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Event Expo
Visit more than 50 vendors,
able to help you have a
great party, at Joe Cornell
Entertainment's "Event
Planning Expo" 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. (248)
356-6000, www.joecornell.
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Join the ALS Association's "The
Walk to D'Feet ALS" 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 4, at Detroit's Belle
Isle Casino. Erin Ehlers: (248)
680-6540.
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Edgewood Country Club, 8399
Commerce Road in Commerce
Twp. Details: (248) 539-3036.
Helping Out
Put your computer and office
skills to good use as a volunteer
for National Council of Jewish
Women in Southfield. (248) 355-
3300, ext. 4.
Find comfort through Hospice of
Michigan-run support groups at
43097 Woodward, Suite 102, in
Bloomfield Hills. Schedule includes
"Hope After Loss," 7 p.m. Sept.
30. Register with Margie Martin:
(248) 334-1323.
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 .
Hear keynoter Dr. Yvonne
Pennington describe rais-
ing a son with ADHD - televi-
sion host Ty Pennington from
Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-
dren through Midwest Adoptive
Families. Details: justdoit0696@
yahoo.com, (248) 545-8665.
Receive education and pamper-
ing at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital's "Just for You" program,
for women living with cancer, 8:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at
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Deliver meals to homebound cli-
ents in Oakland County through
National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels
program. Volunteer regular driv-
ers and subs are needed. (248)
967-0967.
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. Charge: $75,
with student discount. (248) 522-
3645, www.chaddmi.com .
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Learn about "Fighting Childhood
Obesity" at forum 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27, at Oakland
Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road
in Waterford. $5 or $10 charge,
both with lunch. Call Marsha
Gershenson for space availability:
(248) 808-1032.
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
- at the Michael Golds Memorial
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party 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 27, at Townsend Hotel in
Birmingham. (248) 353-8222,
www.crush2008.com .
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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 .
Lead one-hour Shabbat services
Friday afternoons at the Lahser
Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser in
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)
354-3222, ext.130.
Holidays/Shabbat
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. Details
from Rabbi Rubenstein: (248) 851-
6880, 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.
Welcome the High Holiday season
with your own community. Rosh
Hashanah begins the evening of
Monday, Sept. 29, and Kol Nidre
begins the evening of Wednesday,
Oct. 8. Yom Kippur is Tuesday,
Oct. 9:
•A mystical journey through the
High Holidays: Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg concludes series 10:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at Sara
Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center,
5595 Maple in West Bloomfield.
There is a charge. bctc770@aol.
com , (248) 855-6170.
• Agree Downtown Synagogue:
Congregation moves to the sub-
urbs for services 6 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 30, at Plaza Hotel Ballroom,
16400 J.L. Hudson Drive in
Southfield. No charge to attend.
(313) 864-7824.
•Aish Huntington Woods: Rabbi
Simcha Tolwin and Cantor Chaim
Klainberg lead services 6:55 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 29, and 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Burton
Elementary School, 26315 Scotia.
(248) 948-9908.
• Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring:
The secular, cultural observance
features music, singing, read-
ings, social action and pianist
Stefan Kukurugya 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 30, at the Oak Park JCC.
Donation: $30, or $20 member.
(248) 432-5677, miracle1@aol.
com .
• Sholem Aleichem Institute: The
Lathrup Village-based organiza-
tion hosts a secular and musical
holiday assembly 10 a.m.-noon
Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Orchard
Lake Middle School, 6000 Orchard
Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
Donations welcome. (248) 423-
4406.
Jewish Learning
Join Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek for
"The Living Torah," an in-depth
study of the books of Numbers
and Deuteronomy, through May
11, at Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
Sessions meet 7:30 p.m. on two to
four Mondays monthly. The class
focuses on the moral and ethical
development of Jewish tradition.
Free. Schedule/RSVP: (248) 357-
5544.
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.
Learn to read and understand
the Shabbat morning prayers at
this intermediate-level prayer-
book Hebrew reading class for
adults, 2-3 p.m. Mondays, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple in West Bloomfield. Director
of Education Amy Appelman leads.
Classes resume after the High
Holiday season. No charge, but
requires textbook ($18). Contact
for times: relschool@cbahm.org ,
(248) 851-8820.
Calendar on page B58
Feminists
Are Funny!
Enjoy Feminists Are
Funny, an evening
with performance
artists Guerrilla
Girls, 7 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 3, in Smith
Theatre at Oakland
Community College,
27055 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Arlene Frank is
director the Womencenter, celebrating its 35th anniversary
with this free show on OCC's Orchard Ridge campus. (248)
522-3642.
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