SEPTEMBER 23 • 2021 | 45

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
4-5 PM, SEPT. 23
The American Friends 
of Rabin Medical Center 
will present “Who Is an 
American Jew in 2021: 
Insights from the Pew 
Study.” Robert Siegel 
(former senior host 
of NPR’s All Things 
Considered) interviews 
Prof. Shuli Rubin Schwartz, 
Rabbi Elka Abrahamson 
and Prof. Jonathan Sarna. 
Free. Register at: gcsept.
splashthat.com. Learn 
more at afrmc.org. 

MSU CONCERT 
SEPT. 23-27 
80th Anniversary of Babi 
Yar. MSU Shostakovich 
Concert will be available 
to watch free on demand. 
Info: holocaustcenter.org.

SHABBA-TONE
SEPT. 24-26
The Well is heading up 
north to celebrate Sukkot. 
Connect with nature on 
waterfront property near 
downtown Charlevoix, 
courtesy of the Lester 
Family Farm. Build a 
sukkah, enjoy Shabbat 
dinner, visit a lavender 
festival, float down the 
Jordan River and host a 

Sukkot Sounds concert. 
For young adult (20s and 
30s) Metro Detroiters only. 
Info: meetyouatthewell.
org. 

STUDY WITH SOAR
10 AM-2 PM, SEPT. 24
SOAR has moved to the 
Hawk Community Building 
(the former Harrison High 
School) at 29995 12 Mile, 
Farmington Hills. Enjoy 
afterschool snacks, mini-
lectures, prizes and tours. 
Register for fall classes on 
the spot. SOAR is offering 
more than 45 classes on 
a variety of topics. Some 
classes are in-person and 
almost all on Zoom. 

FAMILY SUKKAH TROT
8-10 AM, SEPT. 26
Hop on a pony and walk 
from one sukkah to the 
next. Includes game show, 
crafts and lunch. Shake 
the world’s largest etrog. 
At Bais Chabad Torah 
Center in West Bloomfield. 
Tickets: baischabad.com/
trot.

SUKKAH & CHILL
9-11 AM, SEPT. 26 
Chill in the sukkah with 
music, brunch food, 
open bar and fun people 
with Chabad of Greater 
Downtown Detroit. BYOW. 
Tickets: chabadinthed.org/
events/sukkah-and-chill.

ISRAELI EMISSARIES
11 AM, SEPT. 26
Welcome the new, young 
Israeli emissaries. Hosted 
by Federation at a private 
residence sukkah. Free. 
Register: jlive.app/
events/823. Info: Bracha 
Katz, bkatz@jfmd.org.

YAPPY HOUR
6:30-9 PM, SEPT. 29
At Meadow Brook Hall. 
The Michigan Animal 
Rescue League will hold 
only cocktail party in 
Metro Detroit where your 
dog is invited. Enjoy an 
evening of cocktails, tasty 
treats, a silent auction, red 
carpet photography more. 
All proceeds benefit the 
animals of the Michigan 
Animal Rescue League. 
Info: marleague.org.

CULINARY HISTORY
7 PM, SEPT. 30
Join a Zoom event of 
the Windsor Jewish 
Federation & Community 
Centre featuring culinary 
historian and author 
Michael Twitty and Dr. 
Benjamin Wright. They will 
explore the intersections 
of the African American 
and Jewish food of Black 
Jews and Southerners 
who converted to Judaism. 
Register: jewishfood.
eventbrite.com.

JAZZ GREATS MUSICAL
8-11 PM, SEPT. 30
Unlimited Sky Production 
presents the Satin Doll 
Revue at the Aretha’s 
Jazz Cafe in Detroit. 
Hear the songs of Dinah 
Washington, Etta James 
and others. Tickets: $35. 
Info: 248-383-3385.

SOCIAL JUSTICE 
COURSE
OCT. 5-NOV, 18
The Jewish Theological 
Seminary of America will 
present this six-week 
course. The course 
examines how community 
organizing can be used 
to build a more just 
world and strengthen our 
communities. Participants 
will delve deeply into the 
fundamentals of social 
justice and community 
organizing and grapple 
with how they relate to 
Jewish traditions and 
values. Cost: $100. Info: 
struskay@jtsa.edu.

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Michael 
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