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.

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 Hills. Sessions meet
7:30 p.m. on two to four Mondays
monthly, through May 11. Free.
Schedule/RSVP: (248) 357-5544.

Learning

Attend two lectures from New
York-based genealogist-author
Ron Arons, presented by
Jewish Genealogical Society of
Michigan, on Sunday, Oct. 26, at
the Holocaust Memorial Center,
Zekelman Family Campus, 28213
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills. Schedule: "The Kosher
Nostra: Jewish Gangsters and
Other Shady Characters, based
on Ron's book The Jews of Sing
Sing, 1 p.m.; "Using the Internet
to Find Anyone and Anything,"
2:30 p.m. Charge: $7 for one talk,
$10 for both; free for members.
Refreshments served
RSVP: programs®jgsmi.org , (248)
496-1324.

Hear the story of Uriah Phillips
Levy, the first Jewish-American
naval war hero, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 29, in Handleman Hall at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Twp. In his book,
Saving Monticello, guest speaker
and historian Marc Leepson
tells how Levy saved Thomas
Jefferson's beloved home,
Monticello. $7, or free for Friends
of Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives.
RSVP suggested. Jan Durecki:
(248) 851-1100, ext. 3137.

Challenge yourself to discover
hidden talents at Glennwood
ORT's program with motiva-
tional speaker Sylvia Rubach
6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29,
at Heritage Park Visitor Center,
Farmington Road, north of 10 Mile,
in Farmington Hills. Free admis-
sion, but requires RSVP to Lois
Greenberg: (248) 545-3077.

Young Adults

Terrorist Hunter

Attend Woman2Woman, a luncheon
program for donors of $365 or more
to the Jewish Federation campaign,
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.
3, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road in Southfield. Guest
speaker will be Rita Katz, author of

Terrorist Hunter: The Extraordinary
Rita Katz
Story of a Woman who Went
Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical
Islamic Groups. Program charge: $25. RSVP by Oct. 25: (248)
642-4260, ext. 183.

Consider: "Could Roosevelt Have
Rescued European Jewry?" at

a program 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
2, at the West Bloomfield Public

Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road.
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies at Wayne State University
and Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan are sponsoring guest
speaker Dr. Henry Feingold, his-
tory professor and director of the
Jewish Resource Center at New
York's Baruch College. (313) 577-
2679, (248) 432-5517.

Seniors

Socialize at the Holocaust survi-
vors' support group 10-11:30 a.m.
every Monday, at the Oak Park

JCC. The facilitator is Dr. Charles
Silow, director of the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families
of Jewish Home & Aging Services.
(248) 661-2999.

Join other seniors at Rabbi Arnie
Sleutelberg's lunch and learn pro-
gram noon Tuesday, Oct. 28, at
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway in Troy. Bring
a brown bag lunch. Free for syna-
gogue members, $10 for guests.
(248) 649-4418.

Enjoy an afternoon of bingo with
Noemi 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at
the Oak Park JCC. Charge: $1 per
card. The Active Life sponsors this
program. (248) 967-4030.

Explore the classics with "Fabs"
Kaldobsky at his "Musical
Adventure at the JCC" program 2
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Oak
Park JCC. This month's program
features music of Bach, Beethoven,
Brahms, Chopin, Schubert and
Sibelius. (248) 967-4030.

Appreciate a concert of light clas-
sical favorites 1 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 30, at the Oak Park JCC.

Performing will be violinist George
Stepulla, cellist Alison Donahue
and pianist Martin Mandelbaum.
The Pearl and Harry Brodsky
Senior Adult Fund sponsors
this program, which costs $1 for
non-members of the JCC. Lunch
($2.75) is available at noon by res-
ervation: (248) 967-4030.

Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber Adult
Art classes 9 a.m.-noon every

Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
the Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond
facilitates. Tuition and art supplies
over 10 sessions cost $40 for JCC
members, $60 for others. (248)
967-4030.

Pass the afternoon playing cards
with the Ben-Gurion Men's Group
noon-4 p.m. weekdays at the Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.

Brush up your bridge game at
the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m. every

Wednesday at the Oak Park JCC.
All players are welcome. No
charge. (248) 967-4030.

Create something special at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts &
Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m. every
Thursday at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski provides ongo-
ing instruction. Session charge:
$4; $2 for JCC members. (248)
967-4030.

Discuss current events with other
seniors and group leader Dave
Weiner 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, at
the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030.

Volunteer in the Yad Ezra ware-
house with Hillel of Metro Detroit
after a luncheon program about
poverty 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
26, at 2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley.
RSVP to Janet: (313) 577-3459,
az4293®wayne.edu .

Change your life, and perhaps the
world, by attending Hillel of Metro
Detroit's "Tikun Olam -- Making a
Difference Initiative '09," a free,
three-part program for Jewish
young adults, ages 18-26. Ten
learning sessions will be offered
in preparation for volunteering
in New Orleans, March 15-22.
Participants also will create their
own opportunity to make a dif-
ference at home. Contact Karen
Adelman for an application (due
by Nov. 10): www.hilleled@wayne.
edu, (313) 577-3459.

Get involved with campus Hillel
programs for ages 18-30:
• Wayne State University: First

Floor, 667 Grosberg Student
Center, Detroit; www.hillel-detroit.
org . Hillel of Metro Detroit hotline:
(313) 577-8888. hillelpd@wayne.
edu .

• Eastern Michigan University:

965 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti; www.
emuhillel.org . Audrey Bloomberg:
(734) 482-0456; audrey@emuhil-
lel.org .

• University of Michigan:1429 Hill
Street, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.
org . (734) 769-0500, umhillel®
umich.edu .

(517) 332-1916; jessica@msuhillel.
org .

Youth

Smile at the musical puppet
show Kolobok, a Russian folk
tale about the gingerbread man,
2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at
PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand
River in Detroit. Tickets: $5
children, $10 adults, and $8 for
optional puppetry workshop after
performance. The next show, The
Crane Maiden, will be presented
Saturdays, Nov. 1-30. (313) 961-
7777, www.puppetart.org .

See the stage show, Disney's High
School Musical, weekends through
Oct. 26, at Starlight Theater

in Summit Place Mall, 315 N.
Telegraph in Waterford. Schedule/
tickets: (248) 335-1788, www.star-
lighttheater.net .

Attend Rainbows, a 12-week peer
support program starting Monday,
Oct. 27, for children coping with a
divorce, death of a parent or other
life changes. Series meets at offic-
es of National Council of Jewish
Women-Greater Detroit Section,
26400 Lahser in Southfield. Free,
but requires registration. (248)
355-3300.

The JN's To Do! calendar
is compiled by Esther
Allweiss Ingber.

• Michigan State University:

Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel
Jewish Student Center, 360
Charles Street, East Lansing;
www.msuhillel.org . Jessica Katz:

Shul Food

• Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway in Troy:
The congregation's "Dinner Divas" have prepared an Indian
meal for 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, prior to the monthly Music
Shabbat services. Call for space availability and dinner cost:
(248) 649-4418.

• Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield:
Join members for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat service and din-
ner to welcome new members 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Schedule:
dinner at 7; guest speaker, Rabbi Daniel Gordis, at 8. Dinner
charge: $28 per adult, $10 per child. RSVP to Tobye Bello:
(248) 357-5544 or tbello@shaareyzedek.org .

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