THE DETROIT, JEWISH NEWS Reform College of Jewish Studies to Begin Its Spring Semester Feb. 9 A total of 23 courses will be offered when the College of Jewish Studies begins its spring semester Feb. 9. Registration will be held 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesday. The college is the official adult education project of all the Reform congrega- tions in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Courses are open to any adult; temple membership is not required. According to Marvin S. Walts, dean of the college, courses include: Introduc- tion to Judaism; Talmud for Contemporary Jews; Re.: form Judaism — Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Changing Views of God; Jeremiah and the Prophets; both beginners and inter- mediate Yiddish classes; the Messianic Concept in Judaism and Christianity; beginners and intermediate Hebrew courses; Rabbinic Responses to Modern Synagogue Jewish problems; Jews on Broadway; Great Jewish Heretics; Roots of Modern Anti-Semitism; Modern Jewish Thinkers; Prayers and Worship; and Contem- porary Jewish Ethics. Faculty members in- clude: from Temple Beth El, Rabbi Norman T. Ro- man, Alan E. Waldman and Waits; from Temple Israel, Rabbi Joel Witts- tein and Mrs. Sonia Syme; from Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Lane Steinger and Cantor 'Norman Rose; from Temple Kol Ami, Rabbi Ernst Conrad; from Temple Beth Jacob, Rabbi Richard Weiss; from the Midrasha Col- lege of Jewish Studies, Dr. Irving Panush and Morris Noble. Other in- structors include Rita Abramson, Bath Sheba VI V.I VIII III IV IX X V Services tJ 2 ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 5:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Brian Gastman, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BAIS CHABAD OF WEST BLOOMFIELD: Services 9:15 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Silberberg will speak on "Shabat Shira and Tu b'Shevat — A Sabbath of Song and Rededication." CONG. BETH ACHIM: Services 5:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday (Youth Shabat). The youth will conduct services. TEMPLE BETH EL: Services 8 p.m. today (Sisterhood Shabat). Past presidents of the temple sisterhood will be honored. Services 11 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Roman will speak on "Tu b'Shevat — Of Planting and Trees." Todd Marcus, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BETH SHALOM: Services 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Minha services 5:35 p.m. Saturday. Ken- neth Friedman, Bar Mitzva at Minha services. BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE: Services 7:30 p.m. today (Is- rael Day Family Service). CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 5:15 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Steven Mendelson, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 5:15 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Daniel Weiner will chant the Haftorah. DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE: Services 5:15 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Gamze will speak on "Did Pharaoh Self-Destruct?" TEMPLE EMANU-EL: Services 8:15 p.m. today and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Marc Appel, Bar Mitzva. TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today (Affiliate Sabbath). Rabbi Daniel B. Syme will speak on "A New Jewish Leader for the '80s." Leaders of the temple affiliates will participate in the service. Services 11 a.m. Saturday. Cary Ginter, Bar Mitzva. TEMPLE KOL AMI: Services 8 p.m. today (Tu b'Shevat Family Service) and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Seth For- man, Bar Mitzva. LIVONIA JEWISH CONGREGATION: Services 8 p.m. today. Rabbi Gordon will speak on "The Song of Moses." Services 9 a.m. Saturday. CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 5 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday (Youth Shabat-Shabat Shira). Kadima and Junior Congregation will conduct serv- ices. Minha services 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Daniel and Joel Wax, Bnai Mitzva. CONG. T'CHIYAH: Services 10 a.m. Saturday (Tu b'Shevat Service), conducted by Ilana Wolfson and Ellen Dannin. Regular services will be held at Cong. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills, Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, Cong. Beth Isaac of Trenton, Temple Beth Jacob, Cong. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah, Cong. Beth Tephilath Moses of Mt. Clemens, Cong. Bnai Israel of West Bloomfield, Cong. Bnai Israel-Beth Yehudah, Cong. Bnai Jacob, Cong. Bnai Zion, Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim, Cong. Mishkan Israel Nusach H'Ari, Sephardic Community of Greater Detroit, Cong. Shaarey Shomayim (Jewish Center Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch), Cong. Shomrey Israel (18995 Schaefer), Young Israel of Greenfield, Young Israel of Oak-Woods and Young Israel of Southfield. Friday, January 28, 198,3 21 MACHON L'TORAH-TORAH CENTER OF METRO DETROIT — Presents Kramer and Helen Rowin. Courses entitled Intro- duction to Judaism are open to anyone, but are specifi- cally designed to meet the needs of prospective con- verts to Judaism. Classes will meet at Tem- ple Beth El for 12 Wednes- day evenings and there is a nominal tuition charge. For details, contact Waits, 851-1100. — A DAY OF STIMULATING LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO JEWISH ADULTS ... JEWISH APATHY. LEARN, I I 111 A I I I .F NM N 5:77. NW/ N. NMI: III NW 1111101111 I I II= I 11-11.111I TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE: • Temple Marks Special Shabat Temple Beth El will ob- serve Sisterhood Shabat, celebrating the 70th an- niversary of the National Federation of Temple Sis- terhoods, at services at 8 p.m. today. Past presidents of the temple sisterhood will be honored. On Being Jewish — An Hour of Discovery • Happiness, 20th Century Style ... A Jewish Perspective • The Reality and Illusions of the Suburban Jew • Do Women Take a Back Seat in Judaism? • "Shabbat" An Island in Time • "Let's Go Koshering" — For Everything Including the Price "You'll be introduced to the depth of Jewish Philosophy, the fascinating world of Torah and the drama of Jewish History! DATE: TIME: PLACE: REGISTRATION: Jet Sale OKd Sunday, February 13, 1983 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Young Israel of Oak Woods 24061 Coolidge Hwy., Oak Park MI $10.00 (lunch is included) FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS CALL: 545 - 0131 / 968 - 4835 / 968 - 1679 WASHINGTON — The U.S. has agreed to allow Egypt to sell 35 F-4E jet air- craft to Turkey because the Egyptians had trouble maintaining the complex aircraft. — REGISTRATION FORM — Name Age Address City/State/Zip Code Telephone Machon L'Torah-Torah Center / 24786 Sussex / Oak Park, Michigan 48237 Midrasha COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES 21550 West Twelve Mile Rood •Southfield, Mich. 48076 is your Community Address for Adult Jewish Learning Our Spring Semester Begins February 6 THE TORAH IN THE LIGHT OF MODERN LEARNING Course #175 Thursdays 1:00 — 2:00 pm Room 3 This course will examine the relationship between Torah and modern Biblical scholarship as well as recent archaeological finds. What new insights have we gained? How do these new insights influence our contemporary understanding of Torah? Modern translations and contemporary commentaries will be utilized. Instructor: Dr. Mox Weine, Rabbinical Ordination and D.H.L., Jewish Theological Seminary. DIDLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY . Course #315 Thursdays April 7, 14, 28 and May 5 10:30 — 12:00 pm Room 9-10 GROWING UP JEWISH: ETHICAL ISSUES IN JEWISH MENSCHLICHKEIT Course #252 Thursdays 1:00 — 2:00 pm Room 16 SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY JEWISH WOMEN WRITERS Course #210 Tuesdays 10:30 — 12:00 cm Room 17 TOPICS IN MODERN ANTI- SEMITISM Highlights of archaeology in the Bible will be the focus of this course. It will be accompanied by a slide-tope presentation. Text: H. Orlinsky, Understanding the Bible Through History and Archaeology Instructor: Dr. Joseph Gutmann, Professor of Art History, Wayne State University, Adjunct Curator. Detroit Institute of Arts. This course will focus on what it means to be a -Mensch - in the Jewish tradition and how parents transmit these values of - Menschlichkeit" to their children. Instructor: Rabbi James Gordon, Rabbinical Ordination, Yeshiva University, M.A.. Clinical Psychology. A sampling of the rich variety of Jewish women writers in Americo, including fiction, poetry, essays, and drama. Basic text: The Woman Who Lost Her Names, as well as selections from Cynthia Oick, Diane Levenberg, Ruth Whitman, and others. Instructor: Dr. Jacqueline Zeff, B.A., University of Michigan, M.A., Wayne State University, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. An examination of the intellectual and historical background of anti-Semitic attitudes since the Enlightenment. The course will focus primarily on European trends with a look at the American scene as well. Course #245 Thursdays April 7, 14, 28, May 5 10:30 — 12:00 pm Room 6 Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Fishbone, Principal UHS and Shaarey Zedek High Schools, Ph.D., University of Michigan. THE HOLOCAUST EXPERIENCE Course #320 Tuesdays 1:00 — 2:00 pm Room 5 This course will focus on the Holocaust experience by utilizing a variety of source materials. The materials will include German and Jewish historical sources, literary and personal survivor accounts. Instructor: Dr. Sid Bolkosky. Associate Professor at University of Michigan. Coordinator of Oral History Project of Holocaust Memorial Center. ...and many more! For our complete course schedule or more information please call: 352 7117 or 354-1050 -