Give It Up! Drop off used books, records, videos, CDs and DVDs at Bookstock Colossal Collection Day 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Tax receipts will be pro- vided. (248) 645-7840, ext. 365. , 7-8:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month at the Charach Cancer Treatment Center at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, 1 William Caris Dr., Commerce. (248) 937-5163. founder and managing partner of Capital Mortgage Funding. A live auction of unique sports items will be offered. To RSVP, call Fran White, (248) 646-3100. Listen to Ilke Schroeder, for- mer European Union executive, discuss anti-Semitism and anti- Americanism in Europe, during two sessions sponsored by the Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee. She speaks Monday evening, Dec. 11, for members of the Access Young Leadership group at the Forte Restaurant in Birmingham and during a free breakfast at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Call Sharona Shapiro for reservations at (248) 646-7686. Attend the Temple Shir Shalom Sisterhood Chanukah party 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. (248) 737- 8700. Join the Temple Israel IMAGINE Business Networking Group presenting "Making It BIG in Business" with Lisa and Scott Stern and the executive team of BIG Communications at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. A light break- fast will be served at the Ferndale offices. Reservations are required by contacting Beth at (248) 661- 5700. Health Meet with the Holocaust Survivors' Support Group at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-2999. Join a cancer support group — for patients and families — meeting Discuss Long Term Health Care in Detroit at the next Congregation Beth Shalom Circle of Friends Sunday Conversations at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak.Park. (248) 547- 7970. Attend Time Travelers stroke sup- port group 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. (248) 737-7008. Attend a Gan Parenting Center Family Shabbat with services and dinner starting at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $5-$12, free for children 3 and younger. (248) 547-7970, ext. 239. Browse the Chanukah Bazaar in Ann Arbor, where cards, candles, toys, craft items, books, jewelry and more will be available. Hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, and 3:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard. (734) 665-4744. Find holiday gifts — clothing, toys, arts — at the Chanukah Boutique 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967- 4030. Add to the Learners Service — "Schacharit — the Shema and Its Blessings" — at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. (248) 788-0600. Attend a class titled "What Is Your Blood Sugar Level?" at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Sinai- Grace Hospital, 6071 W. Outer Drive, Detroit. Call 888-DMC- 2500 to register. Stay and Learn on Shabbat when the topic is "Does a Jew Have to Believe in God?" at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. (248) 788-0600. Take life-saving training at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. An American Red Cross instructor will demon- strate CPR and AED (defibrillator) techniques. Call Ted Friedman at (248) 358-0137. Holidays/Shabbat Participate in different activities planned for-SYNergy Shabbat Dec. 8-9 at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Rabbi Tsvi Landau will discuss "The Sky Was Falling: How the War in Lebanon Affected Our City of Karmiel," as part of Friday evening programs. Religious music, Talmud study and discussions of family'issues are on the schedule. (248) 851-5100. County's Community and Home Improvement Division will speak. Reservations are due by Dec.11 by calling Fran Cook at (248) 432- 5486. at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Activities are at 1457 Griswold, Detroit. $5. (313) 961-9328. See Maureen Schiffman and her puppet friend CoCo pres- ent A Multi-Cultural Holiday at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Performance Network Theatre, • 120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor. $7-$10. (734) 663-0681. Join Fabs Kaldobsky for "Musical Adventure at the JCC" at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Listen to saxophonist Joe Moore at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967- 4030. Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of Michigan and Jewish Single Friends 45-60 for a Chanukah celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at a private home in West Bloomfield. There will be a short Havdalah service, sing-along, light meal and games. $8 by Dec. 13, $10 at the door. Call Susan at (248) 763-1711. Take part in a Chanukah party at the Oak Park JCC and a 50- car parade starting at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. The event is hosted by Mishkan Israel-Yeshivas Lubavitch School. (248) 990- 5368. • Have lunch ($2.75) and hear a concert ($1 nonmembers) featur- ing soprano Andrea Trivax and pianist Martin Mandelbaum at noon Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Oak Park JCC. Reservations are required for lunch. (248) 967- 4030. Meet with Norma Goldman, Wayne State Univeisity professor, for a session on creative writing at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Attend a Chanukah concert pre- sented by the Bel Canto Choir at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Seniors Have lunch ($2.75) at noon and then hear violinist George Stepulla and pianist Martin Mandelbaum Thursday, Dec. 7, at Young Adults Watch magician Jim Carmody at the Chanukah celebration run- ning 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Congregation'Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $20 member families; $25 nonmember families. (248) 547-7970. the Oak Park JCC. $1 nonmembers for concert. (248) 967-4030. Participate in events with the EMU Hillel announcing a trans- gender benefit concert on Dec. 7. (734) 482-0456. Listen to Doug Ross speak- ing on "What's With Charter Schools?" at the Dollars for David Chanukah Luncheon sponsored by the Dimona, Hanita-lsrael and Sharona Chapters of Na'amat USA at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Call (249) 967-4750 for prices and reservations. Take part in the Beth Elders of Temple Beth El luncheon presen- tation "Petticoat Ladies: Stories Party with the Downtown Synagogue. Kabbalat. Shabbat ser- vices and a Chanukah celebration Get a free blood pressure read- ing 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967- 4030. of Women from the Victorian Era in Costume and Character" at noon Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. $10-$12. Make reservations by Dec. 7 by calling (248) 352-5882 or (248) 661-5001. Learn about reverse mort- gages 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the West Bloomfield Join with the MSU Hillel for vari- ous activities — Shabbat dinner and services with a Chanukah grab bag on Dec. 8 and latke open house and Yoga and Yiddishkeit on Dec. 10. (517) 332-1916. Youth Celebrate Chanukah at Tot Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Babies, toddlers, kids, parents and grandparents are welcome. (248) 865-0612. JCC. 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