March 2009

Adar/Nisan 5769
Vol. 52, No. 7

Worship Schedule 14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237

Friday, March 6 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org
7:00 p.m. First Friday
Family Shabbat
Dedication of Zussman The Temple Emanu-El Community of Learners invites you
Family Youth Lounge
to spend Shabbat with our special guest scholar,
Shabbat, March 7
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning
Deborah Dash Moore
Worship
6th-7th grade Shabbat
Lunch’n’Learn
What the Sixties Wrought
Four Decades of Change in American Jewish Life
*
Monday, March 9 MARCH 20, 2009
6:00 p.m. Purim Pot-luck
Dinner Deborah Dash Moore is a Professor of History at the University
7:00 p.m. Purim Family Service of Michigan and the Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.
Purim Music from the
Old Country (& Western)
A historian of American Jews, she specializes in 20th century
urban Jewish history. Her books include At Home in America:
Friday, March 13 Second Generation New York Jews, To The Golden Cities: Pursu-
8:00 p.m. Audrey Pittman,
Bat Mitzvah ing the American Jewish Dream in Miami and L.A. and GI Jews:
How World War II Changed a Generation. She also edited the
Shabbat, March 14 award-winning two-volume Jewish Women in America: An His-
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning
Worship torical Encyclopedia and American Jewish Identity Politics. She
has won numerous literary and academic awards for her work,
*
Friday, March 20
and was featured in the PBS series, The Jewish Americans.
6:00 p.m. Pre-Service
Oneg Shabbat
6:30 p.m. Kaballat Shabbat
7:30 p.m. Scholar Dinner Wine & Cheese Oneg
with Deborah Dash Moore, prior to services - 6:00 p.m.
Director of the U.M. Frankel
Center for Judaic Studies Kabbalat Shabbat Service - 6:30 p.m.
Shabbat, March 21
Shabbat Dinner and presentation
10:30 a.m. Alex Stone, by Deborah Dash Moore - 7:30 p.m.
Bar Mitzvah

* Dinner Cost & Presentation:

Friday, March 27
8:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat
Patron $36 pp; Sponsor: $25 pp. This scholar event is sponsored by…
Worship Please RSVP for dinner by March 16
Shabbat, March 28 Proceeds Benefit Adult Education
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning at Temple Emanu-El
Worship

Temple
Emanu-El 
Where You Belong! Purim Service March 9
We are a family of The theme of this year’s Purim Extravaganza is
families, keeping alive “Music from the Old Country (& Western)
our cherished traditions
by joyfully sharing
Come in western wear and join in songs led by
Jewish learning,
spiritual celebrations, 
and a commitment
to social justice.
Country Joe and the Knish
annual Purim Pot-Luck Dinner at 6:00 pm. Prior to the 7:00 p.m.
service Please RSVP to the office, or on our website
to reserve (and pay for) your places online.
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In Memoriam
Yom Huledet Sameiach
Howard Feigelson, father of Marsha (Chuck) Owen
March Birthdays - Temple Emanu-El Children
Ann Weisman, grandmother of Marc (Sharon) Berke
Henry Milczuk, father of Mary Ann Milczuk 1
Brandon Grené 13 Hayley Rosenblum 20 Anna Schneider
5
Zoe McManus 14 Noah Kretchmer 21 Zachary Witus
Robert Belsky, brother-in-law of Claire Belsky 6
Hailee Halprin Rachel Sherbow 22 Emma Driker
8
Jack Bacow Sarah Silver Zachary Lask
Mazel Tov! Caroline Baron 16 Hannah Kristal 24 Sarah Shartsis
9 Samuel Genetti Eric Pulleyblank 26 Caleb Driker-Ohren
Katie Saslow 17 Emma Bunin Alex Stone
11 Amy Schwartz Aaron B. Cohen 29 Brett Davidson
to Rozanne and Robert Sedler on the birth of their grandson, 30 Brett Gilbert
12 Aviva Marchione Jonathan Shaw
Jayce Nolan, born to Beth (Sedler) and Thomas Foster Julia Handelsman
Shayna Marchione Nikki Stern
Audrey Pittman 19 Thomas Klein
Benjamin Schondorf Nathan Segall

Welcome to Temple Emanu-El! March Anniversaries!

The Congregation welcomes the following new members who have 2 Herbert & Babs Kaufman
joined our Temple family (through January 31, 2009): 3 Jeffrey & Joy Gable
Ron and Fiona Rubenstein of Huntington Woods (ECC) 5 Edwin & Rose Sallen
6 Philip & Jill Ross
and their children Mia, Ryan and Rhys.
19 Barney & Jeanette Katzman
We look forward to your involvement in services and Jack & Elsa Shartsis
at our many events and activities. 21 Milton & Ann Ross
23 Carl & Suzanne Dibble
24 Daniel & Leah Rosenbaum
25 Robert & Yona Kahn
Mark Schreier & Margaret Marchak
26 Melvin Natinsky & Charlotte Simon
28 Arnold & Deena Mikon
30 Milton & Audrey Lucow
Mark Selitsky & Orit Szwarcman

April Adult New York Trip

Contact Rabbi Klein for information about the April 23-26 Adult New York Jewish Heritage Trip. Space is limited and $50 deposits
are now due to hold your place. Rabbi Klein is happy to send an itinerary and projected costs to those interested.

y a r t z e i t s

March 6/7 *Julius Rosenwach *Mollie Finkelstein Jerrold Alan Weinberg Charlotte Shebowich Nathan Dunn *Joseph Maltzer
*Louis Alpiner Sylvia Salicoff Samuel Flacks William Zeplain *Dr. Sidney O. Siegan *Louis Feldman Sally Mandel
*Ray S. Berry Nathaniel Schostak Alexander Frank Sarah Zloto Marvin Sol Siegel *Paul Fogelman Rose Michelson
Tillie Birnkrant Frank Selman *Lois Goode *Anna Silverman Mildred Friedberg *David Miller
Brian Blank *Irwin Serlin *Lawrence Gubow March 20/21 Tess Solomon Manuel Gerdy Ernest Moskowitz
Celia K. Burke Sasson Ben Ezra *Muriel L. Hamburger *Edwin J. Barnes Adele Sperber *David Gleekman *Anna Ressler
Mary Chmura Shaya Alice Harris Helen Bolton Malvern Starkstein Raymond Gold Frederick F. Rose
George Cohn *Lillian Sherman Rose Hartman Victor Brown *Milton J. Steinhardt, M.D *Isadore Goode Herman Rosenberg
Milton Eisler Herbert Sillman *Lillian Hollander Mirla Draichorn Samuel Stewart *Dorothy L. Hirschfield Morris Rubin
Dr. Mervyn Falk Cy Sinai *Sarah Holweger Wolf Draichorn Florence Tearston *Emma Joffe *Sylvia Schulman
*Walter D. Feldmesser Rose Soifer Rosalie Kanarek *Sadie Fenster *Evelyn Tobias *Charles Kaufman Kahn *Anne Schwartz
*Joseph Frank *Sam Solomon *Betsey Kaplan *Frank I. Finn Freda Vernick *Esther L. Kann *Sandra Jane Schwartz
Esther Gelb George Ulreich *Sol Wolf Landau Theresa Galea Anna Werney *Jack L. Kann Hania Shane
*Abraham Gold *Milton Weiss *Dave Lane *Harold M. Gelman Andrew Winston Geraldine Kaplan Morris W. Stein
*Fannie Gordon Frieda Yarost *Eva Lepler Arnold Glovinsky *Solomon Wolf Rita Karkosky *Bertha Strausz
*Rudolph Hartman Arnold Zickerman *Isek Levine *Abraham J. Goodman Benjamin York *Flo Kerner Kovan *Dorothy B. Thal
Martin Haydu Ted Levine Edward Hartman *Samuel Zafron Kenneth Levine Joseph Tuchman
Joseph Hennig March 13/14 *Abraham Levitan Sybil Kappel Rubin Zakalik *Yetta Levitsky *Bessie Zlatkin
Robert Holzman *Harriet Aiken-Mishark *Morris Marks *Ida Kaufman Anne Zuckerman *Hilda Lucas *Rose Zuckerman
*Kevin Ben Hopkins *Dr. Peter Bernstein Pearl Eglin Martin Libby Levenson Doris MacMurray
Jeannette Hurwitz Sam Braiker Wilhelm Mild *Shirley Mann March 27/28
Moshe Aaron Klaper Julius Braun *Samuel Plotler *Celia Marks *David B. Aaron *A light will be lit on our Memorial Board.
*Ida Klein Esther Cutler *Samuel L. Rosenfeld *Elsie Greenstone Harold Ash If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in
*Irwin Klein *PhillipDershowitz *Isaac Rosenthal Marks Cecil Birnkrant a special way, consider purchasing a memo-
*Harry Levine *Sophie Edelson *Ben Shapero Joseph N. Menken Mark Birnkrant rial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey
*Marguerite Lieberman *Belle Eisenberg Robert Shapiro *George E. Owen Sol Bloom Sanctuary. Each year, on the
*Esther Melamed Lucille Falk *Dr. Seymour Smelsey *Philip Robinson *Fred Chertoff anniversary of their death, it
will be lit as a remembrance.
Sylvia Miller *Beatrice A. Fealk *Augusta Trager Rose Scheer *Sarah F. Cohen
Edith Raskin *Karl Feber *Lee Kushner Van Henrietta Schostak *Dora Wax Cunich Contact the Temple office
*Lily Ringler *Rose Feldhandler Duren *Samuel Selman *Minnie Dashow at 248-967-4020 to make
*Phili*Robinson Edythe Ferman Joseph Vulcan Gloria Shapiro *Herman Dictor arrangements for this eternal
memory of your loved one.

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 T h e R a b b i ’ s C o r n e r
Purim is the occasion for us to send gifts
to friends and family, usually (though not
necessarily) triangled pastries. My favorite
Purim gift came in 1984 from a Baptist
clergy colleague. Knowing me and aware
of our Purim tradition that goes out of its
way to make fun of ourselves and the world
around us, he sent me this story which I
now pass along to you.
My friend is a rather old-fashioned lady, al-
ways quite delicate and elegant, especially
Rabbi Joseph P. Klein
in her language. She and her husband were
planning a vacation in Florida, so she wrote to a particular camp-
ground for a reservation. She wanted to make sure the campground
was fully equipped, but didn’t know how to ask about the toilet
facilities. She just couldn’t bring herself to write the word “toilet”
in her letter. After much deliberation she finally came up with the
old-fashioned term “bathroom commode.” But when she wrote that
down she still thought she was being too forward, so she started all
over again, rewrote the letter and referred to the bathroom commode
merely as the “B.C.” “Does the campground have its own B.C.?” is
actually what she wrote.
Well, the campground owner wasn’t old-fashioned at all, and when
he got the letter, he just couldn’t figure out what the woman was
talking about. After worrying about it for awhile, he showed the
letter to several campers, but they couldn’t imagine what the lady
meant either. The campground owner finally came to the conclu-
sion that the lady must be asking about the location of the Baptist
Church, and he sat down and wrote the following reply:
Dear Madam,
I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take
the pleasure of informing you that a B.C. is located 9 miles north of
the campground and is capable of seating 250 people at one time. I
admit it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regu-
larly, but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number
of people take their lunches along and make a day of it. The last time
my wife and I went was six years ago, and it was so crowded we
had to stand up the whole time we were there. It may interest you to
know that right now there is a supper planned to raise money to buy
more seats.
I would like to say that it pains me very much not to be able to go
more regularly, but there surely is no lack of desire on my part. As
we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, particularly in cold
weather. If you do decide to come down to our campground, perhaps
I could go with you the first time you go, sit with you and introduce
you to all the other folks. Remember this is a friendly community.
May your Purim celebration be filled with laughter and joy. May you
be blessed with all the happiness that life has to offer.
Temple Emanu-El: Where You Belong • 248-967-4020
C a n t o r ’ s N o t e s
Who does not hunger:
for friendship, understanding,
warmth, and love.
Chazak, chazak v’nitchazeik.
Let us lend strength to one another
and pray for the welfare of this
community.
-Mishkan T’filah, p. 66[184]
Cantor Darcie N. Sharlein
This month as the Torah reading cycle
brings the book of Exodus to a close, Jews in synagogues
throughout the world will say the words “Chazak, chazak
v’nitchazeik: be strong, be strong and we will become
stronger.”
Mishkan T’filah takes these words, usually recited just five
times a year upon the conclusion of each book of the Torah,
and brings them into a reading for the Shabbat morning service
as an “inspiration for prayer.”
Why do we come together to join in prayer? Each of us has his
or her individual reasons for entering the sanctuary on a Friday
night or Saturday morning. We may come to sing, or to hear
the Rabbi’s words. We may come to commemorate the
yahrzeit of a relative, or to offer or seek a Mi Shebeirach
prayer of healing.
Sometimes we come so that our children can get the chance to
sit on the bimah, or so that they may fulfill a service require-
ment. We may come because we have nothing else to do, or
because it’s simply what we’re accustomed to doing.
There are times we come to celebrate good news, and times we
come to find respite after a difficult week. Some of us come
because we have found meaning in the pages of the siddur and
within the walls of our sanctuary; some of us come because we
are searching for that meaning. And we come because this is
a place of community, because we know we’ll see friends, or
because we’re seeking to find friends and community.
Any reason that brings us here together is a good one. Shabbat
is described alternately as a day of joy (oneg) and a day of rest
(m’nuchah), but it is also a time of community (k’hilah), of
gathering together. Rabbis Elyse Frishman and Peter Knobel
write in the introduction to Mishkan T’filah that “we join to-
gether in prayer because together, we are stronger….”
We come together for so many different reasons, but we leave
fortified by the strength of community, warmed and uplifted by
each others’ presence. Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik – May we
find strength in k’hilah, and together, we will strengthen one
another.
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 C o n g r e g a t i
Temple Emanu-El
Community of Learners
Book Discussion
Join Temple members Marc Kruman, Chair of the
Department of History and Professor of His-
tory at Wayne State University and Michael
Scrivener, Professor of English at WSU,
NEW as they lead a discussion on The Secular
E!
DAT Challenge - The Reform Response.
We will discuss the book: Living
Without God: New Directions
for Atheists, Agnostics,
Secularists, and the
Undecided, by Ronald Aronson,
Class will meet Thursday
April 2 at 7:30 p.m. We hope
Mr. Aronson will be joining
us for the discussion.
It is highly recommended that attendees have read the book.
The Rabbi Teaches Genesis
Rabbi Klein’s Adult Education spring course will be “The
Jacob Cycle and the Joseph Narrative”, and will be held on
the Thursday nights of February 26, March 5, 12, and 19 at
7:30 p.m. This course will be a continuation of Rabbi Klein’s
Fall Course “Reading Genesis Again for The First Time”,
though prior attendance is not necessary. The course will be
a close examination and discussion of Genesis chapters 25-
50. Register by calling the Education Office. Cost: Members
$30/$35 couple; Non-members $40.
Rabbi Klein’s
Book Review
The Nine
by Jeffrey Toobin,
Sunday, March 22
at 9:15 a.m.
If you would like to buy
the book, there are copies
available in the Temple office
for $12. The Library Advisory
Committee invites you to come and enjoy a continental
breakfast, review and discussion.
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Share Shabbat Dinnerwith your Temple Family
…and leave the cooking to us!
Pizza • Pizza • Pizza
Friday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.
Join us for a Pizza & Salad dinner before
the First Friday Family Service in January.
Youth Choir members get to eat first!
Cost: Only $14 per family; $6 for individuals.
Please RSVP to the Temple office by 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1 (see page 11) or call 248-967-4020.
Come to Family Services at a new time - 7:00 p.m.!
Cantor Sharlein in Cantorial Concert
In Concert: The Cantors and Cantorial
Soloists of Michigan: Up Close and Personal
7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 1st at
the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloom-
field. The cost is $12 for Center and
Temple members in advance, $15 for
non-members and at the door, Tickets
may be ordered by fax, mail, phone
or in person. To order by phone,
please call 248.967.4030; to order
by mail, send to the JCC MusicFest,
15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park, MI
48237. Make checks payable to the
JCC. You also may order by visit-
ing either Center location: 15110
W. Ten Mile Road in Oak Park,
or 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield.
Sisterhood at Temple
March 15 - Monthly Meeting
This meeting may be held off-site
Watch the Rabbi’s email for details
or call the Temple office for place/time.
Monday, April 13 - Miriam’s Seder
Friday, April 24 - Sisterhood Shabbat
Rummage Sale - This Summer - Date TBD
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Social Action in action

The Bea Sacks Social Action Committee
Yad L’Yad
12.28.08.
Hello, Dear Friends, Rabbi Klein, Bea Sacks, Laura and Marty
Kohn and all members of Temple Emanu-El!
On behalf of Brovary Jewish Community I thank you cordially
for attention, kind care and help to our community. For the $350
CAB Drive
we got from you, we bought food and made food parcels for Can and Bottle Days
the needy members of our community as Hanukkah gifts. On
December 11, we received from you two big boxes with vitamins, Sunday, April 5
sugar substitute, blood sugar measurers and medicine. God bless 9:00 a.m. to Noon
you for your kindness! to benefit
We also received your photographs and were happy and proud HOSPICE MATLOSANA,
Klerksdorp, South Africa
to have you for our friends. Your faces are so open and so kind;
they illuminate the light of kindness, joy and sincerity. The build-
ing of your synagogue is magnificent. Due to your pictures all of
youbecame closer to us. We feel that you are enjoying helping us.
THE CHAVEET
WHERE EVERY CAN COUNTS
We wish all of you and your families Happy Hanukkah. In these
days of miracles we all are looking for light that warms our In the corner of our Rosen
hearts and lights up our souls. Foyer stands our Chaveet (the
Hebrew word for barrel). It was
We wish you health, well being, happiness and to live to 120! put there by members of the
Happy secular New Year! Social Action Committee many
With love and respect, years ago. Our K-6 Religious
School children have been its
David Turovsky, Chair of Brovary Jewish Community best providers by bringing a can
of nutritious food for the hungry
every Sunday morning, All
Dear Temple Friends, other congregants were encour-
Our Brovary families are clearly aware that we like them, we care aged to bring a can whenever
about them and truly enjoy helping them. For those reasons, we they came to temple, as well.
continue to ask for you donations--big or small--so we can send Today, all of us are aware of our
them a little or a lot, to lighten their loads. Please don’t country's sad and stressful economic situation,
underestimate any contribution. They don’t, and neither do we. so we are calling upon those who can, to join our
Laura and Marty Kohn Every Can Counts effort.
Brovary (Yad L’Yad) sub committee chairs The Chaveet is there - in the lobby -
Bea Sacks Social Action Committee drop by and drop in your can because…
EVERY CAN COUNTS
Emes Update
Would you like to enjoy a program of laughter? Come and hear Bernie Klein (no relation to our rabbi) on March 15 talk about
political humor. Mr. Klein served as assistant Director of Michigan Workers' Compensation Department,
and City Controller of Detroit under Mayor Cavanagh, before serving as professor of political science at the University of
Michigan-Dearborn. Against this background, his topic is “Types and uses of Political Humor.” As he makes his points, he will
make you laugh.
We will have lunch at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1:00 p.m. Lunch for Emes members is $5.00 and for guests $7.00.
Please call 1-967-4242-ext 604 to let us know you are coming for lunch. You can come for just the program at no charge.
All are most welcome.

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 f r o m t h e e x e c u t i ve d i r e c t o r
Exactly one year ago in this space
I wrote about a new program at
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
called ParnossahWorks, an online
job search website (see below for
more information*). Last March,
perhaps you noted it with passing
approval (“ah, yes, our Jewish
community is always looking
Susan J. Kirschner out for us”) and then moved on.
Today, many more of our mem-
bers may find this of direct interest. The important
message, both this March and last, is that we are here;
we have been here; and we intend to stay here offering
support—spiritual, educational, communal—in many
forms, from the spiritual lift of a service or the joy and
laughter you share with other members at an event at
your Temple home to guidance on community resourc-
es should you find yourself in need.
The challenges we face have changed since last March
and all of us at Temple want to stress that we are here
to help. We are also fortunate in that our member and
Treasurer Michael Benghiat is a guiding force behind
Federation’s “No Family Stands Alone.” For our Metro
Detroit Jewish Federation has many amazing services
to offer to help our community at this time.
You may always call or email me (or Rabbi Klein or
Cantor Sharlein or Geoff Berdy or Dolores Galea!)
and we know that, working together, we are that much
stronger as we navigate through this difficult time.
ParnossahWorks allows individuals to search for jobs
online and provides employers with qualified candi-
dates for their job openings. (In case you were wonder-
ing, parnossah is Hebrew for livelihood) The website
address is www.ParnossahWorksDetroit.org. Job seek-
ers can search, review and apply for positions on line.
They can also receive tips on resume writing, cover let-
ters, networking and interviewing techniques. Employ-
ers can list job openings, including skill requirements,
locations and other pertinent information.
JVS has been helping people find employment for 67
years. Their career consultants can assist people in
meeting their career and employment objectives. Career
development and employment services are tailored to
meet the specific needs of job seekers and employees
during different stages of their lives or careers. JVS
also has workshops on networking, interviewing, job
search strategies, etc. to help people land jobs. For
more information, call (248) 233-4231. The main JVS
website is www.jvsdet.org
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Re l i g i o u s S c h o o l D i r e c t o r
Dress Up for the Purim
Carnival - March 8th!
The question is often asked: where does the
custom of dressing up for Purim come from?
The essence of Purim might be described as
“topsy-turviness”, and the story behind it is
replete with stunning reversals, it is the classic
rags to riches tale. Esther goes from orphan to Geoff Berdy
queen, Mordechai from “enemy of the state”
to national hero, the Jewish people from the brink of massacre to
military champions. The Talmud tells us that we should revel in
the holiday to the point where we can’t tell the difference between
Mordechai (the hero) and Haman (the villain). We help each other
with this task through the custom of dressing in costume.
Purim is a holiday about identity. The notion of dressing up in cos-
tumes and of concealing one’s identity is a recurrent theme in the
Book of Esther. There are many examples of hidden identity and
costumes: most famously Esther conceals her identity as a Jew. Pu-
rim demonstrates that the Jewish people are able to be successful in
exile, in Diaspora, not by hiding their true identities, but by claim-
ing them. We dress-up in part to actualize that age-old statement
about prejudice: “don’t judge a book by its cover.” On Purim we
are free to choose the outer garb of a king or a queen or a scoundrel
because we are in actuality making-fun of the superficiality of judg-
ing by outer appearances. In so doing we affirm that real strength
and virtue lie beneath what we can see on the surface.
So we invite students, parents and all congregants to get into the
spirit of the holiday by dressing up for the Purim Carnival on
March 8th and join us for a costume parade. There will be a
special prize for any one who makes the effort.
Tzedakah Watch
One of the over-looked mitzvot associated with Purim is that of giv-
ing to the poor. So now is a befitting time to highlight the religious
school’s tzedakah efforts thus far this year. Our rough calculations
are that we have given over $150 to various charities (through class
collections and the 6th grade “Tzedakah Experience”), we’ve donat-
ed over 50 lbs of food to Yad Ezra, visited about 50 senior citizens
in assisted living facilities and prepared over a hundred meals for
the homeless (through Teens for Tikkun). There are several other
projects on-going or on the way. One to highlight: teens will have
the opportunity on April 26th to participate in J-Serve, the national
day for Jewish youth service by helping renovate the Downtown
synagogue. Stay tuned for more details in future bulletins.
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N ew s fro m Temp le Em a n u - El’ s

Early C h i ld h o o d C o m m u n i ty
Our Teddy Bear classroom recently celebrated
Father’s Day with a breakfast honoring all our
wonderful daddies. It wouldn’t be fair if we only
celebrated Mother’s Day during the school year.
Enrollment is well underway for the 2009-2010
camp and school year. Based on the recommenda-
tion of our head teachers, there has been a change in
the age requirements for Safety Town. The program
Eileen Brand is now for those children who have completed a
pre-k class. Once again, we welcome mitzvah
students to work at our summer camp and have openings available.
Join the fun at The PTO’s Annual
Volunteers must commit to a three week session of camp.
Also new for the 2009-2010 school year, we are offering an afternoon
Kindergarten Enrichment class for those children in morning academic
Purim Carnival
kindergarten. This class will be taught by regular ECC staff with rates Sunday, March 8, 2009
remaining the same as those for pre-school. This class will have the 11: 00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
opportunity to develop themes in depth, and will include science, art,
cooking, math, as well as swimming at the JCC. Fabulous Games, Crafts, Lunch,
The smell of hamantashen will soon be in the air. One of the children’s Bake Sale, Raffle
favorite Purim activities is our hamantashen bakery set up in Katz-
man Hall. Each child will make several hamantashen to include in their
Fun for the whole family!
Shalach Manot basket, and to enjoy as a classroom snack. We could not Many volunteers are needed to make the
have all of these wonderful activities without the help of our parents. carnival successful, If you are interested
Thank you, one and all.
in volunteering, please call 967-4023 or
This year our ECC children are invited to share the fun at the Temple email educator@emanuel-mich.org
Emanu-El Religious School Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 8th.
There will be many games appropriate for young children. On Tuesday New This Year!
morning, March 10th, our ECC children will be entertained by Religious
School Director, Geoffrey Berdy, along with his wife, Dina. They will
CARNIVAL just for tots
be performing the story of Purim and leading a sing-a-long for our ECC from 9:15-10:00 a.m.
children. We are fortunate to have such talent within our Temple home.
In this time of our difficult economic climate, we must remember
that young children pick up far more subtle messages by watching Purim Pot-Luck Dinner,
and listening to you. In a recent article in the Detroit Free Press, Monday, March 9, 6:00 p.m.
Suze Orman says: Cost $5 per person / $10 per family, plus
Be happy to go to work. Transitions for little ones are hard, and the bring a dish to pass (to serve 8-10 people)
prospect of losing you to work for the day can create sadness. So you Last names beginning with A-H:
say to your kids: “Oh honey, I hate to leave you, but I have to go to Salad or side; I-P: Entree; Q-Z: Dessert.
work so I can make money.” From the children’s perspective they now
know what to hate: work and money. It is important to be conscious of Purim Family Service
how you introduce work and money to your kids, and the role you give it Monday, March 9, 7:00 p.m
in your family dynamic.
with Purim Music from the
For those of us who have jobs, let’s teach our children that Old Country (and Western!) featuring
this is a positive thing.

Eileen Brand, Director,

Country Joe
Early Childhood Community and the Knish
Temple Emanu-El: Where You Belong • 248-967-4020 -7-
 Sasson Shaya Library Congratulations to the following
students for meeting their Shabbat Service
Check It Out In The Temple Library... requirement for the 2008-09 school year:

Adult Non-Fiction Zachary Aronson- Zachary Fincher Jalen Rianes

Paxton Rayna Gold DJ Schneider
Why Faith Matters
Chloe Bakst Miriam Goldstein Laura Schultz
by Rabbi David J. Wolpe
Danny Bakst Ellie Haenick Zachary Schultz
An articulate defense of re- Jessica Cohen Bennett Hart Camille Schwanki
ligion in America. It makes Lauren Cohen Sophie Hart Matthew Segall
the case for faith and shows Adena Collens Kaitlyn Hirsch Huston Shartsis
its relationship to history Max Collens Eli Hurwitz Reed Stocki
and science. Refuting the Jake Cooper Travis Kaye Riley Stocki
cold reason of the atheists Emma Driker Julie Krasnick Morgan Swimmer
and the hatred of the fanat- Rebecca Driker- Caroline Krell Marckenson
ics with a vision of religion Ohren Spencer Litvin Sylvestre
informed by faith, love Sam Edwards Lexie Markowitz Elijah Taub
and understanding. Rabbi Rebecca Feber Aaron Parr- Laura Topf
Wolpe follows in a literary Leah Fershtman Besemer Simon Topf
tradition that stretches from Cardinal Newman to C.S. Lewis to Alex Fetterman Blake Phillips Jacob Witus
Thomas Merton – all individuals of faith who brought religion and
culture together in their own works.
Fiction
The Genius by Jesse Kellerman
(son of Faye & Jonathan Kellerman)
Ethan Muller is struggling to establish his reputation as a dealer
in the cutthroat world of contemporary art when he stumbles upon
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: an elderly tenant named Vic-
tor Cracke has disappeared, leaving behind an enormous trove
of original artwork. Cracke came and went in solitude for nearly
forty years, his genius hidden and unacknowledged. Ethan mounts
a very successful art show, and the art sells. Suddenly the police Temple Brotherhood
are interested because it seems that the drawings look less like art will be hosting a
and more like evidence.

Congratulations to all of the students that

read books for the Sefer Star Program. The Tigers @ the Temple
following students read SIX BOOKS! and
Sunday, April 19
earned their own book to take home:
11:30 a.m. Luncheon
Leo Abramsky Chloe Halprin Ben Schondorf
Zachary Aronson-Paxton Sophie Hart Daniel Schondorf Luncheon and program begins at 11:30 a.m.
Natalie Cripps Eli Hurwitz Laura Schultz and features Marc Himelstein from the
Hannah Danzig Julie Krasnick Zachary Schultz Tigers organization who is the Team
Emma Driker Caroline Krell Matthew Segall Authentics Manager. He will speak on
Sophie Driker Celia Lipton Reed Stocki “An Inside Look at the New Season”, with a
Rebecca Driker-Ohren Sydney Newman Riley Stocki discussion of current roster and players in
Gabrielle Feber Blake Phillips Laura Topf the minors. He will also bring “Game Used
Rebecca Feber Zoe Phillips Simon Topf Memorabilia” (base, batting helmet, jersey, etc.)
Rayna Gold Ryan Poger Sari Wise
D.J. Schneider for us to see and touch, and an item to be auc-
Ellie Haenick Jacob Witus
tioned off. The hot dog lunch is $5/adult with
Kitah Aleph wins the ice cream party this year! all kids free. You can also sign up at the lunch for
CONGRATULATIONS! tickets to Brotherhood Day at
Tigers/Angels game, Sunday, June 7, 1:00 p.m.
Good job to all of our readers. Thank you students,
parents and teachers for your participation.

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 B’nai Mitzvah cuy kzn
Audrey Pittman - March 13
Audrey Beth Pittman will become a
Bat Mitzvah on March 13, 2009. Audrey is
the daughter of Scott and Wendy Pittman
and the big sister of Josephine and
Owen. Sharing in the celebration are her
grandparents Sam and Judy Weiner and
Lance and Sandy Pittman. Audrey is a 7th
grade honor student at Norup International
School. She enjoys running cross country,
dancing, playing the flute and spending her
summers at Interlochen. Audrey completed
her Mitzvah Project by raising funds to create libraries for Ethiopian
Jewish children in Israel.

Alex Stone - March 21

Alex Bradley Stone will become a Bar
Mitzvah on March 21, 2009. Alex is the
son of Stephanie and Jeffrey Stone and the
brother of Jacob Stone. Alex’s proud grand-
parents are Zelda and Jerry Stone, Gerald
Goudsmit and the late Pearl Goudsmit. Alex
is an honor student at Norup International
Howard H. Collens
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those in the waiting area to help brighten their day while they or their
loved ones undergo diagnosis and treatment. Alex is very excited
to share his Bar Mitzvah with his family and friends.

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 g i f t s a n d m e m o r i a l s
Our heartfelt gratitude to each of our contributors. Your generosity is
helping our Congregation to grow and prosper. Thank You!
ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH RUTH & MAXWELL DR. MAURICE B. WEINER In Honor of:
BUILDING AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND STETTNER CARING & DR. RICHARD A. WEINER Rebecca & Grace
MAINTENANCE In Honor of: COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S BOOK FUND Donna & Sheldon Klein
Bea Sacks for many years
In Memory of: Ian & Shelby Miller B’nai Donation: In Honor of: of dedication to Temple
Clara Marks Mitzvah Joanne & Paul Krell Ian Miller & Shelby Miller Emanu-El
Flo & Lou Citarel Zachary Segall Bar Mitzvah B’nai Mitzvah The Raines Family
T.E. Board of Trustees RABBINIC Judith Weiner Sophie Hart
GENERAL GIFTS FUND DISCRETIONARY FUND Bennett Hart
In Memory of: MUSIC FUND In Memory of: MISHKAN T’FILAH Mitchell Hart
Howard Feigelson In Memory of: Howard Feigelson In Memory of: With Love, Mom & Dad
Ann Weisman Howard Feigelson Linda & Jacob Schwarzberg Bruce & Doris Mac Murray Bill & Betty Hoffman
Henry Milczuk Judy & Lillian Greenwald Jeannette Eizelman and Irwin & Gloria Klein Arnold & Dorothy Collens
T.E. Board of Trustees Sharon & Stephen Dillon Elaine Eizelman Donna & Sheldon Klein Howard, Nancy, Adena, Max
Howard Feigelson Janice Brown In Honor of: Philip S. Needle & Morgan Collens
Lloyd Strausz Martin Hollander Rabbi Klein A.Morris Nisenson My Students Past & Present
Judy & Alan Kessler Freya Weberman, Richard & Linda Saslow Ernie & Sandy Needle Lynn Cooper
Dr. David Newman Philip & Talia Helfrick Rabbi Klein, in appreciation Philip S. Needle Elaine and Gerald Laker
Lloyd Strausz In Honor of: of our daughter’s Blanche Needle Jolie, Martin and Simon
In Honor of: Ann Ross 95th Birthday baby naming A.Morris Nisenson Kaufmann-Laker
Rabbi Klein Judy & Lillian Greenwald Tim & Kim Burns Lois Nisenson Our children and
Richard & Linda Saslow Rabbi Klein, in honor of my Bernard Haydu & Mildred grandchildren
Vivian DeGain reading Torah PRAYER BOOK FUND third anniversary as a Jew Haydu Fox Marilyn Kaczander Cohen &
on Shabbat Vayerah In Memory of: Vivian DeGain Joyce Spitzer Don Cohen
Debra Darvick Dr. Barnard L. Lieberman & Bernhard Chomet Jack Archer Hulen
Pearl Lieberman BEVERLY GOLD MEMORIAL The Chomet Family Phoebe Alexis Hulen
LECH LECHA FUND COLLEGE STUDENT FUND Henrietta & Akivah Drasnin Rachel & Chris Hulen
Mary M. Lieberman
In Memory of: Howard Feigelson Lillian & Malcolm Kahn Our Parents
In Memory of: Yona, Robert, Sarah & Dan & Andee Mosher
Sarajane & Ralph Schwartz Mel & Ellie Natinsky Al Gold
Irene Kaploe Carolyn Gold Natalie Kahn My Children and
Linda & Mark Kaploe RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUM Sanford Gold Esther & Sam Rudner Grandchildren
Marvin Saffer EDUCATIONAL FUND Adela Gold Leon Dillon Claire Belsky
Linda, Mark, Evan, Brandon Sadie Miller Sharon & Stephen Dillon
& Ashley Kaploe
In Memory of: Ruth & Charles Dodge
Howard Feigelson Harold & Judith Miller
Howard Feigelson Daniel Elihu Patt
Julie Kraus Robert Jonathan Patt
Kathy & Gary Trock NORMAN ROSE
Robert Belsky, In Honor of: CANTOR FUND The Patt Family
Claire Belsky Ann Ross, special birthday
Julie Kraus In Memory of:
BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTION Howard Feigelson
Elayne & Dan Steinhardt
In Honor of: Rena & Larry Friedberg
Gertrude Messer
Ruth Goldman
birth of Jayce Nolan Sedler
Morris W. Weingarden
Marshall & Karen URJ Camp George News
Weingarden
Rozanne & Robert Sedler URJ Camp George is situated on its own lake
near beautiful Parry Sound, Ontario, about two
hours north of Toronto. Every summer, about
Please join us at our 8th Annual 50-60 kids from
the Detroit area
MIRIAM’S SEDER attend the camp,
Celebrate Passover mostly dur-
with a Woman’s Perspective ing the second
session. A bus
MonDAY, APRIL 13 @ 6:15 p.m. will transport
in the Esther Katzman Social Hall
the campers to and from camp for the second
Passover is a time when we all get together to remember the exodus from Egypt. We sit session from Windsor. Camp George is offer-
down at our seders and tell the story of how Moses stood up to Pharaoh and lead us out of ing $1,000 non need-based scholarships on a
Egypt. We forget to talk about the women who supported Moses. We forget that without first-come basis to any camper who plans on
Miriam, Moses’ Mother, the Pharaoh’s Daughter, the midwives, and Zipporah he could attending camp for one of the two four-week
not have performed the miracles that occurred. Miriam’s Seder is a chance to remember full sessions. These scholarships are avail-
that it wasn’t just great men that lead us out of Egypt, it was also many great women. able to first-time campers. In addition, Camp
Cost: $10.00 per person plus a sampling George offers one-week and two-week “mini”
of a favorite Passover appetizer or dessert. sessions for children in grades two through
five. For more information, please don’t
For more information call Robin Gold at:
hesitate to contact Carol LoPatin, a member
248-543-5037 or robinlgold@yahoo.com
of the steering committee, at 248 808-4200, or
cehrle@aol.com.
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f r o m t h e p r e s i d e n t

As a result of the difficult economic times facing our country
and hitting our own community especially hard, the Board
of Trustees voted unanimously at our January board meeting
not to raise dues in the coming 2009/2010 fiscal year.
We are not taking this action because the Temple has a re-
serve of funds that will see us through this difficult time. On
the contrary, the coming budget year will be especially chal-
lenging because we will not be able to utilize endowment
funds to help meet our budget expenses in the coming year.
To put that in perspective consider that in the 2008/2009 fis-
cal year we had access to $50,000 in income from our Lech
Lecha endowment fund.
Still we believe it is important to make a gesture to our
members, even if in many ways it is mostly symbolic. We
want our families to know that we recognize their struggles
and the financial challenges they – we – are facing. What is
most important is that our community remains intact. How-
ever hard this coming year will be, it will only be harder if
we allow our community to splinter.
So for those of you who need assistance
in the coming year – please ask for assis-
tance. We want you to remain a part of our
family. And to those of you who are doing
well, please consider making a voluntary
contribution to Temple Emanu-El – know-
ing that that sum will help another fam-
Dolores Galea
ily with dues or tuition and will help our
Temple carry on.
Our struggle is not unique. All synagogues will be facing
similar challenges. But I am especially confident in Temple
Emanu-El’s ability to face these challenges successfully
because I know our wonderful members. Our community is
one that truly cares for each other and responds to those in
need. So as long as we continue reaching out to each other -
sharing our triumphs and our tragedies - Temple Emanu-El
will emerge stronger than we were before the crisis.

Help Bake for Weekly Onegs

In an effort to reduce the cost of our (catered) Shabbat Onegs, we are launching an “Oneg Chavurah”
at Temple. Would you be willing to bake or buy 4 dozen cookies - just two or three times a year? Many
times we have heard people say, “If only you had asked.” Well, now we are asking, and we hope you will
respond. Why not make this a family event: bake together at home - and pray together at Temple!
Please call or email: Murt Sherbow 248- 399-1356 or murtnbud@comcast.net

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Upcoming Events at Temple Emanu-El

Purim Pot-Luck
Dinner
Shabbat Dinner and
Scholar Presentation Share Shabbat Dinner MIRIAM’S SEDER
MonDAY,
March 9th - 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.
March 20, 2009 APRIL 13, 2009
Cost: $12 per family; 6:15 p.m.
Please RSVP by Dinner & Presentation: $5 for individuals. $10.00 per person
Friday March 6 to the office Patron $36 pp; Sponsor: $25 pp. Please RSVP to Temple Office
or go to our website Please RSVP by March 16 by 4:00 p.m. Wed., April 1 RSVP by April 10
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Religious School TEMTY Board Meeting Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School First Friday Erev Torah Study
PTO 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Shabbat 10:30 AM
9:30 AM Youth Choir Youth & Education Rabbi’s Adult Ed.Class Shabbat Service
Story Telling High School Committee Meeting 12:30 PM
B’nai Mitzvah Student/
Parent Lunch & Learn
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9:00 AM 9 10 11 12 13 14
Religious School 6:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 AM
9:30-10:00 AM Purim Potluck Dinner Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School Audrey Pittman’s Bat Torah Study
Purim Carnival for Tots 7:00 PM 6:15 PM 7:30 PM Mitzvah 10:30 AM
10:00 AM Purim Services Executive Committee Rabbi’s Adult Ed. Class Shabbat Service
Social Action Meeting Meeting
11:00 AM
Purim Carnival
15
9:00AM
Religious School 16 17 18 19 20 21
10:00AM 6:00PM 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:00PM 9:30 AM
Sisterhood Meeting TEMTY Board Meeting Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School Wine & Cheese Torah Study
7:00 PM 7:30PM 7:00 PM Reception 10:30 AM
12:30 PM
EMES Lunch & Learn High School Religious Committee Brotherhood Game 6:30PM Alex Stone Bar Mitzvah
Youth Choir Meeting Night Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15PM 7:30 PM Services
22 Adult Education Rabbi’s Adult Ed. Class 7:30 PM
9:00 AM Scholar in Residence
Religious School Dinner and Study
Session
9:15am 23
Rabbi’s Spring Book 6:00 PM
Review TEMTY Board Meeting
10:00AM 24 25 26 27 28
7:00 PM
Membership Committee Youth Choir 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 1:00PM 800 PM 9:30 AM
Meeting High School Hebrew School Shir Chadash MOSES Erev Shabbat Torah Study
7:30 PM 4:30 PM 10:30 AM
BOT Meeting Hebrew School Shabbat Service
29 30
6:00PM
9:00AM TEMTY Board Meeting
Religious School 31
7:00PM 4:30PM
Youth Choir Hebrew School
High School

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