• DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines theJEW1SHNEWS.corn Arthur M. Horwitz F. Kevin Browett Publisher / Executive Editor Chief Operating Officer ahorwitz@renmedia.us kbrowett@renmedia.us Keith Farber Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor Sales Director kfarber®renmedia.us jheadapohl@renmedia.us Account Executives Ann G. Abrams Jan Haskell Melissa Litvin Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Dharlene Norris Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor gzimmerman@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschuitz®renmedia.us Senior Sales Assistant Kim Metzger At last year's hunger walk: Ben and Ken Bernard of Farmington Hills, Sandy Nickerson of Southfield and June Stillman, Melissa Strome, Lea Luger, Jacob Strome and Karee Strome, all of West Bloomfield. EDITORIAL Senior Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist Danny Raskin dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net Contributing Editor Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Writers Bill Carroll Suzanne Chessler Annabel Cohen Don Cohen Shelli Liebman Dorfman sdorfman®thejewishnews.com Ronelle Grier Esther Allweiss Ingber Harry Kirsbaum Lynne Konstantin Allan Nahajewski Robin Schwartz Steve Stein sports@thejewishnews.com RI THREAD magazine Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Executive Editor Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us Contributing Editor Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us 69 6 April 19 2012 Support Yad Ezra In Hunger Walk Since 2003, Yad Ezra, along with the Baldwin Center, St. Alexander's Food Cupboard and the Salvation Army, have joined forces to educate the community about global hunger by participating in a CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk, sched- uled for Sunday, May 6, in downtown Farmington. It begins at the First United Methodist Church, 33112 Grand River, with regis- 'Art Of Marriage' Course Looks At Jewish Tradition A new series of classes on the secrets of successful marriage begins the week of April 29. All are invited to attend the six-session course, presented by the Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield in partnership with the Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education. It Rabbi Shneur will be taught by Rabbi Silberberg Shneur Silberberg of the Torah Center. The course is produced by the Chabad Rohr JLI (Jewish Learning Institute). Classes will be offered twice weekly, 11 a.m. Sundays beginning April 29 at Bais Chabad, and 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning May 3 at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. Each class covers an independent, com- plete topic and will run approximately one-and-a half-hours. "The Art of Marriage" covers topics such as how far one should go to make a marriage work and when divorce is the best option. Included are Jewish bedroom secrets from ancient texts on how to increase intimacy in marital relationships. "A happy marriage is a major prior- ity in Judaism and, therefore, the Torah and Kabbalah has a long history of look- tration at 1 p.m. The 10K and 3K walks start at 1:30. Walkers are asked to get sponsorships. This year, Melissa Strome, daughter of Karee and Michael Strome of West Bloomfield, is participating in the walk with her family in honor of her bat mitzvah at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. For information on participating in the walk or sponsoring a walker, contact Lea Luger at (248) 548-3663 or lea@yadezra. ❑ ing to enhance our relationships:' said Silberberg. The course is designed to appeal to students at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experi- ence or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a synagogue. Interested students may call (248) 207- 5513, email Rabbishneur@baischabad. corn or visit www.baischabad.com/j1i for registration and information. Scholarships are available. Comedienne Featured At Planned Parenthood Event Carol Leifer, Emmy Award-winning actress, comic and writer for shows including Modern Family and Seinfeld, is the featured speaker at this year's Planned Parenthood Mid and lilt South Michigan Tribute Luncheon noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Troy Marriott. She is the author of the book When You Lie About • Y our Age, The Terrorists Carol Leifer Win, about growing up Jewish, facing breast can- cer and coming out as a lesbian in her 40s. Tickets start at $85, with patron sponsor- ships from $150-$5,000. Register online at www.plannedparenthooddetroit.org . BUSINESS OFFICES Customer Service Asst. 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