Hear Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb speak
on Another Yom Kippur at an Ohr
Somayach-sponsored program
12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20,
at the Fisher Jewish Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. The charge
of $18 includes a kosher lunch.
Registration is preferred at (248)
352-4870 or sdetroit@gmail.com .
Take an introductory Hebrew
class for adults 4:45-5:45 p.m.
Tuesdays through Dec. 18, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Pkwy. in Troy. Rebecca
Starr teaches both modern and
prayer book Hebrew. The course
is $30 for members, including
the textbook, and $40 for others.
(248) 649-4418.
Register for an 11-week
Introduction to Judaism course
starting 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 25, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Class includes a
Shabbat dinner and tour of the
Holocaust Memorial Center in
Farmington Hills. Registration,
including a book fee, is $130; $20
less for couples. (248) 661-5725.
Event Hotline
Take dance classes at the JCC for
fitness and learning great moves.
Visit www.jccdet.org .
• Latin dance class:1-2 p.m. start-
ing Saturday, Sept. 29, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Cost for eight
weeks is $96 for JCC members;
$120 for others. To register, call
Susie Tokowitz, (248) 432-5494.
• Salsa dance class: 8-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Oak
Park JCC. Cost for six weeks is
$60 for members; $75 for others.
(248) 967-4030.
Attend the Adat Shalom Adult
Study Commission's lunch-and-
learn series exploring 20th
Century Thinkers on God 12 to
1:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 25 and
Oct. 2 and 9, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz will use texts by Elliot
Dorff and Rabbi Edward Feinstein.
The $10 admission charge per
session includes lunch. RSVP to
Charlotte Fiszbein by Sept. 20 or
the Thursday prior to the other
sessions. (248) 851-5100.
Hear professors Frederic Pearson
and Aaron Ahuvia speak on
"What Are the Necessary Steps
that Must Be Taken to Achieve
an Israeli-Palestinian Peace"
8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.
12 Mile, Farmington Hills. (248)
477-1410. Event sponsored by Brit
Tzedek v'Shalom-Jewish Alliance
for Justice and Peace.
Find out JN columnist Danny
Raskin's thoughts on dining out at
a meeting of Eleanor Roosevelt
Hadassah 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
25, at Sarah and Ralph Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Admission is $5, but free for
anyone joining Hadassah that eve-
ning. (248) 683-5030.
Hear Harry
Cook's lecture
on the life and
accomplish-
ments of the
late Sherwin T.
Wine 10-11:30
a.m. Thursday,
Sherwin Wine
Sept. 27, at the
Birmingham
Unitarian Church, 651 Woodward
at Lone Pine in Bloomfield Hills.
Rabbi Wine founded the Center
for New Thinking, which presents
the program. Reservations are not
required. Admission is $10 or $9
for Center members. For informa-
tion, call (248) 646-0416 or visit
www.centerfornewthinking.com .
Tee off at the Men's Club of
Adat Shalom Synagogue's Golf
"Scramble" starting 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7, at Shenandoah
Golf Club in West Bloomfield.
There is a $90 per person charge.
Pre-registration is required at
(248) 851-5100.
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein at
the Ma Tovu Minyan for a relaxed,
song-filled service that includes
the melodies of Shlomo Carlebach,
Danny Maseng and Leonard
Cohen 9 a.m. every Sunday at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. For
information, call Nancy Kaplan,
Minyan Matters coordinator, (248)
737-1931 or e-mail
nancyellen879@comcast.net .
Health
Hear dermatologist Alice Watson,
MD, and Susie Clelland, RN, dis-
cuss ways to recognize and treat
skin conditions, such as rosacea
and melanoma, at Love the Skin
You're In, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 2, at the Henry Ford Design
Center, Pinewood Industrial Park,
2001 Dallavo Drive, Suite 102, in
Commerce Township. The program
is part of Henry Ford Hospital's Hot
Topics in Women's Health series.
There is no charge to attend. For
registration and information, call
(800) 436-7936 or visit
www.henryford.com/hottopics.
Attend the Michael Golds
Memorial AD/HD Conference for
information on various aspects
of attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder Friday, Oct. 5, at Oakland
Community College on Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills.
Keynoter Michele Novotni, PhD,
speaks at 11 a.m. followed by a
choice of additional sessions, such
as Sleep Disorders in Children and
Adolescents and The Secret Lives
of Women with AD/HD, at 1:15 and
3 p.m. Admission charge of $50
includes lunch. To register, call
(248) 522- 3645 or visit
www.chaddmi.com .
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.
Helping Out
Participate in Yad Ezra's annual
Yom Kippur food drive and assist
clients of the Jewish food pantry
at 2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley.
Come to synagogue services on
Yom Kippur with a bag of grocery
staples or a check inside a dona-
tion envelope. (248) 548-3663.
Purchase items from theatri-
cal productions at a Props and
Costume Sale scheduled Friday-
Sunday, Sept. 21-23, at the
Oakland University Prop Shop in
Rochester. Proceeds will benefit
Meadow Brook Theatre. Get sales
hours from Kristen Gribbin at
(248) 370-3309.
Hear the riveting story
of Antarctica explorer
Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a
breast cancer survi-
vor, at the Mothers,
Daughters, Sisters &
Friends Luncheon
Wednesday, Sept. 26, at
Shenandoah Golf, Banquet &
Country Club, 5600 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Proceeds will benefit the Francee
& Benson Ford Jr. Breast Care &
Wellness Center at Henry Ford
West Bloomfield Hospital. The day
starts with boutique shopping at
9:30 a.m. and the luncheon, with
Channel 7's Diana and Glenda
Lewis as emcees, is at 11 a.m.
Event chairs are Francee Ford,
Micki Kline, Lisa Lis and Florine
Mark. Patron chairs include Nancy
Gershenson. Patron tickets begin
at $600. (248) 661-7194.
Attend a tribute brunch salut-
ing Ann Newman and Aliza Nivy,
honorees at the upcoming Zionist
Organization of America Balfour
event, noon Sunday, Sept. 23,
at Tam O'Shanter Country Club,
5051 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Patron tickets start
at $360 per couple. Contact ZOA
for information about the brunch,
Balfour event on Nov.1 and pre-
event VIP dinner with former
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu. Call (248) 282-0088
or send an e-mail to
zoa@estart.com .
Attend the Vine & Dine event 6-
9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at
Cranbrook Institute of Science
in Bloomfield Hills and assist the
Gleaners Community Food Bank
of Southeastern Michigan. For
details, visit www.vinendine.com .
Have a special night out
while assisting Jewish Home
& Aging Services 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30, at Detroit
Opera House,1526 Broadway in
Detroit. Entertainment is Three
Cantors Plus One, a musical
tribute to Jewish composers
from Hammerstein to Bernstein.
JHAS Executive Director Carol
Rosenberg will be honored.
Proceeds will support the Acts of
Loving Kindness-Gemilut Chasdim
Fund, which provides financial
support to residents who cannot
afford to fund their own care.
Contact (248) 661-2999, ext. 348,
or btryon®jhas.org .
Drop off bags of goods for
the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah's upcoming rummage
sale fundraiser 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 8-10,
at the Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Welcome items are
gently used clothing, toys, books,
games, household goods, linens,
bedding, jewelry, purses, furs,
ladies' lingerie, coats, suits and
scarves, All bags must be marked
with your name and telephone
number. For details, call (248)
683-5030.
Holidays 6, Shabbat
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. He
will begin a three-part series on
Bereshit, the first book of the
Torah, on Sept. 29. Following
services and Kiddush, remain for
relaxed Shabbat learning with
camaraderie starting about 12:30
p.m. (248) 788-0600.
Kol Nidre begins on the evening
of Friday, Sept. 21. Yom Kippur is
Saturday, Sept. 22. Sukkot begins
Wednesday evening, Sept. 26:
• Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center: High Holiday services will
be held at 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 Yom Kippur services
at Burton Elementary School,
26315 Scotia in Huntington Woods.
Programs for children and teens
and break-out sessions are offered
at no charge. For information, con-
tact info@aishinthewoods.com .
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