• Weekly Drawing & Painting Open Studio with artist Marci Bykat 2025

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

    RSVP to Rosa Chessler: (https://mailto:[email protected]/) or 248.432.5418 Wednesdays – 11 :30 am – 1 pm $15 per class Students can draw an object they bring in, or whatever the instructor puts on display. The instructor is available for any help needed or questions/suggestions. Students must bring in their own materials. **RSVP to Rosa Chessler: ...

  • Biblical Dreamers And The Visionaries They Inspired with Ariella Nadel

    BIBLICAL DREAMERS AND THE VISIONARIES THEY INSPIRED with Ariella Nadel ZOOM THURSDAYS, NOON – 1:15 PM Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9  From Joseph to Betzalel, Miriam to Judith, our national history has propelled forward by the visions of prophetic dreamers. Each week we will study the story ...

  • The Synagogue: Its History, Customs And Growth with Dr. Michael Pytlik

    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 ...

  • Torah Line By Line with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker

    Max M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Twp

    TORAH LINE BY LINE with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker HYBRID - this class is offered IN- PERSON at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building, and ON ZOOM TUESDAYS, 10 – 11:30 AM Monthly : Sept. 17; Oct. 15; Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14; Feb. 4; Mar. 18; Apr. 22; May 20 Sacrifices, laws of ...

  • G-D Talk – Rabbinic Perspectives On Jewish Life with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff

    G-D TALK – RABBINIC PERSPECTIVES ON JEWISH LIFE with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff ZOOM WEDNESDAYS, 3 - 4 PM Jan. 22, 29; Feb. 5 Jewish collectors have contributed to and enriched art museums; a few have even created their own museums. This series will look at examples of the art collected by well-known families such as ...

  • The Book Of Exodus: Text And Texture with Rabbi Joseph Klein

    THE BOOK OF EXODUS: TEXT AND TEXTURE with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Jan. 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7 This course will be a close and careful reading of the better-known Exodus narratives and their rabbinic and modern commentaries. The class will incorporate a discussion ...

  • Serving Up Stories: Everything I Need to Know, I Learned Playing Pickleball-Stories from the Court

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

    Local author, Rick Broida shares his new book, Everything I Need to Know, I Learned Playing Pickleball: Stories from the Court, Lessons from the Sport , followed by book signing, tours of JRec and a Pickleball demonstration. All participants will receive a free JRec pass. ABOUT Rick Broida brings 30+ years of "tech-pertise" to Yahoo ...

  • Scholars in Session: A Pickle Problem-The Deli Revival and American Jewish Religion

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Prof. Rachel B. Gross explores how participating in the deli revival provides an alternative, under-appreciated way of practicing in American Jewish life. In her book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice, the author traces American Jews' involvement in a broad array of ostensibly nonreligious activities. From conducting Jewish genealogical research, visiting Jewish historic ...

  • The Jewish Collectors Of Art with Wendy Evans

    THE JEWISH COLLECTORS OF ART with Wendy Evans ZOOM WEDNESDAYS, 10 – 11:30 AM Jan. 22, 29; Feb. 5 Jewish collectors have contributed to and enriched art museums; a few have even created their own museums. This series will look at examples of the art collected by well-known families such as the Rothschilds and the ...