TO DO Ca!endow Sponsored bY
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Teachers" series noon-1:15 p.m.
Tuesdays, Dec. 9 and 16. $10
includes lunch per session. RSVP
by Thursday before each one.
Sheila Lederman: (248) 851-5100.
Take in the weekly Partners in
Torah lunch-and-learn opportu-
nity noon Wednesdays at West
Bloomfield JCC. Schedule: "Too
Close for Comfort," Dec. 10; and
"Good for You," Dec. 17. Cost,
including lunch, is $7 per class.
Details: Partners@yby.org or
(248) JUDAISM (583-2476).
Ramon Tasat
E. Lansing Sephard
Delve into Sephardic Jewish music with Cantor Ramon
Tasat of Maryland, a leading expert and recording artist, at
East Lansing's Cong. Shaarey Zedek's artist-in-residence
weekend, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 5-7, at 1924 Coolidge,
East Lansing. Worship service, 8 p.m. Friday, will feature
the cantor's guitar playing and a sermon-in-song. He'll offer
Sephardic chants at 9 a.m. worship service Saturday and per-
form in concert that night (for a charge) at 8 p.m. A family
sing-along program is 11 a.m.-noon Sunday. (517) 351-3570.
Calendar from page A37
at 9 a.m.; family service at 10;
drop-off youth services at 10:15;
Jewish educator Ruth Bergman
leads session about Chanukah,
also 10:15. Following morn-
ing services and an enhanced
Kiddush, visiting Rabbi Avraham
(Avi) Weiss will hold an "Ask the
Rabbi" session. (248) 851-5100.
Be part of the Kesher Connection,
a wine and cheese reception for
unattached adults in their 40s to
age 60ish, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road, Southfield. The
regular Friday night services are
at 5:30, and concert at 8. Free.
Details: (248) 357-5544.
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Details: (248) 851-
6880, raysteven@cbahm.org .
Gain insight into religious issues
at Stay and Learn on Shabbat,
following services and Kiddush
Saturdays, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. No charge. Drop-ins
welcome. (248) 788-0600.
Jewish Learning
Try Rabbi Eric Yanoff's series,
"From Rikud (Dance) to Rap,"
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 4
and 11, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek-West Bloomfield, B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Road. Explore musical styles
and lyrics from each stage of
Israel's development and learn
how Israelis have conveyed their
life and times through poetry and
instrumentation. Charge: $15, $12
for CSZ members. Registration:
(248) 357-5544.
Explore the Kabbalah with
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at
Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595
W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
Ongoing classes meet 8:30
p.m. Thursdays and 10:30 a.m.
Sundays. 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, Troy. Drop-ins welcome
at no charge. (248) 649-4418.
Lunch and learn with Adat
Shalom Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz
at his "My Most Memorable
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Find out about "New Jewish
Rituals" 10-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec.
14, at Congregation T'chiyah,
a Reconstruction congregation
that meets in the David Mondry
Building, 15000 W.10 Mile, Oak
Park. No charge. (248) 542-
0900.
Come back for Temple Beth El's
Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 17, and Lunch and Learn,
noon Thursday, Dec. 18, at
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Twp. Rabbinic Associate Keren
Alpert will focus on "Chanukah
Songs," how the various, famous
melodies have shaped a Zionist
vision of the Maccabean revolt.
No charge. Bring a brown bag
lunch Thursday. Register with
Temple Religious School: (248)
865-0612.
Learning
Get the lowdown from Israel
"Izzy" Danziger, discussing the
Israel Defense Forces and vol-
unteer Rapid Response teams
in combating terrorism, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 4, at Young Israel
of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10 Mile.
Additional sponsors are Zionist
Organization of America, Young
Israel of Southfield, Yeshivat
Akiva and Bais Chabad Torah
Center of West Bloomfield. No
charge. RSVP to Sarah: (248)
282-0088, sarah@mizoa.org .
Listen to stimulating speakers
at the Thursday Forum 10-11:30
a.m. Thursdays, at Birmingham
Unitarian Church, 38651
Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.
Admission: $10. No RSVP needed.
(248) 647-2380.
Learn how "Alfred Taubman
Changed the Retail Experience"
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at
Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan
co-sponsors presentation by
Jan Durecki, archivist of Rabbi
Leo M. Franklin Archives, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. No
charge. Light refreshments
served. RSVP: (248) 865-0628,
franklinarchives@tbeonline.org .
Enroll now for adult education
classes starting Jan. 12 through
the West Bloomfield School
District. Choices include ESL,
Medical Terminology, Medical
Billing, Pharmacy Technician,
Quickbooks, Computers and
Dental Front Office Assistant.
Apply at 5642 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield.(248) 539-2390.
Seniors
Watch the Neil Simon movie
Brighton Beach with other seniors
1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.
Socialize at the Holocaust sur-
vivors' support group 10-11:30
a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at 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.
Attend monthly support groups
open to caregivers of individu-
als with Alzheimer's disease and
related diagnoses 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, at JVS, 29699
Southfield Road, Southfield; and
7-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at
Jewish Home & Aging Services,
6710 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program. No
charge to attend, but must
RSVP to facilitators Dorothy
(Mantis) Moon (Southfield): (248)
233-4392, or Fran Cook (West
Bloomfield): (248) 661-6390, ext.
403.
Enjoy classical, popular and
Jewish music with Ilya Kozadayev,
presented by the Shaarey Zedek
Seniors, 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 10, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell
Road, Southfield. No charge and
refreshments served. Call if ride
is needed: (248) 357-5544.
Reserve prior to Dec. 11 for a
luncheon concert with Wally
Duda noon Tuesday, Dec.
16, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. TBE's
Ambassadors senior group invites
the community for $12, members
charged $10. RSVP to Regina
Weiss: (248) 661-5001.
Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber adult
art classes 9 a.m.-noon every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond
facilitates. Tuition and art sup-
plies 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 Oak
Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.
Brush up your bridge game at the
Bridge Club 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays
at Oak Park JCC. All players are
welcome. No charge. (248) 967-
4030.
Stem Cell Issues
What is the "Jewish
Response to Stem Cell
Research?" Find out from
Rabbi Joshua Bennett of
Temple Israel at a lunch
and learn program noon
Thursday, Dec. 11, at Yad
Ezra kosher food pantry,
2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley.
Lunch charge: $7. (248)
548-3663.