To Do! Calendar from page 63 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. 64 September 6 • 2007 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.