To Do!
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Visiting Scholar
Meet Rabbi Irwin Kula at two events.
He is president of New York-based
CLAL - the National Jewish Center
for Learning and Leadership, and
included among Newsweek's list of
the "Top 50 Rabbis in America":
•Jewish Family Service of
Metropolitan Detroit annual meet-
ing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. No charge but
Rabbi Kula
RSVP required by May 27 to: Idruck-
er@jfsdetroit.org .
•Lunch and learn:11:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. His topic will be "The Challenge of
Freedom, Power and Affluence." Program co-sponsors are
the Jewish Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education, FedEd,
Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE), the JCC's
56th Annual Jewish Book Fair and Jewish Family Service. $12
includes a kosher dairy lunch. Book signing follows. RSVP:
(248) 642-4260, ext. 372, or jewishdetroit.org/feded.
in Pontiac. Details: rob@home-
townemortgage.com .
Thrill to great performances dur-
ing the Great Lakes Chamber
Music Festival, presented
Saturday, June 14-29, at Temple
Beth El, Kirk in the Hills, St.
Hugo of the Hills, Seligman
Performing Arts Center and
other venues throughout Metro
Detroit. Musicians include Joseph
Silverstein and Menahem Pressler.
Choose a seven-concert series
or single performances. Tickets
start at $10 for ages 25 and under.
Schedule: (248) 559-2097 or
www.greatlakeschambermusic.org .
Enjoy Broadway tunes at a Zamir
Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit
concert 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8,
at the Oak Park JCC. David G.
Appelman directs the choir, with
Hannah Waterstone as accom-
panist. Sharing the bill are the
Finnish-American Singers of
Michigan. No charge. (248) 478-
0631.
Event Hotline
Hear from community leaders
A. Alfred Taubman and George
Zeltzer at the Jewish Historical
Society of Michigan's annual
meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27,
at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. $18 fee
includes dessert. RSVP by May
20: (248) 432-5517.
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Join the Birmingham Temple
Out and Abouters for a gour-
met brunch and bus trip 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 1, at 28611 W.12 Mile
in Farmington Hills. At noon, the
group will board a motor coach for
a tour of historic Jewish sites in
Metropolitan Detroit. Adele Stoller,
former president of the Michigan
Jewish Historical Society, is the
guide. Applications to attend ($30
charge) are at the temple: (248)
477-1410.
Learn "The Secret to Improving
Intergenerational Relationships"
from family therapist Dr. Tracey
Stulberg 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
June 4, at Cong. B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake in West Bloomfield.
No charge for this Sisterhood pro-
gram, but must RSVP to Annette
Kaufman: (248) 661-6965 or
kaufman-a®sbcglobal.net
Attend a panel discussion,
"The State of Israel: The Next
60 Years," 7:30 p.m. June 5,
at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
Drake in West Bloomfield. Taking
questions will be presenters
Dr. Raymond Tanter, professor
emeritus, University of Michigan;
Steve Freedman, Hillel Day School,
and Yosef Ben-Gal, Gal-Mar LLC.
Cantor Earl Berris and the mixed
choir will perform. No charge.
RSVP: (248) 788-0600.
Events That Help
Health
Celebrate the anniversary of
Sarah and Morris Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center at a din-
ner and Chinese auction 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27, at Young Israel
of Oak Park,15140 W.10 Mile.
Details: (248) 855-6170.
Find comfort at Adat Shalom
Synagogue's healing service 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Rabbi Herbert A. Yoskowitz and
Cantor Frank Lanzkron-Tamarazo
invite the community. (248) 851-
5100.
Lace up your running shoes for
the 17th Annual Susan G. Komen
Detroit Race for the Cure, 8 a.m.
Saturday, May 31, at Comerica
Park in Detroit. Proceeds will
benefit breast cancer research.
Volunteers are also needed. Pick
up entry form at Art Van furniture
or register at www.karmanos.org/
detroitraceforthecure.
Witness the installation of Linda
Glass and Sheila Schiffer as
co-presidents of Tikvah Group,
Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah, at annual luncheon
11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at
Tam O'Shanter Country Club,
5051 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. $28. RSVP to Rhonda
by May 23: (248) 737-2681.
Have a special evening at the zoo
during the JARC Spring Elation
Safari 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 27,
at the Detroit Zoo, Woodward
at 10 Mile in Royal Oak. Tickets,
starting at $20, will include kosher
picnic dinner, a scavenger hunt,
face painting, music and parking.
www.jarc.org or (248) 538-6610,
ext. 343.
Hear journalist Lynn Sherr speak
at a luncheon program, "Women
Lighting the Way," noon Thursday,
May 29, at Knoliwood Country
Club, 5050 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. The philanthropic
Jewish Women's Foundation is
hosting. $100; purchase through
www.jewishdetroit.org/jwf . Details:
(248) 642-4260.
Enjoy a performance by singer
Michael Feinstein at the annual
Dream Catchers event, hosted
by Variety, the Children's Charity,
6 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend in
Birmingham. Proceeds will assist
children with special needs, pro-
viding medical and therapeutic
services, recreational facilities and
educational opportunities. Tickets
start at $250. (248) 258.5511.
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.
Listen to psychologist Fran Parker,
PhD, about "Creating Systems and
Developing Skills to Manage AD/
HD in College" at the next meet-
ing of CHADD, a support group
for Attention Deficit Disorder,
7:30-9 p.m. Monday, June 2, at
Way Elementary School, 765 W.
Long Lake Rd. in Bloomfield Hills.
Registration starts at 7 for sepa-
rate parent and adult group lec-
tures. $5 donation requested for
non-CHADD families. Details: (248)
988-6716; www.chadd.net/527.
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.
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 & Shabbat
Volunteer to plan and/or par-
ticipate 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. Your favorite Camp
Ramah t-shirt or other informal
dress are welcome at the service.
Get details from Rabbi Eric Yanoff:
(248) 357-5544 or eyanoffc
shaareyzedek.org .
Observe Shavuot with the pro-
gram "Camping Out: From Egypt
to Mt. Sinai" 5 p.m. Sunday,
June 8, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in
Southfield. In this biblical adven-
ture, family teams will complete
challenges along their journey
from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, where we
received the Torah, our most valu-
able treasure. $18 is charged per
family. RSVP by June 2 to Megan
Rappaport: (248) 357-5544, ext.
43, or mrappaport®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 .
Sketch Comedy
Prepare for laughs at the
Jewish Ensemble Theatre's
production of Oyi, through
May 25, at JET's Aaron
DeRoy Theater inside
the West Bloomfield JCC.
Richard Orloff's collection of
13 short comedies embraces
the absurd. Schedule: 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5 and 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Tickets: $39, with discounts
available. Rush tickets for $18 are offered an hour before show
time, as available. (248) 788-2900, wwwjettheatre.org .