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February 2012

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1THEATER RSVPS DUETHEATER RSVPS DUE

All day. Payment deadline for JCC Center Travel outings. South Pacific, March 3, and Shrek the Musical, Sunday, March 4. Charge card orders: 248-432-5471. *
JAZZ SINGERJAZZ SINGER

Time: 1:30 pm

1:30 pm. Active Life presents singer Barbara Ware with Cliff Monear on keyboards at West Bloomfield JCC. . 248-967-4030.*
ART TALKART TALK

Time: 2:00 pm

2 pm. Hear a DIA docent in Room 205, West Bloomfield JCC. . 248-967-4030.*

2CURRENT EVENTSCURRENT EVENTS

Time: 10:30 am

10:30 am. David Weiner facilitates discussion at Oak Park JCC. Free. 248-967-4030.*
GAMES AT JCCGAMES AT JCC

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon-4 pm. Bring friends and favorite game to play at West Bloomfield JCC. Space, table and chairs provided. Free. 248-967-4030.*
LUNCH & CONCERTLUNCH & CONCERT

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Lunch and 1 pm concert with vocalist Ray Champion at Oak Park JCC. RSVP and payment of for lunch due by Jan. 31. concert only. 248-967-4030.*
CRUISE NIGHTCRUISE NIGHT

Time: 7:00 pm

7-9 pm. Royal Caribbean International discusses cruises at program for JCC’s Center Travel in Room 205, West Bloomfield JCC. Free. www.jccdet.org or Marilyn, 248-432-5471.*

3EMPTY BOWLSEMPTY BOWLS

Time: 6:00 pm

6 pm. Soup and salad supper (doors open at 5) includes chance to buy handmade ceramic bowls at Cong. Shir Tikvah, Troy. Proceeds to food pantries. Music Shabbat service at 7:30. Food and financial contributions welcome. www.shirtikvah.org; 248-649-4418.*
SHul’s secret agentSHul’s secret agent

Time: 6:15 pm

6:15 pm. Shabbat dinner at The Shul in West Bloomfield followed by lecture on how to use ‘secret agent’ techniques to control emotional responses to stressors in your life, with Dr. Gill Heart of London University. adults/ children. RSVP: (248) 788-4000 or www.theshul.newt. Also, sessions on Sunday, Feb. 5. for parents and educators.*
SHABBAT TREATSHABBAT TREAT

Time: 7:30 pm

7:30 pm. Shabbat stories and crafts at “Small Fri,” for ages 2-9 at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Free. Barbara, 248-851-1100, ext. 3149.*
REMEMBERING FRIEDMANREMEMBERING FRIEDMAN

Time: 7:45 pm

7:45 pm. On yahrtzeit for folksinger Debbie Friedman, Steve Klaper, a maggid (inspirational speaker), and Judy Lewis will include her music in Shabbat service at Song and Spirit Institute of Peace, 2599 Harvard, Berkley. www.SongandSpirit.org; mgk@klaper.com; 248-895-3011.*

4CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCHOREOGRAPHY SHOW

Time: 8:00 pm

8 pm. Dance program, “Michigan Five,” with work by five choreographers and students at Berman Center, West Bloomfield JCC. / JCC member. Send payment to: JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Charge card orders: 248-432-5471.*
MOTOWN theme at JCCMOTOWN theme at JCC

Time: 8:00 pm

8 pm. Oak Park JCC fundraiser honors JCC supporters Connie and Jerry Wolberg. 5. Dinner and performance by Motown veteran Rob Carter. RSVP required by Jan. 25: www.jccdet.org or 248-967-4030, ext. 2006. *

5FRIENDSHIP CIRCLEFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

Time: 9:00 am

9 am. Following Brotherhood breakfast, Bassie Shemtov of the Friendship Circle speaks at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Charge for breakfast; pay at door. Free program. Barbara, 248-851-1100, ext. 3149.*
ann arbor Tu b’shevatann arbor Tu b’shevat

Time: 10:00 am

10 am-noon. Celebrate Tu b’Shevat in Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor with the Jewish Cultural Society (JCS). Information: Heather Higdon, 734-975-9872 or info@jewishculturalsociety.org *
ANNABEL TEACHESANNABEL TEACHES

Time: 10:30 am

10:30 am. “Sensational Salads” class with chef and Jewish News food writer Annabel Cohen at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. / CSZ Sisterhood member. RSVP: Sisterhood, 248-357-5544.*
JCC CAMP KICKOFFJCC CAMP KICKOFF

Time: 1:00 pm

1 pm. Summer day camp open house at Oak Park JCC. Star Trax provides entertainment. Camp Discovery starts June 25. Free event. Jaymie: jmorton@jccdet.org; 248-967-4030.*

6Cojar lunch and learnCojar lunch and learn

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon-1 pm. At COJAR’s Bring Your Own Lunch and Learn, Rabbi Baruch Gendelman, Partners in Torah, speaks on “Eli and His Sons – From Greatness to Destruction” at Oak Park JCC. . 248-967-4030.*
author on peaceauthor on peace

Time: 6:00 pm

6 pm. Israeli Hirsh Goodman, author of The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival, speaks at Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. / advance with check to World Affairs Council of Detroit, 344 Neff, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230. Details: peace@wayne.edu or Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, 313-577-8270. *
AUTHOR AT beth shalomAUTHOR AT beth shalom

Time: 7:00 pm

7 pm. Author Karen Tintori (Katz), speaks and signs her books at Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. / advance; includes dessert. RSVP with check payable to Sisterhood of Beth Shalom; include name, address, phone number and email address. Send/drop off to: Sisterhood of Cong. Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237. Pre-order books by Feb. 1: 248-547-7970.*

7LUNCH & LEARNLUNCH & LEARN

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon-1 pm. Rabbi Robert Gamer discusses “Contemporary Jewish Law” in monthly series at Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. . RSVP: 248-547-7970.*
CANCER SUPPORTCANCER SUPPORT

Time: 1:00 pm

1-2 pm. Social worker Jodie Jacobs facilitates group, “Together We Stand: Your Journey Through Cancer,” at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. For adults who have had cancer. RSVP by Feb. 5: sbrovenick@ temple-israel.org; 248-661-5700.*
TU B’SHEVAT SEDERTU B’SHEVAT SEDER

Time: 6:00 pm

6 p.m. Led by Rabbi Gamer and Cantor Greenbaum at Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. Light dinner. per person or per family, RSVP by Feb. 3: (248) 547-7970. *
NOSH & KNOWLEDGENOSH & KNOWLEDGE

Time: 7:00 pm

7 pm. National Council of Jewish Women continues lecture series with Diana Lewis, WXYZ-TV news anchor, at NCJW office, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Topic: “Empowering Women.” Free. RSVP by Feb. 2: www.ncjwgds.org; 248-355-3300, ext. 0.*

8Technion InnovationTechnion Innovation

Time: 6:30 pm

6:30 pm. Reception/dinner; program at 7:15. The American Technion Society and Michigan Israel Business Bridge present Benny Soffer, manager of T3, the Technion Technology Transfer office, the private sector’s gateway to Technion innovation and patents. He is responsible for establishment of startups and the commercialization of innovations and technologies arising from Technion research. Hosted by Automation Alley, 2675 Bellingham Dr., Troy. Free. RSVP: leah@ats.org or 248-737-1991.*
‘DOORWAYS TO READING’‘DOORWAYS TO READING’

Time: 7:00 pm

7 pm. Connie Silver of Bloomfield Twp. Public Library suggests good books for adults at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Sponsored by MARK of Hadassah. Bring a dessert to share and recipe for book being compiled. RSVP by Feb. 6: Elisabeth, egaba@brainwrap.com; 810-560-7181.*
LUNAR LEARNLUNAR LEARN

Time: 7:00 pm

7 pm. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert lectures on “Stories of King Solomon,” at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP advised: 248-865-0612.*
TU B’SHEVAT SEDERTU B’SHEVAT SEDER

Time: 7:30 pm

7:30 pm. Downtown Synagogue looks at ecology, food choices and spirituality with Rabbi Ariana Silverman. Dinner and dessert. Sponsored by Moishe House and the David-Horodoker Organization. 313-962-4047.*

9LUNCH & LEARNLUNCH & LEARN

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert leads session at Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. (See “Lunar Learn” listing on Feb. 8 for topic.) Bring a brown bag lunch; beverage available. Free. RSVP advised: TBE Religious School, 248-865-0612.*
CONCERT AT LUNCHCONCERT AT LUNCH

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Lunch and 1 pm concert with Marty Mandelbaum, piano and Robert Savage Jr., tenor, at Oak Park JCC. Paid reservations for lunch due by Feb. 7. lunch and concert. 248-967-4030.*
BOOK LUNCHEONBOOK LUNCHEON

Time: 12:30 pm

12:30 pm. Rabbi Steven Rubenstein reviews A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. ; includes kosher lunch. RSVP required by Feb. 6: Shelly, snslist@aol.com; 248-661-8080.*
CAREGIVER SUPPORTCAREGIVER SUPPORT

Time: 2:00 pm

2 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program holds caregiver support group at Fleischman Residence, West Bloomfield. Free. Also 7 pm Monday, Feb. 20. Information and RSVP: Fran Cook, 248-592-5032. Group also meets at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield, 1:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 14, and 5:30 pm Monday, Feb. 20. Information and RSVP: Dorothy Moon, 248-233-4392.*
DETROIT BOOSTERDETROIT BOOSTER

Time: 6:00 pm

6 pm. Come Play Detroit founder Justin Jacobs speaks on “Pitching for Detroit” at Inter-Congregational Dinner at Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. . Checks payable to Men’s Club, Cong. Beth Shalom, or participating congregations. RSVP by Feb. 6: 248-399-3147 or robert.grodin@comcast.net.*

10FALSE MESSIAHFALSE MESSIAH

Time: 6:00 pm

6 p.m. Professor Howard Lupovitch will speak on “Shabbetai Zvi: Messianic Pretender” at a Shabbat Limud dinner/lecture at Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. /adults; /children 6-12; free/ages 5 and under. RSVP by Feb 7: 248-851-6880. Shabbat service at 6 pm.*

11HILLEL GOES SKATINGHILLEL GOES SKATING

Time: 8:30 pm

8:30-11 pm. Hillel of Metro Detroit hosts ice skating night at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward, Detroit. Nate Lerner chairs. Rent or bring your own sharpened skates. RSVP by Feb. 9: Karen, hilleldetroit@umd.umich.edu; 313-577-3459. *

12ONLINE GENEALOGYONLINE GENEALOGY

Time: 10:30 am

10:30 am. Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan presents Ceil Wendt Jensen speaking on “Free Online Genealogical Resources for Michigan Researchers” at Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Also: overview on archival preservation. /free for members. RSVP: www.jgsmi.org.*
JUDAIC NEEDLE ARTSJUDAIC NEEDLE ARTS

Time: 1:00 pm

1 pm. Judy Galperin teaches workshop, “Make a Passover Runner,” at Prentis Jewish Apartments, 15100 W. 10 Mile in Oak Park for by Pomegranate Guild. for kit. Judy, 248-661-5337.*

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16LUNCH & LEARNLUNCH & LEARN

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Cohn-Haddow Center hosts Simone Chess on “Jews in America: Early Modern Imagining of Jewish Roots in the New World” in Room 2339 of Wayne State U.’s Faculty Administration Building, Detroit. Bring lunch. RSVP by Feb. 13: Ruth, 313-577-2679 orcohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu.*
JEWISH WOMEN IN FILMJEWISH WOMEN IN FILM

Time: 5:00 pm

5 pm. Sisterhood series, “Images of Jewish Women in American Film,” continues with The Way We Were at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Jacqueline Fox facilitates film discussion. ; includes dinner. RSVP by Feb. 13: judy@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700.*

17IRP LUNCH & LEARNIRP LUNCH & LEARN

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Institute for Retired Professionals hosts Teviah Estrin on the evolutionary origins of religion at Oak Park JCC. Program at 1 pm. Free for IRP members; others. Sharon, 248-967-4030, ext. 2018, or slevine@jccdet.org.*
BEDOUIN DINNERBEDOUIN DINNER

Time: 6:30 pm

6:30 pm. Young adults asked to RSVP by Feb. 15 to join Bedouin-style Israeli Shabbat dinner sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit at Oak Park JCC. in advance. Shabbat housing available upon request. Neil, hillelpd@wayne.edu or 313-577-3459. *

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19cooking demonstrationcooking demonstration

Time: 2:00 pm

2-5 pm. Young adults RSVP by Feb. 16 to learn pizza making and Israeli cooking at Jerusalem Pizza at West Bloomfield JCC. Hillel of Metro Detroit hosts owner Brian Jacobs and local chef Jesse Gales. . Neil, hillelpd@wayne.edu or 313-577-3459.*

20MEDICAL LUNCH & LEARNMEDICAL LUNCH & LEARN

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. After lunch, Greater Detroit Hadassah presents program at 12:30 with Dr. Jeffrey Band, director of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at Beaumont Hospital. He will speak at Hadassah House on “Myths and Facts of Adult Vaccines.” includes lunch. Guests welcome. RSVP with check to: Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. 248-683-5030 or greaterdetroit@hadassah.org.*

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24COOKIES AND COCOACOOKIES AND COCOA

Time: 6:00 pm

6 pm. Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield’s Simply Shabbat service followed at 7:15 by potluck chicken dinner, cookies for decorating and a cocoa bar. /adult, /child. Bring salad or side dish to share. RSVP: julie@tkolami.org or 248-661-0040 by Feb. 20.*
SOULAVIV SHABBATSOULAVIV SHABBAT

Time: 7:45 pm

7:45 p.m. SoulAviv, four-person Jewish vocal group that blends folk, Motown, gospel, Memphis soul, Jewish heritage, spirituality and celebration joins Rabbi Arnie for a dynamic Shabbat service at Cong. Shir Tikvah in Troy. 248-649-4418.*

25SOULAVIV CONCERTSOULAVIV CONCERT

Time: 7:30 pm

7:30 pm. Oak Park Beth Shalom’s Cafe Shalom presents SoulAviv, a vocal group that combines Jewish heritage, spirituality and celebration with a little California sunshine. /person or /couple. Gourmet coffees and teas. RSVP: 248-547-7970. *

26seussical jr. auditionsseussical jr. auditions

Sky’s the Limit Productions will hold open auditions for adults and students in the first grade and above for Seussical Jr. on Sunday, Feb. 26, and Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the West Bloomfield JCC. For times and information, visit www.skysthelimitproductions.org or call 877-785-7763. Performances are planned for May 23, 24, 30, 31 and June 3 at the Berman Center at the JCC.*
SEEDS OF PEACESEEDS OF PEACE

Time: 10:00 am

10 am. B’nai Moshe Men’s club will present “Working For A Better Tomorrow,” a brunch and discussion with representatives of Seeds Of Peace, whose mission is to help young people from regions of conflict advance reconciliation and coexistence. Shacharit Service at 9 am; brunch at 10. RSVP by Feb. 21. . Mail check to B’nai Moshe Men’s Club, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. (248) 788-0600. *
SUNDAY SPORTSSUNDAY SPORTS

Time: 10:00 am

10 am. Join Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press sports reporter, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield for an interactive presentation on current events in sports. Free. RSVP to Martha Goldberg at 248-357-5544 or mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org.*
DOLL PROJECTDOLL PROJECT

Time: 10:00 am

10 am. Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah Group holds coffee-and-bagels open board meeting and at 12:30, begins making dolls for hospital patients. No sewing experience necessary to help with Doll Project at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP by Feb. 19: Fran, fhildebr@aol.com or 248-661-4179; Ruth, rhh4962@aol.com or 248-788-1354.*
GIVE TO BOOKSTOCKGIVE TO BOOKSTOCK

Time: 11:00 am

11 am-1 pm. Donate used books and other media during Colossal Collection Day at the loading dock on the north side of the West Bloomfield JCC. Tax receipts provided. Also, volunteer to sort every Wednesday 10 am-2 pm through April 11. Call 248-645-7840, ext.365, or visit www.bookstock.info.*

27HELP THE CITYHELP THE CITY

Through March 2. Young adults invited to join Summer in the City and U-Michigan Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break for community service in Detroit. RSVP by Feb. 23: Emily, hillelpd@wayne.edu or 313-577-3459.*
FOOD TRADITIONSFOOD TRADITIONS

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Chef Joan Melnick of Bonnie’s Kitchen will offer tasting samples to illustrate the differences between Sephardic and Ashkenazic cuisine and traditions at West Bloomfield Temple Israel’s Adults Seeking Knowledge Series. includes lunch. RSVP by Feb. 23 to Cheryl Weberman, 248-661-5725, or cheryl@temple-israel.org.*

28seussical jr. auditionsseussical jr. auditions

Sky’s the Limit Productions will hold open auditions for adults and students in the first grade and above for Seussical Jr. on Sunday, Feb. 26, and Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the West Bloomfield JCC. For times and information, visit www.skysthelimitproductions.org or call 877-785-7763. Performances are planned for May 23, 24, 30, 31 and June 3 at the Berman Center at the JCC.*
TEACH & EATTEACH & EAT

Time: 12:00 pm

Noon. Begin with Cantor Meir Finkelstein on “Everything You Wanted to Know About Judaism But Didn’t Know You Were Supposed to Ask II” at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Series continues March 6, 20 and 27. Kosher lunch. CSZ Sisterhood members: per session/ for series. Non-members: per session/ for series. RSVP: 248-357-5544 or sisterhood@shaareyzedek.org.*

29ISRAEL ADVOCACYISRAEL ADVOCACY

Time: 11:30 am

11:30 am-12:30 pm. Neil Lazarus, the author of The 5 Rules of Effective Israel Advocacy, will be speaking at the Max M. Fisher Jewish Federation building. for the program; an additional if a kosher sandwich is desired.?RSVP: gale@jfmd.org.*

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