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Days Of Awe

To Do!

Prepare for the Days of Awe, which start with

Rosh Hashanah at dusk Wednesday, Sept. 8:

CALENDAR

• Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield:
Get acquainted with Machzor Eit Ratzon, a fully-

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

transliterated prayer book for the High Holidays,

Deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication.

Steven Rubenstein leads 30-minute study

Check It Out!

ARTS & CULTURE

Attend the opening of Gallery Benjie
Pearlman at 5-9 p.m. Friday, Aug.
20, at 211 Dewey Street (corner of
Rochester Road, south of 12 Mile),
Royal Oak. See the 83-year-old
three-dimensional artist's work on
display through Oct. 2: noon-5 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays or by appoint-
ment. More than 30 pieces of ceramic
sculpture and pottery and bronze
figurative and abstract sculpture are
featured. (248) 225-6464

Marvel at Computer Aided Design
(CAD) reconstruction of 14 syna-
gogues destroyed by the Nazis on
opening-night dessert reception for
"Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual
Reconstruction" 7 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 29, at Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in
Farmington Hills. Drs. Marc Greller
and Manfred Koob from Darmstadt
Technical University in Germany will
introduce exhibit, making its debut in
North America.Through Nov. 29. Free,
but RSVP required: (248) 553-2400,
ext. 23, or RSVP@holocaustcenter.org .

CINEMA & STAGE

Laugh Steve Solomon's one-man show,
My Mother's Italian, My Father's
Jewish, and I'm in Therapy Aug.
19-22 and 25-29, at Andiamo Novi,
42705 Grand River in Novi. $30 show
only, or dinner/show for two at $79.95,
8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and 5 p.m.
Sunday; $35 show only, or dinner/show
for two at $89.95, 8 p.m. Friday and 7
p.m. Saturday. www.andiamonovithe-
atre.com or (248) 348-4448.

Webisode series, Playing Dead, 8 p.m.
(doors at 7) Saturday, Aug. 28, at
the DIA's Detroit Film Theatre, John
R entrance. Dark comedy-horror show
concerns a down-on-her-luck actress
who takes a part time job as Death to
pay the bills; includes live rock music.
WDET-FM's Ann Delisi hosts. $12, or
$50 including reception. www.mosaic-
detroit.org or (313) 872-6910.

EVENT HOTLINE

Temple Shir Shalom Sisterhood's
Second Annual Garage Sale is 10 a.m.-
6 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 20, at the
home of Jean Fox, 5430 Doherty Drive,
West Bloomfield. Find quality furni-
ture, clothing, house wares and more.
Contact Jean Fox, (248) 539-4827.

Put four to six friends in the car for a
road rally 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
21, leaving Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. For singles or couples, non-
members too, teams will be formed if
needed. $20 includes dinner, snacks,
drinks and prizes. RSVP: michelle@
temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700.

Enjoy nature with the Jewish Hikers
and co-sponsor Cong. Beth Emeth 11
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at Furstenburg
Park in Ann Arbor. Meet at parking
lot across from Huron High School
entrance at 2727 Fuller Road. Hike is
scenic and not physically demanding.
Details: jewish.hikers@gmail.com or
from Eli: (734) 883-9522 or Rabbi
Lisa: (734) 665-4744.

Come with friends and family to
"Shop Til You Drop Expo" 5:30-9:30
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at West
Bloomfield JCC. You'll find cloth-
ing, home decor, foot apparel, floral
displays and photography, with some

Join actor-director Ted Raimi, a Detroit
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sessions using materials from the upcoming

High Holiday issue of Sh'ma, A Journal of Jewish
Responsibility 9 a.m. Saturdays, Aug. 28 and Sept. 6. (248) 851-6880.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue in West Bloomfield: Participate in series,

vendors offering show discounts. $10,
or $5 in advance at www.neptix.com/
events/2609. Proceeds aid families
resettle in U.S. from wartorn countries.

"Tekiah: Preparing Your Heart, Mind and Soul for the High Holidays," 7:30

p.m. Mondays, Aug. 23 and 30. On Aug. 23, Rabbi Rachel Shere will explore

"Ancient Texts to Help Solve Modern Family Issues During the High Holiday

EVENTS THAT HELP

Season" and Rabbi Aaron Bergman will offer an original "guided meditation"

Partake of a wine-themed evening
with dinner to benefit spine research
and programs at Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital on Friday, Aug.
27, at the GM Renaissance Center.
Master Sommeliers Madeline Triffon
and Claydia Tyagi will share their wine
expertise at two events for age 21 and
older. Rare! is 6:30-11 p.m. at Coach
Insignia. $500, or $1,000 with over-
night at Detroit Marriott. Vin Voyage is
a larger, less formal event is 7-11 p.m. at
GM Wintergarden. Debbie and Michael
Berger are event co-chairs. $150, or
$250 per couple. Tickets: www.henry-
ford.com/wine.

entitled "Approaching the Gates of Repentance." On Aug. 30, Hazzan Daniel

Gross will offer traditional melodies and discuss the holiday services. RSVP:

(248) 851-5100.

• Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield: Join Rabbis Joseph Krakoff and
Aaron Starr at "Preparing Yourself for the High Holy Days" 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Aug. 24 and 31. Traditional Jewish texts will be analyzed in a

discussion of the role of judgment during the High Holiday season, both in

ancient times and today. Free, but requires RSVP: (248) 357-5544.

Memories Of Trees

See show by painter Michele Hegyi, "Do

You Remember the Shape of the Trees?"

Attend a gala champagne reception
fundraiser honoring Oakland County
Treasurer Andy Meisner 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Woodward
Avenue Shul, 25595 Woodward in
Royal Oak. Tickets/journal ads start at
$136. www.woodwardshul.org or (248)
414-7485.

through Sept. 5, at WSG Gallery (former

Washington Street Gallery), 306 S. Main,

Ann Arbor 48104. The No. 6 painting in her

show includes Hebrew/Aramaic characters

from a handwritten leather scroll her father

was given for safe travels from Bokhara

to Jerusalem in 1927. www.wsg-art.com or

Enjoy touring studio gallery of sculptor
Jerry Soble noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-
Monday, Sept. 1-6, in Orchard Lake.
Proceeds and checks payable to JARC.
www.jerrysoble.com or (248) 683-4364.

Wish happy new year in Rosh
Hashanah cards purchased from Yad
Ezra, the kosher food pantry, 2850
W.11 Mile in Berkley. Cards designed
by Ava Taylor, David Kleiman, Claire
Schlussel and Wendy Kelman come in
packets of 12 for minimum donation of
$50. Order by Sept. 2. www.yadezra.
org or (248) 548-3663. More ways to
help Yad Ezra:
• Giving Gardens: Make a donation
to assist Lawrence Technological
University-sponsored gardening
project to raise produce for Yad Ezra

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• Simply Give program: Purchase
$10 card at checkout of Meijer store
on 12 Mile at Telegraph in Southfield,
through Sept. 25. Yad Ezra will use
store credit from card sales and Meijer
donation to buy food and toiletries.

Step out as a Walk4Friendship Power
Walker 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5,
and assist the work of the Friendship
Circle, helping children with special
needs and their families. Chose one
mile or 5K walk, ending up at West
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Consider paying to dedicate one of
the brass mezzuzot by Israeli artist
Avigdor that will be affixed to doors
and outside rooms in Aish in the
Woods' Margolick Jewish Learning
Center, 25725 Coolidge in Oak Park.
$360 will include recognition on a
donor wall. Rabbi Simcha Tolwin: sim-
chat@aish.com or (248) 327-3579.

HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT

Take a study break on Shabbat morn-
ing to engage in a traditional Jewish
study-hall experience, unpacking texts
from Tanach, Talmud and Midrash on
themes of the upcoming Days of Awe,
10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21,
at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
facilitates. Kiddush and Shabbat Song
Circle at 11:45 a.m. Complimentary
child care available during Shabbat
services for ages 18 months-3 years.
Nancy Kaplan: nancyellen879@att.net
or (248) 737-1931.

Stop in for Dream Kiddush Lunch,
at Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise,
noon Saturday, Aug. 21, at Woodward
Avenue Shul, 25595 Woodward in
Royal Oak. Free. www.woodwardshul.org
or (248) 414-SHUL (7485).

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