HEBREW LEVEL 1: Learn to Read Hebrew - with Dorit Series 1 of 2
2025-09-30 10:30 - 11:45, 2025-10-21 10:30 - 11:45, 2025-10-28 10:30 - 11:45, 2025-11-04 10:30 - 11:45, 2025-11-11 10:30 - 11:45, 2025-11-18 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-01-06 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-01-13 10:30 - 11:45 (America/Detroit) and 2 more dates
LEVEL 1: LEARN TO READ HEBREW – AN INTRO CLASS with Dorit Warfman
In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building
TUESDAY, 10:30 – 11:45 AM

SERIES 1: Sep. 9, 16, 30; Oct. 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27
SERIES 2: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24; Apr. 14, 28; May 5, 12

If you ever wanted to learn the Hebrew letters, follow prayers in Hebrew or
read signs in Israel, then this is the course for you. This may be a stand-
alone class or advance into the “Hebrew 1” class to learn conversational
Hebrew.
Tuition: $250 per series
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/12356
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Anita Naftaly Family Circle Conference - Raising Resilience: Help our Children THRIVE
2025-11-16 13:00 - 14:30 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Opening the Doors
Anita Naftaly Family Circle Conference
Presenting Tovah P. Klein. A child development expert, psychology professor
and author, Dr. Tovah P. Klein gives parents and teachers the tools to help
kids facing learning, social and/or mental health challenges build resilience
and flourish in an unpredictable ever-changing world. Accessible and
compassionate, Raising Resilience is a timely resource for empowering kids
to build meaningful thriving lives.
Questions and sponsorship: llight@jfsdetroit.org
A partner of Jewish Family Service.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/12018

JLearn 2026 Winter-Spring Catalog
2025-12-01 00:00 - 2026-06-30 00:00 | Max M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Rd,
JLEARN THE CENTER OF YOUR JEWISH LEARNING
Visit our website:(http://jlearn.online/)
to view all our classes. Or call 248.205.2557
Dear Learners,
I hope this message finds you well and ready to begin a new season of
learning, connection and growth. It’s such a joy to welcome you to our
Winter–Spring catalog of adult Jewish learning—an opportunity to come
together, explore meaningful ideas and share in the richness of our tradition.
As we step into a new year, we’ve put together a wonderful variety of classes
that speak to the many paths of Jewish life and learning. Whether you’re
returning to a topic that once sparked your curiosity,
diving deeper into Jewish texts and traditions or looking to meet new friends
and fellow learners, you’ll fi nd something here that speaks to you. Each
course is an invitation to engage not just with ideas, but with one another—to
learn, reflect and grow together as a community. We believe that learning is
one of the most beautiful ways to stay connected—both to our heritage and to
each other. I invite you to take a look through this catalog, fi nd the
classes that inspire you and join us this season. Your presence and
participation bring warmth and meaning to everything we do.
Thank you for being part of this journey. I look forward to learning, laughing
and discovering together in the months ahead.
Wishing you a season filled with curiosity, friendship and joy.
With gratitude,
Shelley
Shelley Chaness
Senior Director – JLearn
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13986
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Winter Community Blood Drive
2025-12-02 08:30 - 14:30 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
The J Detroit Community Blood Drive
Tuesday, December 2
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
This Giving Tuesday , give the gift of life. After the incredible success
of our last blood drive, we’re coming together once again to make a lifesaving
difference.
Every donation matters. Every drop counts. Your gift strengthens our local
blood supply and helps meet urgent needssupporting emergency medical services
in Israel through Magen David Adom, in partnership with Blood Centers of
America.
Spots are limited. Reserve your appointment today and be part of something
truly lifesaving.
Chairperson: Josh Yaker
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/12911

Scholars in Session: “Advice Columns and the American Press” with Ayelet Brinn
2026-01-18 16:30 - 18:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
Ayelet Brinn is a scholar of Jewish and American history whose work
focuses on gender, Yiddish studies, and popular culture. She holds an MA/MLS
from Indiana University and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. In
2022, she joined the University of Hartford faculty as the Philip D. Feltman
Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish History and The Associate Director of the
Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies. Previously she held fellowships at the
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, the Katz Center for Judaic Studies, and at
Fordham University and Columbia University.
Her first book, (https://nyupress.org/9781479817665/a-revolution-in–
type/) was published by New York University Press in November 2023 and
was named a National Jewish Book Award finalist. The book just won the 2025
Jordan Schnirzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies. A current
Institute Fellow at the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the
University of Michigan, Ayelet is currently working on a project about the
Espionage Act and the censorship of the American Yiddish press during World
War I.
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/13987

HEBREW LEVEL 1: Learn to Read Hebrew - with Dorit Series 2 of 2
2026-02-03 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-02-10 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-02-24 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-03-03 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-03-10 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-03-17 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-03-24 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-04-14 10:30 - 11:45 and 2 more dates
LEVEL 1: LEARN TO READ HEBREW – AN INTRO CLASS with Dorit Warfman
In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building
TUESDAY, 10:30 – 11:45 AM

SERIES 1: Sep. 9, 16, 30; Oct. 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27
SERIES 2: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24; Apr. 14, 28; May 5, 12

If you ever wanted to learn the Hebrew letters, follow prayers in Hebrew or
read signs in Israel, then this is the course for you. This may be a stand-
alone class or advance into the “Hebrew 1” class to learn conversational
Hebrew.
Tuition: $250 per series
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/12360
Click here to join the livestream.
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