Metro Vz.x.ut Rep. Cantor Speaks At U-M House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., will speak about chal- lenges the country faces at 4 p.m. Rep. Cantor Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the University of Michigan, his second address in Michigan in less than a year. The lecture is sponsored by U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. It will be at the Michigan League Ballroom at 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. Cantor is the second-highest rank- ing member of the U.S. House behind Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Tefillin Wrap On Sunday, Feb. 6, the Congregation B'nai Moshe Men's Club will conduct its 11th annual World Wide Wrap co-spon- sored by the Jewish Ted Banks National Fund. Services start at 9 a.m. followed by a complimentary breakfast. After breakfast, Ted Banks, president of Compliance & Competition Consultants, will speak on "JNF and the Environment: How You Can Make a Difference for the Land of Israel and the Peace Process." For breakfast reservations, call (248) 788-0600 or e-mail webmoshe@cavtel. net. Autism: The Musical In recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness Month, Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education's Opening the Doors Program will present Elaine Hall, founder of the Miracle Project, the sub- ject of the HBO Emmy award-winning documentary, Autism: The Musical. Hall will present "Seven Keys to Unlock Autism" and will provide prac- tical strategies for parents and teachers working with children with autism. She will share her story in raising her adopted autistic son. The event is Sunday, Feb. 13, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Hall will speak at 1:30 p.m. Movie screening is at 2:15 p.m. An informal question-and-answer session will follow. Registration is $5 per person. Social workers and/or professionals seeking 2.0 CEU hours must follow registration requirements. Fee: $10. For information or to register, go to www.jewishdetroit.org/autism or (248) 205-2549. Soul-Searching, Jewish Journey Bais Chabad Torah Center and Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will present "Toward a Meaningful Life: Rabbi Shneur A Soul-Searching Silberberg Journey for Every Jew. Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of Bais Chabad will conduct the course on six Sundays beginning Feb. 6 at the Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, and on six Thursdays, beginning Feb. 10, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. The course is designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge. "The objective to teach and empower individuals of all back- grounds with new life skills based on traditional Torah and Kaballah thought, thereby enabling them to transform the way they view their daily lives" said Rabbi Zalman Abraham of JLI. Call (248) 207-5513 or visit www. baischabad.com . Aid For College Students JVS will host a parent informa- tion meeting about the Jewish Educational Loan service and other financial aid options for college students. 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Hermelin ORT Center at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. To RSVP, contact Marvin Berman at (248) 233-4209 or mberman@ jvsdet.org . FJA - Akiva Games The Frankel Jewish Academy and Yeshivat Akiva boys and girls bas- ketball teams will play back-to-back games starting 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. The games will be played in the Jewish Community Center gym in West Bloomfield, starting with the girls. A brief Havdalah service will take place just prior to tipoff. Admission is $5 for adults and non-students of West Bloomfield- based FJA and Southfield-based Akiva. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Israel's reforestation efforts after the Carmel forest fire. 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