The J - Detroit

JGrand's Savvy Grandparents- Schmooze, Discuss and Learn (April 2024)
2024-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Join us for an evening of schmoozing and a supportive discussion just for
grandparents. This session will be facilitated by Susie Kamen, LMSW, CIRT,
SILC. "Teaching people effective tools for communicating sets people up for
success and connection. It is something that can be learned and implemented
everywhere in your life.” – Susie Kamen
Open discussion on topics such as:
· Communication with our adult children.
· New parenting styles.
· Developing meaningful relationships with grandchildren living long distance.
· Navigating the complexity of multi-faith grandchildren.
People returning to this group, and new participants are welcome! Registration
required. Cost $18 per household. Snack provided. Please bring your own
personal water bottle.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6346

Policy Perspectives in the Promised Land with Lior Zisser-Yogev
2024-04-10 11:30 - 12:45, 2024-04-03 11:30 - 12:45, 2024-03-27 11:30 - 12:45 | 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
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6327

Jews And Judaism: The Essentials – Part 4: The 20th Century – Old And New Centers Of Jewish Life
2024-04-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-26 19:00 - 20:30
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 Zionism, and then turn to the
seismic impact of World War One, the challenges of the Inter-war Years, the
Destruction of European Jewry during the Shoah and the Creation of the State
of Israel. We conclude by considering American Jewry and Israel as the two
centers of World Jewry.
Instructor : Professor Howard Lupovitch
Tuition: $125
Day/Time: Tue 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates: _ ___
3/5/2024, 3/12/2024, 3/19/2024, 3/26/2024, 4/2/2024, 4/9/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6325
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

JGrand: Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies! March/April 2024
2024-04-09 10:30 - 11:45, 2024-04-02 10:30 - 11:45 | JCC’s Sarah and Irving Pitt Early Childhood Center 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
The popular series Bubbies, Zaydies, and Grandbabies is continuing with an
extra 15 minutes each week to play! At Bubbies, Zaydies and Grandbabies,
grandparents and grandkids play together, sing songs, enjoy an interactive
story time, and meet new friends. This series is taught by former West
Bloomfield 1st grade teacher, Sarah Sherman. Sarah co-created the original
class and has quite the following!
Recommended for children ages 2 years – 4 years. This six-week session will
meet at the Sarah and Irving Pitt Early Childhood Center at the J. The
classes will be held on Tuesdays 10:30 ​AM -11:45 AM. March 5th, 12th, 19th,
April 2nd, 9th, 16th.
COST: $108/family for the entire session. Please bring your own personal water
bottle.
Current JFamily Program Policies: COVID
Disclosure
I JFamily Media Policy
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6872

Reading Between The Lines: Spring Session (Monthly - Apr. 8, May 13 & June 3)
2024-04-08 12:00 - 13:15 | Jewish Federation of Detroit 6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Reading Between The Lines: Spring Session
Monthly: April 8; May 13 & June 3
Mondays 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
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:
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

Chris Funk: The Wonderist, Redefining Wonder
2024-04-07 16:00 - 17:30 | The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
Chris Funk’s REDEFINING WONDER is an engaging and visceral multimedia
experience that has
audiences talking and scratching their heads for years to come.
Finally, a MAGIC SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC!
Chris has pioneered the use of instruments like the violin, guitar, flute and
more into his illusions.
His parents wanted him to be a musician, but he wanted to be a magician. Chris
tells his story on how he integrated his love for music and magic in a show
unlike any other. Whether it’s a violin concerto to a magical dancing sheet of
music to impossibly suspending various instruments on stage, his show is in a
league of its own. The livefeed camera and interactive videos bring audiences
up onstage and
into the action, delivering a show that family audiences can call their own.
From NBC’s America’s Got Talent, CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us &
Masters of Illusion, FOX’s Hell’s
Kitchen and Syfy’s Wizard Wars, his unique approach to
magic has garnered him performances at
Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood, Mandalay Bay, Rio, and Tropicana casinos as well
as residencies at
Disney. In addition to his own touring, Chris has starred in major touring
magic productions Masters of Illusion LIVE. Chris’ show has garnered
standing ovations and a reputation for excellence.
“BEST MAGICIAN we’ve had on the show so far! I’ve NEVER seen anything like
that!”
– SIMON COWELL, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
“ There’s a WILDNESS and beauty to Chris Funk’s daft and funny presence that
we – and the audiences we’ve seen him with – find IRRESISTIBLE.”
– PENN & TELLER
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/5886

Special Needs Family Symposium
2024-04-07 13:00 - 15:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
Join us for an afternoon of information from 25+ organizations throughout the
Metro Detroit area, providing resources and on-site meetings from various
agencies. Organizations will be present to represent government benefits,
financial planning, employment/vocational training, recreation,
athletics/exercise, residential support, caregiver support, and more!
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6401

Barbara and Douglas z''l Bloom Matzah Factory @ Jewish Senior Life
2024-04-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Lillian & Samuel Hechtman Independent Senior Living Apartments 6700 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
Join us as we prepare for Passover at Jewish Senior Life’s Lillian & Samuel
Hechtman Independent Senior Living Apartments. We’ll be kicking off the
Barbara and Douglas z”l Bloom Matzah Factory with this inter-generational
mitzvah experience!
This celebration with Jewish Senior Life will include:

Matzah making with Rabbi Shneur Silberberg from Bais Chabad Torah Center
Sand Art Matzah Tray project with Gail Kaplan

This event is geared toward families with children ages 5-10. Spaces are
limited.
To register for the full Matzah Factory experience on April 14, (https://jlive.app/events/7311)
https://jfamily.jccdet.org/mediapolicy
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7312

Rites And Rituals, Customs And Commandments: Tell Me Why with Rabbi Joseph Klein
2024-04-05 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-03-29 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-03-22 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
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Frankely Speaking
2024-04-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
A screening and conversation with Tamar Kay, 2023-2024 Frankel Institute
Fellow.
Join Screenwriter/Director TAMAR KAY for the first episode of her acclaimed
TV series, Unchained
(Matir Agunot), followed by a talk-back and Q &A.
Unchained tells the fascinating story of Yossef Mourad, a devout rabbi-
detective, whose job is to free the women whose husbands deny them a divorce
and thus a new life but finds that in his own home lurks a secret that
threatens his marriage—if not his whole world.
Presented by SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment) and the Jean and
Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan. Co-sponsored
by the Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival.
SAJE is endowed by a generous gift from Cis Maisel and supported by Carol &
Ronald P. Fogel, Sheri & David Jaffa, and Elaine & Michael Serling through The
J’s Pillars of Light Program.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6670

Coffee With The Rabbis with Rabbi Joshua Bennett and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
2024-04-04 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
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

JGrand: Congrats, Coffee & Conversation!
2024-04-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
Grandparents…come to The J to meet other grandparents, congratulate new
grandparents , and visit with the JFamily/JGrand staff. We will enjoy coffee
and conversations all about grand-parenting! Please bring your own personal
water bottle.

Do you have a new grandchild age newborn to one year old? You can pick up our Grand Bag a gift to wish you Mazel Tov!
Grandparents with grandchildren of any age will receive a Savvy Grandparent Toolbox. when you attend. If you have already received your toolbox, choose a NEW item to go inside.

Current JFamily Program Policies: COVID
Disclosure
I JFamily Media Policy
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6575

Modern Jewish Medical Ethics with Jill Gutmann
2024-04-01 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
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Registration Kickoff and Q+A Session
2024-03-28 17:00 - 19:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
Get in the Games!
REGISTRATION KICKOFF AND Q &A SESSION
For the seventh time in history, we’re hosting Jewish teens from around the
world for competition, cultural exchange and community engagement. And we want
you to be in the center of it all. Please join us as we get the community
registered for the games, and discuss volunteer opportunities and how to
become a host family – all of which are incredible opportunities to forge
lasting connections and make memories that will last a lifetime.
This is a drop-in event. No RSVP’s required!
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7367

The Forgotten Women Of The Holocaust with Dr Katie Chaka Parks
2024-03-28 13:00 - 14:15, 2024-03-21 13:00 - 14:15 | Zekelman Holocaust Center 28123 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills
The Forgotten Women Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust was not a gender-neutral genocide. Women experienced the
Holocaust differently and were targeted specifically as women. Explore the
unique experiences of women under Nazi control through the stories of Jewish
victims, survivors, and perpetrators of the Holocaust, and learn about women
who risked their lives to resist hatred and help others. Discuss the impact
that women had on the Holocaust and for generations of Jews moving forward.
Co-Sponsored by The Zekelman Holocaust Center __
Instructor : Dr Katie Chaka Parks
Tuition: $55.00
Day/Time: Thu 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: IN-person at the Zekelman Holocaust Center
Class Dates : 3/14/2024, 3/21/2024, 3/28/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6412

Faith In Fertility: The IVF Controversy And Judaism - A Special Pop-Up From Jlearn
2024-03-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-20 18:00 - 20:30
Faith In Fertility: The IVF Controversy And Judaism – A Special Pop-Up From
Jlearn
Delve into the intricate intersection of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and
Jewish perspectives, unraveling reproductive technologies’ complexities within
Jewish ethics, values, and legal considerations. How do we as Jews navigate
the evolving landscape of IVF controversies, and recent rulings and their
implications? This course invites participants to critically reflect on the
ethical dimensions of IVF within the rich tapestry of Jewish thought and
values.
Co-Sponsored by: JFamily and Jewish Fertility Foundation
Instructors : Rabbi Michele Faudem & Bioethicist Jill Gutmann
Tuition: $36
Day/Time: Wed 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: This Class will be on ZOOM
Class Dates : 3/20, 3/27
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7256
Click here to join the livestream. http://jlearn.online

Ceramics Class with Allison Berlin
2024-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
RSVP to Rosa Chessler:
rchessler@jccdet.org or
248.432.5418
The Janice Charach Gallery & The J’s Ageless and Active department is proud to
host a 4-week ceramics class with Allison Berlin!
A 4-week opportunity to explore ceramics with professional artist &
instructor, Allison Berlin. Students are invited to make vessels of their own
design, with direction by the instructor. Materials included. Bring your own
apron or wear shop appropriate clothing.
Tuesdays, March 5 – 26, 2023
1 – 3 p.m.
$120 for the class plus $20 Materials fee = $140 total
RSVP to Rosa Chessler:
rchessler@jccdet.org or
248.432.5418
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6420

T & B Play Pop Up
2024-03-22 10:00 - 11:00 | T&B Play 1068 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson
Come hang out with JFamily at the Ultimate Indoor Playground– T & B Play!
Kiddos will explore creative play zones, thrilling slides, and engaging
activities in a safe, vibrant environment while parents hang out and schmooze.
This pop up is geared toward kids ages 0-5.
JFamily is subsidizing the cost of entry so when you arrive, sign the waiver
and tell the front desk you are with JFamily.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/7261

ALL BOOKS @THE J with Lauren Johnson
2024-03-20 18:00 - 21:00 | The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township
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 people, demonstrating how
love and community sustain them through dark times.
FEBRUARY: The Woman Beyond the Sea by Sarit Yishai-Levi, an immersive
historical tale spanning the life stories of three women, tracing the paths of
a daughter, mother, and grandmother who lead entirely separate lives, until
finally their stories and their hearts are joined together.
MARCH: The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes, inspired by
the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime, this unforgettable
historical novel is at once a haunting love story and testament to the beauty,
power, and goodness of the written word.
Sponsored by the Henry & Delia Meyers Library and the Detroit Jewish Book
Fair; A portion of this program is underwritten by the Henry & Delia Meyers
Library
Instructor : Lauren Johnson
Tuition: $36
Day/Time: Wed 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: This Class will be In-Person at the J
Class Dates: Monthly: _ ___1/17/2024, 2/21/2024, 3/20/2024
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6316
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