COVER STORY

A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association

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Miraculous Mitzvot

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uman life is fragile. Typically, it slowly develops
and slowly slips away. In between, we hold the keys
to the quality of life that we will lead.
For some, illness, deformity or an
accident may jeopardize a vital organ
and threaten longevity. But fate may
also bring the gift of a healthy organ
— in many ways, a miracle.
Within this backdrop, today's
cover story, "Miraculous Mitzvot," is
especially apt during Chanukah. The
holiday recounts our valiant struggle
as a people for religious freedom.
Miracles embrace the uplifting story.
ROBERT A.
In "Miraculous Mitzvot," which
SKLAR
begins on page 6 and continues next
Editor
issue, we explore the personal, even
controversial, subject of organ trans-
plantation from both a secular and a Jewish perspective.
Today, among the moving stories we tell are those of
Beth Kahn, who received a kidney from her father Jerry
Cook; Sheri Devries, who looked to her
husband Dr. Jeffrey Devries and brother
Steven Traison for lung transplants; and
Julia Strecher, a 9-year-old whose second
heart transplant has given her a new lease
on life.
Next issue we'll explore Halachah, or
Jewish law, as it relatesto harvesting
Cohen
body parts from either the living or the
dead.
Copy Editor David Sachs and Staff
Writer Shelli Liebman Dorfman worked
on the package under the direction of
Story Development Editor Keri Guten
Cohen.
Life is precious, especially when
Sachs
viewed through a Jewish lens. Our histo-
ry is filled with courageous and miracu-
lous accounts of saving lives — and, ulti-
mately, worthy legacies.
For example, Judah Maccabee and his
guerilla fighters repelled the seemingly
more powerful Syrians, who had defiled
the sanctuary of the Second Temple in
Dorfman
165 .B.C.E. So in the spirit of Chanukah,
the Jewish News celebrates Chanukah by celebrating anoth-
er kind of victory — the triumph of life over the clutches
of death.

Chag sameach and Shabbat shalom!

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December 22, 2000

Kislev 25, 5761

Vol. CXVIII, No. 19

This Week

26 Is It Safe?

Are fears of American Jews about
travel to Israel justified?

Editorials

35 Prepared For Partnership

Jewish community would welcome
outreach from Bush administration.

Community
39 Dreidel, Dreidel

Jewish top reminds us about
the great miracle of Chanukah.

Spirituality
58 December Dilemma

Interfaith families share how
they celebrate the holiday season.

AppleTree
65 Sweet Sixteen

Double the pleasure of Chanukah's
eight days with 16 unusual facts.

Arts
tertainment

DEPARTMENTS

5
Alefbet'cha
65
AppleTree
101
Ask Wendy
B'nai Mitzvah .... 54
54
Births
50
Calendar
39
Community
108
Crossword
... Answer ..... 114
112
Cyber Spot
82
Baulky Raskin
35
Editorials
55
Engagements
For Openers ..... 5
33
Insight
96
Marketplace
53
Mazel Tov!
118
Obituaries
58
Spirituality
Torah Portion
62
56
Weddings

Candlelighting
Friday, Dec. 22,
4:46 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Dec. 23,
5:52 p.m.

Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Debbie Schultz

70 Puppet Power

Shoshanna Utchenik helps breathe life
into the inanimate via DIA show.

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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Living
Well
89 Shoes That Fit

Jewish community steps up for children
who need, snow pants or shoes that fit.

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