Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) will mark its 25th Annual Mitzvah Day, which takes place on Christmas Day, by hosting it for the entire holiday weekend, beginning Friday, December 24 and ending Sunday, December 26. The traditionally daylong event is held in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Called Mitzvah Weekend […]
During Mitten Moments, we feature and celebrate Michigan authors. In this Moment, we’ll speak with Donald Levin, award-winning fiction author (including seven Martin Preuss mysteries), poet, retired Professor of English and Dean of the Faculty at the former Marygrove College in Detroit, Donald Levin. For Registration: https://jlive.app/events/1290
An International Online Conference (January 10-13, 2022) Chairs: Kelley Coblentz Bautch, Rodney Caruthers, Shayna Sheinfeld, with Gabriele Boccaccini, Amy-Jill Levine, John Collins Secretary: Joshua Scott Language: English The study of Second Temple Jewish history, practice and belief is a global enterprise. The Frankel Institute for Advanced Studies and the Enoch Seminar have invited 44 scholars […]
Meeting of the NEXTGen Detroit Executive Committee.
JFMD Executive Committee Meeting
Ms. VanVoorhies has been a DIA Interpretive Program Volunteer for 12 years and given over 2,000 presentations to both public and private community groups. This program will take you on a behind-the-scenes virtual experience of the DIA you know and love. The event is free but RSVP is required on www.NCJWMI.org
Cafe Shalom is coming up quickly – Saturday, January 15th, 2022! Mark your calendars for an enjoyable, musical evening immediately following Shabbat Shirah, featuring Yonina, an Israeli musical duo made up of married couple Yoni and Nina Tokayer. Yonina will be coming to us via Zoom from their home in Israel. Participants will be able […]
Join us Sunday, January 16 for a Virtual Interfaith Service led by Reverend Kenneth James Flowers, and joined by guest speakers from our Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity, as we embrace the dream of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tune in via YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pm2209 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3emnBaW
Join Jewish Family Service as we learn about the power of the mind-body connection with key interventions and care for brain longevity. Board-certified adult and gerontological nurse practitioner Lynn Etters will identify strategies for diet, stress management, exercise, and spiritual fitness. A focus on spiritual fitness includes the practice of meditation and its broad range […]
Arkady Martine, author of A Desolation Called Peace, and PJ Manney, author of (CON)SCIENCE discuss their most recent books, the state of speculative fiction, and how being Jewish has informed their work. For Registration: https://jlive.app/events/1012
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