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THURSDAY, JAN. 24
POTTERY CLASS
11 am-1 pm, Jan. 24. At JCC, 6600 W. 
Maple, West Bloomfield. The class for 
adults is taught by Allison Berlin. Cost: 
$15. Info: 248-432-5467.

PARENTING DANGERS
7-9 pm, Jan. 24. At Temple Beth El 
in Bloomfield Township. The Jewish 
Federation of Metro Detroit and Sarah 
Strasberger will present Julie Lythcott-
Haims discussing the dangers of over-par-
enting. This event is open to the commu-
nity at no cost. 

BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING
7 pm, Jan. 24. “What We Carry: Jewish 
Artist Collective, Chicago” with Wendy 
Evans. At Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. 
Info: 248-357-5544.

POP-UP LIMMUD
7 pm, Jan. 24. At the Jewish Community 
Center, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. A 
panel discussion on power and authority. 
Free. Info: 248-432-5466.

SATURDAY, JAN. 26
ENVIRONMENTAL HAVDALAH
5:30–7 pm, Jan. 26. Along with 
Congregation T’
chiyah, the Isaac Agree 
Downtown Synagogue will engage in an 
environmentally themed Torah study and 
Havdalah, followed by refreshments.

HAVDALAH COOK OFF
6:30 pm, Jan. 26. Brotherhood & 
Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El in Oak 
Park will hold a Havdalah & Hot Dogs & 
Chili Cook off. No charge for chili mak-
ers. RSVP to attend and/or to cook to 
TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org. Bring a 
dessert to share. Questions: contact Mike 
Rich: mikesportsfan@aol.com.

SUNDAY, JAN. 27

SUNDAY SPEAKER
10 am, Jan. 27. Dr. Jamey Lister, asst. 
professor of social work, Wayne State 
University, will speak on “The Opioid 
Crises in Michigan and Metro Detroit: 
Fighting Back with Research, Treatment 
and Recovery.” Bagels and coffee will 
be served. At Temple Emanu-El, 14450 
W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. RSVP: 
TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org.

CHICKEN SOUP COOK OFF
12:30 pm, Jan. 27. At Temple Shir 
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West 
Bloomfield. Be a taster of 25+ different 
chicken soups from local restaurants, 
markets, caterers and members of Temple 

Shir Shalom. In addition to sampling 
soups, tasters will be able to vote for the 
People’
s Choice Award, listen to music 
and learn about the 5 organizations the 
Cook Off supports. For information or tick-
ets, go to SoupCookOff.org or call 248-
737-8700.

MUSIC & TALL TALES
1-3 pm, Jan. 27. At the Berman Center 
for the Performing Arts. Celebrate our 
country’
s rich folklore through humor, 
stories and music through the tall tales 
that helped create American’
s unique 
heritage from life along the Mississippi to 
the Louisiana bayou to a Southwestern 
village where we meet characters. 
Sponsored by Cohn-Haddow Performance 
Fund. Contact the Berman Box Office, 
248-661-1900, or theberman@jccdet.org 
for ticket information.

MONDAY, JAN. 28

SHABBETAI TZVI
7-8:30 pm, Jan. 28. At the Max M. 
Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, 
Bloomfield Township. FedEd will present, 
for eight sessions, Dr. Justin Sledge on 
“Kabbalah, Messiah, Apostasy: The Life 
and Times of Shabbetai Tzvi.” Tuition: 
$145.

TUESDAY, JAN. 29
SIMPLY DANCE
11 am- Jan. 29. At JCC, 6600 W. Maple, 
West Bloomfield. Class is led by Christine 
Stewart; no partner needed. Cost: $7. Info: 
248-432-5467.

TAXING INDENTITIES
4-5:30 pm. Jan. 29. University of 
Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic 
Studies will host Claude Stuczynski at the 
Thayer Building, Room 2022, in Ann Arbor. 
Stuczynski of Bar-Ilan University will look 
at Converso-Sephardi identities, especially 
in early modern Portugal. There is both an 
accessible elevator and gender-neutral 
restroom on the first and second floors. 
If you have a disability that requires 
an accommodation, contact the Judaic 
Studies office at judaicstudies@umich.edu 
or 734-763-9047. 

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30

GRANDPARENTING
9:30-10:45 am, Jan. 30. At Max M. Fisher 
Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph Road, 
Bloomfield Township. A FedEd class with 
Rabbi Michele Faudem on “Foundations of 
Grandparenting.” Tuition for 10 sessions: 
$195.

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Through Feb. 21

“Origins”

This exhibition at the Charach Gallery in the 
JCC in West Bloomfield is two shows in one: 
The first floor is filled with the work of three 
Chinese artists expressing their heritage. The 
upper level is filled with the work of 29 art-
ists from Michigan whose pieces reflect the 
theme of Origins, Heritage and Beginnings. 
Jewish artists include Michelle Sider 
(her work, Queen Esther, is shown above), 
Claudia Hershman, Deborah Kashdan, 
Dina Routin, Karen Shiener, Mickey 
Shenkenberg and Steven Tapper.

Jan. 27 Rent

The live musical production of the ground-
breaking, Tony Award-, Grammy Award- and 
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent will 
air 8 p.m. on FOX. Executive-produced 
by Marc Platt (Grease: Live, La La Land, 
Wicked), Adam Siegel, Julie Larson, Al 
Larson and Revolution Studios’
 Vince Totino, 
Scott Hemming and Marla Levine, the 
groundbreaking musical is a re-imagining 
of Puccini’
s La Bohème, set in New York 
City’
s gritty East Village, which tells the 
unforgettable story of seven artists strug-
gling to follow their dreams during a time of 
great social and political turmoil. 

Jan. 25-27

Disney’
s The Little 
Mermaid

Head to the Bloomfield Hills High 
School Theater on Andover Road 
in Bloomfield Township for the 
Bloomfield Players Community 
Theater production of Disney’
s the 
Little Mermaid, a coming-of-age 
story about finding one’
s voice. 
Based on the Hans Christian 
Anderson fairy tale, The Little 
Mermaid, released in 1989, has 
a book by Doug Wright, music 
by Alan Menken and lyrics by 
Howard Ashman (written for 
the film), with additional lyrics 
by Glenn Slater. Bloomfield Hills 
High School seniors Niklas Salah 
and Stephanie Recknagel play 
the lead roles, and stage veterans 
Dennis Moylan and Udi Kapen 
play King Tritan and Scuttle. 
Adults $15, seniors/students $12. 
Tickets at bloomfieldplayers.org 
or by calling the Bloomfield Hills 
Schools Recreation Department, 
(248) 433-0885. 

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