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Suites and Masks at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22, at the
Michigan Theater in downtown
Ann Arbor. $10-$39. (734) 994-
4801.

Experience pianist-vocalist
Michelle Sage Chekan perform
"Music for the Soul" in a lunch-
eon program sponsored by the
Temple Israel Treasures
Wednesday, Oct. 26. (248) 661-
5700.

Connect with the talents of
pianist Russ Algaier as he per-
forms 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.

Join Rick Recht as he
entertains young
people at 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30,
at the West
Bloomfield
High
School in
a concert
sponsored by
the Appel Family
Concert Fund and Temple Israel's
Couple's Club. (248) 661-5700.
Hear him also at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30, at the
Washtenaw County JCC. $5 mem-
bers, $7 nonmembers, children
under 2 free with adult. (734)
971-0990.

Education

Make Judaica arts and crafts
projects with Rifcah Krolikowski
9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays at the
Oak Park JCC. $10 for 10 class-
es, $20 for non-members. The
program is sponsored by the
Barbara Bloom Senior Adult Art
Fund. (248) 967-4030.

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 address-
es "Introduction to Judaism"
7:30-9 p.m. on nine Thursdays
beginning Oct. 20. Temple mem-
bers pay $80 per person, $90

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per couple; non-members pay
$100 per person, $110 per cou-
ple. (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 10th to Ninth Centuries
in the Archaeology of Israel" is
the topic of Amihai Mazar,
archaeology 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, at Temple Emanuel,
1715 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids.
(734) 615-1287. "Megiddo in
the Iron Age: Archaeology and
Historical Construction" is the
topic of Israel Finkelstein,
archaeology professor, at
noon Monday, Oct. 24,
at 3050 Frieze, S.
State.

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.

Event Hotline

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

Explore "Jewish Faith in Relation
to Christianity, Islam and
Buddhism" through a free pro-
gram 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
reservations.

Take part in the New Member
Dinner of Adat Shalom
Synagogue at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 25. Minchah services start
at 5:30 p.m., and marching with
the Sifrei Torah begins at 7:15
p.m. Complimentary for new fami-
lies; price for others. Reservations
required. (248) 851-5100.

View the documentary My
Grandfather's House with mem-
bers of the Michigan Jewish

Genealogical and Jewish
Historical societies 1-3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center Auditorium.
Members free, guests $5. (248)
645-8700.

Have a "Taste of Yiddish: A
Celebration of Yiddish
Language, Culture and Food" for
the entire family with Workmen's
Circle-Arbeter Ring Michigan
1:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at
the Oak Park JCC. $8 for mem-
bers of the WC-AR or JCC; $11
nonmembers; $4 students. RSVP
to Ellen Bates-Brackett by Oct. 26
at (248) 545-0985.

Health

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. (248) 937-3314.

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 festival. $9 for individual
films. www.bwcil.org/reellife.html.

Learn about "Menopause and
Beyond" with a program conduct-
ed by Dr. Judith Joslin-Page of
Botsford General Hospital 5:30-7
p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the
Costick Activities Center, 28600
11 Mile, Farmington Hills. $5 city
resident, $6 non-residents. (248)
473-1830.

Express grief with the Drop-in
Bereavement Support Group
facilitated by Simona Seiderman
at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26,
at the Robert Sosnick Family Life
Center at Temple Israel. (248)
661-5700.

Learn about one person's battle
with MS at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 29, at the Marriot, 200 W.
Big Beaver, Troy. Author Jackie
Waldman, author of The Courage
to Give, is guest speaker for the
free presentation. (866) 955-
9999.

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. Another flu shot pro-
gram is planned Tuesday, Oct. 25,
at the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council & Center,
2121 Midvale. (248) 203-5272.

Temple Israel. Contact Beth at
(248) 661-5700.

Helping Out

Hear the Kidz Klez Band of
Michigan at a Sukkot open house
at Congregation Chaye Olam,
4875 W. Maple at Inkster, noon-2
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. All are wel-
come. Decorate the sukkah, wave
the lulov and etrog and dance to
the music. Lunch and desserts
will be served. (248) 851-7485.
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.

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

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

Accept any of an array of volun-
teer opportunities offered by the
JVS in Southfield and West
Bloomfield. Call Barbara Peitz at
(248) 233-4432 to assist with
mailing and packing for nonprofit
agencies. Call LuAnn Elwell at
(248) 661-8100, ext. 12, to
assist older adults with develop-
mental disabilities or chronic
mental illness with recreational
activities. Call Kirk Jude Goddard
at (248) 233-4310 to assist
adults with developmental dis-
abilities in a sheltered workshop
with production-related activities.

Help hurricane evacuees by par-
ticipating in the Temple Beth El
Specialty Garage Sale 8 a.m.-4
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the
temple. Items include tableware
and artwork donated by mem-
bers. (248) 865-0617.

Raise funds for the National
Kidney Foundation of Michigan
by attending Soiree on the River
at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the
Roostertail, 100 Marquette,
Detroit. $100. (800) 482-1455.

Holidays/
Shabbat

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

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.

Take part in Shabbat Unplugged,
a service filled with songs, at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
(248) 661-5700.

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.

Share experiences with the HUGS
Divorce Support Group in a four-
week program for youngsters 5-
17 starting at 4 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 27, at Temple Israel's Robert
Sosnick Family Life Center. (248)
661-5700.

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October 20 . 2005

JN