411111 "1""1"11111"1111"111"111,: no E-mail items to calendarMhejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication 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. ,EVERYTHING' I by Jordan B. Gorfinkl e S • RELATIVE www.jewishcartoon.com IN THIS YEAR:5 H/GH HOL IAX5 APP4A1--, - URGE YOU TO .D/6 G.E..Eic:' IT MAY BE HARD "10 RELATE TO THE CAUSE... IGHTS RESERVED. Genealogical Society of Michigan 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, $5 non- SII,\ARIA LYDIA! THESE PEOPi.- SEEM TO A WORZ Z) AWAY/ UNDER VIRY DIFFER - BECCA BETH BERNIE YAEL LOUIS ZAYDS BUBS The Altruist The Realist The Idealist The Perplexed The Rebel The Traditionalist The Bubbe SOUNDS P/RE. 50, WHO ARE WE BENEFIT-INS -- DARFUR? - Atr/ ENT THAN YOU AND Z. ? z z 0 C.) 0 0 CC 8 8 BUTTHEYAR PEOPLE -- W1TH 51L1 5 TO PAYAND FAA/1 /1--1 6 TO FEED. THEYARE IN CR/575.50 WE ARE TOO. - - - 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 Calendar on page C18 October 2 2008 C17