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visitors from Technion-Israel. $36
prepaid admission.

• Annual Technion Student Tour:

7 p.m. at Hammel Music, 2700 E.
Maple (southeast corner at M-5)
in Commerce Township. Learn
about the latest technologies and
study opportunities coming out of
Israel from Dr. Raphael Rom, pro-
fessor of Electrical Engineering,
and graduate students Noga
Livnat, Nanosciences and
Nanotechnology, and Amir Nahir,
Computer Sciences. Prepaid $36
charge includes musical trio, wine
reception and salsa dance lesson.

Heed the "Green Opportunities
Panel" 7 p.m. Monday, March
10, at AAA Michigan, 34802
Woodward in Birmingham. Mark
Clevey, David Gard and Dr.
Deborah Rowe will discuss how our
choices can support energy inde-
pendence and a stronger economy.
Program sponsors are American
Jewish Committee Metropolitan
Detroit Chapter and Michigan
Coalition on the Environment
and Jewish Life (MI-COEJL). No
charge. RSVP: (248) 646-7686.

Get the new $300-$1200 eco-
nomic stimulus rebate. If you
received social security or earned
income of $3000 or more, you
likely qualify for at least a $300
rebate. You must file a federal
return to receive it even if you
do not have taxable income. Get
free tax return preparation and
e-filing from AARP Tax-Aide by
appointment March 11, 12, 18
and 19 at West Bloomfield Parks
and Recreation. Open to low or
moderate income taxpayers of
any age. Call for an appointment:
(248) 451-1900. AARP Tax-Aide
also is available at local senior
centers (Royal Oak, Southfield,
Birmingham, Bloomfield, Madison
Heights, Ferndale, Berkley, Troy,
Clawson) and at the Southfield
Library. Call (888) 227-7699. Also
by appointment only 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12, at the Oak
Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Participate in a discussion on
"Making the Case for Judaism," a
live broadcast featuring talk-show
host Dennis Prager, 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Sponsoring is the

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JCC's Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment for All Seasons. $5.
(248) 432-5577, ext. 7.

Answer "A Call to Wholeness,"
the annual women's conference
sponsored by Oakland Community
College Womencenter 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Saturday, March 15, on OCC's
Orchard Ridge campus, 27055
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. $35 includes keynote pre-
sentation with psychotherapist
Bari Berkowitz, two workshops,
continental breakfast and lunch.
Advance registration advised:
(248) 522-3642.

Get the information you need
before the baby arrives at "The
Greatest Baby Shower on Earth,"
noon-3 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at
Congregation Beth Shalom,14601
Lincoln in Oak Park. Features
include child development experts,
vendors, fashion show, raffle
prizes, freebies, games, music
and entertainment. Bring "gently
used" baby items to CBS by March
5. Also, win a prize for creating
the best diaper receptacle. Pre-
registration is $5 before March 3;
otherwise, $10. Admission includes
light bagel brunch and a pack of
diapers to donate. Beneficiaries
of the day include the Friendship
Circle of West Bloomfield and
Baby Pantry in Pontiac. Register
with Susan Gartenberg: (248) 547-
7970, ext. 234.

Bring your mahj set and card to
the Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah's mah jongg tourna-
ment 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March
19, at Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Play begins at 7 p.m.
Lot parking is limited. Entry is
$20 in advance or $25 at the
door, space permitting. (248) 683-
5030.

The 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, March
20, twice-monthly meeting of
the downtown Detroit chapter
of Sunrise Networking Group
(SNG) will be held at Z's Villa, 42
Piquette, east of Woodward and
south of Grand Blvd. Business
people with an interest in con-
necting with Detroit area firms
are welcome. No breakfast fee
for first-timers. RSVP: www.
sunrisenetworkinggroup.com or
Dennis R. Green, (313) 224-2182.

Make reservations now for the
Kollel Institute's anniversary
dinner 6 p.m. Monday, March 24,
at the Plaza Hotel, 16400 J.L.
Hudson Drive in Southfield. The
Kollel, based in Oak Park, will pres-
ent its Founders Award to Rabbi
A.M. Silverstein. Admission: $100;
$180 couple. Rabbi Reuven Green:
(248) 968-1891; kolleldetroit®
gmail.com .

MusicFest

Health

Find support with the Time
Travelers, a group for those who
have had strokes and related ill-
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays,
March 11 and 18, in Foltyn Social
Hall at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Shelly Newman: (248)
737-8700.

Share stories, advice, support and
understanding with other parents
at the "Tough Kid, Tired Parent"
support group 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Thursdays, March 6 and 20, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield. Group
leader is Dr. Daniel Klein, a psy-
chologist. RSVP to Elaine Bertsch:
(248) 661-5700 or
elaine®temple-israel.org .

Learn "How to Raise a Healthy
and Happy Child From Infancy to

Teenage Years" 7 p.m. Monday,
March 10, at Davidson Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake. Rd. in
West Bloomfield. Guest speakers
will be Dr. Brian Gendelman, Rabbi
Rachel Shere, registered dieti-
cian Lisa Weinbaum and speech
pathologist Shelly Milstein. $10
admission; members pay $5. Free
for those joining Hadassah. (248)
683-5030.

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.

Helping Out

Sort items donated to the used

media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Wednesdays, and also
Thursday, March 13, behind

Mike Burstyn

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.

Support the March of Dimes at
opening-weekend movie screen-
ings of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears
a Who Sunday, March 16, at
Emagine Theatre in Fountain Walk
Shopping Center, 44425 W.12 Mile
in Novi. The Law Offices of Green
& Green is the co-sponsor. Event
includes a silent auction before
movies. $25 VIP package offers
continental breakfast and movie
at 10:30 a.m.; $15 ticket gives
admission to a second screening
at 11. Tickets: www.marchforbabies.
org/moviescreening or (248) 932-
3500.

Holidays & Shabbat

Get ready for Purim (please also
see listings under Seniors, Young
Adults, Youth and in Shul Food):
• Participate in the Purim Parcel
Project, whose sponsors are
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and Alliance for Jewish
Education. Make mishloach manot
parcels to drop off 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
through Friday, March 7, and 10:30
a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at the
Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Parcels will be delivered to Jewish
recipients from noon-1:30 p.m.

Take in "A Tribute to Israel's 60th"
starring Broadway and film star
Mike Burstyn, the feature presen-
tation of the JCC's 2008 Stephen
Gottlieb MusicFest, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 8, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Same-day admis-
sion: $25. A family Purim concert
with Debbie Friedman concludes
the series 3:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 9, at the same location.
Same-day admission: $18; $5 for
children. Details: (248) 661-1000.

March 9. New this year: create
parcels at 1 p.m. March 9, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Stay for
Debbie Friedman's family concert
at 3:30. Details:
www.jewishdetroit.org/purim.

• Socialize at "Pourini for Purim,"

a fundraiser for the Jewish
Cultural Society, 7 p.m. Friday,
March 14, at the Washtenaw
Jewish Community Center, 2935
Birch Hollow Dr. in Ann Arbor.
Local businesses will supply prod-
ucts for a wine, beer and cheese
tasting adventure. Tickets: $45,
or $80/couple. Child care is avail-
able. (734) 975-9872; www.jewish-
culturalsociety.org ; jcs®jccfed.org .
• Attend Rabbi Joseph Krakoff's
lunch and learn about Purim fol-
lowing morning services Saturday,
March 15, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd. in
Southfield. No charge for lunch,
but requires a RSVP by March 13:
(248) 357-5544.
• Join a mother-daughter hamen-
tashen baking session for Purim,
sponsored by Aish Huntington
Woods, 5 p.m. Sunday, March 16,
at 13337 Sherwood in Oak Park.
No charge. Details: (248) 327-
3579; www.aishinthewoods.com .

Jewish Learning

Attend Suppertime Torah Night
with pizza and salad and infor-
mal learning led by Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at 6 p.m. Thursday,
March 6, followed by Minchah
at 7. Sponsored by the men's
club, Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple, W. Bloomfield. No
charge, but donations welcome.
Reservations required. Call Nancy
Kaplan at (248) 737-1931 or e-mail
nancyellen879@comcast.net .

