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•Workmen's Circle-Arbeter Ring:
Try a secular-cultural observance
of Yom Kippur 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 22, at the Oak Park JCC.
Violinist Ellen Luby and pianist
Stefan Kukurugya will perform.
Suggested donation is $20
for members; $30 for others.
Reservations are appreciated at
(248) 545-0985.
•Temple Emanu-El: Welcome
Cantor Jan Mahler as guest can-
tor for the High Holidays. For
service schedule, call (248) 967-
4020.
•Congregation Shir Tikvah:
Attend two reflective programs
scheduled for Yom Kippur at 3
and 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22,
at 3900 Northfield Pkwy. in Troy.
(248) 649-4418.
•Congregation T'chiyah: Find
inspiration with student rabbi
Donna Kirshbaum during High
Holiday services in the Mondry
Building, 15000 W.10 Mile in Oak
Park. Starting her last year at
the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College in Philadelphia, she will
join the congregation for eight
Shabbat weekend visits in the
coming year, including Oct. 5.
(248) 542-0900 or e-mail:
tchiyah@tchiyah.org.
•Jewish Parents Institute: Come
for a secular Yom Kippur family
service 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
22, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
A Sukkot celebration will take
place 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Sept.
30, at the JCC's Camp Ruth II. For
details, call Marilyn Wolfe at (248)
432-5471.
Help the Birmingham-Bloomfield
Chai Center inaugurate its
new Shain Park Sukkah for the
Sukkoh holiday, 3-4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 30. Shain Park is at Bates
and Henrietta in downtown
Birmingham. The event will fea-
ture refreshments, music, arts
and crafts, and a caricaturist. For
information, call (248) 203-6721
or e-mail
chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net .
Seniors
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.
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Get useful information about
cataracts and macular degenera-
tion from Barry Bell, DO, of the
Henry Ford Health System, 1-2
p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Room
203 of the West Bloomfield JCC.
Light refreshments will be served.
There is no charge, but call Fran
Cook by Sept. 23 to RSVP. (248)
432-5486.
Come to a concert with Rachel
Kis, a pianist and vocalist, 1-2
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Oak
Park JCC. She will perform clas-
sical, jazz and popular music. The
$2 admission charge includes light
refreshments. To RSVP for the
program, call by Sept. 24 to Fran
Cook, (248) 432-5486. An option-
al kosher lunch served at noon is
available for purchase. To reserve
lunch, call by 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25
to (248) 968-1260.
Join Marshall-Suburban-Tikvah
lodges of B'nai B'rith for a meet-
ing and dinner 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 25, at Steak & Ale restau-
rant at Orchard Lake and 12 Mile
roads. The evening will honor
Charles L. Levin, retired judge of
the Michigan Supreme Court. For
information, call (248) 967-3206.
Attend the refreshing Tea and
Chocolate Pairing program 1-2
p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Jim Wise,
pharmacist and tea consultant,
will review the health benefits
of tea and present the history of
chocolate. The lecture, for senior
adults, will be followed by a tast-
ing of premium teas and choco-
lates. There is a charge of $2.50.
To register, call Fran Cook at (248)
432-5486.
Find out about senior housing,
home care agencies, products,
services, home maintenance,
insurance options and more at
a Senior Expo 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27, at the spon-
soring Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center
2121 Midvale in Birmingham. The
free event also features health
screenings, speakers Susan
Thorpe and Kathy Arndt and musi-
cal entertainment. Reserve a box
lunch ($4) no later than Thursday,
Sept. 20. (248) 203-5270.
Attend the
annual photo
show by
members of
the JCC's
Institute for Retired Professionals
Oct. 8-21, in the lobby of the Oak
Park JCC and Oct. 22-Nov. 2 in
the lobby of the West Bloomfield
JCC. There is no admission
charge. For additional information,
call the IRP at (248) 967-4030,
ext. 2018.
Watch the Yiddish/Jewish movie
Mamele with members of the
Holocaust Survivors and Families
Support Group 1 p.m. Monday, Oct.
1, at the Oak Park JCC. There is
no charge to attend. (248) 967-
4030.
Brush up your game at the Bridge
Club held 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
at the Oak Park JCC. There is no
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Create a special piece at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts &
Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m. every
Thursday at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski leads this ongo-
ing class. The charge is $2 for JCC
members and $4 for others. (248)
967-4030.
Try out 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 ongo-
ing class. The charge to attend 10
sessions is $40 for JCC members,
$60 for others. Price includes art
supplies. (248) 967-4030.
Drop in for card games 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.
Young Adults
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 .
Participate in campus Hillel pro-
grams, offering events for col-
lege students. Following are Hillel
House address and contact for:
•Michigan State University: 360
Charles in East Lansing.
www.msuhillel.org . Contact Marisa
Saltzman regarding High Holiday
services and meals at (517) 332-
1916 or marisa@msuhillel.org .
•Eastern Michigan University:
965 Washtenaw in Ypsilanti.
www.emuhillel.org . Audrey
Bloomberg at (734) 482-0456 or
audrey@emuhillel.org .
•University of Michigan:1429 Hill
Street, Ann Arbor. www.umhillel.
org . Michael Brooks at (734) 769-
0500 or umhillel@umich.edu .
Youth
Sign up for children's dance les-
sons at the Oak Park JCC. For
registration and fees, call (248)
967-4030.
•Creative dance: Harriet Berg
teaches preschoolers 10:30-11:15
a.m. Tuesdays.
•Tap dance: A new eight-week
class, Tappy Feet, for ages 5 is
5:10-5:40 p.m. starts Tuesday,
Oct. 9.
•Jazz, ballet: Happy Feet Level
1, for ages 4-5, starts Wednesday,
Oct. 10, and Level 2 for ages 6-7,
starts Tuesday, Oct. 9. Call for
times.
Experience Sleeping Beauty per-
formed as a marionette ballet
2 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 22 and
29, at Igor Gozman's PuppetART
Theater, 25 E. Grand River in
Detroit. Admission is $5 for chil-
dren and $10 for adults. Puppetry
workshops follow performances
with an $8 fee per project. For
more, call 313-961-7777 or visit
www.puppetart.org .
Join Jewish Cub Scout Pack 364
at a family night for prospective
scouts, boys in the first through
fifth grades and their parents 7
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Hillel
Day School, 32200 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Contact Alan
Chandross at achandross®gmail.
corn or 248-761-1734.
See what's happening for children
at the Jewish Community Center
of Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow Dr. in Ann Arbor:
• Bring music into a child's life
through the Kindermusik Village
Class 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every
Monday through Nov. 5, through
the JCC's Early Childhood Center.
The charge is $100 for JCC mem-
bers and $125 for others. For
information and enrollment, con-
tact Noreen DeYoung, (734) 971-
0990 or ndeyoung@umich.edu
• Come to a program celebrating
Sukkot 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30.
The cost of $30 per family includes
Sukkot activities, interactive con-
cert with performers Judy & David
and dinner. For more, contact
Rachel Rosenthal, (734) 971-0990
or rachelrosenthal@jccfed.org .
Enjoy Ford FREE FunDay Sunday,
Sept. 30, at the Detroit Science
Center, 5020 John R. in Detroit.
The Animal Grossology exhibit
will debut; and a book sale from
noon-4 p.m. will have several chil-
dren's authors present, including
Grossology series author Sylvia
Branzei. Admission will be free for
up to two adults and four children
per party. (313) 577-8400.
Shul Food
The community is invited to the
following event.
Birmingham Chai Center:
Share a break fast meal fol-
lowing Yom Kippur services
in a family setting. The
community is invited. Call
for times and reservations,
as well as services schedule
at the Masonic Lodge. (248)
203-6721.
Relationship Class
A relationship class for singles
not currently involved who are
tired repeating mistakes and
want to learn the secret to find-
ing and keeping lasting love
will take place at 8 p.m. on six
Tuesdays beginning Oct. 2.
The workshop is about trans-
forming the self. Contact Joe Kort,
wwwjoekort.com or (248) 399-
7317.