SATURDAY, MARCH 14
SOULFUL YOGA
10 am, March 14. Join Rabbi Rachel 
Shere and yoga instructor Mindy 
Eisenberg for Soulful Yoga at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue. Connect body 
and soul as they apply the wisdom of 
Torah to the gentle practice of yoga. 
No yoga experience necessary. Free 
and open to the community. Dress 
comfortably and bring a mat if you 
have one. Info: 248-851-5100.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15
PARENTING SERIES
9:30-10:45 a.m., March 15. Navigate 
parenting through a Jewish lens 
with Jackie Issner, PhD, LP, and 
Rabbi Rachel Shere at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue. The series, intended 
for anyone with a role caring for 
children age 7-12, is co-sponsored 
by the Adat Shalom-Beth Achim 
Learning Community, Adult Learning 
Department and Sisterhood. No 
charge for Adat Shalom members; 
non-members $5 per session. RSVP 
by the Thursday before each session: 
248-626-2153, 
sshapiro@adatshalom.org.

KNITTING CIRCLE
9:30 am, March 15. Join the Adat 
Shalom Synagogue Sisterhood as 
they make scarves, hats and afghans 
for charity. At the synagogue. No 
experience necessary. Info: (248)851-
5100.

ON WAR CRIMINALS
12:30 pm, March 15. At Holocaust 
Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. 
Eli Gabay, featured in the film The 
Devil Next Door, will speak of his role 
of prosecutor in the documentary 
film about John Demjanjuk. (Also at 4 
pm.) Free and exclusive for members 
of HMC. RSVP by March 10: events@
holocaustcenter.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 16
TORAH & SONG
11:45 am, March 16. Davey Rosen, 
rabbinic intern at Adat Shalom, 
will present a lunchtime learning 
program. (Also on March 23, 30) He 
will explore spiritual meaning and 
modern insights of Torah and Talmud 
through text, study, discussion and 
songs, with guitar. Free. Bring your 
own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks and 
dessert will be served. Reservations 
requested: Kellie Yost, 248-851-5100, 
ext. 246, or kyost@
adatshalom.org.

FRANKEL CENTER EVENT
1-5 pm, March 16. Learn about 
Global Yiddish Networks at Rackham 
– West Conference Room, 202 S. 
Thayer St., Ann Arbor. Frankel Institute 
Fellows Dov-Ber Kerler, Amy Kerner, 
Eli Rosenblatt and Nick Underwood 
and guest scholars explore the global 
networks of Yiddish. Research will be 
presented on the presence of Yiddish 
in places such as Argentina, France, 
China, the Soviet Union and the 
Caribbean.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT
5:30 pm, March 16. The Dorothy & 
Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds 
free monthly family caregiver sup-
port group meetings at JVS (29699 
Southfield Road, Southfield) for 
family caregivers of all older adults. 
For information or to RSVP, contact 
Dorothy Moon at 248-233-4392 or 
dmoon@jvsdet.org.

A FAITH NARRATIVE
7:30 pm, March 16. At Temple 
Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield 
Township. Yossi Klein Halevi of the 
Shalom Hartman Institute will speak 
on “Entering Each Other’
s Lives” A 
Religious Jew’
s Journey into Islam 
and Christianity.” Free event. A des-
sert reception will follow the lecture. 
Register at Shalomhartman.org/
midwest.

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE
7-8:30 pm, March 16. At the Max 
M. Fisher Building. “The End Is Only 
the Beginning: Introduction to Jewish 
Apocalyptic Literature” with Dr. Justin 
Sledge. (Also March 23, 30; Apr. 20, 
27; May 4, 11, 18) Look at the Book 
of Daniel, the Book of Enoch, the 
catastrophic War Scroll in the Dead 
Sea Scrolls, the Book of Jubilees, 
mysterious gnostic literature, the 
nightmarish Book of Revelations in 
the Christian Bible and others. Tuition: 
$145. Register: 248-205-2557 or 
jLearn.online.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
ANCESTORS’
 ADVENTURES
10-11:30 am, March 17. At the 
Jewish Community Center. “Amazing 
Adventures of Our Ancestors” with 
Rabbi Mitch Parker. (Also March 24, 
31; Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; 
Jun. 2) Each week , study a different 
pivotal period of Jewish history by 
reading texts written by people who 
thrived, endured and suffered as a 
result of the challenges of the time 
period in which they lived. Tuition: 
$180. Register: 248-205-2557 or 
jLearn.online.

TASTING EVENT

NEXTGen Detroit presents a demo and tasting pop up at Leila, 1249 
Griswold St., Detroit. This opportunity to try Detroit’
s Lebanese cuisine 
includes a special craft cocktail demo and a lesson on how to make 
Leila’
s famous grape leaves. Enjoy your handiwork in this plush new 
space and sample a spread of vegetarian appetizers. 6:30 p.m.; cost: 
$35. Fee includes cocktail and grape leaf making as well as appetiz-
ers after the demos. For information and to register, call Lauren Rubin 
at (248) 502-2854.

MARCH 17

MARCH 12
DANNY RASKIN ON ONE DETROIT
The JN’
s own Danny Raskin will be the 
subject of a segment on this week’
s episode 
of Detroit Public TV’
s One Detroit. The story 
is about six minutes long and spotlights 
Raskin’
s more than six-decade career as 
a newspaperman, dining columnist and 
Detroiter in the know. The program airs 
at 7:30 p.m. on DPTV (Channel 56), and 
will be available online after broadcast at 
OneDetroitPBS.org. 

APRIL 1

MUSICAL FUNDRAISER

Get your tickets now for the Tony Award 
winner of Best Musical, Dear Evan 
Hansen on April 1 at the Fisher Theatre. 
A limited number of tickets are still 
available for a special presentation by 
Jewish Family Service, the JCC and 
Federation. Each ticket is $300 (plus 
tax) and includes a pre-glow reception 
at the Fisher and main floor seating. 
JFS’
 A Single Soul, which provides sui-
cide prevention training to those in the 
community, will be a major beneficiary 
of the event. Get tickets at 
jewishdetroit.org/event/
dear_evan_hansen. 

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