-in-law, Zoli Kohen Many survivors went there. There were thousands who fought and of blessed memory. “My goal in telling died for Israel, but at least it was for the cause of freedom. his story,” Belle wrote, “is to point out I raise this history today, because we often take for granted that RABBI there will always be an Israel, or that maybe we no longer need one how much we take our lives for grant- YOSKOWITZ ed.” anymore. Zoli did not take his life for granted. After surviving I believe we need Israel more than ever.