To Do! Calendar from page C17 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 C18 April 3 • 2008 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.