Passover Greetings Continue a 74-year tradition! Wish your family and friends and the entire Jewish community a Happy Passover! For information, call 248.351.5107 Please clip and send the coupon below with remittance. Greetings arriving after the deadline will run in the following edition. For private party advertising only. Businesses are not eligible. Happy Passover! Ad Deadline: April 1, 2016 Published: April 14, 2016 $ Wishing you a happy Passover! Happy Passover! Your greeting here! Your greeting here! $150 2 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! VARIOUS TIMES $175 3 CAREGIVER SUPPORT LUNCH & LEARN 11:45 am-1 pm, March 7. Rabbi Aaron Bergman begins his new learning series, “Jewish Tools for Living in a Difficult World: Meditation, Prayer and Tikkun Olam.” Attendance optional for additional sessions on March 14 and 21. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Bring a dairy or parve lunch; complimentary dessert and bever- ages are provided. RSVP each time by preceding Friday: Sheila, slederman@adatshalom.org or 248- 851-5100, ext. 246. ‘SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST’ 11:15 am, March 4. Program lets parents and grandparents have fun with their babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger. Older sibs are also welcome. The group will sing together and braid challah with clergy members. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. $3 for family, or free for mem- bers. Information: Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom. org or 248-626-2153. CELEBRATING SHABBAT 5-6:30 pm, March 4. Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald’s independent, nondenominational NJOP (formerly National Jewish Outreach Program) is sponsoring Shabbat Across America and Canada. Jews, affili- ated or not, may register to celebrate the holiday at hundreds of participating locations. RSVP: www. njop.org. (PLEASE PRINT NAME TO APPEAR IN GREETING) Address__________________________________________________ City/State/Zip____________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________ Email____________________________________________________ Personal Check Enclosed___________________________________ Visa/MC/AmEx________________Exp. Date___________________ Amount___________________________________________________ Signature_________________________________________________ Please Circle Ad Desired: #1 - $ r# 2 - $ r#3 - $ 175 Please fill out this form completely and send with your check or charge card information to: JN Passover Greetings 2016 29200 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 110 Southfield, MI 48034 or fax to: 248.304.0049 MATINEE MONDAY 1 pm, March 7. Next in the monthly film series is A Walk in the Woods, starring Robert Redford. A long-lost, down-on-his-luck friend accompanies Bill Bryson on his hike of the Appalachian Trail. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Free. Information: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248- 788-0600. T U E S D A Y, M A R C H 8 FOR WEE ONES 10-11:30 am, March 8. 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 requested by March 7 to Sammi, sshapiro@adatshalom.org. Family program information: Debi, dbanooni@ adatshalom.org or 248-626-2153. W E D N E S D A Y, M A R C H 9 JCC CHILD DEVELOPMENT S U N D A Y, M A R C H 6 Name____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ M O N D A Y, M A R C H 7 Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program offers free monthly caregiver support groups. Daytime groups are for fam- ily caregivers of older adults with memory loss; inquire if respite care is available when you RSVP. Evening groups are for family caregivers of all older adults. • At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield: 1:30-3:30 pm Tuesday, March 8, and 5:30-7 pm, Monday, March 21. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4392. • At Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield: 1:15-3:15 pm Thursday, March 10. Call for information on evening support group. RSVP: Fran Cook, fcook@jslmi.org or 248-592-5032. F R I D A Y, M A R C H 4 Your greeting here! 125 1 metro » c alend ar SPRING BLOOD DRIVE 7:45 am-1:30 pm, March 6. Blood donors can prepare by eating iron-rich foods, resting well and drinking plenty of water. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. RSVP online: redcrossblood.org or email Ruth, dreidelmom@ aol.com. SMOKING & MENTAL ILLNESS 7:45 pm, March 6. Laura Hirshbein, clinical associ- ate professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, will deliver lecture, “A Social Justice Perspective on Smoking and Mental Illness.” Current methods to reduce smoking among the mentally ill may have unintended consequences. At Beth Israel Cong., 2000 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor. Information: www.bethisrael-aa.org or 734-665- 9897. 9:30-11 am, March 9. Also held at same hours on Thursday. Families with children age 2 months to kindergarten are invited to meet staff and learn about early childhood programs at the Sarah and Irving Pitt Child Development Center. At West Bloomfield JCC. Those unable to come, may schedule a tour for another time. Information: pittcdc@jccdet.org or 248-432-5582. SHORT READING 11 am-12:30 pm, March 9. The Jewbird by Bernard Malamud is the next selection 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. MIND UNIVERSITY 1 pm, March 9. Lynn Medow, owner of Yoga by Design, presents “Gray Matters: The Art of Yoga and Brain Health.” Mind University is a commu- nity wellness initiative. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. Free, and no RSVP needed. Information: Angela, apopoff@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2671. continued on page 28 26 March 3 • 2016