A Teen's Story

Meet local residents Bill and
Susie Graham and H. Thomas
Saylor, speaking about their new
book, When One Door Closes: A
Teen's inspiring Journey, 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 10, at As The
Page Turns Bookstore & Gallery,
149 N. Center Street, Suite 102 in
Northville. The book celebrates the
life of their daughter, Alex Graham,
who lost her struggle with cancer
in 1999 at age 17. www.asthepag-
eturns.biz, (248) 912-0085.

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 outside at Shabbat ser-
vices 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29,
on the grounds of Temple Emanu-
El, 14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park;
consult the JN synagogue listings
for outdoor services and times at
other local synagogues, weather
permitting.

Hear a Shabbat evening speaker
at Kehilat Hatzav Hagadol, the
Jewish congregation of Mackinac
Island, after services at 7:30 p.m.
Friday Aug. 29. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser,
a physician from Arizona, who
served as a U.S. naval commander,
is a devout Muslim and the head
of the American Islamic Forum for
Democracy. Services are at Parish
Hall, adjacent to Trinity Church.
Jasser will remain as a guest of
the Spitzer family throughout
the weekend, and there will be
opportunities to interact. (906)
847-0963.

Celebrate the new moon, Rosh
Chodesh, and the month of Elul
with an evening of spirituality 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road
in West Bloomfield. RSVP Linda
Newman: (248) 661-5700, Linda@
temple-israel.org .

Start getting ready for the
Days of Awe with Rabbi Steven
Rubinstein's three-part adult learn-
ing series 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept.
8-22, at Hillel Day School, 2200
Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills

or 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept.
9-23, at Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
No charge. RSVP to Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880, ext.
17; 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
always welcome. (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

Come to the Birmingham Public
Library for two free classes on
Jewish spirituality. Instructor
is Rabbi Boruch Cohen of the
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center. Register by Sept. 5: (248)
203-6721, chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.
net.

evening sessions are available in
West Bloomfield and Bloomfield
Township, starting in September.
Tuition/details: www.jewishdetroit.
org/melton; (248) 642-4260, ext.
372.

Treat yourself to a music appre-
ciation session with the Men's
Club of Congregation Beth Ahm
when Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
introduces Kol Ha'Ahm/Voice of
the People," Beth Ahm's new CD
of High Holy Day music Thursday,
Sept. 4, at the synagogue, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
"Suppertime Learning and Minyan
2.0" evening begins at 5:45 p.m.
with pizza dinner; donation of
$5 requested and RSVP to Ron
Jedwab: (248) 788-3068. Contact
Rabbi Rubinstein about the CD:
(248) 851-6880., ext.17.

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 register-
ing together), plus $50 materials
fee. Details from Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880, ext.
17, or raysteven@cbahm.org .

Join Southfield-based Partners
in Torah for its lunch-and-learn
series, "Winning Hearts and Minds:
Keeping Friendships Genuine,"
noon Wednesdays in the West
Bloomfield JCC Conference Hall.
Schedule: "A One Way Street,"
Sept. 10; "The Great Show," Sept.
17; and "Rosy Glasses," Sept. 24.
Cost, including lunch: $13 for full
series of three classes, or $7 per
individual class. Details: Partners@
yby.org or 248-JUDAISM (583-
2476).

• "Discovering the Spiritual Self":

The spiritual quests and self dis-
coveries of Patriarch Abraham,
7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 8-22.
• "Spirituality at Work": Spiritual
values in the workplace, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Sept. 9-23.

Commit to in-depth study of
Judaism over the next two years
through the Florence Melton
Adult Mini-School. Morning or

Come into Sarah's Tent, a monthly
gathering for people interested in
Judaism, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
11, at a private home in Ferndale.
Topic: "Embracing the New Year,"
focusing on High Holiday rituals
and observance. Sponsors are
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, Jewish Family Service
and Jewish Experiences for Family.
Debbie Rosenberg: (248) 205-2537.

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. Mondays, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Director
of Education Amy Appelman
requires a basic, phonetic knowl-
edge of prayer-book Hebrew. No
charge, but requires textbook
($180. A Total Beginner Prayer
Hebrew class for adults will be
offered this fall if people request
it. 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

Learn the business of show busi-
ness from veteran casting director

Kathy McKee at her "Actors 411"
workshop held Saturday, Sept. 6,
at Jerry Liebman's Specs Howard
School of Broadcast Arts,19900
W. Nine Mile in Southfield. Details:
www.specshoward.edu , (248) 866-
61-SPECS.

Consider what's at stake for our
community and our country as
Washington insiders Dr. Ralph
Nurnberger and Dan Cohen debate
the issues of the 2008 presiden-
tial election 7:30 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 8, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. Co-sponsors are Seminars for
Adult Jewish Enrichment, Jewish
Community Relations Council
and Election 2008 Coalition. No
charge, but registration requested
by Sept. 5: (248) 432-592.

Hear Steven Kalt's tips on travel-
ing to exotic places when Eleanor
Roosevelt Group of Hadassah
meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9,
at Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. $10 check, payable
to Hadassah, due by Sept. 2 to
Jackie Cohen, 6281 Quaker Hill
Drive, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
No charge for women joining at
event or upgrading to life-member
status. (248) 661-8485.

Attend monthly support groups

open to caregivers of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program. Schedule:
1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9,
at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road
in Southfield, and 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 11, and 7-9 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 15, both at Jewish
Home & Aging Services, 6710
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. No
charge to attend, but must RSVP
to the facilitator. Dorothy Mantis
(Southfield): (248) 233-4392. Fran
Cook (West Bloomfield): (248) 661-
6390.

Get insights from guest speaker
Nolan Finley, editorial page editor
of the Detroit News, at Sisterhood
of Temple Beth El's opening dinner
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10,
at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township. Topic: "The Middle East
Situation, the National Election
and Its Ramifications for Israel's
Future." Dinner charge: $25
Sisterhood members and $30
guests. Reserve prior to Sept. 2,
with check payable to Sisterhood
of Temple Beth El and mailed to
address above plus ZIP 48301.
(248) 865-0617, press 1.

Hear Steven Coughlin expound
upon "Islamic Legal Justification
for Jihad Leading to 9-11," a pro-
gram of ZOA-Michigan Region,
7 p.m. Sept. 11, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, Zekelman Family
Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Road
in Farmington Hills. (248) 282-
0088, info@mizoa.org .

Seniors

Watch movies with other seniors
at the Oak Park JCC. Free. (248)
967-4030:

• Documentary: Steal a Pencil for
Me, sponsored by the Active Life, 1
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2.
• Feature film: Driving Miss Daisy,

starring Morgan Freeman and
Jessica Tandy, 1 p.m. Thursday,

Sept. 4.

Attend a program hosted by
COJAR (Council of Orthodox
Jewish Active Retirees)
Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Oak
Park JCC. Marilyn Finkelman will
speak at 11:30 a.m. on "Meet a
Master Teacher: Introducing the
Sefer HaHinnuch, the book of

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