To Do!
L'Chaim!
Make more meaningful toasts
after attending the L`Chaim
Toastmasters Workshop with
Rabbi Baruch Cohen at 8
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at 1578
Lakeside Drive, Birmingham. $5.
(248) 203-6721.
ested in creative writing at 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 16, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Hear the Rose Morgan Chorale at
1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
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Helping Out
Assist Jewish Family Service as
a friendly visitor, activity leader,
Meals on Wheels driver and office
worker. Call Hilary Rotenberg at
(248) 592-2336.
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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 bou-
tique helpers. Call Michal Ram at
(248) 592-1104.
Bring your clean and sellable
dressy dresses, furs and acces-
sories to the Hadassah office,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, so they can be part
of a March rummage sale to ben-
efit Hadassah. The items will be
accepted through March 9. (248)
683-5030.
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.
Karmanos Cancer Institute and
the fight against breast cancer
with a Friends & Family Party
at 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at
the Bosco, 22930 Woodward,
Ferndale. (248) 541-8818.
Donate hair during Wigs for Kids
Day noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25,
at the Village Players Playhouse,
34660 Woodward, Birmingham.
The event corresponds with prep-
aration for the opening of the play
W;t, about a woman reassessing
her life because of cancer. www.
birminghamvillageplayers.com .
(248) 644-2075.
Holidays/Shabbat
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.
Attend "Jewish Meditation, Torah
Study and Yoga Asana Practice"
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601
W. Lincoln, Oak Park. (248) 547-
7970.
Celebrate Rosh Chodesh with
Temple Israel at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 22, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. RSVP to Linda
Newman at (248) 661-5700.
Introduce children to the Mitzvah
Play Group at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb.
19, at Fleischman Residence in
West Bloomfield. Toys are provid-
ed. RSVP to Beth Lackey at (248)
661-5700.
See the film Pillow Talk at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Join Daniel Haberman as he
raises funds for the Barbara Ann
Attend the Writers' Corner with
Norma Goldman for persons inter-
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Experience the music of guitarist
Island Phil at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
20, at the West Bloomfield JCC. An
optional lunch is available for pur-
chase at noon. RSVP to Fran Cook
by Feb.19 at (248) 432-5486.
Attend the lecture "Age-Related
Eye Changes" featuring Dr. Steven
Shanbom at 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 21, at the Oak Park JCC. An
optional kosher lunch is available
for purchase at noon. For meet-
ing reservations, call Fran Cook
by Feb. 20 at (248) 432-5486.
For lunch reservations, call (248)
968-1260 by 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21.
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.
Discuss "Diligence" from the
teachings of Reb Salanter with
Janet Snider at the Women's Rosh
Chodesh Lecture Series at 9:15
a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Hear flutist Pam Michaels and
pianist Martin Mandelbaum at 1
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Oak
Park JCC. $1. A noon lunch costs
$2.75 and requires reservations.
(248) 967-4030.
Review The Book Thief by Markus
Zusak with the JCC Book Club at 1
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Oak
Park branch. (248) 967-4030.
Young Adults
Join the MSU Hillel for several
events: Lunch and Learn with
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff andTaglit-
Birthright Israel Registration on
Feb. 15, Shabbat service and din-
ner on Feb. 16, Hebrew Cafe on
Feb. 20, Ladies Night on Feb. 21,
Shabbat services and dinner on
Feb. 23 and brunch on Feb. 25.
Contact Marisa Saltzman at (517)
332-1916 for details.
Take part in activities of Eastern
Michigan University Hillel: "Under
One Roof: Muslim and Jewish
Women Coming Together" on
Feb. 15, Family Shabbat on Feb.
16, Bagels & FYSH on Feb. 18,
Alternative Spring Break Meeting
on Feb. 19 and Battle of the Bands
on Feb. 21. (734) 482-0456.
Participate with Hillel of Metro
Detroit in "Awake Zion" at 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Oak Park
JCC, where there will be dinner
and a documentary about the
relationship between Judaism and
Reggae culture. $2. RSVP by Feb.
23 by calling (313) 577-3459.
Youth
Take part in the Busy Babies
Play Group for infants 2 and
younger at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16,
at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Call
Beth Lackey to RSVP at (248)
661-5700.
Love And Kabbalah
On Friday evening, Feb. 23,
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner will be
the guest speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat services at Temple Beth
El, Bloomfield
Township.
He will
speak about
his first novel,
KABBALAH:
A Love Story
The Emanu-
El
Scholar at
Kusher
Congregation
Emanu-El San
Francisco is a Detroit native. He
has served as visiting profes-
sor of Jewish spirituality at the
Graduate Theological Union in
Berkeley and as rabbi-in-resi-
dence at Hebrew Union College
in New York.
The community is welcome.
For information, call Temple
Beth El, (248) 851-1100.
Bilingual Day Camp
Children ages 2-5 are being
offered a unique summer experi-
ence at the Gan Shalom Bilingual
Day Camp at Congregation Beth
Shalom in Oak Park. Two-week
sessions, half or full days, will
engage youngsters in a safe,
loving environment and they'll
learn Hebrew.
Sessions start June 11. Call
Susan Gartenberg, (248) 547-
7970, for information.
Jewish Poland Visited
The Jewish Genealogical Society
of Michigan will present Cecile
(Ceil) Wendt Jensen at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25, at the West
Bloomfield Library, 4600 Walnut
Lake Road between Orchard
Lake and Farmington roads. The
talk will be "Visiting Poland,
Jewish Sites of Interest."
Jensen is a certified genealo-
gist who has on-site research in
Poland. She shows how to use
records, databases and archives
to help genealogical research.
Refreshments will be served.
No charge for members; guests
are welcome. Donations will be
accepted.
Understanding Jihad
Tawfik Hamid will speak on
"The Roots of Jihad: How do we
save complacent America from
fundamentalist Islamic holy
war?" 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13,
at the Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield.
The sponsors are Zionist
Organization of America-
Michigan Region, JCC, Bert Stein
and the Anti-Defamation League.
Hamid is an ex-terrorist of
Jammah Islamiah and was men-
tored by Dr. Ayman al-Zawaheri,
Al Qaida's second in command.
He is a medical doctor and child
psychologist who has developed
a peaceful Islamic sect.
For information, call Mark
Segel, (248) 208-2773, or ZOA,
(248) 282-0088.
Mission Deadline Near
There is interest in filling a sec-
ond bus for B'nai B'rith's Israel
Family Mission June 19-July 1.
This mission is for everyone:
couples, retirees and preteens.
For information, call Fran
White, (248) 646-3100.