Front Lines NOTEBOOK JNen ine Divestment Law Passed The Divestment from Terror Act, which requires all state government funds to divest from "scrutinized companies" that are doing business with state sponsors of terror, was passed by the Michigan House of Representatives last week and is headed to the governor for her signature. State Rep. Andy Meisner, D-Ferndale, was one of the bill's sponsors. "Now that my legislation is being signed into law, no Michigan taxpayer dollars can be used to support terrorism and the rogue nations, like Iran, who engage in terrorism;' said Meisner. "This legislation will put our citizens' minds at ease Andy Meisner that their money isn't being used for death and destruction." The state is assessing contracts that could be affected by this legislation. To date, Meisner said, "we only know that there are no contracts with Sudan." Video Fun For The Holidays Every year, the number of folks who get creative for the High Holidays grows. This year, Jacob Richman, an Israeli developer of educational Web sites, has compiled a list of 62 cool Rosh Hashanah YouTube vid- eos. The Web address is www.jr.coll/videos/rosh-hashana-videos.htm. Have fun and happy new year! - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Free High Holiday Services In Southfield Just as they have done in past years, the congregation at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue invites the community to join it for High Holiday services again year at no charge. Services will take place at the Plaza Hotel Ballroom, 16400 J.L. Hudson Drive in Southfield, at the intersection of the Northwestern Highway service drive. - Alan Hitsky, associate editor Rosh Hashanah: Jerusalem Environment The mayor of Lansing, Virg Bernero, was one of 60 mayors from around the world in Jerusalem last week for the 26th annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors. The event was sponsored by the Council for World Jewry, the American Jewish Congress, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the city of Jerusalem. The major topic of the four-day event was ways to utilize environmental and high-tech innovations to improve the quality of life in urban areas. The mayors also visited Jerusalem's cultural and Virg Bernero religious sites and toured some of its leading high- tech companies. - Alan Hitsky, associate editor • Wednesday, Oct. 8, Kol Nidre, 6:45 p.m. • Thursday, Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m. Shacharit 1 p.m., Yizkor 5:15 p.m., Minchah 6:30 p.m., Neilah 7:45 p.m., shofar blowing For information, call (313) 864-7824. Shabbat services are also held at 9 a.m. every Saturday morning at the synagogue's building at 1457 Griswold, Detroit. - Robert Sklar, editor A16 September 25 • 2008 ECO Latest From Israel Want the most current news from Israel? Check our streaming news from Ynetnews.com for continu- ous updates and longer news, opinion and feature stories. And look at the center of our homepage for an Israel story that changes twice daily. Israel coverage remains a focal point of our online ser- vice. E-Newsletter Yom Kippur: - Shelli Liebman Dorfman, senior writer North America's Jewish Federation network has launched a non-sec- tarian relief effort for victims of hurricanes and other recent storms along the Gulf coasts. The New York-based United Jewish Communities, representing Federations and other organized Jewish communities, has opened a mailbox to send donations to support hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana and Texas devastated by Hurricane Ike. All proceeds raised by UJC will go to help support both the Jewish and general communities rebuild following Hurricanes Ike, Gustav and other recent storms in the area. "After initially assessing the storm's impact, we decided the tim- ing was right to begin raising funds for a relief effort to help the Gulf Coast;' said Fred Zimmerman, who chairs UJC emergency commit- tee. "So many people, both in the Jewish and general communities, were hard hit by Ike and by other recent disasters, and our continen- tal collective system has proven it can make a major impact." He added, "Initial relief will go toward short-term disaster needs such as food, water and medicines and for more intermediate needs such as mental-health and other counseling. Other needs will be determined as officials continue to assess the overall impact of this and other recent storms." In 2005, the UJC/Federation system raised nearly $30 million for Hurricane Katrina relief. To donate via the Internet, www.ujc.org. Send checks payable to United Jewish Communities, Attention: UJC Hurricane Relief Fund, P.O. Box 30, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113. www.JNonline.us Just visit JNonline.us and click on a scrolling story on the left. • Monday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 30, 8:30 a.m. 6 p.m. • Wednesday, Oct. 1, 8:30 a.m. Hurricane Relief This Week Judaism Water •Do not keep water running while hand washing dishes. •Reuse water used for boiling as a soup base. •Use cold-water detergents and cold water. Only the greasi- est of clothing needs water warmer than 80 degrees. Cold- water washing techniques can save you from $5 to $10 each month. •Wear clothes until they actually need to be washed. •Wait for a full load before washing clothes. •Wash car on grass or gravel so runoff does not go directly into the sewer system. •Do not leave the water running while washing the car. •Wash car with buckets of water instead of running water. •Do not water plants if they do not really need it. 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