Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit
Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz,
Lunch and Learn;
Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman,
Shabbat Shalom;
Dr. Lawrence Schiffinan,
Education; A Stranger Among
Us, Oak Park JCC.
SHABBAT SHALOM
Temple Beth El — Friday-Saturday,
March 7-8. Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman
will be scholar in residence for the Rabbi
B. Benedict and Ada S. Glazer Institute
on Judaism for the Christian, Eastern
Orthodox, Muslim and Protestant
Clergy. No charge. (248) 851-1100.
• "The Sins of the Fathers: Personal
Accountability and Repentance in the
Bible" — Friday, March 7, 9:30 a.m.
• "What Happened to Isaac After
Moriah?" — Friday, March 7, 10:45
a.m.
• Shabbat Services — Friday, March
7, 7:30 p.m. "The American Jewish
Journey: Where Have We Been?"
• Torah Study — Saturday, March 8,
9:15 p.m. "Torah As the Prism for Our
Own Personal and Communal Journeys."
• Shabbat Services — Saturday,
March 8, 10:30 a.m. "The American
Jewish Journey: What Direction for
the 21st Century?"
Congregation Shir Tikvah — Friday-
Saturday, March 7-8. Rabbi Mitchell
Chefitz, Temple Israel of Greater Miami,
will be scholar in resident. (248) 649-
4418, ext. 11.
• Shabbat Services — Friday, March
7, 7:45 p.m. "An Overview of the
Cresting Waves of Jewish Spirituality:
What Does It Mean for Us Today?"
• Shabbat Services — Saturday, March
8, 10 a.m. "Kabbalah, Kavanot and
Mystical Intention in the Liturgy of the
Torah" followed by lunch and workshop,
"How to See a Miracle: Telling Stories
on the Deep, Deeper and Deepest
Levels." $8 lunch. RSVP by Feb. 28.
• Potluck Dinner and Program —
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
"Musica in Harmonium" —
Sunday, March 2, 4 p.m. In honor
of the Great Lakes Chamber Music
Festival 10-year celebration, Cantor
David Montefiore, Temple Beth El;
Glenn Miller, Kirk in the Hills;
James Gabriel and David Enos, St.
Hugo of the Hills; with combined
choirs and a brass sextet from Detroit
Chamber Winds & Strings, will per-
form sacred and secular music. $10.
Temple Beth El. (248) 851-1100.
Denial — Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays, Sundays, through March
30. Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET)
presents drama about a college pro-
fessor who has written a book deny-
ing the Holocaust, is indicted by the
crovernment and seeks counsel from
a female Jewish attorney. (248)
788-2900.
Jewish Studies Program, Michigan
State University College of Arts
and Letters -- Monday, March 10,
7 p.m. Israeli film, The Distance.
1345 Engineering Bldg., MSU,
East Lansing. Keely Stauter (517)
432-3493.
Saturday, March 8, 6:30 p.m. "A
Congregation of Learners," applying
weekend learning. Klezmer band,
Schmaltz, will perform. Bring some-
thing to pass for the dairy potluck
dinner. RSVP by Feb. 28.
Adat Shalom Synagogue — Men's
Club Shabbat Weekend. Send check to
Men's Club of Adat Shalom, 29901
Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI
48334. (248) 851-5100.
• Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat —
Friday, March 7, 6 p.m. $18 adults,
$10 children. RSVP by Feb. 28.
• Shabbat Service — Saturday, March 8.
Men's club will lead services; students in
this year's Men's Club Hebrew Literacy
Program will be honored as well as Mike
Judikovic for his years of service to the
synagogue. Luncheon will follow. $10
adults, $5 children. RSVP by Feb. 28.
WOMEN'S GROUPS
Sisterhood of Temple Beth El —
Sunday, March 2, 10 a.m.-noon.
"Surviving Ovarian Cancer" with
Marlene Lupiloff, psychologist. No
charge. (248) 851-1100.
Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-
Walled Lake — Wednesday, March 12,
7 p.m. Women's chavurah will feature
"Outer Beauty, Inner Strength:" beauty
tips by Holly Faur, cosmetologist; holistic
movement, Elana Lerner; discussion of
the strength of Queen Esther and
hamantaschen-making demonstration.
Home of Ardele Wolfson, 565 Winwood
Ct., Walled Lake. (248) 669-6616.
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah,
Eleanor Roosevelt Group — Saturday,
March 15, 7:30 p.m. An Evening of
Wine Tasting presented by Simon
Rotberg, Majestic Market. $20.
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield. RSVP by March
3: Send checks payable to Hadassah to
Eva Lande, 6797 Woodbank, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301. Raya (248) 399-0094,
Eva (248) 851-8028.
PURIM
Sisterhood of Adat Shalom — Tuesday,
March 4, noon-1:30 p.m. The Sonia
Knopper Purim outreach luncheon will
host Jews from Jewish Vocational Service,
Kadima and JARC; welcome from Rabbi
Yoskowitz and entertainment by Cantor
Glantz. (248) 851-5100.
Congregation Beth Ahm — Sunday,
March 9, 2-5 p.m. Mishloach Manot
Mitzvah Mania. Bring one or two
packages of wrapped kosher treats for
Purim parcels; visit a nearby senior
residence to sing Purim songs and
deliver holiday parcels. (248) 851-
6880, ext. 18.
NA'AMAT, Hechtman-Meer Chapters
— Monday, March 10, noon. Purim
meeting with Cantor Sidney Resnick,
accompanied by Nathalie Conrad. Petite
lunch. No charge. Hechtman Apartments,
6700 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield.
RSVP by March 4: (248) 697-4750.
MEN'S GROUPS
Gamma Kappa Chi Alumni —
Thursdays, in March, 12:30 p.m.
Weekly lunch meeting. Antonio's, 12
Mile and Halstead roads, Farmington
Hills. Art Maniker (248) 557-7105,
Hans Weinman (248) 661-0619.
CONGREGATIONS
Temple Shir Shalom — Saturday, March
8, 7 p.m. Black-tie Monte Carlo Night
will include hors d'oevres, wine, dinner,
gaming, raffle. $100. (248) 737-8700.
SENIORS
Beth Elders of Temple Beth El —
Tuesday, March 18, noon. Luncheon
will feature the Sixth Gate Cloggers. $10
members, $12 guests. RSVP by March
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Community Calendar Notes: Items ;nay be submitted to Community Calendar in three ways. Write: Bobbi Charnas, editorial assistant, the Jewish Netvs, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite
110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax: (2/::.) 304-8885 or e-mail bcharnas@thejewishnews.com . The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 3 p.m., 9 days prior to issue date. For more information,
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