Bloomfield. RSVP: (248) 683-5030.
Women of Maimonides Medical Society
— Wednesday, May 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
2001 Annual Home Tour featuring six
homes. Jan (248) 626-1131, Diane
(248) 644-0214.
Women's American ORT, Parkwood
Chapter — Wednesday, May 23, noon.
Joe James of Second City will speak at a
luncheon meeting. Charge. RSVP: Nita
Lichtenstein (248) 357-2524.
Women's American ORT, Glennwood
Chapter — Wednesday, May 23, 6:30
p.m. Installation dinner. Farina's
Banquet Center, 2485 Coolidge Hwy.,
Berkley. Elaine Waldman (248) 398-
8282.
Eilu v' Eilu — Sunday, May 27, 10
a.m. Prayer and Torah sEudy for women
welcoming the new month of Sivan and
Shavuot with Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton.
No charge. Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
B'nai Israel Center, West Bloomfield.
Women's American ORT - Wednesday,
May 30, 7:30 p.m. Membership event
evening of "Mind Games" with Marc
Salems, mentalist. Dessert reception.
$36-$100. Century/GEM Theatre.
Detroit. (248) 723-8860.
Temple Israel Sisterhood - Wednesday,
May 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. "House Tour
2001." $25 in advance, $30 day of
event. Lin Klein (248) 661-4284, Janie
Roth (248) 855-2513.

MEN'S GROUPS
Gamma Kappa Chi Alumni —
Thursdays in May, 12:30 p.m. Weekly
lunch meetings. Sila's Restaurant,
Berkley. Art (Aaron) Maniker (248) 557-
7105.

SENIORS
Temple Israel — Saturday, May 19, 11
p.m. "Senior Saturday Shabbat and
Learn." No charge when pre-registered,
$3 at door. Elaine Bertsch (248) 661-
5700.
Beth Ahm Seniors — Sunday, May 20,
10:30 a.m. Singer and entertainer Paul
Parent will perform. $3 members, $3.50
guests. Mel Mogill (248) 661-2588.
Up and Out for Seniors — Tuesday,
May 22, 1 p.m. An afternoon with
Molly Picon, starring the Fran Aaron
Players. Refreshments. $3. RSVP by
May 14: NCJW, 26400 Lahser Road,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48034. (248)
355-3300.
Temple Israel Treasures — Wednesday,
May 23, noon. Lunch and musical pro-
gram with Galina Feldman and Adel
Kozodayev. $7 members, $9 guests and
those without reservations. RSVP by
May 21: Ethel Traurig (248) 682-7232.
ChaZaKah/Young at Heart —
Thursday, May 24, 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon with guest speaker Rabbi
Herbert Yoskowitz discussing the rela-
tionship of Naomi and Ruth. Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills.
(248) 851-5100.

SINGLES
SpeedDaters — Birmingham Aish Center,

555 S. Old Woodward Ave. For information
(248) 593-5138, to register (248) 626-
4756.
• "Schmooze" — Sunday, May 20, 7

p.m. Participatory game with a topic to be
discussed. Wine and cheese. $12.
• SpeedDaters — Tuesday, May 22, 7-
8:30 p.m. (ages 25-35), 8:30-10 p.m.
(ages 40-50).
Jewish Professional Singles 35-55 —
Wednesdays, in May, 8 p.m. Acoustic
musician, Baruch, will perform music of
the 60s-80s. Bravo Coffee House, 14 Mile
Road and Farmington Road, West
Bloomfield. Cindy (248) 542-9166.
Temple Israel, Singles Extension Group
— Friday-Sunday, June 8-10. Travel and
Theatre Group for Jewish singles 50 and
over. Mama Mia and Famous People
Players in Toronto, two nights at the Delta
Chelsea Hotel, two dinners, Saturday
morning narrated harbor cruise with time
to shop. Nonsmoking motorcoach. $399
members, $409 guests. Esther (248) 960-
8270.

OAK PARK JCC

For information or to RSVP: Jewish
Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building, 15110 West 10 Mile Road, Oak
Park, (248) 967-4030. No charge for events
unless noted.

• Bingo — Monday, May 21, 12:30 p.m.
Fun, prizes and refreshments with caller
Howard Guttman. Charge.
• Music Appreciation — Tuesday, May
22, 1 p.m. Discussion of famous com-
posers and their music with "Fabs"
Kaldobsky.
• Shavuot Celebration — Wednesday,
May 23, noon. Lunch with discussion
and music with Cantor Sidney Resnick,
Congregation Beth El, Windsor, accompa-
nied by Nathalie Conrad. Charge. RSVP.
• Membership Drive and Concert —
Thursday, May 24, 12:30 p.m. Door
prizes, refreshments, springtime musical
concert with Mimi Summers, vocalist,
accompanied by Rose Morgan, pianist.

CLUBS & AFFILIATES
Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel --- Sunday,
May 20, 10 a.m. Michael Selesny
Memorial Scholarship Brunch Reception
honors Abe and Myra Selesny and
Norman and Fani Adelsberg. $75. Young
Israel of Southfield. (718) 677-7200.
Jewish Youth Professionals Council of
Metro Detroit — Thursday, May 24,
11:30 a.m. Lunch with speaker Allan
Gonsher, president of Kids Inc., a profes-
sional counseling agency. Max M. Fisher
Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp. RSVP:
Jason Roskind (248) 645-7860.
Michigan BBYO Board of Directors —
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 p.m. Election
and installation meeting with dessert
reception and guest speaker Allan Gonsher,
president of Kids Inc. West Bloomfield
JCC. RSVP by May 20: (248) 788-0700.

Hillel Day School — Thursday, May
31, 5:30 p.m. Annual dinner and silent
auction will honor Arlene and David
Margolin with the 2001 Dream maker
Award and Charlotte Tessler with the
2001 Rabbi Jacob Segal Award. $180.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
Southfield. (248) 851-6950.
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, Campaign Quarter Century
Club — Sunday, June 3, 6 p.m. Dinner
and JET performance of Horowitz and
Mrs. Washington. $36, $20 dinner only
for JET season ticket holders. Jet
Theatre, West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP
by May 25: Randie Levin (248) 203-
1465.

SUPPORT
Sharing & Caring — Thursday, May
24, 7-9 p.m. Panel discussion on cou-
ples' issues with Steve Burke, R.N.;
Gerry Lee, R.N. Wertz Clinical Cancer
Center; Sanford Koltonow, M.D. For
breast cancer survivors, their family and
friends. Beaumont Cancer Center, 3577
W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak. No
charge. (248) 551-8585.
"Now That I Know" — 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.
Support group for families with gay and
lesbian children. Family Life Center of
Temple Israel. Kari Provizer (248) 661-
5700.

EDUCATION
Agency for Jewish Education (AJE) —
Monday, May 21, 8-9:30 p.m. Corinne
Stavish, storyteller, will speak on "The
Heritage of Our Oral Tradition." No
charge. Weight Watchers International,
28555 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills. Debbie Ornstein (248) 645-7860.
Sephardic Community Synagogue —
Tuesday, May 22, 8 p.m. Classes with
Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi. No charge. Susan
Alspector (248)788-1006.
Adult Study Commission of Adat
Shalom Synagogue — Wednesdays,
May 23, 30, 8 p.m. "The Jews of Italy"
with Rabbi Daniel Nevins. No charge.
(248) 851-5100.
Eilu v' Eilu — The following programs

are open to the public. Unless otherwise
noted, there is a fee per class. Call for a
complete list of upcoming classes: (248)
593-3490.
• "Clear Water and Colored Glasses:

Essentials of Kabbalistic Thought" —
Monday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. Latte &
Learning series on Jewish mysticism
with Rabbi Charles Popky. $7 per ses-
sion. Borders Book and Music,
Farmington Hills.
• "Swimming in the Sea of Talmud:
Lessons for Everyday Living" —
Thursday, May 24, noon. Rabbi Joseph
Krakoff. $7. Laker Education Complex,
Shaarey Zedek, West Bloomfield.

LUNCH & LEARN
Adult Study Commission of Adat Shalom

Synagogue — Tuesday, May 22, 8 p.m.
"Naomi & Ruth" as they appear in the
Book of Ruth, the midrash and Christian
literature with Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz.
$10 per session. RSVP: Charlotte Fishbein
(248) 851-5100.
The Sephardic Community of Greater
Detroit — Thursdays, May 24, 31,
12:30-1:30 p.m. Yeshivat Akiva, 21100
West 12 Mile Road, Southfield. Susan
Alspector (248) 788-1006.
Aish HaTorah — "Tikkun: Our Journey
of Spiritual Repair."
• Wednesday, May 23, noon-1 p.m.
Lunch. $5. RSVP: (248) 593-5138. Aish
HaTorah, 555 South Old Woodward,
Suite 23L, Birmingham.
• Wednesday, May 23, noon-1 p.m.
LoanGiant.com , Northwestern Highway
and Lahser, Southfield.
• Thursday, May 24, noon-1 p.m. Lunch.
$5. RSVP: (248) 593-5138. Detroit Jewish
News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield.
Yad Ezra — Thursday, May 24, noon.
Rabbi Joe Klein, Temple Emanu-El, will
speak on a "Medical Ethical Case Study."
Tour of the facility is available. $5. 26641
Harding, Oak Park. RSVP by May 22:
(248) 548-3663.

BENEFITS
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
— Saturday, May 19. "Late Nite with
Karmanos" will include dinner, VIP guests
and musical variety acts.$300-$750.
Compuware Sports Arena, Plymouth.
(800) 527-6266.
Museum of New Art, MONA —
Saturday, May 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Benefit
Silent Auction. $25. Book Building, 1249
Washington Blvd., Detroit. (248) 210-
7560.
Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony
Orchestra — Sunday, May 20. Kick-off
to the 27th season includes gourmet din-
ner, music, auction with Paul Gross,
WDIV-TV personality. $125. Townsend
Hotel, Birmingham. (248) 645-2276.
Ridgedale Players — Saturday, June 2,
6:30 p.m. Silent and live auctions, dinner
and show featuring Dan See, Troy; Mike
Elbert, Pleasant Ridge; Kerry Price, Royal
Oak. $18. Ridgedale Playhouse, 205 W.
Long Lake Road, Troy. (248) 988-7049.
St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center —
Sunday, June 3, 1-6 p.m. "The Garden
Party" includes food samples from the
area's restaurants and premium wines from
Michigan distributors. Performance by the
Trinidad Tripoli Steel Drum Band. $150.
27400 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington
Hills. (248) 626-7527, ext. 3118.

AUDITIONS

The Taming of the Shrew — Tuesday,
May 22, 7 p.m. SRO Productions.
Southfield's Historic Church, northeast
corner of Civic Center Drive and Berg
Road. (248) 827-0710.

Calendar Listings are updated regularly on
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