Learning with our Rabbis: Judaism & Astrology Judaism is incompatible with astrology… right? Join Rabbi Brudney for a three-part course on classical Jewish sources and their take on the stars and their role in determining our lives. Organized by: Temple Beth El View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6857
**An Angel On Your Back** Do you ever get the feeling that a departed loved one is watching over you? Perhaps you have a strange feeling that someone is trying to communicate with you? Angels are supernatural beings that appear widely throughout Jewish literature. The Hebrew word for angel, mal’ach, means messenger, and the angels […]
**Parsha Hashavuah (Weekly Torah Portion) ** Each week a different rabbi, cantor or educator will present the weekly Torah portion from his or her own perspective. You never know who will be teaching each week, but it is always enlightening and engaging! Sign up for one ten- week series or the entire year. ** _Students […]
**Jewish Festivals: The Rest Of The Story ** How much do you really know about the origins, developmental histories and backstories of our Jewish Festivals? We tend to take for granted the familiarity of our celebrations and commemorations, not realizing why and how these traditions came to be. The “Rest of the Story” will take […]
Presented by The Berman Center for the Performing Arts World-renowned Motown recording artists (https://www.rareearth.com/) __will be performing back home in Michigan, at **The Berman Center for the Performing Arts** on Saturday, Feb. 17 Formed in 1968 in Detroit, they are a blues, rock, and funk outfit, best known for their hit cover of the Temptations […]
**Torah Line By Line: The Journey Continues** Join us for the second half of the Book of Exodus as we continue to work our way, line by line, through the Torah. We resume as the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah and to build their very first temple, the Mishkan, while briefly […]
**Chapter And Verse: The Second Temple** We have heard about the Babylonian exile and destruction of the First Temple, but what do we know about the building of the Second Temple and who rebuilt it? Did all of the Jews return to the Land of Canaan? What happened to prophecy? How did we transition to […]
** Wisdom Wednesdays – The Moral Voice Of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ** Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020) was a global religious leader, philosopher, author of more than 25 books and a moral voice for our time. His thinking and writings have influenced and will continue to influence the mindset of world Jewry for generations to […]
**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 […]
As we grow older, most of us are aware that strong cognition is critical to aging well and on our own terms! Yet those who are lucky enough to live a long life will experience some form of age-related cognitive decline. Despite this, many of us do not know what to do to maximize our […]
**To register, e-mail**[ **rchessler@jccdet.org**](https://mailto:rchessler@jccdet.org/) **or call (248) 432-5418 ** **Join The J’s Ageless and Active department for Movies at The J!** ** _Hidden Figures_** – **True Story – January 17, 2024, 1:30 p.m.** The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the […]
Join us for a discussion and book signing with **Rabbi Sharon Brous** on her new book: _The Amen Effect_. **Refreshments will be served following the program.** ***The first 250 people who sign up to attend in-person will receive a free copy of her book.** ASharon Brous currently serves as the senior rabbi and founder of […]
