metro >> calendar Much To Do! SUNDAY, NOV. 6 HILLEL AUCTION Through Nov. 14. Bid on travel, jewelry, shopping, tickets, memorabilia and other items during the Hillel Online Auction. Proceeds will support Jewish student life on Michigan campuses. www.biddingforgood. com/mihillels Contact Sheri at hillelad@ wayne.edu or 313-577-3459; or Jonathon at Jonathon@msuhillel.org or 517-332-1916. MOM-TO-MOM SALE 11 am-3 pm. New and gently used toys, clothes and other items for families at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. If still avail- able, table rental is $36; contact michelle@ temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. MONDAY, NOV. 7 BOOK CLUB 9:45 am. Rabbi Arianna Gordon, director of Education at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, will facilitate Adult Book Clubs' discussion of Devotion by Dani Shapiro. $12 with continen- tal breakfast; same price for evening group's dinner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. RSVP: judy@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. LEARN MAH JONG 1:30 pm. Master player Lorraine Farber teaches the ancient tiles game at Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield JCC. Limited seating. Free. Registration: 248- 432-5449. GET BAZAAR TABLE Ongoing. Rent a table at annual Sisterhood Chanukah Bazaar at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $50/$40 for members. Vendors retain all proceeds from sales. RSVP/questions: Wendy, wbakst@comcast.net . TUESDAY, NOV. 8 STORY TIME 10-11 am. Bring your 4- or 5-year-old for special story, musical activity and snack at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Also offered same day at 1:30-2:30 pm. RSVP by Nov. 4: aschlussel@ hillelday.org or Amy, 248-539-1484. CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT 1:30-3:30 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program of Jewish Senior Life offers support group for family caregivers of older adults, held at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. Free. Respite care available by advance reservation only. RSVP: Dorothy, 248-233- 4392. ROLE OF A BOWL 4:30-7:30 pm. Participate in "Make a Bowl ... Feed a Soul," learning how an empty bowl can feed the hungry, at Cong Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free. Nina: 248-851-6880. 30 Wear comfortable clothing. No RSVP neces- sary. Information about group: Susan, sye- senko@comcast.net or 248-320-3105. BEREAVEMENT GROUP 7:30 pm. Social worker Barbara Gordon facilitates Tuesday evening support group at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. RSVP required: sbrovenick@temple-israeiorg or Stephanie, 248-661-5700. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 BIELSKI BROTHER 4:30-8 pm. Aron Bell, the last surviving Bielski brother, will host Q&A session fol- lowing hands-on educator institute, "Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans," at JCC of Greater Ann Arbor, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor. Learn to teach with the film Defiance. Sponsors include Holocaust Memorial Center and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Free for educa- tors; includes DVDs, curriculum and a veg- etarian dinner. Details: www.jewishpartisans. org . RSVP: karenfreedland@jccfed.org or 734-971-0990. OPEN HOUSE 6:30 pm. Parents of prospective students, grades K-8, can meet teachers and students at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. RSVP by Nov. 4: aschlus- sel@hillelday.org or Amy, 248-539-1484. SENDLER PANEL 6:30 pm. Program on Life in a Jar: The lrena Sendier Project, with author Jack Mayer, in Berman Center at West Bloomfield JCC. Free. Details: theberman@jccdet.org or 248-432-5692. CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT 2-4 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program of Jewish Senior Life holds monthly support group for family caregivers of individu- als with Alzheimer's disease or a related diagnosis, held at Fleischman Residence/ Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Free. Respite care available by advance reservation only. RSVP: Fran, 248- 592-5032. MENOPAUSE & CANCER 6-7:30 pm. Karmanos Cancer Institute's Survivorship University presents lecture for cancer patients and families, "Menopause and Cancer," at Gilda's Club, 3517 Rochester, Royal Oak. Free. RSVP: www.karmanos.org or 800-527-6266. JUDAISM'S MYSTERIES 7 pm. Bais Chabad Torah Center, Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit and Rohr Jewish Learning Institute present "Fascinating Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism," a six-session course at Fisher Federation Building. 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Details/registration: www.baischabad.com/JLI or 248-207-5513. JEWS IN HISTORY 7:30 pm. Dr. George Bornstein, University of Michigan professor emeritus, speaks about his book, Blacks, Jews and Irish 1845- 1945, at Grosse Pointe South High School, 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd. at Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe Farms. $10/ free to teachers/ students with ID. www.gpfriends.org or 313- 343-2074, ext. 6. CANCER PEER MENTORS 7-8:30 pm. JFS Cancer Resource Connection sponsors training session for cancer survivors who would like to volunteer as peer mentors for people newly diag- nosed with cancer. Also offered 10-11:30 am Thursday, Nov.17. RSVP: Shira, syechieli@ jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-3963. THURSDAY, NOV. 10 TOUR HILLEL DAY 9:30 am. Parents of prospective students, grades K-8, may observe teachers and stu- dents interacting during group tour of Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Contact Amy to arrange private tours: aschlussel@hillelday.org or 248-539-1484. JUMPIN' & JIVIN' 10-11:30 am. Unstructured playtime for young child with adult companion held Thursdays (except Thanksgiving) at Southfield-based Cong. Shaarey Zedek's musical open gym. Drop-ins and non-mem- bers welcome. Karen, kdavis@shaareyzedek. org or 248-357-5544, ext. 60. WOMEN'S YOGA LUNCH & WRITERS 7-9 pm. Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women will host a yoga session with Susie Rosenfeld at West Bloomfield JCC. Noon. National Council of Jewish Women- Greater Detroit Section presents three nov- elists, including Ellen Feldman, at Authors Luncheon at West Bloomfield JCC. $30. November 3 2011 Contact NCJW-GDS for space availability: www.ncjwgds.org or 248.355.3300, ext. 0. FRIDAY, NOV. 11 OPERA 'FIGARO' 9 am-3:30 pm. Departure/return times from West Bloomfield JCC for Center Travel Dept. day trip in Detroit; also 9:30 am-3 pm from Oak Park JCC. See final dress rehearsal of The Marriage of Figaro at Detroit Opera House, followed by boxed lunch from Cadillac Cafe. $72/$62 JCC member. Marilyn: mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471. MUSIC SHABBAT 6 pm. Family dinner followed by monthly Music Shabbat service at 7:15 at Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy. Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg will welcome new members. Dinner has a charge. RSVP: www.shirtikvah.net or 248- 649-4418. SATURDAY, NOV. 12 HONORING VETS Morning. on "Veteran's Shabbat," Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, will again honor congregants who are veterans of the armed forces and have served our country. Notify Martha to participate in service: mgold- berg@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544, ext. 46. SUNDAY, NOV. 13 FALL FIX-UP 9:30 am. Hillel of Metro Detroit will partner with Jewish Family Service and other Metro Detroiters to help homebound elderly resi- dents prepare their homes for winter. Meet at Oak Park JCC. RSVP by Nov.10: hilleled@ wayne.edu or Neil, 313-577-3459. HOLIDAY SHOW 12:15-5:30 pm. Bus departure/return times from West Bloomfield JCC for Center Travel Dept. day trip in Detroit; also 12:45-5 pm from Oak Park JCC. See Irving Berlin's clas- sic musical, White Christmas, 2 pm at Fox Theatre. $88/$78 JCC member. Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471. MONDAY, NOV. 14 JEWISH VOTERS 7:30 pm. Arthur Horwitz, publisher of Detroit Jewish News, moderates panel dis- cussion, "The American Jewish Voter: One Year Ahead of the Presidential Election," at Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Additional co-sponsors: Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University and the Jewish Forum. Panelists: Dr. Kenneth Wald and Dr. Herbert Weisberg, both political science professors and Fellows at Frankel Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies at University of Michigan. Free, but requires RSVP: Ruth, cohnhaddowcenter@ wayne.edu or 313-577-2679. TUESDAY, NOV. 15 USING HERBS 7 pm. Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah Group presents program on "The Healing and Culinary Uses of Herbs" at Planterra, 7315 Drake, north of 14 Mile, West Bloomfield. $5. Opportunity to create a custom planted herb garden: $15-$25. RSVP by Nov. 8 with check, payable to Hadassah, sent to: Marcia Bednarsh, 4980 Fair Court Dr., West Bloomfield 48311. Questions: Marcia, 248- 661-2145; Bobbie, 248-546-4255. VEGGIE COOKING 10:30 am-1:30 pm. Instructor will help par- ticipants prepare a four-course, kosher-style meal at Sur La Table in Somerset Collection, Troy. Repeated at same times Wednesday, Nov.16. $80/$65 for member. RSVP by Nov. 14. mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org or Martha, 248-357-5544, ext. 46. HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.