E-mail items to calendar 3thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, Ml Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Birmingham. Charge: $19.60. 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: July 13-14. (248) 967-4020, ter- rys®comcast.net. EVERYTHING'S R by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • wwwje Your Official Guide To Jewish Wedding 5eparal.e Gender "Simcha" Dancing Women, ,Style A 0 w w TS RE IGH R LL NC A Ca z 0 LI 0 0 0 w 0 0 >- 133 0 Health / Support 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 Jewish Seni 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. • urc•oo 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 Calendar on page C8 July 2 • 2009 C7