News & Events - March 24

NEWS & EVENTS

March 24, 2026

LAST CHANCE TO RSVP!

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS ENDED!

You may still make arrangements to attend by phone or email: 248.477.1410 / office@chj-detroit.org

(Vegetarian and Vegan options by request in advance.)

YOGA w/ CONNIE IS BACK!

Wednesdays, 9:30AM

Topics and programs subject to change. Please check the calendar or latest newsletter!

✦ THIS Friday, March 27, 7PM

▶︎ RABBI FALICK WILL SPEAK: THE EVOLUTION & SIGNIFICANCE OF PASSOVER

Rabbi Falick will get us ready for Passover as he explores the holiday's development across more than two thousand years and considers what it has come to say about freedom, responsibility, and Jewish identity itself.

Along the way he will consider significant questions:

Does the Exodus tale represent an actual event? If not, how did the story take shape and why has it endured with such power for thousands of years?

As he points to some highlights of the Seder itself, he will also explore how and why Passover continues to resonate as each generation reinterprets the holiday while still preserving its recognizable form and most central messages.

This week's Oneg Shabbat is sponsored in memory of Eugene Kahn, father of Linda Kahn Gale and Allan Gale.

WATCH LIVE OR ON-DEMAND AT THIS LINK

NO SERVICE ON APRIL 3

✦ Friday, April 10, 7PM

▶︎ GUEST SPEAKER MIKE WHITTY:

"AGING INTO SAGE-ING"

Our very own "Doctor Detroit," CHJ member Mike Whitty will reflect on what it means to age into becoming a sage for our own loved ones, friends, and community.

Learn how to speak from wisdom and to become a prophet in your own times by living in the present, day to day, in full appreciation, thankfulness and radical acceptance.

✦ Friday, April 17, 7PM

▶︎ GUEST SPEAKER MOLLY REESER:

HOPE ON HORSEBACK — CHANGING LIVES AT CAMP CASEY

CHJ member Molly Reeser is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Casey, a 22-year old, Michigan-based nonprofit that provides cost-free horseback riding experiences to children facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Under Molly’s leadership, Camp Casey has grown into a statewide organization that now serves more than 1,600 children and family members each year. She oversees all aspects of the organization’s work, from programs and partnerships to fundraising and community engagement.

Molly’s leadership has been widely recognized. She was named to the Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 and has been featured on NBC’s Today Show as well as in national publications including the Huffington Post, Horse Illustrated, and The Chronicle of the Horse.

HEAR US BETTER!

Ask for a "TELECOIL" in your new hearing aids!

If you are considering new hearing aids, be sure to choose models equipped with a TELECOIL which allows seamless use of the hearing loop in our building.

You may also want to look for Auracast-compatible devices, as we hope to introduce this newer technology in the near future.

For more information, please contact Audrey Pleasant: audreypleasant@gmail.com.

NOON ON MONDAYS

THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE CLASS

Remaining Class Dates:

Mondays, March 30; April 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11

NEXT SJC MEETING

Sat., April, 11, 11AM, on Zoom

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83941159321

Come help us plan!

For more information and meeting password, contact Audrey Pleasant (audreypleasant@gmail.com).

SOUPER SUPPER COOKBOOKS ON SALE!

Copies of the 10th anniversary Souper Supper for Charity recipe book are still available. Contact office@chj-detroit.org to pay and pick up. (Or contact Audrey Pleasant, audreypleasant@gmail.com, for arrangements.)

COLLECTIONS CONTINUE!

We are continuing to collect food and other needed items (e.g. diapers--especially large sized, feminine hygiene items, cleaning products, toiletries) for local charities. When you come to our building for an activity or are just in the neighborhood, you can drop some off.

To learn of additional efforts—current and planned—contact Audrey or come to an SJC meeting. All are invited.

Success depends on the help of many people.

For more information, contact Audrey (audreypleasant@gmail.com).