FRIDAY, JAN 31
SHABBAT-APPELLA
5 pm, Jan. 31. At Adat Shalom.
The melodies of Kabbalat
Shabbat are presented in intricate
a cappella harmony, allowing you
to participate in the spirituality of
this special service to welcome
Shabbat. The service is open to
the community. Info: 248-851-
5100.
FAMILY SHABBAT
5:30 pm, Jan. 31. At Temple Kol
Ami: a family-friendly Shabbat
service. Enjoy a kid-friendly din-
ner (dairy-free, nut-free). Make an
edible snowman, have an (indoor)
snowball fight and more. Open
to the community. Cost: $7 per
person. RSVP: 248-661-0040 or
email ggreenberg@tkolami.org.
SHABBAT LIVE
7:30 pm, Jan. 31. At Temple
Kol Ami. A music-filled service
preceded by a wine and cheese
pre-oneg at 7 pm.
SATURDAY, FEB. 1
JAVA HAVDALLAH
7:30 pm, Feb. 1. Havdallah
coffeehouse, entertainment and
nosh, featuring special guest
musician Dan Nichols. At Temple
Shir Shalom in Werst Bloomfield.
Cost: $10 at the door.
SUNDAY, FEB. 2
MEDITATION &
MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, Feb. 2. Adults of all
ages are invited to join Rabbi
Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom.
The class is designed to help
individuals find their internal spir-
ituality and realize that Judaism
can make them happier. The
community is welcome. There is
no charge. Info: 248-851-5100.
BAGELS & BASICS
10 am, Feb. 2. At Temple Kol
Ami. Presented by Hannah Fine,
program coordinator for Food and
Environmental Justice, Hazon
Detroit. Celebrate the beauty of
trees in a new meaning for Tu
b’
Shevat. Open to the community;
event is free. RSVP: 248-661-
0040 or email cspektor@tkolami.
org.
REMEMBRANCE CENTER
12:30 pm, Feb. 2. There
will be an open house for the
official opening of the Berman
Remembrance Center at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery. Location:
2425 E. 14 Mile, Birmingham.
Info: Cloverhillpark.org.
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN
1-2:30 pm, Feb. 2. At Bais
Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield., 5595 W. Maple.
Getting ready for Tu b’
Shevat,
create fruit pops and enjoy a ren-
dition of Bagels for Benny. Cost:
$15 in advance; $20 at the door.
Classes led by Zeesy Silberberg.
Register: 248-855-6170 or
zeesy@baischabad.com.
TU B’
SHEVAT SEDER
3-5 pm, Feb. 2. Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue and Dor
Hadash will host a Tu b’
Shevat
family program, celebrating the
birthday of the trees. This event is
open to families with kids under
age 10. (This will be a nut-free
program). Free.
MONDAY, FEB. 3
MONDAYS WITH MEANING
9: 30 am, Feb. 3. An Active Life-
JCC Without Borders program
meets at the David & Miriam
Mondry Bldg., 15000 W. 10 Mile
in Oak Park.
FRANKEL CENTER EVENT
4-5:30 pm, Feb. 3. “Traditions
Entwined: Writing Judeo-Persian
Poetry in Fourteenth-Century
Iran.” At the Thayer Building,
Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St.,
Ann Arbor. With Julia Rubanovich
of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, who will look into
several episodes from the
Bereshit-nama with an aim to
explore a retelling of the biblical
story from a comparative angle,
vis-à-vis both Jewish and Muslim
exegetical sources.
TUESDAY, FEB. 4
SIMPLY DANCE
11 am, Feb. 4. An Active Life pro-
gram at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield.
Christine Stewart will lead; no
partner needed. Cost: $7.
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SUPERSTAR
Jesus Christ Superstar will be at the Detroit Opera House,
1526 Broadway, Detroit. The show is recommended for ages 10 and
up. The production is in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Featuring
award-winning music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim
Rice, the play is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of
events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through
the eyes of Judas. For this production, swing and dance captain will be
Rebecca Kritzer, a New Yorker by way of Miami. She performed in Israel
with the Broadway musical Soul Doctor and most recently was seen
in West Side Story at Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Ticket info: 313-237-7464.
PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON
Hedwig
Hedwig and the Angry
Inch will be performed
at Ant Hall, 2320 Caniff,
Hamtramck.
Lift up your hands for the
most groundbreaking,
gut-busting, gender-bend-
ing character ever to grace
the stage. Join the out-
rageous Hedwig Schmidt
as she shares her story,
backed by her rock band
the Angry Inch, for an
immersive rock event that
will inspire anyone who
feels life has given them an
inch when they deserved a mile.
Composer: Stephen Trask (born
Stephen Schwartz). Tickets:
313-365-4255.
Feb. 6-29