Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd.
in West Bloomfield. Call for space
availability: (248) 683-5030.
Show up for a stroke and osteopo-
rosis screening with appointments
starting at 9 a.m. Monday, March
3, at Our Lady of Albanians,
29350 Lahser in Southfield.
Details: (800) 697-9721.
Get informed through CHADD
(Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit Disorder) 7:30-
9 p.m. Monday, March 3, at Way
Elementary School, 765 W. Long
Lake Rd. in Bloomfield Hills.
Registration starts at 7. Parent
group will hear talk on "Secrets
of Parenting the Strong-Willed
Child." Adult program is The
Match Game: Finding the Career
That Really Works for You." Non-
member families pay $5 donation.
(248) 988-6716; www.chadd.net .
Call for a schedule of sup-
port groups that meet morn-
ings at the Birmingham Area
Seniors Coordinating Council and
Center (BASCC), 2121 Midvale
in Birmingham. Groups include
Alzheimer's, caregivers, hearing
loss and vision enrichment. (248)
203-5270.
Center at Hadassah Hospital in
Israel. (248) 683-5030.
Sort items donated to the used
media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Wednesdays, and also
Thursdays, Feb. 21 and March 13,
behind Bloomfield Plaza Shopping
Center (to the left of Robert Mann
Furs), Maple and Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. (248) 645-
7840, ext. 365.
• Volunteer to work during the
Bookstock sale, April 6-13, at
Laurel Park Place in Livonia. Help
on April 9, the National Council
of Jewish Women's service day,
by calling Fran Stern: (248) 355-
3300. Join members of Greater
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah by
calling (248) 683-5030.
Holidays & Shabbat
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. He will focus on one
"big idea" from the Torah weekly,
using the book, The Bible's Top 50
Ideas, by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins.
Purchase for $12.50 through the
Beth Ahm office or contact Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.org .
Helping Out
Make a minimum gift of $136
to join the Hadassah Heroines
at "Girls Night Out 3," 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4, at Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. $28 additional
charge includes entertainment
with magician-comedian Mark
Maze, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres
and desserts. Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah is earmark-
ing proceeds to the Charlotte
R. Bloomberg Mother and Child
Stay for Rabbi Joseph Krakoff's
Lunch and Learn series follow-
ing Shabbat services Saturdays
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. No
charge for lunch, but requires
RSVP: (248) 357-5544.
Jewish Learning
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. Saturday, Feb. 23:
Barry Levine continues his discus-
sion on Shemot (Exodus), the sec-
ond book of the Torah. No charge
or reservation needed. Keren
Toby: (248) 788-0600.
Study the Kabala with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at 10:30 a.m.
Sundays or 8 p.m. Wednesdays,
through April, at Sara and Morris
Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center,
5595 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
The class is based on Rabbi Adin
Steinzalt's book, Understanding
the Tanya. (248) 855-6170 or e-
mail BCTC770@aol.com .
Obtain self-mastery and personal
growth from the teachings of
Maimonides, a series conclud-
ing 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 25, at 1578 Lakeside Dr. in
Birmingham. The teacher is Rabbi
Boruch Cohen of the Birmingham-
Bloomfield Chai Center. No charge,
but register with Rabbi Cohen:
(248) 203-6721 or chai-rabbi@
sbcglobal.net .
Survey Jewish political strate-
gies from the Middle Ages to the
present, starting 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 25, at the Fisher Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph in
Bloomfield Township. The eight-
week course emphasizes 20th
Century American Jewry and
Israel. No class on March 31. Call
for charge to Marion Bronstein:
(248) 642-4260, ext. 372.
Experience Congregation Beth
Ahm's new semester of adult
Jewish education classes at 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
There is no charge to attend the
following programs:
• "The Mitzvah of Havdalah":
Appreciate the ritual of tran-
sitioning from the restfulness
of Shabbat into a new week
of creativity at Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein's learning workshop
7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. Feb.
25. Advance registration is appre-
ciated; (248) 851-6880, ext.17, or
e-mail: raysteven@cbahm.org.
Show up for the Rabbi's Lunch &
Learn series on "Great Jewish
Thinkers," 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Thursdays, at Congregation Beth
Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln in Oak
Park. Series through March 13.
Registration/fees: (248) 547-
7970.
Enroll in an eight-week course,
"Israel Literature - A Window into
Israeli Society," starting 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Congregation
B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. Rabbi
Eric Yanoff and community educa-
tors are the instructors, examining
the work of Israeli writers since
1948. The course co-sponsor is
the Florence Melton Adult Mini-
School. Class dates: March 4,11,
18, 25; April 1, 8.15. Cost: $125.
(248) 357-5544.
Come to the Jewish Cultural
Society's free adult educa-
tion series, "From Sumeria to
Brooklyn: the Long, Strange Trip
of the Jewish People," starting
10:15-11:45 a.m. Sunday, March 2,
at the Jewish Community Center,
2935 Birch Hollow Dr. in Ann
Arbor. Presenter Larry Kuperman,
a longtime member and Sunday
school teacher, will talk about
Judaism and Islam, two major
religions with commonalities of
language and geographic origin,
and how they co-exist today. The
series meets again March 30. A
light snack and coffee will be pro-
vided. Details: (734) 975-9872, or
e-mail jcs@jccfed.org .
Consider these options for study-
ing Talmud:
• Chabad House, 4718 Half Penny
Court in Commerce Township: Try
Tuesday with the Rabbi, Rabbi
Schneor Greenberg's Talmud
class, 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Both
men and women may attend at no
charge. Registration: (248) 363-
3644, chabad@post.com .
• Birmingham/Bloomfield Chai
Center, 39533 Woodward, Suite
140, in Bloomfield Hills: Rabbi
Boruch Cohen leads a Talmud
discussion group for beginners, in
English, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
26. No charge, but register with
Rabbi Cohen: (248) 203-6721,
chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net .
Gather for Rabbi Rachel Shere's
informal, interactive class,
"Lattes and Learning," 9:30
a.m. Wednesdays at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Yoga is taught
at the first meeting each month.
No charge. Caren Harwood: char-
wood@adatshalom.org .
A Good Hand
Have a fun evening at the "Ante Up for Hunger"
fundraiser 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Yad Ezra,
2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley. The evening features
Texas hold 'em poker, bingo, live auction, door
prizes, desserts and beverages. Dietary laws will
be observed. $50 entrance fee, with an additional
$50 buy-in required for poker. Proceeds will benefit
Yad Ezra's lunch assistance program, providing hot,
nutritious lunches for local day-school students
from low-income families. Registration:
www.yadezra.org and (248) 548-3663.
"Just Say 'Know' to Judaism,"
noon Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Partners
in Torah, FedEd and the JCC are
sponsoring the four-part series
to help people to develop an
appreciation of Judaism and make
the world better. $18, or $7 per
class; payable at door. Jonathan
Feiertag: (248) 583-2476 or info@
partnersdetroit.org .
Meet Prof. Arnold M. Eisen, chan-
cellor of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 5, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Eisen's talk is entitled,
"Commandment, Community and
the Future of American Judaism."
No charge. (248) 681-4235.
Learning
Enroll for the 10-session educa-
tional series, "Family Caregiving
101," starting 7-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Coordinated by
Jewish Family Service, the series
is geared toward people providing
unpaid care to family members
and friends with physical, mental
and/or emotional impairments. No
charge. Register with Stephanie
Appel: (248) 592-2667, or e-mail
sappel@jfsdetroit.org .
Prepare delicious meals after
attending Bonnie Fishman's cook-
ing classes at Bonnie's Kitchen,
6527 Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp.
Upcoming: Glorious Brunch V, 7-9
pm. Feb. 25. $40. Register at www.
bonnieskitchen.com.
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