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SEXUAL HARASSMENT TOPIC
6-8 pm, Feb. 6. “Is a New Day on the
Horizon? Sexual Harassment at Work:
A Look at the Current Climate and How
We Can Change the Forecast.” Jewish
Working Women’s Network presents attor-
ney Deborah Gordon and psychotherapist
Brooke Bendix. They will lead the conver-
sation and share insights and strategies.
At the Jewish Federation Building. 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $18 minimum
donation to Federation’s 2018 Annual
Campaign is requested to attend. RSVP:
jewishdetroit.org/event/jwwn-deborah-
gordon. Info: bloomberg@jfmd.org or
Marianne, 248-642-4611.

FEBRUARY 3 Belle Isle Event

10 am-3 pm, Feb. 3. Friends of Belle
Isle hosts family fun day, “Shiver on
the River.” Features include musi-
cal entertainment, exhibits, displays,
refreshments and environmental arts
and crafts for kids. Coast Guard fly-by
at noon and ice rescue at 2. At Belle
Isle Casino, Detroit. Free admission.
Info: river@detroitriver.org.

FEBRUARY 4 Tefillin Coaching

9 am, Feb. 4. Learn the tradition, his-
tory and symbolism of wearing tefil-
lin. Men’s Club members can assist
with putting on tefillin, before group
takes part in the weekly lay-led
Sunday Morning Minyan. A sponsored
breakfast follows. At Cong. Beth
Shalom, Oak Park. Info: Rob, 248-
399-3147 or Richard, 248-968-8848.

thursday, feb. 8

MEN’S CLUB DINNER
6 pm, Feb. 8. Federal Judge Mark
Goldsmith will speak about his career at
annual Intercongregational Men’s Club
Dinner. Men from all streams of Judaism
will learn and eat together. Bloom Kosher
Catering is providing the food. At Cong.
Beth Shalom, Oak Park. $54. RSVP:
Richard, 248-890-0635 or 248-968-8848.

AGATHA CHRISTIE PLAY
8 pm, Feb. 8. Thursday-Sunday sched-

ule, through Feb. 25, for Christie’s
classic mystery, And Then There Were
None. Presented by Farmington Players
Community Theater. At the Barn Theater,
32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. $16-
$18. Tickets: farmingtonplayers.org or
248-553-2955.

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tuesday, feb. 13

ISRAELI DISASTER RELIEF
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 13. JCRC/AJC and
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit present Dr. Ariel Bar, former chief
medical officer, Home Front Command
of the Israel Defense Forces. During his
presentation, “Doing the Impossible —
Israeli Disaster Relief,” he will share per-
sonal stories from his work in the IDF’s
search-and-rescue forces. At the Maple
Theater, 4135 W. Maple, Bloomfield Twp.
Free, but RSVP by Feb. 9:
doingtheimpossible.eventbrite.com. Info:
herrin@jfmd.org.

monday, feb. 26

JEWISH YOUTH AWARDS
Noon, Feb. 26. Deadline for high school
seniors to submit personal essay for the
competition. Southfield-based National
Council of Jewish Women-Michigan
will choose eight finalists, who have
demonstrated exceptional leadership in
the Jewish and/or secular communities.
Interviews with finalists will take place
on morning of April 22, with awards to
be presented April 24. Eight cash prizes
include $2,500 for first-place winner.
Info: ncjwgds.org or 248-335-3300, ext.
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thursday, march 1

STUDENT WRITERS
March 1. Deadline for entries in third
annual writing competition of Cohn-
Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at
Wayne State University. Metro Detroit
students in grades 9-12 are invited to
submit an original work of poetry, prose
or non-fiction that deals with an aspect
of Jewish culture and Jewish life, past
or present. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Info: judaicstudies.wayne.edu/
writingcompetition.php.

Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
Send items at least 10 days in advance to
calendar@thejewishnews.com.

Scholar In Residence At YIOP

Young Israel of Oak Park (YIOP) will host Israeli Rabbi Shalom Hammer at its
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27. Rabbi Hammer
founded Makom Meshutaf (A Place We Share in Common), an organization that
advocates tolerance and unity between religious and secular Jews in Israel.
Hammer will speak at a private home on Friday night. At approximately 11:45
a.m. Saturday, he will give the dvar Torah after morning services and speak
later at 8:15, motzei Shabbat, on “Off the Beaten Path: How Should Families
Deal with a Member of the Family W ho Rejects Observance?” Events are free
and open to the public. •

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