To Do!
Calendar from page C9
Paul Barker: (248) 432-5538 or
pbarker@jccdet.org .
Preview Dream Cruise cars at
Champagne Cruise 2008 6-10
p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, under the
Dream Wheels
Take a gander at the vehicles displayed at the Dream Cruise
warm-up, a car show and presentation, 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 12, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Entrance fee: $5, and $10 if registering with a
car. Details from Cheryl Weberman: Cheryl®temple-israel.org
or (248) 661-5725.
ball. RSVP by Aug. 11: (248) 683-
5030.
Get busy this summer with a new
Jewish singles group for ages
45-60. Schedule: walk, 10:30
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at West
Bloomfield Trails, Arrowhead off
Pontiac Trail (west of Orchard
Lake Road); dinner, 6 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 17, at Ole Ole, 113 E. Lake
Road (at 14 Mile) in Novi; followed
by walk around Walled Lake at
sunset. Details from Pam: (248)
420-3784.
See the latest trends in energy
efficiency and green building,
architecture, interior design,
amenities and materials at
Parade of Homes, an exhibition
of 37 new model homes located
across southeastern Michigan,
starting Friday, Aug. 15-Sept.14.
Sponsors are the Building Industry
Association of Southeastern
Michigan and Bank of America
Mortgage. (248) 862-1032, www.
builders.org .
Take the family to Temple Shir
Shalom's "Food, Fun & Fireworks
Celebration," held rain or shine,
6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at
3999 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Local area restaurants
and caterers will offer their sig-
nature dishes, Sunset Boulevard
provides music, and children can
enjoy bouncies, train rides, face
painting and remote-control race
cars. Fireworks show concludes
the evening. Tickets: $25 adults,
dlo August 7 • 2008
$15 ages 5-12; discounted $5 for
pre-payment. RSVP by Aug.13:
(248) 737-8700.
Celebrate the Maccabi Games
at a community-wide barbecue
held in honor of athletes and host
families 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield. A
member of the Detroit Pistons
organization will be on hand.
Dinner charge: $10 adult (over age
10); $7 child. RSVP to Tobye Bello:
(248) 357-5544.
Mark your calendar for the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's A Fair to Remember, a
community celebration in honor
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 and raise money
for the JCC's Send a Kid to
Camp Fund at the 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 runs from
breakfast at 7 a.m. through dinner
program at 6 p.m. Details from
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
Hear mystic and yogi Sadhguru
Jaggi Vasudev regarding better
health and stress reduction 4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 10, at Rock Financial
Showplace, 46100 Grand River
in Novi. He is founder of the Isha
Foundation. (248) 601-6362.
Learn ways to lessen knee pain
and prevent injury while main-
taining an active lifestyle at free
classes for those with osteoar-
thritis 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
14, at Henry Ford Hospital, 6777
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Registration: (313) 972-4196.
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. 19, at the HOM office,
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.
Try a gentle session of "Yoga
to Jewish Music" 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700.
Helping Out
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 .
Holidays & Shabbat
Leave the sanctuary behind for
"Shabbat Under the Stars" out-
door worship 7:30 p.m. Fridays,
Aug. 8 and 15, at Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. The Simon Vitale Band
will play Aug. 8; the Teen T'filah
Team leads Aug.15 service. (248)
661-5700.
Come outside with Rabbi Joseph
Klein for summer Shabbat ser-
vices 7:30 p.m. Fridays on the
grounds of Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park;
also check for outdoor services at
other local synagogues, weather
permitting. Consult the JN syna-
gogue 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.
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 .
Jewish Learning
Learn to read and understand
the prayers for Shabbat morning
services at an intermediate-level
prayer-book Hebrew reading class
for adults, 2-3 p.m. Mondays, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Instructor Amy Appelman requires
students to have a basic, phonetic
knowledge of prayer-book Hebrew.
No charge to attend. Textbook
costs $18. Details: relschool@
cbahm.org or (248) 851-8820.
Join Rabbi Eric Yanoff for
Talmud study from Tractate Rosh
Hashanah, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Aug. 19 and 26, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek B`nai Israel Center,
4200 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. The text-based discus-
sions are intended to heighten
your experience in synagogue
during the upcoming Days of Awe.
Texts will be offered in both the
original language and in English
translation. (248) 681-4235.
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.
Seniors
Come to a seniors' dance featur-
ing music by Jim Lauri's One Man
Young Adult Film
See an outdoor movie,
Everything Is Illuminated,
with members of Hillel of
Metro Detroit (ages 18-30)
8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10,
on the grounds of the Oak
Park JCC. This is the film
version of Jonathan Safran
4 Foer's award-winning best-
seller. No RSVP required.
Group goes to a Tigers
game on Aug. 29. Details:
(313) 577-8888.