E-trail items to calenriarg.theiewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel wwwjewlshcartoon.com ©2000 BY JORDAN B. GORFI NKEL ALL RIG HTS RESE R Sort donated used books, books on tape, records, videos, CDs and DVDs for this spring's Bookstock sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, and selected Sundays, at Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center, southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph. www.bookstock.info, (248) 645-7840, ext. 365. Submit nominations now for the 2009 Eight Over Eighty event, presented by Jewish Apartments & Services. Details: www.jasmi. org/8-over-80.html. Tie and make cuddly fleece blan- kets to comfort children in transi- tion from abuse and neglect 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays at National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Materials are 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 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 . Hand), the friendly visitor program of Jewish Family Service: (248) 661-2999. 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 . 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 Share informal outings with Jewish parents of young adopted children through Midwest Adoptive Families. Details: (248) 545-8665, justdoit0696@yahoo. corn. Learn the significance of each Hebrew letter 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. Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's a Holocaust survivor who might benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In Come back for Temple Beth El's Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, and Lunch and Learn Mideast Update Gershon Kedar Get an update from Gershon Kedar, deputy consul general of Israel, speak- ing on "The Struggle in the Arab World Between Moderates and Extremists: What It Means For Israel" 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building, Bloomfield Twp. The Jewish Community Relations Council hosts the community forum. Free. (248) 642-5393. noon Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert will focus on "Crazy King Saul," the first Jewish king, and what we can learn from this less-than- perfect ruler. No charge. Bring a brown bag lunch Thursday. Register with Temple Religious School: (248) 865-0612. 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 Improve your speaking, listen- ing and leadership skills at Toastmasters' Frankly Speaking Club noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in the Primerica Building, 26026 Southfield Road at Lincoln, Suite 200, Southfield. Group meets monthly: second and fourth Thursday. Russ Navarre: (734) 425-8087 or rusco123@sbcglobal.net . Make the smartest choices for your retirement plan distribu- tions, guided by chartered, retirement-planning counselor Sidney Mintz, 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine, Bloomfield Hills. Details: (248) 642-5800, ext.112; www.btpl.org . Go through an exhibit describing the Nazis' experimentation with humans, through March 13, at the Detroit Science Center, 5020 BERNIE YAEL LOUIS ZAYDS The Idealist The Perplexed RUBS The Rebel The Traditionalist The Bubbe y REALLY SHOL../LNV'T HAV. THAT COOKIE. O 6HABB05. 0 John R, Detroit. "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" is on loan from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Center. Free with museum admission: $16.95 adult, $13.95 children and seniors. www. detroitsciencecenter.org , (313) 577-8400. 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 Socialize with others at the Holocaust survivors' support group 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at the Oak Park JCC. Dr. Charles Silow directs the Jewish Home & Aging Services' Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families. (248) 967-4030. 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. Calendar on page B14 Free History Enjoy free admis- sion days through Jan. 4 at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward. Hours:10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Famous exhibits include the Glancy Trains and Streets of Old Detroit, while a new one is "Fabulous 5: Detroit's Entertainment Venues." (313) 833-1805. January 1 2009 B13