To Do!
DIGEST
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Join Drop-in Cards with the Ben Gurion
Men's Group noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Study with the Women's Rosh Chodesh
Class with Rochel Schwartz presenting the
topic "Truth" from the teachings of Reb Yisroel
Salanter at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Watch the classic film. Little Women at 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 25, at the Oak Park JCC. (248)
967-4030.
Hear Pete "Big Dog" Fetters play songs
from the 1940s-1960s at a luncheon of the
CHaZaKaH-Young-at-Heart at 12:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 25, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. $9 members, $10
nonmembers. (248) 851-5100.
Learn about back health with a chiropractor
1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Each participant can have an
individual spinal analysis. An optional lunch can
be bought before the program. Call Fran Cook at
(248) 592-2304.
Learn to manage stress with Laura Frederick,
Oakland County public health nurse, at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 31, at the Oak Park JCC. (248)
967-4030.
Get a free blood pressure check 1-2:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 1, at the Oak Park JCC. (248)
967-4030.
Israel: What Next?
The leadership of the American Jewish
Committee, Anti-Defamation League
and the Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit will feature Joel
D. Tauber, who has recently returned
from briefings in Israel and a mission in.
Ethiopia, as a speaker at a breakfast brief-
ing on Tuesday, June 13, at the Max M.
Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield
Township.
Tauber serves as the chairman of a
$160,000,000 campaign working to bring
the 15,000-17,000 remnants of Ethiopian
Jewry home to Israel. He is also prepared
to discuss what's on the drawing board
pertaining to the separation between
Israeli and Palestinian territories and
other issues facing Israel today.
Former chairman of the Executive
Committee of UJC, he also served as vice
chairman of the Board of United Jewish
Communities.
The breakfast will begin at 7:45 a.m.
and the briefing will begin promptly at 8
a.m. There is no charge but reservations
are necessary. Call the AJC, (248) 646-
7686, for information or to reserve a seat.
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Learn Hebrew
The Lifelong Learning program of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's Alliance for Jewish Education
will offer summer conversational Hebrew
classes for lovers of the Hebrew language.
Nira Lev will teach Hebrew classes on
all levels during the summer months.
Classes meet once a week at the Max M:
Fisher Federation Building, Bloomfield
Township. The focus of the classes is to
develop conversational skills. To assess a
level and find a class that is best, call Nira
Lev, (248) 205-2541.
In addition to the Hebrew classes, the
Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education
will offer a special summer Hebrew
speaking opportunity. Nira Lev will lead
a weekly Hebrew speaking discussion
group on Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon,
and Sundays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Discussions will include current events,
articles from the Israeli press and topics
of interest to the members of the group.
There is a fee for all classes.
Holocaust Center Docents
The Holocaust Memorial Center's annual
training session for individuals wishing to
serve as docents will be held Wednesday,
June 14, at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of
the HMC's facility, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. This initial ses-
sion is not expected to last more than 90
minutes and a schedule of subsequent
classes will be decided upon by the group.
Judy Miller, HMC board member and
long-time coordinator of the docent-train-
ing program, will preside at the meeting.
Interested adults will learn to guide
groups on walking tours of the HMC
while explaining the exhibits and inter-
preting the history and lessons of the
Holocaust.
Individuals who began the training in
prior years but who were unable to com-
plete the program.because of personal
situations are invited to return. Pre-reg-
istration is necessary. Application forms
and information may be obtained at the
HMC or by calling Selma Lahr Silverman,
(248) 553-2400, Ext. 12.
Teen Fun Planned
Teen Connection will kick off summer fun
with a Sunday, June 11, trip to Cedar Point
in Sandusky, Ohio. All registered Teen
Connection members in the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades are invited to attend
the all-day program, which costs $55. The
price includes transportation, park admis-
sion, bagel breakfast and adult supervi-
sion. Participants are encouraged to bring
extra spending money for meals, snacks
and souvenirs.
The bus will depart from the West
Bloomfield JCC at 7 a.m., Sunday, June
11. Advance registration is required by
Wednesday, May 31. Space may be limited
and late registrations may not be accepted.
Registrations can be made by call-
ing the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
(BBYO) Chapter Service Center, (248) 788-
0700, or by downloading an application
online at www.mibbyo.org. Additional
information is available by contacting
Stacey Wolf, assistant director of BBYO,
(248) 788-0700. Teen Connection is spon-
sored by BBYO and the Jewish Community
Center.
JFS Names Honorees
For tireless dedication and leadership on
behalf of Project Chessed, Jewish Family
Service will honor Dr. Steven P. Dunn,
Robert H. Naftaly and Dr. Douglas R. Woll,
at its annual meet-
ing Monday, June 5,
7 p.m. at the Jewish
Community Center in
West Bloomfield. The
meeting will also fea-
ture the election and
installation of board
members and offi-
Steven Dunn
cers, including Amy
Hoffman Haimann's
election to a second
term as president.
The evening will
begin with a dessert
reception, followed
by a special presenta-
tion to Dunn and Woll
and Naftaly for their
Robert Naftaly
work on the Jewish
community's "clinic
Without walls:' known
as Project Chessed.
Project Chessed
provides coordinated
health care through a
referral network that
connects medically
uninsured members of
Douglas Woll
the Jewish community
with volunteer pro-
bono health care providers.
Dunn chairs the Project Chessed
Steering Committee. He is an actively
practicing corneal transplant surgeon.
Naftaly chairs the Jewish Fund, which
provided grant dollars for an initial needs
assessment, followed by startup funding
for Project Chessed. Woll has used his
knowledge of health care and the insur-
ance industry to help recruit institutional
partners for the Chessed network.
The annual meeting is open to the pub-
lic, and there is no charge. Reservations
are necessary, and may be called in to
Marianne Jones, (248) 592-2339, or e-
mail mjones@jfsdetroit.oig.
Program For Students
Congregation B'nai Moshe with various
local Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish
Campus Life groups and the United
Conservative Synagogues college group
Koach will present "Get Hillel" Sunday,
June 11, from 7-10 p.m. at Congregation
B'nai Moshe.
All Jewish students that are either in
the high school graduating class of 2006
or attending one of the local universities
are invited to attend the program. The
student can be a member of any local
congregation, or none at all, and of any
sect of Judaism.
The program will include a kosher din-
ner, a concert by a local alternative rock
band, speeches from representatives from
various local universities, information
about Koach and a raffle. Cost is $5 with a
reservation and $6 at the door. Call Doron
Berris, (248) 788-2229.
Torah Scroll Dedicated
The dedication ceremony, Hachnosas
Sefer Torah, of the Rabbi Kagan Sefer
Torah for Shluchim will be Sunday, June
4, at 2:30 p.m. The Torah will be carried
in a procession from the Oak Park JCC to
the Bais Chabad Torah Center of North
Oak Park, at 15401 W. 10 Mile Road.
The Torah will be welcomed to the
synagogue with the traditional Simchat
Torah verses of Ata Hareita, followed
by hakafot, music and dancing. Light
refreshments will be served.
A tribute will be delivered by Rabbi
Avraham Berkowitz of Moscow, Russia.
Rabbi Berkowitz, originally from Detroit,
enjoyed a very special relationship with
Rabbi Kagan, who mentored the young
Berkowitz in his journey to Jewish leader-
ship. He now serves as executive director
of the Federation of Jewish Communities
of the C.I.S.
As associate director of Lubavitch
Foundation in Michigan, Rabbi Kagan
had many roles and responsibilities,
including that of shaliach, emissary,
as he carried out the mandate of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe to dedicate oneself
to teaching Torah and helping Jews with
their material and spiritual needs.
The Torah's first home will be the
Chabad House of Commerce, estab-
lished by Rabbi Shneur and Mrs. Esther
Greenberg.