speaks to Kulanu Group of
Hadassah 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 10, at a member's home in
Franklin. Light dinner and mini-
neck massages. Free for those
becoming members, otherwise
$10. (248) 683-5030.

Put computer and office skills to
use volunteering for the National
Council of Jewish Women in
Southfield. (248) 355-3300, ext. 4.

Deliver meals to homebound
in Oakland County through
the National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels
program. Regular drivers and subs
are both needed. (248) 967-0967.

Find support at meetings of a
postpartum adjustment support
group 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
Sept. 10-25, in Classroom 311
at Beaumont Medical Center,
6900 Orchard Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. No charge.
Registration: (248) 551-1455.

Learn about medications, diet
and emotional issues for young
patients at a free symposium on
inflammatory bowel disease 8
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at
the Inn at St. John's, 44045 Five
Mile in Plymouth. Co-sponsors
are Michigan Chapter of Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation of America and
U-M Medical School. RSVP: (248)
737-0900, Michigan@ccfa.org .

Work through grief at Hospice
of Michigan support groups held
on first and third Tuesdays. Next
times are 2-3:30 and 6-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 16, at 43097 Woodward,
Suite 102, Bloomfield Hills. RSVP:
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.

Helping Out

Learn to guide groups on a
walking tour of the Holocaust
Memorial Center at the new
docent orientation session 10
a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the
HMC, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Volunteer hours
are flexible. Selma Silverman:
(248) 553-2400, ext.12.

Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated
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 .

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.

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) 592-2300,
www.mentorconnect.org .

Holidays & Shabbat

Get ready - the High Holiday sea-
son is coming:
• Days of Awe: Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein will teach a three-part
adult learning series 7:30 p.m.

Election Time

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 registra-
tion requested by Sept. 5: (248)
432-592.

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 .
• Sarah's Tent: The monthly
gathering for people interested in
Judaism plans a program focusing
on High Holiday rituals and obser-
vance 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
11, at a private home in Ferndale.
Sponsors are Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education,
Jewish Family Service and Jewish
Experiences for Family. Debbie
Rosenberg: (248) 205-2537.
• Apples and Honey: Come to an
outdoor picnic, celebrating the
New Year, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 14, at Congregation B'nai
Moshe, 6800 Drake in West
Bloomfield. The activities will
include games, arts and crafts,
music, songs and face Painting.
Reservations: (248) 788-0600 or
cbminfo@bnaimoshe.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.

Jewish Learning

Attend a music appreciation
session with the Men's Club of
Cong. 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 shul, 5075 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. "Suppertime Learning
and Minyan 2.0" begins at 5:45
p.m. with pizza dinner; $5. RSVP
to Ron Jedwab: (248) 788-3068.
Contact Rabbi Rubinstein about
the CD: (248) 851-6880., ext.17.

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

• "Discovering the Spiritual Self":

The spiritual quests and self dis-

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Heading West

Enjoy an original musi-
cal production, A Goldena
Medina Out West, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Oak
Park Library,14200 Oak
Park Blvd. As presented
by Oak Park resident Fran
Aaron and the Fran Aaron Players, this is the story of Eastern
European immigrants who make their way out west only to
find that all that glitters may not be gold. Free. (248) 691-
7483.

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.

Let someone interested in con-
version know about "Choosing
Judaism," sponsored by the
Rabbinical Assembly of Michigan,
6:30-8:30 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 reading 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 .

Join Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
for "The Living Torah," a study
of Numbers and Deuteronomy,
starting 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.
8, at Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. The
class will focus on the moral and
ethical development of Jewish
tradition. Free sessions meet two
to four Mondays monthly, through
May 11. RSVP: (248) 357-5544.

Explore "The Three Greatest
Books in the Machzor," a lunch-
and-learn series with Rabbi
Herbert Yoskowitz, noon-1:15
p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 9-23, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Program will cover the Chumash
(The Five Books of Moses), the
Nev'im (The Prophets) and the
Ketuvim (The Writings). $10 ses-
sion fee includes lunch. RSVP
by the Thursday before each
program. Sheila Lederman: (248)
851-5100.

Try a lunch-and-learn series,
"Winning Hearts and Minds:
Keeping Friendships Genuine,"
presented by Southfield-
based Partners in Torah, noon
Wednesdays, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Schedule: "A
One Way Street," Sept. 10; "The
Great Show," Sept. 17; and "Rosy
Glasses," Sept. 24. Cost, including
lunch: $13 for three classes or $7
for each class. Details: Partners®
yby.org or 248-JUDAISM (583-
2476).

Become "At Ease on Shabbat
Morning," after taking a free
series of classes that cover essen-
tials of the Torah and Musaf ser-
vices, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Sept.
10-24, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. Call for space availability:
(248) 851-5100.

Gather for the Women's Day of
Learning, a thought-provoking
afternoon including lunch, 12:15-3
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Max
M. Fisher Federation Building,
6735 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Township. Toronto Rabbi Elyse
Goldstein, the keynote speaker,
will join Ruth Bergman, Bassie
Shemtov and Rebecca Starr as
workshop leaders. RSVP with
$25 payment to: Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education, P.O.
Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48303-2030. Dale Rubin: (248)
203-1520.

Find out "The Meaning of Life"
with Rabbi Aaron Starr 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield,
B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut
Lake Road. Grapple with why bad
things happen to good people,

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