cars, family entertainment, music,
clowns, arts/crafts and Art on the
Green art fair. (248) 877-9373.
Events That Help
Raise money for the Jewish
Community Center's Send a Kid
to Camp Fund playing in the
Sills Memorial JCC Golf Classic
Monday, Aug. 25, at Meadowbrook
Country Club in Northville. (248)
432-5538, pbarker@jccdet.org .
Make a donation to the Paul Fried
Charity Bike Ride 10 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 5, departing from the
East Boat Launch at Kensington
Metropark in Milford. The Jewish
Farmington resident, who has
Crohn's disease, is riding to assist
Michigan Chapter of Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation of America.
Registration/donations: paf123®
aol.com .
Health
by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and
West Bloomfield. Volunteer during
morning hours only. Michal Ram:
(248) 592-1104, mram@jasmi.org .
EI,14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park;
check for outdoor services at
other local synagogues, weather
permitting. Consult the JN syna-
gogue listings for service times.
Join Jewish parents of young
adopted children in the group,
Midwest Adoptive Families, and
share informal family outings
together. Details: justdoit0696®
yahoo.com , (248) 545-8665.
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. (248) 788-0600.
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
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. Sept. 2, at the HOM office,
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.
Helping Out
Would you like to usher for the
University Musical Society in Ann
Arbor? Usher orientation sessions
are scheduled Aug. 23, 27 and
28. Jim Lieja: (734) 647-4020.
Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated
Join Rabbi Eric Yanoff for
Talmud study from Tractate Rosh
Hashanah, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 26, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek B'nai Israel Center, 4200
Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. The text-based discus-
sion is intended to heighten your
experience in synagogue during
the upcoming Days of Awe. Texts
will be offered in both the original
language and English translation.
(248) 681-4235.
Come outdoors for Shabbat ser-
vices with Rabbi Joseph Klein
7:30 p.m. Fridays, Aug. 22 and 29,
on the grounds of Temple Emanu-
NCJW Keynote
Applaud Marilyn Levine of West
Bloomfield, recipient of this year's
Josephine S. Weiner Community
Service Award, at the open-
ing meeting of Southfield-based
National Council of Jewish Women-
Greater Detroit Section, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in
Kerry Kenedy
Southfield. Keynote speaker at the
11:30 a.m. luncheon is international
human rights activist Kerry Kennedy, author of Speak Truth to
Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World.
Admission is $50; $25 for speaker only. RSVP recommended
by Aug. 25 to NCJW: (248) 355-3300.
Jewish Learning
College Cooks
Hear Rabbi Steven Rubinstein's
timely presentation, "Hekhsher
Tzedek: Certifiably Ethical
- Keeping Kosher in the 21st
Century," 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22,
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. His
talk is part of the synagogue's
Shabbat Limud, combining ser-
vices, dinner (by prior reservation
only) and learning. No charge to
attend the rabbi's after-dinner
talk or the song-filled Kabbalat
Shabbat service at 6 p.m. (248)
851-6880.
Learn about the user-friendly
Siddur Eit Ratzon and how it can
help one follow the Conservative
Shabbat service and gain a deeper
understanding of the prayers by
coming to an introductory work-
shop 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25,
facilitated by Nancy Kalef and
Nancy Kaplan at the Kalef home
in Southfield. No charge; all are
welcome. Call Nancy Kaplan, (248)
737-1931 or e-mail
nancyellen879@comcast.net.
Try a Taste of Melton, sample
lessons by instructors from
the Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School. Choose 7-8:30
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at
the Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township,
or 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug.
28, at the West Bloomfield JCC.
The two-year, 30-week Melton
course, starting in September, is
a user-friendly, in-depth study of
Judaism. Choice of Wednesday
evenings at Federation, Thursday
mornings at West Bloomfield JCC
or Thursday evenings at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. Tuition/
details: www.jewishdetroit.org/
melton, (248) 642-4260, ext. 372.
Gather for the Women's Day of
Try recipe samples and learn new culinary skills from cook-
book authors Max and Eli Sussman 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24,
outside Book Beat in Lincoln Center, 26010 Greenfield in Oak
Park. The Sussman brothers, formerly of Huntington Woods,
will sign copies of Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless
Cook to Creative Chef. Details: (248) 968-1190 or
www.freshmaninthekitchen.com .
Learning, a thought-provoking
afternoon including lunch, 12:15-
3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the
Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein from
Toronto will speak on: "Women
are From Genesis, Men are from
Leviticus: Do Women and Men
Read the Bible Differently?" She
will join Ruth Bergman, Bassie
Shemtov and Rebecca Starr
as workshop leaders. RSVP by
Sept. 7 with $25 payment to:
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, P.O. Box 2030,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-2030.
Details from Dale Rubin: (248)
203-1520.
Let someone interested in con-
version know about "Choosing
Judaism," sponsored by the
Rabbinical Assembly of Michigan,
7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Hillel
Day School, 32200 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. The 24-week
Monday course features two hours
of instruction in basic Judaism
and learning to read Hebrew.
Tuition: $350 ($500 for a couple
registering together), plus $50
materials fee. Details from Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein: (248) 851-
6880, ext.17, or raysteven®
cbahm.org .
Learn to read and understand
the prayers for Shabbat morning
services at an intermediate-level
prayer-book Hebrew reading
class for adults, 1-2 p.m.(new
time) Mondays, at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Director of Education
Amy Appelman requires a basic,
phonetic knowledge of prayer-
book Hebrew. No charge, but
student must purchase textbook
for $18. A Total Beginner Prayer
Hebrew class for adults will be
offered this fall if enough people
are interested. Details: relschool®
cbahm.org or (248) 851-8820.
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
Earn continuing education cred-
its taking these Jewish Family
Service-sponsored programs for
social workers at the JFS Orley
Family Building, 6555 W. Maple in
West Bloomfield. Details/registra-
tion from Stephanie Appel: (248)
592-2667, sappel@jfsdetroit.org .
• "Chemical Dependency
Seminar: A Return to Basics":
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
24. Social worker Rhonna Nelson
will present information on how
attitudes impact life choices.
• "LGBTQ Ally Training Seminar":
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