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Much To Do!
FRIDAY, DEC. 11
FRIDAY, DEC. 18
EMANU-EL CHANUKAH
BIM BOM BABY
6 pm, Dec. 11. Oak ParkTemple Emanu-El
Brotherhood Chanukah Dinner Celebration. Bring
your menorah and a dessert to share. Adults $15;
children $8; kids under 5 free. Service at 7 pm. RSVP
by Dec. 10: 248-967-4020.
10 am-11:30 am, Dec. 18. Parents, grandparents,
aunts, uncles and guardians are invited to bring
babies and children through age 4 to family pro-
gram with rabbis. Includes braiding challah for
Shabbat. At Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield.
RSVP: marsha@shirshalom.org or 248-406-4255.
Chanukah Art
Online Winners
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eaders choose their favorites among the submis-
sions for this year's Jewish News Chanukah Art con-
test. Each winner will receive $18 dollars. *
CATEGORY: AGES 10 AND OLDER (TIE):
SUNDAY, DEC. 13
SATURDAY, DEC. 19
WOMEN'S CIRCLE
1 pm, Dec. 13. Detroit-based Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue Rosh Chodesh Women's Circle for month
of Tevet. Marilyn Finkelman speaks on"Scribal
Splendor: Introduction to Hebrew Illuminated
Manuscripts!' Free. At a residence in Huntington
Woods. RSVP: Rabbi Dorit Edut, mutzim@aol.com .
GAMES NIGHT
7 pm, Dec. 19. Separate spaces for adults and chil-
dren to play their favorite games. At Temple Kol Ami
in West Bloomfield. Free, but bring a snack, dessert
or pop to share. Information/RSVP: igilbert@tkolami.
org or 248-661-0040.
CHANUKAH POTLUCK
1-3:30 pm, Dec. 13. Latke party with all the trim-
mings will include a white elephant auction of
wrapped gifts. Open to members and friends of
Yiddish-focused Sholem Aleichem Institute of West
Bloomfield. At Farmington City Hall, 31555 W. 11 Mile
at Orchard Lake Road. Tell potluck contribution with
RSVP to Alva: 248-865-0117.
CHANUKAH HAPPENING
6 pm, Dec. 13. Chanukah celebration will include
food, games and prizes. At Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue in Detroit. Free. Information: hello@
downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-4047.
SUNDAY, DEC. 20
JGSMI MOVIE
11 am, Dec. 20. The Jewish Genealogical Society
of Michigan will show a 2008 Israeli film The Green
Dumpster Mystery in Hebrew with English subtitles.
At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road in Farmington Hills. Free for members; $5 for
guests with nominal booking charge online at www.
jgsmi.org.
Ethan Singer, 10,
from Farmington Hills
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Call for time, Dec.20. Hillel of Metro Detroit seeks
volunteers to help at Yad Ezra kosher food pantry. At
2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley. Information: 313-577-3459.
CATEGORY:
AGES 7-9
MONDAY, DEC. 14
HADASSAH PLAYS SANTA
8:30 am-12:30 pm, and 12:30-4:30 pm, Dec.
14. Participants welcome at annual Hadassah at
Lighthouse Gift Giving event. Choose shift and
stay as long as desired. At All Saints Church, 171
W. Pike (between Exchange and Williams), Pontiac.
Information: 248-683-5030.
LUNCH & LEARN
Noon, Dec. 14. Rabbi Leiby Burnham speaks about
gift giving at Chanukah. At Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue in Detroit. Free pizza and salad lunch
from Partners Detroit. RSVP: 313-962-4047.
MONDAY, DEC. 21
Zeev Maine, 7,
from West Bloomfield
COOKIE DROP-OFF
8 am-4 pm, Dec. 21. Bring cookies for holiday party
at Baldwin Center, a Pontiac human service agency.
Donated cookies can be homemade or store-bought
and do not have to be decorated. At Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Information: 248-683-5030.
THURSDAY, DEC. 24
SINGLES 40+ DINNER
TUESDAY, DEC. 15
MOT CONCERT AT JCC
11 am, Dec. 15. Mark Vondrak and Maria Cimarelli
perform selections from The Great American
Songbook. At West Bloomfield JCC. Free with RSVP:
Marilyn, 248-432-5471, or Rosa, 248-432-5467.
HEALTH EXPERT
6:30-8:30 pm, Dec. 15. The nonprofit Plant-Based
Nutrition Support Group hosts Dr. Michael Greger,
author and public health expert. He will lecture
on his latest book, How Not to Die. At Groves High
School auditorium, 20500 W. 13 Mile, Beverly Hills.
$20, or $15 in advance at www.pbnsg.org/events.
26 December 10 2015
Jolie Oleshansky, 10,
from West Bloomfield
6:00 pm, Dec. 24. Oakland Jewish Singles 40-plus
will join The Shul in West Bloomfield for Chinese
Dinner and Game Night. Gourmet entree, $18. Call
Ava, 248-542-9166.
FAMILY FUN NIGHT
7-10:30 pm, Dec. 24. Crafts, games and a light
dinner. Free, but donations to Yad Ezra kosher food
pantry will be accepted. At Cong. B'nai Moshe, West
Bloomfield. RSVP by Dec. 17:
cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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CATEGORY:
AGES 6
AND YOUNGER
Danielle Reiter, 5,
from Huntington Woods