Policy Perspectives in the Promised Land with Lior Zisser-Yogev
2024-04-10 11:30 - 12:45, 2024-04-17 11:30 - 12:45 (America/Detroit) | Jewish Federation of Detroit 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Policy Perspectives in the Promised Land
Join Lior Zisser-Yogev , our community Shaliach (emissary), as she takes
us into a deep dive of the public policies of Israel and the impact they have
on Israeli society. Compare and contrast the systems in Israel and the U.S.,
learn what the Israeli government has in place for its population and the
effect these policies have on everyday life. Topics include:
EDUCATION policy in Israel – divided educational systems and successful
outcomes.
LABOR MARKET policies – How to include disadvantaged populations in the
labor market.
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE policy – how to solve the ongoing housing
crisis in the country with the largest natural increase in the developed
world.
IMMIGRATION policy and ALIYAH ABSORPTION – how are refugees and
immigrants received in Israel, and how are they optimally integrated into
society.
PUBLIC HEALTH policy – mandatory free public health care for all citizens
LGBTQ POLICY in Israel – the interesting case of how a government that
was in power for only one year managed to take governmental responsibility for
the LGBTQ population in Israel.
Instructor : Lior Zisser-Yogev
Tuition: $105
Day/Time: Wed 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Location: In-Person/ Max M. Fisher Federation Building
Class Dates : 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024, 4/10/2024,
4/17/2024
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Rites And Rituals, Customs And Commandments: Tell Me Why with Rabbi Joseph Klein
2024-04-12 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-05-03 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-05-10 11:30 - 13:00
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 and Shabbat restrictions, and the
development of prayer and worship. Walk away with a proud understanding of why
we, as Jews, do what we do.
Instructor : Rabbi Joseph Klein
Tuition: $170.00
Day/Time: Fri 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 3/8/2024, 3/15/2024, 3/22/2024, 3/29/2024, 4/5/2024,
4/12/2024, 5/3/2024, 5/10/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6333
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Coffee With The Rabbis with Rabbi Joshua Bennett and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
2024-05-02 10:00 - 11:30
Coffee With The Rabbis: The Bonds That Bind Us – A Study Of Life
Relationships
Join JLearn, Rabbi Joshua Bennett and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff for this unique
opportunity with two Rabbis who are stirring things up with relevant topics
based on Jewish texts, to help us navigate life. When we combine a
Conservative
Rabbi with his best friend, a Reform Rabbi, we get a morning of great
discussion, differing opinions, mutual
respect, and a lot of learning! Bring your coffee, questions and comments and
join us Monthly on ZOOM!
Instructors : Rabbi Joshua Bennett and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Tuition: $120
Day/Time: MONTHLY –
Thu 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
_ _Class Dates:__ 1/4/2024, 2/1/2024, 3/7/2024, 4/4/2024, 5/2/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/5584
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Modern Jewish Medical Ethics with Jill Gutmann
2024-05-06 10:00 - 11:30
Modern Jewish Medical Ethics
Take a deep dive into the hot medical issues of the day with bio-ethicist
Jill Gutmann. Whether it is a discussion of mental health or the
physician and nursing shortage, you will be guided through an engaging
discussion while looking at the science, politics, Jewish commentary and other
relevant sources to frame your opinion. Never knowing what the timely topic
will be until class, this fun, informative and engaging class is sure to make
you think and want the discussion to continue long after the class has ended.
Instructor: Jill Gutmann
Tuition : $95.00
Day/Time: Mon 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location : This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates: Monthly: 1/8/2024, 2/5/2024, 3/4/2024, 4/1/2024, 5/6/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6317
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War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations
2024-05-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-05-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-05-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-17 19:00 - 20:30
War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent
Confrontations
Explore how Jewish people have dealt with resistance, both violent and non-
violent, throughout history. Although the course will not study current
conflicts, by considering literary and historical accounts of prior
experiences with confrontations and warfare, participants will gain insight
into how to think about and wrestle with issues facing the Jewish people
today.
_ _Weekly Topics:__
(1) War in the Torah: From Avram’s War to Sihon and Og
(2) War in the Nevi’im: Struggle, Conquest & Civil War
(3) The Wars of the Hasmoneans: Who is “Us” and who is “Them”?
(4) The Wars with Rome: Self-Liberation or Self-Destruction?
(5) Martyrdom and Resistance During the Shoah
(6) Israel’s Wars
Instructor : Dr. Michael Weiss
Tuition: $140.00
Day/Time: Mon 7 pm – 8:30 PM
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 5/6/2024, 5/13/2024,5/20/2024, 6/3/2024,6/10/2024,
6/17/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7141
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Ageless Living: Getting Great At Getting Older with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
2024-05-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Jewish Federation of Detroit 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
**Ageless Living: Getting Great At Getting Older – _ _IN-PERSON CLASS SOLD OUT

WE ADDED A ZOOM CLASS FOR YOU !__
Class Dates : May 9, 23, 30; June 6
Thursdays 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
It is said that with age comes wisdom. Join Rabbi Krakoff, CEO of the Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network (JHCN), as he offers us navigation skills for
the years between maturity and older age. Based on Jewish texts, both ancient
and contemporary, he will offer insights and commentary that speak to
approaches and strategies for getting great at getting older. Explore gaining
wisdom and personal growth, relationships in your life, time for tikum olam
and nurturing your emotional well-being. and discover the benefits that await!
Instructor : Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Tuition: $85
Location:** In-Person/ Max M. Fisher Federation Building

View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6328

Ageless Living: Getting Great At Getting Older – ON ZOOM - with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
2024-05-09 15:00 - 16:30
THE IN- PERSON CLASS SOLD OUT – DUE TO HIGH DEMAND WE HAVE ADDED A ZOOM
CLASS FOR YOU
Thursdays – 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Class Dates: May 9, 23, 30; June 6
It is said that with age comes wisdom. Join Rabbi Krakoff, CEO of the Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network (JHCN), as he offers us navigation skills for
the years between maturity and older age. Based on Jewish texts, both ancient
and contemporary, he will offer insights and commentary that speak to
approaches and strategies for getting great at getting older. Explore gaining
wisdom and personal growth, relationships in your life, time for tikum olam
and nurturing your emotional well-being. and discover the benefits that await!
Instructor : Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Tuition: $85
Location: ZOOM
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7729
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Reading Between The Lines: Spring Session with Rebecca Starr
2024-05-13 12:00 - 13:15, 2024-06-03 12:00 - 13:15 | Jewish Federation of Detroit 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Reading Between The Lines: Spring Session
This is a challenging and historic time for Israel and the Jewish people. Join
Rebecca for an opportunity to discuss books that offer education, engagement,
and that highlight challenges and triumphs of the last 100 years of Jewish and
Israeli history.

APRIL: We will begin with The Red Balcony by Jonathan Wilson, a mystery novel based on the true story of the murder of Haim Arlosoroff, one of the early leaders of Ben Gurion’s Labor Zionist party.

MAY: Next, we will discuss a newly published non-fiction book by comedian Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt entitled Israel 201: Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land

JUNE: Ben Bastomski’s memoir, As Figs in Autumn: One Year in a Forever War will be the final in this series and is about an American Jew who chronicles his time in the Israeli army.
Instructor : Rebecca Starr
Tuition: $55
Day/Time: Monthly – Mon 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: In-Person/ Max M. Fisher Federation Building
_ _Class Dates ** :** 4/8/2024, 5/13/2024, 6/3/2024

View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6323

Jewish Girls Do Science: Contributions & Struggles Of Jewish Women Scientists
2024-05-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-29 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-05 10:00 - 11:30
Jewish Girls Do Science: Contributions & Struggles Of Jewish Women
Scientists
In this series, we will consider the significant contributions that several
Jewish women, both in the U.S. and in other countries, have made in various
areas of science. We will pay particular attention in our examination and
discussions on the challenges these women and others faced in pursuing their
professional goals, both because of their gender and their religious
identities, which were often at odds with the culture and politics of the
times in which they lived
Instructor : Dr. Gail Richmond
Tuition: $140.00
Day/Time: Wed 10 am – 11:30 am
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 5/8/2024, 5/22/2024, 5/29/2024, 6/5/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7143
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Ageless Living: Getting Great At Getting Older with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
2024-05-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Jewish Federation of Detroit 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Ageless Living: Getting Great At Getting Older
It is said that with age comes wisdom. Join Rabbi Krakoff, CEO of the Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network (JHCN), as he offers us navigation skills for
the years between maturity and older age. Based on Jewish texts, both ancient
and contemporary, he will offer insights and commentary that speak to
approaches and strategies for getting great at getting older. Explore gaining
wisdom and personal growth, relationships in your life, time for tikum olam
and nurturing your emotional well-being. and discover the benefits that await!
Instructor : Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Tuition: $85
Day/Time: Thu 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: In-Person/ Max M. Fisher Federation Building
Class Dates : 5/9/2024, 5/23/2024, 5/30/2024, 6/6/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6328

College Crisis Through A Jewish Lens with Rabbi Davey Rosen
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-06 19:00 - 20:30
College Crisis Through A Jewish Lens
Today’s college campuses can be challenging environments for students and
staff who are supporters of Israel. Join us to explore the roots of anti-
Israel sentiment on campus and strategies to manage the hate. Rabbi Davey will
provide strength and guidance from traditional Jewish texts and teachings, and
how they can help and support us in this difficult, daily campus culture.
Co-sponsored by JFamily
Instructor : Rabbi Davey Rosen, CEO Hillel of University of Michigan
Tuition: $70
Day/Time: Thursdays 7 pm – 8:30 am
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 5/23/2024, 5/30/2024, 6/6/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7144
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The Birth Of Antisemitism with Rabbi Joseph Klein
2024-06-14 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-06-21 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-06-28 11:30 - 13:00
The Birth Of Antisemitism
Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the
Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed
with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of
Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of
who we were. or what we believed, or what they thought we believed. It is only
the early Jesus community who painted the Jews as anti-God, as inherently
evil. Join Rabbi Klein for this timely class.
Instructor : Rabbi Joseph Klein
Tuition: $95
Day/Time: Fri 11:30 am – 1 PM
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 6/7/2024, 6/14/2024, ****6/21/2024, 6/28/2024,
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7146
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From Chaos To Cosmos: Rabbinic Wisdom On Creation with Rabbi Robert Dobrusin (4 Week Series)
2024-07-08 10:00 - 11:15
From Chaos To Cosmos: Rabbinic Wisdom On Creation
Class Dates : July 8, 15, 22 29
Mondays 10 am – 11:15 am
The Torah’s beautiful, mythical story of the creation of the world can teach
us so much even as we embrace scientific understanding of the universe. What
can we learn from the Midrashim (textual commentaries) our Rabbis derived from
the text of Genesis? How is creation represented in our prayers and ritual
traditions? What unique ideas does Jewish tradition offer about creation and
the nature of the human being? Join us for the intriguing study of the
critical concept of creation in Jewish tradition.
Instructor : Rabbi Robert Dobrusin
Tuition: $95
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7148
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ALL BOOKS @THE J - SUMMER
2024-07-10 11:00 - 14:00 | 6600 W Maple Rd 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
ALL BOOKS @THE J – SUMMER
Class Dates – Monthly : July 10; August 21; September 18
Wednesday’s 11 am – 12:15 am
Read and discuss popular fiction with Jewish content or by contemporary Jewish
authors. This series of books features three award winning male novelists
tackling stories from an Israeli terrorist hunter turned art restorer to an
American student uncovering centuries-old history from Old Cairo to conversos
in King Ferdinand’s court during the Spanish Inquisition.
July: The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva, returning to where it all
started in this debut thriller of the Gabriel Allon epic, as Detroit prepares
to welcome the author on July 16 for the release of his latest novel in the
series.
August: Leaving Eastern Parkway by Matthew Daub, this fast-paced
coming of age novel about teen Zev Altshul entering a world in which he is
unprepared to live, depicts the joys and failings of insular religious culture
through a character dealing with trauma and dramatic change.
September: By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan, this
dramatic story examines the crisis of faith at the heart of the Spanish
Inquisition-the irresolvable conflict that rages within the conversos torn
between the religion they left behind and the conversion meant to ensure their
safety.
Sponsored by the Henry & Delia Meyers Library, JLearn, and the Detroit
Jewish Book Fair
Instructor : Lauren Johnson
Tuition: $36
Location: The J
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7903
