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Much To Do!

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THINK ABOUT YOUR BICYCLE

7:30 pm, March 18. Bicycle enthusiast and temple
member Joyce Weiss will speak about her book Take
the Ride of Your Life! Shift Gears for More Balance,
Growth and Joy. Weiss is a communications strategist
and coach. At Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills.
Information: 248-477-1410.

along. At West Bloomfield JCC. $2; includes refresh-
ments. RSVP: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

JEWS & POLITICS

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6:30 pm, March 22. Reception held prior to Samuel
Freedman of Columbia University presenting 26th
Belin Lecture on “Pigskin Isn’t Kosher: American Jewry
as a Political Football.” At University of Michigan’s
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall, 100 Washtenaw, Ann
Arbor. Free. Information: Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies, www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/news-events/
all-events.

EMANUEL PURIM CARNIVAL

TELL FAMILY STORIES

11:30 am, March 20. Save Shushan — come and cel-
ebrate. Includes kosher lunch. $5. At Temple Emanu-El
in Oak Park. RSVP: 248-967-4020.

6:30-8:30 pm, March 22. Storyteller Judy Sima
presents a workshop for adults, “Awaken Your Inner
Storyteller.” At Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver.
Free. RSVP: Erin, 248-524-3534.

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LUNCH & LEARN

Noon-1:30 pm, March 21. Rabbi Alana Alpert, direc-
tor of Detroit Jews for Justice, leads a Torah-centered
discussion tied to DJJ’s work in support of the Earned
Sick Time petition drive. At Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue in Detroit. Free lunch will be provided.
Information: 313-962-4047.

TALKING IN YIDDISH

2 pm, March 21. Naomi Pinchuk leads Yiddish
Conversation Club. At West Bloomfield JCC. $2.
Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT

5:30-7 pm, March 21. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program offers free eve-
ning support group for family caregivers of all older
adults. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. RSVP:
Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248-233-4392.

LEARNING ON DVD

1 pm, March 23. Purim-themed lecture has Nancy
Kaplan as facilitator. At Cong. Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. Free. No RSVP needed. Information: nan-
cyellen879@att.net or 248-737-1931.

ART+SCIENCE LECTURE

6-8 pm, March 23. Public lecture co-hosted by A.
Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute and
Cranbrook Academy of Art will preview “An Evening
of Art+Science.” Artist Beverly Fishman and Taubman
Director Dr. Eva Feldman will discuss and give a
behind-the-scenes glimpse of the collaboration that
produced the artwork. At Cranbrook Art Museum,
39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. Free. Information:
Shoshanna, sfischho@umich.edu or 517-420-1488.

EMANUEL SERVICE & SHPIEL

6:30 pm March 23. “The WIZard of PersOZ” at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park. Information: 248-967-4020.

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JCC PURIM PARTY

1:30 pm, March 22. Ben Opengeym leads a sing-

to Yad Ezra kosher food pantry in Berkley. At Isaac
Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Free; includes
hamentashen. Information: Arlene, 313-962-4047.

DOWNTOWN MEGILLAH

7 pm, March 23. Community reading for Purim will
reflect on ancient peace between Persians and Jews.
Boxes of pasta brought for greggers will be donated

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YIDDISH & HUMOR AT WSU

Noon, March 24. In honor of Purim, Cohn-Haddow
Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University
presents program with Dr. Marc Caplan. His topic:
“Yiddish in American Jewish Humor in the 20th
Century.” Co-sponsors are Hillel of Metro Detroit and
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. At 2339 Faculty
Administration Bldg., 656 E. Kirby on WSU campus,
Detroit. Free; bring a lunch. Information: 313-577-2679.

JET PRESENTS

Continuing through April 17. Michigan premiere of
Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain. The romantic
comedy concerns an injured dancer and her socially
challenged neighbor. At JET Theatre, downstairs at
West Bloomfield JCC. Information/schedule: www.jet-
theatre.org or box office, 248-788-2900.

MIDTOWN PURIM PARTY

7-9 pm, March 24. Holiday celebration features
“speedy” megillah reading by Rabbi Yisrael Pinson,
Wild West costume-judging contest, Billy Brandt’s
bluegrass band, small plates, desserts, unlimited gour-
met coffee, cash bar and shopping discount. At Will
Leather Goods, 4120 Second, Detroit. $15, or $10 with
RSVP by noon March 18: Brittany,
karson@jfmd.org or 248-203-1494.

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ROMAN EMPIRE RELIGION

3-4:30 pm, March 25. James Rives from University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents a free
lecture for Frankel Center for Judaic Studies: “Social
Power and Religious Communication in the Roman
Empire: Orthopraxy and Orthodoxy.” At University
of Michigan, Angell Hall, 2175 Classics Library, 505
S. State St., Ann Arbor. Information: judaicstudies@
umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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SHIR SHALOM PURIM SHPIEL

7:30-9:30 pm, March 26. Doors open at 7.
Congregation presents Shlepping to the ’80s. At
Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. Free, includ-
ing refreshments. Information: www.
shirshalom.org or 248-737-8700.

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KOL AMI PURIM CARNIVAL

11:30 am-1:30 pm, March 27. Lunch and games,
with a pitzeleh playroom for children younger than
5. Purchase tickets for food and games. At Temple Kol
Ami in West Bloomfield. Information: igilbert@tkolami.
org or 248-661-0040.

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LUNCH & LEARN

11:45 am-1 pm, March 28. Part 2 is at same time
on April 4. Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz presents “Trials
That Shaped the State of Israel.” At Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Bring dairy or
parve lunch. RSVP for each session by March 24 or
March 31: 248-851-5100.

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ORCHESTRA HALL TOUR

1:30-3:30 pm, March 29. Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan in West Bloomfield is sponsoring “A JHSM
Insiders Tour: Orchestra Hall.” Group will hear from
longtime DSO bassoonist Paul Ganson, one of the
key facilitators of the 14-year Save Orchestra Hall
campaign. Bus departs at 1 pm from Cong. Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. $50, or $40 member; includes
coffee and cake. RSVP: michjewishhistory.org or 248-
432-5517.

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