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members. Call to find out the loca-
tion of the event: (248) 851-3937.
Get "Design Inspiration," 10 a.m.-2
p.m. or 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7,
at Michigan Design Center, 1700
Stutz in Troy. Event will offer a
"speed designing" session, com-
plimentary consultations with an
interior designer (morning only)
and keynote presentation by
industry leader Valerie Moran. $10
admission includes breakfast or
hors d'oeuvres. Purchase: www.
michigandesign.com or (248) 649-
4772.
See the Greater Detroit Gem,
Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Show of
the Michigan Mineralogical Society
on Friday-Sunday, Oct. 10-12, at
Macomb Community College, South
Campus Expo Center, Bldg. P, at 12
Mile and Hayes, Warren. For times
and costs, see www.michmin.org or
call (248) 887-3906.
Pre-pay $20 by Oct. 10 for a Mah
Jongg Tournament Wednesday,
Oct. 29, at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Registration starts 6
p.m. $25 after deadline. Sheryl Fox:
sjafox05@yahoo.com .
Join the West Bloomfield Seniors
for Obama at a symposium on the
presidential candidates 2:30-5
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the West
Bloomfield Library, 4600 Walnut
Lake Road. Light refreshments
will be served. RSVP to Shelly
Newman: (248) 737-0266.
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Have dinner with the Jewish
Singles Group, ages 45-65, 5:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Library
Pub, 6363 Haggerty in West
Bloomfield. There will be separate
checks. RSVP by Oct. 10 to Marta:
(248) 624-8155.
Sign up for trips, both near and far,
through the JCC's Center Travel
Dept. Bus outings in mid-October
include matinee/lunch for Say
Goodnight, Grade, Thursday, Oct.
16, at Gem Theater in Detroit and
final dress rehearsal for Margaret
Garner 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at
Detroit Opera House. Full sched-
ule/fees: (248) 432-5471, www.
jccdet.org .
Events That Help
Take the ALS Association's "Walk
to D'Feet ALS" 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 4, at Detroit's Belle Isle
Hammer Time
Help build a sukkah or
two before the holiday of
Sukkot, which starts at
sundown Monday, Oct. 13.
Here are two opportunities:
•Aish in the Woods:
Parents and kids will
work together, Sunday,
Oct. 5, at five local sites.
Register online: www.
aishinthewoods.com . (248)
948-9908.
• Lawrence
Technological University,
21000 W.10 Mile, Southfield: Students will participate noon
Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Buell building on campus. (313) 577-
3459, hillelpd@wayne.edu .
Casino. Erin Ehlers: (248) 680-
6540.
Enjoy "Sugar and Spice and
Everything Nice," two-hour walk-
ing and tasting tours of Eastern
Market near downtown Detroit, at
11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
4. Learn about the market's histo-
ry, different kinds of honey, sugar,
spices and sweet wines while visit-
ing the specialty shops. All pro-
ceeds of earlier tour go to Yad Ezra
and Gleaners food banks. Contact
Linda Yellin, FeetOnTheStreet
Tours, (248) 353-TOUR or
FeetOnTheStreetD@aol.com .
Give the gift of life at a Red
Cross blood drive 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 10, at the Farmington
Community Library-Farmington
Branch, 23500 Liberty. (248) 553-
6261.
Health
Become informed at "Getting
Pregnant or Trying to Get
Pregnant?" featuring Dr. Kenneth
Ginsburg and other Henry Ford
Health Care medical staff 6-8
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at Henry
Ford Design Center, 2001 Dallavo,
Suite 102, in Commerce Twp. Free.
Details: www.henryford.com or
(800) 436-7936.
Receive education and pamper-
ing if you're a woman living with
cancer, at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital's "Just for You" program
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3,
at Edgewood Country Club, 8399
Commerce Road in Commerce Twp.
Free. (248) 539-3036.
Helping Out
Become a mentor to an at-risk
youth in Oakland County through
Volunteer to weigh, sort and shelve
food collected during the annual
Yom Kippur Food Drive, start-
ing Oct. 12 at Yad Ezra, 2850
W.11 Mile in Berkley. Available
shifts: 9 a.m.-noon and 11 a.m.-2
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12; noon-3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 13; noon-3 p.m. and
3-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16; 10 a.m.-
noon and noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
19, and noon-3 p.m. Monday, Oct.
20. Contact: Marla@yadezra.org or
(248) 548-3663.
Mentor Connection, a non-sectar-
ian program of Jewish Family
Service. Details: (248) 592-2300,
www.mentorconnect.org .
Put your computer and office skills
to use as a volunteer for National
Council of Jewish Women in
Southfield. (248) 355-3300, ext. 4.
Deliver meals to clients in Oakland
County through National Council of
Jewish Women's Kosher Meals on
Wheels program. Volunteer regular
drivers and subs are 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 morn-
ing hours only. Michal Ram: (248)
592-1104, mram@jasmi.org .
Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-
dren through Midwest Adoptive
Families. 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.
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.
Observe the High Holidays with
your own community. Kol Nidre
begins the evening of Wednesday,
Oct. 8. Yom Kippur is Tuesday,
Oct. 9. The following are some not
found in synagogue listings:
• Agree Downtown Synagogue:
Congregation moves to the sub-
urbs for services starting 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, and 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9, at Plaza Hotel
Ballroom, 16400 J.L. Hudson Drive
in Southfield. No charge to attend.
(313) 864-7824.
• Aish Huntington Woods: Rabbi
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