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 ...
Featuring Authors Rachel Beanland and Mimi Zieman The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland is a “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night. Based on the true story of the Richmond ...
THE RESISTANCE OF WOMEN DURING THE HOLOCAUST with Dr. Katie Chaka Parks In-Person | Holocaust Memorial Center - Zekelman Family Campus THURSDAYS, 1 – 2:15 PM Nov. 7, 14, 21 The Holocaust was not inevitable. Rather, it was the result of choices made over time by individuals and groups of people to be perpetrators, collaborators ...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: FROM THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT TO THE BROADWAY STAGE with Dr. Avi Blitz ZOOM THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:45 PM Nov 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5 Explore the world of author Sholem Aleichem, the man whose stories inspired the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Begin by reading The Railroad Stories and ...
PARSHA HASHAVUAH (WEEKLY TORAH PORTION) Community Rabbis, Cantors and Educators ZOOM FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 AM · Series 1: Sept. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20 · Series 2: Jan 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 14 · Series 3: Mar. 21, 28; Apr. ...
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, ...
The Detroit Jewish Book Fair shines the spotlight on some of the area’s most diverse authors including Carol & Alana Blumenstein (KidsRead2Kids Presents... Amazing Tales!), Rabbi Boruch Cohen (Think Outside The Lox: A fresh perspective on Jewish Teachings and Traditions), Lisa Kaplan (_Our Family has a Secret: A Children's Book About Addiction in a Jewish ...
For the first time, in a single volume (It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses), readers can take a tour of the entire Torah through the medium of one challenging, instructive, irreverent, animated conversation. Rabbi Dov Linzer , an Orthodox ...
Families with children ages 4-10 are invited to join JFamily and Aish Detroit for babka making while reflecting on all we are thankful for! Grandparents are welcome to join, too! Cost: $10 per family Thank you to our Planning Committee: Alex Hartman Stephanie Parzen Elyssa Schmier Hannah Biran Jodie Ran Megan Specktor Tami Heisler Carly ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TALMUD: TURN IT AND TURN IT, FOR EVERTHING IS IN IT with Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, 9:30 – 11 AM Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 9, 16 It has been the key to Jewish survival and continuity for nearly two millennia, yet ...
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 ...
BETTER TOGETHER, LOVE AND KINDNESS IN JUDAISM with Rabbi Tzvi Muller In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, NOON – 1 PM Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16 The world is desperately in need of more kindness. As Jews, we are often the targets of the most virulent hatred and cruelty. However, ...
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