To Do!

Survivorship University

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Support Group on Tuesdays, Nov.
6, 13, 20 and 27 at 10 a.m. at
Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. (248)
737-8700.

Helping Out

Attend the Goodwill Antiques
Show preview party, includ-
ing a strolling supper, 7-10 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Shotwell-
Gustafson Pavilion at Oakland
University in Rochester. More
than 50 antiques exhibitors will
have booths at the show Friday-
Sunday, Nov. 9-11. Proceeds ben-
efit Goodwill Industries of Greater
Detroit, providing job training and
work experience to people with
disabilities. (248) 909-1492; www.
goodwillantiqueshow.com .

Support children's charities
while doing your holiday shop-
ping at Women of Bloomfield's
holiday boutique 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Glen Oaks
Country Club, 30500 W.13 Mile in
Farmington Hills. (248) 816-8345.

Enjoy a "Gala Evening at the
Movies," sponsored by Michigan
Chapter of Crohn's & Colitis
Foundation of America, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26, at the Uptown
Palladium Theater, 250 N. Old
Woodward in Birmingham. The
fundraiser will include the pre-
miere of a new feature film, hors
d'oeuvres and pre-glow reception.
Tickets and journal ads are now
available. (248) 737-0900; michi-
gan@ccfa.org .

Bring unwrapped and unused
socks, gloves, mittens, hats and
scarves for both adults and chil-
dren to the Project Warmth col-
lection 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays,
Nov. 1-Dec. 7, at Birmingham Area
Seniors Coordinating Council and
Center, 2121 Midvale. Items will
go to clients of Lighthouse of
Oakland County. (248) 203-5270.

Attend Night of a Thousand Stars
Cabaret, a benefit for Michigan
Parkinson Foundation, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Marriott
Hotel, 200 W. Big Beaver in Troy.
The evening includes dinner and a
silent auction. Trumpeter Marcus
Belgrave and his jazz ensemble
will present Tribute to New
Orleans. Tickets are $100; spon-

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sorship packages available: (800)
852-9781.

Holidays & Shabbat

Join the informal yet traditional
Pardes minyan, a participatory
and intimate davening experience
that emphasizes prayer through
song and interactive study of
the weekly Torah reading, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3, at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek West Bloomfield B'nai Israel
Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Rd.
(248) 357-5544.

Pray and sing with Rabbi
Joseph Krakoff and Cantor Meir
Finkelstein at the inspirational
Shir Chadash service, Saturday,
Nov. 3, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek
Southfield, 27375 Bell Rd. (248)
357-5544.

Participate more fully in worship
services through Tefillah Skills
University, 10:30 a.m. Sundays,
Nov.4, 11 and 18, following min-
yan and breakfast, at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Schedule: Cantor Meir
Finkelstein teaches "Prayer 101
- Torah Reading." Assistant Cantor
Leonard Gutman teaches how to
lead a weekday Mincha (after-
noon)/Maariv (evening) service
in "Prayer 102 - Davening Skills."
(248) 681-4235.

Seniors

See the annual photo show by
members of the JCC's Institute for
Retired Professionals on display in
the lobby of the West Bloomfield
JCC. (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.

Get a shot of prevention from
the Visiting Nurses Assn. Home
Support Services at its flu immu-
nization clinic Thursday, Nov. 1, at
the Oak Park JCC. Bring Medicare,
HAP and/or Care Choices and
picture ID with current address.
Otherwise, fee is $25 for those
without medical insurance. (248)
967-4030. Flu and pneumonia
shots are also available at other
Oakland County locations through
Dec. 9. Call (800) 296-8660 for
weekly listings.

Watch the film The Syrian Bride 1-
2:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. The drama

focuses on the complications that
arise on the wedding day when
bride and bridegroom are from
different sides of the Israeli-Syrian
border. No charge; light refresh-
ments. RSVP: (248) 432-5486.

Catch the Yiddish/Jewish video
Me and the Colonel 1 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 5, at the Oak Park JCC. No
charge. Sponsor is the Holocaust
Survivors and Families Support
Group. (248) 967-4030.

Brush up your duplicate bridge
game at the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m.
every Wednesday at the Oak Park
JCC. All players are welcome.
(248) 967-4030.

Discuss current events with the
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. 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.

Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber Adult
Art classes 9 a.m.-noon every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
the Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond
is the facilitator. Tuition and art
supplies over 10 sessions cost $40
for JCC members and $60 for oth-
ers. (248) 967-4030.

Drop in to play cards with the
Ben-Gurion Men's Group noon-4
p.m. every weekday at the Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.

Attend the final day of Institute
for Retired Professionals' fall
miniseries, with separate pro-
grams from 10:30 a.m.-noon
and 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2,
at the Oak Park JCC. Full-day
participants should bring a lunch
or purchase one at the campus
restaurant. Refreshments are
provided. Nov. 2 schedule: morn-
ing has Rabbi Joseph Klein of
Temple Emanu-El discussing
"Interfaith Relations"; afternoon
is a performance, "Tell All Ages"
by University of Detroit-Mercy

Learn about complementary and alter-
native cancer therapies at a lecture
sponsored by the Karmanos Cancer
Institute's Survivorship University.
Oncologist Dr. Michael Henderson will
speak 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
14 at Gilda's Club, 517 Rochester Rd.,
Royal Oak. No charge. RSVP: (800) KARMANOS.

Theater Professor Yolanda
Fleischer. The community is wel-
come at no charge. www.jccdet.
org ; (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.

See the film, School Ties, at 1
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, Prentis
Apartments, Oak Park JCC cam-
pus. No charge, sponsored by the
Program for Holocaust Survivors
and Families. (248) 661-2999.

Watch the movie, The Garden
of the Finzl Continis, Thursday,
Nov. 8 at 8:00 p.m. at Meer
Apartments, and Sunday, Nov.
11 at 6:30 p.m., Fleischman
Residence, Blumberg Plaza in
West Bloomfield. No charge,
sponsored by the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families.
(248) 661-2999.

Get help enrolling in the Medicare
Part D prescription drug plan
from representatives of the Area
Agency on Aging 1B 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16, at Birmingham
Area Seniors Coordinating
Council & Center, 2121 Midvale in
Birmingham. Schedule a one-hour
appointment: (248)203-5270.

Enjoy a performance by violin-
ist Anton Shelepov, cellist Carrie
Pierce, and a pianist from the Ann
Arbor Symphony Orchestra as
the Matinee Musicale Daytime
Series for seniors continues on
Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Jewish
Community Center of Washtenaw
County, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive
in Ann Arbor. Dessert at 1:30 p.m.
followed by a one-hour concert
at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at
the door for $7.00. Information:
Rebecca Cheskidov (734) 994-
4801.

Learn about "Maximizing Your
Portfolio During Retirement"
from financial expert and radio
show host Rick Bloom, Monday,
Nov. 5, 1-2 p.m., West Bloomfield
JCC, 6600 W. Maple, sponsored
by Supportive Communities. No
charge; light refreshments. RSVP
to (248) 432-5486 by Nov. 4.

Have your eyes screened for
cataracts, glaucoma, and diabe-
tes by staff from Shirley Sherrod
M.D.'s Vision Helpline office,
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1-2 p.m. at the
West Bloomfield JCC, 6600 W.
Maple. Sponsored by Supportive
Communities, no charge; light
refreshments. No charge; light
refreshments. RSVP to (248) 432-
5486 by Nov. 6.

See the film, Good Evening Mr.
Wallenberg, a documentary about
Swedish businessman Raoul
Wallenberg, who helped more
than 60,000 Jews in Budapest,
Hungary obtain Swedish passports
to escape Adolph Eichman's dead-
ly path, Thursday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m.,
West Bloomfield JCC, 6600 W.
Maple. Sponsored by Supportive
Communities, no charge; light
refreshments. RSVP to (248) 432-
5486 by Nov.11.

Attend a screening of the film
Walk on Water, the story of an
Israeli intelligence officer who
befriends the grandson of a Nazi
war criminal he is sent to assas-
sinate, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1:00
p.m., Oak Park JCC, 15100 W.10
Mile. Sponsored by Supportive
Communities, no charge; light
refreshments. RSVP to (248) 432-
5486.

Meet Gil Hoffman, political corre-
spondent for the Jerusalem Post
as he discusses "An Insider's Look
into the Challenges Facing Israel
Today" Thursday, Nov. 1, MSU
Union, 3rd floor. For more informa-
tion: Mike at epstei22@msu.edu .

Join the Young Adult Division
of the Jewish Federation of
Washtenaw County at the Night
of Hilarity and Charity, Monday,
Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at LIVE at
PJ's, 102 S. First St. in downtown
Ann Arbor. Featured comic is Dan
Ahdoot, a finalist on NBC's Last
Comic Standing. Tickets are $20
and benefit Federation's Annual
Campaign. Call Laura Berger at
734-677-0100; www.jewishannar-
bor.org/weareyad