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…THE DISH NEWS Getting ready for Chanukah at the Dreidel House. • *ohemtvg9 rtmt The Orchard Mall hosts a fun Chanukah activity center. Story on page 14 Temple Beth El Hires Rabbi Daniel Syme A 10-month search results in the hiring of a national Reform leader, son of Temple Israel's spiritual mentor. His mandate: to heal. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR he way Temple Israel's Rabbi M. Robert Syme remembers it, his son Daniel was 21 and get- ting ...…

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…December 15, 1995 14 15 22 Detroit Spinning, Spinning A local mall emphasizes Chanukah for holidays. 20,000 Pounds Annual party serves latkes through the generations. Hockey Czar A local man is forming 1997 Israel Maccabi team. Going back in Jewish time. page 113 FOCUS Scroll of signatures supports Jerusalem. 56 ABOUT BOOKS 32 A gift of love and modern women. Chanukah Art Contest TRAVEL The 24 winning entries in our holiday...…

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…A Leader Comes To Beth El For so many months as Temple Beth El was go- ing through its struggles, readers and commu- nity members asked why the temple's decision to place its rabbi on sabbatical as well as con- gregational divisiveness were such newsworthy events. Temple Beth El is an anchor tO Detroit Jewry and is well-known and respected .throughout the nation. So when this synagogue was experienc- ing membership decline and financial diffi...…

…Community Views Editor's Notebook Peace, Prosperity And American Jewry The Covers Of A Newspaper MARK E. SCHLUSSEL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR From the inception of the State of Is- rael, we American Jews have felt a special connection and commitment to its survival and development. Gen- erations before us did what was nec- essary after Israel's statehood was declared in 1948 to get arms, supplies and money to the fledg...…

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…The Orchard Mall hosts a fun Chanukah activity center. Above: Eitan Mendelson, Shoshana Wolf, David Lehmann and Ruthie Lehmann get spinning. Left: Eitan Mendelson: Look what I got! Below: Rochel Bergstein gives a fun history lesson. 14 t's the tops. The Chanukah Activity Cen- 1: ter, featuring the famous Dreidel House and other fun and educa- tional programs for children, is opening next week at the Or- chard Mall. Located in the center o...…

…PHOTOS BY B ILL HANSEN Left: Helen and Albert Reifler of Oak Park dig in. Above: The silver servers: Joy Gable, Trudi Messer and husband Martin Messer. Below: Meredith Starkrnan, 1Bmonths, enjoys the reunion feast. 20,000 Pounds of Potatoes It's a fact of the latke life, generation to generation, Chanukah to Chanukah. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER here's a crisis in the kitchen. Along a row of food processors, one just went on the blink. C...…

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…12 Months Same As Cash* Temple Israel Chanukah Plans Temple Israel will hold a Fami- ly Chanukah Shabbat dinner on Friday, Dec. 22, at 6:15 p.m. at the temple. This special dinner and Shabbat service will high- light the foods and rituals of the holiday. In addition, there will be special treats for the children. Following the dinner, Israeli dancing with the children will conclude the celebration. At 8 p.m., family Shabbat Ser- vices and De...…

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…,7 L\CH N H Nf Cc)rx-Fest And The Winner Is... AGE 10-12 CATEGORY Adam Whiie-, age 11 1/2,' a Huntington Woods resident and a 7th-grader at Norup Middle School who attends religious school at Temple Emanu-El. This is the first time Adam entered the Chanukah Art Contest. "I saw some pictures of cities in school and I drew a picture first," Adam said. He then cut out construction paper to make the winning design. Adam's brother, Michael, ...…

…J‘CHANU H iJ , AGE 7-9 CATEGORY 1ST PLACE Michael White age 8 Huntington Woods Burton Elementary and Temple Emanu-El .2ND PLACE Michael Yashinsky age 7 Farmington Hills Hillel Day School /\= 3RD PLACE Amira Gaba age 9 West Bloomfield Hillel Day School Xl/t± Co vvi-esf AGE 6 AND UNDER 1ST PLACE Laura Marcus age 5 West Bloomfield Ealy Elementary and Temple Israel 2ND PLACE Joshua Epstein age 6 West Bloomfield Ealy Elementary and...…

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…Ask Any Other Michigan Hospital For a Latke And See What You Get. At most hospitals, "latke" simply isn't in the vocabulary. Much less in the kitchens. Yet, traditional foods and practices are an important part of Jewish life. That's why they're also an important part of life at Sinai Hospital. . We do all we can to help you feel at home • over the holidays. By preparing food glat kosher on the premises. By providing shabbos, prayer books, dr...…

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