Winter/Spring 5780 A special learning tribute to Detroit! Suddenly Sexy ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN A REBOUNDING CITY WITH MICHAEL HODGES Detroit News fine arts writer and author of Building the Modern World: Albert Kahn in Detroit Tuesdays, 7 – 8:30 PM March 3, 17, 24 Includes an exclusive tour of the Fisher Building on March 29 at 4 PM Join Michael on a photographic journey through many of the exciting, recent changes in Detroit, with special attention to the work of Jewish architects. Explore long-abandoned landmarks suddenly brought back to life, and new construction in a city that hasn’t seen any for decades. Tuition: $55 Held at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Hills To register: 248-205-2557 or Jlearn.online JLearn Suddenly Sexy Detroit Flyer JCC19.indd 1 11/21/19 11:05 AM WORRIERS AND WARRIORS: JUST JUDAISM AND OUR EMOTIONS ADDED MONDAY Rabbanit Jenna Englender JUST ADDED 7 – 8:30 PM IN THE (K)NOW WITH JEWISH Mar. 2, 16, 23, 30 MEDICAL ETHICS – SPRING EDITION Jill Gutmann Does God care if we are happy? Is there such a thing as Jewish love? Is there room for anger in Jewish practice? 10 – 11:30 AM Each week we will use Jewish text, ranging from Biblical Mar. 30; Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18; Jun. 1, 8 to rabbinic to modern, as a jumping off point to explore Join, or continue the exploration of relevant current events, a different core emotion. In doing so we will deepen our taken from the headlines, relating to medical ethics. Examine understanding of Jewish values and tradition, as well as the case studies and how they relate to Jewish text. This class is human, emotional experience. for anyone who wants to learn about Jewish approaches to Tuition: $70 bioethics and modern medical debate. Location: Congregation Shir Tikvah Tuition: $145 THE END IS ONLY THE BEGINNING: LINE BY LINE: SERIES FINALE! INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH APOCALYPTIC Rabbi Dr. Mitch Parker LITERATURE 10 – 11:30 AM Dr. Justin Sledge Series 2: Dec. 9, 16; Jan. 6, 13, 27; Feb. 10, 17, 24; Mar. 2, 16 7 – 8:30 PM Series 3: Mar. 23, 30; Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18; Jun. 1, 8, 15 Mar. 16, 23, 30; Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18 What started as a six year project has now lasted 15 years. The word ‘apocalypse’ summons to mind some of the most We invite students, new and old, to join us in our culminating terrifying religious ideas: world-engulfing wars, supernatural year of studying the Tanakh. This year we will focus on creatures falling to earth, natural forces ripping the world some of the little read books of the Bible that highlight the asunder, and the very end of the cosmos itself. These period of Persian domination. Specifically, we will look at the notions have their origins in the most dramatic and colorful historical books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the prophets Hagai, literature in all of Judaism. We will look at the Biblical Book of Zechariah and Malachi, the Scroll of Esther and the wisdom Daniel, the Book of Enoch, the catastrophic War Scroll in the book, Kohelet. All you need is a Tanakh, a healthy dose of Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Jubilees, mysterious gnostic curiosity and a desire to engage in a two-way study. literature, the nightmarish Book of Revelations in the Christian Tuition: $180 per 10-week series Bible, and others. Come and learn about this bewildering Location: Congregation Beth Ahm literature! Tuition: $145 ISRAEL IS REAL JUST ADDED Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky 12 – 1:30 (Bring your lunch and enjoy!) Apr. 20, 27; May 4, 11 This is a new, and deeper exploration into Israeli Society presented by Detroit’s community shlicha (Israeli emissary) Unless otherwise indicated, Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky. Dive into some of the dilemmas classes will be held at the that Israel and Israelis face on a daily basis and learn about Max M. Fisher Federation Building different aspects of the country through a variety of views and voices. 6735 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills Tuition: $70 CONTEMPORARY HALACHIC DEBATES TUESDAY Rabbi Michele Faudem JUST 9:30 – 10:30 AM ADDED Series 2: Jan. 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 3, 17 HAVE SOME FAITH: A COMPARISON Series 3: Mar. 24, 31; Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26 OF JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM Rabbi Dr. Mitch Parker Judaism and debate have always gone hand-in-hand. Halacha (Jewish law) has been the traditional language of 10 – 11:30 AM the Jewish people for a very long time. Who decides the Feb. 11, 18, 25; Mar. 3 Halacha and how did they arrive at the decision? Discuss Examine the key elements of the three faiths that all perceive and debate contemporary issues and discover how decisions Abraham to be their founding faith role model. What are the are reached or changed based on the reading of Jewish law. common points of reference and what are the differences? Tuition: $95 per 8-week series Through the study of primary texts, students will gain a framework of the similarities and differences of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Tuition: $70 CHAPTER AND VERSE –THE BOOKS OF KINGS Location: Jewish Community Center Rabbi Michele Faudem 10:45 – 11:45 AM Series 2: Jan. 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 3, 17 AMAZING ADVENTURES OF Series 3: Mar. 24, 31; Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26 OUR ANCESTORS The Books of Kings continues the history of the monarchy Rabbi Dr. Mitch Parker which began in the Books of Samuel. We will begin the year 10 – 11:30 AM in the middle of 1 Kings with the divided monarchy and end Mar. 17, 24, 31; Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; Jun. 2 with the Babylonian exile. Join us as we explore intrigue, plot twists and palace backstabbing. Each week study a different pivotal period of Jewish history by reading texts written by people who thrived, endured Tuition: $95 per 8-week series and suffered as a result of the challenges of the time period in which they lived. Beginning with the Biblical period and progressing through early contemporary times we will explore what was both unique and common in the THE TEACHINGS OF THE TALMUD experiences of our ancestors, some famous and some Rabbi Rod Glogower barely known at all, and discuss how the stories of their lives 10:30 AM – 12 NOON influence us today. Series 2: Feb. 11, 18, 25; Mar. 3, 17, 24, 31; Apr. 21, 28; Tuition: $180 May 5, 12, 19, 26; Jun. 2 Location: Jewish Community Center Are you ready to elevate your level of study to include the complex workings of the Talmud? Explore what the ancient to modern rabbinic sources have to say about a wide range of contemporary issues. Past topics include bio-medical ethics, conversion to Judaism, and the nature of the Yetzer Hara (evil inclination). Hebrew reading is helpful, but not Register online: required. New students welcome. JLearn.online Tuition: $255 (Also offered Wednesday evenings) For more information: 248-205-2557 2 JUST WHO SHALL LEAD AND WHO SHALL ADDED SUDDENLY SEXY DETROIT: FOLLOW: AN EXPLORATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN JEWISH LEADERSHIP A REBOUNDING CITY Rabbi Ari Witkin Exclusive Tour of The Fisher Building Included 12:15 – 1:30 PM Michael Hodges Apr. 28; May 5, 12, 19 7 – 8:30 PM Mar. 3, 17, 24, 29* Through an examination of various Biblical characters, we will discuss different models of leadership, and the merits Join Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News fine arts writer and Jewish values that underpin them. If you have a Tanakh, and author of Building the Modern World: Albert Kahn in please bring it to class. Otherwise, one will be provided. Detroit, on a photographic journey through some of the Tuition: $60 most-interesting recent changes in Detroit, with special attention to the work of Jewish architects. We’ll consider long-abandoned landmarks suddenly brought back to JUST life, as well as new construction in a city that hadn’t seen MELTON PRESENTS: ADDED any for decades. We’ll take a look at City Modern, the AND (SOCIAL) JUSTICE FOR ALL! elegant contemporary neighborhood going up just north Rabbi Steven Rubenstein of Comerica Park, the cluster of “hoop houses” at Grand River near Warren, and the “teensy houses” for the formerly 1 – 2:30 PM homeless along the Lodge Freeway. Mar. 17, 24, 31; Apr. 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; Jun. 2 *Exclusive tour of the Fisher Building Detroit; This new Melton course will draw from text and history to Sunday, March 29, 4 PM explore how social justice work goes beyond addressing short-term needs and looks at structural causes of injustice Tuition: $55 Co-Sponsored by: The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and today. Topics include poverty, immigration and environmental JCC’s SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment) degradation. Participants will be encouraged to identify issues that are particular to their own communities and that they would like to explore in greater depth. Tuition: $225 (Includes Melton Student Reader) THE BLOOD LIBEL LEGEND AND ANTISEMITISM: A SPECIAL PASSOVER PRESENTATION Professor Ian Greenspan THE FORGOTTEN JEWS OF ARAB LANDS 7 – 8:30 PM Professor Howard Lupovitch Mar. 31 7 – 8:30 PM This class will discuss the history of antisemitic myths Jan. 14, 21, 28 surrounding Passover, while considering the central themes, The story of the Jews in Arab lands still forms a major gap in retaliatory acts, and negative perceptions that would most of the world’s knowledge of the history of the Middle eventually come to form modern anti-Jewish understandings.