Event Hotline

View the work of artisans in our
community at the annual Art &
Apples Festival Friday, Sept. 7-9,
in Rochester Park in Rochester. To
learn more, call (248) 651-4110 or
visit www.ArtandApples.com .

Meet the congregants and clergy
of Temple Shir Shalom at a new
member open house 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, at 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. (248)
737-8700.

Celebrate the start of a new
year at a picnic 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, on the grounds
of Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Twp. Besides food,
features of the event are games,
clowns and music. There is no
charge to attend. To learn more,
call Barbara Grant, (248) 851-1100,
ext. 3149.

The Radomer Mutual Society of
Detroit will hold its annual Yizkor
service at the Radomer Section
of Hebrew Memorial Cemetery in
Clinton Township at noon, Sunday,
Sept.16, to remember victims of
the Holocaust and departed loved
ones. All are welcome. Call Esther
at (248) 788-0595 for information.

Helping Out

Hear pulmonologist Michael
Simoff, M.D., discuss new treat-
ments and advanced tests at his
lecture Breathing Easier: Lung
Health & Women, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Henry
Ford Design Center, Pinewood
Industrial Park, 2001 Dallavo
Drive, Suite 102, in Commerce
Township. Dr. Simoff's appearance
is through Henry Ford Hospital's
Hot Topics in Women's Health
series. There is no admission
charge. For registration and more
on future programs, call (800)
436-7936 or visit
www.henryford.com/hottopics.

Join with members of the Time
Travelers, a stroke support group,
10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Foltyn
Social Hall of Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.

Come to a Good Old-Fashioned
Picnic, welcoming new friends
and celebrating the first day of
religious school, 11:30-1:30 Sunday,
Sept. 9, at Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park.
Activities for children will include
making a ceramic bowl for the
Empty Bowls project. There is
no admission charge. (248) 967-
4020.

Attend a reception marking the
25th anniversary of the Voice/
Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral
History Archive 2-4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 9, at the Henry Ford Estate,
4901 Evergreen, in Dearborn. The
archive is housed at University of
Michigan-Dearborn. Speaking at
the observance will be Holocaust
survivor Agi Rubin, psychologist-
writer Hank Greenspan and teach-
er Victoria Monacelli. The Phoenix
Quartet will play. Everyone is wel-
come at no charge, but must RSVP.
Call (313) 593-5236 or e-mail
library-event-rsvp®umd.umich.edu .

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 Iwrey 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

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, 765
W. Long Lake Rd. in Bloomfield
Hills. Registration starts at 7.
The Parent Group presents edu-
cational 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, M.D.,
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. Call (248)
988-6716 or visit www.chadd.net .

Purchase works by Yaacov Agam,
the Israeli master kinetic artist,
at the Jewish National Fund din-
ner 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield.
Dinner honorees are Hannan and
Lisa Lis, Bruce Israel and Lisa
Pernick and Col. (Res.) Kami and
Vardina Robinson. Proceeds are
earmarked for a new visitor's cen-
ter in northern Israel and restoring
economic development to the area.
The cost to attend is $250. To pur-
chase tickets, call (248) 324-3080.

Participate in a 5K walk dur-
ing Friendship Circle's annual
Walk4Friendship 1-4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 9, starting at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Event includes
an open-air market and option
of a one-mile "family" walk with
shuttle return to the Meer Family
Friendship Circle. Proceeds will
help children with special needs
and adults in crisis. To register or
volunteer, call (248) 788-7878 or
visit www.friendshipcircle.org .

Give the gift of life at a blood
drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
9, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. Stop by or make an appoint-
ment. The contact person is Debby
Portney at sport5150@aol.com or
(248) 851-5100.

Make a purchase during an exhib-
it-art sale to benefit the Jewish
Community Center's Kids All
Together (KAT) program noon-5
p.m. through Sept. 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, swimming,
inline hockey and art activities.
Event details are at (248) 683-
4364. Contact Ann Patronik con-
cerning 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 con-
cert and silent auction will benefit
the University of Michigan Adrenal
Cancer Clinic. $20 and $75 tickets
are available. Headliner act, the
Howling Diablos, will 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,
lunch from bd's Mongolian Grill
and a T-shirt. One of the honorary
co-chairs is Lila Lazarus of Fox
2-WJBK. To register or become an
event volunteer or sponsor, call
(248) 737-0900 or e-mai
michigan@ccfa.org .

Bring non-perishable items to
Temple Shir Shalom's annual food
drive 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at
3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.

Holiday: & Shabbat

Celebrate the erev Shabbat
dedication ceremony of the Shul-
Chabad Lubavitch's Jack and
Miriam Shenkman Building 5:30
p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at 6890 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. The eve-
ning includes hors d'oeuvres, cer-
emony, services featuring Cantor
Shneur Zalman Baumgarten and
Shabbat dinner. Reservations are
required. Call (248) 788-4000 or
visit www.theshul.net .

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 .

Selichot, which ushers in the
High Holidays, will be observed on
Saturday night, Sept. 8.
•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.
•Temple Emanu-El: Gather for a
potluck meal and Rabbi Klein's dis-
cussion on the biblical Book of Job
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at
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 potluck
by calling (248) 967-4020.
• Temple Israel: Attend a concert
with Seeds of Sun, an Israel jazz
ensemble, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
8, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Cantor Smolash,
Cantorial Soloist Michaels and the
temple choirs will be part of the
Selichot service at 10:30. (248)
6612-5700.
•Temple Kol Ami: Join congre-
gants for Selichot at the syna-
gogue, 5085 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Evening starts
Saturday, Sept. 8, with a 7:30 p.m.
screening of the movie A Cantor's
Tale, refreshments and discussion
led by Cantor Hastings at 9, and
service at 10. (248) 661-0040.

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