Sister Act

Make plans to see the Jewish Ensemble Theatre's production
of Saying Kadish With My Sister, having its
final preview 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24,
and opening night 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 26, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. Alison Luterman's play,
directed by Nicholas Calanni, is
a comedy about a mother who
returns from heaven to con-
tend with her adult children's
sibling rivalry. Matinees are
at 2 p.m. Sundays and also
Wednesday, Feb.13. Evening
performances are Wednesdays,
Thursdays and twice on
Saturday; call for schedule. Through
Feb. 17. Tickets are $29-$39, with senior and student dis-
counts. When available, discounted "rush tickets" for $18 may
be purchased one hour before performances. (248) 788-2900.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. (248)
642-4260, ext. 202.

Win some cash at two upcom-
ing Texas Hold 'Em Poker
Tournaments, open to ages 21 and
older:

• Congregation Beth Shalom
Brotherhood:1 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, at 14601 W. Lincoln in Oak

Park. The event, with a top prize
of $750, is a benefit for the syn-
agogue's Lucas Youth Assistance
Fund. Register for $75; re-buys
are $25. (248) 547-7970.

• Bloch-Israel and Pisgah/Zeiger
B'nai B'rith chapters: 6 p.m.

8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the
synagogue, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. Financial assistance
is also sought for this year's
Homeless programs, providing
food, medical care and clothing to
local people. Tobye Bello: (248)
357-5544.

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

(register starting 5:30) Sunday,
Feb. 10, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. Proceeds will benefit the
chapters and B'nai B'rith Great
Lakes Region. Top prize is at least
$500. A meat deli tray from Matt
Prentice Catering is included. Call
for range of registration fees:
(248) 646-3100.

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.

Find comfort at the seminar,

Sort items donated to the used

"Hope after Loss," 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hospice of

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.

Michigan, 43097 Woodward, Suite
102, in Bloomfield Hills: Guest
speaker is Cindy Goldman, HOM
grief support services manager.
Anyone dealing with the loss of
a loved one is welcome at no
charge. Register with Margie
Martin: (248) 334-1323.

Volunteer to help in the soup
kitchen as Congregation Shaarey
Zedek puts on Souperbowl 2008

Holidays & Shabbat

Worship and learn with student
rabbi Donna Kirshbaum Jan. 25-
27 at Congregation T'chiyah in

the Mondry Building, 15000 W.10

Mile in Oak Park. She will speak on
"Beyond Kvetching: Other Sides to
Yiddish," 7:30 p.m. Friday; discuss
her recent trip to Ghana, 10 a.m.
Saturday; and conduct a study
session on "Science and Judaism,"
10 a.m. Sunday. (248) 559-1818.

Take part in Shir Chadash, an
engaging and participatory ser-
vice, 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield.
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, Cantor Meir
Finkelstein and Assistant Cantor
Leonard Gutman will lead. Shir
Chadash combines an educational
Torah reading with inspiring Musaf
melodies, both traditional and
new. (248) 357-5544.

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 .

Stay for Lunch and Learn
with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff fol-
lowing services Saturdays at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. No
charge. RSVP: (248) 357-5544.

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 .

Join a course on self-mastery
and personal growth based on
the teachings of Maimonides
7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, through
Feb. 25, at 1578 Lakeside Dr. in
Birmingham. Rabbi Boruch Cohen
of the Birmingham-Bloomfield
Chai Center is the instructor.
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 .

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.

dent of the Jewish Community
Relations Council, will speak on
"Building Bridges." The $2 break-
fast charge is payable at the door.
Barbara Grant: (248) 851-1100,
ext. 3149.

Hear Holocaust survivor Henry
Gleisner and Chief Warrant Officer
Eric Howe at a program of Zionist
Organization of America, Michigan
Region, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27,
at the Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Campus, 28123 Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills. The
topic of "Confronting Evil, Now

and Then: Terrorism and Nazism"

Get artistic and historic perspec-
tives on the Holocaust Memorial
Center's murals 7-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the HMC,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. Anatoliy Shapiro will share
his experiences in creating several
murals, models and dioramas,
while Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig,
the HMC director, will provide the
setting for Shapiro's images. He
will discuss the shtetl and Jewish
traditions and life in Europe
before World War II. Registration
required through the Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center. Call (248)
644-0866 or e-mail with name
and number of people attending to
Info@BBartCenter.org

is in commemoration of the 60th
anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz. No charge. (248) 282-
0088.

Go by bus for a docent-led tour of
the Detroit Institute of Arts and
lunch 10:15 a.m.-2:3O p.m. Friday,
Feb. 8. Sponsor is Tikvah Group
of the Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah. The day's charge is
$26, $18 with DIA membership
card or free for anyone joining
Hadassah at this event. RSVP by
Feb.1 to Barbara: (248) 353-0072.

Plan to attend the Jewish Forum's

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
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 .

Learning

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-

Miriam Levinson

Jews Of Cuba

Hear Miriam Levinson's lec-
ture on "The Jews of Cuba:
The Road to Paradise and
the Land We Called Home"
7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Levinson,
a native of Cuba, heads the
Chicago Jewish Community
Center Travel Dept. and
will lead an Adat Shalom
mission to Cuba in late
March. No charge. Sheila
Lederman: (248) 851-5100,
ext. 246, or
slederman@adatshalom.org .

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