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 A38 December 4 • 2008 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.