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SATURDAY, NOV. 5
Advocates Jewish concerns to government officiab?
Is passionate about our community?
Works to secure the Jewish fitture?
Champions Israel's intereste
Nominate your candidate for the
Jewish Community Relations Council's
2012 ACTIVIST AWARD
Contact JCRC at (248) 642-5393
or visit the JCRC website at detroitjcrc.org
Nominations must be received by Friday, December 2, 2011
TEEN RETREAT
LUNCH & LEARN
Overnight. Students in grades 8-12 invited
to participate in "Eco-Judaism Retreat" at
Camp Tamarack. Trip sponsored by Monday
night program at Temple Emanu-El, Oak
Park. Features nature hikes, campfire, starlit
Havdalah, meals and lodging. $75, financial
assistance available. 248-967-4023 or
educator@emanuel-mich.org .
Noon. Bring your own lunch to monthly
program at Downtown Synagogue, Detroit.
Free. www.downtownsynagogue.org or 313-
962-4047.
AGING PARENTS
10 am-noon. Informative program, "Help
for Your Aging Parents," at Bloomfield Twp.
Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine at Telegraph.
www.btpl.org or 248-642-5800
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JEWS & SHAKESPEARE
11:45 am-1 pm. Rabbi Aaron Bergman leads
three-part series, "Shakespeare Writing
About the Jews: Jews Writing About
Shakespeare," at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Bring a dairy lunch; bever-
age and dessert provided. RSVP by Nov. 4:
slederman@adatshalom.org or Sheila, 248-
851-5100, ext. 246.
JEWISH SPORTS STARS
SUNDAY, NOV. 6
BEDTIME BOOKS
10:30 am. JN columnist Robin Schwartz,
also anchor of Fox 2 News, hosts Jewish PJ
Library family reading program, "Bubbies,
Bagels & Books for Bedtime," at Oak Park
JCC. Suitable for tots through kindergarten.
Free. No RSVP needed. Gail, 248-642-1643.
JUDAISM'S MYSTERIES
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MONDAY, NOV. 7
11 am. Bais Chabad Torah Center, Jewish
Federation of Metro Detroit and Rohr Jewish
Learning Institute (JLI) present "Fascinating
Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries
of Judaism," a six-session course start-
ing at Bais Chabad, 5595 W. Maple in West
Bloomfield. Also starts 7 pm Thursday,
Nov.10, at Fisher Federation Building. 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Details/
registration: www.baischabad.com/JLI or
248-207-5513.
TKA BINGO
Noon-2 pm. Families invited to play bingo
at Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. $5 per
card; pizza, salad, snacks and beverages
available for purchase. Proceeds for temple
religious school. RSVP recommended: Julie@
tkolami.org or 248-661-0041.
JEWISH LEARNING DAY
12:30 pm. Opening of "Sh'ma Detroit," annu-
al Jewish day of learning at West Bloomfield
JCC. Workshops highlight area rabbis,
educators, community leaders and activ-
ists. Keynote speaker at 12:45 pm is Joseph
Telushkin. $6 registration fee, but get $5
certificate to use at JCC's Jewish Book Fair if
registered by Nov. 2. Details/payment: www.
jewishdetroit.org/shma or Alliance for Jewish
Education or 248-642-1643.
FAMILY PROGRAM
1 pm. "Kids Can Be Authors, Too (Michigan's
Got Talent)" at Oak Park JCC. Listen to
area students who have published their own
books. Guest appearance by Paul Gross,
WDIV Local 4 weathercaster and author.
Free. No RSVP needed. Alliance for Jewish
Education, 248-642-1643.
RABBIS TEACH AT JCC
6:45-7:45 pm. Choice of three workshops led
by Rabbis Avi Cohen, Joe Klein and Yechiel
Morris at Oak Park JCC. Endnote speaker at
8 pm is Rabbi Beryl Wein. There is a charge.
www.jewishdetroit.org/shma or Alliance for
Jewish Education, 248-642-1643.
5:30 pm. Annual dinner is fundraiser for
cancer, children's charities and sponsoring
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Held
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, includes
induction of sports figures, humanitarian
award presentation to attorney Richard
Bernstein and recognition for Bale Post of
Jewish War Veterans. Discounted tickets for
children/young adults. Tickets/sponsorships/
auction donations: David, 248-592-9323 or
dblatt@michiganjewishsports.org .
AD/HD SUPPORT
7:30-9 pm. Registration begins at 7 for
two separate programs of CHADD (Children
& Adults with AD/HD) at Way Elementary
School, 765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield
Hills. Parent Group: "Improving Working
Memory" with Isabelle Beaulieu, Ph.D., and
Laura Rolands, AD/HD coach. Adult Group:
Informal discussion with Sari Solden, MS,
LMFT and author of Women with Attention
Deficit Disorder and Journeys Through
ADDulthood. Requested donation for non-
member families: $5. www.chadd.net/527 or
248-988-6716.
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
HADASSAH DAY
Noon. Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah's
annual luncheon at Jewish Book Fair starts
at West Bloomfield JCC. Francisco Goldman,
author of novel Say Her Name, speaks at 1
pm. $47 lunch, book and program; $30 lunch
and program; $20 book only. RSVP: 248-
683-5030 or greaterdetroit@hadassah.org .
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
DINNER & BINGO
6 pm. Strolling dinner will precede, "Mazel —
Bingo with a Jewish Twist," 7:30 pm at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Dinner
package begins at $45 per person, age 18
and older. Send check to: Sisterhood of Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. Office: 248-851-
5100.
JN's Calendar by Esther Allweiss Ingber.
HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS:
Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine
days prior to publication. Email listings
and questions to calendar@thejewish-
news.com . For telephone inquiries, call
David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.