• Reading The Book Of Genesis Again For The First Time with Rabbi Joseph Klein

    READING THE BOOK OF GENESIS AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3 The Book of Genesis has for too long been wrongly transmitted as Sunday School stories. And, because we tell these stories to children, ...

  • Biblical Dreamers And The Visionaries They Inspired with Ariella Nadel

    BIBLICAL DREAMERS AND THE VISIONARIES THEY INSPIRED with Ariella Nadel ZOOM THURSDAYS, NOON – 1:15 PM Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9  From Joseph to Betzalel, Miriam to Judith, our national history has propelled forward by the visions of prophetic dreamers. Each week we will study the story ...

  • The Synagogue: Its History, Customs And Growth with Dr. Michael Pytlik

    THE SYNAGOGUE: ITS HISTORY, CUSTOMS AND GROWTH with Dr. Michael Pytlik ZOOM THURSDAYS, NOON – 1:30 PM Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9 The concept of the synagogue as a place of worship started long before the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 ...

  • Open Play at The J! Winter 2025

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

    Welcome to Open Play at the J! Join us in the JFamily Room inside The J every Monday morning that schools are typically in session. We will be open from 9:30 AM until 11:30 for fun and play time! Each week, we may gather for a circle and story time around 10:30 AM, but you ...

  • Torah Line By Line with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker

    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 ...

  • G-D Talk – Rabbinic Perspectives On Jewish Life with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff

    G-D TALK – RABBINIC PERSPECTIVES ON JEWISH LIFE with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff ZOOM WEDNESDAYS, 3 - 4 PM Jan. 22, 29; Feb. 5 Jewish collectors have contributed to and enriched art museums; a few have even created their own museums. This series will look at examples of the art collected by well-known families such as ...

  • The Book Of Exodus: Text And Texture with Rabbi Joseph Klein

    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 ...

  • Serving Up Stories: Everything I Need to Know, I Learned Playing Pickleball-Stories from the Court

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

    Local author, Rick Broida shares his new book, Everything I Need to Know, I Learned Playing Pickleball: Stories from the Court, Lessons from the Sport , followed by book signing, tours of JRec and a Pickleball demonstration. All participants will receive a free JRec pass. ABOUT Rick Broida brings 30+ years of "tech-pertise" to Yahoo ...

  • Scholars in Session: A Pickle Problem-The Deli Revival and American Jewish Religion

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Prof. Rachel B. Gross explores how participating in the deli revival provides an alternative, under-appreciated way of practicing in American Jewish life. In her book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice, the author traces American Jews' involvement in a broad array of ostensibly nonreligious activities. From conducting Jewish genealogical research, visiting Jewish historic ...

  • The Jewish Collectors Of Art with Wendy Evans

    THE JEWISH COLLECTORS OF ART with Wendy Evans ZOOM WEDNESDAYS, 10 – 11:30 AM Jan. 22, 29; Feb. 5 Jewish collectors have contributed to and enriched art museums; a few have even created their own museums. This series will look at examples of the art collected by well-known families such as the Rothschilds and the ...