The Beth Achim Religious School
EDUCATION page 20
Level 6 — Pre-Intermediate
Hebrew II, Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30
p.m. (Sept. 5-Jan. 23); Level 7 —
Intermediate Hebrew I, Mondays,
10 a.m. noon (Sept. 11 Jan. 29);
Intermediate Hebrew
Level 8
II, Mondays, 10 a.m. noon (Sept.
11 Jan. 29); Level 9 —Advanced
Intermediate Hebrew I, Mondays,
7:30 9:30 p.m. (Sept. 11 Jan. 29).
Level 10 — Advanced Inter-
mediate Hebrew II, Thursdays,
10 a.m. noon (Sept. 7 Jan. 4); Lev-
el 11 —Pre-Advanced Conversa-
tional Hebrew I, Mondays,
7:30 9:30 p.m. (Sept. 11 Jan. 29);
Level 12 — Pre-Advanced Con-
versational Hebrew II, Tuesdays,
10 a.m. noon (Sept. 5 Jan. 23);
Level 13 — Advanced Conversa-
tional Hebrew I, Tuesdays, 7:30-
9:30 p.m. (Sept. 5-Jan. 23);
materials fee: $10; Level 14 —
Advanced Hebrew Language and
Literature, Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-
1:30 p.m. (Sept. 10 - Feb. 4), ma-
terials fee: $10; Havurah Ivrit,
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon (Sept.
6 - Jan. 10), materials fee: $10.
Special tutorial class, with in-
dividualized instruction, a cus-
tom-made class for students of
different levels who are interest-
ed in individualized instruction.
Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
(Sept. 6 - Jan. 10), materials fee:
$10.
Hebrew Open House, for peo-
ple who are considering signing
up as new students in the
Midrasha Hebrew program.
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7-8:30 p.m.
at the Agency for Jewish Educa-
tion. For more information, call
(810) 3544050.
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Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Lev-
inas, we will examine theories of
ethics, revelation, and the uni-
versality ofJudaism. No knowl-
edge of Hebrew is required. Texts
will be distributed. Five sessions
— Monday, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Oct. 23-
Nov. 20; tuition: $60.
Beyond Good and Evil: A Cri-
tique of Schindler's List
In this lecture the instructor
will compare the book to the
movie and present an analysis
that gives us a better under-
standing of the moral issues re-
lating to the Holocaust;
Thursday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., at Bor-
ders Books and Music in Farm-
ington Hills. Call (810) 737-0110.
There is no charge.
Weekly and
one-time Judaic
courses for adults.
Sara Tugman Bais Chabad
Torah Center
Contact: (810) 855 6170
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21100 West Twelve Mile Rd., Southfield
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Morning Prayers at a Relaxed
Pace
Sundays, Oct. 22-Dec. 24; 8:30-
9:15 a.m.
Body and Soul
Sundays, 9:15-9:30 a.m. Break-
fast and food for thought.
Beginner's Talmud
Sundays, Oct. 22-Dec. 24, 9:30-
10:30 a.m. The class will exam-
ine Tractate Baba Basra (laws
concerning property rights).
Jewish Studies Courses
The following Jewish Studies Kabbalistic Perceptions
courses will be offered:
Sundays, Oct. 22-Dec. 24,
10:30-11:30 a.m. intermediates
Inside the Rabbinic Mind
and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. begin-
This seminar explores Talmud, ners; and Thursdays, Oct. 26-Dec.
commentaries, codes, responsa, 20, 11 a.m.-noon. This series of
and other genres of rabbinic lit- classes will expand knowledge of
erature. Sessions before Jewish the mystical legacy of Judaism.
holidays will be devoted to ex- It will examine such concepts as
ploring holiday themes. Some the essence of a Jewish soul, the
reading knowledge of Hebrew is nature of God and the unique re-
helpful but not required; 12 ses- lationship between the Jewish
sions — Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.- people and God. The text used
noon or 7:30-9 p.m., Sept. 5-Dec. will be Tanya.
19; tuition: $144.
A Mystical Journey Through the
Who is Wise?
Bible
Insights from Pirkei Avot, a
Mondays, Oct. 23-Dec. 18, 10-
compendium of Mishnaic mater- 11 a.m. and 8:15-9:30 p.m. A
ial attributed to sages and teach- course designed to enhance ap-
ers of the early rabbinic period. preciation and depth of under-
An excellent entry-level text for standing of the Torah. Discover
beginners as well as those with the relevance of the weekly Torah
some text-study experience. Some portion. Some of the topics that
reading knowledge of Hebrew will be discussed include:
would be helpful, but it is not re-
Can Torah knowledge and sci-
quired; 12 sessions — Wednes- entific data be reconciled? Deal-
day, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Sept. 6-Dec. ing with relatives who can be
6; tuition: $144.
difficult. Are there angels and
devils? Learning how to mourn.
The Unity of Judaism: Post- Instilling spirituality within your
modern Concepts of Law and children. Love within a Jewish
Commandment
marriage. The death penalty in
The idea of ethics as first phi- Torah law.
losophy, predecessor to theology
itself, demonstrates the real uni-
ty ofJudaism. In texts by Franz EDUCATION page 34
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