TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by Congre ation Shaarey Zedek Calendar from page B15 Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's a Holocaust survivor who might benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In Hand), the friendly visi- tor program of Jewish Family Service: (248) 661-2999. (248) 357-5544, kdavis@shaareyzedek.org . • Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield: Exchange Passover recipes at a Sisterhood dinner 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. (248) 737-8700. Deliver meals to clients 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. Participate in the Shabbat Song Circle every Saturday at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Offered during Kiddush following morning services, 12:15-12:45 p.m., and before Minchah, 4-4:25 p.m. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931, nancyel- len879@att.net . Interact with seniors 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 . Become a mentor to an at-risk youth in Oakland County through Mentor Connection, a non-sectarian program of Jewish Family Service. Details: (248) 592-2300, www.men- torconnect.org . Lead an hour-long Shabbat service Friday afternoons at Lahser Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser, Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248) 354-3222, ext.130. Holidays / Shabbat Get ready for Passover: • Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills: Let Rabbi Aaron Bergman and Community Educator Ruth Bergman show you ways to prepare an innovative seder tailored to your guests 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15. Singles, cou- ples and families all welcome at free Pesach Workshop. (248) 851-5100. • Congregation Shaarey Zedek-West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut 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. Participate in Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's study group on "The Torah's Top 50 Ideas" 9-9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Details from Rabbi Rubenstein: (248) 851- 6880, raysteven@cbahm.org . Focus on "reuse" and composting at a discussion following services on "Green Shabbat" 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. The Social Action Committee is collecting gently used children's books for Detroit Jewish Coalition for Literacy. (248) 661-0040, www.tkolami.org . Have a Thanksgiving dinner at Shabbat 6 p.m. Friday, March 20. Vegetarian alterna- tives available. $20 adult, $10 child. Cong. Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy. RSVP with payment due to office by March 12. (248) 649-4418. Jewish Learning Lake Road: Explore the four most-asked questions about Passover at "4 Cups 4 Questions" with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 19 and 26. Same workshop held 9:45 a.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Southfield synagogue at 27375 Bell Road. Free. Details/RSVP to Karen Davis: 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 10:30 a.m. Sundays Dance Up A Storm Dance the hora at an all-ages Israeli folk dancing party 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. Phillip Litt of Habonim Dror will lead and teach dances. Co-hosts Ameinu Detroit and the Beth Shalom Cultural Commission will provide Israeli food and space for non-dancers to play their own card and board games. Prepaid reservations due to Beth Shalom by March 19: $12 individual, $25 family; $15 and $30 at door. (248) 547-7970. , B16 e1-1..,rf no ismette March 12 2009 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Details: bctc770@aol.com , (248) 855-6170. Talk about prayer at Cantor Meir Finkelstein's discussion, "Life is Short: Pray Hard — The Structure and Secrets of Jewish Liturgy," 11 a.m. Sunday, March 15, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. Free. RSVP to Karen Davis: (248) 357-5544, kdavis@shaareyzedek.org . Explore the history of Greek Jews during the Holocaust at a slide presentation 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. The speaker is Mimis Cohen, M.D., a professor of Surgery at University of Illinois and Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Several Hellenic orga- nizations co-sponsor. Free. (248) 553-2400, www.holocaustcenter.org . Sign up for opportunities to learn from Rabbi Tzvi Muller of Partners in Torah, both at the West Bloomfield JCC: • A Taste of Mussar: His final talk for the Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment Brunch & Learn Series 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15. Learn about the Mussar movement, a centuries-old Jewish spiritual practice that uses contemplation, text study, journaling and other exercises to cultivate positive character traits, at the JCC. Cost, including brunch: $6 session. RSVP to SAJE Director Adina Pergament: (248) 432-5470, apergament@jccdet.org . • "Just Say 'Know' to Judaism": Attend the rabbi's talk, "Love is in the Ear," noon Wednesday, March 18. Partners in Torah presents the "Just Say 'Know' to Judaism" lunch and learn series with these co-spon- sors: JCC, Jewish Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education, FedEd and the Yeshiva. Cost, with lunch: $7. RSVP: (248) 583-2476, www.justsayknowtojudaism.com . Get insights on Israel: • Moshe Feiglin: The founder and head of the growing Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) movement within Israel's Likud Party, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Young Israel of Oak Park,15140 W.10 Mile. He will speak on "Perspectives on Israel's Next 60 Years" 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Free. www.jewishisrael.org . • Yoav Raban: The community shaliach from Federation's Partnership 2000 Region of the Central Galilee will talk to Branch 11 of Ameinu Detroit about the recent election and young people's attitudes toward Israel 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at a home in Farmington. Free. RSVP: (248) 542-0290. Come to a Mussar Weekend Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, at venues in Ann Arbor. Anthropologist/filmmaker Dr. Alan Morinis will teach about the centuries-old Jewish spiritual practice at Temple Beth Emeth, Friday night; U-M Hillel, Saturday morning; Beth Israel Congregation, Saturday after- noon and evening; and JCC of Washtenaw County, Sunday morning. Weekend cost: $50, including vegetarian meals; $30 for one day. Register by March 17: (734) 274- 5185, www.jewishannarbororg. Find out the significance of each Hebrew letter at Rabbi Leiby Burnham's series, "The Mystical Aleph Bet," 10-11:45 a.m. Sunday, March 22, at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy. Drop-ins wel- come at no charge. (248) 649-4418. Explore the wisdom in "48 Steps to Conscious Living," the weekly drop-in lunch and learn series with Rabbi Alon Tolwin of Aish HaTorah, noon Thursdays at the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield. Kosher lunch: $8. (248) 948-9908, ext.1. Learning "Ask the Geek" at computer classes 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sundays, March 15-29, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. The Men's Club sponsors at no charge. Don Berlin: (248) 320-6260. Pick up knowledge with your nosh at a lunch and learn noon Monday, March 16, at National Council of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit Section, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan will present visuals of her work. $10 includes lunch. RSVP: (248) 355-3300. Pre-register for best choice of sessions at "A Call to Wholeness" women's conference 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. The campus Womencenter sponsors. $35 charge includes lunch. Registration/brochure: (248) 522-3642. Use the search engine Google to do advanced family research 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, 24123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Pam Smith demonstrates. Free for members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan, $5 for guests. RSVP: programs@ jgsmi.org , www.jgsmi.org , (248) 496-1324. Bring your entrepreneurial ideas to a small business workshop sponsored by the orga- nization Grow Small Business 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Southfield Westin Hote1,1500 Town Center. Details: (248) 766- 4970, growsmallbusiness@gmail.com .