Applaud Ellen Labes of Bloomfield
Township, recipient of this year's
Hannah G. Solomon Award
for community service, at the
National Council of Jewish
Women's Fall Event 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd.
in Southfield. Keynote speaker
at the 12:30 p.m. luncheon is
Kati Marton, author of The Great
Escape: Nine Jews who Fled Hitler
and Changed the World. Admission
is $45. To attend, contact NCJW
at (248) 355-3300.
Browse through the fall rum-
mage sale Oct. 11-13 at the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12
Mile in Farmington Hills. Hours
are 5-8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday. Shoppers may fill
as many paper grocery bags
as desired for $5 per bag on
Saturday. Information is at (248)
476-6467.
Come aboard the Merry-Go-Round
black-tie benefit gala for Pontiac-
based Child Abuse and Neglect
Council of Oakland County, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Townsend
Hotel in Birmingham. With the
theme Hollywood Nights, party-
goers will have the opportunity
to mingle with Darth Vader and
other costumed characters. The
evening includes reception, dinner,
auctions, awards presentation and
dancing to the oldies with Steve
King & the Dittilies. For tickets
and corporate sponsorship oppor-
tunities, contact Erika Lovell at
(248) 332-7173.
Register for a Yoga for MS
class 7 p.m. every Tuesday, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield. For infor-
mation/registration, contact Mindy
Eisenberg at (248) 417-5985 or e-
mail yogaspiritmindy@aol.com .
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.
Meet visiting student rabbi Donna
Kirshbaum leading services for
Congregation T'chiyah on the
weekend of Friday-Saturday,
Oct. 5-6, in the Mondry Building,
15000 W.10 Mile in Oak Park. She
will join the Reconstructionist
congregation for several Shabbat
weekends in the coming year.
Learn more at (248) 542-0900 or
e-mail: tchiyah@tchiyah.org.
Following are events related to the
holiday of Sukkot (please also see
Shul Food listings):
•Temple Temple Beth El: Come
celebrate Sukkot with the fam-
ily, from babies to grandparents,
at Temple Beth El's Tot Shabbat
9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at
7400 Telegraph Rd. in Bloomfield
Township. The morning includes
an informal service, a snack and
crafts. Contact the religious
school for more at (248) 865-
0612.
•Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center: Help inaugurate the
new Shain Park Sukkah for the
Sukkoh holiday, 3-4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 30. Shain Park is situated
among Bates, Merrill, Martin and
Henrietta streets in Birmingham.
The event will feature refresh-
ments, music, arts and crafts,
and a caricaturist. The Shain Park
Sukkah was one of 16 chosen
to participate in Sukkot Across
America, a project of the National
Jewish Outreach Program. For
information, contact the Chai
Center at (248) 203-6721 or e-
mail chai-rabbi®sbcglobal.net .
•Jewish Parents Institute: Come
for a secular Sukkot celebra-
tion 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Sept.
30, at Camp Ruth II at the West
Bloomfield JCC. For details, call
Marilyn Wolfe at (248) 432-5471.
Holidays c Shabbin
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
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 and musical
entertainment. (248) 203-5270.
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 admission charge. (248) 967-
4030.
Gather with
other seniors
for an inter-
congregational
kosher luncheon
noon Thursday,
Oct. 11, at
Adat Shalom
Penny Steyer
Synagogue.
Cantorial soloist
Penny Steyer from Temple Shir
Shalom will entertain. The charge
is $18 for members of synagogues
and/or seniors' groups, and
$20 for others. Checks payable
to CHaZaKaH/Young-at-Heart
are due by Oct. 5 to Dorothy
Goldberg, 28303 Franklin, Apt.
A130, Southfield, MI 48034.
(248) 851-5100.
Socialize with the Temple Shir
Shalom Time Travelers 10 a.m.
every Tuesday in October at the
synagogue, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd.
in West Bloomfield. For informa-
tion, call Shelly at (248) 737-0266.
Attend the photo show by the
JCC's Institute for Retired
Professionals Oct. 8-21 in the Oak
Park JCC and Oct. 22-Nov. 2 in
the West Bloomfield JCC. (248)
967-4030, ext. 2018.
Brush up your game at the Bridge
Club 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday at
the Oak Park JCC. All levels are
invited to play. (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. No charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Create a special piece at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts
& Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursdays at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski leads. $2/mem-
bers; $4/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 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. No charge to partici-
pate. (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
Participate in campus Hillel pro-
grams for college-age students:
•Michigan State University: 360
Charles in East Lansing. www.
msuhillel.org . Contact Marisa
Saltzman for information on ser-
vices 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 in Ann Arbor. www.
umhillel.org . Michael Brooks at
(734) 769-0500 or umhillel®
umich.edu .
Invite young dancers, 7 through
teens, to audition for Cincinnati
Ballet's local production of The
Nutcracker 4-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 27, at the Fox Theatre in
Detroit. Call (313) 961-3500 ext.
3290 or visit motopera.org .
Let master instructor Harriet
Berg teach creative dance to
your preschooler 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Tuesdays, at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.
Take children to programs at the
Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow Dr. in Ann Arbor: contact
Noreen DeYoung, (734) 971-0990
or ndeyoung®umich.edu
• Come to a program celebrat-
ing Sukkot 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
30. The cost of $30 per family
includes Sukkot activities, interac-
tive concert with performers Judy
& David and dinner. For more,
contact Rachel Rosenthal, (734)
971-0990 or racheirosenthal®
jccfed.org .
• 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.
$100 for JCC members and $125
for others.
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 children's
authors present. Free for up to
two adults and four children per
party. (313) 577-8400.
Shul Food
The community is invited to the
following events.
• Temple Emanu-EI,14450
W.10 Mile in Oak Park:
Enjoy Souper Supper in the
Sukkah 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
30, including a lively dis-
cussion led by Rabbi Klein.
The cost is $5. Both events
require an immediate RSVP
to (248) 967-4020.
Religion Overview
Rabbi Joseph Klein will teach
"Introduction to Judaism," an
adult course held 7:30-9 p.m.
most Thursday evenings, Oct.
4- Dec. 6, at Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W. 10 Mile in Oak Park.
The course is an overview of
historical and religious heritage
presented for Jews seeking to
renew their knowledge and for
non-Jews interested in learning
about the community.
Fees for temple members are
$90 (or $100 per couple sharing
books); and $110 for non-mem-
bers ($120 per couple sharing
books).
Call (248) 967-4022, to register.
For information, contact Rabbi
Joe Klein at (248) 967-4252, ext
207; or by e-mail at
rabbi@rabbiklein. corn.
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