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 . EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel www.jewlshcartoon.corn ■, \J-- JEW5 SPEND AROUND 0200 MILL/ON A YEAR To VACATION ON PA550V4R. Join the "Shabbat Song Circle" dur- ing Kiddush following morning services every Shabbat at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield (approximate- ly noon-12:30 p.m. Saturdays). Lyrics are in transliteration and Hebrew. Everyone welcome. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879®att. net. ©2006 BY GORFTIXT PRODUCTIONS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calendar from page 45 BECCA BETH BERNIE YAEL LOUIS The Altruist The Realist ZAYDS BUBS The Idealist The Perplexed The Rebel The Traditionalist The Bubbe IMAGINE. WHAT WE'D PRODUCE IF WE IN\/_6T- 6 THAT MONEY IN le-14//..61-/ DUCAT/ON.. MORE ED ocA\--r- TO VACA-TION ON PA550V7 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. Yoga For Healing 46 April 1 ffi 2010 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. ext. 0.