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PRESENTS
S U N D A Y, J U N E 5
YIOP DINNER MEETING
5 pm, June 5. Mark (Moshe) and Badonna Berman
are honorees and Rabbi David Shapero will receive
an award at synagogue’s annual meeting held on
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). Topic for speak-
er Diane Buffalin Ph.D is “Achieving Shalom Bayit.”
At Young Israel of Oak Park. $150. RSVP by May 25:
248-967-3655.
T U E S D A Y, J U N E 7
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The Michigan Board of Cantors returns to The Berman to bring you the
JCC’s annual concert. This year’s performance is, “Happy Anniversary!
The Story of a Romance,” a nod to the 90-year anniversary of the Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Join us as the cantors take
us on unforgettable adventures in song while paying tribute to the
Jewish influence on music of all kinds. Come experience the marvelous
talent of our community cantors in a performance guaranteed to excite
your senses and elevate your soul!
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7-8:30 pm, June 7, 14 & 21. Instructor is Prof.
Howard Lupovitch (who will lead a JCC Center
Travel Dept. tour of Italy in July). The FedEd series is
co-sponsored by Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies and the JCC’s Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment. At the Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $50, or free for trip
registrants. RSVP: jewishdetroit.org/feded or 248-
205-2557.
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Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com
JARC’S SPRINGELATION
TAKES OVER THE ZOO
JARC will presents its 18th annual
SpringElation fundraiser, an all-inclusive
family night at the Detroit Zoo, 6-9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1.
The private evening at the zoo includes
a picnic dinner by Quality Kosher
Catering and twilight access to many
of the zoo’s popular attractions. New
this year, guests will be able to visit the
33,000-square-foot Penguin Conservation
Center, home to more than 80 penguins.
Children will enjoy activities featuring
a clue hunt with prizes, and music and
dancing by Star Trax. Event chair and
JARC Board Member Joshua Jacobs said,
“It’s all made better by supporting a great
mission.”
SpringElation supports JARC’s services
for people with disabilities, including
autism and developmental delays. JARC
provides neighborhood homes and inde-
pendent living support for adults and
in-home respite by trained caregivers for
children with disabilities.
Tickets cost $25 (children under 2 are
free). Individual sponsorships start at
$100, and corporate sponsorships begin
at $1,500. For information, visit www.jarc.
org/events/2016springelation or call (248)
538-6611. To volunteer, contact Melissa
Garrett, melissagarrett@jarc.org or (248)
488-7541. Quicken Loans is the official
presenting sponsor.
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JEWISH WOMEN’S DAY
OF LEARNING MAY 22
The Jewish Women’s Day of Learning
will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday,
May 22, at the Berman Center for Jewish
Education at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, Southfield. It is sponsored by
Wayne State University’s Cohn-Haddow
Center for Judaic Studies along with
Federation and the Berman Center.
Topics range from historical perspec-
tives to spirituality, social justice needs,
culinary highlights, storytelling, psycho-
logical and social work issues and more.
Keynoter Rabbi
Carole Balin of Hebrew
Union College will
discuss “Transparent
Judaism in the 21st
Century: What’s
Gender Got to Do With
It?” Rachel Havrelock
will speak on
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“Women As Political
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Leaders.” Rori Neiss
will speak on “Blacks Lives Matter.”
Also, Blair Nosan will discusss “The
Oven of Achnai — Preservation and
Transformation in the Jewish Community
Learned from the Ancient Rabbinics.”
Brenda Naomi Rosenberg will speak on
“From V.P. of Fashion to Global Peace-
Builder.” Sue Salinger will discuss “Going
Outside Can Cure You: Jewish Wisdom
Meets Contemporary Brain Science.”
Amira Soleimani will speak on “Thanks a
lot, Eve: A Reassessment of the Garden of
Eden Punishment.” Also, Jewish educators
will conduct a variety of workshops.
A minimum $18 suggested donation
includes lunch. To RSVP, call (313) 577-
2679 or visit judaicstudies.wayne.edu.
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25 TEENS CAN HELP
GIVE AWAY $50,000
What if someone gave a teenager $50,000
and said, “Take this money and use it to
make our community a better place”?
The Jewish Fund is looking for 25 teens
entering grades 10 or 11 this fall who
want to make a difference by learning
about philanthropy and how to make
grants to solve important problems.
At the end of the year, the Jewish Fund
Teen Board members will work together
to grant $50,000 to both Jewish and secu-
lar charities in Metro Detroit.
Application deadline is May 31. To reg-
ister, visit bit.ly/1skUISt.
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