CALENDAR Calendar from page 59 no reservations needed. Children also welcome in main sanctuary throughout service. Amy Newman: relschool@cbahm.org or (248) 851- 8820. Beyond 'Never Again' Examine universal themes of the Holocaust in six-week, facilitated discussion series, "Beyond "On Studying Jewish History," and "The Rabbinic Legacy prior to Islam." Join Rabbi Aaron Starr for discussion of "Your God is My God: Understanding the Book of Ruth" fol- lowing Shabbat lunch Saturday, May 15, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield. Free, but RSVP to Education Office: (248) 357-5544. Never Again: How the Holocaust Speaks to Us Today," starting 11 a.m.-12:15 a.m. Sunday, May 2, at Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. West Bloomfield-based Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center co-sponsors this worldwide education initiative developed by Rohr Jewish Learning Institute of Brooklyn, JEWISH LEARNING NY. Questions: rabbishneur@baischabad.com . Register online: www.myjli.com . Fischer, Edie Resnick, Rochelle Sable, Dr. Hershel Sandberg, Betty Provizer Starkman, Leonard Trunsky and Harvey Weisberg. Hosting is Sherry Margolis of WJBK-Fox 2 News. Tickets: $80 adult, $40 child; benefits Jewish Senior Life Quality of Life Fund. RSVP: (248) 592-1102. HEALTH / SUPPORT Look out for your family at annual Botsford Hospital Safety and Injury Prevention Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, in Community Room at Botsford Hospital's Zieger Administration & Education Building, 28050 Grand River, Farmington Hills, MI 48336. Free. (248) 442- 7986. Find information and support through CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD) at separate meet- ings 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 3, at Way Elementary School, 765 W. Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Township. Adult group: Arthur Robin, PhD, psychologist and author, discusses "Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adults With AD/HD." Parent group: Bring children age 12 and up to meet Fran Parker, PhD, and Adrea Unitis, MPH, facilitators of a parent-teen dialogue for improving communica- tion. $5 charge for non-member families. Details: www.chadd.net/527 (248) 988-6716. Give the gift of life at Temple Beth El Brotherhood-sponsored blood drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 9, at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township. Appointments preferred. Details from Roy: (248) 626-1841. Improve communication, gain information and advice on parenting teens at series, "Please Stop the Rollercoaster," 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sundays, through May 16, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road in Southfield. RSVP: mrappaport@shaareyzedek.org or (248) 357-5544, ext. 43. Play sports in Oak Park JCC gym. Free for mem- bers. (248) 967-4030: • Pickleball: a racquet sport combining badmin- ton, pingpong and tennis, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. $3 non-members. (248) 432- 5605. • Pingpong Club: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. $6/ month non-members. HELPING OUT Take part in the Hadassah Doll Project, no special skills needed, between 9-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, at the Davidson Hadassah House. (248) 683-5030. Contact the Jewish Community Relations Council to volunteer for the Detroit Public Schools Reading Corps: (248) 642-2656 or www. 60 April 29 • 2010 detroitjcrc.org . Donate furniture, gently used linens and other household items for veterans living in subsi- dized housing. Sponsored by the Social Action Committee of Temple Emanu-EI. Murt Sherbow: (248) 399-1356; Bea Sacks: (248) 398-3737. Volunteer with Project Friendship, sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section, and assist at Sunday brunches and activities for clients of Kadima, the nonprofit mental health agency. (248) 355-3300, ext. 0, or NCJWGDS.org . Lend a hand at "Wrapped In Love," a drop- in mitzvah project, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays at National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Create blankets for abused and neglected children. No sewing involved. Council also seeks volunteers for office work and mailings: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0. • Thrift Shops volunteers: Help with merchan- dise and displays, assist customers, at Berkley and Royal Oak locations. Contact Council, above, or marlahorwitz@yahoo.com . Interact with senior residents while working in the stores, cafes and gift shops of the Jewish Senior Life buildings in Oak Park and West Bloomfield. Become a friendly visitor, help with activities, field trips or games. Michal Ram: (248) 592-1104, mram@jslmi.org. HOLIDAYS / SHABBAT Enjoy beautiful melodies at Music Shabbat 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Music director Nathalie Conrad provided original music and arrangements for "The Chassidic/Klezmer Tradition: Music For the Soul." Participants include Tiffany Green, the Temple Choir and instrumental soloists. (248) 661-0040. Join the "Shabbat Song Circle" during Kiddush following morning services every Shabbat (approximately noon-12:30 p.m. Saturdays) at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Lyrics are in transliteration and Hebrew. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931 or nan- cyellen879@att.net . Celebrate the Hebrew month of Sivan on Rosh Chodesh 9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 13, at Oak Park JCC. Goldie Silverstein's lecture for women on Rebbetzin Basya Bender Marsha Scheer co- sponsors with Machon L'Torah Jewish Learning Network of Michigan. JCC: (248) 967-4030. Appreciate complimentary child care for little ones, every Shabbat from 10 a.m. through the conclusion of services, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Drop-in, Participate in a Torah study series, "So You Think Your Family Has Problems!" with facilita- tor Ruth Bergman, noon-1:30 p.m. continuing Tuesdays, through June 1, at West Bloomfield JCC. Presented by SAJE in cooperation with Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah. $65, includes course materials. Bring your own Tanach (JPS, second edition preferred) and dairy/pareve brown-bag lunch or order from Jerusalem Pizza in the building. RSVP required: (248) 432-5692. 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 in West Bloomfield. Series leader is Prof. Howard Lupovitch. Details from Marion: Bronstein@jfmd.org or (248) 205-2557. Take the opporunity to "Just Say 'Know' to Judaism," the final session of a lunch-and-learn series led by Rabbi Tzvi Muller of Partners in Torah, noon Wednesday, May 5, at the West Bloomfield JCC. $7; includes lunch. Topic: "A Piece of Cake." Registration: (248) 583-2476 or www.justsayknowtojudaism.com . Attend "Under Cross & Crescent: Jewish Civilization From Mohammed To Spinoza," a free lecture series on DVD with Prof. David B. Ruderman of the University of Pennsylvania, 1 p.m. Wednesdays, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. May 5 topics: "On Studying Jewish History" and "The Rabbinic Legacy Prior to Islam." No RSVP required. Nancy Kaplan: (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net . Return for Temple Beth El's Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, or Lunch and Learn noon Thursday, May 13, at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert will focus on "Israel 2010: Laws of Personal Status." Discussion will center on laws in Israel regarding conversion, marriage, divorce and death as well as observance of Shabbat and holi- days. Free. Bring brown bag lunch for Thursday. Register with Temple Religious School: (248) 865-0612. Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at his ongoing classes based on classi- cal and contemporary texts, 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. bctc770@aol.com or (248) 855-6170. Follow "48 Steps to Wisdom," ongoing series of lectures developed by the late Rabbi Noah Weinberg of Aish HaTorah, noon Thursdays, at Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, in Southfield. Rabbi Alon Tolwin leads lunch-and-learn sessions. $8 includes kosher lunch. RSVP: (248) 948-9908, ext. 1. LEARNING Hear a JVS expert on topic of job interviews 9 a.m.-noon Friday, April 30, at Oak Park JCC. Details: kgutman@jvsdet.org or (248) 233-4248. Participate in the "Film Festival Workshop Initiative" Friday, April 30, in Greenberg Suites at West Bloomfield JCC. Three programs coordi- nated by Screen Actors Guild-Michigan for Lenore Marwil Film Festival. RSVP: (248) 432-5461. • Film industry panel: Lunch and learn about Michigan's burgeoning film industry, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $20 includes sandwich, drink and dessert. • Actors' Workshop: Film actor Steve Goldsmith will lead, 3:30-5 p.m. $20 includes coffee and light refreshments. • Technical Workshop: Mark Adler of Michigan Production Alliance speaks about technologi- cal aspects of movie making, 4-5:30 p.m. $20 includes coffee and light refreshments. Try word processing at introduction to the Microsoft Word 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at Bloomfield Township Public Library,1099 Lone Pine. Registration required: www.btpl.org or (248) 642-5800. Discover value of preserving historic buildings 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 3, at Franklin Grill, 32760 Franklin. Free. RSVP: (248) 855-1392. Hear historian Paul Kavieff's lecture on "Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang" 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, at Lorenzo Cultural Center at Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield in Clinton Township. Hours through May 8: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. www. lorenzoculturalcenter.com or (586) 445-7348. Meet Sen. George McGovern at his book-signing talk for Abraham Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Susan and Barry Lepler are program chairs. Free, but requires ticket: (248) 865-0617, press 1. SENIORS Ride the bus with the Temple Beth El Ambassadors seniors group through old Jewish Detroit, also visiting Motown Museum, 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at 7400 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township 48301. $18 due to temple by April 30, but purchase own lunch from choice of seven menu entrees ($8.35-$14.50) at Union Street restaurant. Details from Renee Jablonski: (248) 644-8056. Torah Tech For Lag b'Omer, attend community event on "Torah, Technology and the Future of Israel" 7:30 p.m. May 2, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake in West Bloomfield. Program speakers and topics: Dr. Steven Bekhor, "Israel's Nuclear Horizon;" attorney Ellen Rosenberg, "Water Resources and Conservation in Israel," and attorney Steven Schwartz, "Torah Values and the Environment." Free. (248) 788-0600.