WINNER! BEST PLAY 2008 TONY AWARD® • PULITZER PRIZE To D o CALENDAR "THE MOST EXCITING NEW AMERICAN PLAY BROADWAY HAS SEEN IN YEARS." -The New York 77m.: Calendar from page 39 Allergist And Wife See the Jewish Ensemble Theatre perform The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, a comedy about midlife malaise, Jan. 26-Feb. 21, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Stars Kate Willinger Manfredi, Phil Powers, Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg and Lynnae Lehfeldt. $28-$36. Discounts for seniors and students. (248) 788-2900. O S14 n s is,GS CU 0% soi\i u ► Fisher Theatre • Feb. 19-21.5 PERFORMANCES ONLY Tickets at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets • Ticketmaster.com • 800-982-2787 Groups of 12+: 313-8711132 or email GroupSales@NederlanderDetroitcom Info: 313-872-1000 • -- BROADWAy ;N, DETROIT.Coill • AugustOnBroadway.com 18. , d 1391N A 8 010 11d 1Stla AVM1V1. : Feb. 11: "It's Time for You to Go Now"; Feb. 18: "Into the Sea!" Co-sponsored by Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education, FedEd and the Yeshiva. RSVP: Call (248) JUDAISM. See "The Beginnings of Judaism: Jews Under Persian Rule and the Return to Zion," part of a free series on DVD with Professor Isaiah Gafni at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931, nancyellen879®att.net . Hear Dr. Susannah Heschel on "Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the West Bloomfield JCC. $10; check pay- able to JCC and sent to SAJE, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Charge by phone: (248) 432-5692. Hear Michal Artzy, University of Haifa, speak on "The Beginning? Coastal Pre- Israelite Cult Practices: The Case of Tel Nami" at noon; and David Shneer, University of Colorado, Boulder, speak at 4 p.m. on "Bearing Witness: Soviet Jewish Photographers Confront World War II and the Holocaust." Both talks are Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, 202 S. Thayer Street, Room 2022, Ann Arbor. (734) 615-8503. ....Get the second lunch or dinner entrée for 1/2 off Not good with any other offers Expires 3/30/10 • Of equal or lesser value • Up to $10.00 maximum for hadl Sandwiches, Burgers, Full Dinner Entrée's, Pastas, Steaks, Pizza, Omelettes And some of the same great Leo's salads 40380 Grand River just west of Haggerty (Formerly Timbers) WWW.leossportgrill.com Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at his classes 10:30 a.m. Sundays and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, at Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Details: (248) 855-6170 or bctc770@aol.com . Learn the "48 Steps to Wisdom" at: •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; refreshments. (248) 565-2757, www.ketertorah.us . • Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield: Rabbi Tolwin leads lunch-and-learn sessions noon Thursdays. Kosher lunch: $8. RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext.1. SINGLES Mingle with singles ages 48-60 at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the House of Ing, 12 Mile and Halsted, Farmington Deadline to submit Calendar listings: Noon Tuesday, 9 days prior to publication. 40 February 4 • 2010 Hills. RSVP to Sharon: (248) 855-6242. SENIORS Pianist Martin Mandelbaum will enter- tain 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Oak Park JCC. Free; sponsored by the Active Life. Naum Levin and John A. Schuelke present a free exhibition and lecture "Russian Jews and Heroes of the Soviet Union" 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Oak Park JCC. Stamps, photos and biographical information. (248) 967- 4030. Duplicate bridge players can join the Bridge Club at the Oak Park JCC, 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. (248) 967-4030. The Guest Stars Inc. return to Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township noon Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the monthly lun- cheon of the Ambassadors. The trio spe- cializes in songs with a Motown beat. Open to all. $10 for members; $12 for guests. RSVP by Feb. 11: Doris Kushner, (248) 352-5882, or Betty Applebaum, (248) 476-1775. YOUTH See Oh, Ananse! an African Folktale, at PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand River in Detroit. Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27. Tickets: $5 children, $10 adults. $8 for work- shop. (313) 961-7777, www.puppetart.org . Attend an informational presentation on the Feb. 22 Berkley School District bond proposal at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Bring babies and toddlers to Kinder Kesher (Children's Connection), a free semi-monthly playgroup 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Open to all. Songs, stories, activities and Jewish themes. Contact Amy Newman, (248) 851-8820 or relschool@cbahm.org . Join Bais Chabad Torah Center for "JM for KM: Jewish Music for Kids and Moms" led by Zeesy Silberberg Wednesdays in her home, 6231 Ramwyck Court, West Bloomfield. 10:30- 11:30 a.m. for infants and toddlers; 4:30- 5:30 p.m. for ages 3-7. Music, move- ment, drama and craft. Charge. RSVP: zeesy®baischabad.com . E-mail Calendar listings and questions to: calendar@thejewishnews.com For telephone inquires, call: David Sachs, (248) 351-5140.