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… students for the ball 0 n a beautiful Sunday afternoon recently, 20 students met in Ypsilanti for the Third Annual Hillel of Metro Detroit versus Eastern Michigan Hillel Flag Football Game. The young…

… competition. Fl Jessica Edmondson, Oakland University, Oak Park; Emily Chocron, Oakland Community College, Waterford; Adi Smorgansky, University of Michigan- Dearborn, West Bloomfield; Miriam Sridler…

…, University of Michigan, West Bloomfield; Dan Morris, Eastern Michigan University, Farmington Hills; and Lavi Golenberg, recent PhD graduate of Wayne State University, Farmington Hills …

… help from member David Henig, Roman is nearly done rolling the Torah back to Genesis. Annual Hillel flag football game blends students from EMU's Hillel and Hillel of Metro Detroit. ,_. - . Mel…

… develops an energetic evening of prayer and celebration on Simchat Torah for its religious school children. The popular evening culminates with everyone present participating in the roll- ing of a Torah from…

…, 6, of West Bloomfield helps to hold up the Torah parchment. Rabbi Norman Roman than points out sig- nificant passages from beginning to end and, upon request, shows congregants where their bar or…

… bat mitzvah Torah portions are. The Torah is then carefully rolled back in the opposite direction and made ready for the reading of Bereshit (Genesis) later that week. The children respond…

… enthusiastically to this special opportunity to see and touch the Torah, and the evening is another suc- cessful way to get kids into the synagogue for something fun and memorable. II Evan Kravitz, 12, of…

… Farmington Hills breaks for a smile. Great Day For Football Members of Kol Ami help support the unrolled Torah. Rabbi Norman Roman, with wife, Lynne, beside him, begins to roll up the Torah. With some…

… adults shared a kosher Jerusalem Pizza lunch at EMU's Hillel house prior to the game, allowing participants, both 28 November 3 2011 Hillel veterans and first-time attendees, to meet, network and…

… other local of Governors member campuses: Oakland University, University of Eugene Driker at Michigan-Dearborn, Lawrence Technological 4 Mlle! of Metro Detroit University, University of Detroit-Mercy and…

… Contributing Editor University and the University of Michigan. University Research & Technology Park, student Alyssa McMillan In addition to heading Wayne State, he in cultivating an environment for the of West…

… college or university, Eugene Driker member Publisher Arthur Horwitz, a Hillel of about Jewish history, Jewel Tour showcasing Jewish life at WSU. told tour participants earlier in the day. Metro Detroit…

… postgradu- ate work there. He lauded Gilmour for understanding that Hillel is not only "a place of gathering for Jewish students," but also "a place for students who are not Jewish to come to an understanding…

… of and about Jewish students." The Students Speak Wayne State is home to about 600 Jewish President Allan students. Hillel of Metro Detroit also rep- Gilman- with Board resents Jewish students on five…

… Oakland Community College. In all, up to 1,800 students are represented. A luncheon highlight culminated in comments by three HMD students. Law student Ryan Fishman of Bloomfield Hills described Hillel "as…

… Allan Gilmour told The Jewish Component Jewel Tour, supports more than 280 com- me learn who I was to representatives of the Jewish community Gilmour lauded the role that Hillel of Metro panies. be a Jew…

… Fellowship program nity members during lunch on the Hillel community are WSU graduates than any HMD board In introducing Gilmour, Jewish News that taught participants of Metro Detroit (HMD)-hosted Hidden other…

… why he encourages In an interview, law school Professor luncheon, HMD execu- wife, Elaine, is HMD board chair. The lunch, donations to the Hillel of Metro Detroit Eric Zacks echoed the optimism of tive…

… "Between TechTown and [Dan Gilbert's] sionately about Hillel of Jewish faculty and Jewish students. Jewish community is with Wayne State: Bizdom U and the emergence of startup Metro Detroit: "It's about "We…

…Gem dandy Hillel's Hidden Jewel Tour brings out the best of Midtown .440waorftwoostestempoortiats*Risowaivoi*. Wayne State University and Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD) recently hosted more than 70…

… of Hillel of Metro Detroit, concurs. "The key word is momentum," she says. "There is a synergy in Midtown that is bringing Jewish life to Detroit. Hillel of Metro Detroit is nicely positioned to work…

… annual research budget of more than $200 million, the School of Medicine is an economic force for the state, not to mention an engine for graduating more than 300 physicians in Michigan each year." "The…

… — that the dynamic Wayne State of today is nothing like the university they remember. "The Wayne State campus has been hidden in plain view from many Detroiters who drive by hundreds or thousands of times…

… don't realize that Wayne State is Michigan's only urban research university, not to mention an economic powerhouse with nearly 32,000 students. This tour is a chance for people who might never have been…

… the groundwork for Israeli and local Jewish startups to emerge in Detroit. Noting that "more members of Detroit's Jewish community are graduates of Wayne State than any other college or university…

… housing incentives and expanded services. Jewish community leaders from across metro Detroit embark on Wayne State's Hidden Jewel Tour across the university's Midtown Detroit campus. in terms of the fact…

… with Wayne State and its other university partners to help energize this important student population." "The DMC and Wayne State's School of Medicine are inextricably linked," Driker explains. "With an…

… prominent leaders and members of the Detroit Jewish community for the eighth annual Hidden Jewel Tour. Elaine Driker, chair of the HMD board of directors and former director of Wayne State's Detroit…

… on the wall down there, but we haven't done it yet." Jewish leaders on the bus, many of whom are also alumni, chuckle at that. The Hidden Jewel Tour juxtaposes their fond memories with a new reality…

… at Frankel Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies at University of Michigan. Free, but requires RSVP: Ruth, cohnhaddowcenter@ wayne.edu or 313-577-2679. TUESDAY, NOV. 15 USING HERBS 7 pm. Eleanor…

…. Parents of prospective students, grades K-8, may observe teachers and stu- dents interacting during group tour of Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Contact Amy to arrange private tours…

… FALL FIX-UP 9:30 am. Hillel of Metro Detroit will partner with Jewish Family Service and other Metro Detroiters to help homebound elderly resi- dents prepare their homes for winter. Meet at Oak Park JCC…

…-session course at Fisher Federation Building. 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Details/registration: www.baischabad.com/JLI or 248-207-5513. JEWS IN HISTORY 7:30 pm. Dr. George Bornstein, University of…

…metro >> calendar Much To Do! SUNDAY, NOV. 6 HILLEL AUCTION Through Nov. 14. Bid on travel, jewelry, shopping, tickets, memorabilia and other items during the Hillel Online Auction. Proceeds will…

… support Jewish student life on Michigan campuses. www.biddingforgood. com/mihillels Contact Sheri at hillelad@ wayne.edu or 313-577-3459; or Jonathon at Jonathon@msuhillel.org or 517-332-1916. MOM…

…-661-5700. MONDAY, NOV. 7 BOOK CLUB 9:45 am. Rabbi Arianna Gordon, director of Education at Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, will facilitate Adult Book Clubs' discussion of Devotion by Dani Shapiro. $12 with…

… special story, musical activity and snack at Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Also offered same day at 1:30-2:30 pm. RSVP by Nov. 4: aschlussel@ hillelday.org or Amy, 248…

…-539-1484. CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT 1:30-3:30 pm. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program of Jewish Senior Life offers support group for family caregivers of older adults, held at JVS, 29699 Southfield…

… Road, Southfield. Free. Respite care available by advance reservation only. RSVP: Dorothy, 248-233- 4392. ROLE OF A BOWL 4:30-7:30 pm. Participate in "Make a Bowl ... Feed a Soul," learning how an…

… School of Business at the University of Michigan. He's active at the U-M Hillel. The finance major is seek- ing a bachelor of business admin- istration degree. "My career goals are to attain a job in…

…. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2005, she moved to New York City, where she taught math in the public schools. She returned to Detroit in 2008 to attend the WSU School of Law. She cur…

… future civic and Jewish leaders of Southeast Michigan leaving the area for career opportunities, why not develop more local business and professional internships that col- lectively act as a springboard to…

… businesses register on our web- site said Amy Brody, 28, the energetic, engaging program coordinator at CSI. I met her Oct. 11 on the Hillel of Metro Detroit- hosted Hidden Jewel Tour show- casing Jewish life…

… County-based Tamarack Camps alumni com- mittee. In a wide-ranging interview, Brody told me: "One of the greatest barriers prevent- ing young adults from staying in Michigan is the perceived lack of job…

…points of view >> EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Contributing…

… fruitful new careers here in Metro Detroit. Indeed, why not? The Oakland County-based College Student Internships (CSI) program is putting form to that idea. CSI is one of Jewish Detroit's rising stars in…

… conceived CSI last December to help reverse the trend of Jewish young adult flight. Each founder asked a few friends to hire interns for summer 2011. CSI scored by placing 21 students in internships in…

… Detroit, Ann Arbor, Warren, Birmingham and elsewhere in Southeast Michigan. Locales included doc- tors' offices, law firms, corporations and small businesses even the Jewish News. "We had 96 students and 44…

… hope to create heightened awareness and offer assistance so that students who want to stay in Michigan feel they can. - Amy Brody Eager To Assst Brody and her husband, Stuart, live in Birmingham…

…Interested in Wayne State University? Apply online at wayne.edu YLLEL of metro detroit The Faunclattior: Nr Jewish Csviaus Ler www.hillel-detroit.org Based at Wayne State University Building…

… Donald H. Gordon Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sugar was given the award by Dean Robert M. Ackerman at the Wayne Law reception during the State Bar of Michigan's annual meeting in Dearborn in…

… reproduces legal analysis of common and exotic business transactions settings." Contact us 313-577-3459 Email hilleled@wayne.edu 6th floor of the Student Center Building Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p…

… teaching talents Peter Sugar, a 1970 Wayne State University Law School alumnus, long-time Wayne Law adjunct faculty member and a member of Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer and Weiss, has received the…

… community for Jewish college students Lots of ways to get involved: social, Jewish learning, community service, sports, Shabbat dinners and more. Sweet reward Law School's Sugar is recognized for his…

… September. Established in 1981 and presented annually to a Wayne Law professor who exemplifies excellence in the classroom, the award is named for Donald H. Gordon, who was dean of the Law School from 1975…

… professor. More importantly, I am inspired by the creative energy and contributions of our students. This engaged student participation makes our class an exciting, alive business law laboratory that…

….m. Friday: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Peter Sugar, left, with Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman Sugar repeatedly has been recognized by Top Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in Michigan, and with…

… Madeleine "Madge" Berman (right) spent an evening with their scholarship recipient, WSU Honors student Stephanie Chackunkal. The annual event recognizes and celebrates the generosity of donors that support 30…

… Beaufort Cranford Cheryl Deep Rebecca Kavanagh Jack Lessenberry Michelle Moser Francine Wunder Design Joey Bowles Jo Click Christa Mowry Cover photo Steve Maylone, MAYLONE Photography of Architecture…

… The Power Of Learning Enriches Us As Jews I We are all God's creations ... Let's get to know each other better! A teacher at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit taught my child and me, "We are…

… differences that keep us apart. Bankole Thompson, senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle, an African American, and Arthur Horwitz, publisher of the Detroit Jewish News, a Jewish American, see differences, yet…

… Metropolitan Detroit is com- mitted to funding Jewish education even as resources become harder to come by in the wake of Michigan's staggered economy. Our day schools and synagogue schools depend on Federation…

… such as BBYO, Tamarack Camps, our Hillels, the JCC, Birthright Israel and Israel mission subsidies. Together, that $6.96 million is almost 25 percent of the 2011 Campaign achievement of $31.88 million, a…

… long haul. The key to enduring knowledge is lifelong learn- ing. The center of the learning universe, of course, is the home, where the way parents and grandparents practice Judaism leaves a lasting…

…points of view EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar >> Send letters to: letters©thejewishnews.com Editorial…

… all God's creations!' She said "not only are we all created by God, but also it is God that made us all different. Some of God's children have dark hair while some have light hair. Some have blue eyes…

… and others have brown eyes." And some have darker skin than others. We are all different from each other — in how we look and act, in how we learn and in what we do. And yet for some of us, it is our…

… respect and celebrate those differences because they have taken the time to better understand each other and each other's culture. Both are co-founders of a young organization of editors and pub- lishers of…

… Detroit's ethnic media called the New Michigan Media. Both got together to host an event to raise awareness and create a better understanding between our communities on Oct. 25 at Temple Beth El in…

… coverage of Hillel of Metro Detroit's (HMD) Hidden Jewel Tour at Wayne State University ("A Detroit Jewel: Nov. 3, page 20). HMD has also recently held events for the Jewish community on two of our other…

… campuses, Oakland University this fall and University of Michigan- Dearborn last year — and looks for- ward to continuing to do so. It is our pleasure to introduce com- munity members to all six of the…

… soldiers, who shed their blood in Israel's wars, believed they were creating and defend- ing. " Dr. Robert Rockaway Arsuf, Israel Hillel Of Metro Detroit Plans Additional Campus Tours Thank you for your…

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… Local And World News Coverage I want to tell you how much I appreciate your coverage of events around town, locally and the world. I appreciate your printing the let- ters to the editor in the past…

… several weeks from the coverage on the Eagle Elementary controversy to the contro- versy of the imam who spoke at Cong. Shaarey Zedek on Sept. 11. It shows me that you have the courage to not shy away from…

… controversy, and so I am bet- ter informed for it. Also, in the Nov. 3 paper, I appreci- ate your printing the commentary by David Bedein ("The Consequences Of Palestinian Statehood:' page 36) as well as Allan…

…? On Nov. 4, Israel commemorated the 16th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. He was murdered by Yigal Amir, a right-wing Orthodox Jew and a follower of rabbis who called Rabin a traitor and…

… 1994, Dr. Baruch Goldstein, a Brooklyn- born physician entered the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and machine- gunned to death 29 Muslims at prayer. Some Orthodox and secular Jews still praise and…

… • 2011 Now can we help you? Contact Kevin Browett or Debbie Schultz 248.354 .6060 lizabeth Gelb and Steve Slobin will be honored Monday at the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner for…

… the team." Princeton is 190-46 in dual meets in Susan Teeter's 27 years as coach. The Tigers have won 38 straight dual meets since a 2007 loss to Michigan, and four of the last five Ivy League…

… bond to her Jewish heritage thanks to Hillel's Center for Jewish Life on the campus. "The people there have been so wel- Jewish News High School Athletes of the Year Elizabeth Gelb and Stephen Slobin…

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… being named the Jewish News Female and Male High School Athletes of the Year. They're deserving winners. Gelb was an All-State swimmer all four years she attended Ann Arbor Huron, and Slobin was a key…

… member of the undefeated 2010 state champion Farmington Hills Harrison football team. The next step in their athletic jour- neys has taken them in entirely different directions. Gelb is a freshman on the…

… chose Princeton for the academ- ics, of course,' said Gelb, who made the swimming team as a walk-on. "If I ended up being just a student and not swim- ming, that would have been fine. But I'm glad I'm on…

… an area synagogue. Q: Why did you leave Metro Detroit? Rachel: After my freshman year at the University of Michigan in 2006, I transferred to the Fashion Institute of Technology to pursue my fashion…

… opportunity for young people in Michigan for a few reasons. There are fewer of us here than in most of the other major markets across the country. Thus, people here want to see more young people and want to…

… purchase tickets, contact Martha Goldberg at 248-357-5544 x46 or email mgoldberg@shaareyzedek. org . ACC...CPC, ...J.C.C.CfC.C.CK Campus Connection While attending Hillel of Metro Detroit's "Hidden Jewel…

… Tour" of Wayne State University's Detroit campus on Oct. 11, Rabbi Marla Hornsten, right, and Program Director Tracie Feinman, left, of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield met with WSU graduate students…

… professionals who left Detroit to start their careers are finding a reason to move back home. Meet two of them here, engaged couple Jeffrey Schostak and Rachel Prinstein. Live Detroit Fund Taking Applications…

… The Live Detroit Fund (LDF), which will provide rent subsidies for up to 25 young professionals to move to the city of Detroit (Midtown, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Woodbridge, Brush Park, and East…

… Jefferson) is now taking applications. The subsidies will be granted in the form of $250 a month per person for up to one year ($3,000). Recipients of the LDF will be required to host one community event a…

… Jeffrey Schostak, 28, of Birmingham, works as director of corporate real estate services for Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co., a commercial real estate development firm. He's engaged to Rachel…

… reasons: Many of my friends from college were moving there, and I wanted to live away in a big city for at least a little while. Q: Why did you decide to come back? Jeffrey: I decided to come back in the…

… summer of 2010.1 had been living in Chicago for five-and-a-half years at that time, and had an opportunity to come home and work for my family business. Additionally, a lot of friends I grew up with either…

… Powell, one of two sons, got a psychology degree at the University of Michigan after graduat- ing from Bloomfield Hills' Andover High School. He then chose to stay in Michigan and join AIPM rather than…

… of Michigan and stayed. "I first wanted to be an electrical engi- neer, but I realized that wasn't for me:' he said. "I later heard some lectures on psy- chology and social services and went in that…

… Smokeless program has been commended in two U.S. Surgeon General reports:' Actually, smoking cessation helped launch Powell's wellness career. A native New Yorker, he came to Michigan to attend the University…

… talks like a wellness expert, is at the forefront of the nation's ongoing health movement, helping thousands of people to stay well. Sales have been increasing 10 to 15 percent a year at his company with…

… a name that sounds like a college, the American Institute for Preventive Medicine (AIPM). And Powell is especially elated that his son, Brett, 26, of Royal Oak has joined the firm and is helping it to…

… go global. Powell, 61, of West Bloomfield, is an aspiring engineer-turned psychologist, who rose to become president and CEO of AIPM. He says the company has helped millions of employees in about 13…

…. "In 18 consecutive studies, our self-care guides have demonstrated an average savings of $71.42 per employee in nine months due to reduced doctor and emergency room visits," he pointed out. "Our…

… First Customer Powell did a stint with the American Health Foundation in New York, and then returned to Michigan to start AIPM in 1983. The company's first client was Ford Motor Co. "We helped employees…

… stop smoking. Then, because they gained weight after quitting smoking, we helped them lose weight. Then, because all of these changes were very stressful to them, we performed stress management. Our…

…, many of whom contact vari- ous companies and organizations offering AIPM services, charging most of them $200 per employee per year. "Our representatives meet with a com- pany's benefits and medical…