New FedEd Classes for a New Year!

Visit jewishdetroit.org/feded for the complete catalog or call 248-205-2557

New Year
Refl ections

The Well’s 30 days of
#Reflect4Rosh has begun.
Take the opportunity for intro-
spection and personal inven-
tory in preparation for Rosh
Hashanah and join The Well each
day to take a moment to: Stop.
Reflect. Share.
Respond to the prompts posted
daily or to something going on
in your life or the world around
you. Feel free to respond in any
creative way you choose; just
remember to use #Reflect4Rosh
so we can link posts together.
Visit www.meetyouatthewell.
org/reflect4rosh to learn more. •

Judge Rosen To
Receive Honor

American Friends of the Hebrew
University will honor Gerald
Rosen, a prominent judge
(retired) and member of the
U.S. legal community, with the
prestigious Torch of Learning
Award at a din-
ner in Detroit on
Tuesday, Sept.
12, at 5:30 p.m.
at the Max M.
and Marjorie
S. Fisher Music
Center in
Detroit.
The AFHU
Rosen
Torch of
Learning Award
is conferred upon outstanding
U.S. legal professionals known
for their leadership, scholarship,
public service and philanthropic
engagement. Judge Rosen was
nominated by President George
H.W. Bush in 1989 to the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan and invested
in 1990. He served as Chief Judge
of the Court from Jan. 1, 2009,
through Dec. 31, 2015. Upon retir-
ing, he opened the Detroit office
of JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and
Mediation Services), the world’s
largest provider of alternative dis-
pute resolution services.
Dinner proceeds will ben-
efit the Hebrew University and
AFHU’s mission in support of
the university. For information
or to attend the event, contact
Marcia Lehman, (312) 329-0332
or mlehman@afhu.org. •

Just a sampling of our Fall classes...

MELTON PRESENTS: THE STAR AND THE
CRESCENT – THE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP
OF JUDAISM AND ISLAM
Ruth Bergman
Understand and challenge our assumptions at a
time when tensions are high.

WHAT WE OBSERVE: FESTIVALS, LIFECYCLE,
RITES, RITUALS AND DAILY LIFE
Rabbi Joseph Klein
The Jewish calendar and festivals,their history,
development and expression.

BETWEEN DYBBUKS AND EXORCISTS:
JUDAISM AND SPIRIT POSSESSION
Dr. Justin Sledge
Stories and traditions relating to the topic of
spirit possession and exorcism in Judaism.

TOWARD HEALING THE SOUL:
FINDING INNER PEACE IN CONVERSATION
AROUND ILLNESS AND DEATH
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff
Issues that emerge at the end of life and reflection
on a life well-lived.

CONTEMPORARY HALACHIC DEBATES
Rabbi Michele Faudem
Using ancient and modern Jewish texts, examine
issues relevant today.

THE TEACHINGS OF THE TALMUD
Rabbi Rod Glogower
Discuss the nature and inner workings of Jewish law.

A CRASH COURSE IN JEWISH HISTORY
Professor Howard Lupovitch
Follow the growth of the Jewish people from a
small enclave in a remote corner of the Middle East
to a global community spread all over the world.

JEWS AND ECONOMICS
Rabbi Brent Gutmann
What Judaism has to say about economics in
our lives.

TORAH LINE BY LINE - STARTING FROM
“THE BEGINNING”
Rabbi Mitch Parker
Commence word by word and verse by verse,
in this study of the Torah.

HEART AND SOUL: MEDICAL ETHICS
OF JUDAISM
Jill Gutmann
Modern medical issues through the eyes
of Judaism.

LIVING A BEAUTIFUL LIFE THROUGH MUSSAR
Rabbi Michael Cohen
Mussar is a Jewish approach to personal growth and
ethical living. Discover how to live a Mussar life.

THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ISRAELI:
A LITERARY EXPLORATION
Dina Routin
Experience the Israel of the 80s and 90s through
the eyes of an Israeli.

IMPROBABLE PEOPLE FROM JEWISH HISTORY
Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman
Each week we meet one of our predecessors,
whose exploits deserve remembering.

HEBREW LANGUAGE
All levels of Hebrew classes from beginning
Hebrew through advanced literature classes.

To register:
248-205-2557 or FedEd.online

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