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ALS Auction Mania is an online auction where you can bid on over 125 items all from the comfort of home to support people in Michigan who have Lou Gehrig’s disease. Visit the auction site to view all the great items at great prices, including a luxurious Mexican vacation, golf packages, wine tastings, overnight stays, restaurant and entertainment certificates, collectibles, household items. Visit alsofmichigan.org for information.

At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Join an evening filled with friends, food and Adat Shalom’s Shabbat Rocks band. Doors open at 5 pm for dinner/ kiddo activities, followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6. Cost: $18/ family includes hot dogs (vegetarian option available), salad, sides and a special treat. If you’d like to bring your own picnic basket for your family because BBQ isn’t your thing, that’s totally cool, too; kindly make sure that all food you bring is pareve and nut-free. Also bring a blanket for you and your family to sit on. Registration: adatshalom.org/ picnic. Questions contact: Sammi Shapiro at sshapiro@ adatshalom.org or 248-6262153.

At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. The free in-person event will GLOBAL VOICES JUNE 3, 5:30 PM

feature a BBQ dinner by Platinum Dish Catering, Cool Jacks handcrafted cookies + ice cream, lawn games and more. At 7 pm (in-person and virtual) hear Global Voices Shabbat featuring Nefesh Mountain, an eclectic mix of American Bluegrass, old-time music and Jewish tradition. Info: jlive.app/events/2303.

At B’nai Israel in West Bloomfield. Its first in-person all-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot since 2019 will be focused on community. Learn from rabbis, physicians, lawyers and university professors. See the debut of the Bnai Israel Actors Guild, directed by Udi Kapen. Most sessions will be live-streamed. Please RSVP to info@bnaiisraelwb. org to attend in person.

At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Everyone loves ice cream so why not make it yourself for Shavuot at this free event. Families with kids ages 0-11 will sing songs and hear a story with clergy, while teens ages 12 and up will learn with Dr. Melissa Ser. Info: jlive.app/ events/2293.

Motor City Brass Band is hard at work on its season finale “The Music of John Williams” in the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center (Dearborn). Tickets are available from the box office, MCBB musicians, via MCBB.org or by calling the MCBB Hotline at 248-788-6618. John Williams has composed music for 110 films, 30 TV shows, four Olympic Games and 46 other special occasions, including music

SHAVUOT SHAKE UP JUNE 5, 10:30AM-NOON from Stars Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. Emcee for the concert will be Jack Goggin, host of WRCJ’s Film Classics.

At Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Speaker: Harry Nelson, health care attorney. Subject: “Exploring the Opioid Crisis — Overdoses, Addiction, Chronic Pain;” also during a lunch and learn, Thursday, June 9, 12:30 p.m. Drawing from the research for his book, The United States of Opioids, Nelson will address the roots of the overlapping crises

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and how Jewish sources guide us to healthier communities. Register at congbethshalom.org.

At Congregation Shaarey Zedek; free admission. The group is the brainchild of three nationally acclaimed cantors, Laurie Akers, Rachel Brook and Rachel Goldman. This special concert is sponsored by the Irving and Beverly Laker Concert Series. Patron seating with dessert reception $100. For information and to RSVP, contact the synagogue office at 248-357-5544.

This focused installation at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit presents a selection of 12 paintings and works on paper from the DIA’s collection by Dutch and French realist artists, all of whom were contemporaries of Vincent van Gogh, while several of them significantly impacted his early artistic development. Free with general admission to the museum. Info: dia.org.

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Federation’s Israel & Overseas Department recently announced that Ride for the Living 2022 registration is now open.

This round-trip ride on Sunday, July 24, at 8 a.m., from Ferndale to the Detroit Riverfront is for riders of all ages and skill levels — everyone from Slow Rollers (avg. 11-12 mph), Cruisers (avg. 13-15 mph) to Chasers (avg. 16-18 mph). Ebike rental is available, too.

Why ride for the living?

The Krakow JCC’s Annual Ride for the Living is a 34.5-mile bike ride from Auschwitz to the JCC Krakow that commemorates Jewish history and celebrates the miraculous rebirth of Jewish life in Poland today. Detroit’s satellite ride (approximately 30 miles) is a way to commemorate and celebrate the living. Plus, proceeds from the ride will benefit the Krakow JCC.

Riders will meet up and start at Ferndale High School and finish (at their own pace) at Ferndale Project for food and drinks.

Federation has worked out a special deal with American Cycle & Fitness for ebike rental. They’ll deliver and pick up for you at the start/ finish so all you have to do is be pedal-ready (an ebike is still a pedal bike but with electric motor assistance to go farther with less people power).

Registration fee of $36 includes a fanny pack and one drink voucher. Register at https://jlive. app/events/2308.

Would you like to earn a $25 gift card to Target and help the community?

Jewish Family Service, the New England Cognitive Center and Minnesota State University Mankato need your help. They are looking for older adults to participate in a fun and interactive research study on aging and cognition.

Participants must agree to be available for two one-hour private sessions. The second session will take place three months after the first session, when participants will receive a $25 gift card to Target.

All results of the research will be kept confidential.

To sign up, contact Joely Lyons at (248) 392-0767 or jlyons@jfsdetroit.org.