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This course delves into 12 exotic true stories from Jewish history.
This spring, Chabad centers in Metro Detroit will launch a new course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI): Colorful Profiles, a four-week course exploring Jewish history and the stories of our forebearers in a whole new light.
This course delves into 12 exotic true stories from Jewish history. These aren’t stories you’d know from the Bible, the Talmud or even a history book. These are the tales that few have heard, stories of real men and women who did incredible things — from converts and hostages to the Torah scholar who led a Muslim army and the businesswoman who saved thousands from the Spanish Inquisition.
This course is an adventure into the rich and beautiful Jewish past. Their trials and triumphs uncover a rich understanding of the challenges our people faced that we continue to grapple with today. And their stories teach us a lot about what it means to be a Jew in 2025.
Like all JLI courses, Colorful Profiles is open to adults of all ages and is geared toward every level of knowledge, including those who have no previous background in Jewish learning.
The following Chabad centers have joined efforts in offering this course in Metro Detroit:
• Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills: Taught by Rabbi Levi Dubov. Four Wednesdays, beginning May 14, with two options: Morning class at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and an evening class at 7:30-9 p.m. In-person at the Jewish Federation, 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township. A Zoom class option is in the works. For more info and to register, visit bhchabad.org/jli or contact Rabbi Dubov at [email protected] or (248) 949-6210.
• The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch: Taught by Rabbi Zelig Shemtov. Four Wednesdays, beginning May 7, 7-8:30 p.m. In-person at The Shul, 6890 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. For more info and to register, visit theshul.net/jli or contact Rabbi Shemtov at [email protected] or (248) 252-2741.
• Chabad Jewish Center of Troy: Taught by Rabbi Menachem Caytak. Two options: Four Tuesdays, beginning May 6, 7:30-8:45 p.m., virtually on Zoom; and four Wednesdays, beginning May 7, 7:30-8:45 p.m., in-person at Chabad Jewish Center of Troy, 3306 Auburn Road, Auburn Hills. For more info and to register, visit jewishtroy.com/profiles or contact Rabbi Caytak at [email protected] or (248) 873-5851.