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Women At Work
Listen to Hasia Diner, professor of
American Jewish History at New York
University, discuss "Putting the Jewish
Woman in Her (Work) Place: Historical
Observations About the Role of Jewish
Women in 20th Century American Economic
Life" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at
Hasia Diner
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The event is the Annual Pearl
A. and George M. Zeltzer Lecture on Women and Judaism.
(313) 577-2679.
Find out "What Every Woman
Needs to Know About Back Pain"
from Henry Ford neurosurgeon
Mokbel Chedid 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22, at the Henry
Ford Facility & Design Center, 2001
Dallavo Dr., Suite 102, Commerce
Township. To register for the free
program, call (800) 436-7936.
Helping Out
Make fleece blankets for children
in difficult circumstances. The
project is planned by the National
Council of Jewish Women Greater
Detroit Section. The group meets
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays. Sewing
skills are not required. (248) 355-
3300, ext. 0.
Raise funds for the Barbara Ann
Karmanos Cancer Institute by
attending a dinner party-fashion
show at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 19,
at the Rock Financial Showplace,
46100 Grand River, Novi. $300-
$750. www.karmanos.org .
Welcome Shavuot with a dairy
dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May
22, at Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
There will be services for adults
and kids and an all-night Tikun Leil
Shavuot for adults and teens fea-
turing study sessions led by Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein, Professor
Howard Lupovitch, Education
Director Jennie Allan and others,
with a sunrise service at 5:30
a.m. $18 per household, $10 per
individual. RSVP by calling (248)
851-6880.
Take part in
a Tikkun Leil
Shavuot program at
8 p.m. Tuesday, May
22, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills. The event starts
with services and offers study ses-
sions until 1 a.m. (248) 851-5100.
Seniors
Holidays/Shabbat
Participate in SYNergy Shabbat
May 18-19 at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. U.S. Sen Carl
Levin will discuss "Defending
Democracy at Home and Abroad"
on Friday evening. Events start
at 5:30 p.m. Friday, when there
will be musical services and din-
ner. There will be discussions and
Yoga and Yiddishkeit on Saturday.
Reservations are required for din-
ner. (248) 851-5100.
Join a Shavuot dinner and service
at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. There also
will be a study session with Rabbi
Elliot Pachter. $10 adults/discount
for teens. (248) 788-0600
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Discuss "Righteousness" with
Miriam Maor during the Women's
Rosh Chodesh Lecture Series at
9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Participate in the Writer's Corner
with Norma Goldman at 10 a.m.
Friday, May 18, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Join the Gray Panthers for a
discussion of "Water and Trash
— Who Profits?" with Lynna
Kaucheck of Clean Water Action
at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at
the Royal Oak Community Center,
3500 Marais. (248) 549-5170 or
(248) 669-6343.
See the film
Katherine
Hepburn: On Her
Own Terms at 1
p.m. Monday, May
21, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. RSVP by the day
before the program by calling Fran
Cook at (248) 432-5486.
Listen to Dr. Peter Andersen
discuss "Boosting Your Immune
System Naturally — What You
Need to Know" at 1 p.m. Tuesday,
May 22, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. RSVP by the day before the
program by calling Fran Cook at
(248) 432-5486.
Take a class on Assertive
Communication offered 10:30
a.m.-noon Tuesdays, May 22 and
29 and June 12, 19 and 26, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. There
is a fee, and reservations must be
made by May 19 by calling Fran
Cook at (248) 432-5486.
Hear musician Jack Bailey at a
luncheon meeting of ChaZaKaH-
Young at Heart at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 31, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
West Bloomfield. $10-$12. Checks
should be mailed by May 22. (248)
851-5100.
l'outh
Watch a puppet version of The
Firebird at 2 p.m. Saturdays
throughout May at PuppetArt,
25 E. Grand River, Detroit. $5-$7.
(313) 961-7777.
Experience Disney's High School
Musical produced by the Oakland
Theatre Guild through May
27 at the Starlight Theater in
the Summit Place Mall, 315 N.
Telegraph, Waterford. The show
begins at 7:30 p.m. Fridays-
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
$12-$16. (248) 335-1788.
Bring babies and toddlers to a
celebration of Shavuot at Tot
Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 19, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
(248) 865-0612.
Cantor To Be Feted
"And the Beat Goes On" is the
theme of Congregation B'nai
Moshe's celebration of Cantor
Earl G. Berris' 10th year with the
West Bloomfield Conservative
congregation.
The weekend
of May 18-20
will be marked
by special ser-
vices, Shabbat
dinner and
afternoon
Kiddush and
Cantor Berris
a Sunday
"Shulabration!"
with food, entertainment, danc-
ing and an auction.
Cantor Berris is a Detroit
native who lives in Farmington
Hills with wife, Ilana, and
children Doron and Leore. He
was ordained in 1976 by the
Cantors Institute of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New
York, with a degree in sacred
music. He has a bachelor's in
music therapy and a master's in
marriage and family counseling
from Wayne State University,
Detroit.
Cantor Berris is president of
the Michigan Board of Cantors.
He is the tri-state chairman of
the Cantors Assembly, the orga-
nization of Conservative cantors.
"The past 10 years have been
very professionally and person-
ally rewarding:' Cantor Berris
says. "B'nai Moshe has a unique
position in the Conservative
movement in Detroit, being very
progressive in its thinking but
traditional in its ritual content.
"I've gained much from the
warm, welcoming and commit-
ted members of the congrega-
tion and have been proud to
work as a true partner with
Rabbi Elliot Pachter in moving
our congregation forward."
The festivities begin Friday
with a pre-Shabbat dinner.
Shabbat Under the Stars, open
to the community, begins at 7
p.m. with outdoor services and
an oneg Shabbat featuring sing-
ing and dancing.
An innovative Saturday morn-
ing service will feature both
the Men's Choir and Mixed
Choir and will be followed by a
Kiddush luncheon.
At Sunday's events, the new
Cantor Earl G. Berris Alcove
will be dedicated and festivi-
ties will include music by the
Zamir Chorale and Joe Cornell
Entertainment.
Event co-chairs are Joel
Shayne and Barbara Weiner.
B'nai Moshe is at 6800 Drake,
West Bloomfield. Call (248) 788-
0600.
Rabbi Joins Academy
Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman will
join the Frankel Jewish Academy
of Metropolitan Detroit faculty
for the coming academic year.
A native of the Bronx, Rabbi
Finkelman earned a bachelor of
arts in English at Yeshiva College
and rabbinic
ordination
at Yeshiva
University, New
York
t
He later
completed a
Ph.D. in com-
parative litera-
Rabbi
ture at the City
Finkelman
University of
New York.
He and his family lived in Oak
Park during his long tenure as
director of the Hillel Foundation
at Wayne State University,
Detroit.
AJC Looks At Energy
The Metropolitan Detroit
Chapter of the American
Jewish Committee will hold
its annual meeting 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 30, at the Max
M. Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township.
This year's program, "Energy,
Economics and Politics: More
Than A Michigan Story — A
Global Problem:' will feature
AJC's energy specialist Ami
Greener.
Elections and a short business
meeting will precede the pro-
gram. A kosher desert reception
in honor of outgoing chapter
president Andrew Doctoroff will
follow.
This year's annual meeting
will be chaired by Jay Knoll.
Kenneth C. Gold has been nomi-
nated to the chapter's presi-
dency.
Reservations are required and
there is a charge. For informa-
tion, contact the AJC, (248) 646-
7686 or Detroit@ajc.org .