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Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer Women In Biblical Times Is Focus Of Lecture The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University announces an upcoming lecture by Professor Rachel Havrelock of the University of Illinois at Chicago. The talk, titled "Women, Power and Agency in the Jewish Bible is co-sponsored by Congregation T'chiyah in Oak Park Havrelock is associ- Rachel ate professor of Jewish Havrelock studies and English at UI-Chicago. Trained in Hebrew Bible, rab- binics, folklore and Middle East studies at the University of California, Berkeley, her research concerns three distinct areas and the overlap among them. This lecture will focus on the narrative of women in the Bible. An initial goal of the feminist movement was to break women out of the home with the implication that home was a confining place separate from the pub- lic sphere. Havrelock's talk visits the home in ancient Israel and discovers surprisingly that women served as heads of households and that these households played a central role in political life. Her lecture will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Congregation T'chiyah, 15000 W. 10 Mile in Oak Park The talk is free and open to the public. For details, contact the Cohn-Haddow Center at (313) 577-2679, by email at cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu or visit judaicstudies.wayne.edu . Caring Conference Looks At 'The Whole Person' The eighth annual Shenkman-Weisberg Caring Coalition Conference, Caring for the Whole Person, will be held 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. It will bring together nurses, social workers, clergy, physicians, case manag- ers, nursing home administrators and other health care professionals with the goal of increasing understanding of the complex issues related to serious and terminal illness. Conference participants will receive continuing education credits, along with the opportunity to network with others in their field. Co-chaired by Rabbi E.B. "Bunny" Freedman, director of West Bloomfield- based Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, and Carolyn Cassin, president and CEO of the National Hospice Work Group, the symposium will feature national presenters Immaculee Ilibagiza, a Rwandan author and motivational speaker; David Kessler, thanatologist, bioethicist and author; Sofia Merajver, physician scientist; and Dale Larson, a psychologist specializing in end-of-life care. Also on the program is a physician expert panel moderated by hospice med- ical director Dr. Michael Paletta. 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Shushan Purim, on March 6, 2015, is the day after one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar — Purim. It commemorates the day when the Jews of Shushan, the Persian capital, finally rested on the 15th day after defeating their enemies on the 14th day of Adar in the Hebrew calendar. In the Book of Esther, it is noted that the rest of the Jews in the kingdom fought and defeated their enemies on the 13th day and rested on the 14th day of Adar. This is why Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar and Shushan Purim is celebrated on the 15th day. Because of the community celebra- tions that take place on Purim, some Jews look after the dead and have their Controller Craig R. 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