sored by the Chamber Music
Society of Detroit at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center, 22305 W.
13 Mile, Beverly Hills. A pre-con-
cert lecture begins at 6:45 p.m.
$23-$75. (248) 855-6070.

Hear "Musical Gems of the Jewish
People" performed by Bluma
Schonbrun, Brian Katz, Mitch
Smolkin and Nina Shapilsky at 2
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the
Windsor Jewish Community Centre.
$10. (519) 973-1772.

Listen to Yuri Avanesov and enjoy
refreshments in a free program
sponsored by the Holocaust
Survivors and Families Support
Group at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17,
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030.

Experience the music of David
Appelman in a free concert spon-
sored by the Senior Adult Program
at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at
Temple Israel. (248) 661-5700.

Take in one or more concerts at
Edgefest 2005, the annual jazz
and creative music festival hosted
by the Kerrytown Concert House in
Ann Arbor. During this year's event,
Oct. 19-22, violinist Gabe Bolkosky
and vocalist Andy Kirshner will
appear at 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
20, with Bright Out: Chamber at
the Firefly Club. $20 or Edgepass
($100).
www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com

Listen to Jonathan Richman inter-
pret pop music Thursday, Oct. 20,
at the Magic Bag in Ferndale. $12.
(248) 544-3030.

Experience the talents of pianist
Russ Algaier as he performs for
members and guests of Adat
Shalom's ChaZaKaH-Young at
Heart for a lunch program at
12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. $9
members, $10 guests. RSVP by
Oct. 20 to (248) 851-5100.

Education

Gain insight into Kabbalah with
classes conducted 10:30-11:30
a.m. Sundays and 8-9 p.m.
Wednesdays by Rabbi Elimelech
Silverberg at the Sara Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield. There will be a class in
beginning Kabbalah 11:30-12:30
Sundays. (248) 855-6170.

Make Judaica arts and crafts proj-
ects with Rifcah Krolikowski 9:30-

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11 a.m. Thursdays at the Oak Park
JCC. $10 for 10 classes, $20 for
non-members. The program is
sponsored by the Barbara Bloom
Senior Adult Art Fund. (248) 967-
4030.

See video replay of "Jerusalem with
Martin Gilbert — Part 1, From a
Dream to Destruction" noon
Monday, Oct. 17, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe's Kolel Moshe
Institute for Lifelong Jewish
Learning. Part of weekly drop-in
series, "Cine-Moshe — Yom Sheini
[Monday] at the Movies:' Free, all
welcome. Oct. 24: Part 2: "Pilgrims
and Conquerors:' For information,
contact Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-
1931 or kolelmoshe@comcast.net .

Metro Parent magazine hosts
financial expert and author Suze
Orman 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at
Temple Beth El. She will discuss
family financial strategies.

Hear Karen Alpert discuss
"Learning and Lulavim" in the
second session of the Temple Beth
El Lunch and Learn series at noon
Thursday, Oct. 20. Participants
should bring lunch except for a
beverage, which will be provided.
(248) 865-0612.

Study with Rabbi Joseph Klein of
Temple Emanu-El as he addresses
"Introduction to Judaism" 7:30-9
p.m. on nine Thursdays beginning
Oct. 20. Temple members pay $80
per person, $90 per couple; non-
members pay $100 per person,
$110 per couple. (248) 967-
4020.

Attend more lectures in the series
"Middle Eastern Women Speak
Out: Conversations with Writers and
Directors" sponsored by the
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
at the University of Michigan.
"From David to Ahab: Tel Rehov
and the Tenth to Ninth Centuries
in the Archaeology of Israel" is
the topic of Amihai Mazar, archae-
ology professor at the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem at noon
Thursday, Oct. 20, at 3050 Frieze,
105 S. State. "Israel's Dilemmas as
a Democratic, Western and Jewish
State" will be discussed by visiting
Judaic Studies professor Sammy
Smooha at 10:30 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 23, atTemple Emanuel, 1715
E. Fulton, Grand Rapids. (734)
615-1287.

Gain insight into your writing skills
with Norma Goldman conducting
"The Writers' Corner" at 10 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 21, at the Oak Park

JCC. (248) 967-4030.

(248) 937-3314.

Event Hotline

Attend the free sixth annual
Solutions for Family Caregivers
Fair sponsored by the Area Agency
on Aging 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 15, at the Troy Marriott on Big
Beaver, between Livernois and
Crooks. There will be presentations
and product displays. (800) 852-
7795.

Discuss issues of the day with
Dave Weiner as moderator at
10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Oak
Park JCC.

Explore Jewish history by attending
a lecture by Howard Lupovitch,
who will discuss "Wheel of Fortune
— Recurring Dilemmas in Jewish
Communal Life/ Part 2: Rome —
The Danger and Advantage of Dual
Loyalty" Sunday, Oct. 16, at B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield. Dinner
will precede the lecture at 6:30
p.m. $10 lecture, $10 dinner.
Reservations for dinner must be
made by Oct. 9. Call Nancy Kaplan
at (248) 737-1931.

Discuss "After Gaza: Peace
Prospect in the Israeli-
Palestinian Conflict" with Zionist
Ken Knoppow at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 16, at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park. Bagels and
coffee will be served. (248) 967-
4020.

Learn about the "Jewish
Experience in Cuba" from Maritza
Corrales Capestany of the
University of Havana at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20, in the
Community Room, Adamany
Undergraduate Library, 5155
Gullen Mall, Wayne State University.
The program is sponsored by the
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies. Reservations must be
made by Thursday, Oct. 13. (313)
577-2679/2787.

Explore "Jewish Faith in Relation
to Christianity, Islam and
Buddhism" through a free program
at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The
subjects will be discussed at 8
p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 20, Nov. 17
and Dec. 15. Call Sheila Lederman
at (248) 851-5100 for reserva-
tions.

View movies shown in the Reel
Life Disability Film Festival 9
a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at
the Ford Community & Performing
Arts Center, Michigan Ave. at
Greenfield, Dearborn. Tickets range
from $5 to $25 for the entire festi-
val. $9 for individual films.
www.bwcil.org/reellife.html.

Get a flu shot 8:45-11:45 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23, at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park. Free for
those on Medicare Part B, $22 for
others. (248) 967-4020.

Helping Out

Let the Youth Federation of
Temple Israel help around your
house Sunday, Oct. 16 for a fee.
Proceeds will benefit the youth pro-
gram and hurricane relief efforts.
(248) 661-5700.

Assist students Tuesday after-
noons and/or Saturday mornings
at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. Call Jennie at (248)
851-6880.

Serve as a friendly visitor for
Jewish residents of non-Jewish care
facilities one-four hours a month.
Contact Shirley Jarcaig at (248)
661-2999, ext. 300.

Volunteer as a trip escort, per-
former, movie host or activities
leader for Fleischman Residence-
Blumberg Plaza & Brown Memory
Care Pavilion. Contact Janet Antin
at (248) 661-2999.

Ride horses with Mosaic Outdoors
at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the
Brighton Riding Stables, 6660
Chilson Rd., Howell. $27, $29 non-
members. Reservations must be
made by Oct. 19. (734) 649-
4192.

Take on office, warehouse and-or
driving responsibilities for Yad Ezra
kosher food bank in Berkley. (248)
548-3663.

Health

Hear Congressman John Conyers
Jr. at Shabbat services at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Hills. An
Oneg Shabbat will follow. Call
Barbara Grant at (248) 851-1100,
ext. 3149.

Connect with family members and
friends of alcoholics during free
meetings of Al-Anon and Alateen
at 10 a.m. Sundays at Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce.

Holidays/Shabbat

Experience SYNergy Shabbat at
Adat Shalom Synagogue Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 14-15.
Appearances by Danny Siegel, L.
Brooks Patterson and Dani Wohl.
For information, call the synagogue
at (248) 851-5100.

Celebrate Sukkot with Builder Bob
Sunday, Oct. 16, at Congregation
Beth Shalom in Oak Park. There
will be games, crafts, lunch and
much more. Call Susan at (248)
547-7970.

Have "Pizza in the Hut" and par-
ticipate in a service at 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17, at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park. The celebra-
tion of Sukkot is planned for fami-
lies with children. $10 per family.
(248) 967-4020.

Attend services and have "Dinner
Under the Stars" to celebrate the
first night of Sukkot at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17, at the Shul in
West Bloomfield. $10-$25
depending on age and reservation
date. (248) 788-4000.

Join with Gesharim, a group
designed for those committed to
conversion or interfaith relation-
ships, as members learn about
Sukkot 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
20. Call Carol Lynn Cooper at
(248) 851-5545.

Meet with young adults ages 21-
40 for Sangria in the Sukkah at 7
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Temple
Israel. Contact Beth at (248) 661-
5700.

Experience Tot Shabbat at 9:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at Temple
Beth El. There will be an informal
service, crafts and snacks. (248)
865-0612.

Participate in "Souper Supper in
the Sukkah" at 5 p.m Sunday,
Oct. 23, at Temple Emanu-El in
Oak Park. There will be a discus-
sion and music. $5. (248) 967-
4020.

Young people

See the Firebird performed by
PuppetART at 2 p.m. Saturdays in
October at 25 E. Grand River,
Detroit. $7 adults, $5 children.
(313) 961-7777.

Join with children to celebrate
Sukkot at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23,
at the Franklin Cider Mill. Contact
Beth at (248) 661-5700.

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