Bring In Books!

Hills Library, 12 Mile west of Orchard
Lake Rd. (248) 645-8700, ext. 6.

Hear Dr. Howard Lupovitch discuss
"Cordoba and the Limits of
Convivencia" in the final lecture of the
series "Wheel of Fortune — Recurring
Dilemmas in Jewish Communal Life" at
6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. $10 at door; $10 for
buffet dinner at 5:45 p.m. with reserva-
tions by Feb.13. Call Nancy Kaplan at
(248) 737-1931.

Attend Yoga & Yiddishkeit at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Rabbi Rachel Shere
and Yogi Jason Hulschof lead the ses-
sion. Call Eliana Loomer at (248) 851-
5100.

Health

Participate in a Survivors Support
Group with Dr. Charles Silow 10-11:30
a.m. Mondays at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 661-2999.

Discuss entering marriage during four
sessions with Rabbi Rachel Shere and
counselor Shirley Cetner at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, through Feb. 22, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. The series is planned
for engaged couples and newlyweds.
$36 per couple. Call Eliana Loomer at
(248) 851-5100, ext. 231.

Get tips on being a caregiver 7-8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12, at Young Israel of
Southfield, 27705 Lahser. The Dorothy
and Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program presents a
workshop on "You Can't Do It All — How
to Be an Effective Caregiver." Call (248)
233-4000 for reservations.

Helping Out

Take on one of many volunteer opportu-
nities with Jewish Family Service — men-
toring a child or teen, visiting with a
homebound senior, assisting older adults
with projects or errands in Oak Park or
transporting Meals on Wheels. Contact
Hilary Rotenberg at (248) 592-2336.

Volunteer for the fifth Judaica Art Fair
planned Feb. 11-13 by Bais Chabad Torah
Center at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center. People are needed
to run the show and house artists from
Israel. (248) 855-6170.

Drop off donations of used books,
books on tape, recordings, videos,
CDs and DVDs 10:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Max M.
Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
(248) 291-1235. Tax receipts will be
provided. Bookstock is presented
by the Friends of Literacy, the
Detroit Jewish News and CBL &
Associated Properties, Inc.

Holidays/Shabbat

Hear Gail Greenberg, senior staff associ-
ate of Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, during a Tu b'Shevat seder
at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Oak
Park JCC. Free for members, $1 non-
members. Call (248) 967-4030 for
reservations.

Celebrate the Jewish Arbor Day and
learn how to carve fruits and vegetables
into decorative shapes with the
Women's Chavurah at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9, at a private home. $8.
RSVP to Estie at (248) 363-3644.

Meditate and experience services at 10
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Congregation
Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park.
(248) 547-7970.

Listen to Marc J. Sussman discuss
"Shirat Hayam" at 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 11, at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. This pro-
gram is part of the weekly Stay and
Learn on Shabbat. Call Nancy Kaplan at
(248) 737-1931.

Sing, dance and hear klezmer music at a
free celebration — Shir Hadash Melava
Malka — at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 - Drake,
West Bloomfield. The event is sponsored
by the United Synagogue Great Lakes &
Rivers Region Hevra West. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Attend a Tu b'Shevat program with
Kollel Torah MiTzion and Young Israel of
Southfield at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12,
at the synagogue, 27705 Lahser. (248)
358-0154.

Meet with Keren Alpert, Temple Beth El
director of education, to discuss "The
Ten Commandments" as the Torah por-
tion for the coming week at noon
Thursday, Feb. 16, at the temple, 7400
Telegraph, West Bloomfield. Participants
are asked to bring their own lunches to
the Sisterhood program. (248) 865-
0612.

Seniors

Join Fabs Kaldobsky for a musical pro-
gram covering Bach, Beethoven and
Elgar at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Listen to saxophonist Joe Moore in a
free concert with refreshMents at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Hear Marilyn Flam tell stories in a free
program at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP to Fran
Cook by Feb.15 at (248) 592-2304.

Get legal help through the Mobile Law
Office of the University of Detroit Mercy
School of Law 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
16, at the Oak Park JCC. Call (248) 967-
4030 to make an appointment for this
free service.

Explore creative writing with Norma
Goldman at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at
the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Singles

See Uncoupled, a new improv comedy
show, at 7 p.m. Sundays in February at the
Improv Inferno, 309 S. Main, Ann Arbor.
Each week, the audience picks two person -
al ads from the newspaper andcreates
characters based on the ads. The actors
then show how these characters might
turn out. $5. (734) 214-7080.

Participate in a potluck dinner and games
with the Jewish Singles Connection 40-60
at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.11. Get directions
by calling Eric at (248) 926-4044.

Have dinner with the Jewish Singles
Connection 40-60 at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 16, at Larco's, Orchard Lake at
Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP to Bev at
(248) 960-1326.

Watch the Longhorn Rodeo with the
Jewish Singles Connection 40-60 Sunday,
Feb.19, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Contact Pam by Feb.14 at (248) 855-
8764.

Youngsters

Bring young children to an interactive con-
cert at 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb.
10, at the Downtown Branch of the Ann
Arbor Public Library. Nora Schankin teach-
es about the bassoon, and Gari Stein leads
the dance. Call Rebecca Cheskidov at
(734) 994-4801.

Join "Mommy & Me," a fun educational
program sponsored by Chabad of
Commerce Township 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Fridays, Feb.10 and 24, in a private home.
Sessions are for moms and children
between 6 months and 4 years. Call Estie
at (248) 363-3644 about costs.

Let kindergartners to eighth graders par-
ticipate in a Youth Shabbat at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb.11, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 Maple, West Bloomfield. (248)
851-6880.

Escort children 5 and younger to the
Temple Israel IMAGINE Play and Pray
Group at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at
the temple, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700.

Eat pancakes with Dora the Explorer 10:30
a.m.-noon Sunday, Feb.12, at
Congregation Beth Shalom,14601 Lincoln,
Oak Park. Stories and projects are geared
for those 5 years and younger. $12 per
family (1-2 adults and 1-3 children) for _
members, $15 non-members, $3 for each
additional person. Call Susan Gartenberg
at (248) 547-7970, ext. 234.

Join the Youth Department of Young
Israel of Southfield to watch the Detroit
Pistons take on the - New Jersey Nets' at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14. (248) 358-
0154.

Try out for ArtsFest to be held Aug. 20-
25 in Baltimore. Teens 13-16 can audition
for star reporting, tech, digital video,
photography and visual arts 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14, and voice, musical the-
ater and musical instruments 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15. Parents meet with
planners 6:30-7 p.m. both days. For full
information, go to PJCeresniegcom-
cast.net or call (248) 661-1756.

Bring children 5 and younger to hear sto-
ries at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. Reservations are required and
can be made by calling Rachel Kamin at
(248) 661-5700.

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