The 81-year-old Southfield resident was elected 'Rabbi of the congregation for life' in 1978.
Rabbi Irwin Groner, who served Congregation Shaarey Zedek for more than 50 years, died Dec. 30. He was 81. The Detroit News reports Rabbi Groner died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, due to complications from Parkinson's disease. A funeral service will be held Jan. 1, 2 p.m., at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield, with Rabbis Joseph Krakoff, Aaron Starr, Alan Lucas and Cantor Meir Finkelstein officiating. According to an obituary published by Ira Kaufman Funeral Home, Rabbi Groner first came to Shaarey Zedek in Detroit in 1959 as an assistant rabbi and was named senior rabbi in 1967. In 1978, he was elected rabbi of the congregation for life, and 25 years later, was granted the title of Rabbi Emeritus. …
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Are you craving a night out? Want to add some extra culture to your social life? A local classical music concert might be the answer! We have five pairs of tickets to give away to lucky Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch readers for the Jan. 26 Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert in Southfield. The DSO will perform at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield as part of its Neighborhood Concert Series. The 7:30 p.m. concert features Hans Graf as conductor and Karl Pituch on horn. Pieces include Invitation to the Dance and Overture to Oberon (Weber), Horn Concerto No. 4 (Mozart) and Symphony No. 2 (Schumann). To enter to win a pair of tickets, tell us in the comments section below where you most enjoy spending a night out in Farmington or …
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