Health

Call for a schedule of support
groups that meet mornings at

the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham.
Groups include Alzheimer's, care-
givers and vision enrichment.
(248) 203-5280.

Find comfort at Living On, a grief
support group sponsored by
Hospice of Michigan, 2-3:30 p.m.
and also 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May
20, at HOM, 43097 Woodward,
Suite 102, in Bloomfield Hills.
No charge. Register with Margie
Martin: (248) 334-1323.

Learn coping skills taking the
Journey Through Grief, a support
group, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
through May 28, at Birmingham
Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile in
Farmington Hills. The facilitator
is Cindy S. Goldman. No charge,
but registration required: (248)
334-1324.

Helping Out

Become a mentor to an at-risk
youth in Oakland County through
Mentor Connection, a non-sectar-
ian program of Jewish Family
Service. Details: (248) 592-2317,
kholden@jfsdetroit.org .

Holidays er Shabbat

Hear from lri Kassel, executive
director of the Israel Movement
for Progressive Judaism, at ser-
vices 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Pkwy. in Troy. A mem-
ber of Kibbutz Hatzerim in the
northern Negev, Kassel will speak
about Reform Judaism in Israel.
(248) 649-4418; www.shirtikvah,
org.

Help Jewish Parents Institute cel-
ebrate the b'not mitzvah of stu-
dents Hannah Guth of Waterford
and Payton Nothdurft of Berkley
10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17,
at the West Bloomfield JCC.
Details on JPI's secular Jewish
Sunday school: (248) 432-5471 or
mwolfe@jccdet.org .

Volunteer for the planning com-
mittee or participate in the Ramah
Shabbat service, especially geared
for past and present Ramahniks,
9 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Wear
your favorite Camp Ramah T-shirt
or other informal dress to upcom-
ing service. Rabbi Eric Yanoff has
details: (248) 357-5544 or
eyanoff®shaareyzedek.org .

Participate in Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein's Torah study
group 9-9:30 a.m. Saturdays at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. He
focuses weekly on one "big idea"
from the Torah using 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 .

Monday, May 19, at 27375 Bell
Road, Southfield. (248) 357-5544.

Study Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg 10:30 a.m.
Sundays or 8 p.m. Wednesdays,
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 these options for study-
ing 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 attend at no
charge. Registration: (248) 363-
3644, chabad@post.com .

• Birmingham/Bloomfield Chai
Center, 39533 Woodward, Suite

140, in Bloomfield Hills: Rabbi
Boruch Cohen leads a Talmud
discussion group for beginners, in
English, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. No
charge, but register with Rabbi
Cohen: (248) 203-6721, chai-
rabbi®sbcglobal.net .

Learning

Jewish Learning

Take part in a discussion after
watching Canvas, an award-win-
ning film that explores how a
mother's mental illness impacts
her family, 7 p.m. Thursday, May
15, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek West Bloomfield B'nai Israel
Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Road.
The Kadima-sponsored event
includes Dr. Elliot Luby taking
audience questions. Donation: $10.
Paula: (248) 559-8235, ext.122.

Show support for Jewish educa-
tion attending the confirmation
and high school graduation cer-
emony of Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Religious School 7:30 p.m.

Hear Chicago photographer
Steven E. Gross' thoughts on the
future of film photography in this
digital age 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 15, at Oakland Community

Gain insight into religious issues
at Stay and Learn on Shabbat,
following 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.

Find Comfort, Healing

Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will hold a healing
service 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Led by Rabbi Herbert A.
Yoskowitz and Cantor Frank Lanzkron-Tamarazo, the synagogue's
healing services are designed for those who long for a greater
sense of spirituality or have concerns related to grief, physical
or emotional illness, or change
The community is welcome. For information, call the Adat
Shalom office, (248) 851-5100.

Rabbi Yoskowitz

College, 739 S. Washington in
Royal Oak. Co-sponsor is the
American Society of Media
Photographers. Gross is a former
Oak Park resident. No charge.
(248) 543-4090.

Capture the good times with
the hobby of scrapbooking, an
all-day event for all skill levels
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 17,
at the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham. $45;
call for space availability: (248)
203-5280.

Watch a fast-paced, fact-filled,
humorous look at the underside
of production and consumption
in the "The Story of Stuff," a
lunch and learn presentation
noon-1 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the
Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Host is Michigan Coalition on the
Environment and Jewish Life. No
charge, but bring your own lunch.
RSVP recommended: (248) 642-
5393, ext. 7, or mi-coejl@jfmd.org .

Become informed about "Stem
Cell Research: the Science, the

Potential and the Law," 8 p.m.
Monday, May 19, at Birmingham
Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile in
Farmington Hills. Presenters at the
forum are Marcia Baum and Lynn
Jondahl. No charge for members,
$8 for others. (248) 477-1410.

Attend the American Technion
Society's "Insider's View" lun-
cheon (kosher upon request),
with economist David Littmann,
11:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 21,
at Andiamo's Italia in Bloomfield
Hills. The ATS Board of Directors
and Estate Planning Committee
will host his talk on "Transforming
Michigan's Entrepreneurial
Community." $18 is a minimum
contribution. RSVP to Barbara
Zeevi: (248) 737-1990 or detroit®
ats.org .

Become informed on options
for child adoption 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, at the JFS
Orley Family Building, 6555 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Hosting
the monthly seminar is Alliance
for Adoption, a division of Jewish
Family Service. No charge.
Registration required: (248) 592-
2345 or adoption@jfsdetroit.org .

Seniors

Tell your story for future gen-
erations at memoir-writing
classes for senior adults 2-3 p.m.
Thursdays, May 15 and 22, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Tuition and
writing materials are provided at
no charge, but register first with
Noemi: (248) 432-5486.

Express yourself in the Writer's
Corner with facilitator Norma
Goldman 10 a.m. Friday, May 16,
at the Oak Park JCC. Anyone
interested in creative writing may
come; no charge. (248) 967-4030.

Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, May 19, at the Oak Park

JCC. The facilitator is Dr. Charles
Silow, director of the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families
of Jewish Home & Aging Services.
(248) 661-2999.

Attend a monthly support group
open to caregivers of individu-
als with Alzheimer's disease and
other dementias 7-9 p.m. Monday,
May 19, at Jewish Home & Aging
Services, 6710 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Adult
Day Care Program. No charge to
attend, but must RSVP to facilita-
tor Fran Cook: (248) 661-6390.

Join other seniors for lunch and
a concert noon Tuesday, May 20,
at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Twp. Guest artists
will be Yuki and Tomoko Mack, an
award-winning piano duo. Cost for
the luncheon is $10 for members
of the temple's Ambassadors
senior group and $12 for guests.
Make reservation now with Regina
Weiss: (248) 661-5001.

Enjoy a game of bingo with Noemi
1 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Oak
Park JCC. There is a charge of $1
per card. The Active Life program
sponsors. (248) 967-4030.

Attend the Institute for Retired
Professionals' annual meeting
and installation dinner 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield.
The Laker Express, a choir from
West Bloomfield High School, will

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