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Arts & Culture
"Home for the Holidays" concert
Participate in Tick Tock, a fund-
raiser to benefit the Paint Creek
Center for the Arts, 7-10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 15, at 407 Pine
Street, Rochester. Artists have
donated creative clocks they have
designed. (248) 651-4110.
Hear Rabbi Sherwin Wine review
The Trojan War by Barry Strauss
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at
the Center for New Thinking, 725
S. Adams, Birmingham. $9-$10.
(248) 646-0416.
Dec. 14-17 at the Max M. Fisher
Music Center in Detroit, at 10:45
a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8:30
p.m. Friday; 3 and 8:30 p.m.
Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. $15-
$99. (313) 576-5111.
Hear "Sounds of the Season" per-
formed by the Motor City Brass
Band at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at
Ford Community and Performing
Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.,
Dearborn. $10-$12, free for ages
12 and younger. (313) 943-2354.
Cinema & Stage
Catch Bob Seger & the Silver
Bullet Band at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Palace
Misuses and Abuses" taught by
Prof. Howard Lupovitch start-
ing at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Lectures
are held monthly. $70-$80 for
series, $12 each lecture. Call
Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931.
Explore adoption opportunities
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the
Orley Family Building, 6555 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Planned
by the Alliance for Adoption. Call
Diane St. Peter, (248) 592-2345.
Commerce. (248) 937-5163.
Attend a class titled "What Is
Your Blood Sugar Level?" at 9
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Sinai-
Grace Hospital, 6071 W. Outer
Wheels to helping out at a shelter.
Contact Michael Daitch by Dec. 15
at (248) 642-5393, ext. 9.
Drive, Detroit. Call 888-DMC-2500
to register.
Holidays/Shabbat
Laugh with Second City's
of Auburn Hills, 4 Championship
Learn about Judaism with
Gesharim, sponsored by Temple
Israel, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21.
For location and other informa-
Dysfunctional Holiday Revue
Dr. $62.50. (248) 377-0100.
tion, call Carol at (248) 851-5545.
through Dec. 31 at 42705 Grand
River, Novi. The show starts at
Education
8 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8
and 10 p.m. Fridays, 7 and 9 p.m.
Saturdays and 8 p.m. Sundays.
$15-$20. (248) 348-4448.
Event Hotline
Participate in the Temple Beth
El Lunch and Learn Series at
noon Thursday, Dec. 14, when
Join the Temple Israel IMAGINE
Business Networking Group
See the Jewish
Ensemble
Theatre pro-
duction of
Jacques Brel
is Alive and
Well and Living
in Paris through
Jan.
5 at the West Bloomfield JCC.
$29-$39. Get a schedule at www.
jettheatre.org . (248) 788-2900.
free session at the temple, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township,
includes beverages and asks
BIG Communications at 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 14. A light break-
fast will be served at the Ferndale
guests to bring their lunches.
(248) 865-0612.
offices. RSVP required by contact-
ing Beth at (248) 661-5700.
Discuss "The
Health
Dec. 15, on PBS (Channel 56).
Congregation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra's
Friedman at (248) 358-0137.
Join the Time Travelers Support
Group for those dealing with the
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Call (248) 967-
4750 for cost and to RSVP.
two weeks at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The next session is 10
a.m.-noon Tuesday, Dec. 19. RSVP:
Shelly Newman, (248) 737-0266.
Bloomfield. (248) 851-6880, ext. 17.
Enroll in a lecture series "A
History of Kabbalah — Its Uses,
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Join a cancer support group — for
patients and families— 7-8:30 p.m.
the first and third Mondays of
Volunteer for Mitzvah Day and
help out Monday, Dec. 25, in a
program sponsored by the Jewish
Community Council and Jewish
each month at the Charach Cancer
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With Charter Schools?" at the
Dollars for David Chanukah
Luncheon sponsored by the
Party with the Downtown
Synagogue. There will be an Oneg
Shabbat at 5:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 15, with a dinner to follow
Kabbalat Shabbat services, and a
Chanukah celebration at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16. Activities are at
1457 Griswold, Detroit. $5-$15 for
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Listen to Chanukah songs in the
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.
There are all kinds of opportuni-
ties from delivering Meals on
Dimona, Hanita-lsrael and Sharona
Chapters of Na'arnat USA 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 14, at Adat Shalom
-challenges of stroke, central ner-
vous system vasculitis and neuro-
muscular diseases meeting every
Meet with the Holocaust
Survivors' Support Group at 10
a.m. Mondays at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 661-2999.
Rabbi Steven
Matzah Ball 3:30-4 p.m. Friday,
Concerts
Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln,
Oak Park. An American Red Cross
instructor will sho CPR and AED
(defibrillator) techniques. Call Ted
Keren Alpert discusses "War and
Rebellion in Jewish Law." The
Rubenstein at
10 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17, at
Catch Chanukah on Planet
Take life-saving training 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 17, at Congregation
presenting "Making It BIG in
Business" with Lisa and Scott
Stern and the executive team of
Search for a New
Aggadah" with
If living in Israel is in your future,
Young Israel of Oak Park is hosting a
program for you.
Paysi Golomb, director of Kehillot
Tehilla, a Jerusalem-based aliyah
service, will speak at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the syna-
gogue, 15140 W. 10 Mile. He'll discuss buying a home in Israel
before, during or after aliyah. The program is for prospective
olim and investors alike. Topics will include used versus new
construction, mortgages and finding the right community.
Co-sponsors are the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Aliyah
Center Tehilla and Kehillot Tehilla. Contact Aviva Gordon of
the synagogue, (248) 821-3103, or avivamasha@aol.com .
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Friday programming, $5 for the
Saturday event. (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.
Stay and Learn on Shabbat
starting at 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 16, when the topic is
"Hava NaShira (Let's Sing!)
Special Chanukah Edition" at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.
Compete in the first online
Hanukkah Mah Jong Tournament
with cash prizes. It starts at sun-
down on Dec. 16 and runs for the
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