​                       Rabbi Klein teaches each year September- May
                  in the Federation's JLearn Adult Education Program.
                                  Max M. Fisher Jewish Federation Building, 
                                       6735 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills MI 48301. 
                              For registration information and course fees 
           (248) 205-2557 • E-MAIL: JLearn@jccdet.org or go to www.jccdet.org/JLearn

                                                              Fall  2020     
The Invention of Judaism
Judaism didn’t exist in the time of Abraham, it did not come down from Sinai with Moses, it was not the religion of King David. “Jew” and “Jewish” are not part of our history until the 2nd C. BCE. Judaism had to be invented. From when and under what circumstances did Judaism emerge, and how are we to understand and appreciate the “Judaisms” that exist today?
(Eight week Zoom course, 11:30-1 pm Fridays, beginning October 9)


                                                              Winter 2021

Theology, Faith and Prayer
Biblical theology is simple and clear: God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent; and God has chosen us as God’s favored people. How well has that worked for us? We have always struggled with questions of theology and faith: asking why bad things happen to good people, how does God work in our world, and the efficacy of prayer. From medieval to modern times, Jewish theologians have wrestled with these issues, as will we.
(Eight week Zoom course, 11:30-1 pm Fridays, beginning January 15, 2021)

     
                                                                                  Spring 2021

The History, Development and Challenge of Reform Judaism
Rabbi Klein will discuss the philosophical, theological and cultural issues that prompted the Reform of Judaism, first in the 19th C. in Germany and then in America. The class will contrast the major Reform Platforms of 1885, 1937, 1976 and 1999, and discuss current social and theological issues that continue to shape Reform Judaism, including the adoption of new prayerbooks.
(Four week Zoom course, 11:30-1 pm Fridays, beginning April 16, 2021)

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                                               Grosse Pointe Jewish Council
                       2020 Fall Sunday Series -- October 25, November 1 and 15 
Tell Me Why-- The History and Evolution of our Life-Cycle Events
Brit Milah, Pidyon haBen                                                                        
Bar/Bat Mitzvah      
Marriage and Divorce
Conversion 
Death, Burial and Mourning

                                          Grosse Pointe Jewish Council
                               2021 Spring Adult Education Series -- TBA
 Tell Me Why-- The History and Evolution of Mitzvote
Kashrute   
Mikveh                                                                      
Tallit, T'fillin, Kipa, M'zuzza
Shatnez



​Rabbi Klein is Adjunct Professor at Oakland University and Rochester University  
Introduction to Judaism, Oakland University, Fall Semester 2020
The Book of Genesis, Rochester University, Fall Semester 2020
Introduction to Judaism, Oakland University, Winter Semester 2021
The Book of Genesis, Oakland University, Winter Semester 2021

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