F JEWI H SSANCE ront Lines DIGEST DETRO T theJEWISHNEWS,com Advertising Sales Publisher/President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Ann G. Abrams, Jan Haskell, Melissa Litvin, Heidi Martin, Rick Nessel, Dharlene Norris Senior Sales Assistant: Kim Metzger Not Here You Don't! W ith all the many restrictions that we feel placed on us by the government, we should keep in mind that there are some laws on the books that are rarely, if ever, enforced. That is actually a good thing if you stop to consider some of them. In Michigan, in general, persons may not be drunk on trains. • It is illegal to kill a dog using Sy Manello a decompression Editorial chamber. (See, Assistant there; and you were wondering why your local super- store was out of them, weren't you?) • The last Sunday in June of every year Educational Alliance Reborn An intergenerational group of Jewish edu- cators has issued a call to the grassroots membership of the Jewish educational community to re-establish the pluralistic network that was CAJE under the name NewCAJE—New Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education. A letter from Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox, a founder of CAJE, endorsed by seven other past CAJE presidents, including Fran Pearlman, now of New York but formerly of Metro Detroit, went out to former members inviting them to become charter members of NewCAJE and outlining a series of steps to make the organization viable. The letter was accompanied by an endorsement from 40 young leaders — Jewish educators, rabbis and communal workers in their 20s and 30s — pledging their support for "the establishment of an independent organization that will bring together Jewish educators across denomi- nations and teaching settings; will advocate for Jewish education on a national level; will create networking opportunities for educators to disseminate innovative ideas; and will celebrate Jewish life and culture and its transmission to a new generation:' The new organization will be volun- teer-led and supported by its grassroots constituency. Money initially raised will go to buy the intellectual property of the was named "log cabin day." (I wonder ... was that for building, camping out, planning to run for president? Hmmm.) • A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. (Do the unmarried ones have to seek permission from another male relative?) • There is a 3-cent bounty for each starling and a 10-cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township or city within the state. (And we thought that bottle returns were lucrative!) • Security guards at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will confiscate any item they feel might be thrown onto the ice. (So keep those octopuses under wraps until the last minute.) • Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. (That does not preclude old TV sets, old cell phones that only make calls, etc.) • It is illegal for a man to scowl at former organization, to outreach to the next generation of Jewish educators and to produce the next conference. The letter sent to former CAJE mem- bers details how and why CAJE filed for bankruptcy last March. Because a Chapter 7 bankruptcy was declared, NewCAJE will be able to purchase the assets of "old" CAJE without acquiring the debts. However, the letter suggests a desire to repay the money owed to CAJE's major creditor, the University of Vermont, over time. The letter calls upon its recipients to become charter members of NewCAJE and to get involved by contributing funds, volunteering to help in the preparations for the next conference, identifying the next generation of Jewish educators and supporting the webinars. For more information about NewCAJE, contact Cherie Koller-Fox of Massachusetts at shual@comcast.net or (617) 55-0045. To get involved or to con- tribute, go to www.newcaje.org . Holiday Gift Giving Israel21C /Innovation News Service sug- gests promoting products made in Israel for gift giving. Here's the link: http://www.israe121c.org/index . php?option=com_content&view=article& id=7458:the-top-ten-holiday-gifts-from- israel&catid=59:culture&Itemid=109 Business Offices his wife on Sunday. (And how exactly was she to prove that he did it? Now, of course, one could snap his picture with a dateline on any new hand-held device.) • It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose. (OK, ladies, I think the reference here is to the four-footed animal; null said.) • No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any side- walk under penalty of a $5 fine for each offense. (Just cut off the material and use them for hula hoops — the fad may return. There is also the possibility that the fashion will renew itself — not!) The next time you think we are being unfairly set upon by our legislators, consider what those great minds have to contend with and try to be more understanding. Or, at least, chuckle less loudly. Creative Services creative@thejewishnews.com Creative Director: Deborah Schultz Production By VERTIS INC. Site Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Jeffrey Meyer, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan Editorial Editor: Robert A. 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