o ! CALENDAR Calendar from page 37 EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • www.jewlshcartoon.com BECCA BETH BERNIE The Altruist YAEL The Realist The Idealist The Perplexed LOUIS ..54a r The Rebel kt, ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe rals.WOMOISIIYAIVICS-Zilenrnanti '1:$1 , VV.V.V.4.1 II SNOW For the HOLIDAY JANUARY 1..'s .BIRTH NEW YEARS BABY/ ■ CJ z co z 0 . . ' • ,11, T1 1...; -,''' fd .-":.'-'•,4 .f. ,.= '' ■ ---''' - ; 0 `RAIN For the .HOLY LAND 0 w .5;1 iii 1 riL,,. .4 ;I gi r"40;.. 1 r re :;7-...::...** 0 ;4-_ ',.-; ■ t'.. • ■ V . . - .„r.......--::.- --.. DECEMBER 31.-:--r BIRTE:11 1 7,A)< BR5AK! a • ..# X . 0 >- co •4 - / k--- 1 k ,,,..:$1::::::-...,: - ,--- Travel Tips A); - 1 / ..' • 1 1. '..: . ..:::1.%1A ff iffill 1 ‘h . The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit and Cadillac Travel will present the third annual Travel Extravaganza 1-5 p.m. Oak Park JCC: • Monday, Jan. 3,10-11:30 a.m.: Join Dr. Charles Silow, leader of weekly sup- port group for Holocaust survivors. 1 p.m: For survivors, families and friends, the free film The Jazz Singer. • Tuesday, Jan. 4,1 p.m: Film Biloxi Blues presented by Joel Marwil. $1. • Wednesday, Jan. 5,1-3 p.m: Play cards with the Bridge Club. • Thursday, Jan. 6, 9:15 a.m.: Rosh Chodesh Women's Lecture will present speaker Sara Eisemann on "Shevat: Using Our Hearts to Serve HaShem." Also, lunch and concert, noon: Nonrefundable lunch charge ($2.75) due with RSVP by Jan. 4. Concert at 1 p.m. features Charlie Gehringer on piano with a friend. $1 charge to attend concert. YOUNG ADULTS Dance the hora and other Israeli dances 7:45-10 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Oak Park JCC. Instructor Phillip Litt welcomes beginners. First session free. Details from Sunny: www.sarivl@sbc- global.net or (248) 967-3129. Complete application and initial inter- view with JVS by Jan. 31, for eight- week, paid summer internships offered by Cook Jewish Occupational Intern (JOIN) program. Open to fulltime undergraduate or graduate students who are tri-county residents. JVS: www.jvsdet.org or (248) 233-4233. Sunday, Jan.16, at the JCC in West Dance-For-A-Cause Bring children/grandchildren up to age 10 to drop-in babysitting offered dur- ing morning services 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. No RSVP needed. Nina: nrosenblum@cbahm.org or (248) 851-6880. Steve Jasgur is president of Joe Cornell Entertainment and co-own- er with his sister, Becca Schlussel. Joe's Crew is the philanthropic focus added to the local kids' dance program. Celebrate the "birthday of the trees" at a Tot Shabbat program focused on the holiday of Tu b'Shevat 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Crafts and a snack are part of monthly program open young children, parents and grandparents; need not be TBE mem- bers. Free. (248) 865-0612. Participants obtain pledges from friends and family to sponsor danc- ing during the 60-minute dance-a- thon. Kids who raise the most will qualify for raffle prizes including an iPad, a sterling silver and diamond bracelet from Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry and a Tayshaun Prince-signed basketball. For information, contact (248) 356-6000 or www.joecornell.com . Choose Ameinu's Kibbutz Program Center for a progressive Israel experi- ence. Study Hebrew, volunteer on a kibbutz, explore peace or environmen- tal studies or design your own track. www.kibbutzprogramcenter.org or Ameinu Detroit: (248) 967-3170. Drop in for "Hillel: If Not Now, When," a three-part lecture series by Prof. HILLEL IF NOT NOW WHEN? Meet others interested in hearing about the importance of a Jewish early childhood experience 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at Jerusalem Pizza inside the West Bloomfield JCC. Meeting sponsor, Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield, offers tours of its Early Childhood Center by arrange- ment with director Lisa Parshan: (248) 376-1625, ext. 233. Parents and athletes, meet coaches and receive a tryout schedule at infor- mation meeting for JCC Maccabi breakout sessions, giveaways and West Bloomfield JCC. The games, open to Jewish teens, will be Aug.14-19 in Philadelphia and Springfield, Mass. Details from Karen: kgordon@jccdet. org or (248) 432-5482. discounts. Smile while watching Firebird, a rod Representatives from cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Disney, Princess, Crystal, Norwegian, Carnival and Celebrity, will be at the event, along with puppet show based on a Russian folktale, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 8-29, spokesmen from Sandals Resorts at Igor Gozman's PuppetART Theater, 25 E. Grand River in Detroit. Tickets: $5 children, $10 adults, and $8 for optional puppetry workshop following the show. www.puppetart.org or (313) 961-7777. representative from Travel Guard Admire works of artist Marc Chagall at children's gallery show 1-5 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, at Shalom Street Museum: The Address for Jewish Discovery, inside West Bloomfield JCC. There is a charge. www.shalomstreet- museum.org or (248) 432-5465. Come prepared for Jumpn & Jivin', a musical open gym experience for babies through age 4, attending with an adult, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, through Jan. 27, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Free. Megan: mtopper@shaareyzedek.org or (248) 357-5544, ext. 43. The JN's To Do! Calendar compiled this week by Esther Allweiss lngber. Get Rid Of Some Books Drive through and drop off donations of used books, books on tape, records, video, CDs and DVDs for and Apple Vacations. Also on hand will be a Insurance. Specials will be given to those who book at the event. For information, contact Marilyn Wolfe, (248) 432-5471 or mwolfe@jccdet. org. HOW TO SEND IN CALENDAR LISTINGS: Submit event listings to the Calendar by our noon Tuesday deadline, nine days prior to publication. E-mail Calendar listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Reproductive Technology Become informed at lunch-and-learn program Howard Lupovitch, 7:30 p.m. Bookstock's Colossal Collection on "Reproductive Day 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday Jan. 9, Technology in Halachah" Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Series is inspired by the Joseph Telushkin book on the talmudic sage. Jan. 4 topic: "Hillel's will facilitate discussion. $40 series in advance or at door; $15 per drop-in session. nancyellen879@att.net or (248) 737-1931. December 30 • 2010 Take youngsters, toddler-age and older, to Kids Corner on Saturdays, at Young Israel of Southfield. www. yisouthfield.org or (248) 358-0154. Games 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Tuesdays, Jan. 4-19, at Cong. World." Nancy Kaplan 38 Bloomfield. The event will feature Sixth-graders enrolled in Joe Cornell dance classes will dance for a cause at the Jan. 18 graduation. The Joe's Crew Dance-for-a-Cause will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield. Study The Sage JOSEPH TELUSHKIN YOUTH at the Bloomfield Plaza, southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph Roads, Bloomfield Township. Tax receipts provided. Volunteer sorting at Bloomfield Plaza 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wednesday through noon Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile in Berkley. Guest speaker will be Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of April 13. Information: (248) 645-7840, Congregation Bais Chabad in West Bloomfield. Participants ext.365 or www.bookstock.info. invited to take brief tour of the kosher food pantry. $7 includes lunch. RSVP by Jan. 10: (248) 548-3663.