o Jewish Family Service g 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. Much To Do! Some are just wishing for the turkey. SATURDAY, NOV. 14 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 DANCE OPEN HOUSE JEWISH IDENTITY 1-4 pm, Nov. 14. Give dancing lessons a whirl at Fred Astaire Dance Studio's 10th anniversary party. At 2172 Franklin in Bloomfield Hills. Free admission. Information: www.fredastaire.com/bloomfield-hills or 248-454-1715. 4 pm, Nov.18. U-M's Frankel Center for Judaic Studies presents a free public lecture:"Turning Toward and Away from Orthodoxy: Dilemmas of Jewish Identity" by Donald Weber of Mount Holyoke College. At Thayer Building, 202 S. Thayer, Room 2022. Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events or 734-763-9047. SUNDAY, NOV. 15 HEALTH PROGRAM LIVING IN THE D 10 am-noon, Nov.15. Repair the World workshop on "Jewish Families Living in the U'At 2701 Bagley, Detroit. Bagels and brainstorming about ways to connect Jewishly in Detroit. Bring kids. RSVP: Rabbi Aria na Silverman, detroitcityrabbi@gmail.com . MAKE A KIPPAH 1-3 pm, Nov. 15. Pomegranate Guild, a group that studies and creates Judaic needlework, will learn to make a beaded kippah. At Rachel's Needlepoint & Judaic Gifts, 29260 Franklin, Suite 103, in Southfield. $25 for a kit. Information: Judy, 248-661-5337. SALE TO HELP JHCN 1-5 pm, Nov. 15. Also held 11 am-5 pm Nov. 16. A local artist will donate a portion of proceeds from sale of designer accessories and jewelry to Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. Artists include Olga Babushkina, Carol Ellis, Linda Golden, Arlene Lullove, Kathy Mamat, Diane Mondry and Laurie Winston. At home of Linda Golden. RSVP for address: 248-705- 5390. Help those in need enjoy the holiday with a donation to the Goldberg Thanksgiving Distribution. YIDDISH TODAY 2:30-4 pm, Nov. 15. West Bloomfield-based Sholem Aleichem Institute presents "Yiddish in the Modern World"with Dr. Andrew Marc Caplan from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is a visiting pro- fessor at U-M's Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. At West Bloomfield JCC. Free. Information: Alva, wwalvadworkin@sbcglobal.net or 248-865-0117. Now in its 37th year, the Goldberg Thanksgiving Distribution provides kosher holiday meals to families assisted by JFS. THURSDAY, NOV. 19 MUSLIM-JEWISH FRIENDS 5:30-8 pm, Nov. 19."We Refuse to be Enemies" is a free public event offered as part of "The Season of Twinning',' a national program. Arrangements by Greater Detroit Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Council with Jewish and Muslim sponsors. Evening will offer music, creative writing and art contest awards, light dinner and inspiration. Donations requested of new and gently used clothing for the homeless. At WSU's Student Center Ballroom, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit. RSVP: Rabbi Dorit Edut, mutzim@aol.com . MONDAY, NOV. 23 LUNCH & LEARN 11:45 am-1 pm, Nov. 23. Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz will discuss "The Life and Times of Rabbi Akive At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Bring a dairy/parve lunch. RSVP by Nov. 20: Sheila, slederman@adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100, ext. 246. SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOKS Your donation of $50 buys one family a complete Thanksgiving dinner. It's that simple to make a wish come true. Consider making your donation in honor of someone special by sending our newly designed tribute cards. Or, forgo the MONDAY, NOV. 16 ADULT ART CLASS 9 am, Nov. 16. The Active Life presents instructor Harriet Gelfond every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at same time. At Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. $60, or $45 for member of JCC and/or Beth Shalom. Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467. flowers & wine and thank your holiday host with a tribute. TUESDAY, NOV. 17 To make a donation or REDISTRICTING tribute over the phone, 7 pm, Nov. 17. "Should Politicians Choose their Voters?" League of Women Voters-Oakland Area will explore how legislative lines are drawn in Michigan. At Farmington Hills City Hall, Council Chambers, 31555 W. 11 Mile. Free. Info Patricia, 248-302-3510. please contact: Jenny Kabert at 248-592-2339 JAZZ AT THE J 7:30 pm, Nov.17. Concert features pianist Terry Lower. At Berman Center at West Bloomfield JCC. $20, or $15 in advance. Tickets: theberman.org or 248-661-1900. You can also make a donation online at: www.jfsdetroit.org/volunteers/goldberg-thanksgiving 2040210 28 November 12 • 2015 6:30-8:30 pm, Nov.18. Advances in heart and diabetes treatments are topics for Barry Franklin, Ph.D., and Caroline Trapp, doctor of nursing practice, respectively. Whole Foods Market sponsors presenta- tion for the nonprofit Plant Based Nutrition Support Group. Vendors are available from 4:30-9 pm. At Seaholm High School Auditorium, 2436 W. Lincoln in Birmingham. Information: www.pbnsg.org 7 pm, Nov. 23. Group led by Rabbi Rachel Shere will focus on the environment at discussion of From Field to Fork by Paul Thompson. Oakland University Prof. Tara Hayes facilitates. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Information/ mailing list: Patti, pkaaron@gmail.com . TUESDAY, NOV. 24 FUNNY JEWS 11 am, Nov. 24. Joel Marwil shows documen- tary, When Jews Were Funny, about the humor of the Hebrew people evolving over time. At West Bloomfield JCC. JEWISH AMULETS 7-8 pm, Nov. 24. Rabbi Robert Gamer leads adult education class on origin, content and meaning of amulets in Jewish tradition. At Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Information: 248-547-7970. Esther Allweiss Ingber /Contributing Writer Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com .