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Inside this issue Message from Rabbi Roman

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Religious School News Page 4

Message from Rabbi Conrad

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Message from Nathalie Conrad Page 5

Sisterhood News Page 6

Message from The Brotherhood

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Message from Social Action Committee Page 8

B’nai Mitzvah

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Announcements Pages 13

Contributions

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Calendar of Events Page 15

Volume XLIV Number 2 November 2008 —Cheshvan-Kislev 5769

Temple Kol Ami’s Family Religious School Dedication Was a Day To Remember!

Thank You To Everyone Who Has Contributed To Our Beautiful New

Family Religious School!

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Norman T. Roman, Rabbi rabbi@tkolami.org Ernst J. Conrad, Rabbi Emeritus rabbiEJC@tkolami.org Leslie Samet, Assistant to Rabbi Roman leslie@tkolami.org Andee Liberman, Director of Education andee@tkolami.org Cheryl Chaben, Administrator cheryl@tkolami.org Cathy Podell, Bookkeeper cathy@tkolami.org Tiffany Steyer, Soloist tiffany@tkolami.org Melanie Gorman, Temple Assistant rssecretary@tkolami.org Rob Gutman, Youth Advisor rob.gutman@tkolami.org General Temple temple@tkolami.org

Contact Information for Temple Kol Ami Staff

www.tkolami.org

The Sanctuary is equipped with a hearing device system. Please ask an usher if you would like to use a hearing assistance

device.

Rabbi Norman T. Roman, R.J.E., D.D.

Founding Rabbi Emeritus Ernst J. Conrad

Director of Education Andee Liberman

Director of Music Nathalie M. Conrad

Soloist Tiffany Steyer

Administrator Cheryl Chaben

Executive Board

Co-Presidents William Faber Howard Katz

Vice Presidents Nena Chudnof

Joe Falik Lee Schottenfels

Secretary Gail Raben

Treasurer William Goldenberg

Past President Terry Hollander

Board of Trustees

Stephen Bloom Chuck Freedman Irving Friedman Andrew Gelsey Paul Gross

Dana Patchak Lisa Redmond Rachel Sherman Henry Shevitz

Diane Siegel-DiVita Karee Strome

Irene Swerdlow-Freed Michelle Taigman

Temple Kol Ami is a member of the

CONNECTIONS 2009

34TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

THE WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM

JERUSALEM AND TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

MARCH 18-23, 2009

Rabbi Roman has been invited to participate in this exciting gather-

ing of Reform/Liberal Jews from all over the world, and to be one of

the workshop presenters! Interested Temple members and friends

are also invited to attend the program, and join a unique 8-day Tour

of Israel preceding the Convention, coordinated on behalf of the Un-

ion for Reform Judaism's Northeast Lakes Council.

Any Kol Ami member in good standing can register to be an official

delegate! World Union Conventions are international gatherings

filled with spirit, learning, sharing and fun – in many languages.

Liberal Jews representing many different countries energize each

other, and help shape the future of the Jewish People.

Through workshops, panel discussions, speakers, walking tours, field

trips, people-to-people connections, entertainment, and the most

uplifting Shabbat celebration observed anywhere in the world,

Connections 2009 will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

For more information, contact Rabbi Roman's Study at

248-661-0040 or visit www.wupj.org

Message From Rabbi Roman

The Northeast Lakes Council Regional Biennial

November 13-16, 2008 in Grand Rapids, MI Online Registration Open: www.urj.org/nelc

If you have difficulty registering, please call the NELC office at 1-888-282-6352

New! Workshop Descriptions NEW! Seminar Day Details

Northeast Lakes Council/Detroit Federation Regional Biennial Re-Union

“We have come from near and far…” Be Strong, Be Strong and Let Us Strengthen One Another November 13-16, 2008 * Grand Rapids, Michigan

Host Congregation: Temple Emanuel * Headquarters Hotel: Crowne Plaza

2008 Regional Biennial Re-Union Information

WINTER IS COMING – GET READY FOR SUMMER!

OSRUI DIRECTOR, JERRY KAYE, TO VISIT TKA ON NOVEMBER 2ND

As the chilly winds of November arrive, thoughts around here inevitably turn to preparations for next Summer! Studies tell us that there is no more significant experience to enhance Jewish identity in our children than time spent at a Jewish summer camp. While there are many excellent opportu-nities for quality recreation or specialty camps in Michigan and the surrounding areas, Temple Kol Ami has long encouraged our member families to consider sending their children to Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc, Wiscon-sin. And in 2009, there will be a lovely new swimming pool dedi-cated there . . . OSRUI is one of the summer camps sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism (some Detroit area families also attend Camp George in Ontario, and our High School Youth Group Leaders are encouraged to spend time at the Kutz Campus for Living Judaism in Warwick, New York, where I serve on Faculty). OSRUI is our camp – a portion of our 'dues' to the Union help provide this opportunity. My own children have all attended OSRUI – and loved it! (Several have also served there as counselors and staff mem-bers while in college.) Other TKA families have been multi-generational participants in Oconmowoc – and I'll be glad to

put you in touch with them to discuss their expeiences. It's a very special place, with an amazing, inspirational environ-ment of living Jewishly for weeks or months over the summer. Sports, arts, hiking, new friends, old friends, campers and staff from all over the world, music, Hebrew, boating . . . and, did I mention: a new swimming pool, in addition to the lake? (Our Temple member, Elayne Peters, who is the Waterfront Director, is VERY EXCITED!) We want you and your children or grandchildren to be a part of the Olin Sang Ruby community! Both the Temple and the Reform Movement offer generous financial assistance (for the other URJ Camps, as well). Just speak with me or Andee Liberman. But don't delay too long – several of the OSRUI units and sessions fill up quickly, and space may be limited.

Jerry Kaye

OSRUI's Director

will be at Temple Kol Ami on Sunday morning, November 2nd,

to present the Camp Video,

meet with our Religious School Students, and talk about Union

Camps with any interested families.

All are welcome!

Jerry Kaye is an outstanding educator and storyteller, having

been recognized by the Chicago Board of Jewish Education,

Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, and Beit

Hat'futsot (the Museum of the Jewish People, affiliated with Tel

Aviv University). In addition to directing OSRUI, he consults

to communities and congregations throughout North America,

and is the host and moderator of “Sanctuary”, a Chicago tele-

vision series focused on Jewish communal issues.

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Religious School News from Andee Liberman, Director of Education

SCHOOL CALENDAR For November

Monday, 11/3 Guest Speaker-Topic Bat Chen Diaries

Thursday, 11/6-Sunday, 11/9 Affirmation Class in NYC

Wednesday, 11/12 Cookie Pick Up 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday, 11/13 Cookie Pick Up 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday, 11/16 Family Education Wondergarden-6th Grade

Sunday, 11/23 KATY Paint and Pizza Party 12:00pm

Wednesday, 11/26-Sunday, 11/30 No School: Thanksgiving Break

Have you stopped by to visit our new school wing? Please stop by and see our new amazing school facility!! Thank you to everyone who has supported this project. Did you know we have a very active Religious School board ? The Board is a valuable asset to the functioning of the Religoius School. Thank you to everyone who sits on the board. Thank you to Debbie Himelhaus who wrote the information below. The Religious School Board is off to a great start this year! The members of our Board are: Andee Liber-man, Dana Patchak, Nancy Evanson, Sharon Spilkin, Julie Flashner, Toni Kasander, Sue Roberts, Steve Kendler, Amy Klein, and Debbie Himelhoch. The goals of the Religious School Board are to facili-tate communication between the director of the school, the Executive Board and parents, to discuss budget needs/wants, to discuss curriculum, and to create fund raising events that support the school. We meet as a Board once each month. The Board will also be holding meetings with parents during the school year. We hope that you will contact any of the Board members with ideas, feedback, or questions that you may have. If you haven't had a chance to visit our new school building, we hope that you will take a few minutes to

stop in and see this beautiful facility. The faculty, staff, and children are thrilled to have school at TKA. We hope that you will "shower" us with a gift of school supplies, toys, books, or a donation to help fill our shelves with new items for our children. Please contact the school office to let them know if you are planning on purchasing something, or would like the school to purchase something from your family. The Board would like to share special thanks to Andee Liberman for her guidance, creativity, and months of work that she gave to help create such an amazing school for TKA. Thank you to everyone that helped pack us up and move us in as well! Our first fund raising event was BINGO on October 26th. I hope that you and your family and friends were able to join us in this fun day. During the year we will continue to have many other fund raising events. Cur-rently we are also involved in our an-nual cookie dough sale. Yum! Look for upcoming events in The Voice, on our website, and in flyers from Reli-gious School. Your consistent sup-port is needed and appreciated.

Mrs. Liberman

It is our pleasure to inform you of our continued participation in the Opening the Doors Special Education Partnership Program with the Federa-tion’s Alliance for Jewish Education. It is a pro-gram designed to meet the special learning

needs of the students currently enrolled in our religious school, As a partnership school, we

receive educational support services and profes-sional opportunities from Alliance and funds allo-

cated from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

To achieve our goals, we have on our teaching staff Hope Bocker who has a Masters Degree in Special Education. She has begun working with several students and will be consulting with our

classroom teachers regarding specific recommendations and strategies for our diverse learners, so they may succeed and receive a meaningful Jewish Education. We are quite ex-cited about this partnership, which enables us to

continue to provide a positive educational experience for all our students.

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A Message From Rabbi Emeritus Ernst J. Conrad

For the first time we were able to have some

time set aside prior to the Yizkor sercice on

Yom Kippur for “A Time For Music and Reflec-

tion.” I compiled and prepared music and read-

ing for what I hope will be an annual event.

Thank you: Tiffany Steyer, Soloist; Tamara

Sherman, violin; David Magidson and Diane

Siegel DiVita, readers.

Thanks to Leslie Samet for her invaluable help

in typing the program.

We look forward to bringing you lots of good

and interesting music during the year.

B’shalom, Nathalie M. Conrad

Director of Music

Once again Temple Kol Ami will be part of an Interfaith Celebration of Thanksgiving to take place at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 17567 Hubbell St, at Outer Drive, on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at 7:30pm. The location is across from

Old Sinai Hospital; it has 2 parking lots and is well-lit. This marks the 22nd annual occasion for about a dozen religious and cultural communities to unite in worship and celebrate. This year’s theme is named: From Every Tribe, Race and Nation: We, the People. The event is planned by an Interfaith Committee, which meets half a dozen times before the actual event search-ing for proper reading, music, and dance, highlighting the contribution of each constituent. As in the past, there will be several calls to worship and a Hindu dance invoking God’s presence upon the as-sembly. Reading, usually involving the congregation, and musical selections will be chosen and offered by Buddhist, Muslim, Bahai, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Sikh, and Jewish and Native American communities. The celebration which lasts about an hour and a half includes a presentation by the Mosaic Youth Theatre Players, a project involving high school youth, that has greatly contributed to build bridges between cultural,

religious and racial groups which differ. Customarily, food (canned) is brought to be shared with the Southeast Michigan Food Bank, and a collec-tion for the homeless of the area is gathered. The celebration concludes with a social hour to meet old and new friends and acquaintences. As a rule, food selections reflect the nationalities participating and are vegetarian. TKA members and their children are cordially urged to be part of this Thanksgiving Celebration. The Reverend Daniel Appleyard, rector of Christ Church, Dearborn is chairperson of this annual event.

EJC

Music Notes from Nathalie M. Conrad, Director of Music

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Case of a Lifetime A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Story

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Free of charge Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield

Co-sponsored By:

Sisterhood of Temple Kol Ami

Members of Sisterhood are welcome to gather for dinner prior to

hearing Abbe Smith speak. If interested call Marlene Abramson at 248-991-1993 to reserve a spot.

Sisterhood News by Abby Pook

will donate 10% of the value of your purchases to

Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood

Oliver’s Trendz is opening their store

EXCLUSIVELY for us from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

Join us for a fun-filled evening that includes

friendship, finger-food and beautiful gifts in many price ranges. RSVP suggested (but not required) to:

Nancy Siegel 248-851-3775

It has been a busy time for all of TKA this fall! TKA’s KATY Kids hosted a Kallah (conclave) of Temple Youth Leaders from all over Michigan at TKA. Our Sisterhood under-wrote part of the cost and Marlene Abramson, Estelle Gladstone and I helped serve lunch and dinner to the wonderful group of about 35 young people on Saturday, September 20th. We were awed by how polite and appre-ciative they were. It was, indeed, our pleasure to be there to help out that day. Many of our Sisterhood members attended the Storahtelling and Selichot Service the evening of Sept. 20th and we all kvelled at the dedication of our brand new Religious School on Sunday, Septem-ber 21st! The Sisterhood Annual Paid-up Dinner(October 23rd) has always been an enjoyable evening. Everyone who attended was served a delicious dinner prepared by Sisterhood’s entire board. We had entertainment and door prizes donated by some of our board mem-bers! Everyone had a wonderful time. There’s still time to join Abbe Smith the author of Case of a Life-

time for dinner at 5PM on Thursday, November13th at Uptown Grille for dinner! $15.00 pre-set menu. Call Marlene Abramson at 248-991-1993 to reserve a spot. After dinner we will gather at The West Bloomfield JCC to hear Abbe speak at 7:00 PM. On Mon-day, November 24th some of our members in conjunction with TKA’s Social Action Committee will be going to help at Yad Ezra.

Please call Eileen Higer if you are interested 248-661-9545! Watch for upcoming info on our December program – a Soup Ex-change and Book Review! Just a quick note: Dalia Keen, my Vice President of Fund Raising, has taken a hiatus from her position because of a family health problem. We all want Dalia and her family to know they are in our thoughts and we wish them well! I just want to extend thanks to my Executive Board, Meryl Hirsch-land, Debbie Lecours, Carole Lewis, Marcia Persin, Gail Raben and Nancy Siegel for their hard work. My General Board have all been hard at work for months. Sue Ehrlich is working diligently on Entertainment Books. Sydelle Isaacs has shared her knowledge of the Y.E.S. Fund! Eileen Higer is doing a great job as Sunshine Chair and sending greetings to our Sisterhood members. Andrea Wojcik is working to set up the Phone Tree to announce events and emergency cancellations. Florence Vinsky and Cindy Faber work together through the year at Bortz Healthcare Center. Finally, thanks to Marlene Abramson for her tireless work as Publicity Chairperson. We wouldn’t be as successful a Sisterhood if we didn’t all work together so well. Next month I will profile the rest of my Board. A huge thank you to all!

Abby Pook,

TKA Sisterhood President

Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood and The 57th Annual Jewish Book Fair

Proudly Present :

Abbe Smith Author of:

Oliver’s Trendz

138 W. Maple

Downtown Birmingham, MI

248-723-9833

Let’s Go On A Pre-Chanukah Shopping Spree!!

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A Note From The Brotherhood

We’re Taking Orders Now!

The TKA Brotherhood had a quiet summer, with our main event being attending a Tiger-Blue Jay baseball game on August 12th. The Tigers lost, but we still enjoyed our-selves at this family-oriented event. On September 21st, the Brotherhood hosted a breakfast for a group of teens who were visiting TKA as members of NFTY. A big thank-you goes out to Jerry Gers and Bill Faber, as well as to all of the Brotherhood members who helped prepare and serve breakfast. Congratulations also go out to Chuck Freedman and our league championship TKA Brotherhood softball team. We are starting to program for the coming year. We hope to have some meetings with speakers of interest to Jew-ish men, a joint program sponsored by Brotherhood and the Social Action Committee, a December program such as Not So Silent Night or last year’s successful dinner and Second City show, and before Passover, a Men’s Seder. Last year’s seder was well received by those who at-tended, and sharing our views of the role of men in the Reform movement, the Temple, and community led to some interesting discussions. The Men’s Haggadah

issued by the Men of Reform Judaism provided an excel-lent foundation for exploring these issues. Speaking of the MRJ, I had the opportunity to attend both the annual Board of Trustees meeting last June in Delray Beach, Florida, and a leadership training and MRJ Executive Committee meeting in September in Newark, New Jersey. The opportunity to meet and interact with other Brotherhood leaders, to participate in Shabbat ser-vices and pray, and to learn about our new Abba-ben-zeyde (Fathers, Sons, Grandfathers) initiative was ener-gizing. Please consider this an open invitation to the men of TKA to join us in working together, praying together, and play-ing together to better understand our heritage and to make our temple community a welcoming and comfort-able place for Jewish men.

Larry Pepper Brotherhood President

Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood

Annual Fall Fundraiser

Please Note:

Temple Kol Ami

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9-5

Friday 9-3

We are closed for the

Thanksgiving Holiday on

Thursday,

November 27th and

Friday,

November 28th.

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Notes from the Social Action Committee

Observing the foremost Jewish tradition of Tikkum Olam, TKA has a long history of involvement in the community. We are known as the Social Action temple for a reason. We strongly believe in Repairing the World. As we grow and expand our facility, we are embracing the philosophy of building “green”. The aim is Leadership in Engergy and Environmental Design, (LEED) certification.

The staff of TKA helps by recycling paper and cardboard, bottles and cans, and printer cartridges. We will no longer be using styrofoam products. All paper is recycled, so look for the containers marked for that purpose. Bring in your empty printer cartridges on your next visit here and help us work together to save the environment.

This past June, we participated in the West Bloomfield Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s biggest fundraiser. We had 26 team members that helped raised money and walked that day. We are proud to announce that our temple team raised over $3,000. Thank you to all who came and support this important effort.

The 2nd Wednesday of each month we have TKA members help at the Capuchin Kitchen. For those who don’t know what Capuchin Kitchen is, it is a soup kitchen in Detroit. Thank you Lee Schottenfels for organizing this. We just had a Blood Drive that had a great turnout, and we thank Dave Henig.

Steven Kendler left again for Santia Domingo, Dominican Republican to help out with approximately 34 other people to provide health care services to the people there.

We are starting Mitzvah Sundays throughout the year instead of just one day of Mitzvah. The first Sunday is November 16 from 3:15 to 5:15 at the Meer Apartments. The residents will be having a pizza party and our volunteers will be assisting with set up, serving and clean up. There will be entertainment. This is a great mitzvah for young and old. Please contact Eileen Higer for details, or better yet, check out our TKA website (www.tkolami.org) for more information.

Sisterhood and SAC are teaming up together on November 24, the Monday before Thanksgiving. We will be preparing and giving away turkeys at Yad Ezra. You can speak with Abby Pook or Eileen Higer about how to help.

There is an annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, November 26 at 7:30 PM at the Westminster Presbyterian Church this year. All are welcome.

In February we are planning to program an activity with Kadima clients to celebrate Tu B’Shevat. In June of 2009, we will once again,participate and have a team in the Relay for Life.

And lastly, The Social Action committee is always looking for fresh ideas and projects, as well as new members. Because we enjoy what we are doing, our meetings are always fun and spirited. The Social Action Committee

Won’t you help our new members feel welcome by volunteering to be a mentor?

The Membership Committee welcomes new families to Temple Kol Ami. We would like to make those new families feel comfortable at worship services, programs and meetings. If you are interested in pairing with/mentoring a new family,

please contact Cynthia Katz. Call Cynthia : 248 851-4389 Or email : cjkatz@comcast.net

On behalf of the entire congregation, the

membership committee welcomes TKA’s Newest Members!

Robert and Rogina Berg

Arthur and Marilyn Biller

John and Jennifer Cassel

Lori Curtis

Richard and Kathleen Green

Henry and Teri Hipp

Clifford and Roberta Lash

Steven and Margarita Matlen

Thomas and Rebecca Petersen

Jennifer Pevos

Shirley Resnicoff

Michael and Elisa Schick

Sheldon and Estelle Schwartz

Steve and Renea Spiegel

Hilene Topper

Sanford and Cheri Topper

Linda VanHowe

Annette Weiss

Daniel Weiss and Nicole Lutz-Weiss

Jacquelyn Zameck

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Temple Kol Ami 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Phone (248) 661-0040 Fax (248) 661-5901

Please

On the night of November 9-10, 1938, the

Nazis formally began the Holocaust by mur-

dering 92 Jews, arresting or deporting more

than 25,000 others, destroying 200 syna-

gogues, and ransacking tens of thousands

Jewish homes and businesses. The night

would later be called Kristallnacht

("Crystal Night," or Night of Broken Glass).

Founding Rabbi Emeritus Ernst Conrad grew

up in Germany and personally witnessed the

rise of Nazi anti-Semitism. Join Rabbi Con-

rad at 11:00 A.M. on Sunday, November 9th

at Temple for a poignant discussion as he

shares his memories of Kristallnacht, and

leaving Nazi Germany for safety in the

United States.

Rabbi Conrad Speaks About

The 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

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Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education’s Opening the Doors Program invites you to The Anita Naftaly Famly Circle Conference

Keys To Resolving Challenging Behavior

Featuring child psychologist and author of The Explosive Child Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

Advanced Registration Fee: $20 Walk-in Fee $25 Register Online at: jewishdetroit.org/familycircle

Questions? Contact Haviva Ferrier at (248) 642-4260 ext 375

B’nai Mitzvah

Jake will be called to the Torah as a

Bar Mitzvah on November 14, 2008.

Jake is the son of Nanette and

Brian Murray, and half brother of

Marcy Hunter. His proud grandpar-

ents are Arlene Murray, and Juanita

and Keith Haumann.

Jake is a Seventh-grade student at Hillel Day

School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills.

He felt it especially meaningful to volunteer at Yad

Ezra in Berkley as his Mitzvah project.

Claire will be called to the Torah as a

Bat Mitzvah on November 22, 2008.

Claire is the daughter of Michelle

and Jim Taigman and the sister of

Jeremy. Her proud grandparents are

Renee and Robert Epstein and Susan

and Mitchell Taigman.

Claire is in the 8th grade at West Hills Middle School.

Of her mitzvah projects, she most enjoyed working

with Temple Kol Ami’s third graders through the

madrichim program.

Jacob Keith Murray Claire Ilene Taigman

If you a teacher or parent who has to deal with meltdowns, tantrums, inflexibility, and frustrations, then this is the workshop for you!

When traditional methods don’t work, Dr. Ross Greene provides an alternative: the Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach.

As seen on Oprah & Dateline

NBC

Sunday, November 16, 2008 1:00 Registration 1:30 Keynote

4:00 Informal Parent Session Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road, Southfield

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To the members of Temple Kol Ami, a warm and caring place to be! There are members of our

congregation who are in need! Perhaps just a ride to the store, a home-cooked meal a ride to the

doctor, a friendly voice on the phone! Call Eileen Higer

to volunteer (248) 661-9545

maltesia2@twmi.rr.com

CONGRATULATIONS TEMPLE KOL AMI WE DID IT!

A great big thank you to all who helped out and all who generously rolled up their sleeves and gave a pint! Special thanks to the Social Action Com-mittee Members who made calls and helped during the drive and to Sister-hood members, Cindy Faber and Florence Vinsky for their help and sup-port on the day of the drive. The Red Cross Thanks TKA for hosting the blood drive. Here are our great results:

Goal: 31 Pints collected: 34, 110% of goal First time donors: 5

A Heartfelt Plea

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High Holy Day Thank You’s

TKA Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Thank

Everyone Who Contributed To High Holy Days.

We appreciate your support and dedication!

Shana Tova!

Rosh Hashanah

Service Leaders

Cindy Faber Bill Faber Cynthia Katz Howard Katz Gene Farber Larry Pepper Joe Falik Terry Hollander Marty Hollander Gail Raben Stu Raben Amy Klein Andy Gelsey Steve Kendler Karee Strome Steve Strome Laurie Kach Eileen Higer David Higer Lee Schottenfels

Yom Kippur

Service Leaders

Lynne Roman Bill Faber Joe Falik Howard Katz Abby Pook Enid Bienstock Bill Goldenberg Howard Katz Paul Gross Irene Swerdlow-Freed Nena Chudnof Mel Chudnof Sallyjo Levine Karen Gutman Chriss Golden Andee Liberman Bonnie Henig

Dave Henig Michelle Taigman Steve Strome David Magidson Diane Siegel DiVita URJ Campers & Staff

Choir Members Chriss Golden Jannette Abejean Patrick Clampitt Timothy Doty Emily Eichenhorn Louise Fisher Dawn Freed Dave Henig David Hirschland Ellie Morgenstein Ginny Papper Dr. Henry Shevitz Fran Steinman Larry Wolf Le Ann Wolf Loretta Ziegelman

Instrumental Soloists

Susan Shevitz Dr. Tor Shwayder Tamara Sherman Ushers

Marty Hollander Larry Pepper Pam Pepper Lisa Redmond Steve Bloom Irv Gladstone Estelle Gladstone Sandy Jessop Rhonda Kotzen Dave Gold Denise Jacob

Karee Strome Rosa Schindler Ellen Craine-Rostker Andy Gelsey Marc Rosen Gary Eubanks Gayle Eubanks Sandy Hermanoff Michael Hermanoff Stu Raben Gail Raben Paul Gross Lee Schottenfels Irene Swerdlow-Freed

David Higer Debbie Lecours Mel Chudnof Diane Siegel-Divita Tom Vorenberg Michelle Taigman

HHD Angels Ellen Craine-Rostker David Gold Cheryl and Jeff Lesser

HHD Volunteers Marlene Abramson Belle Liberman Mara Rubin Bill Faber Howard Katz Chuck Freedman Nena Chudnof Rachel Sherman Joe Falik David Katz David Henig

Symposium/Chugim Lead-

ers

David Hirschland Stephanie Persin Karee Strome Harvey Leven Debra Darvick Robert Cohen

Please accept our sincere apology if we inadvertently missed your name.

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Bimah Flower Sponsors

Thank you to the following

members:

October 4, 2008

Nancy and Paul Gross

In Honor of Adam becoming Bar Mitzvah

November 14, 2008

Nanette and Brian Murray In Honor Of

Jacob becoming Bar Mitzvah

November 22, 2008

Michelle and Jim Taigman

In Honor Of Claire becoming

Bat Mitzvah

Announcements

Our Sympathies To

Susan B. Shevitz on the death of

her brother,

Dr. Gershon Berman

To: Adrienne and Neal Sweet on the birth of

their granddaughter

Joanna Robyn Sweet Grant

To: Toni Kasander, Special Services Director

of South Lake Schools, who was given a Com-

munity Service Award by South Lake Schools

Get Well Wishes To:

Andy Roisman

Soralee Broida

Sheldon Schwartz

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If you borrowed a red

umbrella from TKA during the

High Holy Days, please bring it

back so others may use it when

needed.

Thanks

Oneg Sponsors

Thank you to the following

members:

October 10, 2008

Dan and Dottie Levitsky In Memory of

Matthew Deutsch and Morton

Levitsky

Memorial Plaques

A special way to honor the memory of a loved one is with a memorial plaque

on the permanent memorial board in the Temple Kol Ami Sanctuary.

The engraved brass plaques can be purchased for $500.

Please contact Leslie in the Temple office to order a memorial plaque.

248-661-0040

Contributions

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support the

congregation by remembering and honoring friends and loved ones through

generous contributions.

Thank You

Rabbi Roman’s Discretionary Fund From James Hill; Meryl and David Hirschland In honor of: Shirley Scheyer and Ted Pechter, for a speedy recovery, from Carol and Joel Charnow Selichot, from Peggy and Dennis Frank Rabbi Conrad’s Discretionary Fund In honor of: The marriage of Andrew Left to Stephanie Cohen, from Sydelle Isaacs and Family Rabbi and Mrs. Ernst Conrad and family on the occasion of the New Year, from Judy, Jerry, Daniel and Joyce, and Aaaron Macks The High Holy Days, from Mildred Simon Capital Campaign Fund In appreciation of: Gail Raben, Andy Gelsey and Nena Chudnof, from the TKA Sisterhood In honor of: Rabbi Roman from Richard Mukamal TKA General Fund In memory of: Jack Lovinger, Albert Blair and Betty Blair, from Julie and Sheldon Blair Sam Yarost, from Sema Shaw-Yarost Frances Leese, from Leila Evelev Alan Hersh, from Patricia and Jeffrey Mitter High Holy Days Fund In honor of: The High Holy Days, from Judith and David Gold; Carole and Harvey Rabinowitz

Kiddush Fund In memory of: Samuel Eder, from Karen and Howard Gutman Landscape Fund In honor of: Sharon Ziegelman and Robert Ross’s marriage and good luck, from Loretta and Seymour Ziegelman Music Fund In honor of: The High Holy Days, from Mildred Simon In memory of: Gershon Berman, from Sydelle Isaacs Harold Markman, from Sharyn and Rick Pierce and Family Social Action Fund In memory of: Maurice Zelonka, from Anne Pernick Israel Study Scholarship Fund In honor of: The High Holy Days, from Mildred Simon Justin Rochkind Memorial Chesed Fund In memory of: Daniel Allen, from Marshall, Jill, Seth, Eddie and Scott Stern Randall Falk, Jr., from Lynne and Rabbi Norman Roman Shirley & Harold Rosenberg Family Programming Fund In memory of: Ida Markman, from Sharyn and Rick Pierce and Family

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 9:30 Chevrat To-rah 10:30 Shabbat Noach

2 9:30 Membership Mtg-Meet the Presidents 11:00 Bagels & Basics-Rabbi Ro-man & Jerry Kaye from OSRUI to speak

3

4

5

6 1:00 Chavurat Kol Ami 7:00 S’hood Exec Bd Mtg offsite

7 Affirmation Class in NYC 6:00 Simply Shabbat

8 Affirmation Class in NYC 9:30 Chevrat To-rah 10:30 Shabbat Worship-

9 Affirmation Class in NYC 10:00 Social Ac-tion Mtg 11:00 70 Anniver-sary Kristallnacht– Rabbi Conrad to speak

10

11 6:30 Exec Bd Mtg

12 12:00 STAFF MTG Capuchin Kitchen 7:00 KATY Mtg 7:00 S’hood Gen Bd Mtg

13 NE Council Regional Biennial in Grand Rapids 1:00 Chavurat Kol Ami PM S’hood dinner and Book Fair offsite

14 NE Council Regional Biennial in Grand Rapids 6:00 Shabbat Wor-ship including Jacob Murray becoming Bar Mitzvah

15 NE Council Regional Biennial in Grand Rapids 9:30 Chevrat Torah 10:30 Shabbat Worship

16 NE Council Regional Biennial in Grand Rapids Religious School Family Education Program Choir— time TBD 3:15 Social Action-Meer Pizza Party

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18

19 7:00 Choir

20 1:00 Chavurat Kol Ami

21 7:30 Shabbat Wor-ship-Muslin/Jewish Dialogue

22 9:30 Chevrat Torah 10:30 Shabbat Worship including Claire Taigman becoming Bat Mitzvah

23 12:00 KATY to paint Youth Room & pizza

24 7:00 Social Action and Sisterhood at Yad Ezra

25 7:30 Gen Bd Mtg

26 NO RS 7:30 Interfaith Thanksgiving Ser-vice –Westminster Presbyterian Church

27 Thanksgiving OFFICE CLOSED

28 OFFICE CLOSED

29 9:30 Chevrat To-rah 10:30 Shabbat Worship

30 NO RS

1

2 6:30 Sisterhood Event offsite (oliver’s Trendz in Birmingham

3 7:00 Sisterhood Exec Bd Mtg offsite

4 1:00 Chavurat Kol Ami

5 6:00 Simply Shab-bat 6:00 KATY Service

6 9:00 Torah Explor-ers 9:30 Chevrat To-rah 10:30 Shabbat Worship

November 2008

New Member

Drop-In!

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Farmington Hills, MI Permit No. 15

5085 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Phone: 248.661.0040 Fax: 248.661.5901 Religious School Office at TKA: 248.661.6099 temple@tkolami.org www.tkolami.org

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Please

Delive

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ptly

“Teaching Basic Jewish Values

for the Next Generation of Reform Jewish Kids”

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!

Sunday, November 2 11 am – noon

Come stretch you

r brain and

learn with us

in an inform

al setting!

Bagels & Basics with Rabbi Roman & Jerry Kaye (Executive Director of OSRUI)

November 2nd 9:30-11:00am

All TKA members who’ve joined our family in the past year are invited to attend a get-together with other new members and Board Members.

Come schmooze, chat with the

Co-Presidents Bill Faber and Howard Katz and the Membership Committee

and get a better idea of all that TKA has to offer!

We hope you’ll stay for Bagels & Basics at 11:00!

SPEND SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 2008 WITH YOUR TKA FAMILY!