CANCER SUPPORT
CELEBRATE SUKKOT
5:30 pm. Social worker Jodie Jacobs
facilitates bimonthly Wednesday night
group, "Together We Stand — Your Journey
Through Cancer," at Temple Israel, West
Bloomfield. Adults in any stage of treatment
and beyond may attend. Free, but requires
RSVP by Tuesday: mzajac@temple-israel.org
or 248-661-5700.
11:30 am-1 pm. Israeli dancing, music by
Kidz Klez and refreshments at Cong. Beth
Shalom, Oak Park. CBS Brotherhood spon-
sors "Steak in the Sukkot" with guest chef
Rabbi Robert Gamer, at 5:30. Dinner by
RSVP: $18 adult/$5 child/$50 maximum per
family. 248-547-7970.
JEWISH FILM SERIES
THURSDAY, OCT. 13
SUKKOT AT CSZ
10:30 am. Ages 3-6 and parents can learn
about and celebrate Sukkot through interac-
tive stories, games and activities, including
a lulav parade, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek,
Southfield. Education Dept.: 248-357-5544.
SUKKOT EDUCATION
7 pm. Gesharim, Temple Israel's "bridge to
the Jewish community," plans an education
session about Sukkot in a West Bloomfield
residence. Open to all, but especially inter-
faith families and individuals who have
chosen Judaism. Free, but advance RSVP
requested: coopercna@aol.com or Carol,
248-851-5545.
INTRO TO JUDAISM
7:30-9 pm. Rabbi Joseph Klein's 10-week
course begins at Temple Emanu-El, Oak
Park. Geared to non-Jews considering
adopting Judaism as their faith as well as
Jews interested in renewing their knowl-
edge of Jewish history and tradition.
Through Dec. 22. $100 individual or $110
couple, discounts for temple members;
includes four texts. RSVP: 248-967-4022.
2 pm. Showing of A Small Act (88 min.),
about a Holocaust survivor and a rural
Kenyan boy who got to Harvard with her
help, at Fox Run Retirement Community,
41000 W.13 Mile, Novi 48377. Free, but
limited seating. Next is David & Lay la
(106 min.) on Oct. 23. RSVP: Mel.Tansill@
Erickson.com .
YOUNG PIANO STAR
3 pm. Anastasia Rizikov, 12, first-place
winner of Spain's Concurso International
de Piano Rotary, will perform at Berman
Center for Performing Arts in West
Bloomfield JCC. Box office: $15 adult/$12
student. 248-967-4030.
JEWISH FOLK DANCE
3-5 pm. Sessions with instructor Shawn
Donaldson at Downtown Synagogue, Detroit.
$7. Drop-ins welcome. 313-962-4047 or
www.downtownsynagogue.org .
"If you can't be at home, Regent Street is the next
best thing." - Seena Rubin, resident
GENEALOGY PRO
5 pm. Sallyann Amdur Sack, editor of
the Jewish genealogy journal, Avotaynu,
speaks on "Telling Family Stories" at West
Bloomfield Twp. Public Library, 4600 Walnut
Lake Road. Jewish Genealogical Society of
Michigan sponsors her appearance. Free.
RSVP: www.jgsmi.org .
FRIDAY, OCT. 14
MUSIC MOTZI
5:30 pm. Musical service with a band at 6,
Shabbat meal at 6:45 and young adult panel
focused on CommunityNEXT following, at
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Dinner
with RSVP: $30/$22 member adult/free for
all children. CSZ office: 248-357-5544.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
10:30 am. Shabbat experience for families
with kids age 5 and under at Cong. Beth
Ahm, West Bloomfield. Includes "PJ Library"
story, activities, songs, snack. Free. Nina,
248-851-6880 or nrosenblum@cbahm.org .
SUNDAY, OCT. 16
DONATE TO BOOKSTOCK
11 am-1 pm. Drive through to drop off dona-
tions of used books, books on tape, records,
video, CDs and DVDs on Bookstock '12's
next Colossal Collection Day. New location:
West Bloomfield JCC. Drive to loading dock
on building's north side, near nursery school
entrance. Tax receipts provided. www.book-
stock.info or 248-645-7840, ext. 365.
MONDAY, OCT. 17
ARTISTS' DEADLINE
10 am-4 pm. Last day to submit up to
seven works of art in any medium — two- or
three-dimensional — for November exhibit,
"Shoes, Purses and Mah Jong: A Few of
Our Favorite Things," at Janice Charach
Gallery inside West Bloomfield JCC. Artists
will set their own prices. Drop-off hours are
Monday-Thursday concluding Oct.17. Send
contact information and photos of art to
gallery@jccdet.org . Terri: 248-432-5448.
TUESDAY, OCT. 18
An American House Senior Living Community
EXPLORE ART
11:30 am. RSVP by Oct.12 to send payment
to attend Tikvah Hadassah Group's fall lun-
cheon meeting at West Bloomfield home of
Marci Shulman. Art historian Wendy Evans
will lecture on "The Good, The Bad and the
Ugly: Women in Art." Send $20 check, pay-
able to Hadassah, to: Barbara Charlip, 5035
Pheasant Cove, West Bloomfield, MI 48323.
Barbara, 248-481-9580; Karen, 248-481-
8129.
JARC & BEATLES
7:30 pm. Musical revue, Rain: A Tribute to
the Beatles, is fundraiser for JARC, helping
individuals with developmental disabilities,
Call today to schedule a FREE lunch
and tour: (248) 683-1010
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