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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, mramcjasmi.org .

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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 an hour-long Shabbat ser-
vice Friday afternoons at Lahser
Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser,
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)
354-3222, ext. 130.

Submit nominations now for the
2009 Eight Over Eighty, an annu-
al awards presentation of Jewish
Apartments & Services. Details:
www.jasmi.org/8-over-80.html.

Holidays / Shabbat

Come to a "green" Shabbat
service, featuring special envi-
ronmental readings, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 6, at Temple Kol Ami,
5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. The oneg will feature
home-grown foods. Bring donation
of new hats, gloves or scarves for
those in need. No RSVP required.
www.tkolami.org , (248) 661-0040.

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

Hear Professor Howard Lupovitch
speak on "JNF, Tu b'Shevat
and Israel — Four Reasons Why
Planting Trees Was Vital to the
Zionist Dream" at a pizza dinner by
Congregation Beth Ahm Men's Club
5:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. $5.
Women and teens welcome. RSVP:
Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@att.net.

Enroll in an "Intro to Judaism"
class, open to adults of all back-
grounds, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake
Road, West Bloomfield. Ten weeks
remain. $130 individual, $150
couple. (248) 661-5725.

Find out the significance of each
Hebrew letter at Rabbi Leiby
Burnham's series, "The Mystical

How Free Are We?

Are our decisions fully ours? Is free will
an illusion? Does God ever take away
our free will?
Take the course "Who's In Charge
Around Here? Free Will in Jewish
Thought," a three-part adult learning
series with Rabbi Steven Rubenstein,
8-9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, and 23
at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Rabbi Rubenstein
Maple, West Bloomfield.
The class will explore both classical
Jewish texts and modern psychological approaches. Series
cost: $20/members; $30/others. RSVP: Rabbi Rubenstein,
(248) 851-6880 or raysteven@cbahm.org

Aleph Bet," 11-11:45 a.m. Sundays,

at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy. Drop-ins
welcome. Free. (248) 649-4418.

Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at Bais
Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Ongoing
classes suitable for beginners and
more advanced students meet
8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 10:30
a.m. Sundays. Details: bctc770®
aol.com . (248) 855-6170.

Learning

Register for the Green BuiltlM
Michigan Building Training,
open to home builders, 9 a.m.-
noon Wednesday, Feb. 4, at
Building Industry Association of
Southeastern Michigan, 30375
Northwestern Hwy., Farmington
Hills. $65. (248) 862-1008, www.
builders.org .

Improve communication with
your teen and gain expert advice
on parenting attending the con-
tinuing series, "Please Stop
the Rollercoaster," meeting
most Monday evenings at Hillel
Day School, 32200 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. Designed for par-
ents of seventh and eighth grad-
ers, the Monday night series will
feature instructor Amy Yashinsky,
LLMSW. Through March 30 (no
class: Feb.16, March 9). Tuition:
$50 per person. Registration
required: (248) 357-5544.

Browse an exhibit dealing with
Nazi experimentations with
humans, through March 13, at
Detroit Science Center, 5020 John

R. "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.

Listen to the Thursday Forum's
stimulating speakers, often featur-
ing former journalist Rev. Harry
Cook, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays,
at Birmingham Unitarian Church,
38651 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.
Admission: $10. No RSVP needed.
Larry Sherman: (248) 647-2380.

Seniors

Rabbi at University of Michigan
will speak. At 1 p.m. there will be a
movie. (248) 967-4030. Free for
members; others $8.

Cantorial Soloist Penny Steyer of
Temple Shir Shalom will lead a Tu
b'Shevat Seder 1 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 5 at the Oak Park JCC. $2.

RSVP: (248) 967-4030.

Find intellectual stimulation
attending and leading cultural

and educational programs based
on personal interests through the
Institute for Retired Professionals.
More than 30 weekday activities

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Socialize with others at the

Holocaust survivors' support
group 10-11:30 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 2, at the Oak Park JCC. Dr.

Charles Silow directs the Jewish
Home & Aging Services' Program
for Holocaust Survivors and
Families. (248) 967-4030.

See Yiddish/Jewish Video Mamele
1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the Oak
Park JCC. There is no charge for
this program, which is sponsored
by the Holocaust Survivors and
Families Support Group.

Attend History Hour with Joe
Tazelaar 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3,
who is showing the film Heritage:

Civilization and the Jews, Part II

with Abba Eban. This program is
sponsored by the Active Life.

COJAR (Council of Orthodox
Jewish Active Retirees) will meet
Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Oak Park
JCC. At 11:30 a.m. Rabbi Fully
Eisenberger, JAAM - Campus

Fix The World

Choose your own adventure
at Project Tikkun Olam, an
opportunity to repair the
world with other families,
whose children are in grades
K-7, 9:30 a.m. Sunday,
Feb. 1, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell
Road, Southfield. Megan
Rappaport: (248) 357-5544.

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