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Smith of the Detroit Institute of
the Arts. March 28: University of
Detroit Mercy Law Professor Larry
Dubin and David Magidson, direc-
tor of the Lenore Marwil Jewish
Film Festival. Lectures are open to
the community at no charge. IRP:
(248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.

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

Spend a few hours at the newly
renovated Detroit Institute of
Arts with Wayne State University
(WSU) alumni and friends 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, March 26, start-
ing from WSU in Detroit. $25 for
alumni association members and
$30 for non-members; charge
includes a lecture, docent tour and
lunch. Details: (313) 577-2300 or
www.alumni.wayne.edu/events.

Hear U-M Prof. Victor Rosenberg
speak on his family's Holocaust
experiences as told in 100 let-
ters to his father 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 27 at the U-M Hatcher
Library Gallery, Room 100. Free.
(734( 936-2367.

File a federal tax return to
receive the new $300-$1,200
economic stimulus rebate, even
if you don't have taxable income.
If you received Social Security
or earned income of $3,000 or
more, you likely will qualify for
at least a $300 rebate. The free

Joyous
Purim

Have fun at Purim carnivals and
festivities for the holiday, which
begins Thursday evening, March
20. Here are a few of the choic-
es. Also look for Purim events in
other Calendar categories:

• Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield:
Starts 6 p.m. Thursday, March
20. Enjoy dancing, carnival

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March 20 2008

AARP Tax-Aide program can
help prepare and file your tax
return, by appointment, at senior
centers in Royal Oak, Southfield,
Birmingham, Bloomfield, Madison
Heights, Ferndale, Berkley, Troy
and Clawson, and also at the
Southfield Library. Appointments:
(888) 227-7699.

Learn the "ABCs of Remodeling"
6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April
1, at Doyle Center, 7275 Wing
Lake Rd., west of Telegraph, in
Bloomfield Hills. Event for hom-
eowners offers vendors for con-
struction and remodeling services.
A panel will discuss aspects of
remodeling projects. Sponsors
are Building Industry Association
of Southeastern Michigan and
NAHBR Professional Remodelers.
Free admission. (248) 862-1008.

Health

Meet registered dietician Beverly
Price, signing copies of her new
yoga and eating disorder DVD,

Reconnect with Food...Unplugged,

7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 500
S. Main in Royal Oak. Price has
a practice in Huntington Woods.
(248). 336-9490.

Get insights to provide children
with nutritious and delicious
meals through the Nutritious
Food Series 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays
at the Early Childhood Center
of Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. April 2 topic:
"Lunchbox - Not Peanut Butter
Sandwich Again." $20. RSVP to
Noreen DeYoung: ndeyoung@
umich.edu .

games, clowns and kosher food
at Purim Extravaganza 5768.
(248) 357-5544.

• Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in Bloomfield: 5-8
p.m. Thursday, March 20. Hear
the Megillah read by Beth Ahm
members of all ages, before the
Purim Palooza Carnival. Dancing
with Star Traxx, games, pizza and
falafel, Purim costume parade.
Tickets sold at the door. Amy
Appelman: (248) 851-6880 or
relschool®cbahm.org .

Helping Out

'Into The Woods'

Try your luck to win gifts and
services at Ann Arbor Chapter
of Hadassah's "Bid 'n Brew II,"
2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at
the Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. Fundraiser
for Hadassah Medical Organization
and youth programs includes
desserts and music by the West
Lounge Klezmer Band. Admission:
$10 adults, $5 age 18 or younger.
Reservations preferred. Barb
Bergman: (734) 668-6821 or
yoshka1942@aol.com .

Donate high-end clothing, hand-
bags, shoes and jewelry, all
in good condition, to Greater
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah's
dressy rummage collection,
Sunday-Friday, March 30-April
4, at Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Rd. in West
Bloomfield. Collection hours for
the Hadassah fundraiser are 9
a.m.-noon Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-3:3O
p.m. Friday. The sale is April 13-16.
Details: (248) 683-5030; greater-
detroit@hadassah.org .

Support Kadima, the Jewish men-
tal health agency, by attending
its luncheon program, "Healthy
Body Healthy Mind," 11:30 a.m.-
2 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend in
Birmingham. The guest speaker
will be registered dietician Zonya
Foco, also a best-selling author
and talk show host. $50 includes
a raffle ticket. RSVP to Paula:
(248) 559-8235, ext.122, or
KadimaPaula@msn.com ,

• Keter Torah, 5480 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield:
4:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday, March
23. Come in costume for the
party on Shushan Purim. Enjoy
a children's Megillah reading,
Purim play, costume contest and
pizza, salad and hamentashen. A
highlight will be the chess com-
petition. The blind-folded chess
prodigy Manny Davidovich will
play up to 10 people at a time.
Bring your own chess board.
Cash prizes. $12 adults, $6 for
ages 3-7. Kadima Benezra: (248)
681-3665.

Join the Village Players
of Birmingham for Into
the Woods, the Tony
Award-winning musi-
cal and adult fairytale
romp at the Village
Players Playhouse,
34660 Woodward in
ra Prts
Birmingham. The Friday
Debi Bernstein-Siegel
and Saturday perfor-
mances are 8 p.m.
March 21-22 and 28-29,
with matinees at 2 p.m. Sundays, March 20 and April 6. Debi
Bernstein-Siegel of Bloomfield Twp. is the choreographer.
Purchase tickets ($15): (248) 644-2075 or
www.birminghamvillageplayers.com .

Sort items donated to the used
media drive Bookstock 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Wednesdays, 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.

during Stay and Learn on
Shabbat, following Saturday ser-
vices and Kiddush at Congregation
B`nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. No charge. Drop-ins
are welcome. Keren Toby: (248)
788-0600.

Invite friends and family to
the Shir Chadash service 9
a.m. Saturday, March 29, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. The
engaging, participatory worship
service offers an educational
Torah reading combined with
Musaf melodies, both traditional
and new. (248) 357-5544.

Holidays & Shabbat

Listen to Prof. Howard N.
Lupovitch's Megillah reading, dur-
ing the regular weekday morning
minyan, 7 a.m. Friday, March 21, at
Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. Following the
service will be a special breakfast
in honor of Purim. Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879®
comcast.net .

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 book ($12.50)
through Beth Ahm office or Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.org .

Gain insight into religious issues

Jewish Learning

Review "Israel at 60: The Dream
and the Reality," three programs
with author and Rabbi Sidney
Schwarz, founding president of
PANIM: the Institute for Jewish
Leadership and Value, will meet
7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23, and
Mondays, March 24 and 31, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. SAJE for All
Seasons is the sponsor, in collabo-
ration with the Jewish Community
Relations Council and Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.
Admission prices vary, and reser-
vations are required: (248) 432-
5577, ext. 7; apergament®jccdet.
org . Schedule:
•March 23: "Israel at 60: A
Dream Come True? Registration
starts at 7. Light hors d'oeuvres
will be offered with a taste of
Israel.
•March 24: "Dilemmas in Israeli
Democracy."