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 . B12 January 10 • 2008 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.