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AMAZING PASSOVER 
RACE 
9:30 AM, APRIL 2 
At Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek in Southfield. A 
bagel brunch, crafts, songs 
and a special “Get out of 
Egypt!” obstacle course. 
All families with children 
0-12 are invited and 
welcome to participate — 
something for everybody. 
Registration info: 
shaareyzedekshulcloud.
com.

JEWISH ASTROLOGY
9:30 AM-3:30 PM, 
APRIL 2 
Organized by the Jewish 
Historical Society of 
Michigan, Longway 
Planetarium and Flint 
Jewish Federation. Learn 
about Jewish astrology 
and what the night sky 
looked like in the days of 
Michigan’s earliest Jewish 
residents. At Longway 
Planetarium, 1310 E. 
Kearsley, Flint. Cost: from 
$54. Plus, view “From 
Darkness to Light: Mosaics 
Inspired by Tragedy,” in 
memory of the victims 
and survivors of the 2018 
Tree of Life Congregation 
violence in Pittsburgh. 

Plus, explore either the 
totally re-imagined and 
rebuilt Sloan Museum of 
Discovery or The Flint 
Institute of Arts. Hop the 
bus in West Bloomfield at 
9:30 am or meet at the 
planetarium at 10:30 am. 
Kosher lunch included. 
Program concludes at 
2:30 pm. The bus will 
arrive in West Bloomfield 
at 3:30 pm. Info: jlive.app/
events/4214.

PLAYDATE 
10 AM-NOON, APRIL 2 
At the brand-new 
Fascination Factory, 
2295 E. Lincoln, #150, 
Birmingham. The Well will 
host a Passover play date. 
Enjoy open play time with 
the Fascination Factory’s 
incredible toys and activity 
stations, followed by a 
family-friendly Passover art 
project, snacks and songs. 
Free. Register: jlive.app/
events/4249. This event is 
geared toward kiddos 0-5 
(ish) and their grown-ups.

MURAL CREATED
1-4 PM, APRIL 2 
At the Jewish Community 
Center of Ann Arbor, 2935 
Birch Hollow Drive, Ann 

Arbor. This free event will 
witness the creation of an 
abstract, intergenerational 
art masterpiece. An 
abstract painter and two-
time TEDx speaker based 
out of Metro Detroit, 
Daniel Cascardo has had 
his art featured at more 
than 30 corporations 
and public institutions. 
For this program, he will 
be creating outlines of 
a mural that community 
members can then come 
to paint, making for a 
memorable afternoon 
of togetherness. 
Refreshments & music. 
Info: 734-971-0990.

MATZAH FACTORY 
3-5 PM, APRIL 2 
Prepare to celebrate 
Passover with the 
Barbara and Douglas 
Bloom Matzah Factory 
at the JCC in West 
Bloomfield. Matzah 
making and baking, 
matzah candy bar, craft 
stations to decorate your 
holiday table with matzah 
holders, flower arranging, 
pillows and placemats, 
Passover play with Rabbi 
Shneur Silberberg of Bais 
Chabad Torah Center 
in the Berman Theater. 
Activities are geared 
toward children 3-8. Info: 

jlive.app/events/4194.

PARENT CONNECTION 
10:30-11:30 AM, APRIL 3 
Start your week off with 
JFamily. Come hang out 
with one of our Parent 
Connectors at Berkley 
Coffee, 14661 11 Mile, Oak 
Park. Meet in the child-
friendly East Room. Come 
with or without kiddos. 
Info: jlive.app/events/4021.

CITIZENSHIP FIGHT
3-4:20 PM, APRIL 3 
Sponsored by the Serling 
Institute at MSU. On Zoom: 
Meeting ID: 925-137-4860; 
passcode: Serling. Jared 
Armstrong is a Jewish-

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