MAGIC SHOW 
3:30-4:30 PM, NOV. 2 
(THURS.) 
At Temple Beth El in 
Bloomfield Township. 
Grandparents and grandkids 
will have a fantastic time 
with Beth Elders of TBE. A 
magic show by Big Patric, 
cookies, chocolate milk and 
coffee. Open to everyone in 
the community, and it’s free. 

EVENING AT THE THEATER 
7-10 PM, NOV. 2 (THURS.) 
Join NEXTGen Detroit 
for an evening at Detroit 
Public Theatre, 3690 Third 
Ave., Detroit. See a play by 
Jennifer Maisel, Eight Nights, 
which takes audiences on a 
profound journey alongside 
Rebecca Blum, a German 
Jewish Holocaust survivor 
who arrives in New York in 
1949 at age 19. We travel 
with Rebecca through 
eight nights of Chanukah 
celebrated over many 
decades and bear witness 
to both her resilience and 
her struggles as she builds 
a life, a family and a diverse 
community of loved ones. 
7 pm pre-glow; 8 pm show. 
$25 per person includes 
first drink at the pre-glow 
and the play. Free parking 
is available adjacent to the 
theater. Street parking is 
also available. Tickets: jlive.
app/events/5766.

COMMUNITY DINNER 
6 PM, NOV. 3 (FRI.) 
At Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek. A Country/Western 
Shabbat dinner and T.G.I.S. 
service. Special service 
and activities for the young 
ones; all are encouraged 
to wear bandanas, cowboy 
and cowgirl hats and boots. 
Family Shabbat service 
5:30 pm; Shabbat dinner 
6 pm; T.G.I.S. service: 7 
pm. There is no charge 
for the service. Dinner: 
$20 each for members; 
$25 for nonmembers; $10 
each for children. Register: 
shaareyzedek/shulcloud.
com/event/thank-god-its-
shabbat.

SEPHARDIC MUSIC

7:30 PM, NOV. 4 (SAT.) 
Organized by the Jewish 
Community Center of 
Greater Ann Arbor and the 
MSU College of Music. At 
Beth Israel Congregation, 
2600 Washtenaw, Ann 
Arbor. An evening of 
Sephardic music with Guy 
Yehuda, clarinetist; Daniel 
Akiva on guitar; Ronit 
Widman-Levy, vocalist. 
Cost: $18 for JCC members; 
$25 community members. 
Purchase at jccannarbor.org.

FALL FIX UP 
9:30 AM-12:30 PM, NOV. 5 
(SUN.) 
Rake in the fun at this 
family-friendly volunteer 
event. Come with a group 
or on your own and help 
rake leaves and winterize 
homes of older adults 
served by Jewish Family 
Service. Start the morning 
at Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek for a small breakfast 
before breaking into groups 
to help prepare JFS client 
homes for winter. Info: jlive.
app/events/5656.

TRIO RECITAL 
7 PM, NOV. 5 (SUN.) 
Trio Cantilena recital: Ronit 
Widmann-Levy, voice, Guy 
Yehuda, clarinet, and Daniel 
Akiva, guitar. At Cook Recital 
Hall, Music Building in East 
Lansing. An impassioned 

performance of a stirring 
mixture of works rooted in 
an ancient Judeo Español 
culture. Complimentary 
tickets available for Serling 
Institute faculty, students 
and staff. For ticket 
information: music.msu.
edu/event-listing/ ticket-
information. 

TGIM 
10:30-11:30 AM, NOV. 6 
(MON.) 
Start your week off with 
JFamily. Hang out with one 
of our Parent Connectors 
on the first Monday of the 
month at Berkley Coffee, 
14661 W. 11 Mile, Oak Park. 
Meet in the child-friendly 
East Room. Come with or 
without kiddos. Info: jlive.
app/events/5103.

ORIGAMI FUN
3-4:30 PM, NOV. 7 (TUES.) 
Grandparents, join us 
for a fun and creative 
afternoon activity with your 
grandchildren. Spend some 
time at The J and learn 
the magical art of origami. 
Instructors will guide you 
through how to fold paper 
into beautiful works of 
art. All materials will be 
provided. You and your 
grandchildren will go home 
with your very own origami 
creations. Greenberg Suite 
in The J. Grandchildren 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

SEPHARDIC MUSIC
NOV. 4, 7:30 PM

Ronit 
Widman-Levy

Guy 
Yehuda

Daniel 
Akiva

FALL FIX UP 
NOV. 5, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

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