Jewish Detroit N) VOTESP. The Community Gets To Choose Recipients Of $50,000 Allocation initiatives • Family — those with critical needs, including families, individuals with disabili- ties, seniors and the unemployed • Spirit — Jewish culture, identity and community-building in Metro Detroit • Future — Jewish life on campus and among the next generation • Homeland — programs and organiza- tions that benefit Israelis. At the website, community members can learn about the specific agencies and Jewish organizations that support these areas. "Our community's informed opinions — as well as engagement and participation in our Annual Campaign — are vitally impor- tant to Jewish local and global community strength:' says Sandy Muskovitz Danto, 2014 Federation campaign and commu- nity development co-chair. "We encourage everyone in the community to cast their votes. It's all a part of being an active, caring member of our Federation family" You can vote now through April 4, at www. jewishdetroit.org/vote. For information, call Lisa Cutler at (248) 203-1458 or email cutler@jfmd.org . ❑ - TERRIFIC WEST BLOOMFIELD LOCATION Buildings have undergone extensive interior and exterior renovations! between. Friday mornings beginning March 14. • There's No Business like Show Business: Jewish Musical Tradition in America with Professor Howard Lupovitch. A look at the Jewish influence on American music starting with the Jewish immigrants and their Yiddish musical roots; exploring Irving Berlin and the Gershwins and Jews in musical theater; the folk music revival, Jews and Motown; and Jews and rock and roll. Tuesday evenings beginning March 18. • The Many Faces of Elijah the Prophet with Rabbi Stephen Belsky. Starting with the upcoming Passover encounter and through a trail of evidence over 2,500 years, the class will track the ever-elusive and ever-changing prophet and try to understand what it is that keeps him com- ing back to us and us to him. Thursday evenings beginning March 20. • The Book of Exodus: Text and Texture with Rabbi Joseph Klein. The course will take a close reading of the Exodus narra- tives looking for new messages and mean- ing beneath the surface. Monday evenings beginning March 24. ❑ FREE RENT •* Maple Towers 5745 5755 MAPLE ROAD OFFICE/RETAIL SUITES FROM 323 SF - 2,000 SF T he Jewish Musical Tradition in America; Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity; Gender Roles through the Ages; and The Many Faces of Elijah the Prophet are only a few of the more than dozen new classes being offered this spring through Federation's FedEd (adult education) department. Adults have the opportunity to study with leading rabbis, educators and scholars to explore the Bible, Jewish history, litera- ture, art and philosophy. With no home- work, tests or grades, FedEd offers learning for pleasure, not pressure. Convenient day and evening classes are available six days a week. All classes take place at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in Bloomfield Township. Highlights coming in March: • Ripped from the Headlines: What Would Hillel Do? with Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman. What would our sages say about the news today? A weekly explora- tion of the top stories of the day; then, using ancient wisdom, you decide what's right, wrong and all the gray areas in •al • 4- • 41111 fo# • '1 Sr TOUTER STREET •.4• w. rare Aa TOME fiX • ■ ••••••• x. mum Ark WE' IN I aii&A-4 Walnut Lake Rd Orcha rd Lake Rd W hile the essence of what the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit does is simple — raising funds for critical com- munity needs — the way it works remains mysterious to many people. With the goal to engage and inform the community, Federation has launched Jewish Detroit Votes 2014 — a bold social media initiative inviting community participation to deter- mine how a special $50,000 grant from the 2014 Challenge Fund will be used. "Federation's Annual Campaign has always been about the community voice says Lisa Cutler, director of campaign and community development at the Federation. "But here's an opportunity to hear from every corner of the community, donors and non-donors alike. "Jewish Detroit Votes 2014 is a great way for people to gain insight into what Federation does, specifically by weighing in on how this one-time $50,000 alloca- tion will be distributed among five areas of Jewish community service:" • Knowledge — Jewish community day schools, educational programs and learning New FedEd Judaic Studies Classes To Begin In March IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY AMPLE PARKING WITH 100 SPACES GROUND SIGNAGE AVAILABLE Chris Secontine I 248-799-3174 011114 CUSHMAN & 04 OP WAKEFIELD, SIGNATURE ASSOCIATES THE TEAM No Signature. No Results. '411111/1F INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED csecontine@signatureassociates.com One Towne Square, Suite 1200 I Southfield, MI 48076 FULL-SERVICE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Jason Stough I 248-948-4180 www.signatureassociates.com jstough@signatureassociates.com N WE Farrn. ndlon Rd Maple Rd FOR LEASING INFORMATION, CONTACT: 14 Mile Rd *Amount varies subject to lease term 1884350 March 6 • 2014 25