metro » cal end a r 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! ■ FAMILY FUN 12.23 JCC WINTER BREAK 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Friday, Dec. 23 & Dec. 27-30. Sign up schoolchildren now for daytime activities, including sports, games, swimming and crafts. Extended morning and afternoon care is also available. At the JCC, West Bloomfield. Info: camp@jccdet.org or 248-432-5578. FUNDRAISERS ■ 12.3 BETH EL WINE & CHOCOLATE 7 pm, Saturday. Women of Temple Beth El present an evening of wine, chocolate, Michigan whiskeys and food tastings. Also: silent auction and entertainment. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. $25. Sisterhood will donate proceeds to temple’s Braille Bindery, sending free books to the blind. RSVP: www.tbeonline.com or Elaine, 248- 227-3282. ■ HOLIDAYS 12.14 CHANUKAH LUNCH 12:30 pm, Wednesday. Shaarey Zedek Seniors will host a hot luncheon from Quality Kosher Catering, followed by music with entertainer Michael Krieger. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. $10 RSVP by Dec. 8: Janet, jpont@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. ■ HOBBIES & CLUBS 12.5 MATINEE MONDAY 1 pm, Monday. The film is Trumbo, star- ring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane and Helen Mirren. At Cong. B’nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: cbminfo@ bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. 12.6 LINE DANCING 11 am, Tuesday. Drop-in class is held week- ly through Dec. 20. In Dance Studio at the JCC, West Bloomfield. $5 per session. RSVP: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. 12.6 CHARCOAL DRAWING 7-8:30 pm, Tuesday. No experience is needed for Todd Larson’s class. He will teach different charcoal drawing techniques. At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $5. RSVP: rchessler@ jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. 12.7 PBS SERIES 11 am, Wednesday. Continues weekly through Jan. 18, except on Dec. 28. See the first six episodes of Season 1 of Downton Abbey. At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $5. Info: rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. 12.7 INTRO TO YOGA 4-5 pm, Wednesday. Learn the benefits of yoga through basic postures, proper align- ment and breathing techniques. Instructor is Lynn Torossian, CEO of Henry Ford West 30 December 1 • 2016 Bloomfield Hospital. In the hospital’s main atrium, 6777 W. Maple. Free. RSVP: 248-325- 3870. ■ JEWISH CULTURE 12.7 JCC BOOK CLUB 1:30 pm, Wednesday. Ruth Bergman facili- tates discussion of The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, a recent Jewish Book Fair speaker. After two babies are born two minutes apart, the seemingly impen- etrable bond of their mothers begins to come undone. At the JCC’s Meyers Library & Media Center, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP appreci- ated: Francine, fmenken@jccdetroit.org or 248-432-5546. 12.13 PRACTICE YIDDISH 1 pm, Tuesday & Dec. 27. Naomi Pinchuk leads Charles & Frances Driker Yiddish Conversation Club. Presented by JCC Without Borders-The Active Life Program. At Prentis Apartments, Oak Park. Info: Rosa, rchessler@ jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. ■ JEWISH LEARNING 12.5 ‘MONDAYS WITH MEANING’ 9:30 am, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26. Series with Rabbi Chaim Fink is for women only. Presented by COJAR and Partners in Torah. At Mondry Building, Oak Park. Info: 248-432- 5467 12.6 FRANKEL INSTITUTE PANEL 4-5:30 pm, Tuesday. “Israel and Diaspora Relations: Past, Present, Future” is the topic. At University of Michigan, 202 S. Thayer, Room 2022, in Ann Arbor. Free. Info: www. lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events or 734-763- 9047. 12.7 LUNCH & LEARN Noon, Wednesday. Continues weekly through Dec. 28. Rabbi Chaim Fink facilitates series “The Wisdom of King Solomon.” At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP: 248-583- 2476. ■ LEARNING 12.1 NEW ADMINISTRATION 6-8 pm, Thursday. Detroit Jews for Justice presents Kary Moss, executive director of ACLU Michigan. She will speak on “100 Days: Preparing for the Presidency,” about the major policy changes expected under the Trump administration. At Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. Free; snacks provided. Bring own dinner if desired. Info: www.detroitjewsforjustice. org or rabbi@tchiyah.org. 12.5 DOWNTOWN LUNCH & LEARN Noon, Dec. 5, Monday. Frannie Shepherd- Bates will discuss the Shakespeare in Prison program she directs at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit. Free; includes a kosher vegetarian lunch. RSVP required: Vicki, 313-962-4047 vistron@ downtownsynagogue.com. 12.10 JEWISH FILMS WITH FRIENDS 7:30 pm, Saturday. Keeping Up with the Steins. This irreverent satire of bar mitzvah extravagance in upscale Brentwood, Calif., stars Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz, Darryl Hannah and Garry Marshall. At Cong. B’nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP by Dec. 9: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. ■ 12.9 CURRENT EVENTS 11 am, Friday. Linda Garfield is the facili- tator. Presented by JCC Without Borders- The Active Life Program. At Prentis JSL Apartments, Oak Park. Info: Rosa, rchessler@ jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. 12.11 BE INFORMED ABOUT BDS 2 pm, Sunday. Andrew Moss of StandWithUs presents “The ABCs of BDS,” about the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. At the JCC, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: 248-661-6100. MUSIC, ART & MOVEMENT ■ 12.2 FJA SCHOOL PLAY 1 pm, Friday; 8 pm, Dec. 3; 2 pm, Dec. 4. Twenty-one Frankel Jewish Academy students — including Sophia Gawel, Pelli Mechnikov, Julia Diskin and Sam Gawel — are in the cast of A Midsummer’s Night Dream w/a Twist. The show is producer-director Mitch Master’s original, musical interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. At Berman Center in the JCC, West Bloomfield. $18, with discounts for group sales. RSVP: www.theberman.org or 248-661-1900. 12.7 SONGS & STORIES 1 pm, Wednesday. Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman will present an afternoon of songs and stories with Marty Mandelbaum on piano. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Free, and bagels and coffee will be served. RSVP for groups only: Janet, jpont@ shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. 12.8 ART TALK 11 am, Thursday. Wendy Evans speaks on “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Women in Art.” At the JCC, West Bloomfield. $3. Info: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-5467. ■ SOCIAL 12.10 GAMES NIGHT 7-10 pm, Saturday. Adults age 18 and older are invited to play Scrabble, Rummikub, Pictionary and cards or bring a favorite game. Winners will receive tickets for a prize draw- ing. At Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. Free, but bring a dessert or snack to share. RSVP: cspektor@tkolami.org or 248-661-0040. SUPPORT GROUPS 12.5 ATTENTION DEFICIT SUPPORT 7-9 pm, Monday. CHADD of Eastern Oakland County offers choice of Parent Support Group, for parents of children and teens with ADHD; and Adult Support Group, for adults with ADHD. Tonight: Informal support group, parents; “Actions against Distractions,” adults. At Way Elementary School, 765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills. $5 donation for non-members only. Info: www.chadd.net/527 or 248-988-6716. 12.6 MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP 6:30-7:30 pm, Tuesday & monthly through June 6. Southfield-based Kadima Mental Health Services presents “Navigating Frenemies, Enemies, Bullies and Cyberbullies in the Teen Years.” Next in Complete Family Wellness workshop series for parents. Leaders are Brooke Bendix, LMSW, with either Rabbi Rachel Shere or Rabbi Aaron Bergman. At co-sponsoring Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Info: brookeb@ kadimacenter.org or 248-733-4899. * Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com. ‘The Jewish Hour’ Is Now On FM Radio Herschel Finman’s The Jewish Hour radio program, heard 11 a.m.-noon Sundays on WLQV 1500 AM, is now on 92.7 FM. Music is now in stereo and the dialogue is crisp. The shows are now archived for a year at www.rabbifinman.com. The Jewish Hour is a project of Jewish Ferndale. For 20 years, The Jewish Hour has been Detroit’s only Jewish radio pro- gram. It features unedited news from Israel, intersting topics, entertaining guests, Jewish music of all genres, words of insight culled from the Torah portion of the week or Jewish calendar and a Chasidic story.