…ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS & SENIORS come learn about the MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Jewish Studies, study in Israel, MSU Hillel and life on campus! Representatives from MSU…
… individual colleges, the Office of Admissions, the Jewish Studies Program, and MSU Hillel will be on hand to answer questions. Join us at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center on Thursday, October 23…
… Campus Life in partnership with the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust. ABQ was brought to Michigan State University via MSU Hillel in the fall of 2011. As part of the program, students are trained as…
… understanding. Ask Big Questions (ABQ) began as a Campus Entrepreneurship Initiative at Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University. The program is now a national initiative of Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish…
… program of MSU Hillel that brings participants together for a day-long excursion to Detroit where they tour the city, meet community leaders and engage in volunteer activities to benefit disadvantaged youth…
…Please loin us at ISUNDANCEI SHOES for a 46 NAOT >> ... Next Generation ... Asking Big questiona MSU Hillel promotes discourse and engagement for diverse campus groups. VIVIAN HENOCH I…
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…? How do we connect? With smart phones, Facebook Friends and Instagram on hand, we talk about staying in touch, but really? How do we truly connect? Questions of Jewish identity, diversity and community…
… are as old as Hillel (the rabbi) himself, asking, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? When I am for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Today, at Hillel centers on college campuses across…
… the country, students are put to the test to Ask Big Questions with a new spin in a series of facilitated conversations designed to help diverse groups share their stories and find common ground for…
… fellows. Ask Big Questions Fellows promote discourse by building a social network of students through one-on-one dialogue and, on a larger scale, by leading the ABQ Campaign. ABQ Fellows work with their…
… nearly 30 students from MSU Hillel, as well as MSU Jewish Student Union and Student Government leaders and HCAM (Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan) ABQ interns from Central Michigan University, Eastern…
… basis for better understanding one another." Early in September, MSU Hillel held its ABQ "Basic Training" at Michigan State University to introduce student leaders to the essential "ground rules" and…
… Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Saginaw Valley State University and Western Michigan University. Commenting on the effectiveness of the program, Olivia Berlin, a Destination Detroit…
… editor of myjewishdetroit.org, where this story first appeared. THE 0.06 248.626.9110 University of Michigan 50 October 9 • 2014 On the Boardwalk 6879 Orchard Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield www…
… Hillel and Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan, will discuss Judaism's take on sub- jects like tattoos, homosexuality and premarital relations. Participants are asked to come with all those questions they…
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… Motor City Moishe House, 402 Rabbi Dan N. Washington Ave. Horwitz in Royal Oak. Horwitz, associate rabbi at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy, and senior Jewish educator with Michigan State University…
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… Foundation of America (CCFA). The annual fun- draising celebration, which includes a strolling dinner from Andiamo, desserts from Just Baked and a new release film screening, will recognize Detroit News…
… award to Dr. Jason H. Bodzin, in memoriam, for his ongoing support of CCFA and commitment to his patients and community. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield…
… Fisher of of the Israel Defense Forces will Bnei Akiva speak on "Growing Up in the Shadow of War." Fisher studies at the Otniel Hesder yeshivah and served in the IDF Artillery Corps. He has worked with…
… Haifa. He has volunteered with children of all ages. They are currently spending a year at the Frankel Jewish Academy and at Ohel Moed Synagogue, both in West Bloomfield, as Bnei Akiva emissaries. There…
… Discuss 'Taboo' Torah Topics NEXTGen Detroit, Motor City Moishe House and Rabbi Dan Horwitz will pres- ent a discussion of "Taboo Torah Topics." The event takes place from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the…
… is a graduate of Cohen Hillel Academy, Swampscott High School and Washington University in St. Louis; she is employed as an operations and logistics manager at Uber Technologies. The couple, who met on…
…Jo is a licensed esthetician and Jozsef has earned his C.D.L. The couple are planning a September 2015 wedding and will reside in Michigan. Day of the Party Management for Weddings IV Bar/Bat Mitzvah6…
…, daughter of Diane and Edward Knopf of Swampscott, Mass. Sam is a graduate of the Emery/Weiner School in Houston and Washington University in St. Louis; he works as a solu- tions architect at Linkedln. Elyse…
… their first day of freshman orientation at Washington University in St. Louis, reside in Chicago and are planning a fall 2015 wedding in Boston. Meisner 70th Free Lecture by Dr. Robert Melillo…
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… aspects of the day. She is prepared to handle any situation — both expected and unexpected. r. and Mrs. Sidney Leib are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter JoJo Arden to Jozsef Veres. Jo…
… Behavioral Issues? Them 's hope...Brain Balance can help! Disconnected Kids antor David and Karen Siegel Propis of Bloomfield Hills are thrilled to announce the engage- ment of their son Sam to Elyse Knopf…
… Bestselling author, expert and one of the most respected specialists in childhood neurological disorders in America, Dr. Robert Melillo has been helping children overcome learning disabilities for over 20…
… WITH qlIrrFcq 74 [ober 30 • 2014 JN I rving and Lillian Meisner of Southfield were blessed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their wedding on Oct. 15. Children of immigrants and lifelong…
… residents of Detroit, they both attended Central High School. They were married at Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Chicago Boulevard in 1944. Mr. Meisner owned Inkster Linoleum for 40 years, until his…
…Hillel fifth-graders look into the Yad Ezra sukkah through bamboo windows with real grapevines. I n 2012, the American Institute for Architects, the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor and other…
… Michigan were built, with the winning sukkah designed and erected by Team4Community part- ners: Shari Stein (interior designer), Ralph Nunez (landscape architect, urban designer) and Harold Remlinger…
… (licensed architect). The mission for this Birmingham firm is to improve the quality of life in Metro Detroit by mentoring the next generation of emerging young design professionals. Their design, made of 59…
… straw bales and taking one hour to build, includes branches that form a Jewish star at the entry way, the Hebrew letter "Hay" out of straw bales on the outside, a small wood table inside, a bamboo open…
… window and real grape vines. Evergreens were used for the traditional schach on the roof. The designers chose to make the sukkah out of hay because it is warm and provides insulation and, when the holiday…
… Gaba, fifth-grade teacher at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, organized a field trip to Yad Ezra in Berkley for 59 students to visit the suk- Kenneth Stein, Shari Stein, Matt Puz, kah and help with…
… the finishing touches. Brendan Cagney, Ralph Nunez, Hannah The students learned about the con- Remlinger and Harold Remplinger relax struction of the sukkah within the hala- outside their award…
…-winning sukkah. chic laws, the value of sustainability and participated in applying the schach. Now that the holiday is over, hay from The students then toured Yad Ezra and the sukkah will be donated to the…
… Detroit learned about the organization's efforts to Mounted Police for their horses to eat. alleviate hunger in this community and Yad Ezra currently provides 1,300 fami- dropped off donated cans of food…
… for the lies with free kosher groceries every month. client families to enjoy. The students, struck Last year, Yad Ezra distributed more than by the experience of seeing their studies 1.1 million pounds…
… fee of 3D printing and associated about $50, Michigan technology also is making State University and the world a better place. University of Michigan, Israel hosted its first among other in-state Tikkun…
… play as a soccer prototyping model of a business idea. goalkeeper, a customizable tablet Owner David Darbyshire joined keyboard, a tool to hammer a nail the Michigan Israel Business Bridge 44 November…
…continued from page 43 industrial roots and its energized (MIBB) because of its link to Auto- entrepreneurial spirit, Blair Evans, mation Alley — and because of Stra- through his organization Incite…
… tasys' Israeli connections. When Gov. Focus, opened a fab lab in 2010 at Rick Snyder went with the MIBB on one of the Detroit charter schools a trade mission to Israel in 2013, he for troubled children he…
… to companies. catalyst for the entrepreneur revolu- Evans also is part of a global team tion because 3D printing brings a running the Fab Academy, started wide range of manufacturing capabil- by his…
… alma mater, Massachusetts ities to the common person. It allows Institute of Technology. Through its them to experiment with manufac- Fab Lab Network, the academy offers turing on a small scale I think…
… point, he tells of instruction and collaboration in as- an employee with a broken plastic sociated fab labs around the world. switch on his lawn mower. The man On Nov. 17, Evans will be a key- designed…
… well. For example, Farmington Public REPAIRING THE WORLD Aside from revolutionizing manufac- Schools has printers in all of its high turing on grand and individual scales, schools. For a small materials…
…, allow creators the needs of people with to open stores on their disabilities. sites, usually for a com- A dozen teams created 14 mission, so consumers products collaboratively, all can purchase — and with…
… 20141 RD THRUM At Hillel, student Jacob Banooni partners with Trevett Allen to solve problems using the 3D printer. with one hand, a hat for a blind person that allows them to avoid indoor walls and…
… to Maiseloff at the Federation board meeting on Nov. 13. A graduate of Michigan State University, with a bachelor's degree in cognitive impair- ment and a master's degree in learning dis- abilities…
… named the 25th recipient of the prestigious Berman Award for Outstanding Professional Leadership. Among her colleagues, her students and the many families whose lives she's gently touched and changed…
…, Maiseloff is well rec- ognized as a mentor and leader. In 1988, Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman established this award to recognize the career achievement of an outstand- ing professional employed by the…
… Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, its family of agencies and other Detroit-area Jewish social service organizations. According to their time-honored tradition, the Bermans will present the award…
…, advocating for her students and managing the myriad details of customized lesson plans for children with diverse learning styles. "I had 25 students to track, each with their own classes and daily assignments…
…:' she recalls. "My individualized curricula could fill 11 file cabinets a year, but I loved it:' Ever analytical and thorough, to this day she describes teaching as the joy of positive feedback. "What…
… special educator consultant for the newly established OTD program and later as program assistant. Founded in 1995 by Naftaly, Opening the Doors has a long history of setting the bar for inclusion in the…
… classroom and in the community at large. With the expansion and 12 October 16 • 2014 Jh Reinforcing lessons in Hebrew on the iPad: Opening the Doors at Hillel Day School. (For details on the annual Anita…
… Naftaly Family Circle Conference presented by Opening the Doors on Oct. 26, see page 29.) innovation of its services in recent years, the program has won national recognition and accolades, including the…
… prestigious endorse- ment of Slingshot, a leading resource guide and a prominent funding source for Jewish communal life supported by the Ruderman Family Foundation in Boston. Asked how special education has…
… least 80. It will be urging a joint struggle on behalf of also has a local presence at Wayne State oppressed Palestinians and against racial, University and the University of Michigan- military or…
… Palestinians are being oppressed daily by closely monitored. Zionist forces and we hope students will Cindy Hughey is executive director of declare justice for Palestinians in any way Hillel Campus Alliance of…
… for Justice in Palestine at Jewish community must stay vigilant Eastern Michigan University. SJP and prepared. Jewish students must is a pro-Palestinian organization that pur- be well informed and…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters®thejewishnews.com Essay Editorial Confronting Campus Hate Toward Israel B eware of the new chapter of its fraudulent claims about Israel. The Students…
…-Israel parlance that Israel of Metropolitan Detroit: "On most cam- committed war crimes this summer in its puses, SJP leads the BDS effort. They focus battle with Hamas. solely on Israel as the bad guy and the SJP…
…, founded in 2001, has Palestinians as victims:' grown into a consortium Rallying to bring awareness of North American campus to distressed Palestinians is chapters that works to dis- worthy. Many…
… villages as a way to evoke world Robert Sklar inspire "liberation and justice sympathy and support for the Contri buting for Palestine" SJP grasps the Palestinian statehood push. Edi for effectiveness of…
…. Neither they nor parents avoid civilians who Hamas purposely clus- can be timid or uninformed. tered amid weapons batteries. Pro-Israel forces must do a better job of connecting to the centers of power…
…-campus communication vehicles Israeli policies toward the Palestinians as to drive home pro-Israel ideas. Given the racist and apartheid-like. SJP-sponsored arrival of SJP there, the administration at Palestine…
… Michigan, which that is peaceful and sustainable:' works closely with the EMU Jewish Studies program director, Dr. Martin Shichtman. A poster display by the chapter sought to correlate this summer's plight…
… Fred Greene. Mrs. Brooks was the loving daughter of the late Sam and the late Sarah Avin; dear sister-in-law of the late Arthur Dinerman. Contributions may be made to University of Michigan Hillel, 1429…
… zombies. To register, contact the JCC Sports Desk at (248) 432-5425. Expo Aims At Health, Business Psychologist and Temple Shir Shalom member Dr. Diane Buffalin, director of the nonprofit Michigan…
…. Cohen, spiritual leader of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, N.J. "There is an international movement called BDS — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions — aimed at boycot- ting Israel and its…
… products," Cohen Rabbi Daniel said. "The move- Cohen ment demonizes Israel and has, as some of its lead- ing proponents, anti-Semites whose Join The Soiree At Shaarey Zedek Congregation Shaarey Zedek…
… synagogue. Enjoy a feast prepared by Daniel Kohn and Quality Kosher Catering, sip original cocktails created just for the evening and dance to the great sounds of the Rhoedes band. The event is co…
… Center of Metropolitan Detroit will host its first Zombie Apocalypse 5k run and walk at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at the JCC in West Bloomfield. The event will begin at Camp Ruth, located in the wooded area…
… behind the parking lot to the north of the front entrance. Teams of three will compete on a course filled with obstacles. At the start of the event, each team receives three flags — flags that hold a…
… mysterious appeal for the "zombies" along the way, who will do whatever it takes to steal them. To complete and survive the obituaries RUTH BROOKS, 69, of Ann Arbor, died N.J. rabbi creates new product app…
…. ultimate goal is the destruction of the State of Israel. When I learned there are BDS apps that make it easier to boycott Israeli products and goods and spread their hatred, and then found there was no…
… commensurate pro-Israel app, I just had to act. That was the impetus for creating Am Yisrael Buy." Initially, Cohen turned to some of his colleagues in the rabbinic com- munity to see if they would join him in…
