E mail items to calendar?ttiejeWisbneWs.corti e Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 " Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication - Jewish studies academicians. Free. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931, nancyellen879®att.net . EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkei • www•jewishcartoon.com BECCA BETH BERNIE OA LOUIS BUBS The Alhuist The Realist The Ideal,s1 The Rebel The Bebbe Find inspiration each week in "48 Steps to Wisdom," a lecture series developed by Rabbi Noah Weinberg. Two opportunities: • Keter Torah Synagogue, 5480 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield: Speakers include Rabbi Alon Tolwin and Rabbi Tzvi Hochstadt of Aish HaTorah 7 p.m. Mondays. Free. (248) 565-2757, www.ketertorah.us . Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield: Rabbi Tolwin leads lunch-and-learn noon Thursdays. Kosher lunch: $8. RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext.1. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Oak Park JCC. Rosie Baum will speak on Seniors "The Hidden Shul in Theresienstadt: Remembering My Father," Free for members; $8 guest. Rosa: (248) Enjoy Yiddish and secular music with "Piano Guy" Gary Rimar at a brunch open to all seniors 10:30 967-4030, ext. 2012. a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West ing piano accompanist Martin Enjoy two concerts featur- JCC. All players are welcome. No charge. (248) 967-4030. Create Judaic-themed art proj- ects with Rifcah Krolikowski's instruction 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Oak Park JCC. Make paper collages, jewelry, mosaic designs. The Barbara Bloom Senior Adult Fund spon- sors. Session cost: $4; $2 for JCC Bloomfield. $5, $4 for Beth Ahm Seniors members. RSVP or walk-in. Mel MogiII: (248) 661-2588. Mandelbaum: • West Bloomfield JCC: Singer Kelly Janney, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26. The Active Life sponsors. $3. Participate in support group spon- sored by Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families, a ser- (248) 661-1000. • Oak Park JCC: Entertainer John Demerelle, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. The Mildred & Bernard College students can learn how to defend Israel and counter vice of Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at the Oak Park Lefkowitz Memorial Fund for seniors sponsors. Free for mem- bers, $1 for guests. Lunch ($2.75) pro-Palestinian propaganda in the Hasbara prep course. Communicate effectively and JCC. Charles Silow, Ph.D., facili- tates. (248) 967-4030. available at noon by reservation: answer difficult questions through role-playing. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Huntington Woods Watch film The Lives of Others 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at the West Bloomfield JCC, Room 205. Free. Pass the afternoon playing cards with the Ben-Gurion Men's Group (248) 967-4030. (248) 661-1000. noon-4 p.m. weekdays at Oak Park JCC. No charge. (248) 967-4030. Attend program under auspices of COJAR (Council of Orthodox Jewish Active Retirees) 11:30 a.m. Brush up your duplicate bridge game with the Bridge Club 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Oak Park members. (248) 967-4030. Young Adults Seniors Concert Join other area seniors at lun- cheon-program sponsored by CHaZaKaH/Young-at- Heart group 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. The Schmaltz Klezmer Ensemble will entertain. $10 member, $12 guest. Mail check ASAP, payable to Chazakah, to Shirley Baker, 26217 Summerdale, Southfield 48033. Adat Shalom: (248) 851-5100. library. Sponsors: AISH/Huntington Woods-Margolick Jewish Learning Center and Hasbara Fellowships. RSVP: (248) 327-3579. The JN's To Do! calendar is compiled by Esther Allweiss lngber. Shul Food The community is invited to the following events: • Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield: Attend service and barbecue dinner 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, in the Ribiat Garden. After supper, Rabbi Steven Rubenstein will lead a short learning session for adults and teens, while Amy Newman, education director, facilitates a children's Shabbat-friendly program. Dinner: $18 for age 12 and older; $12 ages 6-12. Call Tessie Goldberg for space availability: (248) 851-6880. • Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield: Meet congregants at family- friendly, sushi oneg following "Prospective Member Shabbat" service, 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21. Welcome back campers at Camp Shabbat, featuring free dinner of hot dogs, s'mores and more 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. RSVP/details: (248) 661-0040, melanie®tkolami.org . Mackinac Rosh Hashanah In 'Grand' Style Make your reservation without delay to experience Rosh Hashanah at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Presented by Jewel Kosher Catering and Phil Tewel in conjunction with Aish HaTorah. Four-day, three-night package, Sept. 18-21: $699 person/double occupancy; $399 age 3-15/ added as third or fourth in room. Price does not include tax and gratu- ities. RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext. 1; Phil: (248) 761-2702. August 20 • 2009 51