The J - Detroit

HEBREW LEVEL 1: Learn to Read Hebrew - with Dorit Series 1 of 2
2025-09-16 10:30 - 11:45, 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 (America/Detroit) and 3 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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Lea Kalisch in SHTETL CABARET
2025-11-22 20:00 - 22:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
SHTETL CABARET, a night of Jewish entertainment and Yiddishkayt, delivered
with young, zestful, sexy energy. Lea gives tradition a face lift. Yiddish
Theater, forgotten melodies, original songs and mashups – From Rap to Rumba,
Folk to Feminism, Lea blends styles and languages like a smoothie. She slips
into different characters to make you laugh with one eye and cry with the
other. You will meet her alter ego REBBETZIN LEA, so if you need a matchmaker,
you better be there!
"The most unique and refreshing act I’ve seen in a very long time!" -Brian
D.

"Fantastic Performer! Wonderful singer, dancer and actress. What a treat!
Very heimish!" -Catherine L.
"A rebbetzin walks into a bar."..seriously, amazing performance with great
chutzpah + neshuma!" – Martha H.
Multicultural, multilingual cabaret, full of Yiddishkayt! Lea will make you
cry with one eye and laugh with the other.
TICKETS $35-$50
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/12504

Scholars in Session: Advice Columns and the American Press with Ayelet Brinn, UofM Frankel Fellow
2026-01-18 16:30 - 18:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
At the turn of the twentieth century, American Yiddish advice columns were
more than entertainment—they became vital guides that helped new immigrants
navigate personal struggles, American politics, and Jewish communal life while
forging deep, trust-based relationships between newspapers and readers.
Brinn delves into how these columns transformed the Yiddish press into a
central institution of immigrant acclimation, extending their influence beyond
the page and into readers’ everyday lives.

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. This program is proudly supported by the Jean &
Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
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
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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