I To Do! CALENDAR Calendar from page 55 Assist low-income clients with online applications required to get them state benefits, including the Food Assistance Program (FAP) or bridge card program, through Paperwork Project started by Jewish Community Relations Council. For next volunteer training session, contact Sarah Crane, community rela- tions associate: scrane@jfmd.org or (248) 642-2649. EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www.jewlshcartoon.com BECCA BETH BERNIE The Altruist The Realist The Idealist I GO NEXT COLONY TO KORNIVALL, 5EE IF HE/L-1-- BE OUR TENTH. YAEL LOUIS The :10r) The Perplexed Rebel ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe Nth/ AM5TERPAM/ eh? MY NEPHEW. U67/6 15 ON THE UPPER WEST 511). MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM? HE'5 A 7-RA00R, TOO! HELP 6 SUPPORT 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 individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related diagnosis. Evening meetings are for caregivers of all older adults. No charge, but RSVP requested to facilita- tors. Onsite respite care available by advance arrangement. Upcoming: 2-4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Jewish Senior Life, Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Fran Cook: (248) 592-5032. Also, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, and 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. Dorothy Moon: (248) 233-4392. HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT Experience Friday Night Soul, Shabbat services and Torah study, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, at Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. downtownsynagogue@gmail. com or (313) 962-4047. Attend Cong. Beth Ahm's Chanukah Party 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, features dinner and Latke Bar. After-dinner party follows. $5. RSVP by Dec. 2: (248) 851-6880. Listen to "Tales From the Talmud," sessions led by Keren Alpert, rab- binic associate, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, and noon Thursday, Dec. 9, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Discussion about scholars who changed our understanding of what it means to be a Jew. Wednesday's Lunar Learn is in library; bring a bag lunch to lunch and learn Thursday in Alpert Room. Free. Register with Religious School office: (248) 865-0612. Come for "Talmud Every Educated Jew Should Learn" with instructor Rabbi Steven Rubenstein 8-9:30 p.m. Mondays, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Some Talmud study experience recommended. $10/ session for drop-in student. Check with rabbi if enrollment still possible: raysteven@cbahm.org or (248) 851- 6880, ext. 17: •"Walking with Life, Part 1": Rabbi Rubinstein's series examines what Jewish tradition teaches about the human lifecycle. 10:30 a.m. noon Tuesdays, through Dec.14. $10/ses- sion; drop-ins allowed. - JEWISH LEARNING Drop in for "Herzl at 150," a series of DVD lectures by Prof. Howard Lupovitch, 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Dec. 2: Nancy Kaplan will facilitate discussion following Part 2: "Herzl as Diplomat: Would He Be Concerned About Current US-Israel Relations?" Free. nancyellen879@att. net or (248) 737-1931. Try to "Just Say 'Know' to Judaism noon Wednesdays, Dec.1 and 8, at West Bloomfield JCC. Partners in Torah's lunch and learn series is focused on "The Truth About Lying: Considerations in Speaking Truth." Rabbi Tzvi Muller's lecture on Dec. 1: "True Colors." $7; includes lunch. RSVP: justsayknowtojudaism.com or - - (248) JUDAISM. ext. 222. Participate at ongoing classes, both at 7:30 p.m.: "Medicine & Morals," Tuesdays, and "Encountering Jewish Civilization," Wednesdays, at The Shul, Shenkman Building, 6890 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. $36. RSVP or just show up: (248) 788-4000. Consider "Fighting Anti-Semitism and Israel Bashing," a lecture by Susan Tuchman, director of the Zionist Organization of America Center for Law & Justice, 7:30 p.m Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. The temple's Israel Chai Committee sponsors free community event. Barbara Grant: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149. LEARNING Job seekers, take notes at "Get A Job" workshops 9 a.m.-noon at JVS' Diem Building, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. Schedule: "Networking Basics," Tuesday, Nov. 30; "Interviewing," Wednesday, Dec. 1. Register with Walt: wtarrow@jvsdet. org or (248) 233-4245. Explore "The Future of Detroit," ASK luncheon topic with WDET-FM journalist Noah Ovshinsky, 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. RSVP by Dec. 2 to cheryl@temple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700. Join speaker Rabbi Eric Grossman of the Frankel Jewish Academy at the Downtown Synagogue's monthly lunch and learn program noon-1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at 1457 Griswold in Detroit 48226. Topic: "Myths of Miracles, Menorahs and Maccabees: Why Do We Really Celebrate Chanukah?" Lunch will be provided. RSVP: downtownsynagogue@gmail.org or (248) 860-0941. - - Attend open house and see what a Frankel Jewish Academy education could mean for your student in 9-12 grades 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at FJA inside West Bloomfield JCC. Details from Anne: (248) 592-5263, SENIORS • Wednesday, Dec. 1, noon: Bring your own brown bag lunch to COJAR's lunch and learn featuring Avraham Cohen from Partners in Torah. His topic: "Chanukah: the Philosophy." Also,1-3 p.m.: Play cards with the Bridge Club. • Thursday, Dec. 2,10:30 a.m.: Current events with David Weiner. Also, 7:30 p.m.: Bel Canto Choir per- formance under direction of pianist Marty Mandelman. Free. YOUNG ADULTS Young adults, try a progressive Israel experience with for learning and social justice activism through Ameinu's Kibbutz Program Center. Ages 18-25 may register by Dec. 15 for a Jewish- Bedouin service-learning program in the Negev desert, under auspices of NISPED-AJEEJ, Feb. 6 May 26. $5,350. www.kibbutzprogramcenter. org or Ameinu Detroit: (248) 967-3170. - West Bloomfield JCC: (248) 967- 4030. •Monday, Nov. 29,10 a.m.: Men's Club in Room 204. Free. Also, 1-3:30 p.m.: La Zarzuela movie (120 minutes) in Greenberg Suite. $3. •Wednesday, Dec. 1,1:30 p.m.: bead- ing class in Room 205. $3 Oak Park JCC: (248) 967-4030. •Monday, Nov. 29,10 11:30 a.m.: Dr. Charles Silow leads support group for Holocaust survivors. •Tuesday, Nov. 30,1 p.m.: "Scenes From Great operas" with facilitator Joe Tazelaar. Free. - YOUTH Experience the Gemini Kids' Show, a benefit for Mott Children's Hospital, 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at the Ark Coffeehouse, 316 S. Main in Ann Arbor 48104. Program of sweet and funny songs performed by Gemini, the children's entertainers San and Laz Slomovits, plus San's musician daugh- ter Emily, 16, and friends. $10. www. theark.org or (734) 761-1800. Chanukah Lights Henry Ford Hospital Grand Ball Celebrate the third night of Chanukah at Bim Barn Shabbanukah — complete Mort and Brigitte Harris of Bloomfield Hills, longtime supporters of the Henry with a family-friendly Shabbat service, chanukiah lighting (bring your own Ford Neuroscience Institute, will be honored with the 2010 Ford Family Award at menorah), latke nosh and Chanukah songs — 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Temple the inaugural Henry Ford Hospital Grand Ball, a black-tie-optional dinner 6-11 p.m. Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. $2 adult, $1 child. RSVP to Julie@tkolami.org or Saturday, Dec. 4, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit. (248) 661-0040 I 56 The Harrises, after witnessing devastating effects a stroke had on a close family 1 1 40 0 111 0. FPRO1 November 25 2010 iN member, made it their passion to support stroke research. Inspired by work of Henry Ford scientist Michael Chopp to regenerate brain cells following stroke, the couple provided the funding needed to establish the Harris Stroke Center in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. The evening will also celebrate the appointment of the hospital's new president and CEO, Dr. John Popovich Jr. Dance music will be provided by Mel Ball and Colours. For tickets, go to henryford. com/grandball or call Shaye Campbell, (313) 874-2182.