To Do!
Calendar from page B11
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Helping Out
Serve as co-chair to oversee the
kitchen and food dispatch for the
National Council of Jewish Women
Meals on Wheels 7:45-10:30 a.m.
Tuesdays. Training will be pro-
vided. Call Beverly Frank at (248)
967-0967 for details.
Sort items donated to the used
media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-2
p.m. every Wednesday and also
Thursday, Jan. 10, at Bloomfield
Plaza Shopping Center, southwest
corner of Maple and Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. (248) 645-
7840, ext. 365.
Have brunch and make dolls for
child hospital patients during the
open board meeting of Eleanor
Roosevelt Group of Hadassah
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at
the Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. No special skills are
required to help with the doll
project. $12 brunch charge waived
for those joining Hadassah at
this event. (248) 683-5030. The
Tikvah Group will have a doll-
making meeting 10 a.m.-noon
Thursday, Jan.17, at Hadassah
House. Call Elaine at (248) 338-
3050.
Give your pennies to sixth-grad-
ers participating in the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's annual Tzedakah
Experience Penny Harvest, con-
cluding 9:45-11:45 a.m. Sunday,
Jan. 27, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield.
(248) 642-4260, ext. 202.
Holidays & Shabbat
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
every Saturday at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. One verse from that
week's Torah portion will be stud-
ied 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,
raysteven®cbahm.org .
Feel the spirit of the SYNergy
Shabbat Weekend at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Worship and
learn starting Friday, Jan. 11: 5:30
p.m., Shabbat Shaboom, for fami-
lies with children through second
grade; 6 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat
Service; 7 p.m., retired Comerica
Bank vice president David
Littmann speaks on "Can We
Survive Michigan's Economic Ills?
A Cure at What Cost?" Saturday,
Jan. 12: 8:30 a.m., Talmud
study session with Rabbi Aaron
Bergman; 9 a.m., traditional ser-
vices; 10 a.m., Mishpacha Minyan,
a family service with Rabbi Rachel
Shere; 10:15 a.m., drop-off youth
services. (248) 851-5100,
info@adatshalom.org .
Gain insight into religious issues
during Stay and Learn on Shabbat
at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake in West Bloomfield.
After services and kiddush, Don
Cohen will discuss "Current
Issues in Jewish Life" on Jan. 12.
Marc Sussman will talk about the
prayers of the Shabbat Torah ser-
vice on Jan.19. Keren Toby, (248)
788-0600.
Stay for the Lunch and Learn fol-
lowing services Saturday, Jan. 19,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield.
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff will teach
about the upcoming holiday of
Tu b'Shevat. No charge. RSVP by
Jan.17: (248) 357-5544.
Jewish Learning
Come to Tuesday with the Rabbi,
Rabbi Schneor Greenberg's
Talmud class for men and women,
10 a.m. every Tuesday at Chabad
House, 4718 Half Penny Court in
Commerce Township. No charge.
Registration: (248) 363-3644,
chabad@post.com .
Participate in the monthly
Women's Rosh Chodesh Lecture
series 9:15-10 a.m. Thursday, Jan.
10, at the Oak Park JCC. Presenter
Steve and Caitlin Kiaper
Dad And Daughter
Take in singing father-daughter duo Steve and Caitlin Kiaper
at Azamra, a family concert 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway in Troy.
Pizza and salad may be purchased at 12:15 p.m. $7 at door; no
charge younger than age 3. (248) 649-4418,
cstsisterhood@yahoo.com .
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Rachaeli Muller will speak on
"Parents Prayer." Program spon-
sors are the JCC and Machon
L'Torah, the Jewish Learning
Network of Michigan. (248) 967-
4030.
Learn the laws of being a men-
tsh, 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway in Troy. Rabbi
Leiby Burnham of Partners in
Torah will discuss how people can
be the kindest possible. Free for
members; $10 for others. RSVP
to Rabbi Aaron Starr: (248) 649-
4418.
Enroll in conversational Hebrew
classes starting the week of
Jan.13 at the Jewish Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Register
with Marion Bronstein: (248) 642-
4260, ext. 372, or Bronstein®
jfmd.org .
Become informed about "Germany
Following World War I and the
Rise of Nazism," 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills. The
guest speaker is Derek Hastings,
Ph.D., assistant professor at
Oakland University. Arrive by 10
a.m. for coffee. No charge. Pre-
register with Donna Sklar: (248)
477-3221.
Explore "Song of the Torah,"
class topic for Lunar Learn 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, or Lunch and
Learn noon Thursday, Jan. 17, at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. Keren
Alpert, director of education, will
explain how traditional chanting
of the Torah portions helps to
elucidate the text. No charge for
either class; bring a brown bag
lunch on Thursday. Register: (248)
865-0612.
Lake Central High School, 1600
Oakley Park. Sponsored by the
Lakes Area Rotary and Lakes
Area Chamber of Commerce.
Networking at 5:30 p.m. $35.
RSVP: (248) 624-2826.
Seniors
Try lunch and a concert noon
Thursday, Jan. 10, at Oak Park
JCC. Starting at 1 p.m., soprano
Tiffany Steyer and pianist
Rochelle Barr will perform light
opera selections and Broadway
show tunes. The Harry and Pearl
Brodsky Fund is sponsoring the
program, which is free for JCC
members and $1 for others. Lunch
costs $2.75 and must be reserved:
(248) 967-4030.
Watch Israel Is Born — 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 10, and 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11 — in Room 205 of
the West Bloomfield JCC. Abba
Eban narrates Parts 1 and 2. No
charge. (248) 432-5486.
Learn about the country of Jordan
during a program planned by
Metropolitan Detroit's Supportive
Communities 2 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 14, in Room 205 of the West
Bloomfield JCC. (248) 432-5486.
Play bingo with Noemi 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Oak Park
JCC. $1 per card. (248) 967-4030.
Deepen spirituality in the
Sephardic musical tradition with
classes Jan. 22 and Feb. 5 and 12
at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy. The one-
time cost is $10 for members; $20
for others. RSVP to Heidi: (248)
649-4418 or heidi@shirtikvah.org .
Hear classical pianist Max
Tarakhovski 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 16, in Handleman Hall in the
Learning
Enjoy lunch followed by a concert
featuring Cantor Ben Zion Laxner
and pianist Martin Mandelbaum
celebrating Israel's 60th anniver-
sary noon Thursday, Jan. 17, at
the Oak Park JCC. $2.75 lunch, $1
for the program for nonmembers.
Reservations are required for
lunch. (248) 967-4030.
Build skills for needlecraft
projects with Judaic themes
at the Pomegranate Guild of
Southeastern Michigan. Meredith
Goldberg and Carol Tarica will
show how to make crocheted,
knitted and fabric flowers 1
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Prentis
Apartments, 15100 W.10 Mile, Oak
Park. Free. Judy Galperin, (248)
661-5337.
Hear author Michael Angelo
Caruso speak on "Make 2008
Your Best Year Ever" 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan.17, at Walled
West Bloomfield JCC. The pro-
gram, sponsored by Metropolitan
Detroit's Supportive Communities,
costs $2. (248) 432-5486.
Join Solo Seniors for a dinner
outing 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17,
at Ginopolis on the Grill, 27815
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Participants are responsible for
their own bills in this program for
singles planned by Metropolitan
Detroit's Supportive Communities.