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1 ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE THE הקול ENDOWED IN MEMORY OF HARRY AND SHIRLEY NACHMAN Vol. 75 No. 4 May 2018 Iyar - Sivan 5778 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Mornings: Sundays :30 A.M. Monday - Friday :30 A.M. Sabbat :00 A.M. Cildcare Sabbat & Holidays :00 A.M. Sisterood of Adat Salom presents Evenings (Minca-Maariv): Sunday - Friday Saturdays: May May May May :00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:45 P.M. SHABBAT TORAH PORTIONS May 5 Emor May 12 Bear-Becukotai May 19 Bemidbar May 26 Naso Adat Salom Synagogue Celebrates 75 years! An Afternoon wit Director/Producer KEITH FAMIE Living Life Troug te Lens A Female Perspective Woman of Distinction Honoree Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Complimentary coffee corner 10:00 a.m. - Noon Sop te amazing boutiques 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. Lunceon catered by Quality Koser Catering and program - Noon Trudy Weiss Save te dates: October Information coming soon Questions? Call te synagogue office, Register online at ttp://adatsalom.org/events/donor-day-2018

2 PEOPLE & PROGRAMS Meditation AND MINDFULNESS wit Rabbi Bergman Sunday, May 6 at 9:30 A.M. Find your internal spirituality and realize tat Judaism can make you appier. A refresing our for all ages. Sessions will continue trougout te year. Tere is no carge. Soulful Yoga wit Rabbi Sere Saturdays, May 5 & 26 at 10:00 A.M. wit skilled yoga instructor Mindy Eisenberg Connect body and soul as we apply te wisdom of Tora to te gentle practice of yoga. Join us in te Yout Lounge. No experience necessary. Dress comfortably. Please bring a mat if you ave one. For additional information contact Jodi Gross at or jgross@adatsalom.org Mazal Tov to our May B not Mitzva May 5 Harper Irene Sollis is te daugter of Elizabet Sollis and Lisa Bargende, granddaugter of Gerrie & Buddy Sollis, Leona & te late Roland Bargende, great-granddaugter of te late Jean Klaristenfeld, late Maurice Raznick and te late Irene Sobieski May 12 Sasa Elizabet Ruskin is te daugter of Danielle & Aaron Ruskin, granddaugter of Joanne & te late Bruce Binder, Joyce & William Ruskin and te greatgranddaugter of Cappy Binder May 12 Sydney Ann Ruskin is te daugter of Danielle & Aaron Ruskin, granddaugter of Joanne & te late Bruce Binder, Joyce & William Ruskin, and te greatgranddaugter of Cappy Binder May 19 Gabriella Sira Kam is te daugter of Wendy Kam and Micael Kam, granddaugter of Janice & David Israel, Flora Kam, Eliyaou Kam, and te greatgranddaugter of Yousef Hakim May 26 Dayna Emily Starr is te daugter of Mara & Alan Starr, granddaugter of Adele Staller & te late Avery Staller, Rita Starr & te late Josep Starr MAY SHABBAT TORAH STUDY LEARN ABOUT THE WEEKLY PARASHA AND ENHANCE YOUR SHABBAT EXPERIENCE May 5 wit Rabbi Krakoff May 12 wit Dr. Melissa Ser May 19 wit Rut Bergman May 26 wit Andy Pass 9:45 A.M. FINISHING IN TIME FOR THE RABBI S SERMON T H E V O I C E ( U S P S ) publised montly except February and July by ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, Micigan Pone: l Fax: Periodicals Postage entered at te Farmington, Micigan Post Office Postmaster: Send address canges to: Te VOICE, Middlebelt Farmington Hills, Micigan

3 MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT, KEN GOSS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE As I begin te task of writing my final Voice article as President, I recall many memories of tese past two years. I apologize in advance if tis last article is a bit selfcentered. Words can not describe te sense of pride and satisfaction I feel aving served te sul. Adat Salom is a ome, and te people are like family. Working wit our clergy wo are warm, caring, engaging and compassionate as been an onor. I ope I ave offered tem as muc support and guidance as tey ave given me. Te administration ere manages te budget and facility to suc a ig level, we all can be proud. Our professional staff s dedication to te synagogue is an inspiration. Tey constantly go above and beyond during teir days ere at work. To tem, tis is teir ouse and teir family. It would be ard to find a scool were cildren feel more welcomed and inspired. Te education and yout staff work ard to instill yiddiskeit in our cildren. Our custodial personnel always want te facility to be in presentable condition. Working wit our Executive Committee as been a pleasure. Tese eigt people give so muc of teir time, sacrificing bot family and work to keep us moving forward. Te Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated and involved congregants wose input is always valued. Being president of a sul offers a unique sense of satisfaction as we touc peoples earts and souls. Programs reac all ages Continued on page 7 FROM HAZZAN DANIEL GROSS SHAVUOT: A HOLIDAY FLOWING WITH BLINTZES AND CHEESECAKE Every major Jewis oliday is associated wit food. For Ros Hasana apples and oney; Yom Kippur no food at all; Sukkot etrog; Canuka latkes and sufganiyot; Purim amentasen; Passover matza. For Savuot, it is dairy. Tere are a variety of explanations as to wy we eat dairy foods on Savuot wic celebrates te receiving of te Tora wen Moses came down from Mt. Sinai. One explanation as to do wit kasrut. During te revelation at Mt. Sinai, te Israelites learned te laws of kasrut, wic includes te proper way to slaugter animals and te proibition against consuming blood. After leaving Mt. Sinai, tey returned to teir camps only to realize tat neiter teir meat nor cooking vessels were koser. Tey ad no coice but to eat a dairy meal! Anoter explanation comes from a medieval collection of Jewis ritual and civil laws called Kol Bo. Here it claims tat te prase oney and milk under your tongue from Song of Songs is an allusion to te Tora, wic is sweet and nourising for our spirits. Some people ave te custom of eating two blintzes, wic symbolize te two tablets containing te Ten Commandments. A tird explanation for eating dairy comes from gematria (numerical value). Te numerical value of te Hebrew word for milk, calav, is 40, a number wic figures prominently in te story of receiving te Tora. Moses spent 40 days on Mount Sinai receiving instruction in te entire Tora, 40 days praying for forgiveness for te Golden Calf, and 40 more days on Mt. Sinai before returning wit te new unbroken set of stone tablets. Continued on page 7 FROM RABBI AARON BERGMAN WHICH FUTURE WILL WE GIVE ISRAEL? David Ben-Gurion declared Israel's independence on May 14t, It was te first time tat tere was a Jewis state in two tousand years. We as a people ad been in exile since te destruction of Jerusalem and te Second Temple by te Romans. We never stopped dreaming of a return to our omeland. We never lost ope. We never forgot wo we were. We came back and built our land again. We are living te dream of our ancestors. For seventy years, Israel as been strong and independent, growing better every year. It as been te fulfillment of te Prayer for Israel tat we sare eac Sabbat morning, in wic we say tat Israel is Reiseet Tzmicat Gaulateinu, te beginning of te flowering of our redemption. I ope wit all my eart tat Israel remains tat way. Let me sare wat keeps me up at nigt. Tere ad been an independent Jewis state for only one undred years between te destruction of te First Temple in 586 BCE by te Babylonians, until Tat was te period of te Maccabees in te Second Century BCE. One undred years out of two tousand six undred. Tat century of independence ended because we as a people fougt eac oter. We could not see te oter's point of view on difficult issues. We lased out instead of listened. We weakened ourselves so muc tat we lost our land for two millennia. We ave serious differences as a people on a large variety of issues today. Arguing is fine. Figting and vilifying eac oter is not. If we forget tat we are a people, we will lose te land again, and tere will be no return in our lifetimes, or tose of our descendants. We ave a coice today. Are we seventy years into anoter one undred year anomaly of istory, or are we truly at te dawn of redemption? It is up to us. FROM RABBI RACHEL SHERE HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISRAEL Wen I am talking to kids about stories in te Tora, tey often ask me, wy aren t tere any miracles today? So many people born after te middle of te twentiet century fail to recognize tat a miracle of biblical proportions as unfolded over te last 70 years. Peraps tat is because for tose of us wo never knew a world witout Israel, er existence is a foregone conclusion. Yet for most of Jewis istory, tis was not te case. In onor of Israel s 70t birtday, ere are some of my favorite tings about our omeland: For nearly two tousand years, Hebrew was only found in oly books and Tora scrolls; it is now te language of business negotiations, rap music, lovers quarrels and street graffiti te only dead language to ever be successfully resurrected. Tzedaka boxes are often posted at bus stations as are signs tat quote Leviticus 19:32, You sall rise before te aged and sow deference to te old. Continued on page 15 3

4 Offering you nourisment for your mind, body & spirit ADULT LEARNING Jodi Gross, Director of Adult Learning From Micael Wolf Director of Spirituality and Outreac Traditionally, many people mark tis time of te year by counting te Omer, a ritual tat involves counting te days and weeks leading up to Savuot. More recently, te custom as developed tat people read one capter of Pirkei Avot on eac of te six Sabbatot between te end of Pesac and Savuot. After te Jews left Egypt, tey embarked on a period of self-refinement and caracter improvement. Tis was critical in order tat tey be worty of receiving te Tora on Savuot. Wile counting te Omer, we, too, try to perfect our caracter. Pirkei Avot is a tractate in te Misna tat is devoted to piety, umility, kindness and etics. Many continue te custom of studying Pirkei Avot trougout te summer monts, until Ros Hasana. I ope you will join us at evening Minyan as we learn Pirkei Avot during our One Minute of Fun! We learn in Capter 4, Misna 17: Rabbi Simon used to say: Tere are tree crowns te crown of te Tora, te crown of te priestood, and te crown of kingsip, but te crown of a good name surpasses tem all. Te Hebrew word for soul is nesama. Central to tat word, te middle two letters, sin and mem, make te word sem, Hebrew for name. Your name is te key to your soul. In Gematria (eac Hebrew letter as a numerical equivalent), Sem equals 340 wic is te same numerical value as te word for book, sefer. Names are a book. Tey tell a story. I would like to know your story or at least your Hebrew name so I can call you up for synagogue onors! Rabbi Racel Sere presents a discussion on A Study of In-Laws in te Tora Wat Tey Can Teac Us About Navigating Tese Relationsips in Our Lives Hosted by Marsa Auslander 5482 Fox Ridge Drive, West Bloomfield Sunday, May 6, 5:45 P.M. $10 per person. Reservations limited to te first 25 people to respond. RSVP to Seila Lederman, , ext. 246 or slederman@adatsalom.org. Cairpersons: Selly Perlman & Adele Staller Jews demonstrate teir love for te study of Tora by participating in study on te eve of Savuot, wic commemorates te revelation of te Tora at Mt. Sinai. A dat Salom will old its annual Tikkun Leil Savuot on Saturday, May 19. Rabbi Bergman, Rabbi Sere and Hazzan Gross will focus teir teacing on exploring our new Siddur, Lev Salem. Join us for Minca-Maariv services at 8 p.m., followed by study sessions wit our clergy, and a sampling of ligt snacks and tasty ceesecakes, a traditional Savuot dessert. All adults and teens are welcome to attend. Tere is no carge. If you plan to join us, please contact Seila Lederman at slederman@adatsalom.org or For 7-12 graders, Dr. Melissa Ser will ost Tikkun Leil Savuot in er ome wit a ligt dinner, avdala, learning and ceesecake. Te program begins at 7:45 p.m. and will conclude by 10 p.m. You will be notified by of te address. Tere is no carge to attend. RSVP appreciated to mser@adatsalom.org Savuot Services Morning Services: May 20 and :00 A.M. Megillat Rut will be read on te first day, May 20 Yizkor on te second day, May 21 Cildcare available at 10:00 A.M. Minca-Maariv: Erev Savuot, Saturday, May :00 P.M. First Day, Sunday, May :00 P.M. Second Day, Monday, May :00 P.M. 4

5 ACTIVE AFFILIATES4 Sisterood Adat Salom Sisterood Gift Sop Sop Moter s Day Spiritual jewelry $48 and up Sop Graduation SUNDAYS 9:30 A.M. - NOON WEEKDAYS 10 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., ASK FOR DENISE or call for a sopping appointment Carol Vieder: Lillian Scostak: Sisterood Visits te Flint Institute of Arts On Tuesday, Marc 6, twenty-two members of te Sisterood of Adat Salom ad te pleasure of attending a preview of te newly completed expansion of te Contemporary Craft Wing and Art Scool Hot Sop as well as touring te exibits: Te Art of Containment, Vessels from te Sidney Swidler Collection and te Serwin and Sirley Glass Collection of Contemporary Glass Masterpieces. Te special glass collection wit be oused in a recently completed wing of te Institute. Tis exciting opportunity was osted by te Sisterood of Bet Israel Flint and te Flint Institute of Arts. We were warmly welcomed by executive director, Jon Henry. During our time tere, we were able to explore te new exibit space, see many of te incredible pieces tat will be featured in te exibit, and watc an amazing glass blowing demonstration in te new glass studio. One exibit tat intrigued us was te beadwork exibit of te Ubule women of Sout Africa. Teir intricately beaded pieces are truly fascinating, and te sale of teir artwork allows tem to become financially independent. After our tour, we were treated to a deligtful salad bar lunc. We wis to tank all wo were involved from te Adat Salom and Bet Israel Sisterood s. Bobbi Gutman Adat Salom Knitting Circle Sundays, May 6 and June 10 at 9:30 A.M. Join us as we make scarves, ats and afgans for carity. Feel free to get started at any time wit yarn from te knitting cubicle in te office. For more information: Debby Portney, debbyportney@gmail.com, Sisterood Ros Codes wit Rabbi Racel Sere Save te date, June 13, 2018 New Moon R New Start For information contact Rocelle Lieberman or rocelle.r.lieberman@gmail.com Te Annual Spring Outreac Lunceon is sceduled for Wednesday, May 23 at noon. Te Sisterood of Adat Salom Synagogue will welcome guests from Kadima, JARC and JVS. Joining tem will be several Hillel student ambassadors wo will elp trougtout te afternoon. Te day will be celebrated wit a delicious lunc, a creative art project and te muc anticipated and always popular singing and dancing led by Hazzan Gross wit Rabbi Sere and Dan Sere. Pyllis Pilcowitz, Lisa Siffman and Seila Tyner are co-cairing te event, as tey ave for te past 10 years. Lisa Siffman summed it up at te 2017 lunceon wen se said, Eac year we walk away saying to ourselves tat we re NEVER NOT doing tis! 5

6 ACTIVE AFFILIATES 4 Adat Salom Men s Club and Te Sisterood of Adat Salom proudly sponsor Te Coffee Connection Adat Salom Business Networking Group Tuesday, May 15 at 8:30 a.m. No carge to attend. Ligt refresments. RSVP appreciated. For information and to RSVP: Ike Engelbaum, or ikeengelbaum@comcast.net Jeff Cymerint, or cymerint@gmail.com Men s Club Te Men s Club of Adat Salom is itting te ball outta te park! DOOR PRIZE BATTER UP! It s Time to Play Summer Softball 2018 Join te Adat Salom teams Sunday mornings, May 6-August 19 Te first to register and pay get a guaranteed spot on a team. *Must be a member of te Adat Salom Men s Club to participate on te softball teams. $70 for season / $13 for game sirt / $36* for MC Membersip *if you are not currently a Men s Club member For te Softball Response Form 2018 or additional information, visit or contact Micael Betman, noagold@sbcglobal.net Softball 2017 saw some big itters. MEN S CLUB MUSINGS... BY ALAN CHANDROSS Two years ago, I accepted te role of Men s Club President wit onor, appreciation, and a little trepidation. Te role as always been filled by strong leaders wo took te club from strengt to strengt, adding teir own flavor of leadersip, Judaic values, and integrity to te role and te organization. Stepping into teir soes was not someting I did ligtly. Two years later, I ope tat I ave lived up to te standards set by oters. Wit te support of te Executive Board, te Board of Trustees, and many of our general members, we ave introduced new programs and a new young men s coort. We ave listened to your feedback and added new programming in some areas, and refined existing programming in oters to more closely align wit your interests. And we ave made every effort to be more and more inclusive and to never stop listening. We ave not always succeeded, but I m proud of te progress we ve made. Our success was enabled by significant ard work by te entire club. Our Executive Board worked tirelessly to support me mont after mont, by running programs, supporting communications, and volunteering countless ours during events and planning beind te scenes. Te Board of Trustees, as well, contributed significant effort designing, running, supporting, and filling in were necessary to ensure every program was a success. Many non-board members contributed troug leading, volunteering and, of course, attending our events, to make tem successful. I appreciate every our volunteered, every sent, and every event attended. Your elp made, and continues to make, te club as successful as it is, wit a program slate tat is enviable at a national level, and a membersip roster among te igest in our region. Kol HaKavod to all of you. If I ve been fortunate to ave found success, it is entirely due to you. Finally, I d like to tank te clergy, administration, and maintenance staffs, tat ave selflessly and generously supported our efforts over te past couple of years. You ave brougt us new programs, supported existing ones in a myriad of ways, and peraps most importantly tolerated my mistakes as I slowly crawled up te learning curve. I am ugely grateful for your support, kindness, and flexibility as we planned, executed, and extended our programming. You are te best synagogue partners a club could possibly ope for. Transitions are bittersweet. Altoug I m proud of wat we ve accomplised, I feel we still ave more work to do. Altoug my role will sift, I look forward to continuing to work wit te club and to bringing new and exciting programming to te synagogue. Tank you all for your support, confidence, and feedback troug tese last two years. I am onored to ave filled te role, and grateful to ave ad te opportunity to lead te club. Salom, Alan 6

7 TIKKUN ADAT Saring more tan bricks & mortar Homebound? Tikkun Adat Is Here for You Ailing? Recovering from a medical procedure? Are you or someone you know longing for a Sabbat meal but are unable to prepare it? Sounds like your misery could use some nourising company. Don t you worry. Adat Salom is blessed wit volunteers wo know teir way around a koser kitcen and are appy to elp. Tere s no carge, but tey ll want to contact you about your food preferences and will appreciate several days notice so tey can prepare. Just let us know. If te idea appeals to you, contact eiter Carlotte Dubin, , or Rabbi Racel Sere s office, Food, Glorious Food -- Wit an Israeli Flavor Mavens of te Adat Salom FRIENDS Cooking Group know tat wen it comes to coosing a menu of Jewis foods, te options are endless. And lately, Israeli cookbooks are getting to te ead of te foodie list. Recently, te FRIENDS got togeter for an evening tat focused on Israeli cooking popular Separdic dises and a variety of Middle Eastern specialties at te ome of Selly and Eugene Perlman. Rabbi Racel Sere sared er knowledge of food in Jewis tradition. Selly and Carmley Levine bot great cooks in teir own rigt planned te event, wic began wit dinner and continued wit a look at Israelis multicultural romance wit food. Tey agreed to sare tis easy recipe wit VOICE readers: Taini Cookies 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 cup best-quality taini 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder Place butter and sugar in large bowl of a stand mixer. Cream butter and sugar until ligt and fluffy. Beat in te taini. Add flour and baking powder and beat to combine. Let doug stand 1 our. Place rack in center of te oven and preeat to 350 degrees. Form doug into 1 1/2-inc rounds. Arrange rounds uncrowded on baking seets and bake until sligtly brown, about 20 minutes. Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes on baking seets. Transfer to rack to cool completely. Store in airtigt container. Hazzan Daniel Gross wit our community of cantors Wednesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $37-$45 Berman Center For Te Performing Arts teberman.org/cantors FROM HAZZAN GROSS (continued from page 3) An additional wordplay explanation is found in Psalm 68, wit regard to te revelation of te Tora. It describes te mountain of God (Mt. Sinai) as a mountain of peaks, ar gav nunim. Te Hebrew word for ceese, gevina, as te same root letters. So te mountain was made of ceese a great excuse for ceesecake! A more serious explanation as to do wit self-control and discipline. By limiting ourselves to a dairy meal, we stress te spiritual value of a life guided by moderation and temperance rater tan by te seeming freedom of limitlessness and gluttony. Tis explanation is definitely spiritual and powerful, despite te seeming contradiction of our indulgence in te traditional ceesecake. Peraps one or more of tese explanations will resonate (and opefully digest) wit you. If not, I urge you to come up wit your own rationale for connecting dairy and Savuot. Please join us for our Tikkun Leil Savuot at 8:00pm on May 19 wen we will explore our new Siddur Lev Salem and enjoy some dairy delicacies! FROM KEN GOSS (continued from page 3) EMPTY NESTERS A group from Adat Salom got togeter for a fun-filled nigt of games celebrating te conclusion of Passover. and run te gamut of religious identity. Working to inspire people to find teir comfortable place in te Adat Salom family was not difficult. In my first Hig Holiday speec I mentioned tat my late fater never wanted to be a synagogue president, altoug e eld every oter board position. Today I can certainly tell im tat e missed out on an onor and privilege tat is not easily duplicated. Let me say tank you to everyone for your support and guidance. I especially want to tank Karen wo gives me inspiration and love, and supports me in my volunteering. 7

8 A CARING COMMUNITY SOCIAL ACTION IN ACTION RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE We ad a successful blood drive at Adat Salom on Sunday Marc 18. Tank you to te 37 people wo registered including two first-time donors. We collected 32 pints of blood and many lives will be saved because of your generosity. Tanks to te volunteers at te canteen: Bet Bitterman, Rut Bergman, Renee Lieberman, Carm Levine and Danielle Gordon. Tanks also to Amy Strauss, Marcy Colton and Rut Zerin. It takes a village, as tey say, and on Sunday, it felt like a warm and loving village indeed. It was wonderful catting wit all te volunteers and te blood donors and catcing up wit our Adat Salom family. I ope you all enjoyed it as muc as I did. Tank you Adat Salom, Debby Portney We will be sceduling a fall date. Watc for it in te Voice. SOUTH OAKLAND HOUSING THE HOMELESS JUNE 24-JULY 1 And it s just around te corner!! We are busy getting donation letters out to our vendors to insure tat we ave everyting we need to provide a great week for our guests and volunteers. We will need volunteers for food preparation, overnigt somers, activity planners, and on call drivers. Te Adat Salom family is very supportive wit teir time and financial support to make tis a great week. If you ve volunteered in te past, come again, and if you aven t volunteered, give it a try! Volunteer sign up seets will be online and in te mail at te end of May. Evva Hepner evva.epner@gmail.com Te igest form of wisdom is kindness Te Talmud Did you attend Adat Salom s prescool? In recognition of our 75t anniversary we are planning a very special program for our prescool graduates. Please contact Alan Yost or ayost@adatsalom.org Let us know te years you attended and ow we can contact you. Tis will be fun! It is wit great pleasure tat te Sisterood of Adat Salom announces te tree winners of te Celia Scwartz Essay Contest And te winners are... Ava Asmann: 3rd-5t grade category Rose Gallatin: 6t-8t grade category Ali Randel: 9t-11t grade category Te Celia Scwartz Fund was establised to provide funds for use toward an accredited Jewis summer camp or a travel trip experience tat would enance a cild's or teen's Jewis education. Te topic of te written essays was, "How do you ope your Jewis camping or travel experience will enance your daily living? Eac entry was written wit muc tougt. We would like to tank all wo participated. A very special tank you to our judges tis year for taking time out of teir busy scedules to read and judge our entries: Carlotte Dubin and Rena Tepman. We will be presenting our winners wit teir certificates at Sabbat morning services on May 5, All are welcome to come and join us at Kiddus following services. Harriet Dunsky and Cindy Posen, Sisterood Cairs for tis special Sisterood project SYNAGOGUE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ISRAEL STUDY Te Sout Oakland Selter onored tree of our members: Debbie Coen, Evva Hepner and Harry Maisel at a September 2017 event. Social Justice Book Group Te Social Justice Book group will not be meeting in May. Te group, facilitated by Dr. Tara Hayes of Oakland University, will reconvene June 25 to discuss My Own Words, by Rut Bader Ginsberg. For information about future book titles, and to attend, Patti Aaron at pkaaron@gmail.com. Tere is a fee to participate. Adat Salom is offering college students two scolarsip opportunities for study in Israel. Te Jay Yoskowitz z l Israel Scolarsip Fund will provide a scolarsip of $1500 for a semester of study at a recognized Israeli university or at te Conservative Yesiva. Te Harry & Sara Laker z l Memorial Scolarsip will grant a $1500 Scolarsip for a year s study at a recognized Israeli university. Applications for bot scolarsips for te scool year are now available. To apply, please contact Seila Lederman at slederman@adatsalom.org or , ext Applications are due May 14,

9 THE LEARNING COMMUNITY y 4 JEWISH FAMILY EDUCATION Family Education programs are endowed in memory of Jeanette & Oscar Cook Savuot is known as te Feast of Weeks. It started as an ancient grain festival and as become a celebration of receiving te Tora. Tere are different customs surrounding Savuot and below are some of tem in a family friendly format. It s traditional to stay up all nigt and study Jewis texts. An allnigter is not realistic for little ones, but consider staying up late and reading PJ Library books togeter, or dressing up and acting out Moses coming down te mountain wit te Ten Commandments. One suggestion is Sylvia A. Rouss s No Rules for Micael - wic can be followed by coming up wit your own ouse rules. We also read te book of Rut on Savuot morning. Some cildfriendly versions of tis text are Rut and Naomi, by Jean Marzollo and Te Story of Rut, by Maxine Rose Scur. We will be reading togeter at PJs and Stories on te second morning of Savuot, before Yizkor services. We begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 21 and will be joined by Rabbi Bergman as our guest storyteller. Savuot celebrates te Land of Milk and Honey and we traditionally eat dairy foods on tis oliday. You migt find and make a new dairy recipe togeter wit your cild and ten taste it on Savuot. You migt try ceesecake, blintzes, or even an ice cream sundae bar! Decorating wit flowers is also a custom of Savuot. In Israel, cildren wear flowers in teir air as tey bring baskets of fruits symbolic of te first fruits brougt to te Temple to kindergarten. Try making paper flowers tat you and your cild can decorate. ttps:// Wising you a Cag Sameac. L Salom, Debi Join us as we celebrate Savuot Morning PJs & Stories Special guest reader Rabbi Bergman Monday, May 21, 10 a.m. Kids can come in pajamas! Upcoming Family Events at Adat Salom Sake, Rattle & Twist May 4 & June 1 Braid calla and sing songs at 11:15 A.M. Free for members, $3/non-member family; Geared to cildren tree and younger and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver. Older siblings are always welcome. Usually on te First Friday of te mont. Sunday edition June 10 at 10:30 A.M. Tot Sabbat Saturday, May 12 Cildren 5 and younger are invited to our musical, interactive, family Sabbat experience wit Hazz n Dan, beginning at 10:00 A.M. PJ s & Stories, Savuot Monday, May 21 Cildren 5 and under and teir families are invited to a PJ program wit friends & oliday-appropriate activities. We begin at 10 A.M. and will be joined by Rabbi Bergman as our guest storyteller. Feel free to join us wile services are in session. Parent Toddler Friday & Monday classes Space is still available. Classes begin at 9:45 A.M. Register now, don t miss out. Summer session begins July 9. Registration opens June 4 for members and June 11 for non-members. For more information or to reserve your place, call Debi Banooni, Jewis Family Educator, at (248) , dbanooni@adatsalom.org Kids Afternoon of Fun Kids took over te Adat Salom kitcen on Sunday Marc 18 For more information: RSVP to Debi Banooni, or dbanooni@adatsalom.org Family education programs at Adat Salom are endowed in memory of Jeanette & Oscar Cook 9

10 Wat s New in Teen Education? Trougout tis year, as part of my culminating researc project for te Jewis Teological Seminary, I ave worked on an action researc project in te area of Jewis teen education. I ave learned quite a lot from te teens wo are engaged in our programming. As we move toward developing teen education furter, and given tat one of te top factors in weter teens participate is teir scedules, not weter or not tey find te program interesting, multiple coices for participation are key. If we look at total teen participation, ten out of te 185 teens on our outreac list, 62% are eiter involved in one of our educational programs or attend a local day scool. Teen interest in learning falls into tree main categories: 1) social connectivity; 2) life skills and personal goals; 3) Jewis knowledge and te modern world. Te students wo self-selected to attend our Monday evening program were overwelmingly comfortable in te synagogue setting, noting tat wen tey are present tey feel safe, appy, included, supported, and at ome. Te tings tey love best about coming to class are - equally - seeing [teir] friends and learning new Jewis tings. Students want to know ow to be a Jewis teen/adult. Students expressed teir desire to not only learn about Jewis istory and culture, but also ow to apply it to teir lives. Wen asked wat was difficult about being Jewis, students pointed to anti-semitism or being bullied. Developing from adolescents into adults requires learning to take risks, being more responsible, building academic skills, balancing scool/work and personal demands, and dealing more effectively wit stressors. Many students expressed teir frustrations wit scoolwork, balancing classes and social time, and study skills. Tis led us to create a mid-year series on Teen Mental Healt, for wic we received a local grant. Tere are educational opportunities for teens offered tree days per week, in addition to many olidays. Dr. Melissa Ser, Director of Education Watc your for registration details Scool Year Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., weekly Teen Leadersip - Madricim work/volunteer in te religious scool 12:30 p.m. montly, plus additional opportunities Service Learning troug Teen Volunteer Corps 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., weekly Dual Enrollment Hebrew program for ig scool* (te only program not open to 8t graders) Mondays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., weekly Nos & Dras dinner and learning Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 pm, weekly Teen Leadersip - Madricim work/volunteer in te religious scool Teens studying Israel s Declaration of Independence. Holidays Teens ave teir own programming on many olidays and we are always open to more! 10

11 FROM DR. MELISSA SER Director of Education Yout & Family Sabbat On Friday evening, May 4, our yout will take over te bima. All students from prescool-age troug ig scool seniors will take part in leading our Minca, Kabbalat Sabbat, and Maariv services. We will especially recognize our sevent graders as tey transition to our ig scool learning programs, eigt graders wo are completing Hillel Day Scool, and ig scool seniors wo ave been active parts of our educational programs. Graduating Seniors - Mazal tov! Jo Banooni Dayna Katz Morgan Berg Julie Klein Julia Bienstock Evan Kolin Hallie Bittker Mica Krakoff Sosana Bittker Arianna Lerner Isabel Bradley Ari Mattler Abigail Brickman Megan Rosender Josua Cynowet Adi Siegmann Jessica Fiser Samanta Silverman Gabrielle Gamily Ellie Soverinsky Roi Golan Emily Uzansky Noa Goodman Trevor Vainik Kate Jacobs Zoe Weil Jessica Kan Gardening at Adat Salom Spring is in te air, and te garden beds in our playground are about to come to life. Tis year we are once again partnering wit Hazon Detroit, and te project we ave decided on is erb gardens. Eac garden bed will ave its own teme, and congregants are invited to stop by all summer long to tend te garden and take clippings ome for personal use. Any erbs wic are not arvested by congregants will be dried for winter use. Tanks to a mini-grant from Hazon, eac garden bed will ave laminated instruction cards for taking clippings witout arming te plants, along wit information about te erbs. In our tea garden, we anticipate growing anise, bergamot, camomile, lavender, lemon balm, spearmint, and peppermint. In our cooking gardens, we plan to grow dill, basil, cervil, cilantro, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, summer savory, winter savory, cives, tarragon, and tyme. Finally, in our biblical garden, we plan to grow sorrel, sage, yssop, laurel (bay leaves), coriander, caraway, and cumin. Teens will be planting te garden beds on Monday evening, May 14, at our last nigt of Nos & Dras for te year. Teen Tikkun Leil Savuot In keeping wit te custom of learning during te evening of Savuot, teens are invited to te Ser ome for a ligt dinner, avdala, learning and ceesecake Saturday, May 19, at 7:45 p.m. (see page 4 for more information) & FROM JODI GROSS Director of Adult Learning & Yout Engagement YOUTH ENGAGEMENT As te yout engagement programming season comes to an end, it is my pleasure to sare a few igligts. During our Kids Afternoon of Fun and Kids Nigt Out Programs, kindergarten to fift graders learned about taking care of animals, went back in time to find fossils during a dinosaur program led by te Cranbrook Science Center, took over te kitcen and made funky calla and dirt pudding (and a mess!) wit guest kid cef, Sammy Vieder. Te kids especially enjoyed building and programming a catapult tanks to te generosity of te Robot Garage! Middle scool students spent an evening lauging at our Comedy Sportz Detroit event. Tey also ad a ball playing Wirlyball and volunteering wit te Teen Volunteer Corps. By design, our 8t to 12t grade engagement program is an a la carte menu of opportunities for teens to engage, connect and learn wit oter teens, and form meaningful relationsips wit clergy and educators. Teens made a difference during teir involvement in te Teen Volunteer Corps. Tey enriced teir minds during Nos & Dras. Teens explored teir Jewis identity and connections to American Jewis istory during our trip to Piladelpia. Tey were also madricim (teacer assistants) and positive Jewis role models for kids during Hebrew scool. In addition to everyting else tey are doing, teens also volunteered in yout activity rooms during te Hig Holidays and at te Purim carnival. Tere are many opportunities for kids and teens to make lasting friendsips, be part of an active yout community, contribute to our congregation and make connections wit our educators, yout professionals and Clergy. I look forward to continuing te important work I do wit and for kids and teens. College Outreac Special tank you to te parents tat volunteered to assemble te Pesac packages for undergraduates, graduates and recent graduates of college. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR: Monday, May 14 Teen Volunteer Corps weed and plant te garden in memory of Haley Natan z l Wednesday, May 16 Clergy visit Hillel Day Scool during lunc Our Madricim making a difference! 11

12 CELEBRATIONS MAY BIRTHDAYS MAZAL TOV! 1 Viola Coen David Harold Ellen Labes Sy Lusky Linda Singer 2 Taal Asmann Melissa Novetsky 3 Irwin Danto Marla Parker Goldberg Micael Robbins Kennet Witeman 4 David Forst Daniel Sere 5 Pil Elkus Dennis Yasinsky Alan Yost 7 Marilyn Karbal Sanford Mall Elayne Ritten Pyllis Soltz 8 Joan Cernoff Epstein Joyce Epstein Scott Hamburger David Otis Jason Pollak Lauren Tackel 9 Rocelle Juni 10 Helen Bayles Aaron Greenspon Paul Magy Rayna Kogan Howard Terebelo 11 Susan Feldman 12 Natalie Blum Idelle Neuvirt Gary Siffman 13 Craig Glaser Carrie Kusner Robert Mattler Scott Scwartz Tomas Williams 14- Linda Drissman Stewart Prog Jordan Supowit 15 Mark Voigt 16 Sira Ancill 17 Selley Droz Diane Hopp Lauren Rosenberg 18 Howard Kowalsky Serri Morof Mara Starr 19 Irwin Elson Melissa Kirsner Ronald Scecter 20 Madeleine Blum Jason Goldis Karen Rottman Bruce Weingarten Lon Zaback 21 Jon Levy Jeffrey Young 22 Harold Baker Steven Goodman 23 Stacey Francis Sue Ellen Kaufman 24 Lori Asmann 26 Adele Staller Sara Wasser 27 Mark Bernstein Fred Fiscer Selley Kol Aaron Rebeck 28 Barry Goodman Danielle Gordon 29 Brett Endelman 30 Fait Jacobson 31 Irvin Kappy Carmley Levine Marriage of Mindy Raminick, daugter of Miriam and William Raminick, to Micael Glassman, son of Serri & George Glassman Marriage of Marcy Wasserman, daugter of Beverly and Ralp Woronoff, to Pilip Epstein, son of te late Loretta Knispel and te late Irwin Epstein Birt of Bella Racel Belski, daugter of Larisa & Demitry Belski, granddaugter of Ella & Aleksey Fudym, Margaret & Leonid Belksi Birt of Madeline Pippa Minkin, daugter of Sara & Micael Minkin, granddauger of Ellen & Jerry Minkin and Debra Anderson Birt of Emerson Maxwell Siffman, son of Mallory & Mattew Siffman, grandson of Debbie & Paul Walter, Lisa & Gary Siffman, great-grandson of Estelle & Seymour Kleiman, Lois Siffman & te late Milt Siffman, te late Evelyn Kasle, te late Edit & te late Paul Walter Birt of Rory Wolf Sulman, son of Racel & Brian Sulman, grandson of Donna & te late Robert Wilensky, Janis & Larry Sulman Birt of Etan Drew Stern, son of Katie & Micael Stern, grandson of Carol Karbal Blender, Anita & Dennis Blender, Tobi & Gary Cooper, Ceryl & Allen Stern, great-grandson of Ester Liwazer Birt of Jake Solomon Wagman, son of Ronit & Eric Wagman, grandson of Marcy & Micael Feldman and Elaine & Micael Wagman Birt of Lucas Noa Yost, son of Lauren & Zacary Yost, grandson of Caty & Howard Allen and Beverly & Alan Yost MAY ANNIVERSARIES 3 Saron & Alan Kaplan 5 Judy Rudy & Cliff Dubowski 7 Serri & Gary Morof 8 Cyntia & Aaron Greenspon 11 Susan & Robert Rollinger 14 Margo & Steven Goodman Stepanie & Jason Pollak 15 Sandra & Stewart Sipper 18 Linda & Barry Rosenbaum 19 Harriet & Sanford Mall 20 Susan & Micael Feldman Elizabet & Derek Hill 21 Nancy & Dennis Liefer 23 Larisa & Demitry Belski 25 Selli & Micael Dorfman Jenna & Aric Klar 28 Caryn & Ronald Bittker Barbara & Micael Jonas Rocelle & Jack Juni Celsea & Aaron Rebeck 29 Selley & Alan Droz Ariella & Ian Monson Ariella & Tzvi Raviv 30 Erin & Kevin Cupack WE RE PLEASED TO LET YOU KNOW Friends, Tank you for entertaining my fater-in-law Lou Landgarten tis afternoon at First and Main. Your smiles, tunes and conversation made is day and week, I m sure. After you left, e continued umming and singing songs wit a smile on is face. Salom, Ed (Kol) Eac mont we list birtdays and anniversaries of tose congregants wo ave given us te dates of teir special occasions. If you would like to be listed in tis column, please notify Susie Steinberg at ssteinberg@adatsalom.org If your family as celebrated a birt or a wedding, or if you ave received a special onor, please let us know tat as well. 12

13 We record wit sincere appreciation te following generous contributions designed to maintain te programs of Adat Salom: CONGREGATIONAL FUND David Bergman by Nancy & Ricard Barr; Selli & Micael Dorfman; Amy & Steve Dunn; Marilyn Goldberg; Linda Levy & Paul Goldsmit; Nancy & William Handelman; Lynn & Elliot Margolis and family; Loida & David Moses; Lillian & Mark Scostak and family; Abbe & David Serbin; Rena Tepman; Robin & Howard Terebelo; Jeannie Weiner; Sandra & Stepen Wittenberg Karen Block by Bella Brookental Robert Candross by Ike Engelbaum Sivia Eilender by Lisa & Gary Siffman; Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman Sylvia Eston by Alvin Scoenberger Ardis Feldman by Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman and family; Roslyn Katzman Merle Harris by Linda & Eric Lutz Burton Leland by Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman and family Gladys Raskin by Margery Jablin F. Jon Redfield by Carol & Andy Sofen Dr. Howard Sevrin by Ike Engelbaum; Jeannie Weiner Leonard Siegal by Marilyn Goldberg Julian Wagner by Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman and family Eva Weiss by Lori & Jim Issner Sosana Winkler by Lynn & Elliot Margolis Yarzeits of: Doroty Blair by Donna Bean Berman Max Brown by Helen Brown Abraam Engelbaum by Ike Engelbaum Ida Goldenberg by Saree & Steve Hantler Louis Horowitz by Elaine Block Victor Manny Katzman by Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman and family; Roslyn Katzman Abraam Lusky by Helen Brown Geraldine Rockind by Larry Rockind Herbert Trinker by Fred Trinker Irving Weintraub by Burt Weintraub IN HONOR OF: Risa & Bruce Brickman s kindness by Adele & Jerry Kalman Marriage of Hillary Brody & Benji Ancill by Ronna Katzman & Kenny Witeman and family Joan Epstein and Caty Slavik and a successful Missebaba event by Carol Ogusky Marriage of Marcy & Pil Epstein by Ronda & Mike Piper Aliya by Barbara & Maurice Katzman Birt of George Leon Scostak by Linda Scafer and Marilynn Robinson Rabbi Sere by Lillian & Lee Scostak Birtday of Mary Sugarman by Judy & David Goldis Lisa & Gary Siffman aving a sweet Pesac by Rosalie Gold SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Harvey Blavin by Saron & Ron Goldenberg; Felicia & Saul Kalbfeld Terran Leemis by Linda Scafer and Marilynn Robinson MATTHEW SCOTT DOREN CAMP RAMAH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Sue Arnold by Naomi M. Doren Yarzeits of: Isaac Mellner; Mattew Scott Doren; Carlotte Mellner Raylson by Naomi M. Doren Minnie Singer by Rut Singer IN HONOR OF: All te people on te Israel trip and teir kindness by Naomi M. Doren Rabbi Josep & Susan Krakoff by Andrea Rogoff DR. MANUEL FELDMAN BETH ACHIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL MEMORIAL FUND David Bergman by Adele Staller Yarzeits of: Anna Capin; William Staller by Adele Staller Mary Boocker; Minnie Boocker by Joan & Sam Boocker ALEX GRAHAM TRAVEL & EDUCATION FUND Susie & Bill Graam s sister, Grace by Karen & Allan Lovinger SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Harvey Blavin by Susie & Bill Graam Rayna Kogan by Susie & Bill Graam BETTY & D. DAN KAHN CHESED FUND Ardis Feldman by Marilyn Goldberg; Andi & Larry Wolfe SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Andi Wolfe by Gail Langer GERRY D. KELLER MEMORIAL CHOIR FUND David Bergman by Rita & Ed Sitron Larry Katkowsky by Lillian & Lee Scostak Yarzeits of: Murray Sculman; Gertrude Nussbaum; Carol Sculman by Linda & Micael Sculman TRIBUTES 4 IN HONOR OF: Hazzan Gross by Lillian & Lee Scostak HILLEL ISAAC AND RACHEL MAISEL MEMORIAL HOUSING THE HOMELESS FUND David Bergman by Debbie Coen & Andy Pass Helen Braverman by Rocelle & Joel Lieberman Eunice Catzin by Harry Maisel Sylvia Eston by Debbie Coen Debby Scilling by Lynn & Elliot Margolis Tom Slovis by Evva & Micael Hepner Sosana Winkler by Selly & Gene Perlman Sosana & Sol Winkler by Adele Staller Yarzeits of: Mayda Coen by Sylvia Starkman Anne Liebman by Sosana Wolok Marvin Singer by Rut Singer Henry Starkman by Miriam Starkman; Sylvia Starkman IN HONOR OF: A deligtful evening by Susan & Martin Adelman by Marsa & Marvin Trimas Birt of Maya Danielle Grzes by Evva & Micael Hepner Birt of George Leon Scostak by Evva & Micael Hepner SYLVIA & ABE PEARLMAN EDUCATION FUND Alan Hurvitz by Carol, Andy & Lauren Sofen Abe Komisar by Carol & Andy Sofen IN HONOR OF: 50t anniversary of Linda & Eric Lutz by Linda Friedlaender RONNIE POSEN YOUTH FUND Ardis Birndorf Feldman by Marlene Platt STEVEN POSEN YOUTH VOLUNTEER FUND Birt of George Leon Scostak by Saron & Tom Lebovic; Susan Margolis David Bergman by Saron & Tom Lebovic PRAYER BOOK FUND David Bergman by Joy & Allan Nacman Josef Feuereisen; Sara Feuereisen by Serrie, Marvin, Lindsay, Jillian, Micael, Kimmer, Reece, Brooks & Ernie Rubin Rut Mizruci by Beverly & Randy Pillips 13

14 4 TRIBUTES MAURICE RAZNICK & JEAN RAZNICK KLARISTENFELD MEMORIAL FUND Maxine Berman by Elaine & Mel Raznick George Fitc by Lou Seligman Isadora Korens by Elaine & Mel Raznick; Gerrie & Buddy Sollis Elliott Samson by Elaine & Mel Raznick Zenia Singer by Elaine & Mel Raznick; Gerrie & Buddy Sollis SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: Andi Wolfe by Gerrie & Buddy Sollis BELLE & MAURICE ROSENDER MEMORIAL FUND Bet Ruskin by Brenda & Bob Felsenfeld and family; Ellen & Geoff Kasselman IN HONOR OF: 60t birtday of Bob Felsenfeld by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Special birtday of Elyssa Felsenfeld by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Anniversary of Cindy & Mark Weingarten by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Birtday of Matt Felsenfeld by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Birtday of Samanta Kasselman by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Birtday of Karen Rosender by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Birtday of Brenda Weingarten by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Birtday of Erin Weingarten by Rut & Cuck Weingarten Tori Weingarten receiving te Arc of Oakland County 2018 Dove Award by Rut & Cuck Weingarten RABBI JACOB E. SEGAL MEMORIAL FUND Yarzeit of Josep Rot by Etel Goldenberg SISTERHOOD KIDDUSH FUND IN HONOR OF: Birt of Benjamin Matz by Sue & Lee Lutz JERRY TEPMAN ALIYAH FUND Sosana Winkler by Rena Tepman Yarzeits of: Jerry Tepman by Rena Tepman; Suzan, Larry & Jordyn Tepman; Doreen, Jason, Evie & Jillian Dickman Anna Weberman by Susan & Micael Feldman CANTOR LARRY VIEDER MEMORIAL FUND Sivia Eilender by Saron & Martin Hart Sol Goodman by Marlene Platt Ardis Birndorf Feldman by Seila & Ron Scecter and family JAY YOSKOWITZ ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF: Rabbi Yoskowitz becoming Rabbi Emeritus by Myra & Larry Lawson; Pyllis Soltz THE BREAKFAST FUND Marc In memory of Hillel Isaac Maisel by Harry Maisel In memory of Abraam Ross by Barbara & Leslie Hubert In memory of Irving Wine by Robin & Gary Wine; Beverly & Hadley Wine In memory of Mickie Oreckin by Mark Oreckin In onor of te Bat Mitzva of Grace Vainik by Susan & Lance Vainik In onor of te end of Slosim for Sosana Winkler by Lillian & Lee Scostak In memory of Rute Caplan Savage by Evva & Micael Hepner In memory of Zvi Wegener by Judy & Scot Goldberg In memory of Aaron Supowit by Debbie & Jeff Supowit April In onor of te Bar Mitzva of Jake Hirsc by Sara & Kevin Hirsc In onor of Dennis Pillips 80t birtday by Laurie, Bet & Micael Pillips In memory of Bessie Scutzman, Frieda Davidson, Betty Handelman, Paul Handelman by Nancy & Bill Handelman Minyan Breakfast Fund Dr. M. Kennet Dickstein by Amy & George Dickstein Yarzeits of: Helen Braverman by Sara Braverman Josep Mirsky by Jean Elkus David Rogoff by Andrea Rogoff Daniel Welber by Nancy & Ricard Barr IN HONOR OF: Selling my cametz by Andrea Rogoff Micael Wolf s beautiful Siva service by Lillian & Lee Scostak PESACH CONTRIBUTIONS Jane & Neil Ancill; Vadim & Racel Avsalumov and families; Louis Berlin; Anarut & Henri Bernard; Sara Braverman; Marilyn & Alan Candross; Tammi & Scott Cooper; Jeff Devries & family; Linee Diem; Carlotte Dubin; Heater Edwards & Hoberman Families; Pil Elkus; Susie & Steve Feldman; Doreen & Alan Finer; Carol & Ron Fogel; Judi & Tomas Fox; Marsa Garland; Joel Gersenson; David Goldis; 14 Anne & Eugene Greenstein; Barbara & Leslie Hubert; Karen & Ken Goss; Micki Grossman; Rocelle & Jack Juni; Diane & Joel Katz; Selley & Ed Kol; Gail Langer; Seila & Marty Lederman; Gordy Leff; Carmley Levine; Roger Lewis; Rocelle & Joel Lieberman; Rene Lieberman; George Losonci; Harriet & Sy Lusky; Mark Lusky; Elissa & Jason Miller; David Moses; Reva & Robert Moss; Amy & Alan Olender & Family; Clara & Jack Pesis; Dennis Pillips; Monica & Robert Podolsky; Geula & Stan Rapp; Marilynn Robinson; Saron & Seldon Rocklin; Andrea Rogoff; Walter Rosenblum; Myrna & Joe Salzman; Lenny Segel; Margaret & Joel Sere; Rut Ann Singer; Carole & Elliot Solomon; Arlene & Aser Tilcin; Aubrey Tobin; Marsa & Marvin Trimas; Pearl & Martin Waldman; Joyce & Jeffrey Weingarten; David Weiss; Robin & Gary Wine; Renee & Milt Wol; Nola & Pilip Wolok; Dennis Yasinksy & family; Barbara Zack; Larry Zeff Adat Salom Synagogue Tribute Contribution ADAT SHALOM S tribute funds provide support for our many important synagogue programs and services, wic elp to define us as an outstanding congregation. We ave set a $10 minimum price for tribute cards. We are very grateful to members and friends wo ave consistently purcased tributes, marking lifecycle events and oter significant occasions, and we encourage your continued support. Eac greeting is individually prepared on a andsome card. To arrange for a tribute, please visit our website or call te office at We will process your tribute and mail it promptly. Tributes received by te 1st of te mont will appear in te following mont s Voice. If you would like information about ow to establis a fund, please contact Executive Director Alan Yost.

15 MEMORIAMS DR. ELI BERGER, usband of te late Joanna Berger, fater of Jeffrey (Susan Kessler) Berger, Wendy (Glen Pickover) Berger and Karen (Dr. Dan) Ockner, grandfater of Serri Berger (Ian Gardiner), Tracy (Fiance Jovette Estrellado) Berger, Aaron Pickover, Jamie Ockner and Racel Ockner, broter of Stanley (Pyllis) Berger, Anita (te late Henry) Epstein, te late Blance (te late Beryle) Walters, broter in law of Dr. Ricard Collens. SYLVIA ESTON, wife of te late Robert Eston, moter of Marcia (Micael) Lester and Dr. Amy Eston (Mickey Rot), grandmoter of Sopie (Brian) LeFevre, Molly Lester, Pilip Rot and Sammy Rot. NATHAN FLAISHER, usband of te late Rebecca Flaiser, fater of David Flaiser, Lesly (Ceryl) Flaiser, Harvey Flaiser and te late Carolyn (David) Segal, grandfater of Carlie Flaiser, Ben Flaiser, Amy Flaiser, Sam (Sofiya) Segal, Jake Segal, great-grandfater of Becky Flaiser and Grant Flaiser, broter to te late Ben Flaiser, late Sam Flaiser, late Nette (Mal) Ross and te late Florence Flaiser. FAY KRITZER, wife of Larry Kritzer, moter of Melissa Kritzer and Samanta Kritzer. Sister-in-law of Joyce (Mickey) Aller and te late Ronna (Larry) Bassin. FLORENCE TCHOR MILLER, wife of te late Herbert Miller, moter of Norman (Mary) Miller, Teodore (Sue) Miller, Benjamin Miller, Joanne Miller and Miriam (Robert) Sumaker, grandmoter of David (Lori) Miller, Jeffrey (Linda) Miller, Jason (Racel) Miller, Mattew Miller, Micael (Melissa) Miller, Daniel Miller, Alesa Miller, Samanta (Fiance, Sam Goldberg) Sumaker and Andrew Sumaker, great-grandmoter of Owen Miller, Aaron Miller, Emily Miller, Grant Miller, Brenden Jankowski, Zosia Jankowski, Micael Jr. Miller, Caroline Miller, Cecilia Miller, Mason Miller, sister to te late May (late Harold) Platt, late Beverly (late Sam) LaFond. MAURICE WILSON, usband of Mildred (Klein), moter of Eric Wilson, Davida (Jack) Freed and Cindy (Ilan) Bergman, grandfater of Micael Freed, Rebecca Freed (Jay) Kalafarski, Rocel Bergman and Sopie Wilson, broter of Fern Selling, Betsy (Mike) Winkelman and Sylvia Garrett. ADAT SHALOM MEMORIAL PARK THE CEMETERY IS OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CLOSED ON SHABBAT AND JEWISH HOLIDAYS. For information about te purcase of cemetery plots, please call Steven Goldsmit, or Denise Gallager, CelebrateISRAEL Bouncies, Israeli Music, Games, Food, Entertainment, Fun for te Wole Family! Join us Sunday, May 6 For more information visit: WalkForIsrael.org FROM RABBI SHERE (continued from page 3) Unlike in te U.S., Memorial Day isn t a time for picnics and sales. On Yom Hazikaron in Israel, te radio stations play only sad music and at 11:00 A.M., a two-minute siren blasts and te country comes to a complete standstill. Traffic on te igway stops as people get out of teir cars to remember tose wo ave fallen. In suc a small country, everyone is personally affected. Peraps because of teir familiarity wit tragedy, Israelis are always amongst te first responders to disasters no matter were in te world tey strike, and Israel as opened its borders to more refugees per capita tan any oter nation. Tere is a national teatre troupe composed entirely of blind and deaf actors; Israeli paper currency contains Braille for te vision impaired; and people wit autism are recruited for a selective intelligence squad in te Israeli army were teir differential strengts are considered an asset. Israel was te tird country in te world to ave a female prime minister and te first country in te world to require its fasion models to maintain a ealty weigt. Israel was te only country to enter te 21st century wit more trees tan 100 years prior, and solar powered water eaters are ubiquitous in Israeli omes. I was recently at a conference were Israelis demonstrated a new tecnology tey ave invented to literally create water out of tin air. Minyanim meet nearly everywere at gas stations, by te kibbutz pool, even in bars. Even te least observant Jew knows wen te Jewis olidays are because te year is measured by and ordered around tem. Te work week begins on Sunday because most people, even tose wo aren t religious, take a sort day on Friday to prepare for a nicer family meal on Friday nigt. Most ovens sold in Israel ave a Sabbat setting and observant Israelis can buy discounted car insurance tat doesn t include Friday nigt or Saturday. David Ben-Gurion famously said, In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles. Happy Birtday Israel. A great miracle as appened ere.

16 MAY 2018 IYAR - SIVAN ROSH CHODESH SIVAN :34 PM 49 SIVAN 3 4 9:42 PM Naso IYAR :19 PM 35 9 Adat Salom Synagogue SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JUNE 1 2 LAG BaOMER 3 4 Emor 5 MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS 9:30 AM wit Rabbi Bergman PARENT TODDLER 9:45AM MEMORIAL DAY SYNAGOGUE EXEC.COMMITTEE MTG. 6:00 PM SYNAGOGUE ANNUAL MEETING 7:30 PM SPRING OUTREACH LUNCHEON 12:00 PM 8:40 PM SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Rabbi Krakoff 9:45 AM MINCHAH-MAARIV 8:30 PM Bear-Becukotai KNITTING CIRCLE 9:30 AM SISTERHOOD DONOR DAY SHABBAT TORAH STUDY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Boutiques wit Dr. Melissa Ser 9:45 AM DINE & DISCOVER 5:45 PM 10:00 am - 3:00 pm TOT SHABBAT wit Rabbi Sere NOSH & DRASH 6:30 PM Lunc & Program - noon wit Hazzan Gross 10:00 AM at a private ome MINCHAH-MAARIV 8:30 PM WALK FOR ISRAEL :26 PM 42 YOM YERUSHALAYIM MOTHER S DAY SHAVUOT FIRST DAY SERVICES 9:00 AM MINCHAH-MAARIV 6 PM 9:43 PM SERVICE SCHEDULE MORNING SERVICES Sabbat & Festivals 9:00 A.M. Monday - Friday 7:30 A.M. Sun. & Nat l Holidays 8:30 A.M. WEEKDAY EVENING SERVICES troug November 2 6:00 P.M. Sabbat Minca/Maariv times vary. See eac date. Cildcare available 10:00 A.M. PARENT TODDLER 9:45AM HALEY S GARDEN TVC Project NOSH & DRASH 6:30 PM SHAVUOT YIZKOR SECOND DAY SERVICES 9:00 AM PJs - SHAVUOT 10 AM wit Rabbi Bergman MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM MORNING MINYAN 8:30 AM COFFEE CONNECTIONS 8:30 AM LAST WEDNESDAY OF SCHOOL MICHIGAN BOARD OF CANTORS CONCERT 7:30 PM at Te Berman PARENT TODDLER 9:45AM SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST 11:15 AM YOUTH & FAMILY SHABBAT 6:00 PM PARENT TODDLER 9:45AM PARENT TODDLER 9:45AM Bat Mitzva: Harper Sollis SOULFUL YOGA wit Rabbi Sere 10:00 AM B not Mitzva:Sasa Ruskin and Sydney Ruskin Bemidbar EREV SHAVUOT MINCHAH-MAARIV and TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT 8 PM Bat Mitzva: Gabriella Kam SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Rut Bergman 9:45 AM Bat Mitzva: Dayna Starr SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Andy Pass 9:45 AM SOULFUL YOGA wit Rabbi Sere 10:00 AM MINCHAH-MAARIV 8:45 PM JOIN THE COMMUNITY S WALK FOR ISRAEL ON SUNDAY, MAY 6 REV

17 JUNE 2018 SIVAN - TAMMUZ 5778 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JULY PARENT TODDLER 9:45 AM 1 Bea aloteka 2 Sabbat in te Sun continues Our next Family Outdoor Sabbat Service is Friday, June 29 at 5:45 PM. MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATION SERVICE 11:00 AM 3 PARENT TODDLER 9:45 AM Adat Salom Synagogue SERVICE SCHEDULE MORNING SERVICES Sabbat & Festivals 9:00 A.M. Monday - Friday 7:30 A.M. Sun. & Nat l Holidays 8:30 A.M. WEEKDAY EVENING SERVICES troug November 2 6:00 P.M. Sabbat Minca/Maariv times vary. See eac date. Cildcare available 10:00 A.M. 7 SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST 11:15 AM INSTALLATION DINNER SIVAN 8:46 PM PARENT TODDLER 9:45 AM 18 8 SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Rabbi Bergman 9:45 AM MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM Selac Leca 19 9 SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Rut Bergman 9:45 AM KNITTING CIRCLE 9:30 AM SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST 10:30 AM GRIEF SUPPORT wit Rabbi Sere 10:30 AM MEN S CLUB AT THE TIGERS GAME 1:05 PM FATHER S DAY PARENT TODDLER 9:45 AM ROSH CHODESH 13 TAMMUZ SISTERHOOD ROSH CHODESH STUDY GROUP wit Rabbi Sere 10:00-11:00 AM ROSH CHODESH TAMMUZ TAMMUZ 1 8:54 PM 2 MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM Cukat :51 PM SOULFUL YOGA 10:00 AM wit Rabbi Sere MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM Korac SHABBAT TORAH STUDY wit Andy Pass 9:45 AM SHABBAT TORAH STUDY 9:45 AM Detroit Celebrates Israel at :00 PM River Days Detroit :56 PM 9 29 SOULFUL YOGA 10:00 AM wit Rabbi Sere MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM Balak GRIEF SUPPORT wit Rabbi Sere 10:30 AM TVC SET UP GUEST ROOMS 11 SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOK GROUP 7:00 PM HOUSING THE HOMELESS SHABBAT IN THE SUN 5:45 PM 8:56 PM 16 Beginning of te Tree Weeks SHABBAT TORAH STUDY 9:45 AM MINCHAH-MAARIV 9:00 PM 17 REV041618

18 Te Adat Salom Synagogue Annual Meeting, May 16 Ken Goss will pass te gavel to Sanford Vieder PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN All congregants are invited to attend Adat Salom s annual meeting and election of officers and trustees on Wednesday evening, May 16t at 7:30 p.m. Tis is an opportunity for you to learn more about te offerings and accomplisments of our Synagogue. We will review our financial situation and also old our annual Memorial Service. CANDLE LIGHTING Friday: May 4 8:19 p.m. 11 8:26 p.m 18 8:34 p.m. 25 8:40 p.m. SHABBAT ENDS Saturday: May 5 9:19 p.m. 12 9:26 p.m 19 9:34 p.m. 26 9:40 p.m. Te nominating committee as submitted te following slate for 2018/2019: OFFICERS: President Sandy Vieder First Vice President... Joan Cernoff Epstein Vice President Joyce Weingarten Secretary Joe Wener Treasurer Jerome Pesick Executive committee at large: Maria Pacis-Biederman (2020) Rick Tyner (2019) Gordon Leff (2021) BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 3 year term Gary Graff (2021) Diane Howitt (2021) Stuart Logan (2021) MEMORIAL PARK: 3 year term Robert Dunsky (2021) Jeff Supowit (2021) Marty Wiener (2021) Ralp Woronoff (2021) Te By-Laws permit additional candidates for any office to be nominated by a petition signed by 25 members in good standing. Te petition must be filed wit te secretary of te congregation (by filing in te Synagogue office during regular business ours) no later tan te close of business on Tuesday, May 8, Te candidate must consent to placing teir name in nomination. As of tis date, no petitions ave been filed. Sincerely, Ken Goss, President Joyce Weingarten, Secretary Nominating Committee, Lori Issner Alan Candross Trudy Weiss Evva Hepner Annette Meskin ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, Micigan OFFICE (Telepone) (Fax) info@adatsalom.org Aaron Bergman, Rabbi * Racel Sere, Rabbi * Daniel Gross, Hazzan Herbert Yoskowitz, Rabbi Emeritus Alan Yost, Executive Director ** Melissa Ser, Director of Education * Jodi Gross, Dir. Adult Learning & Yout Engage Susan Steinberg, Communications Director * Lisa Betman, Communications Associate Director Micael Wolf, Director of Spirituality & Outreac * Debi Banooni, Jewis Family Educator Samanta Sapiro, Education & Yout Engage Carma Gargaro, Controller Ken Goss, President Trudy Weiss, Sisterood Alan Candross, Men s Club President * Robert Dunsky, Memorial Park Cairman Quality Koser Catering, Lisa Sittaro * Mobile Pone Number ** Home Pone Number Rabbi Jacob E. Segal z l, Founding Rabbi Rabbi Efry Spectre z l Cantor Nicolas Fenakel z l Cantor Larry Vieder z l Like Adat Salom? Find us on Facebook and Instagram! Facebook: Instagram: AdatSalomSynagogue Save te Date Friday Evening, June 1, 2018 INSTALLATION & CELEBRATION of te Officers & Board Members of Adat Salom Synagogue