**THE RESISTANCE OF WOMEN DURING THE HOLOCAUST with Dr. Katie Chaka Parks** In-Person | Holocaust Memorial Center – Zekelman Family Campus **THURSDAYS, 1 – 2:15 PM** Nov. 7, 14, 21 The Holocaust was not inevitable. Rather, it was the result of choices made over time by individuals and groups of people to be perpetrators, collaborators […]
Are you planning to downsize and feeling overwhelmed with the thought of organizing and dealing with unwanted items? Join us as we share expert methods on this topic. You can also have an item appraised by Poof Estate Services during the program. Organized by: Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/9703
It has been one year since the day that changed everything. One year later and our children still have questions and we are so often at a loss for the right words. The J invites you to a special conversation on talking to our children about Israel, antisemitism and their own Jewish identity. The panel […]
**FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: FROM THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT TO THE BROADWAY STAGE with Dr. Avi Blitz** ZOOM **THURSDAYS, 7:30 – 8:45 PM** Nov 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5 Explore the world of author Sholem Aleichem, the man whose stories inspired the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Begin by reading The Railroad Stories and […]
**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, […]
**A Palestinian-Israeli Update** **Sunday, November 17, 10 am** **ON ZOOM** **With Dr. Frederic Pearson** **-presented by the TEMPLE EMANU-EL Adult Education Committee-** _Dr. Frederic Pearson is Professor of Political Science and former Director of the Wayne State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. He is a recognized scholar in the fields of international relations, military […]
The Detroit Jewish Book Fair shines the spotlight on some of the area’s most diverse authors including Carol & Alana Blumenstein (_KidsRead2Kids Presents… Amazing Tales!_), Rabbi Boruch Cohen (_Think Outside The Lox: A fresh perspective on Jewish Teachings and Traditions_), Lisa Kaplan (_Our Family has a Secret: A Children’s Book About Addiction in a Jewish […]
For the first time, in a single volume (_It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses_), readers can take a tour of the entire Torah through the medium of one challenging, instructive, irreverent, animated conversation. **Rabbi Dov Linzer** , an Orthodox […]
Families with children ages 4-10 are invited to join JFamily and Aish Detroit for babka making while reflecting on all we are thankful for! Grandparents are welcome to join, too! Cost: $10 per family Thank you to our Planning Committee: Alex Hartman Stephanie Parzen Elyssa Schmier Hannah Biran Jodie Ran Megan Specktor Tami Heisler Carly […]
Join us for a powerful screening of the award-winning documentary “We Will Dance Again,” a profound chronicle of the October 7 Nova music festival attack. Through intimate testimonies of over a dozen survivors and carefully curated footage, the film offers a deeply moving portrayal of human courage in the face of unimaginable circumstances. The evening […]
**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 […]
