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Hear Jewish Currents Editor
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1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6,
in the Mondry Building, 15000
W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Bush will
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include Michigan District/
Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring,
Congregation T'chiyah and Jewish
Parents Institute. RSVP advised:
(248) 432-5677, miracle1@aol.
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Learn about "Historic Michigan

Jewish Women of Distinction"

from historian Judy Cantor
at a luncheon program noon
Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Sponsors are
Masada, Sharon and Szold Groups
of Hadassah. $12; apply toward
Hadassah memberships if joining.
(248) 683-5030.

Great Book of Detroit Sports
Lists, and his co-author Art

Regner. They will be signing
copies at Borders Books and
Music on Orchard Lake Road
in Farmington Hills at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6. Also, Stone will
be signing books at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield 10 a.m.-noon
Sunday, Dec. 7.

Take an advance look at six archi-
tecturally distinguished homes,
some with Jewish associations, at
the preview party for the Palmer
Woods Holiday Home Tour, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 1530
Wellesley, Detroit 48203. Tickets:
$60. Regular hours:10 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Details/regis-
tration: www.palmerwoods.org .

Pre-register, by Dec. 15, to guar-
antee a table at the Sisterhood-
sponsored mahj-jongg tourna-
ment, Wednesday, Jan. 7, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road, Southfield.
Check-in at 5:45; tournament
play starts promptly at 7 pm.
Play to win cash prizes, 50/50
raffles and "tzotchkes." Entry
fees: $15 for a reserved seat at a
competitive table, $10 for a non-
competitive table. Details/RSVP:
sbkoffron@comcast.net .

Meet entrepreneurs and busi-
ness people at Latke & Vodka,
a Chanukah celebration and
networking opportunity, 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901

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The Spiritual Explorations of
a Reluctant Atheist. Sponsors

Hear Prof. Guy Stern speak
on "Defeating the Nazis: The
Story of the Ritchie Boys" 1
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Cong.
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Sponsored by the
Men's Club. Free and open to the
community. (248) 851-6880.

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Visit Congregation Shaarey
Zedek for a Coffee House
Concert Live starring Sam
Glaser, a singer/songwriter-
performer from Los Angeles, 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at 27375
Bell Road, Southfield. Moment
Magazine called Glaser one of
America's top 10 Jewish artists.
Tickets: $18. Tobye Bello: (248)
357-5544, tbello®shaareyze-
dek.org .

Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. The
B'nai B`rith Business Network will
host the holiday kosher buffet,
and invites participants to bring
business cards for face-to-face
"speed networking." Pre-paid
registration: $16 BBBN members,
$21 guests; $20 and $25 at door.
Details/RSVP to Nita: (248) 646-
3100.

Appreciate Jewish generosity at
the exhibit, "Bricks, Mortar and
More: The Jewish Community
and the Growth of Wayne State
University," a history of Jewish
donors whose names appear
on campus buildings, week-
days through Feb. 1, at Walter
R Reuther Library, 5401 Cass,
Detroit. Hours: 9 a.m.-6:45 p.m.
Mondays and Tuesdays; 9 a.m.-
4:45 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays.
Co-sponsored by Leonard N.
Simons Jewish Community
Archives of Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. Free. Sharon
Alterman: (248) 203-1491.

to Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council & Center,
2121 Midvale, Birmingham. (248)
203-5280.

Health

Learn the "Advantages and
Disadvantages of Hearing Aids,"
a Acoustic Neuroma Assn.
program with audiologist Lori
Lipshaw, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
6, at West Bloomfield Public
Library, 4600 Walnut Lake. (248)
682-2120.

Enjoy the company of others
in Cancer Thrivers Network for
Jewish Women, holding a spa day
"Day at the J," on Thursday, Dec.
4. Patti Nemer: (248) 790-5854.

Helping Out

Submit nominations now for the
2009 Eight Over Eighty event,
presented by Jewish Apartments
& Services. Details: www.jasmi.
org/8-over-80.html.

Events That Help

Go shopping with WomenForce,

a new group supporting Huron
Valley-Sinai's Charach Cancer
Treatment Center, the Sinai
Center for Women and other
hospital programs geared toward
women, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 4, at Zoe's Lace and Ruby's
Balm in West Bloomfield. Ten
percent of purchases contributed
to the benefit. (248) 937-3627,
sshapiro@dmc.org .

Drop off winter clothing for
Project Warmth, helping clients
of the Lighthouse in Pontiac.
Bring through mid-December

Tie and make cuddly, fleece blan-
kets to comfort abused/neglected
children in transition 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Mondays, at National Council
of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser,
Suite 306, Southfield. Materials
will be provided for the no-sewing
project, along with coffee, sweets
and camaraderie as you work.
(248) 355-3300.

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 oper-
ated 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: (248)
545-8665, justdoit0696®yahoo.
com .

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-sec-
tarian 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,
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)
354-3222, ext. 130.

Holidays/Shabbat

Show up for SYNergy Weekend
when Rabbi Aaron Bergman will
conduct a Talmud study session,
"Chanukah, The Real Story," at
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills.
Schedule: traditional services

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