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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-registra-
tion and attendance at all six sessions
are required. Free and open to the
public. RSVP: (248) 355-9936.
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Join the Temple Israel FUN (Flourish
Unite & Nurture) support group for
physically challenged adults 7-9
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Friendship
Circle, 6892 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield, for a tour of the program.
RSVP: Michelle Chekan, (248) 342-
2701.
Browse the "Solutions for Family
Caregiver Expo," Saturday, Oct. 24,
at Rock Financial Showplace, Novi.
More than 120 exhibitors of products
and services to assist caregivers;
and Ask the Expert questions on
Medicare, Medicaid and referrals
to local services. Free. Information:
(800) 852-7795, www.michigancare-
giverexpo.com or www.aaalb.com .
HELPING OUT
Donate clothing and household goods
for the Greater Detroit 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
number. For types of goods accepted,
call Hadassah, (248) 683-5030. The
rummage sale will be Nov. 3-6.
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 com-
munity. For information, contact Rene
Lichtman, (248) 932-1834 or (248)
917-4114, or rlichtman@comcast.net .
Stuff and finish teddy bears for chil-
dren, 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.
Mentor an at-risk youth living in
Oakland County through a Jewish
Family Service program called Mentor
Connection. (248) 592-2300, www.
mentorconnect.org .
Contact Dr. Charles Snow 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.
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Deliver meals to homebound clients
in Oakland County through National
Council of Jewish Women's Kosher
Meals on Wheels program. Both regu-
lar drivers and subs are needed. (248)
967-0967.
HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT
Shabbat Metukah / A Sweet Shabbat
— The Family Shabbat series returns
to Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield 10:45-11:45 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 17, giving parents and kids the
opportunity to daven together. All are
welcome. Information: Amy Newman,
director of education, youth & family
programming, (248) 851-8820 or rel-
school@cbahm.org .
JEWISH LEARNING
Hear Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg speak at
Yad Ezra kosher food pantry's Lunch
and Learn noon Wednesday, Oct. 21,
at 2580 W.11 Mile, Berkley. $7. RSVP
by Oct.19: (248) 548-3663.
Attend events by the Jean & Samuel
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.
(734) 615-8503:
• Steve Aschheim, Hebrew University,
on "Icons Beyond the Border: The
Weimar Jewish Intellectuals at the
Beginning of the 21st Century"
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the
Michigan League, Ann Arbor.
• Symposium on "Central European
Jewish Studies. Themes of assimila-
tion, popular culture, and Jewish self-
hatred will be examined" Thursday-
Friday, Oct. 22-23, at 202 S. Thayer
Street, Room 2022, Ann Arbor.
Explore the Parshah HaShavuah
(weekly Torah portion) with a dif-
ferent rabbi or educator from the
community 10-11 a.m. beginning
Friday, Oct. 16, at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building, 6742 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Co-sponsors:
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, Michigan Board of
Rabbis, Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment and JCC. $25 per four-
week series; take one session or sign
up for the year. RSVP required: (248)
205-2557, jewishdetroit.org/feded.
Study the "Beginnings of Jewish
Family Living" with Rabbi Joseph
H. Krakoff while your child stud-
ies at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield, 9:30-11:00 a.m., Sundays,
beginning Oct. 18. This new curricu-
lum for parents offers an opportunity
to bring the Jewish conversation
home to share with a young child.
RSVP (248) 642-4260, ext. 372.
Sponsored by Federation's Alliance for
Jewish Education and Shaarey Zedek.
$100 tuition.
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard
Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Choice
between three 10 a.m. sessions is
$15; second sessions at 11:15 are $20.
RSVP: www.jgsmi.org .
Hear Keren Alpert, Temple Beth
El's rabbinic associate, speak on
"Rainbows, Rabbis and the Redactor,"
an examination of the Noah story
to find the human handprint on
the creation of the Torah. Attend
at Lunar Learn, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 21, or at Lunch and Learn, noon
Thursday, Oct. 22. Free. RSVP: Call
the Bloomfield Twp. temple's religious
school, (248) 865-0612.
Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield,
HAP and the JCC will present a
Senior Wellness Weekend at differ-
ent days and locations:10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17, at Henry Ford West
Bloomfield, 6777 W. Maple Rd., and
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Free and open
to all. Learn about exercising, pre-
venting falls, controlling blood pres-
sure, cooking and making Medicare
work. Information: (800) 292-9344;
TDD (800) 956-4325; www.jccdet.org .
Explore the turbulent and cre-
ative life of King David 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22, as the Men's Club
of Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield kicks off a seven-part
monthly Suppertime Torah series
taught by Rabbi Steven Rubenstein.
Pizza and salad, $6; women, teens
are welcome. RSVP by the day before:
(248) 851-6880 or director@cbahm.
org . For information about lifelong
Jewish learning, contact Nancy
Kaplan, (248) 737-1931 or nancyel-
len879@att.net .
Hear Melanie Gorman, the Couponista,
teach her money saving class 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Novi
Middle School, 49000 W 11 Mile. $25.
Call (248) 449-1206 to register.
SENIORS
Enjoy entertainment by Michelle
Chekan at Cafe Europa, 1 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19, at the Oak Park JCC.
Free. Sponsored by the Holocaust
Survivors and Families Support Group.
(248) 967-4030.
Watch the movie The Life of Birds
then join discussion led by Joseph
Tazelaar 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at
the Oak Park JCC. Sponsored by the
Active Life. (248) 967-4030.
Hear Rabbi Avraham Cohen, director
of Partners in Torah, discuss "Why
Is Anti-Semitism Still an Issue After
All This Time?" at 1p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 21, at the Oak Park JCC. $3.
Sponsored by the Active Life and
Cojar. (248) 967-4030.
YOUNG ADULTS
Join Temple Israel's Imagine Young
Adult Group. RSVP to Michelle
Lichtman, (248) 661-5700 or
michelle@temple-israel.org:
•"Wine and Dine" — 7 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 24, at the West Bloomfield
temple for a demonstration and serv-
ing of a four-course meal by Joan
Melnick, owner of Bonnie's Kitchen of
Bloomfield Township. $25. RSVP by
Oct. 21.
Events of Hillel of Metro Detroit,
(313) 577-3459, Hillel@Wayne.edu:
• Shmooze and nosh at coffee
with Neil at Starbucks 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 24730
Greenfield at 10 Mile.
Calendar on page 63
ZOA's Balfour
Celebration
Help laud Dr. Marcy Borofsky
Professor Peretz Lavie, newly elected
president of the Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology, will discuss
"Building a Nation: The Technion
Story," at a Shabbat event at Temple
Israel of West Bloomfield, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23. For information,
contact American Technion Society,
Detroit Chapter, (248) 737-1990 or
technion.det@ats.org .
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-
LEARNING
Join with the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michgan to learn computer
research techniques for genealogists
Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Holocaust
Safam
Michigan Region, the event will
include musical entertainment
by Safam and a dessert afterglow. Tickets, $50; students, $20. Information:
(248) 282-0088 or balfour2009@mizoa.org .
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