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1111 A 2001 Michigan Press Association
Newspaper of the Year
www.detroitjewishnews.com
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2002
TISHREI 21, 5763
VOL. CXXII, NO. 7
DEPARTMENTS
This Week
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23 Collecting For The
Hungry
Yad Ezra's Yom Kippur food drive
educates youth about the need to
help others.
28 Founding Fathers
Orchards Childrens' Services
remembers its past as it celebrates
its 40th birthday.
Opinion
29 A Tale Of Two
Countries
France, Germany key players
in surge in anti-Semitism.
Community
35 Max's Place
UJC headquarters in New York
named for Detroit's Max Fisher.
Bob Saks, 21, of Oak Park and Brian Sturman, 21, of Farmington Hills
organize donated food at Yad Ezra.
Arts &
Entertainment
72 Ancient Ideals
96 Hanging Out
Detroiters find lots of options
for relaxing with friends.
Handmade work in new book
inspires contemporary Judaica.
76 In Black & White
Irwin Cohen tells Detroit's
Jewish history through photos.
Spirituality
Food
55 Rewarding
Relationships
Creativity counts with portable,
Executives studying Torah
often become role models.
The Scene
91 Rolling Right Along
AppleTree
99 Sukkah Magic
JCC turns into the fun spot
for kids just before Sukkot.
Obituaries
130 Marilyn Sitorsky
healthy-as-you-like sandwiches.
over:-
Photograp y, rista us
Page design; Alex Lumelskv
Five-year-olds
Hannah Bradley, -
Remy Glantz,
Jacob Sallen and
Leora Nevins, all
of Farmington
Hills, and Yoni
Weiss, 4, of
Southfield hold
their Sifrei Torah
in the sanctuary
of Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills.
Torah, Torah
s
aturday night marks the start of Simchat Torah,
a joyous holiday that signals the "rejoicing of the
law." It came about when the rabbis of old began
the practice of reading through the Torah in the syna-
gogue each year. This yearly read-through replaced the
former three-year cycle.
On Simchat Torah, the last part of one year's cycle is
read and a new cycle begins with the reading of the first
portion of Genesis. Hakafot, an encircling procession
with Torah scrolls, is a holiday highlight. It includes
children marching with flags and singing.
That got me thinking about Torah's role in our
busy lives. I love how Rabbi Alan Tolwin of the
Birmingham-based Aish Center puts it: "Torah is
the portal to knowing God's will."
Indeed, through Torah we learn about the essence
of God. So please take time to savor the goodness of
Torah and rejoice in our embrace of the law this
Simchat Torah.
Shabbat shalom!
4i4-- /Au..-
Robert A. Sklar, editor
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Alefbet'cha
52
Anniversaries
B'nai Mitzvah . • . 47
66
Business
43
Calendar
Candlelighting . 11
122
Crossword
98
CyberSpot
Danny Raskin . . . 86
Editor's Notebook .5
• 49
Engagements
11
For Openers
28
Insight . . . . .
Letters .... . . .6
.103
Marketplace .
. .47
New Arrivals
Obituaries 130
Out & About • • . 70
Sports . . .64
Staff Notebook . . .12
Synagogues • • . 61
96
The Scene
63
Torah Portion
Weddings
Cover Story page 14
Lessons From Within
On Simchat Torah, we march with our Sifi-et
Torah, which collectively come from a multitude
of origins but cany the same message.
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