Events

Rub elbows, swap business cards and join the over 450 young Jewish professionals who have discovered that the best networking in Detroit is at NEXTWork. Guest Speakers: Danny Rosenberg, LinkedIn Business Development and Sales Leader / Siri Chounlamany, Relationship Manager, LinkedIn Talent Solutions Thursday April 4, 2019 | 7:30 – 9:00 AM Max Broock Realtors 413 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, MI 48220 $15 pre-registration $20 at the door Breakfast will be served. Questions? Contact Rachel Devries at rdevries@jvshumanservices.org or…

NEXTGen Detroit is teaming up with the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives of Temple Beth El and the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives to let you in on all the bootlegging secrets and underground happenings of Jewish Detroit during prohibition. Award-winning bartender Chas Williams will share a bit about the history of whiskey in Detroit before preparing you a complimentary signature cocktail. Sip while you stroll through our exhibit of photographs and documents from the era and hear speakeasy…

Saturday, April 27th | 5:15-8:00 PM Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Royal Oak Triple Nickel – Birmingham Join NEXTGen Interfaith Couples at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio for an evening of salsa dancing! Learn new moves to impress all of your friends at your next wedding or Bar Mitzvah. After, mingle with other NEXTGen Interfaith Couples at nearby Triple Nickel for drinks and appetizers. Space is limited! Chair: Keith Schonberger Questions? Contact Nikki Baron at baron@jfmd.org or 248-203-1485 About NEXTGen…

Thursday, May 2nd  | 7-9:30 PM Underground @ DIME (Detroit Institute of Music Education) 1265 Griswold St, Detroit MI 48226 We’re Queer & We’ve Been Here for 3 Years! Join NEXTGen Detroit Pride for an all out celebration of our 3rd Anniversary. Hosted by one of metro Detroit’s premiere drag queens, Sabin…. we’ll live it up, laugh and learn with other members of Jewish Detroit’s young LGBTQA community. Of course, partners and friends are welcome too and you don’t have…

יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל וחללי פעולות האיבה Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 2 Iyar, 5779 | 6:00 pm The Berman Center for The Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Rd, West Bloomfield There is no charge for this community-wide event. For more information please contact Jaime Bean at Bean@jfmd.org or 248-205-2561

Add some light to your Saturday night! Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM Temple Emanu-El 14450 W 10 Mile Rd, Oak Park, MI Add some light to your Saturday night with NEXTGen Detroit and JFamily Detroit! Help us say goodbye to Shabbat and hello to new friends at our first ever Havdalah Hangout! What better way to start a new week than with an early evening full of activities, crafts and family fun for children ages 0…

Signature is Women’s Philanthropy’s premiere annual Fundraising Event. This women’s only exclusive event is a celebration of community and philanthropy. Welcoming Vanessa Bayer Vanessa Bayer is an Emmy-nominated actress and comedian, known for her seven seasons on Saturday Night Live, as well as her roles in films such as Trainwreck, Office Christmas Party, and most recently, Netflix’s Ibiza. Vanessa will bring her stand-up comedy to this event to tell her Jewish story. May 13th, 2019 at Adat Shalom Synagogue 7:00…

Join us for an Israeli-style comedy show with Israeli comic Benji Lovitt May 16 | 7:30 PM $10 per ticket / $18 for two – includes one drink ticket per guest Israeli snacks will be served | Dietary laws observed | Israeli wine and beer cash bar Jewish Community Center | Handleman Hall Questions? Contact Jennifer Levine at jlevine@jfmd.org. Register

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | 7:00 PM The Berman Center for the Performing Arts Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Dessert reception following | Dietary laws observed 2019 Awardees William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Awards DR. LYNDA S. GILES RABBI HAROLD S. LOSS The Mark-Lis Family Young Leadership Award MATTHEW RAN The Frank A. Wetsman Young Leadership Award DR. ZACHARY LISS The Sylvia Simon Greenberg Young Leadership Award CAROLE BENEZRA Questions? Please call…

 Thursday, May 23, 2019 | 11:45am – Lunch & Program Knollwood Country Club 5050 W. Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Cost: $40/per person | Kosher meals available upon request. Join us as we celebrate 73 years of Women’s Philanthropy, featuring Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, President, The Wexner Foundation “The Tapestry We Weave, the Stories We Tell” Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson oversees the Foundation’s full range of activities in partnership with Foundation chairmen Abigail and Leslie Wexner. Rabbi Abrahamson, a dynamic speaker…