SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 29

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fter a two-year 
COVID interruption, 
the festive Shofar 
Factory Festival is back.
At the Sherrill Berman 
Shofar Factory Festival, fun 
activities will be combined 
with creative, educational art, 
delicious food, music and a 
mitzvah kindness project.
The event takes place on 
Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1-4 
p.m. at the JCC in West 
Bloomfield.
Activities include carving 
your own kosher-to-use 
shofar, designing a “Yiddishe 
Kop” baseball cap, learning 
how honey is made from 
a beekeeper, using a quill 
to write your name on 
parchment with the assistance 
of a scribe, challenging 
yourself to climbing a 30-ft. 
rock wall “Mt. Sinai,” catching 
a ride on a horse or pony and 
bungee jumping into the new 
year.
Families are encouraged 
to do a mitzvah project 
together by helping to 
pack personal holiday gift 
packages to be distributed 
to local seniors. This project 
is done in partnership with 
Jewish Family Service and is 
sponsored by the Ethel Hyman 
and Rose Kaplan Foundation.
At the event, any child 
that commits to doing a new 
mitzvah for the new year will 
be entered into a raffle for a 
brand-new bike. 
Delicious kosher food will 
include Israeli and American 
cuisine (for purchase) catered 

by Chef Cari’s kosher food 
truck.
There is no charge for 
admission and most of the 
activities/crafts. Shofar making 
is $10, and bungee jumping is 
$5; bungee jumping is limited 
to the first 100 children who 
register.
This event is brought to 
you by Bais Chabad of 
West Bloomfield and the 
Sherrill Berman Art 
Education Fund. 

For more information and to register, 

visit www.ShofarFactoryFestival.com or 

email Rabbishneur@baischabad.com.

Find art, fun, food, education and 
kindness at the Sherrill Berman 
Shofar Factory Festival.

Shofar Factory 
Festival Is Back!

Scenes from a previous Shofar 
Factory Festival.

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