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Much To Do!

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

DINNER & SERVICE

5:30 pm. Pizza and salad dinner followed by
Simchat Torah service at 6:30 at Cong. Shir
Tikvah, Troy. There is a charge for dinner. RSVP
required: www.shirtikvah.net or 248-649-4418.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

GILDA'S WALK, FAIR

8 am-noon. Gilda's Club Family Walk & Health
Fair at Lawrence Technological University,
Southfield. Clowns, magicians, musical acts.
Register for walk at www.firstgiving.com/gildas-
club or at event. Forms also available at www.
gildasclubdetroit.org or at Gilda's Club, 3517
Rochester Road, Royal Oak. $25 for adults; $10
for ages 6-17; children 5 and under are free.
Information: Erin Ehlers at (248) 577-0800, ext.
16.

FOOD ALLERGY WALK

9:30 am. Sixth Annual FAAN Walk for Food
Allergy, raising funds to find a cure for people
with life-threatening food allergies, is at
Oakland Community College-Orchard Ridge
Campus, Farmington Hills. Costumes welcome.
Registration: www.foodallergywalk.org .

$58/$48 JCC member. Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.
org or 248-432-5692.

mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471.

PAINTBALL FOR TEENS

1-3 pm. Star Trax DJs provide music at dance
sponsored by JVS at Oak Park JCC. 248-967-
4030.

12:30-3:30 pm. Students in grades 8-12 invited
to take part in Killer Paintball in Romulus. Trip
sponsored by Monday night program at Temple
Emanu-El, Oak Park. $25, with financial assis-
tance available. Drivers/chaperones requested.
Get permission slip: educator
@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4023.

SHALOM STREET

1-5 pm. New exhibit, "Tales of Our Tribes," will
run through Jan. 30 at Shalom Street, inside
West Bloomfield JCC. Jennifer Maiseloff has
transformed museum into streets of ancient
Israel. Guests may explore history of the Twelve
Tribes of Israel and their own history. Also open
noon-5 pm Monday-Thursday. There is a charge.
248-432-5451.

HISTORY FILM

7 pm. Showing of The Forgotten Refugees, docu-
mentary that explores history of Middle Eastern
Jewish communities and rise of Arab nationalism,
at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP
required: ZOA, 248-661-6000.

PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

9:30 am. J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large of
the Forward, will speak on "Israel's Response
and the Palestinians Statehood Challenge"
at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Sponsored
by Brotherhood and Israel Bonds. $20/$18 in
advance, includes dairy breakfast. RSVP: 248-
661-5700 or michelle@temple-israel.org .

IMMUNIZATIONS

10 am-noon. No appointment needed at Temple
Emanu-El, Oak Park. $25 for flu shot/$50 for
pneumonia shot/free if on Medicare. Age 6
months through 17 require signed parental con-
sent. Lillian, 248-851-1833.

ADULT LEARNING

11 am. Rabbi Aaron Bergman leads HamakOm
("the place" in Hebrew), a series designed to help
adults of all ages find their "internal spiritual-
ity." Community-wide programs held one or two
Sundays a month at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Free. Schedule: 248-851-5100.

CSZ HISTORY TOUR

11 am-4:15 pm. Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield,
plans day trip to Detroit for exploring its 150-
year history. $27/$22 member, includes bus and
refreshments. RSVP: 248-357-5544.

VEGETARIAN LUNCH

Noon. In observance of World Food Day, "Lunch,
Learn, Serve" event features potluck lunch and
12:30 pm showing of the acclaimed documentary
Food, Inc. at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. Bring
vegetarian dish to pass and a non-perishable
healthy food item. RSVP requested: 248-967-
4020.

LUNCH & JET

12:30 pm. Light lunch precedes 2 pm perfor-
mance of imagining Madoff at Jewish Ensemble
Theatre, lower level of West Bloomfield JCC.

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October 20 - 2011

SHOPPING & HOARDING

7-9:30 pm. Attorney Terrence Shulman,
LMSW, of the Shulman Center for Compulsive
Theft, Spending and Hoarding, signs new book
Cluttered Lives, Empty Souls: Compulsive
Stealing, Spending and Hoarding at Birmingham
Community House, 380 S. Bates. $24. www.
theshulmancenter.com .

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26

GYM FOR LITTLE ONES

9:30-10:30 am. Zeesy Silberberg of Bais
Chabad Torah Center leads music/movement
class for youngsters age 3 and younger, accom-
panied by mom or grandma, at My Gym, 27873
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. $12 per
class, $60 for six-week session. Zeesy@bais-
chabad.com.

FLU SHOT CLINIC

MONDAY, OCT. 24

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

SENIORS DANCE

SOUTHERN JEWS

2 pm. Joe Tazelaar facilitates history program
about "The Delta Jews" in Greenberg Suite at
West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030.

ADHD WORKSHOP

6:30 pm. Dr. Eric Mintz talks about treatment
options at Maple Orchard Professional Building,
5640 W. Maple, Suite 300, West Bloomfield.
Repeated 12:30 pm Tuesday. RSVP requested:
248-862-2202.

SISTERHOOD MOVIE

7 pm. Hello, Goodbye is next in Sisterhood's
"Movies and Munchies" series at Cong. Beth
Shalom, Oak Park. $5, includes dessert. RSVP:
Fran, 248-661-4179.

JEWS IN WORLD CINEMA

7-10 pm. Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies presents multi-media lecture featur-
ing Prof. Lawrence Baron of San Diego State
University at Wayne State University Oakland
Campus, 33737 W 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Topic:
"The Wandering View: The Jewish Immigrant in
World Cinema." Details/RSVP: www.cohnhaddow-
center@wayne.edu or 313-577-2679.

TUESDAY, OCT. 25

MUSIC FOR LITTLE ONES

9:15-10 am. Parents/caregivers may register
children, age six weeks-2 1/2 years, for new music
and movement class at Temple Emanu-El, Oak
Park. $60, through Nov.15. Details: Cantor Darcie
Sharlein or Eileen Brand, 248-967-4020.

TOUR DETROIT

9:30 am-3:30 pm. Bus departure/return times
from West Bloomfield JCC for Center Travel Dept.
trip in Detroit; also 10 am-3 pm from Oak Park
JCC. Linda Yellin of Feet on the Street Tours will
show her favorite city destinations. $82/$72
JCC member; includes lunch and more. Marilyn,

10:30-11:30 am. Visiting Nurses Assn. will
administer flu shots by reservation only at Oak
Park JCC. Bring health card with proof of address.
$25 if no health insurance. Rosa, 248-967-4030.

JCC BOOK CLUB

Noon. Bring a lunch to discussion about
Murderer's Daughters, novel by Randy Susan
Meyers, at West Bloomfield JCC. Marilyn
Schelberg facilitates for JCC Book Club in down-
stairs Meyers Library & Media Center. Dessert
and coffee provided. Free. fmenken@jccdet.org or
Francine, 248-432-5546.

LUPOVITCH ON DVD

1 pm. Drop by Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield,
for final DVD lecture in Prof. Howard Lupovitch's
recent series, "Esther's Children: Persian Jews
Under Emperor, Caliph, Sultan and Shah." Free.
Details: nancyellen879@att.net or Nancy, 248-
737-1931.

SENIORS' PROGRAM

1:30 pm. Ilene Sawyer leads "It's an Eye Opener"
in Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Ilene,
248-788-0358.

CANCER SUPPORT

5:30 pm. Social worker Jodie Jacobs facilitates
bi-monthly Wednesday night group, "Together
We Stand - Your Journey Through Cancer," at
Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Open to adults
in any stage of treatment and beyond. Free, but
requires RSVP by Oct. 25: mzajac@temple-israel.
org or 248-661-5700.

LUNAR LEARN

7 pm. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert lec-
tures on "Here our Dysfunction Begins: Adam,
Eve, Cain and Abel," an examination of lessons
learned from the first Torah portion in the Book
of Genesis, at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp.
Free. RSVP advised: TBE Religious School, 248-
865-0612.

MOTOWN LECTURE

7 pm. Bob Sadler, director of public and external
relations for Detroit Historical Society, speaks

about "Origins of the Motown Sound" at Cong.
Shir Tikvah, Troy. $5/free for member of CST
Sisterhood. RSVP requested by Oct. 23: cstsister-
hood@yahoo.com or Sarah, 248-723-8702.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27

JUMPIN' & JIVIN`

10-11:30 am. Unstructured playtime for young
child with adult companion at Southfield-based
Cong. Shaarey Zedek's musical open gym. Drop-
ins and non-members welcome. Karen, kdavis@
shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544, ext. 60.

GAMES DAY

11 am-4 pm. Bring your favorite game and
friends to Sisterhood Games Day at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. $5 includes lunch. Pay
at door. RSVP: Martha, mgoldberg@shaareyze-
dek.org or 248-357-5544.

LUNCH & CONCERT

Noon. Following lunch, entertainment at 1 pm by
singer Brian DeMerell with piano accompanist
Marty Mandelbaum at Oak Park JCC. Concert
only: $1. Pre-pay lunch ($3) by Oct. 25: 248-967-
4030.

LUNCH & LEARN

Noon. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert class
(See "Lunar Learn" listing for Oct. 26 for topic).
Bring a brown bag lunch; beverage provided. Free.
RSVP: TBE Religious School, 248-865-0612.

JCC BOOK CLUB

1 pm. The JPM Book Club will review Gertruda's
Oath by Ram Oren at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248-
967-4020.

DOWNTOWN BOOK CLUB

7 pm. Discuss Devil's Night and Other True
Tales of Detroit by Ze'ev Chafets at Downtown
Synagogue, Detroit. The journalist explores
Detroit's Devil's Night phenomenon of the 1980s.
Free. www.downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-
4047.

DOMESTIC ABUSE

7 pm. Israeli actress Naomi Ackerman will
perform Flowers Aren't Enough before leading
forum on domestic abuse at Temple Israel, West
Bloomfield. National Council of Jewish Women/
Greater Detroit Section especially welcomes
teens. $10/proceeds for NCJW/GDS Domestic
Abuse Awareness programs. Registration:
weitzman@ncjwgds.org or 248-355-33300, ext.
0.

ISRAEL UPDATE

7 pm. Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent/
analyst for the Jerusalem Post, will speak at
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Co-sponsors:
B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region, ZOA and CSZ
Men's Club. Hoffman will discuss efforts to dele-
gitimize Israel. Free. Questions to B'nai B'rith:
Bobbie, 248-646-3100.

HILLEL & HEADLINES

8-9 pm. Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman teaches eight-
week course, "Ripped from the Headlines: What
Would Hillel Do?" through Dec. 22, at Temple
Israel, West Bloomfield. Presented by Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education. There is a charge.
Registration: jewishdetroit.org/feded or 248-205-
2536.

