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square dance caller comes from Lazy
J Ranch in Milford. $25 includes des-
sert. RSVP required: (248) 661-0040,
rssecretary@tkolami.org .
Gather with the gay/Lesbian busi-
ness community at Ties Like Me, a
professional networking organization,
Wednesday evening, Feb. 18, at Big
Rock Chophouse's Stone Terrace, 245
S. Eton, Birmingham. Complimentary
appetizers, cash bar and door prizes
featured. (248) 379-9527, www.ties-
likeme.com .
Check out "The Good, Bad and
Hopeful," a guided bus tour of
Detroit 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Feb.
19, originating at the GM RenCen's
Wintergarden atrium (enter at Atwater
Street). $35. RSVP required. Linda
Yellin: Linda®FeetOnTheStreetTours,
www.FeetOnTheStreetTours.com ,
(248) 353-TOUR.
Events That Help
Make soft dolls for hospitalized chil-
Here Comes The Sun!
Discover the unique Jewish
ritual of the Blessing of the
Sun (Birkat HaChammah) at
Congregation Beth Ahm's
Shabbat Limud (learning
Shabbat) following morning ser-
vices Saturday, Feb. 14.
The Blessing of the Sun is
made every 28 years when the
sun returns to its spot it occu-
pied at creation, Genesis: 1:14 19.
(In this generation, the blessing
coincides with daytime hours
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dren at a Hadassah Doll Project
session 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15,
at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Eleanor Roosevelt Group welcomes
ages 8 and older, sewers or not. Get
mitzvah/community service credit.
Free. RSVP: (248) 661-0189, annar-
bor@aol.com .
Come to a fundraising brunch,
including a 50/50 raffle, and help
pay water bills and other emergency
needs of West Bloomfield families
in crisis 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at
George's Honey Tree Restaurant,
33080 Northwestern Hwy., West
Bloomfield. The nonpartisan Greater
West Bloomfield Public Interest Group
sponsors the benefit for Our Children's
Fund. Donation: $25 minimum. Steve
Kaplan: (248)321-8480.
Get free help from AARP Tax-Aide
volunteers to prepare and file your
federal tax returns Wednesday, Feb.
18, at the Oak Park JCC. Second
date: March 18. By appointment only:
preceding the first Passover
seder on April 8.)
Have lunch followed by a
song session, Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein's talk on the fascinat-
ing sun ritual, a taste of yoga
with Shelley Shindler and a spe-
cial Minchah service. Supervised
activities offered for children.
Walk-ins welcome; only lunch
($5) requires a
reservation by
noon Feb.13 to
Nancy Kaplan:
(248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@
att.net. Beth
Ahm is at 5075
W. Maple, West
Rabbi
Bloomfield.
Rubenstein
(248) 967-4030. AARP will come
to senior centers in Royal Oak and
Southfield on Mondays; Birmingham
and Ferndale, Tuesdays; Royal Oak,
Wednesdays; Berkley and Bloomfield
Hills, Thursdays and Southfield Public
Library, Fridays. Appointments: (888)
227-7699.
Health
Share your common experience at the
stroke support group Time Travelers
10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Feb. 17 and 24,
in Temple Shir Shalom's Foltyn Social
Hall, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Join others mourning for their spouse
or partner at a six-week, facilitated
bereavement support group 6-8:30
p.m. Tuesdays, through March 17, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, Southfield. Free. Sponsor
is National Council of Jewish Women/
Great Detroit Section: (248) 355-3300.
Express your feelings at the next
six-week Space for Changing Families
divorce support group starting 7-9
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at office of
National Council of Jewish Women/
Great Detroit Section, 26400 Lahser,
Southfield. Trained facilitator Andy
Mather leads group. Donations appre-
ciated. Pre-registration required: (248)
355-9936.
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Helping Out
Sort unwanted books, books on tape,
records, videos, CDs and DVDs for
upcoming Bookstock sale 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Wednesdays, and on selected
Sundays, at Bloomfield Plaza, south-
west corner of Maple and Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Sale dates:
April 26-May 3, at Laurel Park Place,
Livonia. (248) 645-7840, ext. 365.
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