Dela Adult Education For Next Generation DAVID ZEMAN STAFF WRITER We Need Nominees! R Please send your nominations, including the phone number of the person or business, by Jan. 15 to: Julie Edgar, Business Editor, The Jewish News 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034. The winners will be included in our special business edition early next year. THE JEWISH NEWS • • • • • • • • • • • THE BIG SALE! • • Indoor Sidewalk Sale! • ALL WINTER • • MERCHANDISE • • VI; 75% OFF • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 • Jti Orcilard Maee • 805•8818 • Orcliard talio Rd. At Mapee • said. "But if I tell them they only have to meet three times at Barnes & Noble, that would be something that would be more accessible, and more meaning- ful to people." The "Ma Nishtana" mini- course, along with other lectures on Jewish teachings and spiri- tual thought, offer an added ben- efit for young adults: they are free. Another important change is afoot at the adult-education cen- ter. Bernie Minden, chair of the AJE adult-education committee, said plans are being finalized to make the Midrasha calendar more comprehensive. Instead of merely listing the offerings of Midrasha, Mr. Min- dell expressed hope that future calendars will offer an exhaus- tive list of Jewish educational courses, lectures and events PHOTO BY HE I DI KATZ MAN We're looking for your picks of the most interesting, successful and/or unusual businesses or businesspeople in our community, in any category. ob Nosanchuk wants to bring something extra to Midrasha, the adult-edu- cation program he has co- ordinated for the Agency for Jewish Education since Sep- tember. He wants to bring his peers. "I don't hide the fact that I'm anxious to service my own age group in the program," said Mr. Nosanchuk, 26. "I don't think young adults in the Jewish community recognize the potential for learning in adult education. A lot of people drop out after their bar mitzvah and the next time they discuss their Jewish affiliation in any depth is when they're having children." Mr. Nosanchuk and others in- volved in the Midrasha curricu- lum have taken steps to change that. • • • • • • • • • • • • Edward Klarman, Neal Duchin, Murray Baruch and Leonard Rosen study Hebrew at Midrasha. The Midrasha spring calen- dar includes several courses geared toward attracting young adults as well as older, more es- tablished members of the Jew- ish community. Among them is "Ma Nish- tana: Why Is This Night Differ- ent?" — a mini-course in March examining the historical and re- ligious significance of Passover traditions. Rabbi Joshua Ben- nett of Temple Israel will lead three weekly discussions at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. "If I asked my friends if they were interested in spending a year in a classroom, they would tell me, 'Oh, I already went to Sunday school,"' Mr. Nosanchuk throughout the Detroit metro- politan Jewish community. "It will probably take a cou- ple of months to gather and col- late the information and hopefully by next fall we'll have something viable," he said. "We're doing a survey right now. We want to know what's available, if there is a lot of du- plication and. if there can be more sharing of resources. From that, we can also see what's missing." ❑ 'a To obtain a Midrasha cal- endar or to learn more about its adult-education classes, contact Rob Nosanchuk at AJE, (810) 354-1050.