Midrasha:
A DIVISION OF AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
Midrasha - Fresh Air Society
Elderhostel
Elderhostel, a non-profit educational organiza-
tion, offers inexpensive, short term academic
programs hosted by educational institutions
around the world. People 60 years of age and
older are eligible. Participants' spouses of any
age are welcome. Companions of age-eligible
participants must be at least 50. The Midrasha/
Fresh Air Society Elderhostel is housed at the
Butzel Conference Center and runs from
Sunday, late afternoon until Friday lunch.
Participants lodge in guest houses at Butzel for
the entire time. Space is limited. To register
please contact the National Elderhostel Office,
75 Federal St., Boston MA 02110-1941, (617)
426-8056. Our program is Elderhostel No.
22950. For further information, call Fresh Air
Society (313) 661-0600.
Sunday, March 2E3 - Friday, April 2
The Archaeology of the Galilee and the
Golan Heights
This course will focus on the professor's own experience
at two important archaeological excavations. "Gamila,"
which means camel, named so because its hill resembles
the hump of a giant camel, is also known as the Masada
of the North. "Beth Saida," which means Village of the
Fisherman, was a prominent city in league with "Gamila"
during the first war between the Jews and Romans in 66
C.E. The course will be enhanced through slide
presentations. Students may read The Jewish Wars, by
Flavius Josephius, Book II, Chapter 4, in preparation for
this course.
A Resource for'
"Book sites"
Tuesday Night Dinner Study Series
This dinner study group, scheduled
for the convenience of those en route
home from the workplace, will explore
great Jewish books and their impact on Judaism.
March 9
"The Talmud: Keeping Torah Alive and Talking"
The core book of Jewish education for centuries. Learn how
to put on a life jacket as you go for a swim in the sea of the
Talmud.
March 16
"The Guide for the Perplexed:
Maimonides and Aristotle"
Can revelation and reason coexist? Should a Jew look to
philosophy for guidance?
March 23
"The Shulkhan Arukh:
Setting the Table for Judaism"
How have law codes affected the course of Halacha and
Jewish life?
March 30
"Igeret Moshe: Rabbis Talk. Today"
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's responsa -guide Jews in questions
as relevant as heart transplants and artificial insemination.
Faculty: Rabbi Martin Berman
6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
Location: Congregation Beth- Achim
Tuition: $10 per session (includes light supper)
Register through Midrasha
Co-sponsored with Congregation Beth Achim.
Faculty: Professor John Green
Michigan State University
Tradition,. Relevance and Jewish Texts
Lunch and Learn at Midrasha
Course discussion will center around a sampling of
traditional Jewish texts and their relevance to the lives we
lead in our contemporary Jewish and secular world.
Topics to be discussed will include personal growth,
tradition, the circle of community, and the world of justice.
Textual materials will come from the Torah, Midrash and
Talmud.
Thursdays - 12:00 Noon
Faculty: Dr. Irving Panush
Oakland Community College
Stories: The Soul of the Jewish
Experience
Examine Jewish stories from their beginnings in the Bible
and Talmud to their transformation over the years into
folklore, legends and fairy tales. What is their continuing
attraction and power?
Faculty: Corinne Stavish
Lawrence Technological University
.
March 18
The Ten Commandments: Differences in Jewish
and Christian Beliefs
Speaker: Rabbi Jack Goldman, Professor of. English,
Humanities and Public Speaking,
Macomb Community College
Cost: $7 per lecture (includes a kosher lunch)
$3 per lecture with no lunch
(lecture begins at 12:30 p.m.)
Location: United Hebrew Schools Building
Co-sponsored by the B'nai B'rith Michigan Regional
Council and Michigan Board of Rabbis