SUNDAY, DEC. 1
MEDITATION & 
MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, Dec. 1 Adults are invit-
ed to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman 
at Adat Shalom. The class is 
designed to help individuals find 
their internal spirituality and real-
ize that Judaism can make them 
happier. There is no charge. Info: 
call 248-851-5100.

MONDAY, DEC. 2

LUNCHTIME LEARNING
11:45 am, Dec. 2. Rabbi Aaron 
Bergman presents “Did Abraham 
Really Break the Idols? Midrash 
and the Jewish Imagination” at 
Adat Shalom. Free. Bring your 
own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks 
and dessert will be served. 
Reservations requested. Contact: 
Kellie Yost, 248-851-5100, ext. 
246, or kyost@adatshalom.org.

TUESDAY, DEC. 3

SIMPLY DANCE
11 am, Dec. 3. Group meets 
every Tuesday sponsored by 
The Active Life at the Jewish 
Community Center in West 
Bloomfield. Led by Christine 
Stewart. No partner needed. 
Cost: $7.

SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS
1:30-3 pm, Dec. 3. The 
Alzheimer’
s Association-Greater 
Michigan Chapter, in collabo-
ration with Jewish Senior Life, 
holds a monthly support group 
on the first Tuesday. Family care-
givers, including relatives and 
friends of those with Alzheimer’
s 
disease or any other form of 
dementia are welcome to attend. 
The group’
s facilitator is Diane 
Schwartz, M.A., L.P.C. At Teitel 
Apartments in the Media Room, 
15106 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak 
Park. Free. RSVP: 
dianemarshaschwartz@gmail.
com or 928-444-0151.

YIDDISH & FREUD
4-5:30 pm, Dec. 3. U-M Frankel 
Center will host Naomi Seidman 
at the Thayer Building, Room 
2022, Ann Arbor. Seidman, of 
University of Toronto, will discuss 
“The Navel of the Dream: Freud 
and in Yiddish.” Free event.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 
SENIOR LUNCHEON
12:15 pm, Dec. 4. Shaarey 
Zedek Seniors will host the 
annual Chanukah luncheon at 
12:15, followed by a program 
featuring entertainer Larry Miller 
at 1 pm. At the synagogue. 
Refreshments will be served. 
Contact Janet Pont at 248-357-
5544 or jpont@shaareyzedek.org 
for info. Free.

MOVIE MATINEE
1 pm, Dec. 4. Sponsored by 
The Active Life at the West 
Bloomfield JCC. The Deli Man (1 
hr. 31 min). Free.

DROP IN & LEARN
1 pm, DEC. 4. “Jewish Life in 
Krakow Today” at Congregation 
Beth Ahm. This video lecture is 
by Jonathan Ornstein, executive 
director of the Krakow JCC, and 
recorded in December 2018. 
Free; no reservations needed. 
For info, call Nancy Kaplan (248) 
737-1931 or email 
nancyellen879@att.net.

HILLEL OPEN HOUSE
5:30 pm, Dec. 4. Ice and inno-
vation, snowflakes and science. 
Some things are simply better 
together. Find out why at Hillel’
s 
“Frozen” Family Open House. 
Engage in enchanting activities, 
meet the “cool” teachers, and 
enjoy a feast fit for a snowy 
night. RSVP: hillelday.org/
familyopenhouse.

THURSDAY, DEC. 5
POTTERY CLASS
11 am-1 pm, Dec. 5. Sponsored 
by The Active Life at the Jewish 
Community Center of West 
Bloomfield. Class for adults 
taught by Allison Berlin. All sup-
plies included; class punch card 
available; $165 for 12 punches 
(one free class). RSVP: 248-432-
5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org.

TRANSLATING YIDDISH
1-2:30, Dec. 5. A U-M Frankel 
Center Event, Thayer Building–
Room 2022, Ann Arbor. “New 
Approaches in Theory and 
Practice.” Examples from current 
translations-in-progress will be 
offered. Free event.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 
Assistant. 

DEC. 1 GEMINI

Gemini, who will be at The Ark in Ann Arbor, is the much-loved duo of Sandor 
and Laszlo Slomovits. They’
ve been performing since 1973 and are now playing 
music for the third — or is it fourth? — generation of young fans and families. 
They write and perform acoustic music for children and families, celebrating with 
their audiences the warmth, fun and joy of family life. A Gemini concert is a kinet-
ic event, filled with rousing singalongs, hand motion tunes, folk tales and music 
from around the world. Since 1979, San and Laz have released numerous record-
ings for adults and children and families. This is Gemini’
s annual Thanksgiving 
Weekend Benefit Concert for Mott Children’
s Hospital. They’
ll be joined by the 
“Good Mischief Band” (Brian Brill on piano and Aron Kaufman on drums) and 
special guest Emily Rose on violin and vocals. Emily, San’
s daughter, was born 
and cared for in the Holden NICU of Mott 25 years ago. Tickets are $10.

DEC. 5-8 FJA MUSICAL 

Frankel Jewish Academy will present its fall musical You’
re a Good Man, Charlie 
Brown on Dec. 5-8 in FJA’
s Aaron DeRoy Theatre on the lower level of the JCC. 
Charles Schulz’
s beloved characters come to life in this entertaining musical by 
Clark Gesner. Everyone’
s favorite “blockhead,” Charlie Brown, is joined by his 
younger sister Sally, blanket-hugging Linus, know-it-all Lucy, Beethoven devotee 
Schroeder, and, of course, his best friend Snoopy. This musical comedy produc-
tion is directed and produced by Mitch Master, FJA’
s director of Performing and 
Visual Arts, the school’
s founding theater director. There will be seven talented 
FJA students in three performances of the show: Asa Weinstein (Charlie Brown), 
Liana Tarnopol (Lucy), Sabrina Carson (Sally), Ilan Weiss (Schroeder), Ella Egin 
(Snoopy), Katelyn Winkelman (Linus) and Celia Levy (Peanut Gang). General 
admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available 
through the Berman Center Box Office (248) 661-1900, theberman.org.

DEC. 5-8 POTTERS MARKET

It’
s time for the 44th Annual Potters Market at the Southfield Pavilion in the 
Southfield Civic Center. This holiday event features 150 of the best potters in 
Michigan and surrounding states, all in one place at one time, offering 33,000 
pieces of pottery. There will also be special live demonstrations of pottery making 
throughout the event. A number of Jewish artists will be participating this year, 
including Joanne Arkin of Waterford, Carole Berhorst of Bloomfield Hills, Allison 
Berlin of Bloomfield Hills, Lori Becker of Birmingham, Lonnie Bodzin of West 
Bloomfield, George Erdstein of Huntington Woods, Linda Lefkowitz of Southfield, 
Donna Pearlman of Huntington Woods, Miles Stearn of Negaunee and Ruth 
Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills. The market opens at 10 a.m. each day. Admission 
and parking are free. A preview night is held on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m. 
for $10 admission.

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