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Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries,
call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.
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ONGOING
Bloomfield JCC. $3. Information: 248-432-5471.
LOCAL AUTHORS
Deadline July 30. Published book authors with
a Michigan connection are sought for a local
authors' event during the JCC's annual Jewish
Book Fair in November. Books from all genres
accepted if published this year or in 2014, writ-
ten by Jewish authors and/or have Jewish con-
tent. Information: Sarah, bubesarah@aol.com .
TUESDAY, JULY 14
HEALTH SCREENINGS
FRIDAY, JULY 10
10 am-noon, July 14. Community members
may obtain free blood screenings, a useful tool
for detecting medical problems, every Tuesday
at Henry Ford Medical Center-Columbus Center,
39450 W.12 Mile in Novi, and also 1-2:45 pm
at Henry Ford Hospital, 6777 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Information: www.henryford.com .
SHABBAT IN THE PARK
TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS
6 pm, July 10. Temple Kol Ami (TKA) and
Congregation B'nai Israel, both of West
Bloomfield, are hosting a family picnic at 6
pm with Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7. At
Bloomer Park, 7581 Richardson Road in West
Bloomfield. Bring blankets and a dairy or
pareve dinner. In case of rain, eat at home
before coming to the service in covered pavil-
ion. Info: Ilene of TKA, igilbert@tkolami.org or
Linda of B'nai Israel, info@bnaiisraelwb.org .
1:30-2:30 pm, July 14. The Shaarey Zedek
Seniors Technology Academy is present-
ing a series of weekly classes. Today's topic:
"Internet Basics and Data Security." Also
July 21 and 28. At the Southfield synagogue's
Berman Center. Free. Information: Janet,
jpont@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544.
HAWAIIAN SHIRT SHABBAT
'WEEDING WEDNESDAYS'
6:15 pm July 10. Family-friendly Shabbat
picnic dinner catered by Annabel's in Temple
Emanu-El's Birnkrant Garden, Oak Park, fol-
lowed by erev Shabbat service. Wear your
Hawaiian shirts. $11, prepaid; $6, under age
10; free, under age 3. RSVP to Templefamily@
emanuel-mich.org or call 248-967-4020,
or RSVP and pay through the website www.
emanuel-mich.org .
5 8 pm, July 15. Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue in Detroit partners with an east-
side community garden, and Wednesday
nights are when synagogue members and
others are invited to volunteer. Eden Gardens,
12271 Glenfield in Detroit. Information: Chava,
chavaavbraham@gmail.com .
SHABBAT MEDITATION
6:30-7:30 pm, July 10. A Kabbalat Shabbat
Meditation Service will be held every Friday,
weather permitting, in the Frank Interfaith
Garden through Aug. 21. At Temple Shir Shalom
in West Bloomfield. Info: 248-737-8700.
ASK ABOUT DIVORCE
7 pm, July 10. Jennifer Hurvitz Weintraub, who
writes the Truth Hurvitz blog about divorce,
will answer questions from men at Event
Bliss, an event-planning store owned by Terri
Trepeck and Susan Siegal. At 32802 Franklin
Road in Franklin. Information: 248-862-6741.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
6881 Orchard Lake R
on the Boardwalk
(248) 851-5030
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FRIDAY, JULY 17
'BIM BOM BABY'
10-11:30 am, July 17. Temple Shir Shalom in
West Bloomfield presents a playful, Shabbat-
focused program for babies and children
through age 4. Leaders Marsha Mitnick and
Rabbis Moskowitz and Schwartz welcome
accompanying moms, dads, aunts, uncles and
grandparents. At the Corners, 2075 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP:
Marsha, 248-406-4255.
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FRIDAY, JULY 24
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MONDAY, JULY 13
CURRENT EVENTS
11 am, July 13. The JCC's Active Life depart-
ment presents a current events discussion led
by Linda Garfield in Room 204 of the West
Hillel Campus Guide
Ranks Jewish Activities
Hillel International launched Hillel
College Guide: The Official Hillel Guide
to Jewish Life on Campus this summer,
providing insights for students and
parents on organized Jewish life, Israel
programming, the availability of kosher
food and size of the Jewish community
on campuses across North America.
The magazine will allow students
and parents to understand the full
spectrum of options for building
6 pm, July 24. "Thank God, It's Shabbat" is a
clergy-led musical Shabbat service held out-
doors. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
An optional barbecue follows: $10, adult; $5,
age 5-12; $25, family. RSVP by July 20: Tobye,
tbello@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544.
meaningful, pluralistic Jewish com-
munity on campus, top-notch Israel
engagement and education, innovative
social justice programs and advice on
finding kosher options. It will be pub-
lished twice a year.
Hillel also provides analytical infor-
mation at www.hillel.org/guide.
The Hillel College Guide: The Official
Hillel Guide to Jewish Life on Campus
was mailed to 50,000 addresses across
the country, and is available online at
www.hillel.org/magazine.
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