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D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building
The Pathway to Jewish Mysticism (T16)
Learn how mysticism can lead you on a journey into the self
and the world around us. What is the purpose of man? What
is the purpose of Creation? How does G-d interact with our
physical creation?
The Book of Music and Miracles (W23)
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Bais Chabad-West Bloomfield
The siddur (prayerbook) is a book of music and miracles. Join
this rabbi/cantor team as they first unwrap the structure,
philosophy and concept of miracles in the prayerbook and
then make the rich musical tradition of the siddur come alive
for the spiritual seeker.
A Melton Sampler (T17)
Rabbi David Nelson and Cantor Samuel Greenbaum,
Congregation Beth Shalom
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is an international
program designed to give adult learners a comprehensive two-
year course in the fundamentals of Jewish learning. This
preview curriculum will consist of four courses: Rhythms of
Jewish Living (daily rituals, the Jewish calendar and the Jewish
life cycle), Purposes of Jewish Living (major concepts and
categories of Jewish thought), Dilemmas of Jewish Living
(history from the end of the Biblical era to the present), and
Ethics of Jewish Living (exploring contemporary and ancient
ethical problems).
Michael Weiss, Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and
Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
Like Mothers, Like Fathers...
Matriarchs, Patriarchs and Us (T18)
Every year we learn about them anew in synagogue: the
Imahot and Avot (Matriarchs and Patriarchs) of the Jewish
People. But what do we really know about them? Abraham
and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Rachel and Leah — the
Mothers and Fathers of the Torah were real people who faced
complex moral quandaries and persevered. Learn their lessons
with us.
Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi, Yeshivat Akiva
An Uncommon Courage —
Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust (W24)
Ms. Parr, the daughter of a righteous gentile, will share with
learners the history and motivation of the great men and
women who risked their lives to save the lives of Jews and
non Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust.
Margot Parr, Jewish Home and Aging Services
Meditation and Kabbalah (W25)
An exploration of spirituality and prayer through the lens of
Jewish mysticism. Through kabbalistic texts and meditation
we will examine the creation of the world, G-d's relationship
to humanity and the role of prayer.
Rabbi Stephen Weiss, Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Melodies of the Past and Present (W26)
This beautiful and diverse series will offer four evenings to
cherish. The course will include a night of Jewish folk music,
music for Purim, a sing-along in Hebrew, Yiddish and
English, and a cantorial mini-concert.
Week 1 — Cantor Earl Berris and Cantor Howard Glantz
Week 2 — Cantor Lori Corrsin and Cantor Stephen
Dubov
WEDNESDAYS, 12 Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch and Learn (0ficsite)
Equal Measures: Business Ethics and Judaism (S92)
In today's business world, in today's "New Economy,"
fortunes have been made and lost overnight and the playing
field is ever changing. Given these new realities, how should
business owners and managers consider corporate structures,
issues of loyalty, competition or marketing? Join us as we
explore the dilemmas facing today's business community and
Judaism's response to these issues.
Lunch available for purchase.
Rabbi Jay Allen Strear, Adat Shalom Synagogue
Law Offices of Sommers, Schwartz, Silver and Schwartz
2000 Town Center, Suite 900, Southfield
WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 p.m.
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building
Cooking With Taam! (Good Taste!) (W21)
Join Annabel and Meyer each week as kosher cooking goes
gourmet, using exotic ingredients and simple, easy-to-follow
recipes. Surprise guest speakers and chefs will show you tricks
of the trade. At the last session, gear up for the holidays with
nouvelle Passover treats; you don't want to "pass over" this class.
Bring your appetite for great cooking and entertaining tips.
Week 3 — Cantor Ralph Goren and Cantor Sid Resnick,
with Cantor Shalom Kalib on piano
Week 4 — Cantors Earl Barth, Howard Glantz, Sam
Greenbaum, David Gutman, David Montefiore, with
Cantor Shalom Kalib on piano
WEDNESDAYS, 8:35 p.m.
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building
From G-d's Mouth to Our Ears:
Oral Law in Judaism (W31)
This course will survey the nature and historical development
of the Torah SheBe'al Peh — The Oral Tradition — with an
emphasis on the personalities and the literature that has
formed Jewish traditions through the ages.
Rabbi Eliezer Cohen, Yeshivat Akiva and Congregation Or
Chadash
Comfortably Jewish:
A Response to the Jewish Identity Crisis (W32)
Do you think about what it means to be Jewish in a non-Jewish
world? Join us as we explore the four great issues of Jewish identity.
Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz, Mac-bon L'Torah
To Everything There Is a Season: Book of Esther,
Haggadah and Pirke Avot (the Ethics of the
Fathers) (W33)
Annabel Cohen, food writer and TV personality, and Meyer
Cohen, Meyer S. Cohen Catering
The Book of Esther brought to life with historic perspective;
a two-part study of the Passover Haggadah; a study of select
sections of the fifth chapter of Pirke Avot.
Jewish-Muslim Relationships:
An Historical Survey (W22)
Rabbi Avie Shapiro, Jewish Home and Aging Services
Recent events in the Near East have exacerbated relations
between Jews and Muslims, Arabs and Israelis globally. What
did Islam borrow from Judaism and how did Muslims and
Jews get along in the course of the 1,400 years since
Mohammed proclaimed his revelation in Arabia?
How to Get More Out of Life (W34)
Attend this workshop and use insights and techniques of modern
interpersonal therapy to help you get more of what you want.
Rabbi Richard Weiss, Couples and Family Therapist
Rabbi Emeritus Ernst J. Conrad, Temple Kol Ami
Offsite, online and new classes: see back cover • No classes March 8