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metro » c a l e n d a r 26 December 10 • 2015 Chanukah Art Online Winners R eaders choose their favorites among the submis- sions for this year's Jewish News Chanukah Art con- test. Each winner will receive $18 dollars. * CATEGORY: AGES 7-9 CATEGORY: AGES 10 AND OLDER (TIE): CATEGORY: AGES 6 AND YOUNGER Ethan Singer, 10, from Farmington Hills Jolie Oleshansky, 10, from West Bloomfield Zeev Maine, 7, from West Bloomfield Danielle Reiter, 5, from Huntington Woods FRIDAY, DEC. 11 EMANUEL CHANUKAH 6 pm, Dec. 11. Oak Park Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood Chanukah Dinner Celebration. Bring your menorah and a dessert to share. Adults $15; children $8; kids under 5 free. Service at 7 pm. RSVP by Dec. 10: 248-967-4020. SUNDAY, DEC. 13 WOMEN'S CIRCLE 1 pm, Dec. 13. Detroit-based Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Rosh Chodesh Women's Circle for month of Tevet. Marilyn Finkelman speaks on "Scribal Splendor: Introduction to Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts." Free. At a residence in Huntington Woods. RSVP: Rabbi Dorit Edut, mutzim@aol.com. CHANUKAH POTLUCK 1-3:30 pm, Dec. 13. Latke party with all the trim- mings will include a white elephant auction of wrapped gifts. Open to members and friends of Yiddish-focused Sholem Aleichem Institute of West Bloomfield. At Farmington City Hall, 31555 W. 11 Mile at Orchard Lake Road. Tell potluck contribution with RSVP to Alva: 248-865-0117. CHANUKAH HAPPENING 6 pm, Dec. 13. Chanukah celebration will include food, games and prizes. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Free. Information: hello@ downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-4047. MONDAY, DEC. 14 HADASSAH PLAYS SANTA 8:30 am-12:30 pm, and 12:30-4:30 pm, Dec. 14. Participants welcome at annual Hadassah at Lighthouse Gift Giving event. Choose shift and stay as long as desired. At All Saints Church, 171 W. Pike (between Exchange and Williams), Pontiac. Information: 248-683-5030. LUNCH & LEARN Noon, Dec. 14. Rabbi Leiby Burnham speaks about gift giving at Chanukah. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Free pizza and salad lunch from Partners Detroit. RSVP: 313-962-4047. TUESDAY, DEC. 15 MOT CONCERT AT JCC 11 am, Dec. 15. Mark Vondrak and Maria Cimarelli perform selections from The Great American Songbook. At West Bloomfield JCC. Free with RSVP: Marilyn, 248-432-5471, or Rosa, 248-432-5467. HEALTH EXPERT 6:30-8:30 pm, Dec. 15. The nonprofit Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group hosts Dr. Michael Greger, author and public health expert. He will lecture on his latest book, How Not to Die. At Groves High School auditorium, 20500 W. 13 Mile, Beverly Hills. $20, or $15 in advance at www.pbnsg.org/events. FRIDAY, DEC. 18 BIM BOM BABY 10 am-11:30 am, Dec. 18. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and guardians are invited to bring babies and children through age 4 to family pro- gram with rabbis. Includes braiding challah for Shabbat. At Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. RSVP: marsha@shirshalom.org or 248-406-4255. SATURDAY, DEC. 19 GAMES NIGHT 7 pm, Dec. 19. Separate spaces for adults and chil- dren to play their favorite games. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Free, but bring a snack, dessert or pop to share. Information/RSVP: igilbert@tkolami. org or 248-661-0040. SUNDAY, DEC. 20 JGSMI MOVIE 11 am, Dec. 20. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan will show a 2008 Israeli film The Green Dumpster Mystery in Hebrew with English subtitles. At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Free for members; $5 for guests with nominal booking charge online at www. jgsmi.org. COMMUNITY SERVICE Call for time, Dec. 20. Hillel of Metro Detroit seeks volunteers to help at Yad Ezra kosher food pantry. At 2850 W. 11 Mile, Berkley. Information: 313-577-3459. MONDAY, DEC. 21 COOKIE DROPOFF 8 am-4 pm, Dec. 21. Bring cookies for holiday party at Baldwin Center, a Pontiac human service agency. Donated cookies can be homemade or store-bought and do not have to be decorated. At Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Information: 248-683-5030. THURSDAY, DEC. 24 SINGLES 40+ DINNER 6:00 pm, Dec. 24. Oakland Jewish Singles 40-plus will join The Shul in West Bloomfield for Chinese Dinner and Game Night. Gourmet entree, $18. Call Ava, 248-542-9166. FAMILY FUN NIGHT 7-10:30 pm, Dec. 24. Crafts, games and a light dinner. Free, but donations to Yad Ezra kosher food pantry will be accepted. At Cong. B'nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. RSVP by Dec. 17: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600. _____________________________________ Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer Send items to calendar@thejewishnews.com. Much To Do! HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com. For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.