E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 New deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Applaud for artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan, hon- oree at 25th annual Holocaust Memorial Center dinner, 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. Keynote speaker is Irwin Cotter, a Jewish-Canadian statesman. Tickets start at $200. Includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Reserve ASAP: (248) 788-2900. Attend a gourmet dinner fund- raiser for the Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the retailer Leon and Lulu, 96 W.14 Mile, Clawson. The shop will donate 10 percent of the evening's sales. A new Chevy Camaro will be raffled. Doctor and humanitarian Nathima Atchoo will attend. Discount tick- ets available in advance: www. garyburnsteinclinic.org or from Pam or Brian, (248) 758-1690. Help laud Dr. Marcy Borofsky and Dr. Margo Yellin Woll, selected to receive the Justice Louis Brandeis Award, at this year's Balfour celebration 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. Sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America- Michigan Region, the event will include musical entertainment by Safam and a dessert afterglow. For information on tickets or ads for the journal: (248) 282-0888, balfour2009@mizoa.org . HEALTH / SUPPORT The Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program holds monthly support group meetings for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related diagnosis. No charge. Onsite respite during the meeting must be arranged in EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www.jewishcartoon.com O w MULTIPLICATION TABLE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 _ 3 0 33 36 Q __ 4 8 12 _1 6_ 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 A7 - 5_ 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 5 5 6 0 Chapter of Hadassah's Rummage Sale. Drop-off times are 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, and 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 19-21, at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Bags must be marked with one's name and phone num- ber. For types of goods accepted, call Hadassah, (248) 683-5030. The rummage sale will be Nov. 3-6. Hear domestic abuse survivor Susie Feldman, Haven President- CEO Beth Morrison, Jewish Family Service Chief Community Outreach Officer Ellen Yashinsky Chute and Judge Bill Richards of Southfield District Court discuss domestic abuse at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the National Council of Jewish Women office, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. All are welcome at no charge. RSVP: (248) 355-3300 ext., 0. Listen to Ed Kohl of Volunteers for Israel and learn of this high- impact volunteer opportunity 10:30 a.m. Sunday Oct. 18, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield. Kohl will be joined by Beth Ahm members Sid Blackman and Rene Lichtman, who have will share their experiences. The program is sponsored by the Sisterhood and Tikun Olam / Social Action Team (TOSAT). Free and open to the community. For information, contact Rene Lichtman, (248) 932-1834 or (248) 917-4114, or rlichtman@comcast.net . - Attend Time Travelers stroke sup- port group 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. No charge. RSVP to Shelly Newman, (248) 737- 0266 or sred9@sbcglobal.net . HELPING OUT Donate clothing and household goods for the Greater Detroit BECCA BERNIE YAEL ZAYDS BUBS The Altruist The Idealist The Perplexed The Traditionalist The Bubbe L JEWI.5H MULTIPLICATION TABLE. 180 SILVER 360 GOLD 3600 PLATINUM BE SHOT 5000 25000 A A advance: • 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, (248) 233-4392. • 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct.19, at Jewish Senior Life, Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. RSVP: Fran Cook, (248) 592-5032. Join the Spousal Bereavement Support Group 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 Nov. 24, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Sponsored by the NCJW and CSZ. Pre-registration and attendance at all six sessions are required. Free and open to the public. RSVP: (248) 355-9936. BY GORFTEXT PR DUCTIONS INC. A L RIG HTS RESER movie-watching marathon begin- ning 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Emagine Theatre in Novi. A mini- mum pledge of $105.10 is required. Included are three meals, snacks and the chance to win prizes. After 10 p.m. Friday, children 13-17 must be accompanied by an adult. Online registration required: visit www.leukemiamichigan.org/Events and click on the Hollywood Nights page. Stuff and finish teddy bears for children, an ongoing community project with the Pomegranate Guild, 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Spicer House in Heritage Park in Farmington Hills. Meeting monthly on the second Sunday, the group stitches and learns various needlecrafts with Judaic themes. Judy Galperin: (248) 661- 5337. cream at 5:30 p.m. • West Bloomfield: B'nai Israel comes together with Reform Temple Shir Shalom and Sephardic Keter Torah Synagogue for danc- ing and singing in the streets at 7 p.m. 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. JEWISH LEARNING Adat Shalom Synagogue begins its lunch and learn programming with a series titled "Who Is a Jew ... And Who Decides?" led by Rabbi Aaron Bergman noon-1:15 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 8-29. $10 per session, which includes lunch. All are welcome. RSVP by the Friday prior to each program: Sheila Lederman, (248) 851-5100. Lead an hour-long Shabbat service on Friday afternoons at Lahser Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser, Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248) 354-3222, ext. 130. HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT Participate at the Tor-ah-thon sponsored by Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9 (Hoshanah Rabbah), at the Fisher Federation Building, 6742 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Dr. Mitch Celebrate Simchat Torah Saturday, Oct. 10, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. RSVP: Tobye Bello at (248) 357-5544, ext. 45, or tbello@shaareyzedek.org: • Southfield: Puppets, stories, songs, activities, games, danc- ing with the Torahs, pizza and ice Calendar on page 58 Party For JARC Support JARC at two fun events this month: • Saturday, Oct.17 — Party Like It's 1969 at Somerset Collection South from 8-11 p.m. at JARC's 40th Anniversary bash. Enjoy psychedelic drinks, small plates, love beads, music and dancing. $58. Tickets: (248) 538-6611, renafried- berg@jarc.org or www.jarc.org . Mentor an at-risk youth living in Oakland County through a Jewish Family Service program called Mentor Connection. (248) 592- 2300, www.mentorconnect.org . • Tuesday, Oct. 27 — Help JARC aid the community by attending Legally Blonde, The Musical, 7:30 p.m., at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. Tickets begin at $60. Purchase tickets online at www.jarc.org or call (248) 538-6611. JN October 8 • 2009 57