p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at the
Detroit Athletic Club. The night
features pairings of wine and
hors d'oeuvres, plus a silent auc-
tion of wine and related items.
Honorary chair Leonard Slatkin,
the DSO's incoming music direc-
tor, is expected to attend. Tickets:
$95-$175. RSVP to Volunteer
Council office: (313) 576-5154 or
www.detroitsymphony.com (click
on "July 30").
Hit the links for a good cause:
• Temple Shir Shalom Golf
Outing:1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug.
4, at Plum Hollow Golf Club in
Southfield. $180 includes 18 holes
of golf, games, raffle, live auction
and dinner. Proceeds assist the
Corners: A Campus for Caring
Communities. RSVP by July 25:
(248) 737-8700
• Dr. Larry D. Sills Memorial
JCC Golf Classic and Dinner:
Monday, Aug. 25, at Meadowbrook
Country Club, 40941 Eight Mile in
Northville. The rain-rescheduled
event, including an auction, will
benefit the JCC's Send a Kid to
Camp Fund. Admission: $295 for
game and dinner, or $125 for din-
ner only. Paul Barker: (248) 432-
5538 or pbarker@jccdet.org . List
of auction items: www.jccdet.org .
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. Aug. 5, at HOM office,
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.
Helping Out
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, compete on
the Detroit delegation or host
student-athletes coming from
the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, Hungary, Israel, Mexico
and Venezuela. Details: (248) 432-
5500 or Maccabi@jccdet.org .
Join Jewish parents of young
adopted children in a new group,
Midwest Adoptive Families, and
share informal family outings
together. Details: justdoit0696@
yahoo.com or (248) 545-8665.
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 .
Kosher Barbecue
Congregation Shomrey
Emunah will host its 26th
Annual Shul Picnic on
Sunday, July 27, at Beech-
Woods Recreation Area
in Southfield, located at
22400 Beech Road, one
mile west of Telegraph and
just south of Nine Mile.
Grills start at 1 p.m.; orga-
nized games begin at 2;
fun's all over at 4.
Shomrey's expert grill
team will feature glatt
kosher spicy Italian sau-
sages and real garlic wurst,
Bruce's chili and plenty of
burgers, dogs, grilled vegetables and Zeman's brownies.
There is a charge for food but the games and moon walk
are free.
For information, call (248) 559-1533.
Holidays & Shabbat
Worship this summer at outdoor
Shabbat services, held Friday
nights on the grounds of Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park and other
local synagogues, weather permit-
ting. Check the JN synagogue list-
ings for service times.
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. Free. Drop-ins welcome.
Keren Toby: (248) 788-0600.
Jewish Learning
Find out what makes Ashkenazim
tick when Prof. Howard N.
Lupovitch speaks approxi-
mately 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. He
will appear as part of the shul's
periodic Shabbat Limud series.
Evening begins with Family
Kabbalat Shabbat-Maariv service
at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7.
Dinner by prior reservation only.
The lecture is free and open to the
public. Details: (248) 851-6880,
director@cbahm.org .
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.
Join an intermediate-level prayer-
book Hebrew reading class for
adults 2-3 p.m. resuming Monday,
Aug. 4, at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Learn to read and understand the
prayers for Shabbat morning ser-
vices at ongoing class. Instructor
Young Adult Fun
Hang out with new friends and old at "Jews, Canoes & BBC),"
noon Sunday, July 27, Picnic Area G near the boat rental,
at Kensington Metropark, 2240 W. Buno Road in Milford.
Features include volleyball, Frisbees, canoeing and food.
Co-sponsors are Hillel and Young Adult Division of Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. RSVP to Mitch: (313) 577-‘
3459 or hillelpd@wayne.edu .
Amy Appelman's students must
have a basic, phonetic knowledge
of prayer-book Hebrew. No charge
to attend but requires a textbook
purchase ($18). Details: relschool@
cbahm.org or (248) 851-8820.
Seniors
Join Temple Israel for its Senior
Saturday Shabbat Service and
Lunch 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26,
at the synagogue, 5725 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield. $3
at the door, but no charge with an
RSVP to Michelle Lichtman: (248)
661-5700.
Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, July 28, 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.
Try your luck at bingo, led by
Noemi, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, July 29
and Aug. 5, at the Oak Park JCC.
$1 per card played. The Active
Life sponsors this program. (248)
967-4030.
Hear two speakers hosted by
Berman of the JVS Memory Club.
On Aug. 6: Part 3 with Rabbi
Burnham at 11:30 a.m. There is a
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Watch the History Channel docu-
mentary, Jerusalem: From Dream
to Destruction, narrated by Martin
Gilbert, 1 p.m. Thursdays, July 31
(Part 1) and Aug. 7 (Part 2), at the
Oak Park JCC. Free. (248) 967-
4030.
Watch the Yiddish/Jewish video,
Raid on Entebbe 1 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 4, at the Oak Park JCC.
Program sponsor is the Holocaust
Survivors and Families Support
Group. Free. (248) 967-4030.
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.
COJAR (Council of Orthodox
Jewish Active Retirees)
Wednesday, July 30, at the Oak
Park JCC. At 11:30 a.m., Rabbi
Leiby Burnham, associate director
of Partners in Torah for Jewish
Education, will present Part 2 of
"The Six Constant Mitzvot." At 1
p.m., the speaker will be Ronnie
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.
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