Fall Schedule
Midrasha Center For Adult Jewish Learning
All programs will take place at Midrasha, 21550 West 12 Mile Road in Southfield, unless otherwise noted.
Elul: A Time to Prepare
(free study series co-sponsored by Midrasha and the Jewish News)
Thursday, September 2, 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. — Rabbi Ahron Davidson
"Spiritual Themes in High Holiday Prayers"
(First of three sessions — series continues on September 7 and 9)
Aviva Silverman
Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 to 8:30 P.M.
"The Binding of Isaac: Midrash and Memory"
Tishrei and Beyond:
Fall Programs in Jewish Studies
(for tuition and registration information call 354-1050)
Twelve Tuesdays starting September 21 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Rabbi Rod Glogower
"Inside The Rabbinic Mind"
Sunday, September 26 — 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. -- Slide lecture
Professor Miriam Bodian
"Scattered Pearls: The Sephardic Diaspora"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Emanu-El
Four Mondays starting October 4 — 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Professor Miriam Bodian
"Who Is A Jew? A Case Study From 17th Century Jewish History"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Emanu-El
Three Mondays starting October 4 — 7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Cantor Gail Hirschenfang
"Eve and Beyond: Legends of Jewish Women"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Beth El
Four Mondays starting October 11 — 12:30 to 2:00 P.M.
Esther Tarnoff Cooper
"The Jewish Heritage As Expressed In Jewish Art"
Co - sponsored and hosted by Janice Charach Epstein Gallery
Six Mondays starting October 11 — 7:30 to 9:00 P.M.
Reverend James Lyons
"Jesus and the Judaism of His Time"
Co-sponsored by the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies
Three Tuesdays starting October 12 — 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Rabbi Rod Glogower
"Confronting The Challenging Text:
The World of Medieval Torah Commentary"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Kol Ami
Eight Wednesdays starting October 13 — 7:00 to 8:15 P.M.
Rabbi Ahron Davidson
"Intermediate Yiddish"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Shir Shalom
Eight Wednesdays starting October 13 — 8:15 to 9:15 P.M.
Rabbi Ahron Davidson
"The Art of Hebrew Calligraphy"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Shir Shalom
Eight Thursdays starting October 14 — 7:30 to 9:00 P.M.
Rabbi Ahron Davidson
"Advanced Beginners Yiddish"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Shir Shalom
Twelve Thursdays starting October 14 — 10:00 to 11:00 A.M.
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
"Introduction to Jewish Mysticism"
Twelve Thursdays starting October 14 — 11:00 A.M. to 12 noon
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
"intermediate Jewish Mysticism"
Sunday, October 3 - i — 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. — Slide lecture
Professor Miriam Bodiar,
"Ashkenaz: The Jews of ventral and Eastern Europe"
Co-sponsorec and hosted py Temple Emanu-EI
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Five Mondays starting November 1 — 8:00 to 9:30 P.M.
Professor Miriam Bodian
"One-Way Love Affair? The Jews and Germany, 1780-1933"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Temple Emanu-El
Four Mondays starting November 1 — 7:30 to 8:30 P.M.
Rabbi Aaron Bergman
"The Binding of Memory: Akedat Yitzchak and the Jewish Conscience
Co-sponsored and hosted by Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses
Three Tuesdays starting November 2 — 7:30 to 9 P.M.
Rabbi Rod Glogower
"Kedushat Eretz Yisrael: The Holiness of the Land of Israel"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Adat Shalom Synagogue
Wednesday, November 3 — 7:30 P.M. — Community Forum
Rabbi David Gordis
"Identity, Continuity and Intermarriage: The New Jewish Vocabulary"
Co-sponsored and hosted by Adat Shalom Synagogue
Fall Hebew Language and Literature Program
(Classes begin the week of September 7. Unless otherwise noted, classes
are for 16 weeks. For tuition and registration information call 354-1050.)
Very Beginner Magic Hebrew Reading — Not Conversation!
Geri Levit
Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M. — 9 Weeks — Tuition $117 plus book fee
Intermediate Hebrew Reading
Geri Levit
Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Total Beginner Conversational Hebrew
Ahuva Newman
Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Continuing Beginner Conversational Hebrew
Ahuva Newman
Thursdays, 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon
Intermediate Conversational Hebrew I
Ahuva Newman
Mondays, 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon
Intermediate Conversational Hebrew III and IV
Ahuva Newman
Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Advanced Beginner Conversational Hebrew
Nira Lev
Mondays, 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Continuing Intermediate Conversational Hebrew
Nira Lev and Tsiona Ragowsky
Thursdays, 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon
Continuing Intermediate Conversational Hebrew II
Nira Lev and Tsiona Ragowsky
Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Pre-Advanced Conversational Hebrew
Nira Lev
Tuesdays, 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon
Advanced Conversational Hebrew
Nira Lev
Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Advanced Hebrew Language and Literature
Nira Lev
Sundays, 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
For additional information about Midrasha's fall programs, call 354-1050