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AN EVENING WITH YONINA

DAY OF SERVICE

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings Nightnotes series. Gilda Award-winner Ian Finkelstein and friends perform a night of jazz at Hagopian World of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham. Tickets: $30 general, $25 senior. Visit detroitchamberwinds. org. For info: contact Priya Mohan at 248-559-2095 or at mohan@art-ops.org.

Adat Shalom Synagogue invites you to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman and yoga instructor Mindy Eisenberg. Connect body and soul as they apply the wisdom of Torah to the gentle practice of yoga. No yoga experience is necessary. Free. For questions, contact 248-8515100.

This online event is hosted by Congregation Beth Shalom, Oak Park. Yonina, an Israeli musical duo made up of married couple Yoni and Nina Tokayer, will come via Zoom from their home in Israel. There will be options to attend either in person at the synagogue (with masks) to watch on the screen there or to attend virtually, via Zoom Those who attend virtually will be sent a Zoom link in the week leading up to the event with information about how to access the concert. There will be a 90-minute virtual musical tour of Jerusalem, live from the duo’s studio in Israel, with pre-recorded segments interspersed throughout the evening. The cost is a minimum of $18 per household if attending from home and $18 per person if attending at the synagogue. Info: Beth Rodgers at bethshalomprogramming@gmail.com.

At Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Barbara Jean and her puppet friends will share Dr. Seuss’ story of the Lorax and the importance of trees along with crafts and more. Free and open to the community. Register by Jan. 14. at cbahm.org/event/tubshevat2022

Adat Shalom Synagogue invites the community to join in a Volunteer Day program. The tradition continues as participants of all ages (adults, teens and children) work on a variety of handson projects that will help organizations in the Metro Detroit area improve lives. For more information, visit adatshalom.org/adat-shalom-events/, call 248-8515100 or email jgross@adatshalom.org.

To celebrate Tu b’Shevat in Israel, we’ll practice bargaining at the shuk, farming on a kibbutz and even training in the IDF. Along the way, we’ll taste all the special fruit of Israel. At Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. For ages 5-11. Cost: $15. Free for Hebrew school students. In each city, kids will pick up a “souvenir” along with a sticker to add to their maps. At the last city, Tzfat, kids will create a unique Hebrew name painting using a cool watercolor technique, ending off with a beautiful masterpiece to take home before a final group picture at the Kotel.

Celebrate Tu b’Shevat, the Jewish birthday of the trees, with an immersive artistic experience for families with children ages 4-8 at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Explore the elements of the natural world through an interactive dance experience, sculpture art, a painting class and a sneak preview of the exhibit “Environmentally Speaking” at the Janice Charach Gallery. This program features the artistic talent of the Shua Group, Billy Mark, Laura Earle and Marci Bratt. Due to COVID, spaces are limited, and masks are required for everybody ages 2+. This program is a partnership between Hazon Detroit and the JCC’s Berman Center for Performing Arts, Janice Charach Gallery and Jfamily. Jfamily will be packaging donations for Vernor Elementary School on Martin Luther King Day. Please consider bringing one of the following items as a donation: shampoo, conditioner, body soap, hand soap, deodorant, hand sanitizer, toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitary pads, lotion, crayons, dry erase markers or markers. Registration fee is $20: jlive. app/events/1425.

Join Hazzan David Propis and Rabbi Yoni Dahlen as they lead Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s annual Tu b’Shevat Seder, an hourlong exploration of music, mindfulness and appreciation of the natural world that surrounds us. Free. Register: shaareyzedek.org/calendar/ upcoming-events.