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Ahr- A SAMPLING OF CLASSES
110' OFFERED THIS FALL
Aqir
The Anti-Semitism Equation
INSTRUCTOR: RUTH BERGMAN
This course will change the way you think about prejudice, discrimination
and Anti-Semitism.
Discoveries that Transformed the Way We Read
the Bible
A computer rendering of the new classroom space
INSTRUCTOR: RABBI ERIC GROSSMAN
Study breakthroughs in the fields of archeology, political philosophy and
comparative religion that have revolutionized the study of the Bible.
the best way to teach recycling edu-
cation was outside the classroom.
"In order to be able to have the
flexibility to do the recycling lessons
that we wanted to do," Klegon said,
"we realized we needed to do our
own lessons on our own site.
"We had already been bringing
kids here through field trips, but we
didn't have an area where they could
come in the winter or if it was rainy,
and we didn't have an area where
they could take what they learned
and put it into action all at the same
spot?'
A Jewish Understanding of Early Christianity
INSTRUCTOR: RABBI JOSEPH KLEIN
Explore from a Jewish perspective, the New Testament Gospel writings;
the Epistles/Letters of Paul; and Rabbinic and Early Christian literature.
Jewish Humor in America
INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR HOWARD LUPOVITCH
Explore Jewish comedy in America from its beginnings in the Catskills to
the present day through live performance, lecture and audio/video clip.
Melton Foundations — Grandparents Editior
INSTRUCTOR: RABBI JOSEPH KRAKOFF
Explore master stories and their relevancy to you and your grandchildren.
Hebrew Calligraphy
New Classroom
INSTRUCTOR: JEFFREY LASDAY
The team was determined to create
a sculpture at the art park that also
served as a classroom for recycling
education.
The classroom, which has been
in development for a few months,
should be finished by the end of
August in time for the new school
year. The design is made from a
large re-used shipping container in
which the classroom will be located
and an LED tree on top.
"We try to re-use as much stuff as
we can, both for budgetary reasons
and anything that we do that's re-
used can be turned into a lesson:'
Klegon said. "So we're trying to have
something that will allow students to
think differently, to get their minds
going and to be able to have them
create something with that expanded
mind."
With about four months of the
year lost to wintery weather, Klegon
hopes that the design of the class-
Learn the art of Hebrew calligraphy and uncover the mysteries behind
Hebrew letters.
Fantasies of Wine, Women and Mayhem...
INSTRUCTOR: RABBI ELIEZER FINKELMAN
Read and discuss fantastic, wonderful and weird stories from ancient,
medieval and modern Jewish writers.
Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah
INSTRUCTOR: RUTH BERGMAN
Study central mystical texts that explain how Kabbalah uncovers deep
and esoteric meanings of Judaism.
Shakespeare, Chaucer, and the Jews
INSTRUCTORS: RABBI AARON BERGMAN & DR. MELISSA SER
Discover the world Shakespeare lived in and study the complexities of
Chaucer's "Jews and the Blood Libel" in his Canterbury Tales.
For a complete brochure or information,
call 248-205-2557 or jewishdetroit.org/feded
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room will allow for students to come
even during cold temperatures.
"The container will be heated. We
want to be able to at least double the
amount of students we have coming
in," she explained.
Klegon, who is Jewish, is thankful
for Detroit's Jewish community and
credits it with some of the work that
she has been able to accomplish.
"I've done a few different leader-
ship things with the Jewish commu-
nity since I've been in Detroit, so it's
been nice having a network of people
who are very supportive, and we've
wound up working together:' she
said. "When you know somebody, it
makes the process move a little bit
faster because you can get past a lot
of trust issues or things like that."
Klegon continues to teach inner-
city children the importance of keep-
ing the area around them green. It
is only a step in bettering the rest of
the Detroit community and working
toward making Detroit a green city
once again.
She added, "A lot of times, espe-
cially city kids, they might not be
out in nature, they might not feel a
really big connection with the envi-
ronment, or they may feel there's
not much they can do to help it. But
with recycling — that's something
that empowers students to feel like
there's something that they can actu-
ally do to make a change in their
community?'
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