Thursday, May 23, 12:30 p.m. Lunch with guest speaker Milton Shapiro dis- cussing "Jefferson's Monticello — The Jewish Connection." $9 members, $10 guests. Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. (248) 851-5100. COMMUNI TY \44 fi YOUTH Congregation B'nai Moshe — (248) Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit SHABBAT SHALOM Temple Beth El — Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Julian Bond, chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will speak on "Justice and the American Dream." (248) 851- 1100. Congregation B'nai David — Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. Celebration of 110th anniversary at Shabbat services. Kiddush. Hadassah House, West Bloomfield. SHAVUOT Adat Shalom Synagogue — Thursday, May 16, 8 p.m. Tikkun Leil Shavuot will include festival services, light supper and walk to the "House on the Hill" for the annual Tikkun with "The Etz Chayim Chumash: Torah from Sinai?" with Rabbi Daniel Nevins; "The Ideal Mother-in-Law: A Study of Naomi" with Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz; "Notes From the Cantor" with Cantor Howard Glantz; "The Origins of Akdamut, the Special Hymn for Shavuot," with Cantor Larry Vieder and "Angels in the Infield" with Elissa Berg. RSVP: Sheila Lederman (248) 851-5100. Congregation Beth Shalom — Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Tikkun Leil Shavuot, an evening of study on the eve of Shavuot, features "Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning," a study of the Ten Commandments with Rabbi David Nelson; "Melodies to Live By" with Cantor Samuel Greenbaum and "You Gotta Love Me!" a talk by Rev. Sammy Semp on the meaning of the Book of Song of Songs. $7.50 family. Babysitting available. RSVP: (248) 547-7970. Congregation B'nai Moshe • Thursday, May 16, 8:30-10 p.m. — Tikun Leil Shavuot with Rabbi Hal Greenwald. No charge. (248) 785-0600. • Friday, May 17 — "Let Them Eat Cheesecake," light lunch and dessert reception following services. $6.13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Bernard Mendelovitch. in "Yiddish Theater is Alive" — Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m. Presented by Sholem eichem Institute. No charge., irmingham Temple, Farmington ills. (248) 423-4406. mitzvah donation. RSVP by Monday, May 13: (248) 788-0600. CONGREGATIONS Birmingham Temple — Monday, May 13, 8:30 p.m. Paul R. Kavieff, author of Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945, and The Violent Years: Prohibition and the Detroit Mobs, will speak. No charge. (248) 477-1410. Congregation B'nai Moshe — Monday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. Informational meeting on Volunteers for Israel, a hands-on volunteer pro- gram. Video presentation and first- hand account. RSVP: Ruth Raimi (248) 788-2718, Emily Tukel (248) 626-3244. Workmen's Circle-Arbeter Ring — Saturday, May 18, 6 p.m. Following a Havdalah service, Frannie Goldstein's drama students will perform Fragments From the Fire, an adapted work about New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by labor poet Chris Llewellyn. $2 members, $3 guests. Potluck dinner follows; bring a dish to pass. Ellen Bates-Brackett (248) 545-0985. WOMEN'S GROUPS Eilu v'Eilu — Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m. Kedushat HaChodesh-Sanctifying the New Month. Prayer and text study welcoming the new month of Sivan for women with Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton. No charge. Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center. Jewish Women International, Galilee Chapter — Monday, May 13, 7 p.m. Meeting with genealogist Jim Grey. $5. Laurel Woods Apts. Clubhouse. Marsha Baker (248) 851-7308, Dina Wein (248) 543-8375. Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Ahm — Wednesday, May 15, noon. Luncheon features Esther Tarnoff Cooper, DIA, "Myth and Mysticism in Jewish Lore." $5 members, $7.50 guests. RSVP: Estelle Smith (248) 489-5749, Elaine Beresh (248) 669- 0417. Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah — Monday, May 20, 10-11:30 a.m. Book discussion group features The Heretic by Louis Weinstein. Hadassah House, 5030- Orchard Lake Road. (248) 683-5030. Temple Israel Sisterhood — Monday, May 20, noon. Installation luncheon will feature musical program with Cantors Lori Corrsin and Harold Orbach. $15 members, $18 guests. RSVP by May 13: Marilyn Weisberg(248) 553-2896. • Women's Ainerican ORT. — Wednesday, May 22, 6 p.m. Meet ORT Israel students and Gideon Goldstein, deputy director, ORT Israel, at cocktail and dessert recep- tion. $180, $100 adults age 35 and under. Home of D. Dan and Betty Kahn. RSVP by Wednesday, May 15: (248) 723-8860. Glennwood ORT — Wednesday, May 29, 6:30 p.m. Installation and celebra- tion of 40th birthday with a roast and toast to remember the past. $36. Peking House Restaurant, Royal Oak. RSVP by May 10. (248) 355-1778. SENIORS Seniors of Congregation Beth Ahm — Sunday, May 12, 10:30 a.m. Mimi Summers, singing a variety of songs, will be accompanied by Rose Morgan. Breakfast. $3 members, $3.50 guests. (248) 851-6880. Beth Elders — Tuesday, May 21, noon. Luncheon will feature Helen Rowin, "A Century of Song." $10 members, $12 guests. RSVP by May 16: Doris Kushner (248) 352-5882, Hermina Leib (248) 354-9569. Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. CHaZaKah-Young-at-Heart — 788-0600 • Saturday, May 11, 11-11:40 a.m. Preschool family participatory Shabbat includes songs with movements, prayers, Torah procession and story about Shavuot. • Sunday, May 19, 9-11 a.m. — Shacharit services, light breakfast and program with Rabbi Elliot Pachter, Cantor Earl Berris, Josh Leopold and Susan Sinai, "Taking on New Roles in the Synagogue" for grades 5-8 and their parents. Congregation Beth Shalom — Thursday, May 23, 12:30 p.m. "My Time with Bubbe & Zayde" for grandparents and their grandchildren ages 2 1/2-6 to share Jewish holiday stories, songs, crafts and snacks. $8. Lainie Phillips (248) 547-7970, ext. 260. SINGLES Singles Extension Group — Sunday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. Oriental Spring Fling will include dinner and music by- Wally Duda. $17 members, $20 guests. RSVP by May 14: Doris Lipson (248) 538-7799, Lillian Kaufman (248) 661-2385. CLUBS/AFFILIATES American Jewish Committee, Metropolitan Detroit Chapter — Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m. Annual dinner meeting and elections will fea- ture David Crumm, Detroit Free Press, "Religious Encounters: Adventures in the Spiritual Marketplace." $20. RSVP: (248) 646-7686. Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan — Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. "Computer Genealogical Programs," a genealogical software dis- cussion focusing on Family Tree Maker. No charge members, $5 guests. Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. (248) 851-8787. Jewish Family Service, Alliance for Adoption — Thursday, May 16, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Options for Adoption seminars for people interested in inter- national or domestic adoption meets third Thursday of each month. JFS Center for Families, 6960 Orchard Lake Road, #202, West Bloomfield. Diane St. Peter (248) 559-0117. ARi 5/10 2002 118 Community Calendar Notes: Items may be submitted to Community Calendar in three ways. Write: Bobbi Charnas, Editorial Assistant, the Jewish News, 30301 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills, MI 48334; fax: (248) 539-3075; or e-mail bcharnas@thejewishnews.com . The deadline for submissions is Thursday noon, 8 days prior to issue date. For information, call (248) 539-3001.