activities, field trips or games. Michal Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram@jsImi.org . EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www.jewishcartoon.com The focus now is on Passover, which begins at sundown Monday, March 29. Find more events below under Youth and Shul Food: • Temple Emanu EI,14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park: Take your seder to a new "kid-friendly" level at Passover College, 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 21. Rabbi Joseph Klein, Cantor Sharlein and Geoff Berdy will explore the holiday's customs and history. (248) 967-4020 or rabbi@rabbiklein. corn. • Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy: Support the temple Sisterhood's scholarship fund at a Passover sale of table items and books at 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, March 21. www.shirtikvah.org or (248) 649- 4418. • West Bloomfield JCC: Bake your own matzah at the annual Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory 1-5 p.m. Sunday, March 21. No charge. Gail Greenberg: greenberg@jfmd.org or (888) 902-4673 . • Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield: Learning about the meaning of the Passover holiday and contemplate the idea of redemption at adult class 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21. Dr. Burton Visotzky, professor at Jewish Theological Seminary, teaches. Free. Walk-ins wel- come. Bev: beroth@jtsa.edu or (248) 258-0055. • Temple Emanu El, 14450 W.10 Mile Road, Oak Park: Celebrate the holiday from a woman's point of view at annual Miriam's Seder 6 p.m. Thursday, April 1. $10 for vegetarian potluck, with assignments by last-name initial. Robin: (248) 543-5037 or robinlgold® yahoo.com . - - Celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat with pre- service wine and cheese oneg 6 p.m. Friday, March 26, at Temple Emanu- El, 14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Free. Rabbi Joseph Klein: rabbi@rabbiklein. corn or (248) 967-4020. Come worship on SYNergy Shabbat weekend at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Choice of services on Friday, March 26, include "Shabbat Shaboom" for preschool families, 5:30 p.m., and Kabbalat Shabbat services and "Shabbat Rocks," 6 p.m. (See Shul Food listings for details of Shabbat dinner and free performance.) Talmud study at 8:30 a.m. with Rabbi Aaron Bergman before services, Saturday, March 27; educator Ruth leads ses- sion on "Lilith," 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 28. (248) 851-5100. Join the "Shabbat Song Circle" dur- ing Kiddush following morning services every Shabbat at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield (approximately noon-12:30 p.m. Saturdays). Lyrics are in transliteration and Hebrew. Everyone welcome. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net . JEWISH LEARNING Attend lectures on the "History, Development and Challenge of Reform Judaism" 7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays, through March 25, at Temple Emanu- E1,14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Adult education course focuses on philosophical, theological and cultural issues. There is a charge. Contact Rabbi Joseph Klein for space availabil- ity: (248) 967-4020, rabbi@rabbiklein. corn or www.emanuel-mich.org . Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at his ongoing classes based on classical and con- temporary texts, 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. (248) 855-6170 or bctc770@aol.com . Discover "Out of the Shtetl Great Jewish Communities of Europe and Beyond" 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through May 25, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Join series with Prof. Howard Lupovitch. Details from - BETH BERNIE The Altruist The Realist The Idealist 81 .4 YAEL The Perplexed *) LOUIS The Rebel .114-0 0,1 ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe THERE'5 RENT, UTILITI ES , INSURANCE, RISING FUEL- 02008 BY GO RFTEXT PRO DUCTIO NS IN C. ALL RIGHTS RESE RV ED. HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT BECCA COSTS, ASTRONOMIC FOOD PRIC E S, SCHOOL -TUITION_ AND DON/I- GET ME STARreb ON COL.4e6e PON1)5. Marion Bronstein: (248) 205-2557 or Bronstein@jfmd.org . Attend "Beginnings of Judaism," a free lecture series on DVD with Professor Isaiah Gafni, 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. March 24: "The End of Days - Messianic Eschatology" and "Other Lands, Other Jews - The Diaspora." No reservations required. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att. net. Learn "48 Steps to Wisdom" devel- oped by the late Rabbi Noah Weinberg of Aish HaTorah. Two locations offer lecture series: • Keter Torah Synagogue, 5480 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield: Speakers include Rabbi Alon Tolwin and Rabbi Tzvi Hochstadt of Aish HaTorah 7 p.m. Mondays. Co-sponsors include FedEd and Jewish Renaissance Project. No charge, free refreshments. (248) 565-2757, www.ketertorah.us . • Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., suite 110, Southfield: Rabbi Tolwin leads lunch- and-learn sessions at noon Thursdays. Kosher lunch: $8. RSVP: (248) 948- 9908, ext.1. Attend "Just Say "Know" to Judaism talk on "Sound Judgment," noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at West Bloomfield JCC. Co-sponsors: JCC, FedEd, Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education and the Yeshiva. $7, includes lunch. RSVP: (248) JUDAISM or www. justsayknowtojudaism.com . Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $10 mem- ber; $12 guest. Call for space availabil- ity: Arda Barenholtz: (248) 548-5627 or Ida Nathan: (248) 432-7260. LEARNING JVS staff will assist your job search 9 a.m.-noon March 23 26 at Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Schedule: resumes, Tuesday; strategies, Wednesday; networking, Thursday; interviewing, Friday. Registration: wtarrow@jvsdet. org or (248) 233-4245. - TEENS / YOUNG ADULTS Socialize with teens and young adults at "Humanistic Judaism Through Music," Friday-Sunday, March 19 21, at Butzel Conference Center, Ortonville. The HuJews Conclave will offer work- shops, folk dancing, acoustic concert and dance party. $230 for grades 8-12 and ages 18-22. Chaperones: $260 double/$370 single. Call for space availability: (248) 478-7610. - Hear WDIV meteorologist Paul Gross speak on "The Truth About Global Warming" 9:40 a.m. Sunday, March 28, following 9 a.m. Brotherhood breakfast at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Nominal fee for breakfast only at door. (248) 851-5100, ext. 3149. Survive financially during tough eco- nomic times and make the most of community resources at free series of Financial Literacy Workshops held at the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Temple Shir Shalom and JVS co-sponsor. First topic: "How to Work with the Income You Have," 10 a.m. Sunday, March 28. (248) 737- 8700. SENIORS Eat breakfast with Congregation Beth Ahm Seniors and enjoy singer Robin Beck 11 a.m. Sunday, March 21, at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. $4 members, $5 non-members. Mel Mogill: (248) 661-2588. Join the Temple Treasures for lun- cheon featuring Holocaust survivor Leon Trunsky and Jeanette Olson, a hidden child, noon Wednesday, March 24, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Hear Mollene and Martin Levin, with son Jordan Levin, discuss their expe- riences as Jordan, born profoundly deaf, grew up successfully 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 21, at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, in Farmington Hills. Program of ATID, Alliance of Teens in Detroit. Free. Rabbi Jason Miller: (248) 539-5783. Come with your high-school-age student to explore college essay myths and facts, and learn what makes an application essay stand out. Presenters Kim Lifton and Susan Knoppow, founders of Wow Writing Workshop, ask participants to bring paper and pen and come prepared to write. Choice of two 7-8:30 p.m. ses- sions: Tuesday, March 23, at West Bloomfield High School, 4925 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $10 facil- ity charge/register at www.wbcommed. org ; and Wednesday, March 24, at Huntington Woods Public Library, Calendar on page 50 Passover Potluck 'The Producers' Gather with local Reform congregations for Isaac Meyer See Udi Kapan as Leo Bloom, in a cast that includes Wise Shabbat service/Passover potluck, Friday, April 2, Shayna Lax and Mike Brody, as Pontiac Theatre IV at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy. Potluck, 6:30 p.m.; service, 7:45. Metropolitan Detroit presents The Producers by Mel Brooks 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, March 19 20, 26 27, at Pontiac High Federation of Reform Synagogues providing chicken and School, 1051 Arlene, Pontiac. Tickets: (248) 499-2360. - - beverages; participants should bring a Passover non dairy - side dish in a disposable container. RSVP by March 25 to Dave Henig: dahenig@comcast.net or (248) 682-4992. aN March 18 2010 49