Salon Series Continues: A Talmudic Exploration Of Hillel’s Teachings On Ethics And Kindness
2025-02-27 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-06 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-20 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-27 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-03 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-24 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Detroit)
SALON SERIES CONTINUES: A TALMUDIC EXPLORATION OF HILLEL’S TEACHINGS ON
ETHICS AND KINDNESS with Rabbi Tzvi Muller
ZOOM
THURSDAYS, 9:30 – 11 AM
Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9, 16, 23; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27;
Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 24;
May 1, 8, 15, 22
The genius of the Talmud, and the methodology of distilling its principles
toward application for Jewish ethical life, has been the hallmark of Jewish
scholarship throughout the ages. In this series, we analyze the teachings of
Hillel and his academy and examine them through the lens of the classic
commentaries. We will enlighten ourselves through the process of translating
these relevant Jewish teachings into everyday life while exploring the art of
practical Talmudic investigation. Class size is limited. Please contact the
office for registration.
Tuition : $525
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8598
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

The Book Of Exodus: Text And Texture with Rabbi Joseph Klein
2025-02-28 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-03-07 11:30 - 13:00
THE BOOK OF EXODUS: TEXT AND TEXTURE with Rabbi Joseph Klein
ZOOM
FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM
Jan. 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7
This course will be a close and careful reading of the better-known Exodus
narratives and their rabbinic and modern commentaries. The class will
incorporate a discussion of the Documentary Hypothesis as a means of better
understanding the purpose and intention of this foundation text of Torah, as
well as presentation of what archaeology and Egyptology can teach about its
historicity.
Tuition : $190
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8602
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

The Hearts Prayer, Exploring The Book Of Psalms with Rabbi Michele Faudem
2025-03-06 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-03-13 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-03-20 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-03-27 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-04-03 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-04-24 10:45 - 11:45
THE HEARTS PRAYER, EXPLORING THE BOOK OF PSALMS with Rabbi Michele Faudem
ZOOM
THURSDAYS, 10:45 – 11:45 AM
Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 24; May 1, 8
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Through the ages, Psalms have played a tremendous role in the lives of the
Jewish people. It is part of our liturgy, and many have repeatedly turned to
Psalms for encouragement and comfort in moments of crisis or despair. Delve
into and unpack numerous Psalms and see how they can help us articulate what
is occurring in our lives and how they help connect us to G-d and the
centuries of Jews who came before us.
Tuition : $185
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8592
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Brad Meltzer
2025-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
" If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness."
—Brad Meltzer
Based on bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s viral commencement speech for his
son’s 2024 graduating class at the University of Michigan, MAKE MAGIC is the
little book of hope for anyone who has ever wished for more. More
authenticity. More empathy. More gratitude. A more fulfilling life.
With charming, thoughtful insights from his remarkable life and career,
Meltzer uses magic as allegory, sharing the secret that there are only four
types of magic tricks:
1) you make something appear,
2) you make something disappear,
3) you make two things switch places, and
4) you turn one thing into something else—the hardest trick of all,
transformation.
Embracing each of these easy-to-follow tricks—and unleashing your kindness and
empathy—will inspire you to craft a life filled with wonder and awe. MAKE
MAGIC is an uplifting message from one of today’s most inspiring voices.
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirteen
thrillers, six nonfiction books, and the Ordinary People Change the World
series.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10617

Spring Fused Glass Yard Decor Workshop
2025-03-09 13:00 - 15:30 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd,
Spring Fused Glass Yard Decor Workshop
Instructed by Katrina Ruby
Come to The J and make spring inspired fused glass art piece to decorate your
yard or garden. Working alongside experienced glass artist, Katrina Ruby, you
will learn the art of fused glass and create your very own masterpiece.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:00 – 3:30 pm
After the workshop your work will be fired and days will be scheduled for you
to pick up your finished piece.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
*A minimum of 6 students are needed to run the class. If the class is unable to take place, you will be fully refunded.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10078

Film Screening and Talk Back with Eddie Rubin, Executive Producer of "OUT OF MY MIND"
2025-03-09 15:30 - 17:30 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Celebrating Jewish Disability Awareness Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM)
with Opening the Doors and JKids and Families departments.
Film screening and talk back with Eddie Rubin, Executive Producer of Out of
My Mind
Sunday, March 9 at 3:30 PM
Registration & Resource Fair at 3:00 PM
FREE event for adults and children 10 and up
Sensory family friendly activity room for children 10 and up – Must be
accompanied by parent.
﻿ASL Interpreter available
*Registration Required for film and activities
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10405

Winter Community Blood Drive
2025-03-11 08:30 - 14:30 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Give the greatest gift of all – the gift of life.
The J Detroit Community Blood Drive
Tuesday, March 11
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
After our last blood drive, we were blown away by the support of our caring
community. Let’s keep the giving going! Sign up today to give the lifesaving
gift of blood.
Your donation supports the local blood supply and helps ensure Blood Centers
of America is ready to provide blood to Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency
services system, whenever needed.
Spots are limited. Register today!
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10281

Learn to play Canasta with Robin Kaufman
2025-03-11 13:00 - 16:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
Learn to play Canasta with Robin Kaufman!
March 4 & 11 – 1 – 4 p.m.
Registrants must attend both sessions
This class requires a minimum of 4 people and maximum of 8 people.
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10094

Scholars in Session: Jews and Drag-An American Cultural History 1900-2020
2025-03-16 16:00 - 18:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Golan Moskowitz, 2024-2025 University of Michigan Frankel Institute Fellow,
explores the Jewish American cultural history of the gender-transcendent
performance art of drag, from early twentieth-century Yiddish vaudeville
through contemporary Emmy-winning reality television. Professor Moskowitz will
discuss how marginalized Jewish artists, writers, and performers creatively
process legacies of embodied otherness, focusing especially on Jewish American
descendants of immigrants and Holocaust survivors, as well as on LGBTQ Jewish
creatives.
Presented by SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment). Co-Sponsored by the
Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Michigan and
JLearn.
Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE) programming is endowed by a
generous gift from Cis Maisel and supported by Carol & Ronald P. Fogel, Sheri
& David Jaffa, and Elaine & Michael Serling through The J’s Pillar of Light
Program. SAJE inspires meaningful connections and important conversations.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10051

Torah Line By Line with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker
2025-03-18 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Max M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Twp
TORAH LINE BY LINE with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker
HYBRID – this class is offered IN- PERSON at the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building,
and ON ZOOM
TUESDAYS, 10 – 11:30 AM
Monthly : Sept. 17; Oct. 15; Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14; Feb. 4; Mar. 18;
Apr. 22; May 20
Sacrifices, laws of purity and holiness, societal expectations, rules and rule
breakers. These are just some of the topics we will explore in this third book
of the Torah. Join Mitch Parker to explore how our ancestors worshipped G-d
and how these 3,000 year old rules continue to impact our Jewish lives today.
You don’t want to miss this engaging conversation.
Tuition : $210
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8574

Infant and Child CPR Training
2025-03-18 18:00 - 21:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Join The J Kids & Families departments for an Infant and Child CPR Training
session.
This training will cover the essential skills needed for pediatric and infant
CPR. Upon completion, attendees will receive a certification provided by the
instructor, Randi Krause, a nurse practitioner. Mannequins and necessary
supplies will be provided for hands-on practice. The course will also include
instruction on the use of an AED, as well as basic first aid and choking
prevention techniques.
About the Instructor:
Randi Krause brings 14 years of experience working in the emergency room as a
technician and registered nurse. She earned her nurse practitioner designation
in December 2023 and currently practices at an urgent care facility.
Randi is passionate about teaching and believes everyone should be equipped
with basic CPR skills. After her extensive experience in the ER, she
recognizes that the majority of CPR efforts (76%) take place outside of
hospitals—often in public spaces or at home—and emphasizes the importance of
widespread CPR training.
Refreshments will be provided during the training.
This program is sponsored by the JKids & Families departments: JFamily, JCC
Day Camps and Special Needs, and Sarah and Irving Pitt Early Childhood Center
and Opening the Doors.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10208

Dads' Night Out with JFamily - March
2025-03-19 19:30 - 22:30 | 5th Tavern Bloomfield 2262 S Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Twp
Dads deserve a night out, too! Take some time with the guys in a relaxed
environment while you schmooze, network and enjoy good company. See some of
your old friends and make some new ones!
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10837

JCC Day Camps Information Meeting March
2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:00
Want to learn more about our Main Camp programs before signing your camper up,
or have you already signed your camper up and would like to be more prepared
with information about where your camper is going for a week or more? Join us!
We will be discussing what a day at camp looks like, what to send your camper
with for the week, the types of camp offered, any other general information,
and answering any questions there might be.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10552
Click here to join the Zoom livestream. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89242676742

Modern Jewish Medical Ethics With Jill Gutmann
2025-03-24 10:00 - 11:30
MODERN JEWISH MEDICAL ETHICS with Jill Gutmann
﻿ZOOM
MONDAYS, 10 – 11:30 AM
Monthly : Oct. 28; Nov. 18; Dec. 16; Jan. 27; Feb. 24; Mar. 24; Apr.
28; May 19; June 16
Take a deep dive into the hot medical issues of the day with bioethicist Jill
Gutmann. Whether the subject is public health or women’s rights to their
bodies, you will be guided through an engaging discussion while looking at the
science, politics, Jewish commentary and other relevant sources to frame your
opinion. Never knowing what the timely topic will be until class, this fun,
informative and engaging class is sure to make you think and want the
conversation to continue long after the class has ended.
Tuition:__$210
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8564
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Monthly Men’s Discussion Club
2025-04-01 11:00 - 12:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
Monthly Men’s Discussion Club
Meets the first Tuesday of the month
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Facilitated by Alex Resin
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10095

CHROMA Workshop with Kim Fay
2025-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd,
CHROMA Workshop
Instructed by Kim Fay
This is a companion workshop to the current CHROMA exhibition. The purpose of
this class is to familiarize the student with the aspects of color, their use
and impact in an artwork. Through selected color schemes, the student will
create a small painting using these principles. Previous painting experience
is helpful but not necessary. All materials included.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
6:00 – 9:00 pm
$60 per person
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 4, 2025
*A minimum of 6 students are needed to run the class. If the class is unable to take place, you will be fully refunded.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10971

CHROMA Artist Talk with Curator Kim Fay
2025-04-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Janice Charach Gallery 6600 W Maple Rd,
Join us on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. to hear from the curator of CHROMA,
along with the artists. Bar opens at 6 p,m. for a preview of the exhibit
before the talk.
Curated by Kim Fay (Artist & Arts Writer, Real Art Detroit), this exhibit
features artists who use color in unique and intentional ways. With a
selection of invited artists along with an open call to the community, this
diverse exhibit explores color’s purpose, diversity, and power within art.
CHROMA will be on display Sunday, March 30 – Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
For more information about the exhibition and the gallery, (https://charachgallery.org)
Let us know you can make it. Registrations are not required, but they are
appreciated.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10900
