The Performance Film screening with Director Shira Piven

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

The Performance, based on the short story by Arthur Miller, premiere feature film starring Emmy Award® winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage). Followed by a Q&A with director Shira Piven. About the Film: In 1937, while on a European tour, American Jewish tap dancer Harold May is scouted by a German attaché to headline an exclusive performance ...

Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice with author Judge David S. Tatel

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

A moving, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers. Judge David S. Tatel (U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit), spent years denying and working around his blindness, before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity. **In Conversation with Amanda K. Rice, Issues ...

Perfect Enemy with author Alex J. Sinclair

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

Author ALex J. Sinclair will be joined in conversation with Michele Faudem, Rabbi Educator, JLearn Instructor, Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit in a thoughtful conversation about Israel's friends and enemies on the page and in the real world. About the Book: In a covert laboratory under the streets of Tel Aviv, an Israeli scientist clones Hitler ...

Open Play at The J! FALL 2024

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

Welcome to Open Play at the J! Join us in the NEW JFamily Room inside The J every Monday morning that schools are typically in session. We will be open from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon for fun and play time! Each week, we will have a circle and story time around 10:30 AM, but ...

An Angel On Your Back with Rabbi Michele Faudem

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

AN ANGEL ON YOUR BACK Rabbi with Michele Faudem In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, 11 – NOON Series 1 : Sept. 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11 Series 2 : Nov.18; Dec. 9, 16; Jan. 6, 13, 27; Feb. 3, 10 * Series 3 : Mar. ...

Better Together, Love And Kindness In Judaism with Rabbi Tzvi Muller

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

BETTER TOGETHER, LOVE AND KINDNESS IN JUDAISM with Rabbi Tzvi Muller In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, NOON – 1 PM Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16 The world is desperately in need of more kindness. As Jews, we are often the targets of the most virulent hatred and cruelty. However, ...

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 ...

Two Envelopes: What You Want Your Loved Ones to Know When You Die with Michigan author Rusty Rosman

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

Michigan author Rusty Rosman will be joined in conversation with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, CEO, Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. About the Book: When you die, there are so many things your family and loved ones need to know. Two Envelopes is your voice, conveying your wishes regarding your death and your estate. With a unique ...

The Jews And Islam with Professor Howard Lupovitch

THE JEWS AND ISLAM with Professor Howard Lupovitch ZOOM TUESDAYS, 7 – 8:30 PM Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10, 17 Explore the long, tortuous relationship between Judaism and Islam, and between Jews and Muslims, in all its complexity and variations. Learn about the common “Abrahamic” elements of the two communities; why, for more than ...

The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy with Adam Nimoy

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

While the tabloids and fan publications portrayed the Nimoys as a “close family,” to his son Adam, Leonard Nimoy was a total stranger. Discover how the son of Spock learned to navigate this tumultuous relationship—from Shabbat dinners to basement AA meetings— and how he was finally able to reconcile with his father—and with himself in ...