**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 […]
**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 […]
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 […]
**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 […]
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, […]
Saturday, November 16th at 10am, join Rabbi Alica and Dr. Lorry Black to sing, pray and play with a little bit of nosh too at Congregation Shir Tikvah Organized by: Congregation Shir Tikvah View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/9784
**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 […]
