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What do you think of "arranged"
marriages?
Do you think parents should
have a say in whom their chil-
dren select for a spouse? Why
do you think that's how it was
done for so many Jewish cou-
ples in the past, but not for those
now, and how successful do you
think arranged marriages were
compared to marriages today?
How would you feel about
your parents having any input
into whom you select to wed?
What if you were going to select
a husband or wife for your best
friend. What would you look for?
How great a part would money
and looks play in your decision?
f you have parents or
grandparents or other
family who grew up in
Detroit, no doubt you
have heard them speak many
times about the "old Jewish
neighborhood." But have you
ever seen it?
Many buildings and homes
and institutions that once
comprised Jewish Detroit are
still standing. Ask your rela-
tive to plan a trip for you that
shows where he used to live,
or where he went to school, or
where he was bar mitzvah.
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Many members of the Detroit Jewish
community graduated from the old Central High
School on Cass Avenue, before the school
moved to Tuxedo.
One Wooden Spoon, A Green Shirt
Something With A Plum On It
ou can learn a lot
about exactly what's
in your house with a
home scavenger hunt.
(This is a great game to play
on an afternoon when it's too
cold to go outside and you're
going crazy inside.)
Begin by having everyone
in the family come up with a
list of 8-10 interesting and
surprising things that can be
found around your house.
Look for items that might
otherwise be forgotten: a food
package with a letter "Q," for
example, or a wooden spoon,
a green shirt, or a magazine
with a picture of Shimon
Peres. These must be things
that can actually be found
around the house. Don't let
anyone see your list.
When everyone has writ-
ten down his 10 items, join
in a circle. Each person par-
The coming week's Torah
portion, Exodus 10:1-13:16,
is Bo. In the parsha, God in-
flicts the last of the ten
Do you have an idea
plagues on Egypt: locusts,
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observe the holiday t ere-
after. At midnight, after God
kills every first-born Egypt-
ian person and animal, the
Israelites leave Egypt.
For a project, consider the
long history between the
Jews and Egypt. What do
you know of ancient Egypt?
Of modern Egypt? Do you
remember Joseph's experi-
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ou can be a high fli-
er without even
stepping out of your
living room. All you
need is pens, paper and a
good imagination.
Suppose you went on a
balloon trip — either some-
where familiar (like your
neighborhood), someplace
completely new (like Green-
y
-
ticipating should have a bag
or basket in which he'll col-
lect his treasures. Now, have
each person pass the list he
made up to whomever is on
his right. Then the game be-
gins.
Whoever comes back first,
with all his items, is the win-
ner. You might want to come
up with a fun prize for the
champ, too.
ence in Egypt? Would you
characterize it as positive or
not? What have you learned
about the peace treaty Men-
achem Begin signed with An-
war Sadat? Do you think the
conditions were fair? How is
it different -- or is it differ-
ent? — from the treaty
Yitzhak Rabin signed with
Yassir Arafat?
land), or someplace you've
visited but know only fairly
well (like Tel Aviv). What do
you think it would look like
from the sky?
Use your imagination to
create maps of different ar-
eas. You can do this with
pens and papers, or add
stickers, pictures cut out
from magazines, pipe clean-
ers, glitter and tiny toys.
You can use made-up
places, too, such as the Land
of Oz, then place your entire
collection of maps in a note-
book.
The next time you or
someone you know takes an
airplane trip above one of the
real areas you've drawn, ask
him to take a photo. See how
accurate your drawing is.