To Do!
CALENDAR
HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT
Attend West Bloomfield Cong. Beth
Ahm's Shabbat Limud Beit Midrash
on Saturday, April 17, featuring a 45-
minute study experience before Musaf.
Information: Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-
1931 or nancyellen879@att.net .
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JEWISH LEARNING
Hear a lecture at the Jean & Samuel
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies,
202 S. Thayer Street, Room 2022,
Ann Arbor. (734) 615-8503: noon
Thursday, April 8, Paul Reitter,
Ohio State University, on "The
Stuff of Generational Tension: The
Expressionist Revolt and German-
Jewish Material Culture."
Study the fife and works of Elie
Wiesel in a 4-part Lunch and Learn
series entitled "A Celebration of Eli
Wiesel" by Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz
on Thursdays, April 8, 15, 22, and
29, noon - 1:15 p.m. Each session will
focus on one of Wiesel's books relating
to that week's topic. April 8: Shoah
- Night; April 15: Soviet Jewry -The
Gates of the Forest; April 22: Israel
- A Beggar in Jerusalem; April 29:
Chassidism - Four Hasidic Masters and
Their Struggle Against Melancholy.
$10 per session. RSVP by the
Monday before each session to Sheila
Lederman: (248) 85105100 or
slederman®adatshalom.org .
Attend a daylong workshop on
"Kabbalah and the Enneagram," on
Friday, April 9, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Rabbi Howard Addison of Temple
University discusses the relationship
between the ancient Jewish spiritual
tradition of the Kabbalah and the
Enneagram, a dynamic personality
system of feeling, thought and actions.
The program is part of the Judaism
and Psychotherapy Lecture Series
sponsored by The Corners, 2075
Walnut Lake Road, just west of Inkster,
in West Bloomfield. Cost: $100. To reg-
istration call Michael Abramsky: (248)
644-7398.
Find out about Yom HaShoah at "A
Day to Remember," as Temple Beth
El's Lunar Learn and Lunch and Learn
series continues on Wednesday, April
14, at noon and Thursday, April 15,
at 7:00 p.m. 7400 Telegraph Road in
Bloomfield Hills. No charge. To register
call the Religious School office: (248)
865-0612.
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. Series leader is Prof.
Howard Lupovitch. Details from
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. Topics for April 7 are
"Judaism in the Hellenistic World" and
"Changing God's Address - Temple
to Synagogue." Topics for April 14
are "Rome Arrives in Jerusalem" and
"Parting with the Temple." No reserva-
tions required. Nancy Kaplan: (248)
737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net.
Learn "48 Steps to Wisdom" at:
• 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. No charge.
(248) 565-2757, www.ketertorah.us.
• Detroit Jewish News, 29200
Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield:
Rabbi Tolwin leads lunch-and-learn
noon Thursdays. Kosher lunch: $8.
RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext.1.
Explore relationships in ancient times
when SAJE and Hadassah present
Torah Study: So you think YOUR
family has problems. Tuesdays,
April 13 - June 1, noon - 1:30 p.m.
Facilitated by Ruth Bergman, this
8-week, brown-bag lunch and learn
series will focus on how the relation-
ships, dreams, conflicts, and struggles
of the people, families, and nations
in the Torah relate to modern family
concerns, today's social realities and
current political issues. JCC West
Bloomfield. Series cost: $65 includ-
ing all course materials. Advance
registration and payment is required
by Wednesday, April 7. Registration:
jccdet.org or (248) 432-5692.
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LEARNING
Spend an evening with US Rep. Gary
Peters on Monday, April 12, 7:00 p.m.
at the Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. Peters will discuss upcom-
ing legislation and how you can have
an impact on issues such as Israel,
health care, and Holocaust education
reform. No charge. RSVP: (248) 683-
5030 or greaterdetroit@hadassah.org .
Compare the history of the Barbie doll
with that of her creator, Ruth Handler,
noon on Wednesday, April 14, at the
lunch and literature book club at the
West Bloomfield JCC's Henry & Delia
Meyers Library and Media Center. The
program will feature an author call-in
with Robin Gerber. Guests may bring
own lunches; dessert and beverages
will be provided. Free and open to the
public, RSVP: Francine Menken, (248)
432-5546 or fmenken@jccdet.org .
SENIORS
Don't forget to come to Memory Club
1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in Room
205 at West Bloomfield JCC. Ronnie
Berman will lead Brain Teasers. $3.
Play with Bridge Club 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday April 7, at Oak Park JCC.
Free. (248) 967-4030.
Broadway artists of Transcendence
Theatre Company will perform show
tunes in a free concert for seniors at
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza
in West Bloomfield 3 p.m. Wednesday,
April 7. Info: Randi Kaye, (917) 549-
8466, www.transcendencetheatre.org .
Come for lunch at noon and concert
following with Rachel Kis on Thursday,
April 8, at the Oak Park JCC. $1 for
concert only. RSVP for lunch ($2.75)
by April 6: (248) 967-4030.
YOUTH
Bring the kids to Congregation Beth
Ahm's Shabbat Club on Saturday,
April 3, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. This
Shabbat morning experience provides
a morning of parshah play, games,
interactive learning and Shabbat fun
at Congregation Beth Ahm, West
Bloomfield. RSVP Amy Newman: (248)
851-8820 or relschool@tcbahm.org .
Take "A Walk Through Jerusalem,"
an interactive exhibit at the Shalom
Street museum, noon-5 p.m. Monday
through Friday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday,
inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Family
and children-centered activities are
themed around Israel's capital and
the Old City's eight gates. Admission
charge. Details: (877) Shalom-3.
Come to Bais Chabad Torah Center for
"JM for KM: "Jewish Music for Kids
and Moms" led by Zeesy Silberberg,
Wednesdays in her West Bloomfield
home. Music, movement, drama and
crafts.10:30-11:30 a.m. for infants and
toddlers; 4:30-5:30 p.m. for ages 3-7.
Charge. RSVP: zeesy@baischabad.com.
Donate Blood
Renew body and soul at "Restorative Yoga," a program of
Give the gift of life by donating blood at the Shir Tikvah Blood
Karmanos Cancer Institute's Survivorship University, 6-7:30
Drive on Sunday, April 11, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 3900 Northfield
p.m. Tuesday, April 6, at the Weisberg Cancer Treatment
Parkway, Troy. Individuals 17 or older please bring Red Cross
Center, 31995 Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills.
blood donor card or other form of ID. Email Scott Hayes at
Kelly Dobbs will teach restful poses that are beneficial for
MScottHayer@taol.com or call the shul office: (248) 649-4418,
healing and renewal. Registration required: (313) 575-9282.
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