EllIalf items to caienciarOthejewishnews.com Moll items to Calendar, the Jewish Nem, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite HQ, Sopthfieid, MI 4$034 Fox items to (248) 304.8885 • Deadline; noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to puhlicatien Get informed at "A Holistic Approach to Bone Health" 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Sisterhood sponsors talk by Dr. Rick Ng, a specialist in women's alternative health treatments. $2. RSVP by Feb. 6: dlecours@comcast.net; (248) 661- 0040. Join others mourning the loss of a spouse or partner at a six-week, facilitated bereavement support group 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 10 March 17, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. Free. Sponsor is National Council of Jewish Women/ Great Detroit Section: (248) 355- 3300. - Helping Out Help sort books, books on tape, records, videos, CDs and DVDs for Bookstock 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, and selected Sundays, at Bloomfield Plaza, southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Sale dates: April 26-May 3, at Laurel Park Place, Livonia. (248) 645-7840, ext. 365. Create cuddly fleece blankets - no sewing needed - for Oakland County children transitioning from abuse and neglect 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays at National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Materials provided. "Wrapped in Love" can be a mitzvah or high school proj- ect. Bobbie Patt: (248) 355-3300. EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • wwwjewlshcartoon.com SAYS HERE THAT IN HONOR OF EVERY,B.AR M/7ZVA IN FLOR/L=A, THE MIAMI DOLPHINS PLANT- A -TREE IN /.5RAL. Share informal outings with Jewish parents of young adopted chil- dren through Midwest Adoptive Families. Details: (248) 545-8665, justdoit0696@yahoo.com . 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. 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 morn- ing hours only. Michal Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram®jasmi.org . Become a mentor to an at-risk youth in Oakland County through Mentor Connection, a nonsectarian Annual Men's Clubs Dinner Socialize with members of the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements at the 77th Annual Inter-Congregational Men's Club Dinner 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb.12, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. Guest speaker will be Ambassadors for Pastor Glenn Christ Pastor Glenn Plummer, co- Plummer founder of Fellowship of Israel and Black America. Tickets: $52; purchase through synagogue men's clubs/ brotherhoods. Stewart Silverman: (248) 666-8170. IONS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. stroke by wearing red on the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 6. Details: (888) AHA-2222. wa-t)• BUT EVEN IFTI-1A-1:5 TRUE-, THEY PROBABLY SEND RE.PRE..-51\1-1ATiVE6. I'M SORE I775 NOT THE ACTUAL_ I ZI- DLK BECCA The Altruist BERNIE YAEL The Idealist ZAYDS The Perplexed BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe GOOD JOB, TE-AM. WHO'S UP FOR FALAF4- 1-- ON 84N ›Z1-11JAN F007:63A1 1 PiAY4R6. - — 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 annual awards presentation of Jewish Apartments & Services. Details: www.jasmi.org/8-over-80.html. Holidays / Shabbat Learn from Rabbi Richard F. Address, scholar-in-residence at the 67th annual Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada S. Glazer Institute on Judaism, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, and starting 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. In addi- tion to the Jewish community, the rabbi also will address more than 300 area clergy from the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish religions. No charge to attend or RSVP needed. (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149. 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. Tree Parties! Observe Tu b'Shevat (New Year of the Trees) starting at sundown Sunday, Feb. 8. More holiday-related events can be found under other cal- endar headings: • Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield: Come to a "green" Shabbat service, featuring special environmen- tal readings, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. The oneg that follows will feature home-grown foods. Donations requested of new hats, gloves or scarves for those in need. No RSVP required. www.tkolami. org , (248) 661-0040. • Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. (248) 851-6880. Take part in a Tu b'Shevat Jewish Learning Come back for Temple Beth El's Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, or Lunch and Learn noon Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert will focus on "Texts That Vex," exploring a few of the more unusual stories not taught in your childhood Sunday school class. Free. Bring a brown bag lunch for Thursday. Register with Temple Religious School: (248) 865-0612. Find out 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 seder 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Following minyan at 5, Nancy Kaplan leads event for adults and youth pre-bar/bat mitzvah age and up. Charge: $5, $15 family; includes light supper. RSVP by 4 p.m. Feb. 6: (248) 737-1931, nancyellen879@att.net . • Ann Arbor collabora- tors: Join Jewish Hikers of Michigan and Temple Beth Emeth, both of Ann Arbor, for a Tu b'Shevat program 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Feb. 8, at Leslie Science Center,1831 Traver, Ann Arbor. Families, married couples and singles may take a winter walk, and study text with Jewish envi- ronmental educator Moshe Kornfeld. RSVP: (734) 665- 5817, tginsburg@ templebethemeth.org . 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 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 Compare the contributions of scientist Charles Darwin and President Abraham Lincoln, both - Calendar on page C12 Fe bruary 2009 C11