Join the Detroit Jewish Book Fair at the Detroit Institute of Arts for an author talk on a new book about fine arts (TBD). Followed by docent lead tours.
**Jean Strouse** captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent’s portraits of the Wertheimer family looking at****twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age. **In conversation […]
JEWS IN THE THEATER with Rabbi Aaron Bergman ZOOM **WEDNESDAYS, NOON – 1:30 PM** Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 You may be familiar with the Jewish character Shylock from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, or you may know that Jewish people have been involved in Broadway productions from its inception. But did you know […]
JEWS IN THE THEATER with Rabbi Aaron Bergman ZOOM **WEDNESDAYS, NOON – 1:30 PM** Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 You may be familiar with the Jewish character Shylock from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, or you may know that Jewish people have been involved in Broadway productions from its inception. But did you know […]
**Eddie Shapiro,_Here’s to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater_** A fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway’s greatest female performers in their own words. In this follow-up to _Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater_ , journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for […]
**Margalit Fox, **author of **_The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum:_** **_The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss_** is our featured speaker for Book Club Night. Enjoy an array of charcuterie foods, including cheese with gluten free crackers, and desserts with your book club and other readers at tables while hearing from the featured author. Followed […]
**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 […]
_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 […]
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 […]
**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 […]
**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 […]
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 […]
JEWS IN THE THEATER with Rabbi Aaron Bergman ZOOM **WEDNESDAYS, NOON – 1:30 PM** Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 You may be familiar with the Jewish character Shylock from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, or you may know that Jewish people have been involved in Broadway productions from its inception. But did you know […]
A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them. Julie Satow draws back the curtain on three visionaries who took great risks, forging new paths for the women who followed in their footsteps. This stylish account captures the department store in all its glitz, decadence, […]
Featuring Authors Rachel Beanland and Mimi Zieman ** _The House is on Fire_** by Rachel Beanland is a “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (_The Washington Post_) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night. Based on the true story of the Richmond […]
**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 […]
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 […]
JEWS IN THE THEATER with Rabbi Aaron Bergman ZOOM **WEDNESDAYS, NOON – 1:30 PM** Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 You may be familiar with the Jewish character Shylock from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, or you may know that Jewish people have been involved in Broadway productions from its inception. But did you know […]
**RSVP to Rosa Chessler: **(https://mailto:rchessler@jccdet.org/)** 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 […]
**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 […]
**Ray Maisel z”l Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat at Adat Shalom Synagogue, November 22 to 24, 2024** This weekend will honor the legacy of Ray Maisel z”l a Bukharian Jew who served Adat Shalom as a lay leader for decades. Our first “Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat” will feature scholar and artist Ruben Shimonov. Ruben, born in […]
**Ray Maisel z”l Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat at Adat Shalom Synagogue, November 22 to 24, 2024** This weekend will honor the legacy of Ray Maisel z”l a Bukharian Jew who served Adat Shalom as a lay leader for decades. Our first “Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat” will feature scholar and artist Ruben Shimonov. Ruben, born in […]
**Ray Maisel z”l Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat at Adat Shalom Synagogue, November 22 to 24, 2024** This weekend will honor the legacy of Ray Maisel z”l a Bukharian Jew who served Adat Shalom as a lay leader for decades. Our first “Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat” will feature scholar and artist Ruben Shimonov. Ruben, born in […]
**Ray Maisel z”l Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat at Adat Shalom Synagogue, November 22 to 24, 2024** This weekend will honor the legacy of Ray Maisel z”l a Bukharian Jew who served Adat Shalom as a lay leader for decades. Our first “Global Jewish Diversity Shabbat” will feature scholar and artist Ruben Shimonov. Ruben, born in […]