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. Calendar from page 77 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. 7 4 6191,73 48 64 1 1 22132 54 70 11116133147 69 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- 74 February 15 • 2007 Seniors '-.7 . •91yrdivrtr* f wi -I saro 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.