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Musical Couple
Support JET's next production,
They're Playing Our Song, running
Sunday, Dec. 2-31, 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.
Performances/tickets: (248) 788-2900; www.jettheatre.org .
Laugh and learn with Sharon Duke
Estroff, author of Can I Get a Cell
Phone for Chanukah? at the annu-
al Alicia Joy Techner Parenting
Conference 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec.
2, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. RSVP
to Elaine Bertsch: (248) 661-5700.
Purchase a mah-jongg card at the
annual sale of National Council of
Jewish Women, Greater Detroit
Section. The card lists all of the
possible hands that can be made
with mah-jongg tiles. $6.50; $7.50
for large-print card. Get a flyer
at the NCJW/GDS office, 26400
Lahser, Suite 306, in Southfield.
Cherie Selis: (248) 355-3300.
Seniors
Ponder the Jewishly educated
Alexander Hamilton and his
place in American history 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the West
Bloomfield Township Public
Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Rd.
The library's History-Ys Lecture
Series will present Oakland
University Prof. Todd Estes. No
charge. Brenda Plizga: (248) 682-
2120.
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.
Be entertained listening to can-
torial soloist Marci Shulman,
guest artist at the Ambassadors
of Temple Beth El luncheon,
noon Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the
synagogue, 7400 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Group mem-
bers pay $10; $12 for guests. RSVP
prior to Dec. 6 to Doris Kushner:
(248) 352-5882.
Young Adults
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.
Turn out for the Light up the Night
Chanukah party, open to ages 21-
40, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, under
the sponsorship of Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. The evening
takes place at Andiamo in Novi,
starting with a strolling supper,
comedy show upstairs at Second
City and concluding with drinks on
the third floor at the Dirty Martini.
JoAnn Smith: (248) 661-5700.
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.
Help U-M Hillel attempt to break
the Guinness Book record for the
most dreidels spun at one time 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Ingalls
Mall (next to the Bell Tower). To
register, go to www.UMSpins.com
Contact Melissa Morof at
melmorof®umich.edu or
(248) 770-9588.
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.
Participate in campus Mllel pro-
grams, offering a variety of activi-
ties for ages 18-30. Following are
the Hillel House address, Web site
and contact for:
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• Wayne State University: 667
Grosberg Center in Detroit. www.
hillel-detroit.org . Hillel of Metro
Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888.
hillei@wayne.edu .
• Eastern Michigan University:
965 Washtenaw in Ypsilanti. www.
emuhillel.org . Audrey Bloomberg:
(734) 482-0456; audrey@emuhil-
lel.org .
• University of Michigan:1429 Hill
Street in Ann Arbor. www.umhillel.
org . Michael Brooks: (734) 769-
0500; umhillel@umich.edu .
• Michigan State University: 360
Charles in East Lansing. www.
msuhillel.org . Marisa Saltzman:
(517) 332-1916; marisa@msuhillel.
org .
Youth
Celebrate Chanukah at this
month's Tot Shabbat, geared to
young children with family mem-
bers 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. An infor-
mal service begins the morning,
with snack and crafts at 10. The
program introduces youngsters
to Shabbat and other holidays.
Temple religious school: (248)
865-0612.
Give a Chai Five for the Shul-
Chabad Lubavitch's new youth
program that meets 10:30 a.m.-
noon Saturday, Dec. 1, and every
other Saturday at the Shenkman
Building, 6890 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Children ages 10-13
will have field trips and surprises
along with Shabbos activities.
Enroll with Levi Stein: (248) 877-
7978; www.TheShul.net .
Yeshivas Darchei Torah is host-
ing 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) 968-3171; ydtmi®sbc-
global.net .
Have a blast at the Kadima
pool party 12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 2, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. Students in grades 6-8 are
invited to join their friends from
Adat Shalom Synagogue and
Congregations Shaarey Zedek,
Beth Ahm, Beth Shalom and B'nai
Moshe. $10 admission includes
kosher lunch. RSVP: Amy, (248)
Lights On!
Be there at the lighting of the pub-
lic menorah in Shain Park, mark-
ing the first night of Chanukah, 5
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in downtown
Birmingham. At 4, the sponsoring
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center
invites children to a Chanukah
program in the nearby Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill.
There is no charge. Chai Center: (248) 203-6721; chai-rabbi®
sbcglobal.net .
851-6880, ext. 25.
Enjoy latkes, hot dogs, games
and activities at Aish Huntington
Wood's Chanukah Carnival 3-6
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Burton
Elementary School gym, 26315
Scotia in Huntington Woods. No
admission charge, but tickets
needed for purchases. $10 for
book of 10 tickets. (248) 327-
3579; www.aishinthewoods.org .
Join the Shul-Chabad Lubavitch's
fifth and sixth grade Hebrew
school students for Chanukah
Wonderland at the Shul 11:30-
12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at
the Shenkman Building, 6890
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Features include a judging of child-
made menorot, games, puppet and
clown shows, arts and crafts. The
refreshments will include sufgani-
yot (doughnuts). Drop off menorah
entries for the contest between
10 a.m.-noon Dec. 2. $5 per family
admission. (248) 788-4000.
Come with your children in grades
4-12 to an informational meet-
ing about Camp Tavor-Habonim
Dror, located in Three Rivers,
Mich., 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in
West Bloomfield. The next infor-
mational meeting will be Jan. 20.
For location and RSVP, call (877)
44-TAVO R.
Greet former Detroit resident
Sarah Marwil Lamstein, reading
and signing copies of her new
book, "Letter on the Wind: A
Chanukah Tale," 2 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 2, at the Oak JCC. There will
be a shadow puppet performance
and menorah fashion show too. No
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Shul Food
The community is invited to these events:
• Shaarey Zedek: Gather for Shabbat dinner and soulful,
Carlebach-style davening In the round" 6 p.m. Friday, Nov.
30, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Rd. Dinner charge: $15 for
adults; $8 for children. RSVP for dinner: (248) 357-5544.
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield:
Enjoy the Magic of Chanukah, including latke lunch, sing-along
and magic show, 12:15-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. $10 for ages
11-adult; no charge if younger. RSVP to Rita Geiringer: (248)
661-5700.
• Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Pkwy. in Troy:
RSVP for Sisterhood's latke dinner, including teriyaki salmon,
6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Music Shabbat follows at 7:15. $10; $7
for children. Although checks are due Nov. 29, call Joanne for
availability: (248) 649-4418.
• Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township:
Bring a menorah from home to light at the congregation's
Chanukah dinner 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Services at 7:30 p.m.
will include the Temple Youth Choir. There is a charge for din-
ner. RSVP to Barbara Grant: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.