1 p.m. CenterStage presents... Annual Book Club Night with Anouk Markovits Suzy Farbman Godsigns: Health, Hope and Miracles, My Journey to Recovery Presented by Karmanos Cancer Institute 7:30 p.m. When Michigan resident Suzy Farbman appeared on "Oprah" as an expert on relationships, she was at 01 , 11,1. HOPC ,00 the height of her success as an author. Yet, as readers m co ka ve, cle v, clamored for her advice, doctors privately revealed that her body was failing. Facing life's worst fears, Suzy picked up her pen, called her colorful circle of friends and charted a course through America's wealth of medical and spiritual resources. The message in this warm and often funny memoir is universal: We can find hope if we open our eyes to Godsigns all around us. SIGNS Anouk Markovits I Am Forbidden: A Novel From the European countryside two years before World War II to Paris to modern-day Brooklyn, I Am Forbidden presents four generations of one family. While one sister questions her family's fundamentalist doctrine, the other truly believes in her faith and the community in which she lives. A buried family secret brings them back together, forcing the sisters to come to terms with their choices. HZ4 I A M FORBIDDEN ANOIIK Suzy Farbman has been a journalist for 30 years and Godsigns is her second memoir. Profits from her book will go to cancer research. MARKOVITS Co-sponsored by Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women, Friends of Suzy: Peggy Daitch, Brenda Rosenberg, Sandra Seligman "An emotionally gripping story of what happens when unwavering love, unyielding law, and centuries of tradition collide."— Jewish Book Council Author program and refreshments courtesy of Karmanos Cancer Institute Please join us for the Annual Jewish Book Fair's Book Club Night, whether you are a member of a local book club or are simply looking for a fascinating evening with the author. 1:30 p.m. OAK PARK ONLY Lisa Twerski Co-sponsored by Annual Jewish Book Fair Steering Committee Book Club, Book Friends Book Club, Bookies Book Club, Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood I'm So Confused, Am I Being Abused? I'm So Join us for a discussion on bringing kindness CONFUSED, Am I Being home. The event will feature Rabbi Tzvi Muller, educational director at Partners in Torah, who will ABUSED? discuss the beauty of what a family relationship can be: kindness is in the little things that we do for one another, and with a little effort, the little things can ILAN, hr make a big difference. Ellen Yashinsky-Chute, chief community outreach officer for Jewish Family Service, will speak on how to promote healthy relationships in your family; and Lisa Twerski will present her book, I'm So Confused, Am I Being Abused? Guidance for the Orthodox Jewish Spouse and Those Who Want To Help. Book lover's package with dessert - $32. Book only - $20. Dessert reservations required by November 5. Please call The Berman box office at 248.661.1900. ic21:..1,11,li TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 11J.1;1 I 1,,,1,1111 DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY NANCY &JAMES GROSFELD 11 a.m. Dr. Terri Orbuch Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship Whether you're widowed, divorced or separated, out of a long-term relationship or newly dating after a long break, Finding Love Again will help you prepare for a healthy and fulfilling new relationship. Dr. Orbuch's original research findings, stories and advice can help anyone find love again. Become empowered and take the next step toward securing the relationship you deserve. Please check with the Book Fair hotline, 248.432.5467, regarding continuing education credits for professionals. Fi iing 0 1)0 Again Co-sponsors: Daniel Sobel Friendship House, Friendship Circle, HAVEN, JCADA-Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, NOAM - Detroit Social Services Division, Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit, Jewish Family Service, Partners in Torah 6:30 p.m. 6 Sl•Ite SSOI (. ■ • iit• stel Hopp ....Ad, Avraham Burg Terri L. Orbuch, PhD Very Near to You History, romance, heroics, tragedy, great literature, astonishing codes — it's all in the Torah. The rabbis urged readers to"turn the Torah over and over again;' because everything could be found in it. Renowned relationship expert and director of a pioneering relationship study, Dr. Orbuch is also known as "The Love Doctor!' "Orbuch helps readers understand why men and women are hardwired for conflict, why communication is important in every relationship, and why committing to any change in one's daily routine for 21 days can help find new love... A great starting place for anyone reentering the dating arena." — Library Journal VERY NEAR TO YOU Rinno:C.3 Or TM Tog.. Now Israeli author Avraham Burg presents a new weekly Torah commentary that considers contemporary issues and morals. The result, says Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion President Rabbi David Ellenson, is "a truly insightful, original volume" and a book Rabbi Amy Eilberg, the first woman ordained a Conservative rabbi, calls "erudite, compassionate and revolutionary."This is Torah for the 21st century, addressing questions that meeker commentators fear to touch. AVRMIAM BURG • Co-sponsored by Oakland University of Rochester, Michigan Kindness Read this commentary, struggle, and grow with Avraham Burg, week by sacred week. Love it. Learn it. Live it. www.bookfair.jccdet.org 71 ,e Sponsored by Office of the Provost, Wayne State University, Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Wayne State University Judaic Studies Minor, Hillel Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit 9 248.661.1900