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EVERYTHING'S
RELATIVE
by Jordan B. Gorfinkel

www.jewishcartoon.com

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. RSVP to Shelly
Newman: (248) 737-0266.

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

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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,12
Mile and Hayes in Warren. www.
michmin.org .

Pre-pay $20 by Oct. 10 for a
mah jongg tournament scheduled
Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Temple Shir

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sponsored euchre party 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in
Southfield. Cash prizes. There is a
charge. Details from Saraphoena:
(248) 336-0397 or SBKoffron®
comcast.net.

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ule/fees: (248) 432-5471, www.
jccdet.org .

Events That Help

Give 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.

Come for "In the Eat of the
Night," an evening of food, wine,
live music and shopping to raise
funds for the Gary Burnstein
Community Health Clinic, 6:30-10
p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Leon &
Lulu, 96 W.14 Mile in Clawson. The
late Dr. Burnstein treated patients
at Grace Centers of Hope in
Pontiac. Tickets: $40 or $75 per
couple. Details: (248) 758-1690 or
www.garyburnsteinclinic.org .

Support Variety, the Children's
Charity, at its "Lights, Camera,
Auction event, 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 28, at Emagine Theater,
44425 W.12 Mile in Novi. Tickets/
details: (248) 258.5511.

Dems, GOP
And Israel

Hear Doug Ross for the
Democrats and Bryce
Sandler for the Republicans
at the "Israel and the
Middle East" commu-
nity forum 2:30-4:30
Doug Ross
Bryce Sandler
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Congregation Beth Shalom,
14601 W. Lincoln in Oak
Park. Ameinu is sponsoring with Workmen's Circle and Brit
Tzedek v'Shalom. Free. (248) 967-6380.

Helping Out

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.

Enjoy an evening of beauty tips
and hors d'oeurves to benefit
Henry Ford Health System's fight
against cancer at 5:30-9 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16, at Saks Fifth
Avenue at the Somerset Collection
in Troy. $55 and $75 tickets
include a $50 Saks gift card. (313)
876-9237. A portion of Saks sales
Oct.16-19 is donated to the cause.

Put 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.

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

Celebrate Sukkot with Megan
Rappaport, a Jewish family educa-
tor, Shaarey Zedek family and Hillel
friends, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield. Take
a Sukkah Stroll following, walking
to sukkot at the homes of Susan
and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff and
Rebecca and Rabbi Aaron Starr for
lunch and dessert. RSVP required:
(248) 357-5544.

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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
welcome. (248) 788-0600.

Jewish Learning

Join Jewish/Yiddish educator
Daniella HarPaz Mechnikov for
"Yiddish U," a series of Yiddish-lan-
guage classes starting Wednesday,
Oct. 29, at the Oak Park JCC.
Schedule: advanced, 6:30-7:30
p.m.; beginners, 7:35-8-35 p.m.;
intermediate, 8:40-9:40 p.m.
Reduced tuition for members of
Workmen's Circle and co-sponsor-
ing groups. Registration: micircle@
aol.com or (248) 432-5677.

Listen to Keren Alpert, Temple
Beth El rabbinic associate, at the
next lunch-and-learn program,
"Out of the Mouths of Caves: What
is the Significance of the Dead Sea
Scrolls?" noon Thursday, Oct. 16,
at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield
Twp. Free admission; bring a brown
bag lunch. RSVP: (248) 865-0612.

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.
bctc770@aol.com , 248-855-6170.

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 .

Join Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek for
"The Living Torah," an in-depth
study of the books of Numbers and
Deuteronomy at Hillel Day School,
32200 Middlebelt in Farmington

Gain insight into religious issues

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