SHABBAT PARASHAT BEMIDBAR - Congregation Shaarey Zedek

SHABBAT PARASHAT
BEMIDBAR
May 26, 2012 5 Sivan 5772
Shabbat Shalom!
We are glad you are with us today!
This Shabbat we celebrate...
RABBIS
Joseph H. Krakoff
Irwin Groner, Emeritus
Aaron L. Starr, Dir. of Education
Baby Naming
Sascha Marlee Kaye
CANTORS
Meir Finkelstein
Leonard S. Gutman, Assistant Cantor
Chaim Najman, D.M., Emeritus

Rabbi Aaron L. Starr will offer a text study.
TORAH & HAFTARAH READINGS
Annual: Numbers 1:1-4:20, page 769
Triennial: Numbers 2:1-3:13, page 774
Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22, page 786
RUACH SHABBAT BABYSITTINg
Children 2-5 years old - 10:00 to End of Services - Library
The Congregational Kiddush & Lunch are sponsored by
Anita Taylor in honor of her husband,
Dr. Ronald Taylor’s 66 th birthday.
The Congregational Kiddush is also sponsored by
Joan Provizer in honor of the baby naming
of her granddaughter, Sascha Marlee Kaye; and by
Shirley & Paul Feinberg in honor of their
65 th wedding anniversary..
Bimah Flowers are sponsored by
Joan Provizer in celebration of the naming of her
granddaughter, Sascha Marlee Kaye; and by
Shirley & Paul Feinberg in honor of their
65 th wedding anniversary.
TONIGHT
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
TIKKUN LEYL SHAVUOT STUDY SESSIONS
TEMpLE BETH EL AND CONgREgATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
Sinai 2.0: What Does it Mean to be
“Commanded” in the 21 st Century?
7:00pm Minchah
7:30pm What Does it Mean to be “Commanded”
in the 21 st Century?
With Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
8:15pm Levirate Marriage: A Meaningless Law?
With Rabbi Aaron Starr
9:00pm Ruth: Are We All “Jews-by-Choice”?
With Rabbi Keren Alpert
9:45pm Maariv

Morning Evening
Sunday 1ST DAY SHAVUOT 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Monday 2ND DAILY MINYAN TIMES
MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2012
DAY SHAVUOT, YIZKOR, MEMORIAL DAY 9:00 AM 9:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM 6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM 8:45 PM
UPCOMING SPECIAL SERVICES
SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012
DEDICATION OF NEW TORAH COVERS - 9:45 AM
SHAVUOT 4 KIDZ - 10:15 AM
MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012
9:00 AM
SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT - YIZKOR
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
NEW OppORTUNITY TO BE A FRIEND OF THE
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT LUNCH FUND.
With an automatic monthly credit card deduction of
$18/month for 60 months, you help sustain the Shabbat Lunch Program
& are honored with a nameplate on the Shabbat Lunch Plaque!
Contact Janice Stoneman at 248/770-3454 for details.
To sponsor morning minyan breakfast or Seudah Shelishit,
please contact Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman
at 248/357-5544 x37 or e-mail lgutman@shaareyzedek.org.
To sponsor Kiddush, the weekly Congregational Lunch or
Bimah Flowers, please e-mail Candy Cuttner at
mzcandy@aol.com or call 248/770-2952.

STORY TIME, PLAY TIME, TOGETHER TIME
TUESDAYS, MAY 29; JUNE 5, 12, 19 & 26 - 10:45 AM
Bring your young child, ages 0-4, for an engaging story time,
hands on activities, free-play & tasty snacks. Family Friendly
& FREE! Drop-ins & non-members welcome. Questions??
Contact the Education Department at 248/357-5544.
SISTERHOOD BOOk CLUB
DATE CHANGE!!!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 - 7:00-9:00 PM
Everyone is invited to join in a discussion of “The Leftovers,”
by Tom Perrotta. No charge! This session will be held at the
home of Jennifer Boardman. Please RSVP to the Sisterhood
Office at 248/357-5544 x48.
JUMPN’ & JIVIN’
THURSDAYS, MAY 31; JUNE 7, 14, 21 & 28 - 10:00 AM
Bring your young child, ages 0-4, for free-play at Shaarey
Zedek’s musical open gym. For more information, contact
the Education Department at 248/357-5544.
SHABBAT LUNCH & LEARN
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 - fOLLOWING SHABBAT LUNCH
Join Rabbi Joseph Krakoff as he presents The Desert
Experience...Unpacked: Highlights from The Book of Numbers.
For more information, contact Karen Davis at 248/357-5544.
gates of righteousness: the story of shaarey zedek
THURSDAY, JUNE 7 - 7:30 PM
Henrietta & Alvin Weisberg are proud to sponsor the world
premiere of an original Cantata by Cantor Meir Finkelstein. The
concert, in celebration of CSZ’s 150 Years, will feature the DSO
conducted by Maestro Leonard Slatkin, and soloists Cantor Meir
Finkelstein & Olivia Brodsky, and the Hillel Day School Choir.
CSZ Members: Free. Non-Members: $18. Patron opportunities are
also available. Reservations are necessary.
For more information, contact Martha Goldberg at 248/357-5544
x46 or mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org.

AN AfTERNOON Of MUSIC
fEATURING VOCALIST MICHAEL kRIEGER
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 - 1:00 PM
Join CSZ Seniors for an afternoon of classical, popular
& Jewish music featuring vocalist Michael Krieger. No
charge to attend; refreshments provided. Open to the
community. For more information, contact the Synagogue Office at
248/357-5544.
BAR-B-Q & SHABBAT EXPERIENCE WITH GEMINI
fRIDAY, JUNE 22 - 6:00 PM
CSZ invites you to join us for a Shabbat Experience
with the musical group, Gemini! Gemini writes & plays
acoustic music for children & families celebrating the fun,
warmth & humor of Jewish life. Cost: $25 per Family (2 adults &
their children); Additional Adults: $12; Additional Children: $5.
To RSVP, please contact Martha Goldberg at 248/357-5544 or
mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org.
ADULT PROGRAMMING UPDATE!
SAVE THE DATE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 - 9:30 AM-4:30 PM
BUS TRIP TO THE ANN ARBOR ART fAIR
Join CSZ to enjoy a day at the Art Fair, without the hassle
of parking! Motorcoach transportation will be from the
CSZ parking lot. Cost: $25 per person (need minimum
of 20 participants). Space is limited. To RSVP, please contact
Martha Goldberg at 248/357-5544 or mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org.
OTHER TRIP OPTIONS!
STRATfORD? PHILADELPHIA?
We would love to provide a CSZ group travel experience
for our members! If you would be interested in overnight
trips to either Stratford (including 2-3 plays) or Philadelphia
(including a tour of the Jewish Museum) please contact Tobye Bello
at 248/357-5544 or tbello@shaareyzedek.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
JTS 2012 DETROIT DINNER
HONORING CSz MEMBER STEVEN PARzEN
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 - 5:30 PM
HELD AT SHAAREY zEDEk
Join the Jewish Theological Seminary for a fun-filled evening
honoring community leaders & celebrating JTS Alumni. CSZ
member Steven Parzen will be honored as a Recipient of the Shin
Award, in recognition of his commitment to synagogue life & Jewish
education. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the JTS
office at 248/258-0055.
ISRAEL BONDS TRIBUTE BRUNCH HONORING
CSz MEMBERS DR. LEORA BAR-LEVAV & DR. GARY EDELSON
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 - 11:00 AM
HELD AT SHAAREY zEDEk
In recognition of their outstanding service, dedication & commitment
to the community, CSZ & the State of Israel, Israel Bonds will honor
Dr. Leora Bar-Levav & Dr. Gary Edelson with the Gates of Jerusalem
Award. Keynote speaker will be Avi Jorisch, Founder of the Red Cell
Intelligence Group. Couvert: $50. For more information, contact
Paula Lebowitz at 248/661-3500.
HONORING MEMORIAL DAY
Memorial Day is a federal holiday formerly known as Decoration
Day. It originated after the American Civil War to commemorate
the fallen Union soldiers. By the 20 th century, Memorial Day had
been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars.
Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who
died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
We pay tribute this weekend to all the fallen
who served our country and
express our on-going gratitude.

“May God bring comfort to our families, together
with all the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.”
WE MOURN THE PASSING THIS WEEK
OF THE FOLLOWINg MEMBERS OF OUR
CONgREgATIONAL FAMILY
David Winston
WE CONTINUE TO OBSERVE THE
SHILOSHIM pERIOD OF THE FOLLOWINg
MEMBERS OF OUR CONgREgATIONAL FAMILY
Alfred Bernard Frank
Benjamin Reder
Mansour “Meir” Banooni
Theodore “Ted” Coden
Seymour Finkel
Morton “Moe” Barak
Amalie Goldstein
Renee Simon
“The road of righteousness leads to life.
By way of its path there is no death.”
Proverbs 12:28

May 26, 2012
5 Sivan, 5772
Joseph Wolfe Allen
Gloria Bloom August
Harold Dean
Esther P. Galin
Abraham Holtz
Barbara Jackson
Max Jacob
Reva R. Lazarus
Alice Lenhoff
Louis Partovich
Ida Pevin
Ben Pinsky
Fannie Wetsman Saulson
Jeanette Shuman
Roslyn Tucker
Grace Weiss
May 27, 2012
6 Sivan, 5772
Samuel Brown
Adela Engel
Alice Fenyes
Elaine Mattler
Theodore Peck
Rachel Blumrose Rosenthal
Adolph Schoenberger
Fani Schoenberger
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2012
May 28, 2012
7 Sivan, 5772
Sonia Blechman
Florence Borock
Margert Grinbaum
Julius Karden
Bea Katzman
Morris Kazden
Ike Kozminski
Helen Levin
Daniel Litsky
Meyer Moskovitz
Arthur S. Purdy
Fay Rotberg
Clarice Sidlow
Simeon Simons
David Steiger
Rachel Steiger
Meyer Stone
Harry Weintraub
May 29, 2012
8 Sivan, 5772
Edward Blumeno
Harold Blumeno
Nathan Borin
Bertha Cholodenko
Samuel Dubrinsky
Albert Feldstein
Steven Paul Friedman
Sarah Goldman
Shirley Goldsher-Loll
Nettie Goodman
Benjamin Imber
Sophia Q. Jacob
Erwin J Kanter
Esther Kaufman
Louis Aaron Konheim
Margaret Kornfield
Allen B. Kramer
Leah Marcus
Rose K. Schiller

May 30, 2012
9 Sivan, 5772
Edythe Ainbinder
Rabbi Benjami Aronson
Sarah Blumeno
Manuel H. Cohen
Sybil Eisenshtadt
Abraham Lewis Fineberg
Lurene E. Kerner
Max Lefkowitz
Dorothy Page
George C. Parzen
Rose Perlman
Freda Safran
Jeanette Schwartz
Levi Shapiro
Gertrud Silverman
Seymour Wayne
Dina Weber
Laura Zolkower
May 31, 2012
10 Sivan, 5772
Isaac Banooni
Edith B. Blumberg
Esther I. Brandt
Julius Cohen
Harry L. Goodman
Benti Indig
Mollie Ingber
Mariska Karp
Martha Karp
Avraham Keret
Aaron Melinsky
Pearl Miller
Anna Mittledorf
Milton Oleinick
Rebecca Panush
Pearl Remer
Simon Shetzer
Joyce Siegel
5 - 11 SIVAN, 5772
May 31, 2012 (con’t)
10 Sivan, 5772
Lena Stein
Rhoda Wechsler
Arthur Weintrob
Frank A. Wetsman
Lillian Winkler
June 1, 2012
11 Sivan, 5772
Moe S. Dann
Abraham V. Elconin
Sarah Joyrich
Israel Katz
Abraham H. Katzen
Moritz Lebowitz
Lillian Lipnik
Arnold Makno
Dorothy Meckler
Eva Nazer
Ethel Robinson
Lena Shapiro
Eva Singer
Sarah J. Sklar
Rose Tukel
Betty Weiner
Betty Wittenberg
Isaac Zuieback

OFFICERS & STAFF
Steve Margolin ............................................................................President
Mary Knoll .......................................................................... Vice-President
Larry Nemer ........................................................................ Vice-President
Jeri Fishman ............................. Member At Large of Executive Board
Robert Goodman ................... Member At Large of Executive Board
Janice Stoneman .................... Member At Large of Executive Board
Janet Pont ............................... Director of Member Support Services
Tobye Bello ....................................................................Program Director
Ron Miller ................................................................................... Controller
Leonard P. Baruch ................................... Executive Director, Emeritus
SYNAgOgUE OFFICE
27375 Bell Road
Southfield, Michigan 48034-2079
248/357-5544 Fax 248/357-0227
www.shaareyzedek.org
CLOVER HILL pARK CEMETERY
Ralph Zuckman, Executive Director
2425 East Fourteen Mile Road
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
248/723-8884 Fax 248/723-8886
www.cloverhillpark.org

CONgREgATION SHAAREY ZEDEK MISSION
Congregation Shaarey Zedek is a warm, welcoming, inclusive and
egalitarian Conservative Jewish community. We provide to all generations
innovative, stimulating and diverse spiritual, educational, leadership and
social opportunities that nurture our love and commitment to Jewish
life, our Synagogue, our country and the State of Israel.
Our spiritual direction is led by committed, knowledgeable and caring
clergy available to all.
Together, all participate in celebrating our history, enriching our
community and planning our future.
CONgREgATION SHAAREY ZEDEK HISTORY
In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, seventeen followers of
Traditional Judaism withdrew from the Beth El Society in Detroit to
found the “Shaarey Zedek Society.” In 1877 the membership constructed
the first building in Detroit to be erected specifically as a synagogue
at Congress and St. Antoine. Over the years, Congregation Shaarey
Zedek has been located in a number of beautiful and picturesque
buildings. These include Winder between St. Antoine and Beaubien
Streets, Willis St. E and Brush, and Chicago Boulevard and Lawton which
is still standing. At the 100th annual meeting of the Congregation on
April 12, 1961, over 700 members approved the recommendation from
the Board of Directors that a new synagogue be built on a forty acre
site in Southfield Township. Since the 19th century, members of our
congregation have proudly played leading roles in Michigan, the nation
and throughout world Jewry. For 150 years, Congregation Shaarey Zedek
has been a house of prayer, a house of learning, and a community
gathering place, transmitting Conservative Jewish teaching, dor l‘dor,
from generation to generation.

HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION
In case of emergency, there is an Automated External
Defibrillator located in the alcove near the entrance
to the Men’s Restroom in the main foyer of the
Synagogue.
Oxygen is available, if needed, in the rear of the
Main Sanctuary and in the Clergy Robing Room.
Please notify an usher if you need assistance. If you
have any questions about health & safety equipment
in the CSZ building, please contact Keith Armbruster
at 248/357-5544.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
For membership information, please contact Janet Pont,
Director of of Member Support Services, at at 248/357-5544 x33
or or e-mail jpont@shaareyzedek.org.
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