To Do!

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MLK Day Events

Observe the national holi-
day for the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.:
• The American Jewish
Committee, Metropolitan
Detroit Chapter: Attend
an All Peoples" breakfast
in honor of Dr. King 8 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 21, at the
Urban League headquar-
ters, 208 Mack at John
R in Detroit. The theme
is "Tolerance and Race
Relations — 40 Years After
King's Death." No charge.
RSVP: (313) 831-5512.

Saturday, Jan. 19, "Grab a Cup
of Joe with B`nai Mom: enjoy live
music by Cantor Berris and some
talented congregants, chat, hang
and sip your beverage of choice;
starts at 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan.
20: "Children's Story Hour" with
Mrs. M. at 1 p.m. and "Mocha
Moment" with Rabbi Pachter at 2;
Monday, Jan. 21: open shopping
day. (248) 788-0600.

Make dolls for child hospital
patients with Tikvah Group of
Hadassah 10 a.m.-noon Thursday,
Jan. 24, at the Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
No special skills are required to
participate. Call Elaine: (248) 338-
3050.

Give your pennies to sixth grad-
ers participating in the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's annual Tzedakah

Experience Penny Harvest,

Dr. King

• Multicultural Multiracial
Community Council of
Farmington-Farmington
Hills: Take part in "Building
Bridges" programming
Monday, Jan. 21, at the
Farmington Community
Library, 32737 W.12 Mile in
Farmington Hills. Starts at
9:30 a.m. with a short walk
to the library from Prince
of Peace Lutheran Church,
28000 New Market. Other
activities include dance and
spoken word performances,
movie and a dialogue.
Schedule: (248) 848-4303,
www.farmlib.org .

Health

Find support with the Time
Travelers, a group for those who

have had strokes and related ill-
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays,
Jan. 22 and 29, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.

Helping Out

Shop at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, 6800 Orchard Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield, for the
benefit of West Bloomfield-based
Cong. B'nai Moshe. Schedule:

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concluding 9:45-11:45 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 27, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. (248) 642-4260, ext.
202.

Try your luck in the Texas Hold
'Em Poker Tournament, for ages
21 and older, 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, at Congregation Beth Shalom,
14601 W. Lincoln in Oak Park. The
brotherhood sponsors the event,
a benefit for the Lucas Youth
Assistance Fund. The top prize is
$750. Register for $75; re-buys
are $25. (248) 547-7970.

Serve as a co-chair to oversee
the kitchen and food dispatch
for Meals on Wheels, a program
of National Council of Jewish
Women. Hours are 7:45-10:30 a.m.
Tuesdays. Training is provided.
Beverly Frank: (248) 967-0967

Volunteer to read to students at
Coleman Young School in Detroit
on four Fridays this school year.
Program sponsor is National
Council of Jewish Women. Ellie
Slovis or Sue Simon: (248)
355-3300. Council also needs
computer-literate volunteers and
help with mailings; call (248) 355-
3300.

Sort items donated to the used

media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Wednesdays, at Bloomfield

Plaza Shopping Center, southwest
corner of Maple and Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. (The sale is
April 6-13, at Laurel Park Place
in Livonia.) (248) 645-7840, ext.
365.

Holidays 6 Shabbat

Celebrate Tu b'Shevat, the holiday

for the trees, at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek:
• Saturday, Jan. 19: After servic-
es, join Rabbi Joseph Krakoff for
a Lunch and Learn on the holiday
at 27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield.
There is a charge. RSVP: (248)
357-5544.
• Saturday, Jan. 19: Rabbi Eric
Yanoff will lead a seder follow-
ing services at CSZ B'nai Israel
Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Complete with
four cups of wine and fruits remi-
niscent of the land of Israel, the
seder will celebrate our connec-
tion to the earth. No charge.

Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays 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 .

Enroll in a six-week course
on self-mastery and personal
growth based on the teachings of
Maimonides. Rabbi Boruch Cohen
of the Birmingham-Bloomfield
Chai Center is the instructor.
Classes convene 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 21, at 1578 Lakeside
Dr. in Birmingham. No charge.
Register with Rabbi Cohen: (248)
203-6721 or chai-rabbi®sbc.net .

Take conversational Hebrew
classes at the Jewish Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. Register
with Marion Bronstein: (248) 642-
4260, ext. 372, or Bronstein@
jfmd.org .

Deepen spirituality in the

Sephardic musical tradition at

Shai Azulay's drumming lessons
offered 7-8 p.m. Jan. 22 and Feb.
5 and 12, at Congregation Shir
Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway
in Troy. The one-time cost is $10
for members; $20 for others.
RSVP to Heidi: (248) 649-4418 or
heidi@shirtikvah.org .

Gain insight into religious
issues during Stay and Learn
on Shabbat, following services
and Kiddush, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. Jan. 26: Barry Levine
will discuss Shemot, the second
book of the Torah. No charge or
reservation needed. Keren Toby:
(248) 788-0600.

Worship and learn with student

rabbi Donna Kirshbaum visit-
ing Congregation T'chiyah, Jan.
25-27, at the Mondry Building,
15000 W.10 Mile in Oak Park. She
speaks on "Beyond Kvetching:
Other Sides to Yiddish," 7:30 p.m.
Friday; discusses her recent trip to
Ghana, 10 a.m. Saturday; and con-
ducts a study session on "Science
and Judaism," 10 a.m. Sunday.
(248) 559-1818.

Plan to attend the Jewish Forum's

Learning

Become informed about "Real
Life CSI" following breakfast with
the Temple Israel Brotherhood
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at
5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. $10. RSVP: (248) 661-
5700.

Sign up for a gourmet kosher
cooking class featuring Moroccan
cuisine 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
22, at the Masonic Lodge, 37357
Woodward in Bloomfield Hills.
The Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center presents New York-based
chef Levana Kirschenbaum. The
$36 tickets will include food.
RSVP to Ita Leah Cohen: (248)
540-6690; alcohen770@sbc-
global.net .

Gather with attorneys and law
students for a discussion of Alan
Dershowitz's book, Preemption:

A Knife That Cuts Both Ways,
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23,

in a private home. Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz and attorney Irwin
Alterman will lead the program,
which is sponsored by Adat
Shalom Synagogue's Attorneys'
Journey Group. No charge. (248)
851-5100.

colloquium, "The Search for

Truth: Torah and Revelation Meet
Science and Secular Knowledge,"
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2-3.
Schedule: 8-10 p.m. Saturday at
Young Israel of Southfield, 27705
Lahser, and 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday at Young Israel of Oak
Park, 15140 W.10 Mile. Torah in
Motion of Toronto and Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education

Jewish Learning

Come to Tuesday with the Rabbi,
Rabbi Schneor Greenberg's
Talmud class for men and women,
10 a.m. Tuesdays at Chabad
House, 4718 Half Penny Court in
Commerce Township. No charge.
Registration: (248) 363-3644,
chabad@post.com .

are more hosts of the community
event. Participating scholars are
Dr. Menachem Kellner, Dr. Marc
Shapiro, Rabbi Natan Slifkin
and Rabbi Dr. Daniel Sperber.
Registration details: (248) 354-
6415, www.thejewishforum.org .

Attend the Temple Beth El
Brotherhood's Sunday morning
speaker series starting with a hot
breakfast 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27,
at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township. Todd Mendel, presi-
dent of the Jewish Community
Relations Council, will speak on
"Building Bridges." The $2 break-
fast charge is payable at the door.

Puppet Time

Have fun when puppeteer Maureen
Schiffman presents "Coco Goes on a
Safari" 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at
Playhouse Theater in Orchard Mall,
Maple and Orchard Lake roads in West
Bloomfield. No charge. (248) 851-7727.

Coco and friend