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New Class from Bais Chabad
Dreams, Ghosts, Spirits, the Afterlife … What’s the Jewish take on
these topics?
Join Bais Chabad for a fascinating voyage into the superstitious
and supernatural. This four-part series is sure to pique your curi-
osity and provide knowledge from Jewish texts that many don’t
even know exist. Classes are taught twice weekly by Rabbi Shneur
Silberberg, Sunday morning and Wednesday evenings, in person
and on Zoom.
For more information and to register, visit www.baischabad.
com/jli.
“Children Under Fire: An
American Crisis” on May
4 at 7 p.m. will feature
John Woodrow Cox, the
Washington Post reporter
and author. Cox will discuss
the true cost of gun violence
on our nation’s children. The
program is co-sponsored
by the National Council of
Jewish Women, Michigan,
Hadassah Greater Detroit
and the Jewish Community
Relations Council/AJC in
In an effort to reach out to
more people and their joint
concern about gun violence.
Statistics show that gun
violence is now the No.
1 cause of death among
children in the United States.
The alarming increase in gun
violence takes on the mental
health of children, even
when they are not present at
the violent event. Cox’s book
provides an intimate account
of the devastating effects of
gun violence on our nation’s
children and a call to action
for a new way forward.
At the end of the program,
attendees will get additional
information on how they
can be more involved at an
advocacy level if they are
interested.
This virtual event is free
and open to the public. To
register, visit ncjwmi.org or
call the NCJW office at (248)
355-3300, ext.0.
John
Woodrow Cox
Metro Detroiters who care
for loved ones living with
dementia can enjoy a day of
massage, yoga, art, delicious
food, professional advice and
more on Sunday, May 7, while
the person they normally tend
to will receive expert care at
the Dorothy and Peter Brown
Jewish Community Adult Day
Program in West Bloomfield.
The Brown Program is
a joint initiative of Gesher
Human Services and Jewish
Senior Life and provides inno-
vative and engaging activities
and care for those living with
dementia along with support
for their families.
The event for caregivers
is being held at Soul Café
(5586 Drake Road, West
Bloomfield) from 10:30 a.m.-
3 p.m.; the Brown Program
(6720 W
. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield) is located just
one mile away, allowing for
loved ones to be dropped off
at 10 a.m. before the program
starts. There is no cost to par-
ticipate but space is limited to
around 30 people and regis-
tration is required. To register,
call Wendy Bolton at (248)
592-5032.
“Caregivers are often so
focused on the well-being
of their loved ones that
their own emotional and
physical needs get ignored,”
said Director of the Brown
Program Debi Banooni. “We
want to give them an oppor-
tunity to feel part of a wider
community of caregivers,
the chance to socialize with
people who are in a simi-
lar situation, and to take a
moment for themselves as
individuals.”
A Brown
Program
participant
enjoys a
furry friend.
Shop at The Shuk
Shop at Hillel Day School’s Spring Shuk on Friday, May 5, from
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Get all of your Mother’s Day shopping done
in one place and support Hillel Day School. Vendors feature
clothing, Judaica, jewelry, spirit wear and more. The school is
located at 32200 Middlebelt Road in Farmington Hills.
Caregivers’ Day Of
Recharge! Career Development Program
Gesher Human Services will be offering a three-week career
reinvention program for Metro Detroiters aged 45 and over, as
increasing numbers of mature adults look to stay or rejoin the
workforce instead of retiring. A new book called In Control at
50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work highlights the
shift for experienced workers to remain in employment, and the
importance of ensuring skills are up-to-date.
Recharge! will be held at Gesher Human Services in
Southfield (29699 Southfield Road) from 10 a.m. to noon on
Mondays and Wednesdays from May 8-24, and will offer partic-
ipants the opportunity to reconnect with their skills and inter-
ests, refresh their resume, restore belief in themselves — partic-
ularly in the midst of life transitions — and re-energize the job
search process.
The program requires registration and there is a $40 materi-
al fee, although scholarships are available. To register, contact
Sherrie James at sjames@geshermi.org or call (248) 233-4472.
‘Children Under Fire:
An American Crisis’
LOUISE HACKER
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