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SOULFUL YOGA
10 AM, DEC. 4
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
invites you to join Rabbi 
Aaron Bergman and yoga 
instructor Mindy Eisenberg. 
Connect body and soul as 
we apply the wisdom of 
Torah to the gentle practice 
of yoga. No yoga experience 
is necessary. There is no 
fee to participate. For info 
contact (248) 851-5100.

MATINEE PLAY
2-4 PM, DEC. 5
The Odd Couple (Female 
Version) at the Berman 
Center for the Performing 
Arts will be presented by 
Frankel Jewish Academy’s 
Performing Arts Department. 
It is the late, great Neil 
Simon’s revision of his hugely 
successful play The Odd 
Couple. Info: theberman.org.

GUITAR VIRTUOSO
7:30 PM, DEC. 5
The Ark in Ann Arbor will 
host Andy McKee, acoustic 
guitarist. Tickets: $25. Info: 
andymckee.com; facebook.
com/TheArkAnnArbor.

CHANUKAH FEST 
NOW-DEC. 5
This online program is 
presented by the Yiddishkayt 
Initiative as organized by 
YI Love Jewish. Several 
virtual events are lined up at 
yilovejewish.org/hanukkah-
fest-2021.

ROSH CHODESH 
10-11 AM, DEC. 6
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
Sisterhood invites women 
from the community to 
welcome the new month 
of Tevet with a morning 
study session led by Rabbi 
Blair Nosanwisch, director 
of spiritual care at Adat 
Shalom. No charge. RSVP: 
Rochelle.r.lieberman@gmail.
com or 248-553-2498. Zoom 
link will be provided.

STORIES IN SONG
8 PM, DEC. 6
The Ark in Ann Arbor 
will host Charlie Parr and 
Dead Horse with a vibrant 
patchwork of classic and 
contemporary influences. 
Tickets: $20. Info: charlieparr.
com; facebook.com/
TheArkAnnArbor.

REMIX JUDAISM
7:30 PM, DEC. 7
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
invites you to join Rabbi Dan 
Horwitz on Zoom for his 
interview with author Roberta 
Rosenthall Kwall. Professor 
Kwall’s widely acclaimed 
new book, Remix Judaism: 
Preserving Tradition in a 
Diverse World, demonstrates 
how developing a richer set 
of culturally religious norms 
can provide a foundation 
for transmissible Jewish 
tradition, even if some of the 
normative requirements of 
Jewish law are “remixed.” 
Free. To RSVP and receive 

the Zoom link, contact Jodi 
Gross, jgross@adatshalom.
org, 248-851-5100, ext. 238.

JEWISH BLUEGRASS 
SOUNDS
8 PM, DEC. 7
Nefesh Mountain will appear 
at The Ark in Ann Arbor. 
They truly give voice and 
openly represent Jewish 
American culture, tradition, 
values and spirituality in 
the world of American 
roots music. Tickets: $20. 
Info: nefeshmountain.
com; facebook.com/
TheArkAnnArbor.

LUNCHTIME SERIES 
NOON, DEC 8, 15, 22
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
invites you to join Rabbi 
Aaron Bergman via Zoom 
for a new lunchtime series. 
Karl Lueger, the mayor 
of Vienna at the end of 
the 19th and beginning 
of the 20th centuries, 
had a strong impact on 
Herzl, Hitler, Mahler and 
Freud, influencing both the 
development of Zionism and 

modern antisemitism. Free. 
To RSVP and receive the 
Zoom link, contact Kellie Yost, 
kyost@adatshalom.org, 248-
851-5100, ext. 246.

INSIDERS’ TOUR
2-3:30 PM, DEC. 8
The Jewish Historical Society 
will hold an exclusive, 
in-person, behind-the-scenes 
tour of BasBlue, Detroit’s 
brand-new nonprofit social 
club for women and non-
binary people, housed in a 
historic Midtown mansion. 
Hosted by Barbara Cohn. 
Features: a conversation 
with BasBlue founder 
Nancy Tellem, an in-person 
tour of the club’s recently 
renovated locale on Detroit’s 
distinctive Ferry Street, light 
refreshments on the third 
floor. Cost: JHSM members: 
$36; non-members: $54. Info: 
info@michiganjewishhistory.
org.

STEPHEN KELLOGG SINGS
8 PM, DEC. 8
The Ark in Ann Arbor 
will feature New England 
native Stephen Kellogg 
who has received a 
Grammy nomination for 
“Best Contemporary 
Blues Record.” Tickets: 
$25. Info: stephenkellogg.
com; facebook.com/
TheArkAnnArbor.

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Nefesh 
Mountain
BasBlue 
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Andy 
McKee

Charlie 
Parr

Roberta 
Rosenthall 
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