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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28
SUNDAY, DEC. 2
NETFLIX AND CHAT
6-8:30 pm, Nov. 28. The Well will host
a Repair the World Workshop, 2701
Bagley St., Detroit. No cost. Social
Justice film Water & Power: A California
Heist. Screening will be followed by
discussion of the film and how it relates
to water issues in the state of Michigan.
Snacks will be provided.
MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, Dec. 2. Adults of all ages are
invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills for a class designed to help indi-
viduals find their internal spirituality and
realize that Judaism can make them
happier. The community is welcome.
Free. Info: call 248-851-5100.
WOMEN’S YOGA
6:30-7:30 pm, Nov. 28. At Jewish
Ferndale, 1725 Pinecrest, Ferndale.
Women-only yoga with Karen Small.
Bring a yoga mat. Drop-ins welcome.
$10 per session.
WINE DOWN
7 pm, Nov. 28. NEXTGen Detroit
Interfaith Couples will host a private
wine tasting at Michigan By the Bottle,
3384 Auburn Road, Auburn Hills. A dis-
cussion about the importance of wine
and Judaism will be led by Rabbi Josh
Bennett.
FRIDAY, NOV. 30
CELEBRATE PEOPLEHOOD
7 pm, Nov. 30. A young adult Shabbat
dinner experience. $50 ticket includes
10-course meal with wine. Ta’im Detroit
explores how immigration from around
the world impacts Israeli cuisine.
Sponsored by Flavors of Coexistence
with support from OneTable, The Well
and NEXTGen Detroit. Info: www.jew-
ishdetroit.org/
nextgen.
SATURDAY, DEC. 1
LIP SYNC BATTLE
7:30-9:30 pm, Dec. 1. At Bethel
Community Transformation Center, 8801
Woodward Ave., Detroit. In connection
with Downtown Synagogue. Collaborative
teams will perform 4-5 songs.
FJA PLAY
Continues on Dec. 2. Frankel Jewish
Academy’s Performing Arts Department
presents Tony Award-winning The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
produced and directed by Mitch Master
and starring 10 FJA students, including
Pelli Mechnikov, Liana Tarnopol, Julia
Diskin and Bennett Grosinger. $15.
Berman Center for Performing Arts, West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-1900; theberman.
org.
NOV. 30-DEC. 2
Lynne
Konstantine
Arts & Life Editor
EPIPHANY GLASS
MONDAY, DEC. 3
CHANUKAH FUN
6 pm, Dec. 3. At Jewish Ferndale, 1725
Pinecrest, Ferndale. Grand Chanukah
lighting with latkes, live music, crafts
for the kids. No charge.
TUESDAY, DEC. 4
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
1:30-3 pm, Dec. 4. The Alzheimer’s
Association-Greater Michigan Chapter,
in collaboration with Jewish Senior
Life, holds a monthly support group on
the first Tuesday. Caregivers, families
and friends of those with Alzheimer’s
disease or any other form of demen-
tia are welcome to attend. The group’s
facilitator is Diane Schwartz, M.A.,
LPC. At Teitel Apts., 15106 W. 10 Mile
Road, Oak Park. Free. RSVP: dianemar-
shaschwartz@gmail.com or 928-444-
0151.
See the art of glassblowing up close, try your hand at blowing glass, shop for
holiday gifts (at a 15 percent discount) including this Splash Bowl (shown),
wine decanters and one-of-a-kind glass artwork — and give a helping hand to
the Michigan Humane Society (a portion of all pet-themed items benefits the
MHS). The annual Epiphany Glass Holiday Show & Sale, in Pontiac, features
live demonstrations by artist and owner April Wagner (Kate Hudson is a fan)
and her team. Open Studios will also be hosted each Saturday in December.
(248) 745-3786; epiphanyglassstore.com.
DEC. 4-9
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5
LUNCH & LEARN
Noon, Dec. 5. At Temple Kol Ami, 5085
Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Join Rabbi Norman T. Roman for Lunch
& Learn discussion on “Modern Reform
Responsa to Contemporary Controversial
Topics.” $36 for all 3 sessions or $15
each. Includes a catered, boxed parve
lunch. RSVP to cspektor@tkolami.org or
248-661-0040 by Nov. 30, 2018.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Give yourself a Chanukah present — Fiddler on the Roof is coming to town!
The beloved Broadway revival from Tony-winner Joseph Stein, Pulitzer-
winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and directed by Tony-winner
Bartlett Sher brings all the heartwarming favorites. The original Broadway
production, which opened in 1964, was the first musical in history to surpass
3,000 performances. The Wharton Center, East Lansing. Whartoncenter.com.
DEC. 2
FESTIVAL OF DeLIGHTS
VIDEO LECTURE
1 pm, Dec. 5. “Rabbi Isaac Ben Moses
of Vienna (the “Or Zarua”) and the
Medieval Origins of Danubian Jewry,”
part 2 in a new video lecture series
The Jews of the Danube, featuring
Prof. Henry Abramson. At Cong. Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, followed
by brief informal discussion. Free and
open to the community; no reserva-
tions required. Each week’s lecture is
self-contained and can be attended
William Shatner, Lainie Kazan, Abigail
Pogrebin, rabbis, historians, artists and
more share their personal Chanukah
experiences in Hanukkah: A Festival
of deLights, by filmmaker David Anton
and airing on WTVS at 5:30 p.m. From
making latkes and Israeli sufganiyot to
discussing Chanukah as a connection
between generations past and future and
its complicated history — tracing it from
a small holiday with a tiny home ritual to
one of major prominence in assimilated
American Jewish life.
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