Do. Calendar from page C33 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: C34 November 29 2007 • 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.