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S A T U R D A Y, O C T. 2 9
MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP
SPOUSAL BEREAVEMENT
SATURDAY, NOV. 5
SCARY MOVIES
6:30-7:30 pm, Nov. 1 & monthly through June 6.
Southfield-based Kadima Mental Health Services
presents “Anxiety and Worries: Childhood through
Adolescence.” First in Complete Family Wellness
workshop series for parents. Leader is Brooke Bendix,
LMSW, with either Rabbi Rachel Shere or Rabbi Aaron
Bergman each time. At co-sponsoring Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Info: brookeb@
kadimacenter.org or 248-733-4899.
3-4:30 pm, Nov. 2-Dec. 7 (except for Nov. 23).
Weekly support group is for individuals who have
experienced the death of a spouse or partner.
National Council of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit
Section sponsors. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Free, but
RSVP required: 248-355-3300, ext. 0.
BEAUMONT AUTUMN GALA
1:30 pm, Oct. 29 & 30. Screenings of Invasion of the
Body Snatchers (1956). At Southfield Public Library
meeting room, 26300 Evergreen. Free. Info: 248-796-
4224.
CHOCOLATE JUBILEE
6:30 pm, Oct. 29. Pre-glow reception is followed
by dinner and a live auction at fundraising event for
Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter.
Also, live music for dancing by Mel Ball and Colours
and extensive tastings from 18 chocolate exhibitors.
At MGM Grand Detroit. Info: Maureen, moreilly@alz.
org or 248-996-1050.
S U N D A Y, O C T. 3 0
JEWISH SINGLES BRUNCH
10:30 am-1:30 pm, Oct. 30. Steve Zimberg’s Jewish
Mingles group sponsors a brunch for single Jewish
adults in their 40s-60s. At the Whitney Restaurant’s
Halloween Day Ghost Room, 4421 Woodward,
Detroit. $39.95; includes tax, gratuity and mimosa.
Limited to 28. RSVP: Jewish Singles Whitney Brunch
on Facebook.
KABBALAH LECTURE
10:45 am, Oct. 30. Rabbi Ben Shalva, educator and
author in the Greater Washington, D.C., area, will
present Tuning to the God Channel: A Journey Through
Kabbalah. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills. Free. Info: 248-851-5100.
M O N D A Y, O C T. 3 1
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
10 am-3 pm, Oct. 31. Expert assistance is available.
At West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP: 800-803-7174.
CLASSICAL VIDEO CONCERT
2 pm, Oct. 31. Ben Opengeym shows a classical
music video. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Greenberg
Suite. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
GIFT OF LIFE
2-8 pm, Oct. 31. The Temple Kol Ami David Henig
Memorial Red Cross Blood Drive seeks donations
from adults. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield.
Appointments: redcrossblood.org; write in sponsor
code: tka13. Info: Mel, 248-363-6289.
MOVIE ON HALLOWEEN
6:30 pm, Oct. 31. Poltergeist film is suitable for
teens and older. At Southfield Public Library, 26300
Evergreen. Info: 248-796-4224.
JEWISH MIGRATIONS
7 pm, Nov. 1. Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
presents its annual Mary Einstein Shapero Memorial
Lecture. Historian Hasia Diner will speak on theme of
her recent book, Roads Taken: The Jewish Migrations
to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the
Way. Books can be purchased. At Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP: Jan, farchives@tbeonline.
org or 248-865-0628. Info: www.michjewishhistory.
org.
SHIR SHALOM WOMEN’S POKER
7 pm, Nov. 1. Friends of Temple Shir Shalom’s
Preschool, The Learning Center, hosts poker night for
women, and no experience is necessary. Clergy will
be guest dealers. Other features include cocktails and
appetizers, silent auction and raffle prizes. At Temple
Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. $50. RSVP required
ASAP: 248-737-8700.
W E D N E S D A Y , N O V. 2
JCC’S JEWISH BOOK FAIR
Nov. 2-13. Engaging writers will speak on a vari-
ety of topics at the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit’s annual book fair. More than 40
programs will be offered. Schedules are available. At
West Bloomfield JCC. Info: Beth, brobinson@jccdet.
org or 248-432-5658.
JEWISH AUTHORS
Noon-1 pm, Nov. 2. Elie Wiesel is the first writer
Rabbi Norman T. Roman will discuss at his three-
part lunchtime lecture series, “Contemporary Jewish
Novelists and Their Impact on Jewish Thinking.”
Upcoming: Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nov. 9, and Amos
Oz, Nov. 16. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield.
$36 for series or $15 each; includes a catered kosher-
style parve box lunch with egg and tuna salad rol-
lups, chips, fruit and cookie. A $1 donation to Mazon
is included in the price. RSVP with payment ASAP.
Info: cspektor@tkolami.org or 248-661-0040.
USED BOOK SALE
1:30-5:30 pm, Nov. 2 & 10 am-5 pm, Nov. 3 and 5.
Proceeds will provide programs and services for the
library. At Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen.
Info: 248-796-4224.
STRESS REDUCTION
T U E S D A Y , N O V. 1
MEMOIRWRITING TIPS
11 am-1 pm, Nov. 1-Dec. 6. Joy Gaines-Friedler leads
six-week workshop to make personal stories come
alive. For members of Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan only. At West Bloomfield JCC. $55; includes
cold beverages and light snacks. Bring optional bag
lunch. RSVP: www.michjewishhistory.org.
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6-8:30 pm, Nov. 2-Dec. 21. Includes retreat on Dec.
11. Dr. Ruth Lerman and Rabbi Aaron Bergman lead
Shalem, a weekly mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR) program. Participants will learn meditation
and mindful practices of yoga, eating and communi-
cation to reduce stress. At Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. $350; includes 29 hours of instruc-
tion, four meditation/yoga recordings and handouts.
Info: ruth.mbsr@gmail.com or www.
shalemstressreduction.com.
NORTHLAND MEMORIES
7 pm, Nov. 2. Author and longtime Oak Park Mayor
Jerry Naftaly will tell stories about the former
Northland Mall, a popular gathering spot opened as a
shopping center in 1954. At Southfield Public Library,
26300 Evergreen. Free. Info: 248-796-4224.
6:30-11 pm, Nov. 5. The Foundations of Beaumont
Health are holding a black-tie-optional cocktail
party, silent auction and dinner at the MGM Detroit.
Proceeds benefit Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills’
(formerly Botsford Hospital) expansion and renova-
tion campaign, supporting patients and programs.
$300. Info: www.beaumont.org/giving/
foundation-events.
SUNDAY, NOV. 6
BAGELS & BASICS
THURSDAY, NOV. 3
UM FRANKEL LECTURE
4:10-5:30 pm, Nov. 3. Rachel Neis of University
of Michigan delivers the Jean & Samuel Frankel
Professorship in Rabbinic Literature Inaugural Lecture:
“The Reproduction of Species: Humans, Animals and
Hybrids in Ancient Rabbinic Thought.” At Rackham
Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor. Free.
Info: judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-764-9047.
CANTORIAL CONCERT
7-8:30 pm, Nov. 3. Cantor Aaron Bensoussan of
Toronto will present “East Meets West.” Also appear-
ing are Cantor Earl G. Berris of B’nai Moshe and
Cantor Zachary Mondrow, a worldwide performer. An
afterglow will follow. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: 248-788-0600.
10:30 am-noon, Nov. 6. Rabbi Norman Roman, a
recent traveler to Greece, Turkey and Italy, will explore
contemporary Jewish connections to ancient Jewish
communities in those countries. At Temple Kol Ami in
West Bloomfield. Free; includes bagels. RSVP:
cspektor@tkolami.org or 248 661-0040.
MONDAY, NOV. 7
WHISKEY 101
7 pm, Nov. 7. Cantor Zachary Mondrow provides
insights about the whiskey process and partici-
pants can taste whiskey, scotch and bourbon from
Michigan distillers. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. $25; also includes light dinner. RSVP by
Oct. 29: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9
FRIDAY, NOV. 4
‘NEXTWORKING’
DIGITAL LITERACY
6 pm, Nov. 9. Meet and exchange business cards
with other young Jewish professionals at NEXTGen
event. Includes improv performance by GO Comedy
of Ferndale. At Local Kitchen & Bar, 344 W. Nine Mile,
Ferndale. $20 before noon Nov. 4 or $25 till noon Nov.
8; includes one beer/wine beverage and appetizers.
RSVP: www.jewishdetroit.org/event/nextwork-local-
kitchen-bar. Info: Lauren, lkepes@jvsdet.org or 248-
233-4243.
1-2 pm, Nov. 4. “iPad/iPhone Photography” is next in
a Friday series of classes teaching basics of computers
and social media. At Hermelin ORT Resource Center,
a division of JVS, at West Bloomfield JCC. $10. RSVP:
Louise, 248-432-5411.
SERVICE & DINNER
6 pm, Nov. 4. Resident caterer Chef Cari’s kosher
chicken dinner with all the trimmings will be served
at approximately 7 pm, following Shabbat service. At
Cong. B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. $25 adult; free
for age 15 and younger. RSVP required by Oct. 31:
cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
VISITING CANTOR
7:30 pm, Nov. 4. Clergy of Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield and Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills will join together with Cantor
Jack Mendelson, former president of the Cantors
Assembly, at a combined Kabbalat Shabbat service
at Temple Israel. At 9 a.m. Nov. 5, Cantor Mendelson
and Hazzan Daniel Gross will co-lead Shabbat
morning services at Adat Shalom. At 4 p.m. Nov. 6,
Cantor Mendelson will present The Cantor’s Couch,
a one-man musical production about his own life
set on a psychologist’s couch, at Temple Israel. Free
for all events, but RSVP for Nov. 6: temple-israel.org/
cantors-couch, or to Maya, maya@temple-israel.org or
248-661-5700.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
GREAT CHALLAH BAKE
6:30-8 pm, Nov. 10. Community-wide celebration of
the Shabbos Project at third annual Great Big Challah
Bake Detroit. Women in 65 countries and 465 cities
will bring the same energy and enthusiasm to bak-
ing challah on this same night. Local sponsor is Aish
Detroit. At Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, 316 E. 11 Mile.
$18; includes ingredients and equipment. Info: www.
aishdetroit.com/event/great-big-challah-bake.
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Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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