To Do!
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Erev Rosh Hashanah is the eve-
ning of Wednesday, Sept. 13. Rosh
Hashanah is Thursday-Friday,
Sept. 14-15:
• 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;
refreshments will be served. The
Chal 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 .
• Aish HaTorah of Metro Detroit:
Participate in Rosh Hashanah clos-
er to home at services scheduled
Wednesday, 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 info@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 MICH-UHCAN 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.
• Congregation Shir Tikvah: Join
Rabbi Aaron for To Lead a Life of
Holiness, a discussion of Ramban's
Letter, prior to a Tashlich cer-
emony for the New Year 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 14, at Jaycee Park,
Long Lake between Rochester Rd.
and John R, in Troy. If weather is
inclement, event takes place at
the synagogue, 3900 Northfield
Pkwy. in Troy. (248) 649-4418.
• Temple Emanu-El: Welcome
Cantor Jan Mahler as guest cantor
for the High Holidays. For services
schedule, call (248) 967-4020.
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 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.
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Seniors
Find out The Secret Formula of
Healing 1-2 p.m. Monday, Sept.
10, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
The speaker is Dr. Dennis Haskins.
Light refreshments will be served.
There is no charge, but reserva-
tions are requested by Sept. 9.
To register, call Fran Cook, (248)
432-5486.
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 sponsoring the
free program. (248) 967-4030.
Take in the film Everything Is
Illuminated from 1-2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Oak Park
JCC. The free program will include
light refreshments. If planning to
attend, call Fran Cook by Sept. 10,
at (248) 432-5486. An optional
kosher lunch is available for pur-
chase at noon. To reserve lunch,
call by 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 to
(248) 968-1260.
Enjoy "Fabs" Kaldobsky's music
appreciation program Musical
Adventure at the JCC 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Oak Park
JCC. This month's program 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.
charge. Information is available at
(248) 661-5700.
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
advance of the lunch, which costs
$2.75. (248) 967-4030.
Express yourself creatively in the
Writers Corner with facilitator
Norma Goldman, a professor at
Wayne State University, 10 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 21, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.
Brush up your game by joining
the Bridge Club at the Oak Park
JCC. All levels are invited to play
1-3 p.m. every Wednesday. (248)
967-4030.
Discuss current events with an
ongoing group facilitated by Dave
Weiner 10:30 a.m. every Thursday
Relish the close harmonies of
5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. There is no admission
Heed the call of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, which seeks
young professionals to help with
planning a fundraiser for early
December. Contact Anne Chapman
at (248) 269-8759 or
achapman@cff.org .
The Michigan State Hillel offers
a range of events for college
students. Most are held at 360
Charles Street in East Lansing.
For information, contact Program
Director Marisa Saltzman at (517)
332-1916 or marisa@msuhillel.org .
Audition for the Michigan Classic
Ballet Company Thursday, Sept.
6 or Sunday, Sept. 9, at Geiger
Classic Ballet Academy, affiliate
school of MCBC, 782 Denison
Court in Bloomfield Hills. Separate
auditions for dancers age 7-11 and
12 and older. For information, call
(248) 334-6964 or visit
www.geigerballet.com .
at the Oak Park JCC. There is no
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Have fun with performer Paula
Doak, the Merry Music Maker,
in the new season of Playhouse
Theater 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15,
Create a special piece at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts &
Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m. every
in center court of Orchard Mall,
Orchard Lake and Maple roads in
West Bloomfield. Learn more at
www.imaginationtheatre.com .
Thursday at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski leads the ongo-
ing class. The charge is $2 for JCC
members and $4 for others. (248)
967-4030.
Learn beginning skills in various
media at Farber Adult Art classes
9 a.m.-noon every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at the Oak
Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond guides
the ongoing class. The charge to
attend 10 sessions is $40 for JCC
members, $60 for others. Price
includes art supplies. (248) 967-
4030.
the Sweet Adelines-Great Lakes
Chorus, hosted by the Temple
Israel Senior Program, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 20, at the temple,
Young Adults
Drop in to play cards with the
Ben-Gurion Men's Group noon-4
p.m. every weekday at the Oak
Park JCC. There is no charge to
participate. (248) 967-4030.
Play against others experienced
in duplicate bridge 1-3 p.m. every
Wednesday at the Oak Park JCC.
There is no charge to participate.
(248) 967-4030.
The following programs are
offered through Washtenaw JCC's
Early Childhood Center. For infor-
mation and enrollment, contact
Noreen DeYoung, (734) 971-0990
or ndeyoung@umich.edu .
• Let ages 3 and 4 wear pajamas
to An Ethical Start, a family tradi-
tions pizza-pajama party, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 6. Bring an object
that represents a value or tradi-
tion, along with a card to explain
the chosen item. The cost of $10
includes pizza and childcare for
younger siblings.
• Take the children to a story hour
10-11 a.m. every Tuesday, beginning
Sept. 11. There is no charge.
• Bring music into a child's life
through the Kindermusik Village
Class 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every
Monday, Sept. 17-Nov. 5. The
charge is $100 for JCC members
and $125 for others.
Attend a free community forum
with information to help newborns
to age 5 get a great start in life
6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10,
at the West Bloomfield JCC. Great
Start Collaborative -Oakland invites
parents, caregivers, educators and
others. One $10 gas card will be
given to each family and a light
dinner served. Reserve a place at
(248) 681-9192, ext. 27, or visit
greatstartforkids-oakland.org .
Shul Food
The community is invited to the
following events.
Congregation Beth Ahm:
Join Rabbi Rubenstein for a
traditional Shabbat dinner
and his two-part learning
series Preparing for the
High Holidays starting 6
p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the
synagogue, 5075 W. Maple
Rd. in West Bloomfield. A
song-filled, participatory
Kabbalat Shabbat service
will be followed by dinner
and the rabbi's Yom Kippur
class at approximately 8
p.m. There is no charge or
reservations for the study
session. Child care is avail-
able. The second part of
the series, Examining the
Machzor, is 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9. For infor-
mation, contact the rabbi at
(248) 851-6880, ext. 17, or
e-mail raysteven®cbahm.
org . The pre-paid dinner
costs $20 for adults and $12
for ages 4-10. To RSVP for
the dinner, call Beth Ahm at
(248) 851-6880, or e-mail
executive director Tessa
Goldberg at
director@cbahm.org
Birmingham Chal Center:
Share holiday meals in a
family setting. The schedule
is: dinner on two nights of
Rosh Hashanah, Thursday-
Friday, Sept. 13-14; New
Year's luncheon after ser-
vices on first day of Rosh
Hashanah, Sept. 14; and
break fast after Yom Kippur.
For times and reservations,
as well as the services
schedule, call (248) 203-
6721.