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THIS WEEK

SPIRITUALITY

16 Looking Forward

OBITUARIES

60 Internet Rabbis

HMC annual dinner focuses
on new museum's construction.

113 Rabbi Prero

Rigorous, innovative e-mail course
helps learners with other careers.

Young Israel's Visionary

ARTS & LIFE

Recipe For Love

113 Frieda Rubin

RUSSIAN ROOTS

30 Speak American

65 New York, New York ...

Its a theatergoers' town.

Author helps Russian-speakers
learn colloquial English.

114 Morris Milmet

Adviser To Entrepreneurs

ANN ARBOR

OPINION

35 Securing The Future

72 Violin Virtuoso

Aaron Berofsky is new concertmaster
ofAnn Arbor Symphony Orchestra.

The Frankels' gift helps
JAMD and the community.

FOOD

APPLETREE

39 Privilege And Patience

83 Taking It Easy

More easy Thanksgiving recipes
to make the holiday special.

Teacher, psychologist and rabbi
provide answers on disciplining.

COMMUNITY

42 Ready For Winter

IFS' Fall Fix Up helps
needy prepare for the cold

THE SCENE

86 Balancing Act

Newlyweds' new bakery
balances healthy and taste.

Evan Fischer, 12, of West Bloomfield

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REFORM
ORTHODOX

FEELING THE SQUEEZE

Conservative movement leadership
focuses on reversing declining
membership.

DEPARTMENTS
Alefbeecha . 10
Anniversaries . . . . 59
B'nai Mitzvah . . . 53
Business
91
Calendar
49
Candlelighting ...10
Crossword . . . .114
Danny Raskin . . . 80
Editor's Notebook . 5
Engagements . . . . 57
For Openers . . . . 10
George Cantor . . .11
Health 91
Insight ...... 33
Letters
6
Marketplace . . . . 93
New Arrivals
53
Obituaries
113
Out & About
. 66
Something Extra 14
Sports
89
Synagogues
63
Torah Portion
64
Weddings
58

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Friday, Nov. 14, 2003
Cheshvan 19, 5764
Vol. CXXIV, No. 14

Cover:
Photography, Angie Baan
Page design, Deborah Schultz

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t the Conservative movement
biennial conference in Dallas last
month, attention was focused on
the 10 percent drop in member-
ship that showed up in the recent National
Jewish Population Study compared with
the study in 1990.
Rather than panic, conference partici-
pants decided to be proactive and concen-
trate on solutions instead. Building on the
movement's position in the middle of the
three major streams of Judaism, they iden-
tified education, youth programming, out-
reach and promoting adherence to Jewish
law as important strengths to build upon.
Our story looks at the Conservative
movement locally and nationally and
where it's heading.

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