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the Jewish News. (248) 661-1628 or
www.jhas.org .
Find gently-used children's items,
women's accessories, sporting
goods, tools and collectibles at
Shop with the Sisterhood of Temple
at 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. Proceeds benefit the
Beth Elders Transportation Fund.
For information or to rent a table
at $40, call Phyllis Kaplan at (248)
354-1475 or Renee Jablonski at
(248) 644-8056.
Shir Shalom as participants travel
to SteinMart in Sylvania, Ohio, on
Sunday, Sept. 10. RSVP to Shelly
Newman at (248) 737-0266.
Take part in the Temple Beth El
annual free picnic 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10, at 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Games, a
moonwalk, giant slide, music and
clowns are featured. Call Barbara
Grant at (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
Attend a new-member open house
planned by the Southeastern
Michigan Chapter of the
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic
Needlework at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
10, at the Spicer House in Heritage
Park, Farmington Rd. between 10
and 11 Mile Rds., Farmington Hills.
Members and guests will be able to
begin stitching a Rosh Hashanah
card or bookmark. Call Judy
Galperin at (248) 661-5337.
Find out about international adop-
tions with the Alliance for Adoption
at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the
Orley Building, 6555 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Michalina Miller, execu-
tive director of the Frank Adoption
Center in North Carolina, is guest
speaker. Call Diane St. Peter at
(248) 592-2345.
Practice Yoga & Yiddishkeit at 7
p.m. Sundays, Sept. 10 and 17, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Yogi
Jason Hulshof and Rabbi Rachel
Shere conduct the free sessions.
(248) 851-5100.
Discover cooking ideas from Chef
Cari, who teaches how to roll sushi
at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in a
program planned by the Chabad of
Commerce Women's Chavurah. $8.
Call Estie Greenberg at (248) 363-
3644 for reservations and directions.
Meet with Marshall-Suburban-
Tikvah Lodge at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 12, at McDonnell Towers,
24350 Civic Center Dr., Southfield.
(248) 967-3206.
Professional Counselor Mildred
Pivoz will host a Networking Club
meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
12, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. For people looking
for jobs or researching the job mar-
ket. Learn how to write a resume
and receive tips on networking. To
join this free program, call Adat
Shalom: (248) 851-5100.
Attend the Tribute Committee
Brunch sponsored by the Zionist
Organization of America at noon
Sunday, Sept. 17, at Franklin Hills
Country Club, 31675 Inkster Rd.,
Franklin. Joseph and Diane Savin
will be honored. $360 includes
brunch and two tickets for the
Balfour Concert on Oct. 29. (248)
282-0088.
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Temple Beth El's Garage Sale
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17,
Celebrate the fall holidays with
Apples & Honey 1-4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 17, at the JCC of Washtenaw
County, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr.,
Ann Arbor. The free event includes
children's activities with a petting
zoo and pony rides. Israeli food and
Judiaca gifts will be on sale. (734)
971-0990.
Remember loved ones with
Congregation Shaarey Zedek and
Clover Hill Park Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept.17, at the Clover Hill
Park Cemetery Chapel, 2425 E. 14
Mile, Birmingham. (248) 357-5544.
Health
Meet with the Holocaust Survivors
Support Group at 10 a.m. Mondays
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-
2999.
Join the Guts & Glory Walk in sup-
port of the Michigan Chapter of
the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
of America (CCFA) at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9, at Maybury State
Park in Northville. Proceeds go
toward education programming and
research funding. $10 registration
fee includes picnic lunch and admis-
sion to the park. Free for children
under 12. (888) 737-2232.
Donate blood in a program running
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. (248)
851-5100.
Listen to Dr. Richard Merson dis-
cuss "Speak Up!" at the next meet-
ing of the Royal Oak Parkinson's
Support Group 7-9 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 11, at the Rose Cancer
Treatment Center at William
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
(248) 830-8316.
Hear Fran Parker discuss tips on
raising children with-attention defi-
cit disorder at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept.
11, at the Way Elementary School,
W. Long Lake Rd. at Telegraph,
Bloomfield Hills. Wilma Fellman will
discuss career performance with
attention problems. The program
is sponsored by CHADD (Children
and Adults with Attention-Deficit
Disorder). $5 for nonmembers.
(248) 988-6716.
Learn about the legal and finan-
cial considerations in caring for
Alzheimer's patients during a meet-
ing conducted by Don Rosenberg
for the Alzheimer's Association of
Greater Michigan at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 12, at 20300 Civic Center Dr.,
Suite 100, in Southfield. Pre-register
by calling (800) 272-3900.
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. Call Nancy Kaplan at
(248) 737-1931.
Helping Out
Listen to Rabbi Aaron Starr talk
about the High Holy Days at a din-
ner meeting of the Congregation
Shir Tikvah Sisterhood at 6:45
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at 3900
Northfield Pkwy., Troy. Dinner reser-
vations due by Sept. 7. $5 nonmem-
bers. (248) 649-4418.
Paint a honey jar to benefit
Federation's Teen Campaign for the
Israel Emergency Fund. The oppor-
tunity continues through Sept. 15
at You're Fired, 6925 Orchard Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. Hours are
noon-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays
and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. $18. Call
Karen Kaplan at (248) 203-1453.
Visit the Ariana Gallery through
September, when purchases will
have a portion of proceeds going to
the Craft Emergency Relief Fund to
assist artists with career-threaten-
ing emergencies. The gallery, 119 S.
Main, Royal Oak, is open 11 a.m.-6
p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-7
p.m. Saturdays and 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Sundays. (248) 546-8810.
Holidays/
Shabbat
Explore themes of Torah with Barry
Levine at 10 a.m. each Shabbat at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.
Celebrate the achievements of
Cantor Norman Rose, who will
be presented with an honorary
Doctorate of Music from Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion on the 50th anniversary of
his cantorial investment at services
Friday evening, Sept. 8, at Temple
Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park. (248) 967-4020.
Commemorate the five-year anni-
versary of 9-11 with a service, din-
ner and talk by writer Irshad Manji
Friday, Sept. 8, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd.,
Southfield. Book signing is at 5:30
p.m. Speaker is scheduled at 7:45
p.m. Dinner costs $20 per adult and
$7 per child. The Anti-Defamation
League is presenting the program.
(248) 357-5544.
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills will hold a Shabbat
Shaboom and Shabbat Rocks ser- .
vices on Friday evening, Sept. 8.
The Shaboom service, 5;30-6 p.m. is
for preschoolers through first-grad-
ers and their families. Rabbi Rachel
Shere and Dan Shere on guitar lead
the sing-along. Shabbat Rocks at 6
p.m. is a musical Kabbalat Shabbat
service with Rabbi Daniel Nevins
on drums, Dan Shere on guitar and
Marty Liebman & Co.
Combine a luau with Shabbat
Services at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park. There will be an
informal dinner. (248) 547-7970.
Stay and Learn on Shabbat as Marc
Sussman discusses "Musical Motifs
of the Days of Awe" at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9, at Congregation
Meet with Rabbi Laibl Wolf, an
Australian mystic, who is lead-
ing events at the Shul-Chabad
Lubavitch, 6890 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. There will be a presenta-
tion at services and Shabbat dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15; songs
and spiritual tales after services
beginning at 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16; and a seminar at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17. Prices for the dif-
ferent events range from $10-$30.
Register by calling (248) 788-4000.
Observe Selichot with a dessert
reception and outdoor services at
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. The father-
daughter duo of Steve and Caitlin
Klaper will entertain. There also will
be a healing service. Call Barbara
Grant at (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
View the film Ushpizin at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. There will be a dessert
reception and a party for those ages
21-40. Services Under the Stars to
mark Selichot begin at 11 p.m. (248)
661-5700.
Seniors
Join the Bridge Club meeting 1-3
p.m. Wednesdays at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
See the film An American in Paris
at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Get free blood pressure screenings
1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Watch the Yiddish/Jewish video
A Brivele Der Mamen at 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 11, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Listen to Fabs Kaldobsky and his
music appreciation program at 2
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Attend the Mature Drivers
Workshops sponsored by the
Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday-
Thursday, Sept. 12-14, at 2121
Midvale, Birmingham. $20 with
lunch on the first two days. Pre-reg-
istration is required. Call Patrice at
(248) 203-5270.
Meet Ileane Stone as she discusses
"Tell It Like It Was ... Preserving
Family Stories" at 1 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 12, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. The free program is preceded
by lunch at noon ($2.50-$6). RSVP
by the day before the event with
a call to Fran Cook at (248) 432-
5486.
Join the 20th annual
intercongregational Senior
Luncheon at noon, Wednesday,
Sept. 13, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield.
$18 members, $20 guests. Members
should contact their own syna-
gogues for information.
Experience the songs of pianist-
vocalist Charlie Gehringer at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept.13, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Hear a woodwind quintet perform
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13,
at the JCC of Washtenaw County,
2935 Birch Hollow Dr., Ann Arbor.
The program is part of the Matinee
Musicale Daytime Series arranged
by the Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra. $7. (734) 994-4801.
Listen to the Sweet Adelines Great
Lakes Chorus at 1:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 14, at Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
(248) 661-5700.
Participate in the Writers Corner led
by Norma Goldman at 10 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 15, at the Oak Park JCC. There
is no charge for this program aimed
at creative writers. (248) 967-4030.
Young Adults
Get involved in an MSU Hillel string
of activities to start September
- bar crawl on Sept. 7, Shabbat din-
ner on Sept. 8, brunch on Sept. 10,
discussion of safe-sex strategies
on Sept. 12, broomball on Sept. 13,
Shabbat services on Sept. 15 and
dinner on Sept. 17. For details, con-
tact Marisa Salzman,
Marisa@msuhillel.org .
Youth
Let the youngsters participate in
Tot Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
There will be snacks and crafts after
services. (248) 865-0612.
Bring the kids 5 and younger to
"Tot" ally Shabbat Play Group at
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. RSVP to Beth
at (248) 661-5700.
Kick off the 2006-2007 school
year with a tropical theme party
sponsored by the B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization and the Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit at 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16, at the Laker Center, 2075
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
All Jewish seventh and eighth
graders are invited. Free for Teen
Connection members; $10 others.
Call Stacey Wolf at (248) 788-0700.