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FedEd Classes Offer Choices
A
re you interested in studying
Talmud from a master teach-
er, examining Christianity
from a Jewish perspective or learning
conversational Hebrew from a sabra?
FedEd has a class for you.
Adults can study with leading rabbis,
scholars and educators to explore the
Bible, Jewish history, literature, art and
philosophy or learn Hebrew. And there
are no tests, homework or grades. It's
learning for pleasure, not pressure.
2013 Fall Highlights
• Engaging Israel: Foundations for
a New Relationship — A Shalom
Hartman Institute Lecture Series. Going
deeper than politics or advocacy, this
course reframes the discussion about
the significance of the State of Israel
for contemporary Jews worldwide and
elevates the conversation about Israel
by rooting it in Jewish values and ideas
rather than in a response to crisis.
Teacher: Rabbi Steven Rubenstein.
Monday evenings.
• 3,000 Years of Discord: Great Jewish
Debates through the Ages. From the
disputes between Hillel and Shammai
to the language "wars" between Hebrew
and Yiddish, this class will explore some
of the most important clashes of ideas
in Jewish history. Teacher: Professor
Howard Lupovitch. Tuesday evenings.
• Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) is
the "Bartlett's" of Judaism, transmit-
ting the favorite moral advice and
insights of the leading rabbinic schol-
ars of different generations. The quotes
found in Pirkei Avot generally are spir-
itual and edifying, but they can also
be practical. Teacher: Rabbi Michele
Faudem. Wednesday mornings.
• Parshah Plus (Weekly Torah Portion
Plus Haftorah). Each week a differ-
ent rabbi or educator will present
the weekly Torah portion from his
or her own perspective. This year we
will also discuss the weekly Haftorah
reading and how it connects to the
Torah portion. Friday mornings.
These are just a few of more than
40 courses available this fall through
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education's lifelong learning (FedEd)
department. And space still is avail-
able for the Florence Melton School
of Adult Jewish Learning, which
begins the first week of October.
Most classes meet at the Max M.
Federation Building in Bloomfield
Township. Day and evening classes
are available six days each week. For
more information, or a brochure on all
FedEd and Melton classes, call (248)
205-2557, email feded@jfmd.org or go
to jewishdetroit.org/feded . ❑
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ooking for an alternative to
the usual Converse or Toms
to wear to synagogue on Yom
Kippur, a time when people tradi-
tionally refrain from wearing leather?
You could try Barefooters, a shoe
made of a wash-
able blend of cork
and silicone called
CorksiLite, a pat-
ented material used
to protect skin from
rubbing against pros-
thetics.
Barefooters are not
quite as clunky as
Crocs, and they come
in a wide variety of
colors to match any
High Holiday outfit.
Designed as a "recovery" shoe to ease
your feet after running, other sports
or wearing high heels, they come
with a special reflexology insert that
massages and supports as you walk.
Perfect for long periods of standing
during services, too.
Heather Rosenstein, director of
corporate development and an avid
runner and cyclist, gave a pair to
her rabbi, Jonathan Morganstern at
Young Israel of Scarsdale, N.Y.
"When I brought him a pair of
shoes, he said he had an 'aim moment,"'
Rosenstein said.
"He explained to
me that the reason
for not wearing
leather was because,
at the time, leather-
soled bottoms were
the only shoes avail-
able and Jewish
tradition tells us that
angels do not wear
shoes, instead they
walk barefoot with
their feet feeling the
ground beneath them.
"We were intended to be bare-
foot like angels on Yom Kippur, so
Barefooters are the 'perfect' shoe to
wear since they recreate a barefoot
walking experience."
To see for yourself, go to www.
mybarefooters.com .
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