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JTS Rabbi Visits
Rabbi David Ackerman,
national outreach
director for the Jewish
Theological Seminary
in New York, will
offer a study series
Wednesday-Thursday,
Rabbi
Feb. 4-5.
Ackerman
At noon Feb.
4, he will teach at the offices of Sun
Communities, 2777 Franklin Road, Suite
200, in Southfield. He will speak on "What
Really Happened at the Burning Bush"
with a close reading of Exodus 3. Dairy
lunch; walk-ins are welcome.
Wednesday evening Ackerman will
teach at a private home in Huntington
Woods on "Doing and Hearing, Na'aseh
v'Nishmah, and the Dilemmas of
Modern Jewish Life' For reservations,
contact the Detroit JTS office, (248) 258-
0055, or e-mail to beroth@jtsa.edu .
Ackerman will teach Adat Shalom
Synagogue parents of fifth- and sixth-
graders 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Hillel
Day School parents at 8 a.m. Thursday.
These study opportunities are spon-
sored by the Detroit Jewish Theological
Seminary Cabinet, chaired by Norma
Dorman and Steve Weisberg.
Discuss
The Laws
The Hyman and Sonia
Blumenstein Outreach
Institute of the Sara
and Morris Tugman
Bais Chabad Torah
Center, in conjunc-
Rabbi
tion with Federation's
Silberberg
Alliance for Jewish
Education, will hold a six-week course,
"You Be the Judge, Part 2," which will
compare Jewish and secular law and dis-
cuss real cases that were brought before
Jewish courts.
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg will teach
the class on Wednesday evenings, start-
ing Feb. 11, from 8-9:15 p.m. at the Torah
Center, 5595 Maple, in West Bloomfield.
Students will be provided with prima-
ry texts from the Talmud and will grap-
ple with the facts in order to arrive at
satisfactory solutions. No prior Talmudic
knowledge or formal legal training are
required. There is a charge. RSVP: (248)
855-6170 or e-mail bctc770@aol.com .
Ann Arbor Honorees
On Sunday, Feb. 15, Jewish Family
Services of Ann Arbor will honor Rachel
Bendit and Mark Bernstein with the
Claire and Isadore Bernstein Leadership
Award at "An Afternoon of Heart and
Sole."
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The award is given each year to mem-
bers of the Ann Arbor area who have
demonstrated outstanding community
service. The award will be presented
at a dessert reception at 2 p.m. in the
Michigan League Ballroom, followed
by JFS@UMS — a performance by the
Batsheva Dance Company of Israel at 4
p.m. in the Power Center.
Bendit and Bernstein serve both the
Jewish and secular communities, locally
and nationally, with their time and their
philanthropy. Bendit, a mediator and
attorney, volunteers with the Dispute
Resolution Center, the Women's Health
Program at the University of Michigan,
and the Jewish Federation of Greater
Ann Arbor. Bernstein, also an attorney, is
involved with the Michigan Association
for Justice, the Michigan Civil Rights
Commission, and the Jewish Federation
of Greater Ann Arbor.
The Claire and Isadore Bernstein
Leadership Award honors the founding
members of Jewish Family Services.
Proceeds from An Afternoon of Heart
and Sole" will support JFS's ongoing work
and a matching gift from Bendit and
Bernstein has established an Emergency
Aid fund to assist individuals and fami-
lies impacted by the economic crisis. See
the JFS Web site at www.jfsannarbor.org
or contact Robin Little, (734) 769-0209.
Jewish Gay Network
Jewish Gay Network Family & Friends
will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3, in
the lower level library at the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield.
This is a gathering of people who have
family or friends who identify as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or who are
questioning (LGBTQ) their sexual orien-
tation or gender identity.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Meetings are free and take place at 7 p.m.
on the first Tuesday of every month.
Family and Friends is a program of
the Jewish Gay Network of Michigan. Its
mission is to serve gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender Jews, their families and
friends. JGN is an affiliated partner of
Keshet (www.keshetonline.org ).
For information, contact Phillips-
Knope, (248) 432-5661, or at kphillip-
sknope@jccdet.org .
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