metro >> calendar 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. n 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. ❑ DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. It Doesn't Have To Cost A fortune... Only Look Like It! Complete kitchen and bathroom remodeling as well as furniture design and installations including granite, wood and other materials. Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989 22 January 24 • 2013 JN 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 . - 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 . - 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.