Tekes Ma'avar Ceremony and dinner
2026-04-21 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills
Tekes Ma’avar is a communal transition ceremony between **Yom HaZikaron**
(Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror) and **Yom
HaAtzmaut** (Independence Day) that invites us to hold grief and gratitude
together and to move forward as a community committed to memory,
determination, and life.
**This is a family friendly program. During the speaker, kids will have fun in
the Israel Room**
**5:00pm – “Why We Remember” Cooking & Learning**
* Community cooking with Yifat Golan, a local Israeli educator who will share the significance of how the specific foods prepared are central to Jewish remembrance and based on _Taste of_[ _Memories: Commemorating the fallen soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces and victims of terrorism through cooking_ ](https://www.matkonzikaron.co.il/english)
**6:00pm – Minyan**
**6:30pm**
* **Tekes Ma’avar Ceremony & Dinner **
* **Speaker – Larry Berry** will share his grandfather, Louis Berry’s story about the founding of the State of Israel
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Spring Family Picnic
2026-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 | 29901 Middlebelt Rd 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills
Spring is here and it is time to celebrate with friends, food, and fun. There
will be a variety of kids’ activities including an inflatable obstacle course,
cool activities with Adamah Detroit and the Green Team of Adat Shalom, and
face painting on our playground. Plus, an opportunity to volunteer in the
Haley Nathan Memorial Garden. A BBQ lunch and sweet treats will be provided.
* Free of charge.
* Open to the community
* Inside if it is raining.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15556
