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K.ABBALAH 1E OF CHA Ri\ CT ri R .,.b.?4/q f{ v(-.*„.c9.tri s ,e jiymp . at Location: Chabad Torah Center 5595 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Eight Tuesdays, starting January 23 • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Location: Max M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills There is a Fee j • Eight Sundays, starting January 21 • 10:30 am - 12:00 noon . • .s. •• tut(' All classes are given by Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg Inspirational courses that will change the course of your life " For further information or to enroll call the Torah Center 248.855.6170 or visit us at www.myJLl.com 28 January 11 • 2007 Developing Character The Hyman and Sonia Blumenstein Outreach Institute of Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center and Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education will present "Kabbalah of Character," an eight-week course on character development. Written by Kabbalah authority Rabbi Moshe Miller, the series draws on the organizational structure of the Kabbalah to examine the nature of the human soul and to empower us to apply the concepts of Kabbalah to our own lives in a very practical way. Classes will be given by Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg 10:30 a.m.- noon Sundays, starting Jan. 21 at Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 Maple, West Bloomfield; and 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan. 23 at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. For information or to register, visit www.myJacom or call the Torah Center, (248) 855-6170.There is a charge for the course, which is a project of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. Akiva Open House Yeshivat Akiva will host an early child- hood open house 9-11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15. The program will include pre- sentations by early childhood teach- ers and students highlighting Akiva's Judaic, secular, Hebrew immersion and enrichment curriculum. Akiva is a modern Orthodox, Zionist day school at 21100 W. 12 Mile in Southfield. For information, contact Beth Raz, (248) 386-1625, or gan@raz.net. Jews And Trees The Temple Beth El monthly lunch and learn series presented by Keren Alpert, director of education, will begin its winter-spring sessions at noon Thursday, Jan. 18, with "Jews and Trees: A Love Story". In preparation for Tit b'Shevat, the class will focus on various texts and traditions showing the esteem Jews have for trees and their commitment to environmentalism. Future sessions include "The Life of Miriam," Feb. 15; "Psalms of Comfort:' March 15; "Religion and Secularism in Israel," April 19; and "Jerusalem of Gold," May 17. There is no charge for these classes. Participants are asked to bring lunch; Beth El will provide the beverage. For information, call the religious school, (248) 865-0612. Book Club Discussions The Henry & Delia Library Book Club at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center will begin the new year with a discussion of Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl. Elisabeth Shubow, adult librarian at the West Bloomfield Public Library, will serve as facilitator. Discussions will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, and 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. The following are Book Club selec- tions through May. All discussions will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.rn. Thursdays. • March 14 and March 15: Golden Country by Jennifer Gilmore traces the lives of three Jewish-American families through four decades in the 20th century, told through the experi- ences of gangster-turned-Broadway- producer Seymour, salesman and innovator Joseph, and actor Frances. Facilitated by Elisabeth Shubow. •April 25 and April 26: Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of Liesel, a young German girl whose thievery and storytelling skills help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding during World War II. Facilitated by Sharon Schwartz, Hillel Day School teacher. • May 30 and 31: A Woman in Jerusalem by Abraham Yehoshua. Assigned the task of identifying the victim of a suicide bombing, a man pieces together a woman's past as a former Soviet engineer on a reli- gious pilgrimage. Facilitated by Dalia Shaham, teacher at Temple Israel. For information or to sign up, call Francine Menken, (248) 432-5546. Mideast Perspective Wayne State University professor of constitutional law Robert A. Sedler will discuss "Liberal Jewish View of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Professor Sedler, who has published five books and more than 75 law review articles, is a member of the Social Action Commission of the Union for Reform Judaism and its Amicus Brief Committee. The program, sponsored by the Temple Brotherhood, is free and open to the community. It will be preceded by breakfast at 8:45. Cost of the breakfast is $2; reservations are not necessary. For information, call Barbara Grant, (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.