Judaism at 10 a.m. Sunday, March
5, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP
by calling (248) 851-6880.
Enter the Cantor's Listening

Room where Hazzan Earl G.
Berris discusses and plays Shabbat
music at 11 a.m. Monday, March 6,

at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800

Drake, West Bloomfield. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Event Hotline

Travel to the three-day conference

of the National Council of Jewish
Women being held March 5-7 in

Chicago. A symposium, "Speaking
Out for Women in the Religion-
State Debate," is among the pro-
grams. (212) 463-6017.
www.ncjw.org .

Listen to author Irwin Cohen,
author of Tiger

Stadium
(Images of
Baseball) and
Echoes of Detroit's
Jewish Communities: A
History, at the Temple

Kol Ami Brotherhood's annual din-
ner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March

9, at 5085 Walnut Lake Rh., West

Bloomfield. Call Alexander Morgan

Colitis Foundation 7-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2, at the West

Bloomfield Library, 4600 Walnut
Lake Rd. Attorney Stephen Redisch

leads the discussion. Register by
calling (248) 737-0900.

Charles Silow 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays

at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-
2999.

Attend a parenting workshop,

Helping Kids Improve School
Performance (Grades 1-4), 6:30-8
p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the

Orley Family Building, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP to

Leonard Beigler at (248) 592-2669.

Learn about Social Security bene-
fits available to patients in a free
program sponsored by the

Michigan Chapter of the Crohn's &

Bloomfield. Call Nancy Kaplan at
(248) 737-1931.

Celebrate Shabbat Jams with
Congregation Beth Shalom at 5:45
p.m. Friday, March 3, at 14601 W.

Helping Out

Lincoln, Oak Park. Hear David

Assist seniors at the Jewish
apartments. Oak Parkers need

Appelman with the orchestra and
youth choir. $15 adults, $7.50 chil-

showcase, convenience store, bingo
and entertainment volunteers.
West Bloomfield residents need

dren 4 and older. Respond by
March 1 by calling (248) 547-7970.

friendly visitors, bingo callers and

Attend a Shabbat dinner program
at 6 p.m. Friday, March 3, at

boutique helpers. Contact Michael
Ram at (249) 592-1104.

Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake

Rd., West Bloomfield. The service

Raise money for Yad Ezra by
attending Ante Up for Hunger

evening features a strolling dinner

Survivors Support Group with Dr.

weekly sedra at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake Rd., West

at (248) 894-1345, Powerhouse
Gym at (248) 539-3370 or Annie
Sez at (248) 855-0473.

Russia and Kazakhstan 2-6 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, at the Orley
Family Building, 6555 W. Maple,

Participate in a Holocaust

Meet with Barry Levine 10-11 a.m.
Saturdays to explore themes of the

mammograms and Kristin Landis
Ph.D. on nutrition to prevent can-
cer. Call Omar's Planet

warehouse. The Texas Hold 'Em

Health

Dr. Joe Lewis at Congregation Beth

Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
(248) 547-7970.

Bloomfield. Included is a kicking-
cardio class and talks by Dr. Laura
Freedman on the importance of

Find out about adoptions from

Donovan at (248) 592-2343 to reg-
ister.

Join the weekly Shabbat Torah
Study 8:45-10 a.m. Saturdays with

5, at Powerhouse Gym, 6750
Orchard Lake Road, West

8:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday, March
4, at the organization's Berkley

that follows celebrates March birth-
days. Contact Carol at (248) 661-
5700 to RSVP.

Join Congregation Beth Ahm for
Kabbalat Shabbat services and din-
ner at 6 p.m. Friday, March 3, at

and entertainment. $50 admission,
$50 buy-in for poker. (248) 548-
FOOD.

5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. "A

Taste of the Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School" is the topic of

Join members of Congregation
Beth Shalom to make Yad Ezra
deliveries starting at 11 a.m.
Sunday, March 5.- Contact Mandy

Friedenberg, social action chair, at
(248) 259-8568.

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a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday,
March 12, at
Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Rd.,

West Bloomfield.
Call Al Rosen at

(248) 851-7337 for
an appointment.

Drop off dona-
tions of books,
tapes videos CDs
and DVDs in a program sponsored

by several Jewish organizations

vations by calling Barbara

Grant at (248) 851-1100, ext.

3149. Carnival tickets can be
obtained by calling Denise

Goodman at (248) 865-0631.

Holidays/
Shabbat

Do Kicks for the Cure to benefit
the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute at 8-11 a.m. Sunday, March

at (248) 632-3131 for reservations.

West Bloomfield. Call Anna

10:30-12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12,
at the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph, West
Bloomfield. (248) 291-1235.

Rebecca E. Starr's talk. $18 adults,
$10 children 4-12. Make reserva-
tions by calling (248) 851-6880.

Hear Rev. James Flowers, pastor
\ of Greater New Mount Moriah
.6„, Missionary Baptist Church, dur-

k‘

ing services at 7:30 p.m.
/ Friday, March 3, at Temple

Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Twp.. Call

Barbara Grant at (248)
851-1100, ext. 3149.

Celebrate your March birth-

day during services Saturday,
March 4, at Congregation Beth

Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
RSVP by calling (248) 547-7970.

Join Purim
Under the Big Top at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 4, at the Oak Park
JCC. Adults are invited to dress in
costume and take part in
carnival games, blackjack and

roulette. A raffle, silent auction,
fortuneteller, caricaturist and
desserts are planned. $25 in

advance, $30 at the door. Proceeds
go toward a toddler playground.
Call (248) 967-4030.

Explore Purim Midrash with Rabbi
Elliot Pachter 10 a.m. Sundays,
March 5 and 12, at Congregation

B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Rd., West
Bloomfield. $7 per session for non-
members. Call Nancy Kaplan at
(248) 737-1931.

Learn about Passover rituals with
Rabbi Krakoff at 7:30 Thursday,

March 9, at Congregation Shaarey

Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield.
(248) 357-5544.

Participate in a workshop on
Zohar with rabbinical student Jordi

Gendra and Congregation T'chiyah
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, at
the David and Miriam Mondry

Meditate with Yoga Asana at 10
a.m. Saturday, March 11, at
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601
W. Lincoln, Oak Park. (248) 547-
7970.

Attend the Congregation Beth

Shalom annual Purim Party
Fund-raising Gala at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 11, at the syna-

gogue, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
$36. (248) 547-7970.

Celebrate Purim with the Jewish
Parents Institute at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 12, at the West

Bloomfield JCC. Entertainment
includes a costume parade with

prizes. Call Marilyn Wolfe at (248)
432-5471.

Listen to the entire Megillat
Esther chanted by women on CD
at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, March 12, or

noon Tuesday, March 14, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800

Drake, West Bloomfield. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Attend Sara Tugman Bais Chabad
Torah Center's Purim Dinner 5:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Dovid

Ben Nochum, 14800 Lincoln, Oak

Building, 15000 W.10 Mile, Oak
Park. (248) 542-0900.

Park. Special programs for children
and adults. RSVP: (248) 855-6170
ext. 1 or bctc770@aol.com .

Attend the Adult Purim

Seniors

Masquerade and Dinner at 6:30
p.m. Friday, March 10, at Temple

Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. The carnival

begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March
12. (248) 737-8700.

Hear Sharona Shapiro discuss
"The Hadassah Covenant" at 12:30
p.m. Saturday, March 11, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Schedule three Purim events with
Temple Beth El — Purim Tot

Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
March 11; Purim Carnival noon-2
p.m. Sunday, March 12; and Purim
dinner and costume parade at 6
p.m. Monday, March 13. The tem-

Join the bridge club meeting at 1
p.m. Wednesdays at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967- 4030.

Have lunch and hear a concert with
clarinetist Norma Keil
and pianist Carol

Solomon in a program
starting at noon
Thursday, March 2, at
the Oak Park JCC.

$2.75 for lunch, $1
program for non-
members.

Reservations are
required for lunch by

calling (248) 967-4030.

ple, 7400 Telegraph, West

Bloomfield, requires dinner reser-

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