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FUTURE EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
FREE HOLIDAY SERVICES
DROP-IN MAH JONG
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue will hold High
Holiday services at the Holocaust Memorial
Center in Farmington Hills. Seating in the
main room is limited, so arrive early. Satelite
rooms will utilize TV monitors. Rosh Hashanah
times are 8 pm Wednesday, Sept. 24; 8:30
am and 7:30 pm Thursday, Sept. 25; and 8:30
am Friday, Sept. 26. Note: services at 7 pm
Friday, Sept. 26, will be held at the Downtown
Synagogue. Shabbat Shuvah: 9 am Saturday,
Sept. 27. Kol Nidre is 6:45 pm Friday, Oct. 3.
Yom Kippur day: 9:30 am Saturday, Oct. 4, with
Yizkor at 12:30 pm and Minchah at 5:15. Shofar
at 7:52 pm. Information: downtownsynagogue.
org/events/high-holidays-2014.
12:30-3:30 pm. Weekly on Wednesdays at
STRESS REDUCTION
Dr. Ruth Lerman and Rabbi Aaron Bergman
will team up this fall as Adat Shalom hosts
"Shalem" - a mindfulness-based stress reduc-
tion program. Meets 6:30 to 9 pm Tuesdays,
Sept. 30 - Nov. 18 at the synagogue. An all-day
retreat is included on Sunday, Nov. 9. Cost:
$350. Complimentary required introductory
classes are at 6:30 pm on either Tuesday,
Sept. 9 or 16. One may register at that time.
Information: www.shalemstressreduction.com
HOPICE PLANS HONORS
Hospice of Michigan hosts Sheds & Chandeliers,
the Crystal Rose Celebration, to honor com-
munity partners. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Ford
Piquette Plant in Detroit, 461 Piquette Ave.,
at 6:30 pm. Open bar and entertainment.
$100. Contact Lora Cabarios, 313-578-6265 or
Icabario@hom.org .
BREAST CANCER TALK
NBC News Correspondent Anne Thompson
will describe her battle with breast cancer at
the 10th annual Mothers, Daughters, Sisters
& Friends luncheon noon, Tuesday, Oct. 7. A
benefit for Josephine Ford Cancer Institute
and Francee & Benson Ford Jr. Breast Care and
Wellness Center at Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital. Boutiques open at 9:30 am, followed
by a luncheon and keynote noon-1:30 pm.
Boutique shopping ends at 3:30 pm. Tickets
start at $125; survivor ticket is $99; and two
tickets for $600 include the chance to meet
Thompson. Tickets: www.henryford.com/mdsf.
Adat Shalom Elul Classes
Prepare For High Holidays
Adat Shalom invites the
community to join with
its clergy and profession-
al staff in four separate
sessions designed to
stimulate the mind and
the soul during the
Hebrew month of Elul.
Dr. Melissa
Hazzan Daniel Gross
Ser
will lead off the series on
Wednesday, Sept. 3, with a lunchtime learn-
ing session titled "Kol Nidre: The Prayer.
The Myth. The Legend" He will demystify
this hallowed prayer and will delve into its
origin, customs and musical notoriety.
Dr. Melissa Ser, director of congre-
gational learning, will discuss "Aleinu:
Rosh Hashanah and Beyond" at 7 p.m. on
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Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. All skill levels
welcome, including beginners. $2. Also, Sept.10
and 17. Information: 248-547-7970.
provided for $7. A tour of Yad Ezra is available.
RSVP: 248-548-3663 or email Katie@yadezra.
org by Friday, Sept. 5.
DOWNTOWN CLASS
Noon. Lunch & Learn at the IADS as Rabbi
Leiby Burnham discusses "Passion to Practice"
- using classical Jewish sources to open new
avenues to self-actualization and growth.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
MUSIC FOR SENIORS
1 pm. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
Seniors will present an afternoon of music. Pam
Michael on the flute and Marty Mandelbaum at
the piano. Refreshments served following the
program. Information: Janet Pont, 248-357-
5544 or jpont@shaaryezedek.org .
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
HILLEL GOLF CLASSIC
ARTIST REDEFINED
BLOOD DRIVE
Noon. Hillel Day School's Steven Zack
Memorial Golf Classic takes place at Knollwood
Country Club in West Bloomfield. Lunch at
12:30. Shotgun start at 1 pm. Dinner at 5:30.
Information: Marni Cherrin, 248-539-2920 or
mcherrin@hillelday.org .
4 pm. University of Michigan Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies will present "Redefining
Rembrandt in the Third Reich" with Shelley
Perlove at 202 S. Thayer St., Room 2022. Free.
Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events.
7:45 am. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. Red Cross on hand until 1:30 pm.
17 and older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in
good health. Appointments encouraged; walk-ins
will be taken. Allow 1'/2 to 2 hours. To schedule:
visit www.redcrossblood.org ; enter adatss for
sponsor code. Information: 248-851-5100.
HOLOCAUST FILMS
7:30-9 pm. See the documentary films An
STEP INTO ART
1 pm. At the Oak Park JCC. A program for fami-
lies includes a free concert by the Motor City
Brass Band, a children's mosaic art project, the
opportunity to see reproductions from the Detroit
Institute of Arts Inside/Out project and more. $3
per child. RSVP: Judy Front, 248-967-4030.
Interview with Steven M. Goldman (the execu-
tive director of the Holocaust Memorial Center
in Farmington Hills) and Fields of Ashes: The
George Zeff Story (about a Holocaust survivor)
followed by a discussion. At Farmington Civic
Theater. $10 at the door. Advance tickets: 248-
851-2150. Proceeds to benefit the HMC and
young filmmakers.
YOGA BENEFIT
1 pm. At Kensington Metropark. Benefit for
Metro Detroit youth. Cost: $20. Register: www.
yoga lovedetroit.org .
MONDAY, SEPT. 8
YAD EZRA CLASS
Noon. Rabbi Dan Horwitz from Congregation
Shir Tikvah will be Yad Ezra's guest speaker at
a Lunch & Learn. Topic: "Forgiveness." Lunch is
Monday, Sept. 8. The program will look at:
How can we best understand this ancient
text, first written for the Rosh Hashanah
Musaf service, and why did it become part
of our daily liturgy?
Rabbi Rachel Shere has planned a lunch-
time learning session, "Asking the Big
Questions," for Tuesday, Sept. 9. Join her in
thinking through such profound questions
as: Why do we pray? Is God listening? Are
all our deeds recorded?
Rabbi Aaron Bergman will conclude
this year's Elul sessions with a program at
9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, titled "The
Challenge of the Commandment to Honor
Our Parents" Bergman explains, "Our sages
said that the hardest commandment to
fulfill was the one to honor our mother and
father. One reason is because we can never
fully repay what our parents do for us:'
7 pm. At the Rochester Hills Public Library,
500 Old Towne Road, Rochester. Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Michigan is offering a free
health insurance education session for Oakland
Country residents to help understand and use
health insurance.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11
MYELOMA FUNDRAISER
KETER TORAH BBQ
NOON. At Keter Torah Synagogue, 5480
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Community barbecue til 3 pm. Cost: $10/age
7 and up; $8/children 6 and under. Sephardi/
Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah Seder: 3-4 p.m. with
Rabbi Natan. Free. The Forgotten Refugees
movie with discussion: 4-5:15 pm. Activities
available for younger family members. RSVP:
www.jrefugees1948.org . Information: jrefugees@
gmail.com or 248-681-3665.
INSURANCE EDUCATION
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9
SIDDUR CLASS
9:15 am. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. Dr. Melissa Ser will teach
"Understanding the Siddur." There will be 10
Tuesday morning sessions through Nov.11, from
9:15-10:15 am. Basic Hebrew reading skills are
a prerequisite. $36 for Adat Shalom members;
$45 for others. Information: 248-626-2153 or
mser@adatshalom.org .
HADASSAH EVENT
10 am - 3:30 pm. Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah presents Sally Oren, wife of former
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren,
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Thirty
boutiques along with lunch and a raffle. Tickets:
248-683-5030. The boutique area will be open
at no charge.
Bring a kosher/parve lunch to the lunch-
time sessions, which will begin at 11:45 a.m.
Register for the programs by contacting
Sheila Lederman at slederman@adatshalom.
org or calling her at (248) 851-5100.
Walsh College Creates
Kaufman Success Fund
Walsh College in Troy has established
the Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman Endowed
Student Success Fund, which will match up
to $100,000 for gifts directed to support free
tutoring for students for course work and
written or verbal presentations. The fund is
based on a gift from the Kaufmans.
"The Kaufmans' generosity will help
deserving business students achieve greater
success in development of communication
skills so critical for classroom and profes-
sional success" said Audrey Olmstead,
5:30 PM. At Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit.
Fourth annual Wine & Dine in the D to ben-
efit Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
Roundtable of top doctors, wining and dining at
6:30, sampling from top Michigan and California
wineries, craft beer. Jazz artists will play. Silent
auction and patron-only afterglow. Tickets:
$175 or $275 for a patron ticket. Reduced-
rate tickets for multiple myeloma patients.
Information: WineAndDineintheD.com or Michele
MacWilliams, 248-625-0070.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17
ATTORNEYS' SHMOOZE
6 - 8 pm. The newly formed Jewish Bar
Association of Michigan holds its opening
social event at Local Kitchen and Bar, 344 W.
Nine Mile, Ferndale. $10 for members; $20 for
nonmembers before Sept.12 or $25 afterward.
RSVP: rachel@loebloffice.com or 248-733-5530.
Walsh's vice-president and chief development
officer.
Alan Jay Kaufman has served on the
Walsh College board of trustees since 2002.
He is chairman, president, and CEO of the
Kaufman Financial Group, a global specialty
insurance organization headquartered in
Metropolitan Detroit. He is also the founding
senior partner of Kaufman, Payton & Chapa,
a Detroit and Farmington Hills law firm.
The Student Success Fund seeks to raise
$500,000. When fully endowed, it will pro-
vide a projected $25,000 per year for one-
on-one tutors. Donors may choose to create
their own success fund with a gift of $25,000
or give to the general student success fund.
For information about giving, go to
www.walshcollege.edu/giving. To apply for
scholarships, visit www.walshcollege.edu/
scholarships.