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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.

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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!

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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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