of Israel's 60th anniversary, 3-10
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the
Michigan State Fairgrounds in
Detroit. Features include Israel-
focused activities, kosher food, a
concert with the Moshav Band and
Peter Himmelman, tree planting
and gefilte fishing. Details: (248)
205-2538. Tickets: jewishdetroit.
org/israelsixty or (877) 772-5425.
Events That Help
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. Call for space avail-
ability: (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. Schedule: breakfast
and registration, 7-7:45 a.m.;
morning shotgun, 8 a.m.; lunch
and afternoon registration, 11 a.m.;
afternoon shotgun, 12:30 p.m.;
dinner program including cocktail
reception, 6 p.m. Admission: $295
for game and dinner, or $125 for
dinner only. Paul Barker: (248)
432-5538 or pbarker®jccdet.org .
Auction item list : www.jccdet.org .
Preview Dream Cruise cars at
Champagne Cruise 2008 6-10
p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, under the
tent at Westborn Market, 27659
Woodward in Berkley. Proceeds
will go to Forgotten Harvest, an
organization that fights hunger
and food waste. $150 includes
food from Westborn and local fine
restaurants, live and silent auc-
tions, Motown band and dancing.
Guests must be age 21 or older.
(248) 967-1500.
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 .
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 .
Gather to mark the new moon of
Rosh Chodesh and the Hebrew
month of Av, 7:30 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 4, at Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Rabbi Marla Hornsten
leads the night of spirituality
and celebration. RSVP to Linda
Newman: linda@temple-israel.org
or (248) 661-5700.
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.
Find out more about
"Reconstructionist Judaism"
Holidays & Shabbat
Get into Shabbat Unplugged and
have a joyful, song-filled outdoor
worship experience, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 1, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. "Shabbat Under the
Stars" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 8, featuring Simon
Vitale Band. (248) 661-5700.
Join Rabbi Joseph Klein at 7:30
p.m. Fridays this summer as he
leads outdoor Shabbat services
on the grounds of Temple Emanu-
El in Oak Park; also check for out-
door services at some other local
synagogues, weather permitting.
Consult the JN synagogue listings
for service times.
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.
from guest speaker Harold
Gurewitz, president of
Congregation T'chiyah, at the Yad
Ezra Lunch and-Learn Series noon
Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 2850 W.11
Mile in Berkley. $7 includes lunch
and optional tour of Yad Ezra.
RSVP by Aug. 12: (248) 548-
3663.
Seniors
Socialize at a Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 4, 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
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.
Survivors'
Perspective
Revisit the Holocaust
through the perspective
of survivors who were
also talented artists in
the documentary "As
Holocaust Survivors Stella
Tennenbaum and Elie Jacques
Discuss current events with other
seniors at no charge:
• West Bloomfield JCC: 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 4. Group leader is
Linda Garfield. (248) 661-1000.
• Oak Park JCC: 10:30 a.m. every
Thursday. Group leader is Dave
Weiner. (248) 967-4030.
Try your luck at bingo, led by
Noemi, 1 p.m. Tuesday, 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
COJAR (Council of Orthodox
Jewish Active Retirees)
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 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 3
of his series "The Six Constant
Mitzvot." At 1 p.m., the speaker
will be Ronnie Berman of the JVS
Memory Club. There is a charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Preserve your personal history at
a memoir-writing workshop held
2 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 6-27
(but not Aug. 20), at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Materials will be
provided. Save your spot by call-
ing Noemi: (248) 432-5986.
Watch Part 2 of the History
Channel's documentary
Jerusalem: From Dream to
Destruction narrated by Martin
Gilbert, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7,
at the Oak Park JCC. Free. (248)
967-4030.
Seen Through These
Eyes" 1:45 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 4, on cable TV's
Sundance Channel.
Suitable for family
viewing, the show's
narrator is poet Maya
Angelou. Check local
listings.
Come to a seniors' dance featur-
ing music by Jim Lauri's One Man
Band 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. $2.
Noemi: (248) 432-5986.
Enjoy Robin Beck's entertaining
program featuring well-known
songs, trivia and reminiscences
1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the
Oak Park JCC. $2 includes light
refreshments. The Active Life
sponsors. (248) 967-4030.
Let "Fabs" Kaldobsky take you on
a "Musical Adventure at the JCC"
2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the
Oak Park JCC. This month's pro-
gram will feature music by Ludwig
van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin,
Albert Lortzig, Jules Massenet
and Peter Tchaikowsky. (248) 967-
4030.
Join the Shaarey Zedek Seniors
for a concert with pianist Rachel
Kis and cellist Tania Kutik 1
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield. The
program will include classical, pop-
ular and Jewish music, followed by
refreshments. No charge. Call to
arrange a ride: (248) 357-5544.
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.
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