Saturday, May 17: See if your children know the name
of the first Jewish woman to serve on the United States
Supreme Court. Find out where she grew up.
Saturday,
May 24:
Make plans to
volunteer for the
B'nai David Care
and Preservation
Project, a group
dedicated to
cleaning up the
historic Detroit
cemetery. Info can
be found at
facebook.com/
bnaidavidcemetery.
Last year's Walk for Israel
Sunday, May 18:
Take part in the community's Walk for Israel at Temple Shir
Shalom in West Bloomfield on Sunday, May 18. Festivities
begin at 10:30 a.m.; the walk starts at 1 p.m. (There's a 5K
run at 8 a.m.) For information, visit www.walkforisrael.org or
call (248) 737-8700. Later, enjoy your own Lag b'Omer picnic.
Monday, May 19:
Research the Jewish
American who
invented blue jeans
with your child.
Talk about how his
creation changed
American culture.
Wednesday, May 21:
Tour Detroit to see how many Albert Kahn
buildings you can find. Some notable examples: the New Center Building,
the Belle Isle Aquarium, Cadillac Place, Detroit Athletic Club and the
Bonstelle Theater. More can be found at historicdetroit.org .
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Klezmer music on your
iPod and start dancing
with your kids!
Friday, May 23:
Invite someone you don't know that well
or a relative you haven't seen for a long
time to share your Shabbat dinner and plan
Jewish-related topics for discussion after
the meal.
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original cattle car used to transport Jews to the death camps.
Tuesday, May
20:
See if your child knows which
Yankee slugger was known as
"The Kosher Bomber." Look
up his stats on the Internet.
Thursday, May
22: Download some
Sunday, May 25:
Visit the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills and see an
Tuesday,
May 27:
Rent Ken Burns'
award-winning
series Baseball, in
which the roles of
Hank Greenberg
and Sandy Koufax,
two Jewish
Americans who
excelled at the
national pastime,
are featured.
Monday, May 26:
Read on the Internet about
U.S. Army Chaplain Alexander
Goode, a rabbi who gave his
life in service to his country
during World War II. One of
the famed "Four Chaplains,"
Rabbi Goode, along with three
Christian chaplains, gave his
life to save soldiers on board
the transport ship Dorchester
when it was torpedoed and
U.S. Army Chaplain
sunk in 1943.
Alexander Goode
Thursday, May 29:
Discover the joy of a good book
as well as reading and interac-
tive activities at the Hodari
Family Children's Library at
Temple Israel.
Wednesday,
May 28:
Celebrate Yom
Yerushalayim
(Jerusalem Day) by
watching the IMAX
film Jerusalem,
showing daily at
the Henry Ford in
Dearborn.
Saturday, May 31:
Plan for a visit to Shalom
Street, The Address for
Jewish Discovery, at the West
Bloomfield JCC when it reopens
with renovated exhibits explor-
ing our history and heritage on
June 9.
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Friday, May
30:
Bless your children
at the Shabbat meal.
For boys, the intro-
ductory line is "May
you be like Ephraim
and Menashe." For
girls, the introductory
line is "May you be
like Sarah, Rebecca,
Rachel and Leah."
For both boys and
girls, the rest of the
blessing is: "May God
bless you and guard
you. May God show
you favor and be gra-
cious to you. May God
show you kindness
and grant you peace."
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