Listen to pianist Emanuel Ax
appearing for the Chamber
Music Society of Detroit at
8 p.m. Saturday, March 17,
at the Seligman Performing
Arts Center, 22305 W.13 Mile,
Beverly Hills. $25-$75. (248)
855-6070.
Join the audience as Cantor
Adelle Nicholson presents
"Women in the Bible: Sources
for Transformation" at 9:30
a.m. Sunday, March 18, at
Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.10
Mile, Oak Park. Linda Permut
will be at the piano. (248) 967-
4020.
Listen to Keren Alpert discuss
"Psalms of Comfort" at noon
Thursday, March 15, at Temple
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township.
Participants are asked to bring
their lunches. (248) 865-0612.
Event Hotline
Hear cultural historian and
journalist Andrew Heinze dis-
cuss cultural exploitation in
America at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 8, at the Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies, 202 S.
Thayer St., Room 2022, Ann
Arbor. Call Matt Weingarden at
(734) 615-8503.
Education
Observe the bilingual pro-
gram at Congregation Beth
Shalom,14601 W. Lincoln, Oak
Park. Open house is 10-11 a.m.
Thursday, March 8. (248) 547-
7970.
Spend an evening with Steve
Freedman, Hillel headmaster,
who will discuss "Making Life
Meaningful in a Hectic World,"
at 7 p.m. Monday, March 12,
at Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
$5. (248) 205-2534.
Hear Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
discuss "Why Does Judaism
Discriminate Against
Women?" as part of a learning
series at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
March 13, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Discussions are
based on the book Sex, God,
Christmas and Jews: Intimate
E-mails on Facing Faith and Life
Challenges. Call the rabbi at
(248) 851-6880, ext. 17.
Get job-hunting tips from
counselor Mildred Pivoz at
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13,
at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills. (248) 851-5100.
Explore the "Best New
Jewish Books for Children"
with Rachel Kamin at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. RSVP by
March 8 by calling (248) 205-
2531.
Meet Gil Hoffman, national
political correspondent for
the Jerusalem Post, at 5:45
p.m. Saturday, March 10,
at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The topic will be
"Israel After the Lebanese
War: What Lies Ahead." RSVP
by calling (248) 357-5544.
Participate in the first annual
Euchre Tournament planned
by Kulanu, the newest group of
the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah, at 6 p.m. Saturday,
March 10, at Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. $18. (248) 683-
5030.
Attend the Daddy-Daughter
Dinner Dance 5-7 p.m. Sunday,
March 11, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Daughters
3-13 will have pizza and com-
memorative photos. $9-$12.
(248) 851-5100.
Find out about "Jewish
Babylonia Between Persia and
Roman Palestine" from profes-
sor and author Richard Kalmin
at 4 p.m. Monday, March 12, at
the Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies, 202 S. Thayer St.,
Room 2022, at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Call
Matt Weingarden at (734) 615-
8503.
Listen to Dr. Tawfik Hamid
speak on "The Roots of Jihad"
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13,
at the West Bloomfield JCC.
The talk is hosted by the
Michigan Region of the Zionist
Organization of America, JCC,
Anti-Defamation League, Israel
Chai of Temple Beth El, Bert
Stein and Hershel P. Fink. Call
(248) 282-0088 to RSVP.
Watch a floral demonstration
by Bruce Bolton at the next
meeting of the Congregation
B'nai Moshe Sisterhood at
7 p.m. Wednesday, March
14, at 6800 Drake Rd., West
Bloomfield. $5 nonmembers.
(248) 661-6965.
Hear Rabbi Sherwin Wine
present "An Overview of the
Middle East" at the luncheon
meeting of Dimona, Hanita-
Israel and Sharona chapters
of NA'AMAT USA at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 15, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Call (248) 967-4750 for reser-
vations.
Compete in the annual Mah
Jong Tournament at 6:15
p.m. Thursday, March 15,
at Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. $20 in advance,
$25 at door. (248) 683-5030.
Bid in the 2007 Auction of the
Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, at 2935
Birch Hollow Dr., Ann Arbor.
The event raises funds for a
playground. There also will
be a buffet dinner and music.
$50. (734) 971-0990.
Find evening wear at the
Dressy Rummage Sale spon-
sored by Hadassah noon-5
p.m. Sunday, March 18, and
noon-8 p.m. Monday, March
19, at 5030 Orchard Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield.
Health
Join a Holocaust Survivors'
Support Group led by Dr.
Charles Silow meeting at 10
a.m. Mondays at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 661-2999.
See the exhibit Our Body, the
Universe Within at the New
Detroit Science Center with
Hadassah and families at 1:45
p.m. Sunday, March 11. $19.95.
(248) 683-5030.
Participate with Time
Travelers, a support group for
those with neurological prob-
lems, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March
13, at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-0266.
Donate blood 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, March 18, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
(248) 851-5100.
Helping Out
Assist Jewish Apartments &
Services by volunteering for
showcase, convenience store,
bingo or entertainment activi-
ties in Oak Park. The West
Bloomfield campus needs
volunteers for friendly visits,
bingo calling and the boutique.
Call Michal Ram at (248) 592-
1104.
Fight autism by attending
Callahan's Gourmet Tastefest
Benefit 6-9 p.m. Thursday,
March 8, at Bay Pointe Golf
Club, 4001 Haggerty, West
Bloomfield, where there will
be stations with kosher food.
More than 20 restaurants
will serve their specialties
while musical entertainment
is provided. Silent and live
auctions also will be featured.
Donations instead of priced
tickets. (248) 515-7423.
Help the Michigan Veterans
Foundation by having fam-
ily photos taken noon-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 11, at the
Cupcake Station,136 N. Old
Woodward, Birmingham. $25.
(248) 593-1903.
Meet with dietician Julie
Feldman as she explores
"Strategies for Raising
Healthy Kids" at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13, at Child
Health Associates, 31182
Haggerty, Farmington Hills.
$15. (248) 788-2100.
Holidays/Shabbat
Listen to Rabbi Matthew
Berkowitz as he headlines
the March SYNergy Shabbat
Weekend at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. The rabbi, a
senior rabbinic fellow in the
Jewish Theological Seminary,
will be part of events Friday-
Saturday, March 9-10, with
a musical service and din-
ner launching the weekend.
Saturday programs include
Talmud study as well as Yoga
and Yiddishkeit. (248) 851-
5100.
Experience a Chinese-
style Shabbat dinner with
Congregation B'nai Moshe
after services at 6 p.m. Friday,
March 16, at 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. Cantor Earl
Berris will lead an Adon Olam
Sing Down. Call (248) 788-
0600 for reservations.
Survey the history of Jewish
religious practice - specifically
"Interest, Usury and Business
Profit" — with Kehillat Israel
and the Greater Lansing
Jewish Welfare Federation at
1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at
2014 Forest, Lansing. (517)
353-6745.
Attend a Pesach Workshop at
9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 18,
at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills. Rabbi Herbert and
Rachel Yoskowitz will show
how to get ready for the holi-
day. (248) 851-5100.
Seniors
See the film Everything Is
Illuminated at 1 p.m. Monday,
March 12, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. RSVP by
March 9 to Fran Cook at (248)
432-5486.
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