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. Calendar on page 50 March 8 2007 49