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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
SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS