Jewish Learning

Rites And Rituals, Customs And Commandments: Tell Me Why We live our daily lives as dedicated to Judaism, yet the origins, backstories and histories of experiential Jewish life reveal that we often know little of what and why we do what we do as Jews. This course explores our life-cycle events and personal mitzvot, dietary ...

Designing Jewish Detroit Join Robbie for a journey back as we follow the building of Jewish Detroit and those responsible for designing it. Using historical materials, photographs and documents, this class will uncover the hidden stories behind our community’s beautiful buildings and artwork, through a Jewish lens. Instructor : Robbie Terman Tuition: $ 70 ...

Jews And Judaism: The Essentials – Part 4: The 20th Century – Old And New Centers Of Jewish Life In this series, we focus on the ebb and flow of Judaism in the twentieth century. We begin with the rise of new forms of Antisemitism and the Jewish response, including emigration to America and ...

ALL BOOKS @THE J Read and discuss popular current fiction with Jewish content or by contemporary Jewish authors. This series of books features stories of intertwining lives that have profound effects across time and generations. JANUARY: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, a deeply moving character driven story of marginalized ...

Rites And Rituals, Customs And Commandments: Tell Me Why We live our daily lives as dedicated to Judaism, yet the origins, backstories and histories of experiential Jewish life reveal that we often know little of what and why we do what we do as Jews. This course explores our life-cycle events and personal mitzvot, dietary ...