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Raise funds to fight pancreatic
cancer 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, at Mezza Mediterranean
Grille, 42050 Grand River in Novi.
"Viva Las Vegas Night for a Cure"
will offer casino games, appetizers,
dinner, silent auction, champagne
(cash bar), raffle and Mark Randisi
singing the sounds of Sinatra.
Admission: $125. (734) 645-5900.

Health

Mingle with triathlon industry
experts, including certified
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Team in Training coaches and
alumni, at a reception 5-8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23, at Running
Fit, 26140 Ingersol Blvd. in Novi.
(800) 955-4572.

Get facts from an expert at
"Understanding the Causes of
Pelvic Pain," 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Henry Ford
Facility & Design Center, 2001
Dallavo in Commerce Township.
The Hot Topics in Women Health
Series will continue Thursday, Nov.
6, with "Breast Cancer and Hot
Flashes: An Alternative Therapy
for Relief." Registration: (800)
436-7936, www.henryford.com/
hottopic.

Stop by for a "Diabetes Day"
event 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 29, at the new Rite Aid
Pharmacy, 24850 Greenfield
in Southfield. Upgrade to the
OneTouch blood glucose meter at
no charge. (248) 968-2383.

Con re ation Shaare Zedek

Women-Great Detroit Section,
26400 Lahser, Suite 306,in
Southfield. Andy Mather is the
trained facilitator. Fee: $30 for all
six weeks. Registration: (248)
355-9936.

Learn about breast disease
from Ruth Lerman, MD, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Beaumont
Hospital, 3601 W.13 Mile in Royal
Oak. Roosevelt Hadassah Group
is sponsoring the program in the
Beaumont Cancer Center, across
from South Parking Deck. $10
or free if joining Hadassah or
upgrading to life membership.
Send check to Jackie Cohen, 6281
Quaker Hill in West Bloomfield.
(248) 661-8485.

Become informed about attention-
deficit-disorder through CHADD
7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Way
Elementary School, 765 W. Long
Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills.
Psychologist/author Arthur Robin
will discuss "Can Your Marriage
Survive AD/HD." $5 donation; free
for members. (248) 988-6716,
www.chadd.net/527.

Enjoy a gourmet, heart-healthy
dinner at Henry Ford Health
System's "Girls' Night Out" and
learn ways to prevent heart dis-
ease 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 6, at Pine Lake Country Club,
3300 Pine Lake Road in Orchard
Lake. Purchase tickets ($20)
through (800) 436-7936 or www.
henryford.com and click on Find,
Henry Ford classes.

Helping Out

Express your feelings at the
SPACE for Changing Families'
next divorce support group,
open to men and women, 7-9
p.m. Tuesdays, starting Oct. 28,
at National Council of Jewish

Volunteer with the Temple Israel
youth group on mitzvah day, or let
the teens know if someone needs
help with their home chores. Event
starts 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.

Fame Games
Support athletes with special needs during
the daylong Fame Games, presented by
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. JARC and Northwest Child Rescue
also co-sponsor. Laura Nardon: (248) 432-
5457.

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Details: susan@temple-israel.org ,
(248) 661-5700.

Take part in the training for new
paraprofessional volunteers
interested in assisting the elderly
through the Jewish Community
Chaplaincy Program 6:30-8:30
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg
Plaza, 6710 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Register with Michelle
Sage Chekan: mchekan®jhas.org ,
(248) 661-2999, ext. 300.

Sort books, CDs and other media
donated to Bookstock 10 a.m.-2
p.m. every Wednesday, starting
Oct. 29, and also on selected
Sundays, at Bloomfield Plaza,
southwest corner of Maple and
Telegraph. www.bookstock.info,
(248) 645-7840, ext. 365.

Put your computer and office
skills to good use as a volunteer
with National Council of Jewish
Women in Southfield. (248) 355-
3300, ext. 4.

Deliver meals to homebound cli-
ents in Oakland County through
National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels
program. Both 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
morning hours only. Michal Ram:
(248) 592-1104, mram@jasmi.org .

Share informal outings with
Jewish parents of young adopted
children through Midwest
Adoptive Families. Details: just-
doit0696@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 .

Bereavement Aid
Share your grief at Hospice of Michigan programs led by
Jewish volunteer facilitators. Free, but registration required:
(248) 334-1323.
• "Adult Loss of a Parent": 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W. 12 Mile in Farmington Hills.
• "Young Widows and Widowers": Support group will
meet 7-8:30 p.m. on five Thursdays, Oct. 30-Dec. 4,
at Bingham Office Park, Suite 125, 30300 Telegraph in
Bingham Farms.

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
welcome. (248) 788-0600.

Jewish Learning

Learn the significance of each
letter in the Hebrew alphabet at
Rabbi Leiby Burnham's series,
"The Mystical Alelph Bet," 10-
11:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, and
most Sundays, at Congregation
Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield
Parkway in Troy. Classes may be
taken individually Drop-ins wel-
come any Sunday at no charge.
(248) 649-4418.

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, resuming Oct.
27, at Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Class taught by Amy Appelman,
director of Education. No charge,
but requires textbook ($18).
relschool®cbahm.org , (248) 851-
8820.

Enroll in "Yiddish U," Yiddish-
language classes with educa-
tor Daniella HarPaz Mechnikov,
starting Wednesday, Oct. 29,
at the Oak Park JCC. Schedule:
advanced, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; begin-
ners, 7:35-8-35 p.m.; intermediate,
8:40-9:40 p.m. Reduced tuition
for members of Workmen's Circle
and co-sponsoring organizations.
Registration: micircle®aol.com or
(248) 432-5677.

Tell someone interested in con-
versation about the "Introduction
to Judaism" classes taught by
Rabbi Jason Miller 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, starting Oct. 29-
May 6, at Congregation T'chiyah,
a Reconstructionist congregation
meeting at 15000 W.10 Mile in Oak
Park in Oak Park. Materials fee:
$50, or $25 for T'chiyah members.
(248) 542-0900.

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