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The community is invited to the fol-
lowing events:

Stagecrafters Youth
Improvisation Program

For ages 8 -18

Free Sample Class

Saturday, April 26th

11:00 am. — 12:30 p.m.
at the Baldwin Theatre

Learn improv through fun games
and imaginative activities that build
life skills and confidence.
Summer classes run

July 21 -Aug. 2, '08

for information on cost and registration,
visit our website, www.stagecrafters.org

This activity is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts
and Cultural Affairs and Oakland County Arts & Culture.

• Temple Emanu-EI,14450 W 10
Mile Rd. in Oak Park: Reserve a
place at the congregation's family
seder, starting at 6:30 p.m. Each
guest will have an individual seder
plate and a multi-course dinner.
Charge: $36.50 adults; $16 for ages
4-12. Call for space availability:
(248) 967-4020.

•Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple, West Bloomfield: The
next Shabbat Limud starts 6 p.m.
Friday, April 18. Schedule: Kabbalat
Shabbat service, dinner and guest
speaker Josh Lichtman. He is NOLA
program director for AVODAH, a
Jewish service corps for young
adults that combines work at
urban, anti-poverty organizations
with exploring Jewish learning and
community-building. No charge for
services or after-dinner program.
Call to check space availability for
dinner: (248) 851-6880.

•Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield: Come
for the Simply Shabbat service 6
p.m. Friday, April 18, followed by a
catered vegetarian dinner at 7 and
a program, "The Truth about Global
Warming." Temple member Paul
Gross, a WDIV-TV meteorologist,
will lead the interactive discussion.
Dinner cost: $10 adults, $6 per child.
RSVP required; call for space avail-
ability: (248) 661-0040 or.

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May 23 I June 15 / 18

Tickets $16 & $18

Gain insight into religious issues during
Stay and Learn on Shabbat, follow-
ing Saturday services and Kiddush at
Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in
West Bloomfield. No charge. Drop-ins are
welcome. Keren Toby: (248) 788-0600.

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• Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Pky. In Troy: Take part
in the annual Isaac Mayer Wise
Shabbat service for Reform temple
congregants, this year held at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 8 p.m.
Friday, April 25. A Passover pot-
luck dinner will begin at 6:30, with
kosher-for-Pesach chicken and bev-
erages provided. Bring a non-dairy
side dish or dessert in a disposable
container. Make dinner RSVP to
toll-free number of Union of Reform
Judaism, Northeast Lakes Council/
Detroit federation: (888) 282-6352.

Leave the cooking and cleanup to
others when you attend a congre-
gational seder on Sunday, April 20
- the second night of Passover. The
Chai Center also offers a first-night
seder:

• Birmingham-Bloomfield
Chai Center, 1578 Lakeside in
Birmingham: Rabbi Boruch Cohen
will participate in the National
Jewish Outreach Program by lead-
ing community learning sederim on
both the first and second nights of
Passover, 9:45 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, April 19-20. Charge (each
night): $35 adults, $18 teenagers,
$12 children. RSVP to Rabbi Cohen:
(248) 203-6721 or chai-rabbi@sbc-
global.net.

248-541-6430

415 S. Lafayette Ave., Downtown Royal Oak

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April 16, or Lunch and Learn noon
Thursday, April 17, at Temple Beth El,
7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Both sessions open to community and led
by Keren Alpert, director of education.
No charge; bring a brown bag lunch for
Thursday. Registration: (248) 865-0612.

Jewish Learning

Visa & MasterCard accepted • All seats reserved

April 17 2008

• Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W 10
Mile Rd. in Oak Park: Celebrate
Passover with a woman's perspec-
tive at the annual Miriam's Seder, a
simple dinner and service starting
7 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Bring a
favorite Passover appetizer or des-
sert to share. $10. RSVP: (248) 967-
4020.

• West Bloomfield JCC: Bring the
family to "Seder in the Center,"
starting 4:30 p.m. JCC Executive
Director Mark Lit leads the service,
and Lisa Soble-Siegmann provides
music. The kosher-for-Passover
food is provided by Matt Prentice
Restaurant Group. Cost: $45 adults;
$25 for children age 12 and younger.
Call Dalia Keen for space availability:
(248) 432-5467, or dkeen@jccdet.
org .

• Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Pkwy in Troy: A tradition-
al meal and dessert buffet, prepared
by Elwin Greenwald and helpers,
starts 5:45 p.m. (come at 5:30).
Rabbis Arnie Sleutelberg and Aaron
Starr will lead the child-friendly
service. Cost for non-members: $40
adults; $23 ages 8-12; $10 age 7
and younger. Check for space avail-
ability: lbakerboy@aol.com or (248)
584-0533.

• Congregation Beth Shalom,14601
W. Lincoln in Oak Park: Leading a
traditional seder, starting at 6 p.m.,
will be Cantor Norman Greenbaum
and Ritual Director Rev. Sammy
Semp. Dinner: $50 adult members
and $55 non-members; $25 all chil-

dren ages 3-12. RSVP: (248) 547-
7970.

• Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd. in Southfield:
Starting at 6 p.m., participate in
a traditional seder with music.
Leaders are Rabbi Joseph Krakoff,
Cantor Meir Finkelstein and
Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman.
Sponsored by Ilene Nemer and fam-
ily, the evening includes afikoman
prizes and a supervised play area
for young children. Dinner: $50
adults: $18 ages 4-13 only. Call for
space availability: (248) 357-5544.

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For ages 3 and older
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•Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield: Bring
a canned-good donation to the
Freedom Seder, "a celebration of
freedom for African Americans and
Jews," 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April
24. Join guests from Hope United

Methodist Church. $25 adults/$18
children under age 12. RSVP by April
18 to Susan Toohy: (248) 661-5700
or susan@temple-israel.org .

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Explore "The Death of Moses," class
topic for Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday,

Study Kabbalah with Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg 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 utilizes Rabbi Adin Steinzalt's book,
Understanding the Tanya. Details: (248)
855-6170; BCTC770@aol.com .

Consider options for studying Talmud:
• Chabad House, 4718 Half Penny Court
in Commerce Township: Rabbi Schneor
Greenberg's Talmud class is 10 a.m.
Tuesdays. Both men and women may