To Do!
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Participate in family activities
to welcome the Jewish fall holi-
days at the Apples & Honey and
Newcomers Welcome 1-4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Washtenaw
JCC. Israeli food, kosher baked
goods and lunch will be available
for purchase along with gifts and
Judaica. For registration or to
sponsor a table, contact Rachel
Rosenthal at (734) 971-0990 or
rachelrosenthal®jccfed.org .
Health
Join with members of the Time
Travelers, a stroke support group,
10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 and 18, in
Foltyn Social Hall of Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Get support from the attitudinal
healing group 6:30 p.m. every
Tuesday, in the Art/Music Room at
Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. (248)
737-8700.
Attend a meeting of CHADD
(Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit Disorder) 7:30-
9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Way
Elementary School on W. Long
Lake Rd. in Bloomfield Hills.
Registration begins at 7. The
Parent Group presents educa-
tional specialist Janet Rosen,
PhD, on Tips and Strategies for
your AD/HD Child to be Successful
in School. The Adult Group has
psychiatrist Philip Parker, MD,
speaking on Medication Treatment
for Adults with AD/HD: Back to
the Future. Meetings are free to
members and a $5 donation per
non-member family. Visit the Web
site www.chadd.net/527 or call
(248) 988-6716.
Take an eight-week Latin dance
class for fitness and to learn great
moves 1-2 p.m. starting Saturday,
Sept. 29, in the Fitness Studio
at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Instructors are Marci lwrey and
Dimas Caraballo. Cost is $96 for
JCC members; $120 for others. To
register, call Susie Tokowitz, (248)
432-5494 or visit www.jccdet.org .
Helping Out
Give the gift of life at a blood drive:
Temple Israel: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 3, at 5725 Walnut
Lake Rd., in West Bloomfield. For
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information or an appointment,
contact Al Rosen of the temple's
Brotherhood at (248) 851-7337.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue: 8
a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at
29901 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. Stop by or make an appoint-
ment. Contact Debby Portney at
sport5150@aol.com or call (248)
851-5100.
Make a purchase during an
exhibit-art sale to benefit the
Jewish Community Center's Kids
All Together (KAT) program noon-
5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, Sept.
5-9, at sculptor Jerry Soble's
studio-gallery, 3819 LaPlaya in
Orchard Lake. This year, KAT is
helping more than 100 children
with special needs to enjoy camp,
childcare, and swimming, inline
hockey and art activities. Event
details are at (248) 683-4364.
Contact Ann Patronik concerning
KAT at (248) 432-5460.
Join sportscaster Eli Zaret, emcee
of One in a Million Night, 6:30 -
p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Royal Oak
Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth in
Royal Oak. Proceeds from the
rock concert and silent auc-
tion will benefit the University of
Michigan Adrenal Cancer Clinic.
Tickets for $20 and $75 are avail-
able. Headliner act, the Howling
Diablos, scheduled to play at
10:30. More details are at
www.spencerbellmemorial.com
Support ongoing research of the
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation by
joining the Michigan Chapter's Guts
& Glory Walk Saturday, Sept. 8, at
Maybury State Park in Northville.
Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.
for one-mile and 5K walks. The
$10 charge for ages 12 and older
includes park admission, picnic
lunch from BD's Mongolian Grill
and a T-shirt. One of the honorary
co-chairs is Lila Lazarus, television
anchor for Fox 2-WJBK. To register
or become an event volunteer or
sponsor, call (248) 737-0900 or e-
mail michigan@ccfa.org .
See Detroit Red Wings players
take on Royal Oak firefighters in
the Fire on Ice Charity Softball
Game 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at
Memorial Field,13 and Woodward,
in Royal Oak. Gates open at 1.
Proceeds from the event, includ-
ing a jersey raffle, will benefit
Detroit Red Wings Foundation
and Muscular Dystrophy
Assn. Purchase $10 tickets at
Hockeytown Authentics,1845 E.
Big Beaver in Troy, at the three
Royal Oak fire stations or call
(313) 396-7575.
Holidays & Shabbat
refreshments will be served. The
Chai Center also offers regular
morning High Holiday services
at the Masonic Lodge, 37357
Woodward in Bloomfield Hills.
There are no membership require-
ments or charge for seats. For
information, call (248) 203-6721
or e-mail chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net.
Join the dedication of the
Sharlene and Seymour Ungar
Family Garden following Kiddush
Saturday, Sept. 1, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. (248) 788-0600.
Prepare for the High Holy Days
with members of Temple Israel's
Gesharim 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
6, at a private home. Clergy and
Jewish educators lead the ongoing
discussion group. Open to Jews by
choice and born Jews, those in the
process of converting and those in
an interfaith relationship. There's
no charge to attend. For informa-
tion, contact Carol at (248) 851-
5545 or outreach@temple-israel.
org .
Selichot, which ushers in the High
Holy Days, will be observed on
Saturday night, Sept. 8.
• Temple Emanu-El: Gather for
a potluck meal and Rabbi Klein's
discussion at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 8, at the temple,14450 W.
10 Mile in Oak Park. The Selichot
worship service at 9 p.m. starts
with Havdalah and features the
changing of the congregation's
Torah covers. RSVP for the pot-
luck by calling (248) 967-4020.
• Temple Beth El: Gather for
Selichot under the Stars, 8:30
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in the
courtyard of the temple, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp.
Following the dessert recep-
tion and program with the West
Lounge klezmer/jazz fusion band,
Rabbis Syme and Castiglione and
Cantorial Soloist Gottlieb will lead
a Havdalah & Healing Service at
10. For details, call (248) 851-1100,
ext. 3149.
Erev Rosh Hashanah is the eve-
ning of Wednesday, Sept. 12. Rosh
Hashanah is Thursday-Friday,
Sept. 13-14:
• Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center: Take part in a lake-
side Rosh Hashanah service 5
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, on the
east side of Quarton Lake in
Birmingham. There is no charge;
• Aish HaTorah of Metro Detroit:
Come to Grand Hotel on Mackinac
Island to celebrate the Jewish
New Year Wednesday-Sunday,
Sept. 12-16, Traditional services
will be held, with an emphasis on
understanding the prayers and
holiday themes. Activities for
children will be offered and also
classes/discussions for enhanc-
ing the holiday experience. Meals
served at the hotel prepared by
co-sponsor Phil Tewel of Jewel
Kosher Caterers. For information,
call Aish, (248) 948-9908, or
Tewel, (248) 761-2702.
• Aish HaTorah of Metro Detroit:
Participate in Rosh Hashanah
closer to home at services
scheduled Sept. 12-14, at Burton
Elementary School, 26315 Scotia
in Huntington Woods. Holiday
meals, kids and teen programs and
break-out sessions will be offered
at no charge. For information, con-
tact nfo@aishinthewoods.com .
• Workmen's Circle Arbeter
Ring: Come to a secular-cultural
observance of Rosh Hashanah 10
a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the
Oak Park JCC. Marjorie Mitchell
of MichUHCAN will speak on
"The Bumpy Road to Health Care
Justice." Suggested donation is
$20 for members; $30 for others.
Bring food for Yad Ezra. (248)
545-0985.
Join Barry Levine's discussion
of the weekly Torah portion
with the Shabbat Morning Study
Group 10 a.m. every Saturday, at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Following services and Kiddush, a
learning program will meet about
12:30 p.m. in the Cantor Klein
Chapel. (248) 788-0600.
Seniors
Bring questions for a representa-
tive of the Area Agency on Aging
1B at the Medicare-Medicaid and
Prescription Drug Counseling ses-
sion 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
4, at Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham. To
schedule a 30-minute appoint-
ment at this first Tuesday event,
call (248) 203-5270, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
weekdays.
Enjoy free admission and park-
ing on Senior Day at the Zoo 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5,
at the Detroit Zoo, Woodward
at 10 Mile in Royal Oak. Ages 62
and older, and one caregiver, are
eligible. Seniors can receive free
blood pressure checks and health
information from the sponsoring
Visiting Nurses Assn. of Southeast
Michigan. Learn more at (800)
882-5720 or www.vna.org .
See the Yiddish-Jewish video
Hester Street 1 p.m. Monday, Sept.
10, at the Oak Park JCC. The
Holocaust Survivors and Families
Support Group is sponsor of the
free program. (248) 967-4030.
Learn from "Fabs" Kaldobsky at
his music appreciation program
Musical Adventure at the JCC
2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the
Oak Park JCC. This month's pro-
gram will feature music by Tomas
Breton, Johannes Brahms, Max
Bruch, Frederic Chopin, Franz
Liszt, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
There is no admission charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Listen to keyboardist Yury
Avanesov at Cafe Europa 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 17, at the Oak Park
JCC. Refreshments will be served.
There is no charge for this pro-
gram of the Holocaust Survivors
and Families Support Group. (248)
967-4030.
Enjoy lunch and a concert
Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Oak
Park JCC. Sponsor is the Robert
Schechter Fund for Seniors.
Pianist Avy Schreiber will perform
music celebrating the Jewish New
Year. Lunch will be served at noon;
the concert is at 1. The program
charge is $1 for non-members.
Reservations are required in