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RSVP by July 3: (248) 530-1682,
museum@ci.birmingham.mi.us .
Find a bargain or two at Temple
Emanu-El Sisterhood's rummage
sale offering gently used cloth-
ing, toys, household items, small
appliances and furniture, jewelry
9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, July
15, and 9 a.m.-noon Thursday,
July 16, at the temple, 14450 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park. Drop off dates:
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Share your experience at the
Jewish Gay Network Family &
Friends discussion/support group
7 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, in the West
Bloomfield JCC library. The gath-
ering held on the first Tuesday
each month is anyone with family
or friends who identify as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or who
are questioning their sexual ori-
entation or gender identity. Free.
(248) 432-5661, info®jgnmi.org .
Attend an evening support group
for young widows and widow-
ers, 55 and under, 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, July 7-Aug. 4, at
Bingham Office Park, 30300
Telegraph, Suite 125, Bingham
Farms 48205. Space for Changing
Families, a program of National
Council of Jewish Women/Greater
Detroit Section, will have facilita-
tor Judith Burdick leading the
group. Participants must pre-reg-
ister and attend all five sessions.
Donations appreciated. (248)
355-9936.
Helping Out
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Detroit. (248
Donate unneeded items to help
others:
• Used art sale: National Council
of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit
Section seeks gently used sculp-
tures, paintings and framed
artwork to drop off at its Berkley
Thrift Shop, 3297 W.12 Mile.
Sale: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, July
12. Money raised will enable both
Council-operated Thrift Shops
(including 1221 E. Lincoln, Royal
Oak) to continue community
service projects and programs,
such as Kosher Meals on Wheels.
Details: (248) 548-6664, www.
ncjwgds.org .
• Tent sale: Fleischman
Residence-Blumberg Plaza will
accept household items weekdays
through Aug. 6; pick-up service
available for a fee. Sale:10 a.m.-3
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 6710 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, on the
Applebaum Campus. Proceeds
benefit senior adult services of
Sign up to be a vendor at the
"Garage-less Garage Sale" 11 a.m.-
4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Oak
Park JCC. Reserve space by July
23 to sell household items, trea-
sures and more: (248) 967-4030,
ext. 2020.
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SZ Seniors Concert
Listen to splendid music at
Shaarey Zedek
Seniors program 1
p.m. Wednesday,
July 8, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
Southfield. Gennady Zut on
balalaika and Tatiana Zut on
piano will present a program
of classical, popular and Jewish
music. Guests are welcome. Free,
and refreshments will be served.
Call if you need a ride: (248) 357-
5544.
Give a gift of honey to wish
family and friends a sweet new
year, a fundraiser for Temple Kol
Ami Family Religious School,
5085 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. The honey, complete
with your personalized mes-
sage, will arrive in time for Rosh
Hashanah (sundown on Sept.
18). Cost: $9 per jar ($6.50 tax-
deductible); includes shipping any-
where in the United States. Orders
after July 24 carry $3/jar ship-
ping fee. Place your order online
at www.tkolami.org and follow
the honey link. (248) 661-0040,
Melanie@tkolami.org .
Interact with senior residents
while working in the Jewish
Senior Life (JSL) building's stores
in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.
Volunteer between 10 a.m.-noon
weekdays. Michal Ram: (248) 592-
1104, mram@jslmi.org .
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:
(248) 355-3300.
Mentor Connection. (248) 592-
2300, www.mentorconnect.org .
Drop off jars of peanut butter and
jelly to feed clients of Lighthouse
of Pontiac 9 a.m.-4 p.m. week-
days, at BASCC, 2121 Midvale,
Birmingham. Collection continues
through July 31: (248) 203-5270.
Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-
dren through Midwest Adoptive
Families. Details: (248) 545-8665,
justdoit0696@yahoo.com .
during office hours: (248) 851-
6880.
• Song Circle: Offered during
Kiddush following morning servic-
es, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Saturdays.
Gain insight into religious
issues at "Stay and Learn on
Shabbat." Held following ser-
vices and Kiddush Saturdays,
at Congregation 13`nai Moshe,
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. No
charge; drop-ins are welcome.
(248) 788-0600.
Jewish Learning
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.
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
Participate in two weekly Shabbat
programs at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-1931,
nancyellen879®att.net:
• Study Group: Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein will use new textbook
Explore mysticism with teachers:
• Kabbalah: Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg teaches ongoing class-
es for both beginners and more
advanced students 10:30 a.m.
Sunday and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday,
at Bais Chabad Torah Center,
5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
Details: bctc770@aol.com , (248)
855-6170.
• "Kabbalah 101: Why All the
Fuss?": Prof. Howard Lupovitch
leads Summertime Torah class
7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, through
Aug. 3, at the Fisher Federation
Building, Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Township. Call for
tuition charge; class started June
29. RSVP: (248) 642-4260, ext.
372.
Enroll in two adult summer learn-
ing series led by Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Pay $10 per class at
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