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On The Go

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10
WOMEN’
S SEDER

RSVP for March 25. At 

Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak 

Park at 6 pm. This year’
s theme 

is “A Taste of Passover Around 

the World.” Each participant 

will be asked to donate a 

favorite recipe from around the 

world that will be included in a 

booklet they will receive at the 

seder. The program includes a 

kosher, Passover-style dinner. 

Vegetarian meals are available 

upon request. Reservations by 

March 10 are $30 for adults 

and $10 for girls 5 to 12. After 

March 10, reservations will 

be $40 for adults and $15 for 

girls. “Angel” sponsorships 

are welcome at $54 and 

“Benefactor” sponsorships are 

$72. Anonymous sponsorships 

for guests at $30 are also 

welcome. Paid reservations must 

be made by March 20. Mail 

checks to Congregation Beth 

Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, 

MI 48237. For information or 

reservations, call the synagogue 

office at (248) 547-7970 or email 

cbs@congbethshalom.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
ART FROM THE HOLOCAUST

10-11:30 am, March 11. At 

the Max M. Fisher Federation 

Building. “Beauty and Brutality: 

Art from the Holocaust” with 

Wendy Evans. (Also, March 18 

and 25) This series explores art 

created during the Holocaust that 

establishes and preserves the 

truth. Tuition: $55. Register: 248-

205-2557 or jLearn.online.

TRAINING SERIES

6:30 pm, March 11. An LGBTQ+ 

Ally & Advocacy 3-part training 

series for Jewish educators 

and youth professionals. (Also, 

March 11, 18 and 25) at the 

Jewish Community Center in 

West Bloomfield. No charge. 

Sponsors: Jewish Federation of 

Metropolitan Detroit, Stand with 

Trans, JFamily and the Youth 

Professionals Network. Info: 

jewishdetroit.org/event/lgbtqa; 

Hannah at hgoodman@jfmd.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12
FRANKEL CENTER EVENT

1-3 pm, March 12. Yiddish and 

Trauma Studies at the Thayer 

Building — Room 2022, 202 S. 

Thayer St., Ann Arbor. Frankel 

Institute Fellows: Harriet Murav 

and Hannah Pollin-Galay; guest 

scholar, Ann Cvetkovich of 

Carleton University. This panel 

explores the ways Yiddish culture 

responded to two definitive 

instances of collective trauma: 

 
the Holocaust and the Russian 

Civil War. Presenters will discuss 

Yiddish-language responses to 

these events and explore how 

they have shaped individual and 

cultural identities. 

ORT WINGO

5:30-9:30 pm, March 12. At 

Knollwood Country Club. ORT 

Michigan’
s annual WINGO 

(Women’
s only BINGO) fundraiser. 

Women play 10 rounds of Bingo, 

with prizes valued at $100 or 

more, including cash and gift 

cards. Also, a strolling dinner, 

signature cocktails, a silent 

auction with a selection of items, 

and 30 raffles with highly desired 

prizes. Ticket info: 248-723-

8860.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 
Assistant. Send items at least 14 
days in advance to calendar@
thejewishnews.com.

Purim On The Go

celebrations around town

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

7:30-10 pm. Adult Purim shpiel 

at Temple Shir Shalom. Join them 

for a hilarious production of The 

Megillah Man (A Billy Joel-themed 

Purim shpiel). Doors open at 6 pm; 

admission is free. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

9:30 am-2 pm. Purim carnival at 

Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. 

Games, raffle, hamentashen. 

Food available for purchase. Info: 

devorah@temple-israel.org. 9:30-

10:45 for toddlers, $5 all you can 

play; 11:50 am-2 pm, all ages, $10 

all you can play.

11 am. At Adat Shalom. Family 

Megillah Mania as part of the 

community Purim Palooza. Featuring 

musician Billy Jonas. Free carnival. 

Games, prizes, sensory-friendly room. 

Charge for lunch.

3-4:30 pm. Hamentashen making at 

Busch’
s Fresh Food Market, 33300 

14 Mile, West Bloomfield. Hosted by 

The Shul. Ticket info: the shul.net.

4:30-6 pm. The Great Big 

Hamentashen Bake at Aish Detroit, 

25800 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 

880, Southfield. Cost: $10. Make 

hamentashen and pack mishloach 

manos (Purim basket of treats) for 

Yad Ezra. Please bring a package 

of kosher snacks to include in the 

mishloach manos. Each family 

member will go home with one dozen 

hamentashen. Pizza dinner will be 

served. Find out more: aishdetroit.

com. 

MONDAY, MARCH 9

6 pm. At Beth Shalom in Oak Park. 

Light dinner at 6; register by March 

8: $5. At 6:45 pm Megillah reading; 

bring a box of pasta for a grogger 

and to donate to Yad Ezra. Costume 

parade and kids’
 hour with singing, 

crafts. At 8 pm, comedy showcase 

for adults; beer, refreshments; $8 by 

March 8 or $10 at the door.

6-8 pm. At the Isaac Agree 

Downtown Synagogue, community 

reading of the Megillah. Come in 

costume; bring a box of kosher pasta 

to use as a grogger (donated to Yad 

Ezra after the holiday). Children’
s 

book donations in fair condition will 

be accepted to be donated to the 

Palmer Park Preparatory Academy. 

Hamentashen and beverages will be 

provided.

7-9 pm. Adult Purim shpiel at Temple 

Israel. Clergy let their hair down; 

topsy-turvy drinks with Hazon; music. 

Free event.