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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 .
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program. Both regular drivers and
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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.
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.
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 .
Jewish Learning
Holidays/Shabbat
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 .
Learn the significance of each
Hebrew letter at Rabbi Leiby
Burnham's series, "The Mystical
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Gain insight into religious issues
Attend an informal learning
session, "The Mitzvah of Bikur
Cholim — Visiting the Sick,"
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Sunshine
Committee chair Phyllis Levin and
ritual assistant Nancy Kaplan will
facilitate free program. No reser-
vation required. (248) 737-1931,
nancyellen879@comcast.net.
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Catch the musical
Two By Two, through
Jan. 11, at the JET in
the West Bloomfield
JCC. Shows: 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Jan.
8; 5 and 8 p.m. Dec.
27, Jan. 3,10; 2 p.m.
Sundays, Dec. 28,
Jan. 4,11. Two shows
on New Year's Eve.
For tickets: call (248)
788-2900 or visit
www.jettheatre.org .
• Jewish Historical
Society: Attend
group's matinee 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, and meet cast at an afterglow. $36.
Check for space availability: (248) 432-5517,
jhsofmichigan@msn.com .
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.
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.
Learning
See an exhibit about the Nazis'
experimentation with humans at
"Deadly Medicine: Creating the
Master Race," on loan from the
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Center,
through March 13, at the Detroit
Science'Center, 5020 John R,
Detroit. Free with museum admis-
sion: $16.95 adult, $13.95 children
and seniors. (313) 577-8400 or
www.detroitsciencecenter.org .
Appreciate Jewish generosity
while touring "Bricks, Mortar and
More: The Jewish Community
and the Growth of Wayne State
University," weekdays through
Feb. 1, at the Reuther Library,
5401 Cass, Detroit. Learn about
Jewish donors whose names
appear on campus buildings,
9 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Mondays and
Tuesdays; 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Wednesdays-Fridays. Co-spon-
sored by Leonard N. Simons
Jewish Community Archives of
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. Free. Sharon Alterman:
(248) 203-1491.
Listen to the Thursday Forum's
stimulating speakers 10-11:30
a.m. Thursdays, at Birmingham
Unitarian Church, 38651
Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.
Admission: $10. No RSVP needed.
(248) 647-2380.
Seniors
Attend monthly support groups
open to caregivers of individu-
als with Alzheimer's disease
and related diagnoses 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8 and 7-9 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 12, at Jewish
Home & Aging Services, 6710
W. Maple, West Bloomfield; also
1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13,
at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road,
Southfield. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program. No
charge to attend, but RSVP
encouraged to facilitators Fran
Cook (West Bloomfield) (248)
661-6390, ext. 403, and Dorothy
(Mantis) Moon (Southfield): (248)
233-4392.
Stay engaged in life attending cul-
tural and educational programs of
Institute for Retired Professionals,
held most weekdays at the JCCs
in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.
Details from director Sharon
Levine: slevine@jccdet.org , (248)
967-4030, ext. 2018.
Socialize with others at the
Holocaust survivors' support
group 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec.
29, at the Oak Park JCC. Dr.
Charles Silow directs the Jewish
Home & Aging Services' Program
Calendar on page B20
New Moon
Celebrate the new moon marked by Rosh Chodesh at a pro-
gram with Rabbi Marla Hornsten 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29,
at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Linda Newman: (248) 661-5700.
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