Hebrew Language & Literature Classes offered to any level - from Beginner to Advanced. For more information about Hebrew classes or to discuss placement of new students, please contact Nira Lev, Director of Hebrew Programs, 248-330-3601 or [email protected] Tuition varies from $140 - $265 Supported by the Harold Wade Hebrew Literacy Fund. Scholarship ...
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 ...
Welcome to MEGA Open Play at the J! This larger-scale version of open play will take place in the large Inline Hockey Center of The J, complete with bounce houses, tricycle track, and toddler play area. Join us on select School-Break Days for MEGA fun at The J, sponsored by the JKids & Families departments: ...
READING BETWEEN THE LINES – Fall with Rebecca Starr In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, NOON – 1:15 PM Monthly: Oct 7; Nov. 4; Dec. 2 Join Rebecca Starr as we dive into a variety of genres of Jewish themed literature in this lively discussion class. Students should read books in advance of ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 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 Through the ages, Psalms have played a tremendous role in the lives of the Jewish people. It is part ...
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 ...
PARSHA HASHAVUAH (WEEKLY TORAH PORTION) Community Rabbis, Cantors and Educators ZOOM FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 AM · Series 1: Sept. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20 · Series 2: Jan 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 14 · Series 3: Mar. 21, 28; Apr. ...
READING THE BOOK OF GENESIS AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3 The Book of Genesis has for too long been wrongly transmitted as Sunday School stories. And, because we tell these stories to children, ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TALMUD: TURN IT AND TURN IT, FOR EVERTHING IS IN IT with Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, 9:30 – 11 AM Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 9, 16 It has been the key to Jewish survival and continuity for nearly two millennia, yet ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ETHICAL WILLS, A LETTER FOR THE AGES with Rabbi Michele Faudem ZOOM THURSDAYS, 10:45 – 11:45 AM Sept. 26; Oct. 10, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 12, 19 When we leave this earth, what are the messages or words of advice we would like to leave behind for our loved ones? What will be ...
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 ...
PARSHA HASHAVUAH (WEEKLY TORAH PORTION) Community Rabbis, Cantors and Educators ZOOM FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 AM · Series 1: Sept. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20 · Series 2: Jan 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 14 · Series 3: Mar. 21, 28; Apr. ...
READING THE BOOK OF GENESIS AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3 The Book of Genesis has for too long been wrongly transmitted as Sunday School stories. And, because we tell these stories to children, ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TALMUD: TURN IT AND TURN IT, FOR EVERTHING IS IN IT with Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen In-Person I Max M. Fisher Federation Building MONDAYS, 9:30 – 11 AM Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 9, 16 It has been the key to Jewish survival and continuity for nearly two millennia, yet ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
ETHICAL WILLS, A LETTER FOR THE AGES with Rabbi Michele Faudem ZOOM THURSDAYS, 10:45 – 11:45 AM Sept. 26; Oct. 10, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 12, 19 When we leave this earth, what are the messages or words of advice we would like to leave behind for our loved ones? What will be ...
RSVP to Rosa Chessler: (https://mailto:[email protected]/) or 248.432.5418 Art lovers and folks who are new to art can learn about a myriad of selected artists and their works. September 13: Reflections in White October 10: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Women in Art November 21: The DIA with a Jewish Twist December 19: Sensational ...
PARSHA HASHAVUAH (WEEKLY TORAH PORTION) Community Rabbis, Cantors and Educators ZOOM FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 AM · Series 1: Sept. 13, 20, 27; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20 · Series 2: Jan 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 7, 14 · Series 3: Mar. 21, 28; Apr. ...
READING THE BOOK OF GENESIS AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3 The Book of Genesis has for too long been wrongly transmitted as Sunday School stories. And, because we tell these stories to children, ...
READING THE BOOK OF GENESIS AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME with Rabbi Joseph Klein ZOOM FRIDAYS, 11:30 AM – 1 PM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22; Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 3 The Book of Genesis has for too long been wrongly transmitted as Sunday School stories. And, because we tell these stories to children, ...
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