Event Hotline
Take in a panel discussion on
"The State of Israel: The Next 60
Years" 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June
5, at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake in West Bloomfield.
No charge. RSVP: (248) 788-
0600.
Head over to the east side for
the Cruisin' Gratiot car cruise,
Monday, June 9-14, on Gratiot
Avenue between Eight and 10 Mile.
Details: www.cruisin-gratiot.com
or (586) 552-1366.
Attend a ceremony at Adat
Shalom Synagogue to mark the
10th anniversary of the merger
between Adat Shalom and
Congregation Beth Achim, 9
a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. Ed
Kohl of West Bloomfield and Neal
Zalenko of Bloomfield Hills chair
the program. (248) 851-5100.
Celebrate 50 years of Chabad-
Lubavitch in Michigan 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 22, at Rock
Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand
River, Novi. Dinner with keynote
by former Israeli Chief Rabbi
Yisrael Meir Lau and a perfor-
mance by 7-year-old musician-
composer Ethan Bortnick. The
event commemorates the yahrtz-
eit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
$36. RSVP: (248) 877-7978 or
info® lubavitchmi.com . See www.
lubavitchmi.com .
Events That Help
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,
including medical and therapeutic
services, recreational facilities
and educational opportunities.
Attorney Henry Baskin will get the
group's Dream Catchers Award.
Tickets start at $250. (248) 258-
5511.
Walk on behalf of the Michigan
Parkinson Foundation at "I
Gave My Sole for Parkinson's"
Saturday, June 7, in St. Clair
Shores or Sunday, June 8,
at Maybury State Park, Eight
Mile west of Beck in Northville.
Saturday events are on a level
track at South Lake School, 23101
Stadium, and a city route. Onsite
registration: 9:30-10:30 a.m. both
days. (800) 852-9781, www.par-
kinsonsmi.org .
Browse through a juried arts
and crafts fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 11, at First
United Methodist Church, 1589 W.
Maple in Birmingham. Women of
Bloomfield will give proceeds to
CARE House of Oakland County
for prevention, intervention and
education programming, and
SCAMP, to send children with spe-
cial needs to camp. Beverly Allen:
(248) 737-4160.
Health
Feel a little healthier with Walk
on Wednesday, a family-friendly
walking club that meets 9 a.m.
every Wednesday, rain or shine,
in The Village of Rochester Hills,
northeast corner of Walton and
Adams. Each session includes a
one-mile walk and a health tip
from Crittenton Hospital, the club
co-sponsor. Jessica Presner: (248)
283-2382.
Learn Hebrew Prayers
Improve your understanding of the
Shabbat morning prayers at an interme-
diate-level prayer-book Hebrew reading
class 2-3 p.m. Mondays at Cong. Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Adult learners must have knowledge
of basic, phonetic prayer-book Hebrew.
No charge, but requires textbook pur-
chase ($18). Details from instructor
Amy Appelman: relschool@cbahm.org or
(248) 851-8820.
Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale in Birmingham. (248)
203-5280:
• Attend an arthritis education
program 6:30 p.m. Monday, June
9. Lydia Lasichak, MD, a board-
certified rheumatologist, will
speak. No charge. Pre-registration
is required by Friday, June 6.
• Call for a schedule of sup-
port groups that meet mornings
at the center. Groups discuss
Alzheimer's, care approaches and
vision enrichment.
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
Celebrate Shavuot with
Congregation Beth Ahm's Tikkun
Leil Shavuot on Monday and
Tuesday, June 9-10, at 5075 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein, Prof. Howard
N. Lupovitch and others will lead
the study sessions focused on
the Conservative movement's
Etz Hayim chumash (Five Book
of Moses). See Shavuot Resource
Guide at www.cbahm.org . Details:
(248) 737-931 or Nancyellen879@
comcast.net .
JCC Golf Classic
Hit the links for the JCC's Dr.
Larry D. Sills Memorial Golf
Classic and Dinner Monday,
June 16, at Meadowbrook
Country Club, 40941 Eight
Mile in Northville. The event,
including an auction, will ben-
efit the Send a Kid to Camp
Fund for children attending
JCC day camps, and for chil-
dren with special needs. This
year's honoree is attorney
and community activist Irwin
Alterman. Schedule: break-
Irwin Alterman
fast and registration, 7 a.m.;
morning shotgun, 7:45 a.m.;
afternoon shotgun, 12:30 p.m.; dinner and program, 7 p.m.
Admission: $295 for game and dinner, or $125 for dinner only.
Paul Barker: (248) 432-5538 or pbarker@jccdet.org . List of
auction items: www.jccdet.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.
Jewish Learning
Extend a yasher koach to the
adult b`not mitzvah class 9 a.m.
Monday, June 9, at Congregation
Participate in a Shavuot evening
of learning starting Sunday eve-
ning, June 8, at both locations of
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road
in Southfield. (248) 357-5544.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek. The
Tikkun Leil Shavuot study ses-
sion runs 7-10 p.m. at 27375 Bell
Road in Southfield, and 10 p.m.-
dawn at CSZ B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. There will be a Sunrise
Shacharit Service at 4:45 a.m.
Monday, June 9, in Southfield.
Refreshments will be served.
(248) 357-5544.
Honor graduates and partici-
pants of Melton adult learning
classes 9 a.m. Monday, June 9, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek West
Bloomfield B'nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Rd. There will
be a service and lunchtime study
session. RSVP: Tobye Bello, (248)
357-5544.
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.
Attend the sixth commencement
ceremony for West Bloomfield-
based Frankel Jewish Academy 7
p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. A reception will
follow. (248) 592-5263, ext. 231.
Learning
Become informed about options
for child adoption 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18, at the JFS
Orley Family Building, 6555 W.
Maple, 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 .
Gain insight into the struggles of
refugee Jews interned in Vichy,
France, during the Holocaust 7
p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the
Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills. Robert Rockaway, professor
emeritus at Tel-Aviv University,
will present the letters of internee
Max Vielgut to his sister in the
United States. Rockaway will
personalize Vielgut's frustrat-
ing attempt to secure visas for
himself and his father. No charge.
Selma Silverman: (248) 553-2400,
ext. 12.
Seniors
Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, June 9, 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.
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