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Much To Do!
Glazer lectures focus on repair of the world.
D
anny Siegel will be the scholar-
in-residence Feb. 8-9 at the
71st annual Rabbi B. Benedict
and Ada S. Glazer Memorial Lectures
on Judaism for the Catholic, Protestant,
Eastern Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish
clergy. All his talks are at Temple Beth El
in Bloomfield Township
and are open to the com-
munity at no charge.
Siegel is author of
books on mitzvot,
tzedakah and tikkun
olam (righteous deeds,
charity and repair of
the world). His poetry
books include A Hearing
Heart and Unlocked
Doors. His volume,
Healing — Readings and
Meditations, combines
poetry, prose and Jewish
texts.
Among his recent
Danny Siegel
works are Bar and Bat
Mitzvah Mitzvah Book: A Practical Guide
for Changing the World Through Your
Simcha and Mitzvah Magic — What Kids
Can Do to Change the World, for children.
On Friday, Feb. 8, Siegel will deliver
two lectures. At 9:30 a.m., he will speak
on "Lessons About Making the World
a Better Place, From Liz Taylor, Bruce
Springsteen, Steven Spielberg, Paul
Newman, David Copperfield, Kenny
Rogers and Ben & Jerry." At 10:45 a.m.,
his topic will be "Some Principles from
Jewish Tradition About Repairing the
World and Some Practical Easy-to-Do
and Some Little-Known Projects To Make
It Happen:' Lunch is available at noon for
$18, and reservations are required.
At Friday Shabbat ser-
vices at 7:30 p.m., Siegel
will speak on "Jewish
Values for Ourselves,
Our Families and Our
Communities:' He will
speak again at services,
1 Saturday at 10:30 a.m.,
addressing the topic
"The (Unknown) Famous
Five-Minute Speech That
Changed Thousands of
Lives:' The community is
welcome at both services.
For luncheon reserva-
tions Friday, Feb. 8, mail
checks for $18 payable
to Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301,
attention: Rabbis' Study.
The Glazer Lectures are made pos-
sible through the Merton & Beverly Segal
and Marvin & Peggy Novick Heritage
Endowment Gift and Glazer Institute
patrons. Katherine Hanson, Rick Rattner
and Lois Shulman are chairs. For infor-
mation, call Barbara Grant, (248) 851-
1100, ext. 3149.
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MONDAY, JAN. 28
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S
TOT SHABBAT
1 pm. Dr. Gary Small, a professor at UCLA,
will speak on his latest book The Alzheimer's
Prevention Program in the Performing Arts
Center of Fox Run senior living community,
41000 13 Mile, Novi.
9:30 am. Babies, toddlers, parents and
grandparents will welcome Shabbat and
prepare for Purim at Temple Beth El's
Tot Shabbat. Service, snack and crafts.
Information: 248-865-0612.
KNIT FOR CHARITY
TUESDAY, JAN. 29
P IS FOR PURIM
6 7 pm. Join Rabbi Aaron Starr of Cong.
Shaarey Zedek and the Hamantashen
Monster for Purim stories, crafts and treats
at the Huntington Woods Library, 26415
Scotia. For families with children under
age 5. RSVP: 248-357-5544 or azimberg@
shaareyzedek.org .
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10 am 4 pm. Knit Michigan is a fundraising
event for fiber enthusiasts to benefit cancer
charities. Yarn sales, knitting classes. $10
for event; classes $35 each. At Academy of
the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills. RSVP for
classes by Jan. 30: www.knitmichigan.org .
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SUSHI & SAKE
8 pm. "Friend-raiser" features soft music,
sushi rolls and crepes made-to-order. At Aish
in the Woods, 25725 Coolidge, Oak Park.
$50 per person. RSVP: 248-948-9908.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
MLK EVENT AT OCC
6:30 pm. African American violinist
Aaron P. Dworkin, president of the Sphinx
Organization, an arts enterprise that
focuses on youth development and diversity
in classical music, will speak at the Ninth
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation
at OCC's Orchard Ridge Campus' Smith
Theatre, 27055 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills.
SUNDAY, FEB. 3
REPORTER TALKS
9:30 a.m. Veteran Detroit and national jour-
nalist Allen Lengel will speak at Temple Beth
El Brotherhood's Sunday Morning Breakfast
Series. His topic will be his tenure as a staff
member for the late investigative reporter
Jack Anderson. Free; open to all. Breakfast
at 9 am for nominal charge. No RSVP
needed. Information: Barbara Grant at 248-
851-1100, ext. 3149.
THURSDAY, JAN.31
ISRAELI ELECTIONS
4 pm. MSU Jewish Studies presents
Natasha Mozgovaya, chief U.S. correspon-
dent for Haaretz, speaking on "The Israeli
Elections and Israeli-American Relations"
in the Spartan Club Room, James Madison
College, Case Hall, 3rd Floor; East Lansing.
Free. Information: 517-432-3493.
LITHUANIAN JEWS
11 am. The Jewish Genealogical Society of
Michigan presents Ellen Cassedy, author of
We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian
Holocaust, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center in Farmington Hills. For 10 years, she
explored both her own family history and
Lithuania's complex 20th century history.
JGSMI members, free; others $5.
TEQUILA & TALMUD
8 pm. A Dad's Night Out with Cong. Shaarey
Zedek Rabbis Joseph Krakoff and Aaron
Starr at Mr. Joe's Bar, 26077 W.12 Mile,
Southfield. Learning session and first drink
are free. RSVP: Karen Davis, at 248-357-
5544 or kdavis®shaareyzedek.org .
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
SCOUT SHABBAT
5 pm. Jewish Boy Scout Troop 364,
chartered by Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills, welcomes Jewish Boy and
Cub Scouts from all troops and their fami-
lies. Scouts attending will receive the 2013
Jewish Scout Shabbat patch. Information:
David Lerner, 248-901-4010.
BETH EL DINNER
6 pm. Family Kabbalat Shabbat service and
pizza-pasta dinner at Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Twp. $8 per person. RSVP: 248-
865-0612.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6
AFRICAN JOURNEY
Noon. The Lunch and Literature Book Club
at the West Bloomfield JCC's Henry & Delia
Meyers Library and Media Center discusses
Peter Godwin's When the Crocodile Eats the
Sun: A Memoir, in which he traces turmoil
in Africa as he travels to Zimbabwe to visit
his parents. Marilyn Schelberg is facilitator.
Free. Bring a lunch; dessert and coffee pro-
vided. RSVP: Francine Menken at 248-432-
5546, fmenken@jccdet.org .
BARIATRIC SURGERY
6 p.m. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland's Michigan
Bariatric Institute hosts a free educational
seminar on the weight-loss procedure at the
hospital's Franco Center, 44405 Woodward,
Pontiac. RSVP: 877-949-9344
LUNAR LEARN
7 pm. Rabbi Keren Alpert presents "You Be
the Judge," an opportunity to be part of a mil
bet din (court of law making decisions on
correct ethics and behavior) at Temple Beth
El in Bloomfield Twp. Program repeated at a
Lunch & Learn noon Thursday, Feb. 7. Free.
RSVP: 248-851'1100, ext.3142.