Jewelers at nearby Orchard Mall.
Group will offer hiking, canoeing,
golfing, Thursday evening walks
on nature trails and monthly out-
ings to parks and zoos. Dining will
follow each activity. RSVP to Pam:
(248) 624-5094.
Reserve a place by July 11 for
the family camping event Camp
Imagine 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19,
through Sunday, July 20, on the
lawn at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
Enjoy Havdalah together, crafts
and games. Charge: $20 adult, $10
per child age 2 and older; includes
dinner, breakfast and s'mores.
Michelle Lichtman: (248) 661-
5700, michelle@temple-israel.org .
Take the Detroit Historical
Society's guided walking tour of
Detroit's Indian Village neighbor-
hood 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12. See
the home of architect Albert Kahn
and other famous Detroiters. DHS
members pay $20; otherwise, $30.
Also, tour the Masonic Temple in
Detroit at same time/day. Details/
registration for both tours: (313)
833-1801, or www.detroithistorical.
org/thingstodo.
Bring all your "mateys" to a
pirate adventure, complete with
treasure hunt and treasure boxes,
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
in West Bloomfield. Dine on bar-
becued hot dogs, chips, beverage
and dessert. Dinner charge: $20
per family; $5 per additional adult.
RSVP required to Dolly: (248) 681-
4235.
Events That Help
Laugh at the sketch comedy of
Second City during its opening
night benefit for Gilda's Club Metro
Detroit 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9,
at 42705 Grand River in Novi. New
show will run through Sept. 7. $15.
(248) 348-4448, www.secondcity.
COM.
Hit the links for the Kadima Golf
Classic 11:30 a.m. Monday, July
14, at Knollwood Country Club,
5050 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Benefit for Zussman Activity
Center. $350; includes lunch,
cocktails and dinner. Scholarships
are available. Register with Paula:
(248) 559-8235, ext.122.
Health
Work through grief at Hospice of
Michigan monthly support groups
held on first and third Tuesdays.
Next times are 2-3:30 and 6-7:30
p.m. July 15, at HOM office, 43097
Woodward, Suite 102, in Bloomfield
Hills. Register with Margie Martin:
(248) 334-1323.
Helping Out
Donate good quality clothing now
in advance of the Congregation
Beth Ahm rummage sale Sunday-
Tuesday, Aug. 3-5. Synagogue
office: (248) 851-6880.
Contact Dr. Charles Silow if you
know a Holocaust survivor who
might benefit from Yad b'Yad
(Hand In Hand), the friendly visitor
program of Jewish Family Service:
(248) 661-2999.
Bring jars of peanut butter
and jelly for a collection drive
sponsored by Birmingham Area
Seniors Coordinating Council
and Center to help Lighthouse of
Oakland County. Drop-off hours,
through July 30, are: 9 a.m.-4
p.m. weekdays at 2121 Midvale in
Birmingham. (248) 203-5270.
Contribute to the success of the
JCC Maccabi Games, a sports
competition for Jewish youth ages
12-16, scheduled Aug. 17-22 in
Metro Detroit. Volunteer to help
at events, join the Detroit delega-
tion as an athlete or host visiting
students from the United States,
Canada, Great Britain, Hungary,
Israel, Mexico and Venezuela.
Details: (248) 432-5500 or
Maccabi@jccdet.org .
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,
khoiden@jfsdetroit.org .
Donate your talent as a mime,
clown, juggler or other street-
style performer to Comedy Walk,
the 10th anniversary celebration
of Gilda's Club Metro Detroit,
Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Detroit
Zoo in Royal Oak. Annual fund-
raiser intends to put smiles on the
faces of people affected by cancer.
Vicky Sale: (248) 475-9111.
Holidays & Shabbat
Join Rabbi Marla Horsten for
Rosh Chodesh, an evening of
spirituality and rejoicing as the
month of Tammuz begins, 7:30
p.m. Monday, July 7, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. RSVP to Linda
Newman: (248) 661-5700 or
Linda@temple-israel.org .
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.
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. The text used is
The Bible's Top 50 Ideas by Rabbi
Dov Peretz Elkins, available ($12)
through Rabbi Rubenstein: (248)
851-6880, raysteven@cbahm.org .
Jewish Learning
Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at Bais
Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Ongoing
classes meet 10:30 a.m. Sundays
and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Details:
bctc770@aol.com , 248-855-6170.
Learning
Learn at a free, three-part
lecture series, "U.S. Foreign
Policy and Immigration: A 20th
Century Perspective," 2:30-4
p.m. Wednesdays, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. The JCC's
Institute for Retired Professionals
(IRP) presents series with author
Howard Lupovitch through July
23. Topic on July 9: "A Comparison
of U.S. Immigration Policy Between
Jews and Hispanics." Full schedule:
(248) 967-4030, ext. 2018.
Hear Wall Street Journal colum-
nist Jeffrey Zaslow speak about
his collaboration with Professor
Randy Pausch on the book The
I Was Framed!
Compare the results
when Lawrence Street
Gallery presents the
competitive exhibi-
tion, "Fill the Frame,"
July 2-25, at 22620
Woodward in Ferndale.
More than 1,000 art-
Contemplation, a pencil sketch by
ists were given an
Barb Eko Murphy of Northville
identically sized frame
to fill.
Attend a reception, offering discount dining coupons, 6-9
p.m. Friday, July 11. Gallery hours: (248) 544-0394,
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .
Last Lecture, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
July 15, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Benefit for Prentis Memorial
Library and Pancreatic Cancer
Action Network. $25, or pay $18
in advance. Reception for patrons,
paying $250 or more, starts at 6.
(248) 865-0627.
Become informed on options for
child adoption 7-9 p.m. Wednesday,
July 16, at the JFS Orley Family
Building, 6555 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Host of 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
Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, July 7, 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.
Watch the Yiddish/Jewish video,
Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,
1 p.m. Monday, July 7, at the Oak
Park JCC. Program sponsor is the
Holocaust Survivors and Families
Support Group. (248) 967-4030.
open to caregivers of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program. Schedule:
1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8,
at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road
in Southfield; and 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 10, and 7-9 p.m.
Monday, July 21, at Jewish Home
& Aging Services, 6710 W. Maple
in West Bloomfield. No charge to
attend, but must RSVP to the facil-
itator. Dorothy Mantis (Southfield):
(248) 233-4392. Fran Cook (West
Bloomfield): (248) 661-6390.
Hear two speakers hosted by
COJAR (Council of Orthodox
Jewish Active Retirees) 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the
Oak Park JCC. The first is Judah
Isaacs, director of the Alliance
for Jewish Education. on "Would
They Have Sung Hatikvah? Should
We?" Educator Selma Landenheim
follows at 1 p.m. with "A Woman's
Work Illustrated." There is a
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Bring friends to a lively concert
featuring vocalist Ida Kogan
and accompanist Rose Morgan
1 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield.
Event sponsor is Shaarey Zedek
Seniors. Refreshments will be
served. Call for a ride if needed:
(248) 357-5544.
Enjoy songs, trivia and fun from
the golden years with entertainer
Robin Beck 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 8,
at the Oak Park JCC. Light refresh-
ments will be served. The Active
Life sponsors the program, which
carries a charge. (248) 967-4030.
Enjoy lunch and a concert start-
ing noon Thursday, July 10, at the
Oak Park JCC. Soprano Tiffany
Steyer and pianist Rochelle Barr
will provide light classical music
Attend monthly support groups
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