OUR COMMUNITY
THE 8TH CRAZY NIGHT The community is invited to join an outdoor Chanukah celebration at Adat Shalom Synagogue Sunday, Dec. 5. At 4: 30 p.m., the festivities will begin, including a photo booth (in an igloo!), DJ Phreddy, a fire performance by Detroit Circus, fantastic activity stations brought to you by community co-sponsors and so much more. There will be a BIG menorah lighting at 5:30 p.m. The celebration will conclude at 6 p.m. with a car parade to Jewish Senior Life in West Bloomfield to light the menorah there. If there is inclement weather, this event will be indoors. Toys will be collected for the Bottomless Toy Chest, if you would like to donate. $18 per car includes a large kosher pizza and donuts, hot chocolate and activities. Advance registration required by Tuesday, Nov. 30, at www.adatshalom.org/chanukah. Partners include Adat Shalom Synagogue, Tamarack Camps, Camp Ramah, Congregation Beth Ahm, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation B’nai Moshe, Congregation B’nai Israel, Camp Young Judaea Midwest, Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, JCC Day Camp, MCUSY, Willoway Day Camp, Frankel Jewish
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Lego Menorah from Chanukah Wonderland
Chanukah Happenings Local organizations have special events planned for the holiday. Academy and other community organizations. For information, call (248) 851-5100. CHANUKAH PHONE-IN CANDLE-LIGHTING SERVICE As part of offering outreach to Jewish community members who live alone or in non-Jewish communities or who are still isolating to protect themselves from COVID-19, the Jewish Senior Life Chaplaincy and Community Outreach program is providing a phone dial-in service for Chanukah candle lighting daily during the eight nights of Chanukah. This is the mission of Rabbi Dovid Polter and the Jewish Chaplaincy program, which serves vulnerable and isolated Jewish older adults and reaches out to Jewish residents living at skilled rehabilitation and nursing homes. Polter also leads services and Torah study on behalf of JSL. The Jewish holidays heighten the need for outreach and thus, the rewards of participation are heightened as well. Every week, Polter dispenses his take on Torah and Talmudic wisdom, which is run as a weekly column in the JSL Newsletter
Rabbi Dovid Polter
sent to more than 5,000 community members. Polter updates the phone line weekly for Shabbat and provides inspirational thoughts for his weekly column that corresponds to the weekly Torah portion. The usual dial-in program is called Shabbat Shalom by Phone. During the Chanukah season, beginning early this year, Sunday, Nov. 28-Monday, Dec. 6, anyone who is interested may call in nightly for a Chanukah menorah lighting and listen to some holiday inspiration. continued on page 20
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