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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