B-I-N-G-0!

Enjoy a pre-Chanukah Bingo
night 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec.1, at Congregation
Shomrey Emunah,
25451 Southfield Road,
Southfield. Prizes
include a large-screen
TV, an iPhone and a
Foosball table. Latkes,
doughnuts and Chanukah treats.
$5/person; $10/family. (248) 559-1533.

and Center, 2121 Midvale. Items
are for clients of Lighthouse of
Oakland County. (248) 203-5270.

Feel uplifted at "Bras for a
Cause," a benefit for Gilda's Club
Metro Detroit, Friday, Dec. 7, at
Somerset Inn in Troy. The day will
include a holiday boutique starting
at 10 a.m., and luncheon-fashion
show at noon. Cancer survivors
will don Soma intimate apparel,
and participants may decorate and
design a bra. $75; table pricing
available. RSVP: (248) 577-0800,
ext. 22; or e-mail sshanaman@
gildasclubdetroit.org .

Holidays & Shabbat

Participate in events held prior
and during Chanukah, the eight-
day festival starting at sundown
Tuesday, Dec. 4. For more doings
related to the Festival of Lights,
see "Concerts," "Helping Out,"
"Seniors," "Youth" and "Shul
Food":
• Franklin Winter Festival, in
downtown Franklin: See the meno-
rah lighting 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Dec. 1. Franklin Village mer-
chants, including photographer
Les Gorback, will sponsor family
events held all day. (248) 626-
3666.
• Oak Park JCC's Chanukah
boutique: Browse through items
of 30 vendors 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2. No admission
charge. Proceeds help support
the Center's senior programming.

Latkes And Music

Have fun at the Benefactors
of the Jewish Home &
Aging Services' Chanukah
party 1-3 p.m. Dec. 9 at the
Fleischman Residence, 6710
W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
Avy Schreiber and Rennie
Kaufmann will entertain.
Latkes for all. $18 per family
donation. (248) 661-2999.

(248) 967-4030; www.jccdet.org .
Members Marketplace: Shop
for Chanukah, birthdays and
other gift occasions 9 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Cong.
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. Held in conjunction
with Temple Kol Ami, also in West
Bloomfield. Door prizes will be
awarded. Temple Kol Ami: (248)
661-0041.
• Conservative Movement:
Chanukah Celebration, hosted by
the Jewish Theological Seminary,
7-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the
Hillel Day School Blumenstein
Gymnasium, 32200 Middlebelt
in Farmington Hills. The program
includes JTS cantorial students
Zach Mondrow and Ben Matis, JTS
rabbinical student Adam Cutler
and the Hillel Chaverim and Ruach
choirs. No charge. JTS: (248) 255-
0058; misiegal@jtsa.edu .
• Adult Chanukah Social + Shul
Kitchen Shower: Sample latkes,
doughnuts and a Chanukah sing-
along 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at
the home of Michael Leibowitz of
the Shul-Chabad Lubavitch. For
information or RSVP:
Sharon@theshul.net .
• Holiday ceramics sale: Purchase
handmade Chanukah gifts, made
by Cranbrook Academy of Art
students, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, in the
academy's New Studios Building
at Cranbrook Schools, 39221
Woodward in Bloomfield Hills.
(248) 645-3305.
• Jewish Singles Group's

Clean House!

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 Hwy. in Farmington
Hills. Bring an item valued at $10.
Kosher food is available for pur-
chase. RSVP: (248) 544-1203.

Jewish Learning

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.
The text is Rabbi Steinsaltz's
Understanding the Tanya.
Registration: bctc770@aol.com ;
(248) 855-6170, ext.1.

Increase your Jewish knowledge
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield:
• 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 .
• 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) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@comcast.net .

Join the Kolel Moshe Institute
of Lifelong Learning for Barry
Levine's discussion of the weekly
Torah portion 10 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 1, at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. Following services and
Kiddush at 12:30 p.m. will be a
relaxed Shabbat learning session
with poetry with Ahuvah Newman.
On Dec. 8, Don Cohen will discuss
"Current Issues in Jewish Life."
(248) 788-0600.

Join the Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies for two free
programs. The presenter is Prof.
Leonard Greenspoon of Creighton
University in Omaha, Neb.
• Attend the lecture, "Textually

Don't miss a chance to give
unwanted books and media to
Bookstock's Colossal Collection
Day Drive 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9, at Bloomfield Plaza
Shopping Center, southwest
corner of Maple and Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. Tax
receipts will be provided for
donations of used books, books
on tape, records, videos, CDs and
DVDs. (248) 645-7840, ext.365;
www.bookstock.info.

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.
• Call for available openings at 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: (313) 577-2679;
aa2690@wayne.edu .

Hear archivist Jan Durecki's lec-
ture on Minoru Yamasaki's syna-
gogue architecture, including his
commission at Temple Beth El, 7
p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the tem-
ple's Alpert Room, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. Part of
the Jewish History Detectives
Lecture Series of the Rabbi Leo
M. Franklin Archives. No charge.
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3137;
franklinarchives@tbeonline.org .

Come for Prof. Howard N.
Lupovitch's fall lecture
series, "Zakhor: The Jewish
Way of Remembering," 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at
Congregation 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
Zakhor — Jewish History and
Jewish Memory. Advance registra-
tion is encouraged. Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931;
nancyellen879@comcast.net .

Learn about the journey of Jen
Taylor Friedman, called the
world's first female Torah scribe,
10-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900

Northfield Pkwy. in Troy. She is
currently writing the congrega-
tion's Torah scroll. Program is
co-sponsored by Sisterhood. No
charge. RSVP to Rabbi Aaron
Starr: (248) 649-4418.

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.

Learning

Hear people's thoughts on the lat-
est book read by the Sisterhood
Book Club 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield.
Facilitator Sharon Berry will
lead the discussion of Not Me by
Michael Lavigne. No charge. (248)
357-5544.

Sharpen your job search skills
at a series of free seminars
scheduled through Nov. 30, at
JVS, 29699 Southfield Rd. in
Southfield. Topics include resume
writing, interviewing and network-
ing. Times vary. For schedule/
RSVP, 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.
•Tikvah: Follow the Detroit Free
Press publishing process from
the reporter's desk to your door
Wednesday, Dec. 5. Carpool at
9:15 a.m. for tour of the Sterling
Heights Distribution Center; lunch
follows at the Kona Grill in Troy.
$25; or $18 if joining Hadassah.
Space is limited. RSVP to Rhonda:
(248) 737-2681.

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