To Do! Calendar from page C17 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. C18 May 22 • 2008 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 .