To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 Deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Jewry" and "Italian Jewry in the Early Modern Period" 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free. (248) 737-1931. Check It Out! ARTS & CULTURE Find a bargain at the National Council of Jewish Women used art sale noon- 5 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at its Berkley Council Thrift Shop, 3297 W.12 Mile. (248) 548-6664 or www.ncjwgds.org . Browse jewelry and ceramics created by dozens of artists at "Earth and Metal" exhibition through July 15, at Janice Charach Gallery inside West Bloomfield JCC. Hours:10 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. www.charachgallery.org or (248) 432-5579. Adat Shalom parking lot, Farmington Hills. $40 includes lunch and bus. RSVP, Nancy: (248) 202-8393. EVENTS THAT HELP Sit with B'nai B'rith at Tigers game 1:05 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at Comerica Park. Purchase now for $25; ticket surcharge will treat invited guests from Jewish Family Service Mentor Program. Tickets from Jim: GreyCo@aol.com or (248) 540-9070. HEALTH & SUPPORT Attend "Art From the Heart" 1 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at Janice Charach Gallery inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Sale of artwork will benefit Jewish Gay Network of Michigan and gallery. Exhibit hours through Aug.19: 10 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. www.charachgal- lery.org or (248) 432-5579. JGN: www. jgnmi.org or (248) 432-5661. Participate in a free national heart health study for women 40 and older. DMC and Sinai Guild will conduct tests 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, July 11, and Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, and Wednesday, July 21, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. No RSVP needed, but an eight-hour fast is required. www.thesinaiguild.org or (248) 538- 6501. COMEDY & MUSIC Jodie Jacobs leads cancer support 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Temple Israel. RSVP by July 13: (248) 661-5700 or Elaine@temple-israel.org . Don't miss return of all-ages program, "Tres Sopranos con La Zarzuela," the national music theater of Spain, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at West Bloomfield JCC. Richard Cavaler pres- ents. $3. (248) 661-1000. EVENT HOTLINE Enjoy kosher BBQ at the Shomrey Emunah 28th Annual Picnic 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at Beech Woods Park, Southfield. (248) 559-1533. Jewish Gay Network (JGN) of Michigan annual meeting and instal- lation will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Stephen M. Goldman, executive director of the HMC, will speak on "Article 175 of the Nuremberg Laws: How Far Have We Really Come?" Kosher dessert recep- tion. RSVP: (248) 432-5661. Attend the Annual Mumford High Alumni Golf Outing 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at Warren Valley Golf Course, Dearborn. $37. $10 dona- tion to alumni association requested. RSVP by July 14 to Phil Martin, xag- well@hotmail.com or Carol Brooks, ourmissbrooks425@yahoo.com . The Jewish Hikers of Michigan will hike at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 18, at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor. Information: Eli Avny, (734) 883-9522, Rabbi Lisa Delson, (734) 665-4744, or jewish.hikers@gmail.com . Tour Eastern Market and Greening of Detroit with Tikvah Hadassah Group. Meet 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, at 40 July 8 2010 HOLIDAYS I SHABBAT Celebrate Shabbat Unplugged! at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 9. Joyful, prayerful song-filled, Shabbat worship. (248) 661-5700. Temple Israel will hold Shabbat services 10:45 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at the Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield. All are welcome. Information or RSVP: Michelle Lichtman, (248) 661-5700, or michelle@temple-israel.org . JEWISH LEARNING Drop in for DVD lectures on "The Decline and Expulsion of Spanish Explore with Rabbi Steven Rubenstein millennia-old rabbinic texts in "Back to the Sources," a free Shabbat lunch- and-learn series 12:30-2 p.m. Saturdays through July 24, at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. July 10 session will explore the genre of Midrash, "Why Did God Split the Sea for the Israelites?" RSVP appreciated: (248) 851-6880. raysteven@cbahm.org . "Explore Herzl at 150" 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, July 13 and July 27- Aug. 10, at Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Prof. Howard Lupovitch teaches four-part series about Zionist leader Theodor Herzl, born in May 1860. $55 for series or $15 per session at door. (248) 851-6880. Get introduced to the theory and prac- tice of Jewish meditation with Temple Emanu-El Education Director Geoff Berdy 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at the temple in Oak Park. RSVP: (248) 967-4023. Visit the Judaism Cafe, a sum- mer learning series sponsored by Partners in Torah. Registration: (800) JUDAISM: •Rabbi Avi Cohen: "Life After Death: An Examination of the Nature of the Eternal Soul," noon-1 p.m. Thursdays through July 22, at 15751 W. Lincoln in Southfield. $36 for series; lunch served. •Rabbi Lieby Burnham: "A Stroll Through the Scrolls: An Exploration of the Megillot, the Mystical Corner of the Jewish Bible," 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays through July 28, at West Bloomfield JCC. $25 for series; refreshments served. Note that COJAR will attend this particular lunch-and-learn lec- ture series on Wednesdays at West Bloomfield JCC. Call concerning car- pools: (248) 967-4030. •Rabbi Tzvi Muller: "Why Do Jews Eat Gefilte Fish and Other Fascinating Stories, Facts and Insights About Our Religion and Culture," noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays through July 28, at West Bloomfield JCC. $36 for series; lunch served. EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www.jewishcartoon.com PROvi61ONS FROM THE "NFR -"4",n.04/1 FLOT/L/A." Clean Your Closet! Bring usable rummage items to Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield before July 15. Details: (248) 851-6880. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, and 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. Dorothy Moon: (248) 233-4392. Also, 7-9 p.m. Monday, July 19, at Jewish Senior Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Fran Cook: (248) 592-5032. LEARNING Hear West Point historian Tom Collier to address the Sholem Aleichem Institute on "The Forever War — The Struggle Between Israel and the Arab Countries" 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at West Bloomfield Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road. (248) 423-4406. Take a musical adventure with Fabs Kaldobsky 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at Oak Park JCC. Free. (248) 967-4030. SENIORS Play mah jongg 12:30 p.m. Fridays, July 9 and 16, at West Bloomfield JCC. Free. (248) 967-4030. Shaarey Zedek Seniors will host "An Afternoon of Music with Pianist Max Tarkhovsky" 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14. Free. Information or for a ride, call Gail Goodstein: (248) 357-5544. Join the free Program for Holocaust Survivors, Families and Friends for film The Last Refuge 1 p.m. Monday, July 12, Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. Play cards with the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Oak Park JCC. Free. (248) 967-4030. Discuss current events with facilitator Linda Garfield 2 p.m. Monday, July 12, in room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Rosa: (248) 967-4030. Beading class 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, Room 205, West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Rosa: (248) 967-4030. Watch performer Russ Allgaier plays piano and trumpet at the same time 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at Oak Park JCC. $1. (248) 967-4030. Talk about what's in the news with facilitator David Weiner 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 15, at Oak Park JCC. Free. (248) 967-4030. Meet other caregivers at support meetings sponsored by Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program. Daytime meet- ings are for caregivers of those with Alzheimer's Disease or related diagno- sis. Evening meetings are for caregivers of all older adults. No charge, but RSVP requested. Onsite respite care available by advance arrangement. Upcoming: BECCA BETH ()BERNIE The Altruist The Realist The Idealist Have lunch noon Thursday, July 15, followed by concert with Marty Mandelbaum on piano and singer Yvonne Moore-Fant, at Oak Park JCC. $1 concert only; $2.75 lunch. Payment by July 13: (248) 967-4030. Express yourself in the Writer's Corner 10 a.m. Friday, July 16, at Oak Park JCC. Details: (248) 967-4030. *AI YAEL JO' Ach, WHERE ARE WE TO 3TORE. IT? WE'R. ALREADY FROM THE 7 - 0A/6 OF The Perplexed a FOOD DELIVERED TO 05 IN 6AzA DAY BY THE ZIO/V/57- .5N777-Y. 0 EE z z co 0 0 a 0 CC 0 LOUIS ZAYDS BUB: The Rebel The Traditionalist The Bubb,