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elton educators are
starting a new series of
classes for parents of
school-aged children. The Melton
Parent Education Program begins
Wednesday, Sept. 11, and runs for
12 weeks. The classes, taught by
Rebecca Starr and Rabbi Michele
Faudem, are designed for parents
of newborns to eighth-graders and
prepares parents to answer chil-
dren’
s questions about Judaism and
the opportunity to study with other
parents while finding out the mean-
ing of Judaism.
The classes run Wednesdays
from 8:30-10:45 a.m. at Hillel Day
School in Farmington Hills. A
second 12-week session begins in
January. The first session is a pre-
requisite for the second. Each ses-
sion costs $195.
They are also introducing a
Monday class, “Not Your Parents’
Sunday School,” for parents of
school-age children that will run
from 9:30-11:45 a.m. from Sept.
16-May 4. Taught by Faudem and
other community educators, the
class will help moms and dads dis-
cover new ways to bring Judaism
into their family’
s life.
The first hour of each class will
focus on the “Moral of the Story.”
How do we teach our children right
and wrong? What morals and values
do we want to pass on to them? Are
there lessons to be learned from
some of our most popular heroes
and heroines? Using Biblical stories,
they will explore moral issues taken
from the Bible and see how to use
them as lessons for families to live
by.
The second hour, “Conversations
to Contemplate,” will feature a dif-
ferent community educator. Cantor
Michael Smolash, will discuss the
intriguing world of Kabbalah and
Mysticism; Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky,
will delve into everyday life in Israel,
including its culture, food and poli-
tics, along with a discussion of BDS
on campus; Rebecca Starr and Rabbi
Aaron Starr will discuss Judaism’
s
traditional and contemporary take
on matters of the heart; and Rabbi
Brent Gutmann will talk about
using the 2018 Census study to look
at our Jewish future in Detroit and
what it means to families.
Tuition for the entire year is $450
and generous scholarships are avail-
able.
“This is learning purely for plea-
sure,” said Shelley Wish Chaness,
director of JLearn and Melton. “No
pressure, no grades, no homework.
A chance to connect with other
members of the community in a
similar stage of life. We are non-
denominational and look forward to
a rich balend of everyone’
s diverse
backgrounds, regardless of Judaic
experiences.”
To register or learn more, call
(248)
205-2557 or visit jccdet.org/
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