Dr., Birmingham. Created and run
by Shimona Tzukernik of New York,
the seminar combines art therapy,
mime, meditation, creative writing
and Kabbalah to explore spiritual
dimensions of personality. $50. Call
Ita Leah Cohen at (248) 540-6690.

Get job hunting tips from coun-
selor Mildred Pivoz at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. (248) 851-5100.

Listen to Rabbi Dovid
Orlofsky speak about
"The Aleph-Bais of
Judaism" for Ohr
Somayach Detroit at
12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
14, at the Max M. Fisher Jewish
Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Lunch is
included in the program. $18. (248)
352-4870.

Meet with Keren Alpert, director
of education for Temple Beth El, as
she discusses "The Life of Miriam"
at noon Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
Participants are asked to bring
their own lunch, and the temple
will provide the beverage. (248)
865-0612.

Join Gesharim to learn about
Purim with Rabbi Robert Morais of
Temple Israel at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 15. Call Carol at (248) 851-
5545 to get the location for this
free program.

Explore "Introduction to
Genealogy: Tracing Your Jewish
Roots" with Jim Grey, past presi-
dent of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan, at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 15, at Congregation
Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield
Parkway, Troy. $5 per nonmember.
The Sisterhood program requires
reservations by Feb. 8 by calling
(248) 649-4418, ext. 28.

Event Hotline

Meet Robert S. (Steve) Miller,
board chairman and CEO of Delphi
Corp., as he addresses Federation
Forum of the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit at noon
Friday, Feb. 9, at the Reserve,
375 S. Eton, Birmingham. $30. For
reservations, call Heidi Hirsch at
(248) 203-1459.

Watch the Smucker's Stars on Ice
perform Double Exposure: The

Many Lives of Figure Skaters at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at the
Palace of Auburn Hills. $25-$45.
(248) 377-0100.

Chill out at Detroit's Winter Blast
organized by Jon Witz, Feb. 9 11,
along 11 blocks in the downtown
area. Hours are 11 a.m.-midnight
Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday
and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Winter
sports, music and food stations fill
the area. www.winterblast.com .

Meet with Time Travelers, a sup-
port group for those coping with
stroke and related illnesses, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.

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Find out "What's Goin' On: A Look
at Radio Through a New Media
Lens" with Fred and Paul Jacobs
of Jacobs Media at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. The breakfast
meeting is sponsored by the Men's
Club. $3 nonmembers. (248) 851-
5100.

Exchange ideas with Rabbi Arthur
Waskow, author and director of the
Philadelphia-based Shalom Center,
as he fulfills two speaking engage-
ments Sunday, Feb. 11 10 a.m. at
the Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow, Ann Arbor, and 3 p.m. at
the University of Michigan Hillel,
1429 Hill St. (734) 769-1651 or
(734) 769-0500.

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Participate in "An Afternoon with
the BBSO Conductors," featur-
ing Felix Resnick and Charles
Greenwell, at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 11, in a private home. The
event supports the Birmingham
Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra.
$100. (248) 645-2276.

Bid in a live and silent auction
planned by the Jewish Parents
Institute 5 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11,
at the West Bloomfield JCC. There
will be hors d'oeuvres, desserts
and wine. $5. (248) 432-5472.

Helping Out

Volunteer for the Jewish
Apartments and Services by
serving as a showcase helper, con-
venience store assistant or bingo
caller on the Oak Park campus.
West Bloomfield needs friendly
visitors, bingo callers and boutique
helpers. Call Michal Ram at (248)
592-1104.

Bring your clean and salable dressy
dresses, furs and accessories to
the Hadassah office, 5030 Orchard
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield so they
can be part of a March rummage
sale to benefit Hadassah. The
items will be accepted Feb. 1
March 9. (248) 683-5030.

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Help raise money for the Mosaic
Youth Theatre of Detroit by
attending the Magnificat Gala at
6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at the
Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711
Woodward, Detroit. There will be
a strolling dinner, concert and
auction. $125. (313) 872-6910,
ext. 4012. The concerts will be
repeated at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9,
and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
$12-$18. (313) 576-5111.

Support the Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra by attending the annual
Hearts for the Arts fundraiser at
6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the
Michigan Union Ballroom. There
will be an auction, dinner and
music. $160. (734) 994-4801.

Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. A family dinner
follows services. $10. (248) 909-
4197.

Celebrate Tu b'Shevat with a
Family Fun Fair 2-5 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 11, at Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
Proceeds will help build Yahel Park
in the Negev's Arava Valley. Singer-
songwriter Craig Taubman is fea-
tured in this Jewish National Fund
event. $5; free for children younger
than 5. (248) 324-3080.

Participate in services and Shabbat
dinner at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Feb.
16, at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield.
David Blewett, national director of
the National Christian Leadership
Conference for Israel, will discuss
"Jimmy Carter and His Challenge
to Israel and Christian Jewish
Relations." Advance reservations
are required and can be made by
calling (248) 788-0600.

Join the members of Congregation
T'chiyah as they read from a new
Torah during services at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17, at the David and
Miriam Mondry Building on the JCC
campus in Oak Park. (248) 543-
5816.

Seniors

Meet with Rabbi Aaron Bergman as
he discusses "Practical Mysticism
for Modern Jews" in the Speaker
and Sweets program of the
Institute for Retired Professionals
at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. The free
program requires reservations with
calls to (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.

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Dine at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills
at a kosher Chinese buffet 6 8
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. $15 per
adult, $8 per child. Also at Adat
Shalom, there will be a brunch and
cooking demonstration noon-2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 18. $12 per adult, $6
per child. (248) 626-5702.

Find all kinds of treasures at the
monthly Flea Market 8:30 a.m.-
noon Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the
Oak Park JCC. Proceeds support
the special needs program at the
JCC and JARC. (248) 967-4030.

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Health

Join a Holocaust Survivors' Support
Group led by Dr. Charles Silow meet-
ing at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 661-2999.

Take part in Play to Care, a euchre
tournament benefiting the Charach
Cancer Center, part of Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital, at 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16, at the Richardson
Community Center, 1485 Oakley
Parkway, Commerce. $25. Call
Chris Boyce at (248) 937-3605.

Holidays/Shabbat

Attend Scout Shabbat at 5:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Adat Shalom

Hear Robin Beck in a free concert
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the
Oak Park JCC. An optional kosher
lunch can be purchased at noon.
Call Fran Cook at (248) 432-5486
to make program reservations by
Feb.13. Reserve lunch by 10:30
a.m. on the day of the program by
calling (248) 968-1260.

Join Fabs Kaldobsky for a Musical
Adventure at the JCC at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Oak Park. (248)
967-4030.

See the film Pillow Talk at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Attend the Writers' Corner with
Norma Goldman for persons inter-
ested in creative writing at 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 16, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Listen to Jan Durecki, archivist of
the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives
of Temple Beth El, as she discusses
her work at the monthly luncheon
of the Beth Elders at noon Tuesday,
Feb. 20, at 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. $10 members,
$12 guests. Reservations must
be made before Feb.15 by calling
(248) 352-5882 or (248) 661-
5001.

Participate with the JCC Solo
Singles (60 and older) at 5:30
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Sila's
Italian Restaurant, 4033 W.12 Mile,
Berkley. Make reservations by Feb.
18 by calling Fran Cook at (248)
432-5486.

Young Adults

Join the MSU Hillel for several
events: Shabbat on Wheels with
services and free dinner on Feb.
9, Valentine's Day benefit on
Feb. 13, Lunch and Learn with
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff and Taglit-
Birthright Israel Registration on
Feb. 15 and Shabbat service and
dinner on Feb. 16. Contact Marisa
Saltzman at (517) 332-1916 for
details.

Participate with Hillel of Metro
Detroit in activities that include
Comedy Shabbat featuring the
Late Night Players sketch comedy
and comedian Nate Fridson on Feb.
9, Tu B'Shevat at Yad Ezra on Feb.
11 and Speed Dating on Feb. 14.
RSVP by calling (313) 577-3459.

Take part in activities of Eastern
Michigan University Hillel: Happy
Hour on Feb. 13, "Under One Roof:
Muslim and Jewish Women Coming
Together" on Feb. 15, Family
Shabbat on Feb. 16 and Bagels &
FYSH on Feb. 18. (734) 482-0456.

Youth

Bring kids ages 5 and younger to
the Totally Shabbat Play Group
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. RSVP to Beth
Lackey at (248) 661-5700.

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