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Detroit Jewish Film Festival: For the Living
2025-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Documentary / USA /English / 117 minutes
In 1945, 10-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski made a 60-mile
journey by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow in search of his family.
Decades later, 250 cyclists retrace his path in a mission called Ride for the
Living. This powerful documentary draws parallels between his experience and
the cyclists’ journey to spark a conversation about the struggle between
dehumanization and empathy.
Talk-back with co-director Tim Roper and producer Lisa Effress following the
screening.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsor: Team Alex; Jewish Federation of Detroit; Temple Israel
Brotherhood; The Zekelman Holocaust Center; JRec
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11185

Monthly Men’s Discussion Club
2025-05-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-01 11:00 - 12:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
Monthly Men’s Discussion Club
Meets the first Tuesday of the month
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Facilitated by Alex Resin
To register, e-mail
([REDACTED]/) or call
(248) 432-5418
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10095

Theater Kid featuring Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Seller in conversation with Douglas Sills
2025-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Seller in conversation with Tony Award-nominee
Douglas Sills (Broadway’s The Scarlet Pimpernel and HBO’s The Gilded Age)
A coming-of-age tale from one of the most successful American producers of our
time, Jeffrey Seller, one of the masterminds behind the Tony Award-winning
musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights , and Hamilton. Theater Kid is a
gripping memoir about chasing a dream against many odds and finding acceptance
and community. Jeffrey is a Suburban Detroit native and a proud graduate of
the University of Michigan.
“I loved reading the wonderful, inspiring adventures of Jeffrey Seller’s life
and career. If you feel like an outsider from the poorest part of town, take
heart, your dreams can come true.”—Bernadette Peters

Sponsors: BELFOR USA Group; Hebrew Free Loan Detroit; Tamarack Camps; West
Bloomfield Township Public Library; Henry & Delia Meyers Library; Jewish
Federation of Detroit, Affinities Pride; The Berman; The Detroit Jewish Book
Fair
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11186

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Shari & Lamb Chop - Dementia Friendly Showing
2025-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Documentary / USA / English / 92 minutes
Before Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, there was Shari Lewis and her beloved
puppets including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. This heartwarming
bio-doc blends archival footage, TV clips, and interviews, celebrating Shari
Lewis’s visionary spirit and offering a nostalgic journey that reconnects us
with our inner child. Virtual appearance by daughter Mallory Lewis before the
1 p.m. screening.
Talk-back with director Lisa D’Apolito following screening.
This screening has been designated as a Dementia Friendly Movie. Everyone is
welcome, with special accommodation for individuals with dementia and
Alzheimer’s. This program is funded in part by the Exhale Project: the Ralph
C. Wilson Jr., Foundation, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan,
BCBS of Michigan, BCBS of Michigan Foundation, the Michigan Health Endowment
Fund, and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsors: Ageless and Active; JKids and Family
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11187

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Shari & Lamb Chop
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Documentary / USA / English / 92 minutes
Before Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, there was Shari Lewis and her beloved
puppets including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. This heartwarming
bio-doc blends archival footage, TV clips, and interviews, celebrating Shari
Lewis’s visionary spirit and offering a nostalgic journey that reconnects us
with our inner child. Virtual appearance by daughter Mallory Lewis before the
1 p.m. screening.
Talk-back with director Lisa D’Apolito following screening.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsor: The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program;
Ageless and Active; JKids and Family
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11188

Salon Series Continues: A Talmudic Exploration Of Hillel’s Teachings On Ethics And Kindness
2025-05-08 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-15 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-22 09:30 - 11:00
SALON SERIES CONTINUES: A TALMUDIC EXPLORATION OF HILLEL’S TEACHINGS ON
ETHICS AND KINDNESS with Rabbi Tzvi Muller
ZOOM
THURSDAYS, 9:30 – 11 AM
Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19; Jan. 9, 16, 23; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27;
Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 24;
May 1, 8, 15, 22
The genius of the Talmud, and the methodology of distilling its principles
toward application for Jewish ethical life, has been the hallmark of Jewish
scholarship throughout the ages. In this series, we analyze the teachings of
Hillel and his academy and examine them through the lens of the classic
commentaries. We will enlighten ourselves through the process of translating
these relevant Jewish teachings into everyday life while exploring the art of
practical Talmudic investigation. Class size is limited. Please contact the
office for registration.
Tuition : $525
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8598
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

The Hearts Prayer, Exploring The Book Of Psalms with Rabbi Michele Faudem
2025-05-08 10:45 - 11:45
THE HEARTS PRAYER, EXPLORING THE BOOK OF PSALMS with Rabbi Michele Faudem
ZOOM
THURSDAYS, 10:45 – 11:45 AM
Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 24; May 1, 8
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Through the ages, Psalms have played a tremendous role in the lives of the
Jewish people. It is part of our liturgy, and many have repeatedly turned to
Psalms for encouragement and comfort in moments of crisis or despair. Delve
into and unpack numerous Psalms and see how they can help us articulate what
is occurring in our lives and how they help connect us to G-d and the
centuries of Jews who came before us.
Tuition : $185
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8592
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: The Ring
2025-05-08 16:00 - 18:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Drama / Israel, Hungary / Hebrew and Hungarian with English subtitles / 120
minutes
Arnon Noble, a devout man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust
survivor, embarks on a journey to Hungary with his estranged daughter to seek
a legendary ring that once saved her life. Written by and starring Ophir
Award-winning actor and beloved stand-up comedian Adir Miller, The Ring is
based on his own family’s story of Holocaust survival.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsors: CHAIM-Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan;
The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11189

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Bad Shabbos with Comedy Short Sauna Dreams
2025-05-08 19:00 - 21:30 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Comedy / USA / English / 84 minutes
David and his fiancée Meg attend a Shabbat dinner at his mother’s house to
introduce her Catholic parents to his Jewish family. When a turn of events
leads to a frantic cover-up, the evening spirals into darkly comedic chaos.
Uproariously funny with a cast featuring Emmy-winner Kyra Sedgwick, Method
Man, and David Paymer, Bad Shabbos is filled with twists, turns, and laughs
you won’t see coming!
Talkback with Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch, Adat Shalom Synagogue, and Rabbi
Yonatan Dahlen, Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Sponsor: B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region; ORT America Michigan Region;
Women of the J; Jlive
Before the feature short film: Sauna Dreams
Comedy Short / USA / English / 18 minutes
This mockumentary follows Dave Roffman, a schlub from New York, on his quest
to win the 2023 World Sauna Championships in Detroit. Watch for a brief
appearance by local actor David Shevrin, who shows up in a towel, though his
lines were left on the cutting room floor.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsor: The Schvitz
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11190

Reading The Prophets with Rabbi Joseph Klein
2025-05-09 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-05-16 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-05-23 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-05-30 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-06-06 11:30 - 13:00
READING THE PROPHETS with Rabbi Joseph Klein
ZOOM
FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6
We know their names and many of their quotations . This course will examine
the best known of the Biblical Prophets, their histories, the context of their
messages and who in fact they really were . Rabbi Klein will place them within
the historical reality of the Biblical narrative, suggest how their messages
would have been received then and what they can mean for us today .
Tuition: $140
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8603
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Midas Man
2025-05-11 16:00 - 18:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Biopic / UK / English / 112 minutes
Witness the rise of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who catapulted The
Beatles from a scrappy Liverpool band into global rock legends. The film
details Epstein’s belief in The Beatles and the sacrifices he made to help
them achieve fame. Midas Man features a star-making turn by Jacob Fortune-
Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit), alongside dynamic performances by Emily Watson,
Jay Leno, and Eddie Izzard.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Sponsors: Burton A. Zipser & Sandra D. Zipser Foundation and Hampton Inn
Southfield/West Bloomfield; Home 2 Suites West Bloomfield; The Berman
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11191

Modern Jewish Medical Ethics With Jill Gutmann
2025-05-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-16 10:00 - 11:30
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 health or women’s rights to their
bodies, 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
conversation to continue long after the class has ended.
Tuition:__$210
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8564
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Torah Line By Line with Rabbi/Dr. Mitch Parker
2025-05-20 10:00 - 11:30 | 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 purity and holiness, societal expectations, rules and rule
breakers. These are just some of the topics we will explore in this third book
of the Torah. Join Mitch Parker to explore how our ancestors worshipped G-d
and how these 3,000 year old rules continue to impact our Jewish lives today.
You don’t want to miss this engaging conversation.
Tuition : $210
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/8574

Ageless & Active Matter of Balance Class
2025-06-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-08 13:00 - 15:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]/)**or
call (248) 432-5418 **
Improve Your Balance. Worry Less About Falls. Be More Active.
A Matter of Balance classes are designed for people 60 and up. There is no
cost. The classes help seniors:

Work on balance
Prevent falls
Reduce the fear of falling
Build confidence and be more active
Classes include practical tips and techniques, along with confidence-building
and mobility exercises.

Classes meet for two hours a week for eight weeks.
Presented in partnership with AgeWays.
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]
call (248) 432-5418 **
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11579

CarFit with Ageless & Active
2025-06-12 11:00 - 13:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]/)**or
call (248) 432-5418 **
CarFit with The J’s Ageless and Active
Thursday, June 12, 11 AM – 1 PM
FREE
Trained experts show you how you can enhance your comfort, safety, and fit in
your car. Each appointment is 20 minutes. Space is limited.
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]
call (248) 432-5418 **
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11578

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Technion 10 Squared
2025-06-29 16:00 - 18:00 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,
Documentary / Israel / English and Hebrew with English subtitles / 77 minutes
The story of this institution’s hundred years on Mount Carmel provides a
fascinating prism through which to describe the history of the State of
Israel.
Exclusive film screening followed by a conversation with Scott Leemaster,
Chairman of the Technion Board of Governors and former National President of
ATS, and Larry Jackier, ATS lay leader and Detroit native.

American Technion Society will be hosting a reception before the film!
Please arrive by 3:00 PM to enjoy light bites and beverages and connect with
fellow attendees before the screening begins.
Please note: Former Technion President Peretz Lavie, who was previously
scheduled to attend this event, is no longer able to do so because of the
security situation in Israel.
Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
Platinum Film Sponsor: American Technion Society;
Gold Film Sponsor: SAJE;
Silver Film Sponsor: The Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and
Community Engagement, Oakland University
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11192

Trip to the Flint Museum of Art
2025-07-10 10:30 - 13:30 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]/)**or
call (248) 432-5418 **
Join The J’s Ageless & Active and JTraveler departments for a day trip to
the Flint Museum of Art!
Thursday, July 10
$82 (includes a box lunch)
To register,
e-mail([REDACTED]
call (248) 432-5418 **
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/11580
