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Bring friends and family to the
"Treasure Sale/Silent Auction"
fundraiser for and at Swords Into
Plowshares Peace Center and
Gallery, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
15, at 33 E. Adams in Detroit.
Donations of books, jewelry and
household items will be accepted
before the event, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(313) 963-7575.
Drop off winter clothing for
Project Warmth, to benefit cli-
ents of the Lighthouse in Pontiac.
Collection point through mid-
December is Birmingham Area
Seniors Coordinating Council
& Center, 2121 Midvale in
Birmingham. (248) 203-5280.
Health
Are you "Stressed Out and Tired
of Being Tired?" Get information
from a sleep disorder special-
ist and a behavioral therapist
6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18,
at Henry Ford Facility & Design
Center, 2001 Dallavo in Commerce
Township. Program is part of
the Hot Topics in Women Health
Series. Registration: (800) 436-
7936, www.henryford.com/hot-
topic.
Helping Out
Give the gift of life at
Brotherhood-sponsored blood
drive for the American Red Cross
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
in Bloomfield Township. Walks-
in allowed, but appointments
preferred: www.givelife.org , click
on sponsor code "Temple 13."
Barbara: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.
Sort books, CDs and other media
donated to Bookstock 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Wednesdays, and 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 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.
Jewish Learning
Learn about "New Jewish
Rituals" 10-11 a.m. Sunday, Nov.
9, at Congregation T'chiyah a
Reconstructionist congregation,
at 15000 W.10 Mile in Oak Park in
Oak Park. No charge.
• "Introduction to Judaism":
Rabbi Jason Miller leads classes
7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at
Congregation T'chiyah. Materials
fee: $50, or $25 for T'chiyah
members. (248) 542-0900.
Hear Rabbi Berel Wein, author of
The Oral Law of Sinai: An Illustrated
History of the Mishnah, speak at the
Oak Park JCC 8:15 p.m. Thursday,
Nov.13, as part of Book Fair.
Free. (248) 967-4030, ext. 2006.
Sponsored by Ohr Somayach.
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
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and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Details:
bctc770@aol.com , 248-855-6170.
Learn the significance of each
letter in the Hebrew alphabet at
Rabbi Leiby Burnham's series,
"The Mystical Aleph Bet," 11-11:45
a.m. Sundays, at Congregation
Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield
Parkway in Troy. Drop-ins welcome
at no charge. (248) 649-4418.
Converse with others in Hebrew,
plus reading and writing at the
"intermediate plus" level, 6:30-8
p.m. Mondays, at Congregation
Beth Shalom,14601 W. Lincoln
in Oak Park. $100 for 10 weeks;
series started Oct. 27 with
leader Bosmat Dovas. Also: "Read
Hebrew America" meets with Rob
Grodin, 10:30 a.m.-noon for five
Sundays. No charge; started Oct.
26. (248) 547-7970.
Meet with Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Rabbi Joseph Krakoff for
"The Living Torah," an in-depth
study of the books of Numbers
and Deuteronomy at Hillel Day
School, 32200 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. Evening sessions
held on Mondays, twice a month,
through May 11. Free. Schedule/
RSVP: (248) 357-5544.
Join Adat Shalom Sisterhood for
"Wine, Sex and Text," a discus-
sion led by Jewish educator Ruth
Bergman, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov.
18 and 25, at 29901 Middlebelt
in Farmington Hills. Lisa Betman
chairs series that looks at sex,
relationships and the power of
the Bible. $8 per session includes
wine and snacks. Check, payable
to Adat Shalom Sisterhood, should
go to the synagogue — ZIP 48334.
(248) 851-5100.
Take in the weekly lunch-and-
learn opportunity offered
through Partners in Torah
noon Wednesdays at the West
Bloomfield JCC. Theme for classes
in November is "Too Good to be
Untrue: Guidelines for Speaking
the Truth." Upcoming: "Through
Your Teeth," Nov. 12. Series con-
cludes Dec.17. Cost, including
lunch, is $18 for four classes, $13
for three classes, or $7 for single
class. Details: Partners®yby.org or
(248) JUDAISM (583-2476).
Get guidance from Rev. Sammy
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Who Done It?
Sort through Anthony
Shaffer's Sleuth,
staged by Jewish
Ensemble Theatre
through Nov. 23,
inside the West
Bloomfield JCC. Laced
with humor, the play
takes many twists and
turns telling about a
mystery writer and his
wife's lover. Tickets/
schedule from JET: (248) www.jettheatre.org , (248) 788-
2900.
Semp at his "Discovering/Studying
Concepts in the Parshah for a
D'Var Torah" classes 5-6 p.m.
Wednesdays, through Dec.17, at
Congregation Beth Shalom,14061
W. Lincoln in Oak Park. Details:
(248) 547-7970.
Come for Temple Beth El's Lunar
Learn, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
19, or Lunch and Learn, noon
Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7400
Telegraph in Bloomfield Township.
Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert's
topic is "Fins and Scales," a dis-
cussion of the genesis of kashrut
laws and their development from
Bible to Mishnah to Talmud to
today. Bring a brown bag lunch for
Thursday. No charge, but register
with religious school office: (248)
865-0612.
Attend "Torah in the City," a
monthly lunch-and-learn ses-
sion with Rabbi Jason Miller of
Congregation T'chiyah, noon-1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20, at Law Offices
of Gurewitz & Raben, 333 W. Fort,
Suite 1100, in Detroit. $10 covers
lunch. RSVP: (248) 542-0900.
Learn to read and understand the
Shabbat morning prayers at this
intermediate-level Hebrew reading
class for adults, 2-3 p.m. Mondays,
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield.
Taught by Amy Appelman, director
of education. No charge; but text-
book $18. relschool®cbahm.org ,
(248) 851-8820.
Learning
Drop by a rescheduled Thursday
Forum program with Rev. Harry
Cook, a former newspaper report-
er, who will discuss "Election
2008: What Happened and Why?"
10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6,
at Birmingham Unitarian Church,
38651 Woodward in Bloomfield
Hills. The series meets at same
time and place Thursday, Nov. 13,
with Cook's topic, "Whence and
Whither Detroit? From Boom to
Bust." Admission: $10. No RSVP
needed. (248) 647-2380.
Be informed about Israel at a
Shabbat dinner featuring Neil
Lazarus, an internationally
acclaimed expert on Israel and
the Middle East, 6:30 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 7, at the Oak Park JCC. The
Jewish Community Relations
Council sponsors. Shabbat din-
ner charge: $10 due in advance.
Shabbat housing is available upon
request. RSVP to Karen: (313) 577-
3459 or hilleled@wayne.edu.
Attend historian-author Judith
Cantor's lecture, "Plucky
Pioneers on Two Peninsulas:
Jewish Immigrant Experience,"
11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7,
in Lorenzo Cultural Center at
Macomb Community College,
44575 Garfield in Clinton
Township. (586) 445-7348, www.
lorenzocultural center:corn.
Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan, 6600 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield:
• Book Fair speaker: Hear from
David Grubin, producer of the PBS
series, The Jewish Americans, 8:15
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Free. (248)
432-5467, www.jccdet.org .
• Bus trip: Tour Midtown Detroit
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