Posts Tagged ‘JCC’
The JCC’s FedEd Offers Short Classes with Big Subjects
Through the JCC’s Adult Jewish Learning Department, FedEd, adults now have the opportunity to study with leading rabbis and scholars to explore subjects on a large variety of Jewish-based subjects, lasting for six weeks or less. Students are now able to delve into a variety of classes, mixing and matching them to structure a class…
Read More
A Community Conversation on Aging
Where Will I Live? Where are you aging in place? In your house, apartment, condo, your children’s home, within a senior community? How do you know the time is right for a move? What supports will you need and who offers them? What are the financial considerations? These questions can be overwhelming to seniors and…
Read More
It’s Tip-off Time for B’nai B’rith Basketball League
By Steve Stein, Contributing Writer A winter tradition returns Sunday, Jan. 20, to the JCC in West Bloomfield. The 43rd season of B’nai B’rith basketball will tip off that day. Six teams are in the league, the same as last year. A Great Lakes Region team bowed out, but a new Brotherhood team is taking its…
Read More
Filling the Gap
Beth Shalom rents, gives space to help groups stay afloat after JCC’s closure. Barbara Lewis Contributing Writer Congregation Beth Shalom has become a de facto community hub since the Jewish Community Center closed its Oak Park branch in 2015. Detroit Chesed Project’s The Spot program (“The spot for special children”) has been at Beth Shalom…
Read More
Seeking Fulfillment
Volunteer jobs with kids with special needs lead to passionate careers. Jennifer Lovy Contributing Writer Jessica Borin should be five months away from receiving her bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. But, instead of finishing her senior year of college, she’s taking a break from classes and applying to U-M’s occupational…
Read More
It’s Kickoff Time for 2019 Maccabi Games & ArtsFest
Steve Stein Contributing Writer The organizers of the 2019 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest that Detroit is hosting aren’t waiting until next year to start a recruiting push for athletes, artists, host families and volunteers. They’ve scheduled a Kickoff Celebration at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in Handleman Hall at the JCC in West Bloomfield.…
Read More
Faces & Places – Dinosaur Goes To Book Fair
Dinosaur Day JFamily/JCC, Nov. 11, 2018 Photos by Jessica Barris Watch a video from Dino Day at the J.
Read More
JCC Bomb Hoaxer Gets 10 Years in Prison
“The hacker from Ashkelon,” as he’s dubbed in Israel, better known in the states as the boy behind the JCC bomb threats, including one to the JCC in West Bloomfield, received a 10-year sentence from the Tel Aviv District Court last week and was fined 60,000 shekels ($16,000). The defendant, M., (19) whose name was…
Read More
Slatkins Show Pride With Flagstaff Naming
Longtime Jewish community volunteers and supporters Donna and Robert “Bob” Slatkin collect antique and contemporary totem poles. Perhaps that helps explain their attraction to flagpoles. As part of a renovation of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, they named the flagpole site in memory of their parents. In a dedication ceremony Oct. 4, the…
Read More
Navigating the Shifting JCC Landscape
The Contours of Our Jewish Community: Snapshots from the 2018 Population Study From the JN Staff Editor’s Note: Each week, the Jewish News will offer insights into the findings of the 2018 Detroit Jewish Population Study with the intent of stimulating discussion about its potential meaning and impact. Data from the 2018 and the 2005…
Read More