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to Fred: (248) 320-4831.

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Check out the used book sale,
a benefit for Meyers Library,
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the West Bloomfield JCC. Titles
include secular and Judaica, fic-

Tour private gardens at annual
Garden Walk 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-

only) and see art created. Tour
ticket: $12, or $10 presale from
Village Boutique or Franklin Tea

Room in historic Franklin District.
Lunch: $10, advance purchase
advised, at either 11:30 a.m. or

1 p.m. in Franklin Community

Church. Proceeds support horti-
cultural and environmental causes.
(248) 737-0914,
www.franklingardenclub.org .

Race World Championship Sunday,

June 14, on the Detroit River. The

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
and Matt Prentice Restaurant
Group have teamed up for fund-

Do the hora at Israel folk danc-
ing sessions 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays
at Oak Park JCC and 7:15-10 p.m.
Wednesdays at West Bloomfield

raiser. Ticket: $150; includes food
and drink. www.nationalmssociety.
org/mi, (248) 351-2190, ext. 225.

JCC. Charge: $6. Oak Park: (248)
967 4030; West Bloomfield: (248)
891-6906.

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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

Helping Out

raiser for college dinners, Monday,
June 15, at Bay Pointe Country

Mentor an at-risk youth living in
Oakland County through a Jewish
Family Service program called

while working in stores operated
by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and

Mentor Connection. (248) 592-
2300, www.mentorconnect.org .

West Bloomfield. Volunteer during
morning hours only. Michal Ram:
(248) 592-1104, mram@jasmi.org .

Performing Arts' Cars and Stars
gala 8 p.m. Friday, June 12, at 350
Madison, Detroit. Details: (313) 887-

Bloomfield. Registration: $100.
Dinner only: $25. Details: cook@
butzel.com , (248) 932-8847.

8500, www.musichall.org .

Health /Support

Dress your best at the Spring

Music Center, 3711 Woodward,
Detroit. Ticket includes cham-
pagne reception, concert, dinner,

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Tee off at the Temple Israel
Brotherhood golf outing, a fund-

Club, 4001 Haggerty, West

Orchestra fundraiser, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 13, at Max Fisher

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subs are needed. (248) 967-0967.

Rev up for Music Hall Center for the

Gala, a Detroit Symphony

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9 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, start-
ing at Franklin Village Gazebo,
on west side of Franklin Road

between 13-14 Mile. Visitors can
also shop, have lunch (daytime

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tion, non-fiction, history and
children's. Closed Saturday; open
10 a.m. other days and until noon
Friday. (248) 432-5546.

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Join program hosted by the
Temple Israel FUN (Flourish

Unite & Nurture) support group
for physically challenged adults
7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in

the temple's library, 5701 Walnut

Interact with senior residents

Create cuddly fleece blankets
— no sewing needed — for Oakland

County children transitioning from
lives of abuse and neglect, 10 a.m.-
1 p.m. Mondays at National Council
of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser,

Suite 306, Southfield. Materials
provided. Good choice for mitzvah
or high school project. Bobbie:

desserts and dancing. Details:
(313) 576-5400.

Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Ezra
Drissman will discuss his work as
a project manager for EcoGreen

(248) 355-3300.

Secure a prime view of the finals
of the 2009 Detroit-Windsor Air

Ventures. RSVP to Michelle
Chekan: (248) 342-2701.

jelly to feed clients of Lighthouse
of Pontiac during the summertime

Tamarack Events

Visit Tamarack Camps facilities for
two events this month. RSVP: www.
tamarackcamps.com , (248) 647-1100, ext. 110.
• Butzel Conference Center, 3599
Perryville, Ortonville: Tour and have snacks
at the newly renovated property 3-5
p.m. Sunday, June 14. No charge.
• Camp Maas, 4361 Perryville,
Ortonville: Celebrate Father's Day on
alumni family fun day 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, June 21. $5 individual, $20
family; includes lunch and snacks.

Drop off jars of peanut butter and

PB&J collection of Birmingham
Area Seniors Coordinating
Council and Center, 2121 Midvale,
Birmingham. Drop off hours: 9 a.m.-

4 p.m. weekdays. (248) 203-5280.

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

Lead an hour-long Shabbat ser-
vice Friday afternoons at Lahser

Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser,
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)
354-3222, ext.130.

Holidays / Shabbat

Welcome Jacob Atem, "Lost Boy
of Sudan," who will speak about his
life at Kabbalat Shabbat services
7:30 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Temple

Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700.

Participate in two weekly Shabbat

programs at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield:

• Study Group: Rabbi Steven

Rubenstein leads 9-9:30 a.m.

Saturdays. (248) 851-6880,

raysteven@cbahm.org .

• Song Circle: Offered during

Kiddush following morning services,
12:15-12:45 p.m. Saturdays. (248)
737-1931, nancyellen879@att.net .

Jewish Learning

Hear Rabbi Aaron Starr of

Congregation Shaarey Zedek
speak on "The Ethics of Torture"
at a lunch-and-learn session noon

Come for the first Shabbat morn-
ing service using the custom-
published Words of Moses Prayer
Book 9 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at

Monday, June 15, at Yad Ezra,
2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley. Tour of
the kosher food pantry included.

Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. (248)
788-0600:

12: 548-3663.

• Stay and Learn on Shabbat:

Gain insight into religious issues

Lunch charge: $7. RSVP by June

Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at Bais
Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.

following services and Kiddush
Saturdays. No charge. Drop-ins
welcome.

Maple, West Bloomfield. Ongoing
classes suitable for beginners and
more advanced students meet
10:30 a.m. Sundays and 8:30 p.m.

Show up for Men's Club Shabbat
9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. A special
Kiddush lunch sponsored by Men's

Wednesdays. Details: bctc770@

Club will follow services. Marc
Soble: (586) 703-8581.

drop-in lunch and learn series

aol.com , (248) 855-6170.

Find wisdom in "48 Steps to
Conscious Living," the weekly

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