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Reluctant Atheist
Meet Jewish Currents Editor Lawrence
Lawrence Bush
Bush of New York City 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Mondry Building
of Jewish Apartments & Services, 15000
W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Bush will address his
new book, Waiting for God: The Spiritual
Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist. A
discussion will follow. Sponsors are Michigan
District/Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring,
Congregation T'chiyah and Jewish Parents
Institute. RSVP advised: (248) 432-5677,
miraclel@aol.com .
THE JOFFREV BULLET
December 2008
Brought to life by the
Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra
Leslie B. Dunner, Conductor
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David DiChiera, General Director
• Detroit's Original Holiday
• Tradition and Still Your Best
• Family Value!
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PerFomices: •
Michigan University Hillel, 965
Washtenaw, Ypsilanti; www.emuhillel.
org . Ricky Camil: (734) 482-0456; pro-
gram@emuhillel.org .
• Chanukah Extravaganza: 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the Student Center.
• Alternative Spring Break: "Building
and Bridging, Part II," 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Hillel Center.
• Coffee and Chill with Hillel: 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5, at Student Center
Starbucks.
• Stress Less Shabbat: 6 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 5, at Hillel.
Get involved with other campus Hillel
programs, open to ages 18-30:
• Wayne State University: First Floor,
667 Grosberg Student Center, Detroit;
www.hillei-detroit.org . Hillel of Metro
Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888,
hillelpd@wayne.edu .
• University of Michigan:1429 Hill
Street, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.org .
(734) 769-0500, umhillel@umich.edu .
• Michigan State University: Lester
& Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student
Center, 360 Charles Street, East Lansing;
www.msuhillel.org . Jessica Katz: (517)
332-1916; jessica@msuhillel.org .
Youth
Smile watching The Crane Maiden, a
puppet show based on a Japanese
folktale, at its final performance 2
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at PuppetART
Theater, 25 E. Grand River, Detroit.
Tickets: $5 children, $10 adults, and
$8 for optional puppetry workshop fol-
lowing the show. (313) 961-7777, www.
puppetart.org .
Go backstage to see Thanksgiving
Day Parade floats and participate in
arts and crafts activities 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, at
Parade Company headquarters, 9500
Mt. Elliott, Detroit. Admission: $5. (313)
923-7400.
Audition for the cast and crew of
Think Squad, a new science-oriented
television show for youth, noon-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, at YouthVille TV
Studios, 7375 Woodward, Detroit. Open
to students ages 11-19. Co-sponsors are
WTVS Channel 56 and Detroit Science
Center. Details: (313) 309-1300, www.
youthvilledetroit.org .
Participate in events anticipating
Chanukah, the eight-day festival that
begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 21:
• Shalom Family: Reserve your place
at a Chanukah event for moms and
children, newborn through age 3,
10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the
Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Calendar on page B22
Make It A Mitzvah
Perform a mitzvah on Thursday,
Dec. 25, when the Jewish
Community Relations Council
and the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit present
Mitzvah Day.
Volunteers of all ages will
participate in a choice of activi-
ties including visits to older
adults, preparing and serving
holiday meals and delivering
toys and gifts to families in
need.
Volunteers will meet for
breakfast at the Max M.
Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township prior to
their project.
Volunteers are asked to sign
up on Federation's Web site,
jewishdetroit.org/mitzvanday .
No volunteer applications can
be taken by phone. The dead-
line is Monday, Dec. 8.
For information, call Michael
Daitch, (248) 642-5393.
Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 pm
Friday, December 5, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 6, at 2:30 pm
Saturday, December 6, at 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 7, at 12:00 pm
Sunday, December 7, at 5:00 pm
FREE Dance Talk one hour prior
to performance
* Face painting
. * Santa available for photos
• * Nutcracker available for photos
• * Live Reindeer
. * Sugar Plum Parade on stage following
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the performance
• * Buffet lunch- only $10 per person
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THE BEST MUSICAL.
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"A CHORUS LINE IS BACK, AND IT'S THRILLING!"
—John Lahr, The New Yorker
Fisher Theatre • January 13-February 1, 2009
Tickets at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets incl. Macy's • ticketmaster.com
248-645-6666 • Info 313-872-1000 • BroadwaylnDetroit.com • AChorusLine.com
Groups (12+): 313-871-1132 or groupsales(tunederlanderdetroit.com
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