metro Recycled from page 24 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 t% J ewish Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Alliance far JewisF Education We Deliver Adult Jewish Education 26 August 21 • 2014 JN 1031 0^ 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?' ❑ To learn more about Green Living Science, visit www.greenlivingscience. org.