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tures when you do not. Adapt to warmer
temperatures such as 75° F and 78° F. We
love those temperatures in the winter!
2. When evenings are cool, open your
windows instead of using air-condition-
ing. A natural ventilation system is the
most energy-efficient way to provide air-
flow in your home. Cross-ventilation
is created when some combina-
tion of openings are on op-
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well as light. Using compact
florescent bulbs will help.
Jewish Thought on the
4. Shades, blinds and curtains should
Environment
be drawn during the heat of a summer
And God said: 'Let the waters under the
day. This is especially important on the
heaven be gathered together unto one
south side.
place, and let the dry land appear.' And it
5. In hot weather, keep the humidity low
was so. Genesis 1:9
by simple things such as covering pots
when you cook and opening the window
Reduce Cooling Costs
when you take a shower to let steam and
1. Program your Programmable Ther-
moisture escape.
mostat for cooler temperatures when
6.
Awnings help in the summer, espe-
you need them and warmer tempera-
cially on the south and west windows.

Three Religions

In this photo taken by Karen Sherbin of Farmington Hills in Old Jaffa

just before the start of Shabbat, the three religions dominant in Israel

The Name You Know,
The People You Trust

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emerged. The sun seems to form a Jewish star, a red crescent appears
in the center and a cross is perched high atop a church. Sherbin was

in Israel June 27-July 8 celebrating the 50th anniversary of her par-

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ents, Mel and Diane Rubenfire of West Bloomfield. Also on the trip were

Sherbin, her husband, Danny, and children Emily and Jessica and Mark

and Shelly Rubenfire of West Bloomfield and their children Jason, Adam
and Brett.

JN Seeks Travel Photos!

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aren Sherbin's moving photo kicks off a new IN feature that can put
your travel photos in print. We're looking for photographs from your
travels — domestic or foreign — that depict some aspect of Jewish
life, history or ritual. Photographs must be high resolution, meaning taken
using the highest pixel setting, and submitted as jpgs ranging in size from
800k-lmb or more. Send jpgs to Jackie Headapohl at jheadapohl@renmedia.
us. Include your name, city; a cell number and a description of the photo,
including when and where it was taken.

JCC Center Travel
Plans Adventures
The Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit's Center Travel is
hosting numerous daytrips through-
out the area as well as longer trips to
destinations around the world.
This August, Center Travel has trips
to see Don't Hug Me in Turkeyville,
USA, to the Willistead Manor and
Hiram Walker Distillery, to Working at
the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater,

to Blue Suede Shoes in Ontario, a
docent tour of the University of
Michigan Museum of Art, to 43
Summers in Adrian and to Consider
the Oyster at the Purple Rose Theatre.
Many trips also include meals and
surprise events.
September trips will take visitors to
Mt. Rushmore, Branson, Mo., and the
Stratford Festival of Canada.
To register or for information, con-
tact Center Travel, (248) 432-5471.

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