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Health

Learn about medications, diges-
tive system, diet and emotional
issues at a free symposium for
patients and families concerned
with inflammatory bowel disease,
or IBD, 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,
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
of America, and University
of Michigan Medical School.
Registration: (248) 737-0900,
Michigan@ccfa.org .

Find support at meetings of a
postpartum adjustment support
group 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
Sept. 18-25, in Classroom 311
at Beaumont Medical Center,
6900 Orchard Lake Road in
West Bloomfield. No charge.
Registration: (248) 551-1455.

Hear keynoter Dr. Yvonne
Pennington describe rais-
ing a son with ADHD - televi-
sion host Ty Pennington from

Extreme Makeover Home Edition
- at the Michael Golds Memorial

Conference on Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder 8 a.m.-
4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at
Oakland Community College,
27055 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Program is for
physicians, therapists, educa-
tors, social workers, students and
adults with AD/HD and their fam-
ily members. Register before Sept.
15 ($59) to guarantee lunch spot;
$75 at door. Students with ID pay
$30. Marie Faulkner: (248) 522-
3645 or www.chaddmi.com .

Work through grief at Hospice
of Michigan monthly support
groups meeting on first and third
Tuesdays. Next times are 2-3:30
and 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, at the
HOM office, 43097 Woodward,
Suite 102, in Bloomfield Hills. A
loss of spouse group starts noon-
1 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 24, at
the same location. Register with
Margie Martin: (248) 334-1323.

Helping Out

Put your computer and office
skills to good use as a volunteer
for National Council of Jewish
Women in Southfield. Details:

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

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 other Jewish parents of
young adopted children in the
group Midwest Adoptive Families
to share informal family outings.
Details: justdoit0696@yahoo.com ,
(248) 545-8665.

Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's
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

Try an Australian-themed
Shabbat 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12,
at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut
Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
The evening will begin with a pre-
service oneg of Australian wine
and cheese plus other snacks. At
the 7:30 service, Rabbi Norman
Roman will speak about his one-
month sabbatical in "the land
down under": He was a visiting
rabbi at Temple David, a progres-
sive Reform synagogue in Perth,
Australia. No reservations neces-
sary. www.tkolami.org , (248) 661-
0040.

Participate in the "Soul of
Carlebach Weekend," featuring
Neshama Carlebach, daughter of
the late spiritual musician-song-
writer Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 12-14, at
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601
W. Lincoln in Oak Park. Schedule:

family dinner and Kabbalat
Shabbat service, 6 p.m. Friday;
morning service and lunch-and-
learn, 9 a.m. Saturday; Greenbaum
Concert, 4 p.m. Sunday.Meal
reservations now closed. (248)
547-7970.

Attend Rabbi Aaron Bergman's
Talmud study session, "Rabbi
Akivah Teaches Moses the Torah,"
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19,
during the SYNergy weekend
at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
20081 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills. Traditional services are at
9 a.m.; Rabbi Rachel Shere will
hold a "Mishpacha Minyan" at
10, and drop-off youth services
begin at 10:15. Jewish educa-
tor Ruth Bergman will hold her
session on "Jewish Approaches
to Understanding God" at 10:15.
(248) 851-5100.

Get ready - the High Holiday sea-
son is nearly here:
•A Mystical Journey through the
High Holidays: Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg teaches his series
twice a week at Sara Tugman
Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595
Maple in West Bloomfield. Choice
of 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, through
Sept. 25, or 10:30 a.m. Sundays,
Sept. 14-28. Tuition: $25 for four
sessions. bctc770@aol.com , (248)
855-6170.
•Apples and Honey: Celebrate the
coming New Year at an outdoor
picnic 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
14, at Congregation B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake in West Bloomfield.
Games, arts and crafts, music,
songs and face painting are
planned activities. Reservations:
(248) 788-0600, cbminfo®bnai-
moshe.org.
•Days of Awe: Rabbi Steven
Rubinstein's adult learning series
continues 7:30 p.m. Mondays,
through Sept. 22, at Hillel Day
School, 2200 Middlebelt Road,
Farmington Hills and 10:30-11:30
a.m. Tuesdays, through Sept. 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 .

Usher in the High Holidays by
attending Selichot services. Here
are some opportunities:
• Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township: Observe

Holocaust Experience

Spend an evening with Victor
Rosenberg, a University of Michigan
associate professor, presenting his
illustrated lecture, "Where Fate Will
Fling Us: First-Person Accounts of
My Family's Holocaust Experience
in Letters, 1938-1946," 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept.18, at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West
Victor Rosenberg
Bloomfield. Program co-sponsors are
B'nai B`rith Albert Einstein Lodge,
Beth Ahm Men's Club and CHAIM. Evening includes a dessert
reception. Free. Jeff Kahan: (248) 362-4666.

Selichot with music and prayer
Saturday, Sept. 20. Schedule: hors
d'oeuvres, 8 p.m. in Slotkin Foyer;
klezmer/jazz musical program 9
p.m. in West Lounge; Havdalah and
healing service featuring the tem-
ple clergy, 10 p.m. in Maas Chapel.
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
• Community Selichot service,
held at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt in Farmington
Hills: Spiritually prepare for the
days to come at this free ser-
vice sponsored by the Michigan
Rabbinical Assembly Conservative
Community on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Following light refreshments at
9 p.m., author and Rabbi Joseph
Telushkin of Los Angeles will
speak on "Being a Good Person in
a Complicated World." The tradi-
tional Selichot service will include
cantors from Adat Shalom and
Congregations Beth Ahm, Beth
Shalom, B'nai Moshe and Shaarey
Zedek. (248) 851-5100.
• Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Rd. in West Bloomfield:
Hear the klezmer group Yiddishe
Cup as part of Selichot activi-
ties 9-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
(248) 661-5700.

Join visiting Rabbi Manis Friedman
for his inspirational stories and
chasidic songs during the Shul's
Shabbat Kiddush Saturday, Sept.
20, inside the Shenkman Building,
6890 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Services begin at 9:30 a.m. and
the Kiddush meal of cholent and
salads will follow at approximately
noon. No charge or RSVP needed.
The Shul: (248) 788-4000.

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

Gather for the Women's Day of
Learning, a thought-provoking
afternoon, 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 lead a work-
shop along with Ruth Bergman,
Bassie Shemtov and Rebecca
Starr. Check for space availability
with Dale Rubin: (248) 203-1520.

Check for space availability at
final sessions of Rabbi Boruch
Cohen's classes on Jewish spiritu-
ality at the Baldwin Public Library,
300 W. Merrill in Birmingham.
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai
Center: (248) 203-6721, chai-
rabbi@sbcglobal.net .
• "Discovering the Spiritual Self":
The spiritual quests and self-dis-
coveries of Patriarch Abraham,
7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 15 and
22.
• "Spirituality at Work": Spiritual
values in the workplace, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Sept. 16 and 23.

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