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The Lifelong Learning program of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's Alliance for Jewish Education
will start its fall Hebrew program for
students on all levels.
Classes will begin Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Classes from Total Beginners
Conversational Hebrew to Advanced
Hebrew Language and Literature
classes are being offered. The classes
will be taught by qualified, experi-
enced Hebrew teachers. They will be
held at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph
Road, Bloomfield Township. The
cost of the courses includes all
materials.
The Alliance's Hebrew Department
also has a selection of Hebrew materi-
als for independent study.
Call Nira Lev, (248) 205-2541 for
assessment and class placement. To
register by phone or for information,
contact Nira Lev or e-mail
Lev@jfmd.org.
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg, spiritual
leader of Congregation Shir Tikvah
in Troy, will help the CST
Sisterhood kick off its new program
year at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.
Rabbi Arnie will speak on
"Ancient Jewish Forms of
Meditation Practices-How to Relax
in a Hectic World." A light dinner
will be served prior to the rabbi's
talk. Reservations are requested by
Sept. 4. There is a charge of $5 for
those who are not sisterhood mem-
bers.
Among future sisterhood pro-
grams are: a cooking demonstration
with Elwin Greenwald of Elwin and
Co., a talk by Allan Gale from the
Jewish Community Council on
"How Israel Is Portrayed in the
Media," a presentation on women's
health, a new member dinner,
Sisterhood Sabbath and an end-of-
year dinner.
For reservations, information or to
join the CST Sisterhood, call the
synagogue office, (248) 649-4418,
ext. 28.
Lifelong Learning Series
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit's Alliance for
Jewish Education is taking registration
for the fall semester of its Lifelong
Learning classes. Highlights include
"Priests, Prophets and Kings: The
First Book of Samuel," a course dis-
cussing the personalities that shaped
the first kingdom in Israel. The course
will be offered Wednesdays 10:30
a.m.-noon at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building and taught by
Rabbi Rod Glogower, rabbinic
resource person on staff of the B'nai
B'rith Hillel Foundation at the
University of Michigan.
Rabbi Glogower will also teach a
course titled "Inside the Rabbinic
Mind," an exploration of Talmud,
commentaries and other genres of rab-
binic literature. It is being offered two
different times: Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.-
noon and Wednesdays 7:30-9 p.m., at
the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building. Students can register for
either section.
Another course is a three-part series
"The Jewish Writer in America,"
taught by Dr. Julian Levinson, which
will be held Nov. 3, Dec. 1 and Jan. 5,
7-8:30 p.m.
For a complete listing of classes or
information, call Marion Bronstein,
(248) 642-4260, or e-mail bron-
stein@jfmd.org or visit the Alliance for
Jewish Education Web site at
www.thisisfederation.org .
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Caesarea Lectures Slated
Norma Goldman from Wayne State
University in Detroit will offer a series
of five lectures this fall about
Casesarea Maritima, the harbor on the
coast of Israel. The talks will be 10
a.m.-noon Thursday mornings, begin-
ning Oct. 20, at the WSU Oakland
Center on 12 Mile, west of
Farmington Road, Farmington Hills.
Goldman was part of the excavating
team at Caesarea for several seasons.
The class is part of the six-week fall
program of WSU's Society of Active
Retirees.
To take the non-credit courses or for
information, call the SOAR office,
(248) 489-0005. Membership in
SOAR is a requirement.
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Shelly Hutton, vice president, Darren
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secretary. Elected for their first term
are Elise Bratley, Rabbi Jonathan
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