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Much To Do!
2016
The Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Center
and the entire Jewish community wish
MAZEL TOV
YOUNG ADULTS & MONEY
TWO TALKS ON MOSES
6 pm, June 2. NEXTGen hosts “Crash Course
in Cash: A Young Detroiter’s Guide to Money
Management.” At Benzinga, One Campus Martius,
No. 200, Detroit. Free. RSVP: Lauren, lkepes@
jvsdet.org.
9:30 am, May 31. Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment presents Torah scholar Avivah
Zornberg, lecturer at the London School of Jewish
Studies. She will provide a look at why Moses
could not enter Canaan. At West Bloomfield JCC.
At 7:30 pm, Zornberg will lecture on Moses’
speech impediment. At co-sponsoring Michigan
Psychoanalytic Society, 32841 Middlebelt Road,
#411, in Farmington Hills. Wayne State University’s
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies also
co-sponsors. Both lectures are free, with RSVP
requested: www.jccdet.org/saje or 248-432-5470.
to the 5776/2016 Graduates of the
Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
2016 Graduates
Jodi Becker
Ruth Lipnik Beitner
Regina Colton
Mindy Sue Ellis
Frederick Frank
Louise Marshall Hacker
Pamela Kornfeld
Jennifer S. Krieger
Richard Kroopnick
Judith Lawson
Sharon Moss Lebovic
Susan Leemaster
Dr. Debra J. Leider
Jacqueline Lorfel
Joyce May
Mara R. Moss
Robert Pliskow
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Karen Pollak
Carol Snyder Resnick
Marta Rosenthal
Josi Ryke
Richard Scheck
Susan Schoenberger
Wendy S. Schwartz
Maureen Selfon
Michelle Ryke Shapiro
Gerald Sherman
Jan H. Snyder
Laurel Swartz
John Weber
Barbara Wenninger
Karen (Shira Rinat) Withington
Sara Zivian Zwickl
VIVALDI VIDEO
11 am, May 31. Ben Opengeym facilitates pro-
gram featuring the string ensemble Amsterdam
Simfonietta performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons,
Opus 8. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Greenberg Suite.
Free. Information: 248-432-5467.
W E D N E S D A Y, J U N E 1
HENRY’S MARKET
9 am-5 pm, June 1. Opening day for indoor
Wednesday market. Selection will include locally
grown produce, baked goods, herbs, honey,
flowers and prepared products, such as pesto
and salsa. Cooking demos using organic ingredi-
ents take place between 11 am-1 pm. At Henry
Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple.
Information: 248-325-1000.
LEARNING ON DVD
Join us in recognizing our graduates who have
completed their two-year commitment to Jewish study.
1 pm, June 1. Held Wednesdays through July
6. Biblical archaeologist Jodi Magness of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lectures
on “Jesus and his Jewish Influences” in 24-part
“Drop In and Learn on DVD” series now in prog-
ress. Two 30-minute DVD lectures screened each
week, followed by informal discussion. At Cong.
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Free. No RSVP
needed. Information: Nancy, nancyellen879@att.
net or 248-737-1931.
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ROSH CHODESH WOMEN
9:30 am, June 2. Dr. Helene Shapiro leads a wom-
en-only program on “Shevet Levi” to welcome
the Hebrew month of Sivan. At Mondry Building,
15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Information: Rosa,
248-432-5467.
Todah Rabah/Thank You to our
Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
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10-11 am, June 2. Greater Michigan Chapter
of Alzheimer’s Assn. presents program on
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, which do not
have to be a normal part of aging. At Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. Information: www.alz.org/
gmc. RSVP: 800-272-3900.
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F R I D A Y, J U N E 3
OUTDOOR SHABBAT
6-9 pm, June 3. Barbecue dinner, games and ice
cream cart before service at 7:30 featuring the
Music Shabbat Band. At Temple Beth El courtyard
in Bloomfield Twp. Dinner: $10 adult; $5 ages 4-12.
RSVP: Laura, llucassian@tbeonline.org and 248-
851-1100.
VISIT YAD EZRA
3-5 pm, June 3. Open house at the kosher food
pantry will include tours of the warehouse, the
Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Giving Gardens
and Geri Lester Greenhouse. Event also offers
gardening activities, light refreshments and a brief
program at 4. At Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile, Berkley.
RSVP: 248-548-3663.
FIRST FRIDAYS
7 pm, June 3. Monthly Shabbat experience for
young adults in their 20s and 30s. A potluck-style
dinner follows service. Guitars and drums are wel-
come. Sponsor is The Well. At the Indian Village-
based Detroit City Moishe House, 460 Iroquois.
RSVP: dan@meetyouatthewell.org.
S A T U R D A Y, J U N E 4
MEALS ON WHEELS BENEFIT
T H U R S D A Y, J U N E 2
At the Siyyum we will also be recognizing Melton Alumni
who have completed three or more Melton Scholars
Courses and/or Melton Travel Seminars.
Ruth Bergman
Rabbi Michele Faudem
Rabbi Arianna Gordon
OPERA SINGER
7 pm, June 2. Concert features Irina Misura, an
internationally known mezzo-soprano originally
from Russia. Hazzan Daniel Gross is also fea-
tured on the program with Kevin Bylsma’s piano
accompaniment. At Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Free; includes reception.
Information: 248-851-5100.
8 am, June. 4. Registration begins at 7:15. Choice
of 5K walk or run on flat course will raise funds for
Meals on Wheels, a program supplying nutritious
meals to seniors. At Older Persons’ Commission,
650 Letica Drive, Rochester. RSVP:
eastsiderracingcompany.com or 248-659-1021.
B’NAI MOSHE HONORS RABBI
9 am, June 4. Shabbat service and Kiddush lunch
will honor Rabbi Elliot Pachter for his 25 years of
service to Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield.
Luncheon speaker will be his mentor, colleague
and friend Rabbi Eric Grossman, former head
of school at Frankel Jewish Academy in West
Bloomfield. Information: www.bnaimoshe.org, or
248-788-0600.
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