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Much To Do!
SATURDAY, FEB. 6
TUESDAY, FEB. 9
BETH EL FUNDRAISER
ROSH CHODESH WOMEN
7 pm, Feb. 6. At annual “Wine, Chocolate and Beer,”
guests will taste wine from Israel, Spain, Italy and
the U.S.; beer flights from dark to light; chocolate
treats and hors d’oeuvres. Sisterhood-sponsored
evening also includes a silent auction and John
Persico’s musical entertainment. At Temple Beth
El in Bloomfield Twp. $25 for age 21 and older.
Proceeds will benefit Gleaners Community Food
Bank and the temple’s Rabbi Leo M. Franklin
Archives and Braille Bindery. Information: Harriet,
hcooperman06@gmail.com.
9:30-11 am, Feb. 9. Torah study, prayer and
refreshments as Sisterhood welcomes the Hebrew
month of Adar. Rabbi Rachel Shere and Lisa
Soble Siegmann lead the service and program for
women. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills. Information: 248-851-5100.
YIOP COMEDY NIGHT
8-11 pm, Feb. 6. Social event offers wine, des-
sert and improv performers from Go Comedy! in
Ferndale. At Young Israel of Oak Park. $28, but free
for new synagogue and Habonim members. RSVP:
248-967-3655.
FOR WEE ONES
10-11:30 am, Feb. 9. Parents or caregiver may
accompany children, from birth to age 5, to
Tuesdays with Tots. The toddler gym is the scene
for child-friendly sports, music with Hazzan Dan
Gross, holiday fun, playtime and snacks. Other
clergy visit informally. At Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills. Free, but RSVP by Feb. 8 to
Sammi, sshapiro@adatshalom.org. Family program
information: Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom.org or
248-626-2153.
NOSH & KNOWLEDGE
SUNDAY, FEB. 7
SPIRITUAL SPA DAY
9:30 am-2:30 pm, Feb. 7. Partners Detroit
Women’s Division presents a “holistic approach to
Jewish living,” with three workshops titled: Mind,
Body and Soul. At Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood,
Dearborn. $25, or $36 with a friend. RSVP: http://
partnersdetroit.org/spiritualspaday.
JCC DAY CAMP KICKOFF
11 am-3 pm, Feb. 7. Families are welcome to
meet staff, learn about camp programs for ages
2½ through 15, and register for sessions at dis-
counted rates. Event also offers face painting, arts
and crafts, and hockey and carnival games. At
West Bloomfield JCC. Information: www.jccdet.org/
event/camp-kickoff.
Noon, Feb. 9. NCJW/Greater Detroit presents
kosher lunch and speaker Rabbi Joseph Krakoff.
His topic: “Reflections on Living Our Best Lives.” At
Meer Apartments Dining Hall on West Bloomfield
JCC campus. $15, or $10 for member. Payment
information: 248-355-3300, ext. 0.
ELLIS ISLAND
1:30 pm, Feb. 9. Continues Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, at
1:30. Three-part film, Ellis Island, narrated by Mandy
Patinkin, tells story of the famous gateway to the
U.S. from 1892-1954. Joe Tazelaar is program facili-
tator. At West Bloomfield JCC. Information: Rosa,
248-432-5467.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
SHOLEM ALEICHEM TALE
MONDAY, FEB. 8
ASK SPEAKER
Noon-1:30 pm, Feb. 8. Rich Homberg, president
& CEO of Detroit Public Television, is guest speaker
for the Adults Seeking Knowledge series. At Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. $10, or $7 member;
includes lunch. RSVP: lkaplan@temple-israel.org,
temple-israel.org/Education/Adult_Education or
248-661-5725.
11 am, Feb. 10. The Schnorrer’s Apprentice by
Sholem Aleichem is next in Barry V. Levine’s
monthly series, “Traditional Tales We Wag at One
Another.” Connoisseurs of “literary theatrics” are
invited on second Wednesday, through May. Free.
At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. RSVP:
248-788-0600.
Life.” At West Bloomfield JCC, whose Seminars for
Adult Jewish Enrichment is a co-sponsor. Free, but
RSVP requested: www.jcdet.org/saje or 248-432-
5462.
MIDDLE EAST TALK
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 10. Prof. Saeed Khan and Prof.
Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State University
(WSU) will discuss “Whose Middle East Is It? A
Multi-Millennial Retrospective of the Regional
Relationship of Muslims and Jews.” Conclusion of
“A Shared Future,” a lecture series co-sponsored by
American Jewish Committee and Michigan Muslim
Community Council. At WSU-Oakland Center
Facility, 33737 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Free,
but requires RSVP: asharedfuturedetroit@gmail.
com.
SUNDAY, FEB. 11
DECOUPAGE CLASS
10-11:30 am, Feb. 11. Rifcah Krolikowski leads
weekly Barbara Bloom arts & crafts class. At West
Bloomfield JCC. $3. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
GENESIS WOMEN
1-2:15 pm, Feb. 11. Rabbi Ariana Silverman begins
six-week FedEd course, “The Women of Genesis,”
co-sponsored by Hadassah Greater Detroit. At
Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield 48322. $90. RSVP: 248-205-
2557. Information: Hadassah, 248-683-5030.
JEWISH COURSE OF WHY
Feb. 11 or Feb. 14. Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of
the Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center will present
“The Jewish Course of Why,” a six-session course
answering eclectic questions about Judaism. The
Jewish Learning Institute course will be offered on
six Thursdays, beginning Feb 11, 7-8:30 pm at the
Jewish Federation Building in Bloomfield Twp., or,
alternatively, on six Sundays, beginning Feb. 14,
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Bais Chabad Torah Center
in West Bloomfield. Cost is $80. Bring a friend and
both receive a 15 percent discount. Information:
Shneur Silberberg, 248-207-5513 or rabbishneur@
baischabad.com. RSVP: www.baischabad.com/jli.
MIND UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY, FEB. 12
CURRENT EVENTS
2 pm, Feb. 8. The Active Life sponsors group dis-
cussion featuring facilitator Linda Garfield. At West
Bloomfield JCC. Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
1 pm, Feb. 10. Social worker Lynn Breuer,
ElderCare Solutions 24/7 team leader, facilitates
program, “Gray Matters: Don’t Let Your Stress
Manage You.” Participants will try stress-manage-
ment techniques. Free. At Jewish Family Service,
6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP: Angela,
apopoff@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2671.
MEANINGFUL PRAYER
MUSIC LECTURE
7:30 pm, Feb. 8. Also Feb. 22 and 29. Class on
“Putting More Soul Into the Synagogue — The
Meaningful Experience of Jewish Prayer” led by
Rabbi Boruch Cohen of the Birmingham Jewish
Connection. A look at prayer’s tradition, meaning
and practice, using Tamudic, Kabbalistic and other
sources. Geared to all levels, beginner to advanced.
RSVP: www.TheBirminghamJewishConnection.org.
1:30 pm, Feb. 10. Jon Milan presents “Detroit:
Ragtime, the Jazz Age and the Golden Age of
Michigan Songwriters,” with special guest Rudy
Simons. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Janice Charach
Gallery. Information: 248-432-5467.
CURRENT EVENTS
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FREUD’S ROLE
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 10. Scott Spector of University
of Michigan will lecture on “Two Vultures: Freud
between ‘Jewish Science’ and Humanism.” Part
of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies’ West
Bloomfield Lecture Series: “Wrestling with Angels:
The Struggle Between Sacred and Secular in Jewish
the Far East and Ukraine. He also leads Torah study
at 9:30 am Saturday. At Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield. RSVP by Feb. 8 for Friday night oneg:
igilbert@tkolami.org.
11 am, Feb. 12. Linda Garfield facilitates discussion
for JCC Without Borders. At Prentis JSL Apartments,
15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Info: Rosa, 248-432-
5764.
SATURDAY, FEB. 13
ROMANCE WRITER
2-4 pm, Feb. 13. Author Beverly Jenkins will speak
and sign copies of her newest release, Forbidden. At
Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield, Oak Park. Information:
248-968-1190.
SUSHI PARTY
5:30-7 pm, Feb. 13. Interactive sushi-rolling class
designed for couples. They will make a variety
of sushi using different rolling techniques and
dipping sauces. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital, Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple.
$20, includes a sushi-rolling kit. RSVP required: dk@
hfhs.org or 248-325-3890.
GAMES NIGHT
7-10 pm, Feb. 13. Community members may
play provided Scrabble, Rummikub, Monopoly
and cards, or bring their own favorites. Interactive
group games also offered. At Temple Kol Ami in
West Bloomfield. Free, but bring dessert, snack or
bottle of pop to share. RSVP: igilbert@tkolami.org.
HOUSE MUSIC
10 pm, Feb. 13. Accompanied by DJs, this second
party in a series cultivates the use of house music
for experiencing the spiritual and the transcendent.
Begins with a Havdalah ceremony and for those
remaining, concludes with davening by sunrise. At
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Information:
Noah, npurcell@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, FEB. 14
HOLOCAUSTINSPIRED PLAY
2 pm, Feb. 14. Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET)
presents Sandy Ruskin’s new play, Struck. Vera, an
actress in her mid-30s, is hit by a cyclist. Was it an
accident or part of some twisted plot? At Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills. $8. RSVP: JET, 248-788-2900.
MUSICMAIN
3-4 and 5-6 pm, Feb. 14. Folk musicians Christine
Lavin and Don White are next in music series. Ken
Knoppow chairs. At West Bloomfield Twp. Public
Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road. Free. Information:
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org or 248-682-2120.
LOTS OF CHOCOLATE
1:45-3 pm, Feb. 12. Hillel of Metro Detroit invites
young adults to take Sanders & Morley Candy
Makers factory tour. At 23770 Hall Road, Clinton
Twp. RSVP: Mordechai, mordecha@umich.edu or
313-577-3459. HMD later presents a Chocolate
Shabbat dinner at 6:30-9 pm. Info, including loca-
tion: Becca, hillel@oakland.edu or 313-577-3459.
KOL AMI GOLDEN SHABBAT
7 pm, Feb. 12. Temple’s 50th anniversary celebra-
tion continues with Shabbat guest speaker Rabbi
Dan Freelander, president of the World Union of
Progressive Judaism. He will discuss challenges
for Reform Judaism, especially in regard to France,
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
MISSEBABA ‘16
7:30 pm, Feb. 27. Fundraising party will feature
cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and high-energy
dance music from the Bluewater Kings Band. At
Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
$150 individual; $300 couple; $75 age 21-35.
Information: www.adatshalom.org or Alan, 248-
851-5100.
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Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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