Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit

Rabbi Kaplan,
Shabbat Shalom;
Rabbi Berkun,
Congregations;
Lana Pollack, Hillel
on Campus; Alan
Berger, Education.

S HAB BAT SHALOM
Temple Emanu-El — Rabbi Dana Evan
Kaplan will be scholar-in-residence. (248)
967-4020.
• Dinner — Friday, March 21, 6:30
p.m. $15. RSVP
• Erev Shabbat Services — Friday,
March 21, 8 p.m. "Contemporary
Debates in American Reform Judaism."
• Lunch and Learn — Saturday, March
22, noon. "Seeing Our History Through
Our Prayer Books: The Development of
Reform Liturgy," a hands-on study ses-
sion looking at the prayer books that the
Reform movement has worshipped from
in the last 200 years. $12; no charge for
study session only. RSVP
• "Judaism Goes to the Movies: The
Portrayal of Jewish Religion in
Contemporary Film" — Sunday,
March 23, 10 a.m.

PASSOVER
Congregation Beth Ahm — Sunday,
March 30, 9-11:30 a.m. Help package
Passover items for the homebound
clients of Yad Ezra. Susan Sinai (248)
851-6880, ext. 18.
Eilu v'Eilu — Thursdays, April 3, 10,
7:30 p.m. or Sundays, April 6, 13, 10
a.m. Two-part series, "Understanding
the Haggadah," with Michael Weiss.
$10. Morning sessions at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, B'nai
Israel Center; evening sessions at
Congregation B'nai Moshe. (248) 672-
2018.

CONGREGATIONS
Jewish Cultural Society — Sunday,
March 23, 10 a.m.noon. Sunday lec-
ture on a topic of Jewish interest. Jewish
Community Center of Washtenaw
County, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann
Arbor. (734) 975-9872.
Birmingham Temple — (248) 477-
1410.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
— Sunday, March 30, 3 p.m. "18
Two 20" features two 18th century
pieces, the Krommer Partita and
Beethoven's Sectet, Op. 71 with two
contemporary pieces by Bozza and
Willard Elliot. "Beethoven's Wind
Music" with University of Michigan
Musicology Professor Steven Whiting
will be presented as a preview at 2:15
p.m. $25, $19 seniors and students.
(248) 559-2095.
Zamir Chorale — Sunday, March
30, 3:30 p.m. Soloist Zachary
Mondrow with Cantor Shalom
Kalib. No charge. Congregation Beth
Ahm. (248) 851-6880.
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
government and seeks counsel from a
female Jewish attorney. (248) 788-
2900.

• Bush at War by Bob Woodward —
Monday, March 24, 8:30 p.m. Rabbi
Adam Chalom. $2 members, $6 guests.
• Voice of Reason — Wednesday,
March 26, 8 p.m. "Peace Possibilities
Between Arabs and Jews" with Asa Shani
and Tim Atalla from Seeds of Peace."
No charge.
• The New Rabbi by Stephen Fried —
Monday, March 31, 8:30 p.m. Rabbi
Chalom. $2 members, $6 guests.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek West
Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center —
Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. Ruach
(spirit) healing and meditation circle
with Rabbis Jonathan Berkun and Scott
Bolton. Come as you are; bring tam-
bourines, percussion instruments. (248)

681-8247.
Congregation B'nai Moshe — (248)
788-0600.
• "Swimming in the Sea of Talmud:
Lessons for Everyday Living" —
Sunday, March 23, 10-11 a.m. Taught
by Rabbi Elliot Pachter. $7.
• "2 Cantorz and the Kidz" — Sunday,
March 30, 7 p.m. Cantors Earl Berris
and Stephen Dubov and the Kidz Klez
Band of Michigan, accompanied by
Marty Mandelbaum. No charge.

WOMEN'S GROUPS
Friends of Akiva — Sunday, March 23,
3-5 p.m.; Monday, March 24, noon-1
p.m. Hat boutique. Yeshivat Akiva,
21100 w 12 Mile Road, Southfield.
Cilia (248) 350-1239.
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
— Wednesday, March 26, 11:30 a.m.-1
p.m. Dr. David Brownstein, director,
Center for Holistic Medicine, will speak
on "Overcoming Illness Using Safe and
Natural Therapies." Light dairy meal.
$15. Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield. RSVP:
(248) 683-5030.
Michigan Branch-Women's League for
Conservative Judaism — Sunday,
March 30, 11 a.m. Argentinean Jewry,
"A Community in Crisis" with speaker
Rabbi Dario Feiguin, Amijai
Congregation, Buenos Aires. Rabbi
Leonardo and Silvan Bitran,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, will also
be featured. $12. Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Southfield. Debbie Balkin (248)
865-9180.
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah,
Tikvah Group — Thursday, April 3, 10
a.m.-noon. Join in sewing, cutting and
stuffing dolls for children in area hospi-
tals. RSVP: Elaine (248) 851-6306,
Sheri (248) 333-7373.

MEN'S GROUPS
Men's Club of Adat Shalom — Sunday,

March 23, 9:30 p.m. Open board meet-
ing will feature "My Experiences on an
IDF Army Base" with Ed Kohl. No
charge for members registering before
March 17; $5 guests. (248) 851-5100.

SENIORS
Congregation Beth Ahm — Sunday,
March 23, 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will fea-
ture Drs. Phoebe and Harris Mainster
who will show slides on their work in
the Marshall Islands. $3 members, $3.50
guests. (248)851-6880.

YOUTH
Congregation Beth Shalom — Friday,
March 28, 6 p.m. Special Shabbat serv-
ice and dinner for 1st grade religious
school children and their families. $10
adults, $5 children, no charge children 3
and under. RSVP by March 26: Rabbi
Szajman (248) 547-7970, ext. 216.

SINGLES
Mosaic Outdoor Club of Michigan —
Sunday, March 30. Movie adventure.
Nettie (248) 582-9293.
Single Jewish Parents Network —
Friday-Sunday, May 9-11; Monday-
Sunday, Aug. 18-24. Single Mother
Family Camp (May) at Butzel
Conference Center, Ortonville and
Single Parent Family Camp (August) at
Grand Resort, Mullett Lake. Register by
April 1: (248) 205-2542.

OAK PARK JCC
For it firmation or to RSVP: Jewish
Community Centel; Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building, 15110W 10 Mile Road, Oak
Park, (248) 967-4030. .No charge for
events unless noted
• "The Rise of A Great Museum" —
Monday, March 24, 1 p.m. Lecturer
form the Detroit Institute of Arts speak-
ers bureau.
• Music Appreciation — Tuesday,

Community Calendar Notes: Items may be submitted to Community Calendar in three ways. Write: Bobbi Charnas, editorial assistant, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield,
MI 48034; fax: (248) 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, call (248) 354-6060, ext. 237.

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