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

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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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102

Synagogues
Education
Single Life
Fine Arts
For Seniors
Cooking
Engagements
Births
Classified Ads
Obituaries

CANDLELIGHTING

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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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