Jet Preview

Support JET's next production,
They're Playing Our Song, with
discounted preview shows starting
Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Aaron DeRoy
Theatre of the West Bloomfield
JCC. The Neil Simon musical is
based on the real-life relationship
of composer Marvin Hamlisch
and lyricist Carole Bayer Sager. The run is Dec. 2-31, includ-
ing Wednesday and Sunday matinees. Performances/tickets:
(248) 788-2900; www.jettheatre.org .

Health

Find the help and companionship
you may need:
• Temple Shir Shalom, 3999
Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield: Join the Time
Travelers Stroke Support Group
10 a.m. every Tuesday. (248) 737-
8700.
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield: Get par-
enting advice and support from Dr.
Daniel Klein 9:30 a.m. Thursday,
Nov. 29. RSVP to Elaine Bertsch:
(248) 661-5700.

Helping Out

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 Uptown
Palladium Theater, 250 N.
Old Woodward in Birmingham.
The fundraiser will include the
premiere of a new film, hors
d'oeuvres and pre-glow reception.
Tickets: (248) 737-0900;
michigan@ccfa.org .

Come to a lecture, "The Link:
Teaching Humane Values Toward
People and Animals," 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Jewish
Family Service Orley Family
Building, 6555 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. The presenter is Kim
Korona, educator for the Michigan
Humane Society and workshop
facilitator for the Institute of
Humane Education. Licensed
Social Workers attending will earn
two continuing education credits.
$30. RSVP to Stephanie Appel:
(248) 592-2667;
sappel®jfsdetroit.org .

Assist Detroit's cultural life by
attending the Detroit Historical
Society Ball 6:30 p.m.-midnight
Friday, Nov. 30, at the Roostertail
on Jefferson in Detroit. Carla

Schwartz of West Bloomfield is
a co-chair of the black-tie event,
which includes dinner and a silent
auction. Tickets: (313) 833-7935.

_Holidays & Shabbat

Participate in events prior and
during Chanukah, the eight-day
festival starting at sundown
Tuesday, Dec. 4. For more doings
related to the Festival of Lights,
see "Seniors," "Youth" and "Shul
Food":
• Oak Park JCC's Chanukah bou-
tique: Browse items from 30 ven-
dors 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
2. No admission charge. Proceeds
help support the Center's senior
programming. (248) 967-4030;
www.jccdet.org .
• Jewish Singles Group's
Chanukah party: Celebrate
with other unmarried Jews,
ages 45-60, at a gift exchange
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the
Vineyards Cafe and Catering,
32418 Northwestern in Farmington
Hills. Bring an item valued at $10.
Kosher food will be available for
purchase. RSVP: (248) 544-1203.

Jewish Learnill

Study with Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg at his ongoing class
"Kabbalistic Secrets to Finding
Joy in Life" 8:30 p.m. Thursdays
and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Bais
Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Text
used is Understanding the Tanya
by Rabbi Steinsaltz. Registration:
bctc770@aol.com ; (248) 855-
6170, ext. 1.

Create something beautiful as
part of the Chapel Mosaic Project
Sunday, Nov. 25, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. Call to register for
choice of sessions at 1, 2 or 3 p.m.
Donation per family is $25. (248)
788-0600.

Get involved with the educational,
religious and family programs of
Chabad Lubavitch Novi-Northville
Center for Jewish Life, 42142
Loganberry Ridge N. in Novi.
Details: www.novijewishcenter.
corn; (248) 790-6075.

Increase your Jewish knowledge
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield:
• Take Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Talmud course 7:30-9 p.m.
Mondays or 10:30 a.m.-noon
Tuesdays. No charge. Nancy
Kaplan: (248) 7371931 or
nancyellen879@comcast.net .
• Experience Torah with Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein leading the
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
every Saturday. One verse will be
studied in-depth from that week's
Torah portion, using Rabbi Dov
Peretz Elkins' book The Bible's
Top 50 Ideas. Purchase for $12.50
through the Beth Ahm office or
contact Rabbi Rubenstein: (248)
851-6880 or raysteven®cbahm.
org .

Join the Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies for two
free programs with Professor
Leonard Greenspoon of Creighton
University in Omaha, Neb.
• Attend his lecture, "Textually
Speaking: How — and Why
— are Jews Translating the Bible
Today,?" 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2,
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
• Greenspoon leads a faculty
seminar, "Narrowing the Gap or
Hallowing It: Jewish and Christian
Translations of the Bible in
Context," 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3,
in the Judaica Resource Center,
2311 Faculty/Administration Bldg.,
656 W. Kirby on the Wayne State
University campus. Light refresh-
ments will be served. Seating is
limited. RSVP by Nov. 23: (313)
577-2679 or aa2690@wayne.edu .

Attend Prof. Howard N. Lupovitch's
fall lecture series "Zakhor: The
Jewish Way of Remembering"
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5,
at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. Session on
"Memory and History: Partners
or Adversaries?" No charge, but
attendees must read Yosef Hayim
Yerushalmi's short book of essays

Yeshivas Darchei Torah is hosting a Children's Fun Day 1-
4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the school, 21550 W.12 Mile in
Southfield. Features include a live reptile show at 2 p.m. and a
mini-book fair. (248) 067-2215; (248) 968-3171;
ydtmi@sbcglobal.net .

Zakhor - Jewish History and
Jewish Memory. Advance registra-
tion is encouraged. Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931; e-mail
nancyellen879@comcast.net

Learning

Participate in a book club meeting.
Here are three possibilities:
• Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah, Davidson Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield: Hear a review
and discuss Janna Malamud
Smith's My Father is a Book 10-
11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26. Smith
writes about her father, novelist
Bernard Malamud (1914-1986). The
Book Discussion Group meets
monthly. (248) 683-5030.
• Oak Park JCC: Discuss The
Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa
Gregory at the JCC Book Club's
monthly meeting 1 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 29. New members are wel-
come. (248) 967-4030.
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield:
Read Not Me by Michael Lavigne
with members and guests of
the Sisterhood Book Club 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec.11. Sharon Berry is
the facilitator. No charge.

Sharpen your job search skills at
a series of free seminars sched-
uled Tuesday-Friday, Nov. 27-30,
at JVS, 29699 Southfield Rd. in
Southfield. Topics include resume
writing, interviewing, and network-
ing. Times vary. For schedule/res-
ervations, contact Walt Tarrow:
(248) 233-4231; wtarrow@jvsdet.

org.

Try something new at Hadassah
group programs. Unless otherwise
indicated, RSVP to Hadassah
House: (248) 683-5030.
• Eleanor Roosevelt: See acu-
puncture demonstrated 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd.
in West Bloomfield. Presenter is
Julie Silver, MSW. Free for those
joining Hadassah; otherwise, $7.
• Mitzvah: Spend a night in the
kitchen during Latkes 101 7-9
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at a
member's home. Julie Herman of
caterer Annabel's & Company in
Troy shows recipes for Chanukah.
$8.
•Tikvah: Follow the Detroit Free
Press publishing process from the
reporter's desk to your front door
Wednesday, Dec. 5. Carpool at
9:15 a.m. to the Sterling Heights
Distribution Center. Lunch follows
at noon at the Kona Grill in Troy.
$25; or $18 if joining Hadassah.
RSVP required by Nov. 26.
Rhonda: (248) 737-2681; Pauline:
(248) 593-9555.

Get insight into the world of Anne
Pasternak, curator and director
of the non-profit Creative Time
organization, 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 29, at College for Creative
Studies, 301 Frederick Douglass
(corner of Brush) in Detroit. She
is sponsored by the CCS Wood
Lecture Series. Pasternak directed
"Tribute in Light," the twin bea-

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