CONTENTS
CLOSE-UP
Unraveling-
Torah's Mysteries
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Local scholars solve
some of the Torah's
perplexing questions.
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TRAVEL
Finding
Roots
Pro-Israel reactions
to the Security Council
vote on the Palestinians.
MELANIE KOFF
A national mission
to Poland and Israel
brought Michiganians
closer to home.
DETROIT
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FEELING GOOD
Healthy
In The '90s
A special section
aimed at keeping
that pizazz
in your life.
center
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UP FRONT
14
Population study
reveals a broad
charitable viewpoint.
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BACKGROUND
English Jewry is torn
on reacting to or ignoring
a new wave of anti-Semitism.
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WASHINGTON
Shevardnadze's
resignation may
have some major
implications.
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ISRAEL
r•I
Israeli mohelim prepare
for the onslaught
of Soviet Jews
who want the covenant
of freedom.
DEPARTMENTS
ISRAEL
Drought
In The Land
INA FRIEDMAN
Lack of rainfall
and a population
explosion threaten
to waste the land
of milk and honey.
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SPORTS
Hubbub
Over Harwell
RICHARD PEARL
ENTERTAINMENT
Cross Cultural
Success Story
STEVE K. WALZ
An Amerasian model
is Jewish, and reaching
out for more success.
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HEALTH
Speech Odyssey
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85
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Synagogues
Education
Single Life
Fine Arts
For Seniors
Cooking
Engagements
Births
Classified Ads
Obituaries
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Jewish voices
sound off over
the dismissal
of Tigers' voice.
RONELLE ROSENTHAL GRIER
A three-year-old
travels from Grayling
to learn the gift
of speech.
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