FRIDAY, MAY 18
SHABBAT IN PARK
5:45 pm. Adat Shalom Synagogue's "Shabbat in
the Park" at Drake Sports Park, West Bloomfield,
for families with young children. Music, stories
and blessings. Hazzan Dan Gross, Rabbi Rachel
Shere and Dan Shere will lead service. Followed
by a bring-your-own picnic dinner. Drinks, des-
serts provided. RSVP: 248-626-2153 or rshere@
adatshalom.org.
BOWL-O-RAMA
6:30 pm. Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers fun-
draiser at Imperial Lanes, M-59 and Garfield,
Sterling Heights. $25 adults; $15 age 18 and
under. Information: 586-757-5551.
in Milford. Check-in at 9 am; 5K Walk at
10. Information: go to Milford link of the
Walk4Hearing.org website or contact Audrey at
audreypleasant@gmail.com or 313.562.5937
AFRO-LATIN MUSIC
8 pm. La Inspiracion, a merengue, cumbia and
Afro-Caribbean jazz band, performs in a Palmer
Woods residence as part of the Music in Homes
Concert Series. Gourmet Latin feast served at
intermission. $35; $30 for groups of 10 or more.
RSVP: 313-891-2514.
SUNDAY, MAY 20
FIGHTING HUNGER
WOMEN HOST SHABBAT
7 pm. Jewish Women's Foundation of Metro
Detroit hosts Shabbat at Downtown Synagogue.
Information: 313-962-4047.
Noon. Opening "Kindness Can Make a
Difference" exhibit at the Janice Charach Gallery
at the West Bloomfield JCC. Runs through
July 20. Hours: Sunday noon-4 p.m.; Monday-
Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WALK FOR ISRAEL
SATURDAY, MAY 19
LEARNING SHABBAT
9 am. Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield's belt
midrash-style learning during morning services
(approximately 10:15 am.) Information: Rabbi
Steven Rubenstein: raysteven@cbahm.org or
248-851-6880.
WALK 4 HEARING
9 am. Southeast Michigan Walk4Hearing at
the West Boat Dock of Kensington Metropark
12:15 pm. Jewish Hikers of Michigan take a Walk
for Israel in conjunction with the Celebrate Israel
event at Ann Arbor JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow
Drive. Information: Eli Avny, 734-883-9522;
Rabbi Lisa Delson of Temple Beth Emeth, 734-
665-4744; or jewish.hikers@gmail.com .
CELEBRATE ISRAEL
1-4 pm. The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann
Arbor presents Celebrate Israel at the Ann Arbor
JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. Walk at 12:30.
Information: 734-677-0100.
MUSLIM YOUTH
JCC GALA
3 pm. The Sholem Aleichem Institute presents
lecture by Wayne State Prof. Saeed Khan titled
"Belonging, Alienation and Extremism: Muslim
Youth in the U.S. and the U.K." At Oak Park JCC.
Free.
6 pm. To honor former JCC president Hugh
Greenberg and General Motors' Mark Reuss at
Berman Center. $200 per person to benefit JCC
children's programming. Call JCC development
office, (248) 432-5418.
MONDAY, MAY 21
EARLY DEADLINE
RABBI'S LECTURE
Noon-1 p.m. Rabbi Mordechai Katz, a teacher at
Akiva, speaks on "Making it Count" at Oak Park
JCC. Information: 248-967-4030.
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 6 p.m.
Tributes to Honorees
The Capitol Steps in "The Lighter Side of Politics"
Followed by
Strolling Dinner, Auction and Raffle
Hugh Greenberg
— $200 per person —
JCC Past President
All proceeds benefit children's programming at the JCC
and Longtime Supporter
AND
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
Mark Reuss
Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield
President of General Motors,
GM
North America
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