CONTENTS

CLOSE-UP

Unraveling
Torah Mysteries

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM

Scholars solve more
of the Torah's questions.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Few Lines

UP FRONT

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KENNETH JONES

Are the poor ignored
in the Israeli budget?

Marc Kudisch has Detroit
ties, and "Bye Bye Birdie"
moves that won't quit.

DETROIT

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SPORTS

Home Is Where
The Heart Is

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• Leadership hears
grim news about
intermarriage.
• Black-Jewish ties
advance in several
areas.

BACKGROUND

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The new elections
will bolster Israel's
right-wing groups.

STEVE STEIN

Linda Goldstein finds
friends and success
again at West Bloomfield.

TRAVEL

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The Naval Academy
has more Jewish flavor
than in the past.

DEPARTMENTS

EDUCATION

Cheryl Blau's
Fifth Grade

AMY J. MEHLER

There's a magic world
in this Leonhard class.

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Editorials
Letters
Inside Washington
Purely Commentary
Community
Synagogues
Torah Portion
For Seniors
Arts Calendar
Danny Raskin
On Campus
Youth
Engagements
Births
Single Life
For Women
Classified Ads
Obituaries

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