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 .

Donate good quality clothing in
advance of the Congregation
Beth Ahm rummage sale sched-
uled 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.

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

Worship at the Pardes minyan,
9 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. This is an
informal, traditional, participatory
and intimate davening experience,
which emphasizes prayer through
song and interactive study of the
weekly Torah reading. (248) 357-
5544.

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. The
rabbi focuses on one "big idea"
from the Torah each week, using
The Bible's Top 50 Ideas by Rabbi
Dov Peretz Elkins. Purchase
the text ($12) through Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.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.

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

Call to join the Jewish Family
Service Continuing Professional
Education program on "Emotional
& Legal Issues of Divorce," 7-9
p.m. Thursday, July 10, at the
JFS Orley Family Building in West
Bloomfield. Details: Stephanie
Appel: (248) 592-2667.

20, at the Holocaust Memorial

Center, Zekelman Family Campus,
28123 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Diane M. Freilich,
JD, presents Power Point ses-
sion for the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan. Free for
members, $5 for guests. Details/
RSVP: publicity@jgsmi.org , (248)
737-1366.

Seniors

Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, July 14, 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.

Hear two speakers hosted by

COJAR (Council of Orthodox

Hear Wall Street Journal colum-
nist Jeffrey Zaslow speak about
his collaboration with Professor
Randy Pausch on the book The
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 at a free
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 author Howard
Lupovitch through July 23. Topic
on July 16: "Factors Influencing
U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Israel
in the 20th Century." (248) 967-
4030, ext. 2018.

Find out the 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 .

Learn the unique uses of city
directories for genealogical
research 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July

Jewish Active Retirees) 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, July 16, at the Oak
Park JCC. First is Judah Isaacs,
director of the Alliance for Jewish
Education, presenting Part II of
"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.

Try an afternoon of Jewish
soul music with the Schmaltz
Ensemble, open to the commu-
nity through the Temple Israel
Senior Adult Program, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 17, at the syna-
gogue, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. No charge. (248)
661-5700.

Hear Israeli singer Rhonda
Wallace, part of the Temple Israel
Treasures' celebration of Israel's
60th birthday, noon Wednesday,
July 23, at the synagogue,
5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. RSVP to Tikwah
Gerendasy by July 16: (248) 538-
1295.

Attend a monthly support group
for the caregivers of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias 9 p.m. Monday, July 21,
at Jewish Home & Aging Services,
6710 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Sponsored by Dorothy & Peter
Brown Jewish Community Adult
Day Care Program. No charge to
attend, but must RSVP to facilita-

Treasure Hunt

Bring all your "mat-
eys" to a pirate
adventure, com-
plete 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 barbecued hot dogs,
chips, beverage and dessert. Dinner charge: $20 per family; $5
per additional adult. RSVP required to Dolly: (248) 681-4235.

for Fran Cook: (248) 661-6390.

Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber Adult
Art classes 9 a.m.-noon every

Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
the Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond
is the facilitator. Tuition and art
supplies over 10 sessions cost $40
for JCC members, $60 for others.
(248) 967-4030.

Pass the afternoon playing cards
with the Ben-Gurion Men's Group
noon-4 p.m. weekdays at the Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.

Brush up your duplicate bridge
game at the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m.
every Wednesday at the Oak Park
JCC. All players are welcome. No
charge. (248) 967-4030.

Create something special at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts &
Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m. every
Thursday at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski provides ongo-
ing instruction. Session charge:
$4; $2 for JCC members. (248)
967-4030.

Young Adults

Hang out with new friends and
old at "Jews, Canoes & BBC),"
noon Sunday, July 27, Picnic
Area G near the boat rental, at
Kensington Metro Park, 2240 W.
Buno Road in Milford. Features
include volleyball, Frisbees, canoe-
ing and food. Co-sponsors are
Hillel and Young Adult Division of
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. RSVP to Mitch by July
24: (313) 577-3459 or hillelpd@
wayne.edu .

Participate in campus Hillel pro-
grams, offering a variety of activi-

ties for young adults, ages 18-30:
• Wayne State University: 667
Grosberg Center, Detroit;
www.hillel-detroit.org . Hillel of
Metro Detroit hotline: (313) 577-
8888.
hillel@wayne.edu .

• Eastern Michigan University:

965 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti; www.
emuhillel.org . Audrey Bloomberg:
(734) 482-0456; audrey@emuhil-
lel.org .

• University of Michigan:1429 Hill
Street, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.
org . (734) 769-0500, umhillel@
umich.edu .

• Michigan State University:

360 Charles, East Lansing; www.
msuhillel.org . Jessica Katz: (517)
332-1916; jessica@msuhillel.org .

Youth

Encourage children to read books
with Jewish content during "Feed
Your Mind: Read and See What's
Cooking at the Library," the

Summer Reading Club for Kids

at the West Bloomfield JCC. The
Henry & Delia Meyers Library-
sponsored program for students
in preschool-grade 12 continues
through Aug. 13. Prizes will be
given to youngsters reading five
books or more. Register with
librarian Francine Menken: (248)
432-5546 or fmenken@jccdet.org .

[Bring ages 14 months-3 years
to Splish Splash Summertime,
starting 9:45-11 a.m. Friday, July
14, at Gan Shalom Preschool and
Parenting Center at Congregation
Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln

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