To Do!
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Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W.13
Mile in Royal Oak. Pam Marcovitz,
MD, director of the hospital's
Ministrelli Women's Heart Center,
will speak to members and guests
of Eleanor Roosevelt Group of
Hadassah. $7 charge includes des-
sert, or free if joining Hadassah at
this event. Parking is free in South
deck. (248) 683-5030.
Attend the Nutritious Food Series,
seminars offering insights to pro-
vide children with delicious, nutri-
tious meals, 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays,
April 9 and 16, at the Jewish
Community Center of Washtenaw
County's Early Childhood Center,
2935 Birch Hollow in Ann Arbor.
$20 each time. Noreen DeYoung:
ndeyoung@umich.edu . Schedule:
"Drink! Drink! Drink! But Not
Soda," April 9; "Enjoy Snacking
With No Guilt," April 16.
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
Donate high-end clothing, hand-
bags, shoes and jewelry, all in
good condition, to Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah's dressy
rummage collection, through
Friday, April 4, at Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
Collection hours for the fund-
raiser: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday
and 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday. Sale
dates: April 13-16. Details: (248)
683-5030; greaterdetroit@hadas-
sah.org .
Watch a hockey game between
the Detroit Red Wings Alumni
and Oakland County Public Safety
All-Stars during a fundraiser for
Mentor Connection of Jewish
Family Service 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
April 6, at the Orchard Lake
St. Mary's Athletic Complex in
Orchard Lake. The event also
features a silent auction, dinner
reception and autograph session.
Mentor Connection is a non-sec-
tarian program that pairs up youth
in Oakland County with caring
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adult mentors. Admission prices
vary. Lindsay Leder: (248) 592-
2309, or www.mentorconnect.org .
Get ready to laugh when come-
dians Mark Schiff, Avi Liberman
and John Mulrooney perform at
Aish Detroit's comedy night, a
benefit for the Jewish outreach
organization, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 9, at Mark Ridley's Comedy
Castle, 269 E. Fourth in Royal Oak.
Photos that capture the spirit of
Jerusalem will be sold, along with
Jewish books. RSVP: (248) 327-
3579, or www.aishinthewoods.com .
Leaders are Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz and Cantor Frank
Lanzkron-Tamarazo. (248) 851-
5100.
Find a warm environment to
explore issues of bereavement at
a seven-week support group start-
ing 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in the
Temple Beth El Board Room, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Rabbi David Castiglione and social
worker Peggy Frank will facilitate
through May 27. No charge. (248)
851-1100, ext. 3143.
Holidays & Shabbat
Support educational outreach pro-
grams through attendance at the
Oakland County Bar Foundation's
spring-themed "Signature Event,"
a business-casual social eve-
ning, 7-10 p.m. Friday, April 11, at
Oakland Hills Country Club, 3951
W. Maple in Bloomfield Hills. The
strolling supper will feature food
stations with an international
flavor. Tickets are $150, with spon-
sorships available. Katie: (248)
334-3400, or www.ocba.org .
Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated
by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and
West Bloomfield. Volunteer dur-
ing morning hours only. Details
from Michal Ram: (248) 592-1104;
mram@jasmi.org .
Health
Attend monthly support groups
open to caregivers of individu-
als with Alzheimer's disease and
other dementias. Sponsored by
Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care
Program. Schedule: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, at JVS, 29699
Southfield Rd. in Southfield; and
1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, April
10, and 7-9 p.m. Monday, April
14, at Jewish Home & Aging
Services, 6710 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. No charge to attend,
but must RSVP to the facilita-
tor. Dorothy Mantis (Southfield):
(248) 233-4392. Fran Cook (West
Bloomfield): (248) 661-6390.
Feel comforted by attending
a community healing service
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Explore Israel at an in-depth
learning Shabbat Friday-Saturday,
April 4-5, at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. The facilitator is
Israeli educator Shlomit Naor
of the Jerusalem-based Melitz
program. Schedule: 6 p.m. Friday
Kabbalat Shabbat service followed
by dinner and learning; 10:30 a.m.
Shabbat program for ages 11-16;
and a lunch and learn following
morning services. The program is
sponsored by Beth Ahm's Sara &
Menasche Haar Fund as part of
Detroit's Israel@60 celebration.
Call Tessa Goldberg for questions
on the weekend and meal RSVP:
(248) 851-6880 or director@
cbahm.org . More about Melitz:
www.melitz.org .
Participate in Sisterhood Shabbat,
a service written and led by
Temple Beth El Sisterhood mem-
bers, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11,
at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township. Adrienne Castiglione
will be honored as she and her
husband, Beth El Rabbi David
Castiglione, prepare to leave in
July for his new senior rabbi posi-
tion in California. Barbara Grant:
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
Learn from Scholar-In-Residence
Rabbi Elliott Kleinman at worship
services 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11,
and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12,
at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield. The
rabbi will discuss how Reform
Judaism can provide a framework
to explore one's relationship with
God. (248) 661-0040.
Get ready for Passover, which
starts at sundown Saturday, April
19. More items related to the
holiday are found elsewhere in the
calendar and Shul Food:
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield:
• Participate in a pre-Passover
learning session with Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein starting with
light supper 5:45 p.m. Thursday,
April 10. Part of the Men's Club
Suppertime Torah and Minyan
series. Schedule: pizza and salad
dinner (by reservation); infor-
mal 25-minute learning session;
minyan service in Tauber Family
Chapel at 7 p.m. No dinner charge
for Beth Ahm members; $5 for
others. RSVP to Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879®
comcast.net .
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield:
• Attend Rabbi Joseph Krakoff's
lunch and learn about Passover
following morning services
Saturday, April 12. No charge for
lunch, but requires a RSVP by
April 10: (248) 357-5544.
Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow in Ann Arbor. Two events:
• Browse through a Passover
boutique to purchase seder plates
and other holiday items 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Thursday, April 17.
• Join the intergenerational
Passover seder 11 a.m. Thursday,
April 17. Participating are the
Jewish Community Center Older
Adults Program and the Early
Childhood Center. A "mystery
guest from the past" will lead an
interactive telling of the Passover
story. A free lunch will be served.
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
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.
Jewish Learning
Get guidance from the past in
"Men are From Moab, Women are
From Ammon: Relationships in
Biblical Times" 10 a.m. Sunday,
April 6, at Congregation Shir
Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Pkwy.
in Troy. The class is with Rabbi
Rachel Rembrandt of the Union
for Reform Judaism's Northeast
Lakes Region. Free for CST mem-
bers, $10 for others. RSVP: (248)
649-4418.
Study Kabbalah 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 .
Make plans to attend "The
Death of Moses," class topic for
American Judasim
Howard Lupovitch
Listen to Prof. Howard
N. Lupovitch's lecture on
"The `Kaplanization' of
American Jewry," conclud-
ing his three-part American
Judaism History Book Club,
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
10, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Participants
are encouraged to read the
textbook American Judaism
by Prof. Jonathan Sarna, a
leading contemporary histo-
rian of American Jewry. The
lecture is self-contained and
can be understood without
attending the others. No
charge, but pre-registration
is requested: (248) 851-
6880.