Welcoming all adults of the Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Community to learn

May and June 2000

Text Study

History

Torah on Tap

Jewish Geography — Patterns of Migration and
Settlement in America with Dr. Seth Korelitz

Sex, Porn & Modern Culture: Our Bodies as Holy Vessels
with Rabbis Joseph Krakoff & Joshua Bennett

Torah study in an informal setting.

Sunday, May Z 7:00 p.m., The Lodge, 2442 Orchard Lake Rd., Sylvan Lake.

Sponsor: Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

Nosh & Drash with Shaarey Zedek Clergy

Shabbat study on the weekly portion.

Saturday, May 20, Noon.

Sponsor: Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield.

Right or Rite? The Voice of the Prophet Amos
with Rabbi Lee Buckman

Advanced-level seminar. A Tanakh (Bible) with Hebrew is required.

Mondays, May 1, 8 and 15, 8:00 p.m., Congregation B'nai Moshe.
Fee: $30/series, $10/session. Advance registration required.

Sponsor: Eilu v' Eilu.

Rosh Hodesh (RH) Women's Learning Minyan

Prayer and study to welcome each new month on the Jewish calendar.

Morning minyan for RH lyar — Friday, May 5; RH Sivan — Sunday, June
4, 9:00 a.m., Congregation Beth Shalom. Mincha for RH lyar —
Thursday, May 4; RH Sivan — Saturday, June 3, 7:45 p.m.,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek-B'nai Israel Center.
Sponsor: Eilu v' Eilu.

Torah Study for Women with Rabbi Steve Weil

Study of the weekly Parsha.

Tuesdays, May 2 and 9, 8:00 p.m.. Congregation Beth Shalom.
Fee: $12/series, $6/per session.

Sponsor: Eilu v' Eilu.

General Judaica

Biblical Women Through Modern Eyes
with Rabbi Marla Feldman

Learn about Midrash as a type of-Jewish literature and explore how
the sages looked at the lives of biblical women.

Thursdays, May 4, 11 & 18, 7:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Fee: M/$15, NM/$25.
Sponsor: Temple Kol Ami.

Holidays

From Pesach to Shavuot:
Countdown to Receiving the Torah

Learn about the Omer, a seven-week period lasting from Passover to
Shavuot. An interactive hands-on family program funded in part by
the Goldie & Harold Soble Foundation.
Especially for families with children ages 5-10.

Thursday, May 25, 7:00 p.m., JCC, JPM Bldg.
Sunday, June 4, 2:00 p.m., JCC, Kahn Bldg.
Fee: $2.50/child, $8/4 children or more, parents free.
Sponsor: Jewish Community Center.

Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. JCC, JPM Bldg.

Sponsor: Jewish Community Center

Song of Songs with Rabbi Ernst J. Conrad

Study the beautiful love poems found in the Song of Songs.

Thursdays, May 4, 11 & 18, 7:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

Fee: M/$15, NM/$25. Sponsor: Temple Kol Ami.

Favorite Sayings of the Fathers
with Rabbi Ernst J. Conrad

Discuss the Sayings of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot) to learn the attitude of
the Rabbis toward learning, human relations and the presence of God.

Culture

The Impact of Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination on
Israeli Society with Arthur Horwitz

In honor of Israel's Independence Day, Yuval Rabin, Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin's only son, will be interviewed by Arthur
Horwitz, publisher, Detroit Jewish News. Mr. Rabin is the chairman of
the Israeli grass roots social movement, Dor Shalom (Generation of
Peace). Thursday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.

Call the JCC's Jewish Life & Learning for more info. JCC, Kahn Bldg.

Sponsor Jewish Community Center.

Thursdays, May 4, 11 & 18, 8:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.,

Fee: M/$15, NM/$25. Sponsor: Temple Kol Ami.

EXPLORE is coordinated by the Agency for Jewish Education. a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

EXPLORE is made possible by the generosity of Kroger, our partner in education, and with the support of The Jewish News.

