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President WISHING YOU AND YOURS A HAPPY AND HEALTHY PASSOVER! 104 Midrasha Offers Study Programs The Midrasha Center for Adult Jewish Learning will offer a va- riety of adult Jewish learning programs during the weeks be- tween the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, which is tradi- tionally a period for structured adult Jewish study. Classes are designed to ac- commodate different schedules; some are at lunchtime; many are in the evening. All of the fol- lowing classes and programs will be held at Midrasha in the Agency for Jewish Education building, 21550 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield. There is a charge. On three Wednesday after- noons, April 6, 13 and 20, Midrasha will present a lunch and learn series taught by Rab- bi Aaron Bergman, rabbi-in- residence at Hillel Day School and rabbi at Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses. His sub- ject will be "Pirkei Avot Themes: An Introduction to Avot D'Rabbi Natan." This series will study and compare the two texts, as well as explore the world of the Tal- mudic period that produced them. On each session date, kosher lunch will be available at noon, and the study session will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Adult learners may sign up for the series with or without lunch, but reservations are a must. "Hebrew Poetry from the Golden Age of Spain" will be the subject of a three-part text study series taught by commu- nity educator, poet, and trans- lator Edward Codish, on three Monday nights, April 11, 18 and 25. Classes will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. This course will trace the development of Hebrew poetry in Spain from its secular .Arabic roots to Yehuda Haley's poems of longing for Zion. Students may register for the series or for individual session dates. Texts studied will be in English and Hebrew. No knowl- edge of Hebrew is required. "Israel and Syria: Roots of Conflict and Prospects for Peace" will be the subject of a three-part lecture series on Thursday nights April 14, 21 and 28, taught by Dr. Zach Lev- ey of Hebrew University. Dr. Levey is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan-Aim Arbor. The lec- tures will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Adult learners may sign up for the entire series or individual sessions. Dr. Levey will examine the Israeli-Syrian relationship, beginning with the British and French Mandates in the Middle East, through Israel's War of Independence, to the present. Students will be expected to read some academic material which will be provided as background. Two dinner-time study ses- sions with Midrasha's scholar- in-residence Rabbi Rod Glogower will be held on Tues- day evenings, May 3 and 10, on themes relating to revelation and the holiday of Shavuot. Dinner will be available at 5:30 p.m. with study session follow- ing from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. For the convenience of adult learn- ers who have varying work and personal schedules, they may register for the series with or without dinner or for individual study session dates with or without dinner Rabbi Craig Allen of Con- gregation Beit Kodesh in Livo- nia will teach a two-part series titled "The Jewish Creative Process" on two Thursday evenings, May 12 and 19, with each session running from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Rabbi Allen, who is also a composer and jazz musi- cian, will discuss "Torah As Mantra" on May 12 and "Jazz From Sinai" on May 19. Musi- cal demonstrations will be included in each program. For information about up- coming classes and programs sponsored by Midrasha, call Mrs. Sarah Peden, 354-1050. B'nai B'rith Hotline Leadership Network of B'nai B'rith has created a 24-hour hotline, 817-INFO, for up-to- date information on upcoming events. The next general meeting will be April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Willow Park Apartments club- house, 28675 Franklin Road, Southfield. Nominations and declarations for upcoming ex- ecutive offices and chair posi- tions will take place. Workmen's Circle Has Third Seder The Workmen's CirclelArbeter Ring will hold its annual third seder 12:30 p.m. April 3, at the Workmen's Circle Educational Center, 26341 Coolidge, Oak Park. For information, call Ellen Bates-Brackett, 545-0985.