
SPRING 2025 COURSE
COLORFUL PROFILES
Short Stories of Extraordinary Lives from Jewish History
Join this four-week journey to encounter twelve stories of Jewish history’s most fascinating men and women. Discover the incredible Jewish lives of converts, captives, royal advisors, philosophers, philanthropists, and more. You’ll be fascinated by their sacrifices, adventures, and achievements and get a vivid look at our people’s rich heritage and history.


COURSE OVERVIEW
LESSON OUTLINE

Lesson One
Courageous Converts
A Roman prince outwits his uncle to study Torah, an Italian priest studies his way to a new life, and a Polish noble meets an old Jew studying Talmud on a Paris park bench—see their journey to Judaism and what came next.
LESSON OUTLINE

Lesson Two
Influential Jews
​Spain’s top Torah scholar leads a Muslim Army, an Amsterdam rabbi with a printshop talks England into readmitting Jews, and a rabbi teaches a Catholic scholar and saves Central Europe’s Jewish books— how did they integrate Judaism into their influence?
LESSON OUTLINE

Lesson Three
Unsung Heroines
A businesswoman saves thousands from the Inquisition and rebuilds Jewish life across the Mediterranean, and a female Torah scholar shapes Halachic discourse while raising a family, feeding students, and caring for the sick—see the secret ways women shaped Jewish history.
LESSON OUTLINE

Lesson Four
Heroes and Hostages
Four rabbis are captured by 10th-century pirates, Germany’s foremost Jewish leader is held for ransom, and thousands of East European Jews languish in Ottoman slave markets—how did Jewish communities respond?
WHEN
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Four sessions, beginning Wednesday, May 14
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Morning option: 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Evening option: 7:30-9:00 pm​
We may add a Zoom class option if there is interest.
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WHERE
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In-person, at Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI​
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INSTRUCTOR
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Rabbi Levi Dubov
Director, Chabad of Bloomfield Hills
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FEE
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$100 - course textbook included
Couple's discount: 15% off
Bring a friend: 50% off (contact us for the promo code)
Join the first class commitment-free.
Scholarships available. Contact us for more info.
MORE INFO
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248-949-6210
rabbi@bhchabad.org
