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…4 | NOVEMBER 28 • 2019 A Message to Our Jewish Community As we approach the end of the year, we’ d like to off er our most sincere appreciation to the 1 0, 000+ individuals who have made donations to the Jewish Federation’ s Annual Campaign. Your generosity truly has made a diff erence. Because. . . • Keeping our young adults engaged in the Jewish community helps them to thrive • Anti- Semitism is on the rise, and combati...…
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… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 7 Views for openers When You’re Hot M any of us enjoy the summer weather when things heat up. Others prefer to vacation in a hot clime when local weather is cold. However, the high tempera- tures are not the only reference to heat we hear in everyday talk. Theatergoers are familiar with Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This expression has also been used to describe any precarious situation. W...…
…8 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 I t’ s the perennial anomaly of Jewish voter surveys: Vast majorities feel an attach- ment to Israel, but relatively few are thinking about the Jewish state when they cast their vote. On the day of last year’ s mid- term congres- sional elections, J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East pol- icy group, asked Jewish voters to name their two most important issues. Just 4 percent chose Israel. The same surv...…
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…12 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Yiddish Limerick Chanukah Di menorah in di fenster we light yeder nacht It’ s ein, tzvay un dri, until it is acht. Di mayse of Yehudah un zayn brider Ich vil shein hern vider. But af essn di latke Ich tracht un Ich tracht. Di fenster: The window yeder nacht: every night ein, tzvay un dri: one, two and three acht: eight Di mayse: The story zayn brider: his brothers Ich vil shein: I want already hern vide...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 13 THE DALE CARNEGIE PROGRAM® public speaking and other life skills? WEDNESDAYS BEGINNING APPLICATION DEADLINE Frankel Jewish Academy and the Jewish Community Center, through the generosity of the William Davidson Foundation, invites students in grades 9-12 to participate in this 8-week program worth two college credits and a lifetime of experience. FRANKELJA.ORG/DALECARNEGIE “That’s the most important degre...…
…Jews in the D Congregation Growing A Temple Israel expands its West Bloomfi eld campus to enhance its educational, communal and prayer functions. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T emple Israel, Michigan’ s largest Jewish congrega- tion, is undergoing a major expansion to enhance and enlarge its education, prayer and social facilities. The two-phase expan- sion will add approximately 24,000 square feet to its West Bloomfield loca...…
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…16 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 and, of course, this is to attract future growth. We want to keep people engaged in being Jewish. ” According to Tisdale, the Early Childhood Center (ECC) is currently at capacity with 250 students. The temple’ s summer camp serves 150 children. “Our goal is to see families affiliate, ” he adds. Temple Israel is the largest Reform synagogue in the country, according to the Union for Reform Judaism, with ...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 17 Stephanie and the late Fred Keywell. The final component of Phase II is a new security entrance that will encompass the newest and best safety provisions, such as the ability to lock classrooms from a distance. Yedwab says high-level consultants are advising on security upgrades, which are under way throughout the campus. The main donors for the new security entrance are Earl and Renée Ishbia. Tisdale anti...…
…18 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Shabbat with families in eastern Oakland County. They plan to use The Platform, an event space in Birmingham, as well as other yet-to-be-determined locations. Jacob Spike Kraus, a singer and songwriter, has been engaged as the temple’ s youth artist in residence, and he will perform at some outreach events. These programs are “totally open to everyone and our hope is that they will attract an inter- gener...…
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…20 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Jews in the D T he halls of the Jewish News’ office in Southfield were decked out with beautiful hol- iday artwork as 150 children submitted their masterpieces for our annual Chanukah art contest. This year’ s crop of submissions was the most difficult to judge in years — so many worthy creations! It was tough, but we did it. However, there is still a chance for you to vote on your favorites. Go onl...…
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…22 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Jews in the D continued from page 20 Ages 7-9 Ages 6 and Under First place: Tiffany Kasoff, 9, of Waterford First place: Leah Gottfried, 6, Southfield Second place: Reuven Gertner, 6, Farber Hebrew Day School Third place: Hannah Graham, 6, Denver, Colo. (grandparents from Farmington Hills) Third place: Savannah Somers, 8, of Farmington Hills Second place: Sydney Gutman, 9, of Huntington Woods SUPPOR...…
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…24 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 A Holiday of Giving Local families fi nd ways to make Chanukah more meaningful. ROCHEL BURSTYN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D M any Jewish parents worry about materialism in this gift-giving season. How best to balance spirituality, instill cherished values in the kids, all while giving them a good time? Many Detroit families say they use Chanukah as an opportunity to teach their kids about giving. R...…
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…26 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Jews in the D one of the most beloved is Jewish Family Service’ s Adopt-A-Family program. Families in need give an anonymous “wish list” to JFS, which then shares it with generous local families who try to fulfill them. Julie and Eric Rosenbaum of Novi are one of several families who adopt a family with the PJ Library network of parents. “We deliberately seek out families with kids the same ages as ours,...…
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…28 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Jews in the D Light the Night What to know about Menorah in the D. B eing among the most vibrant and close-knit Jewish communities nationwide, Detroit is a won- derful place to be during the Jewish holidays. Chanukah is certainly no exception, thanks to the folks behind Menorah in the D. Every year for the past nine years on the first night of Chanukah, The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch of West Bloomfield hosts...…
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…Jews in the D Justice Unfolds Man arraigned for murder of Stefanie Kroot Steinberg. A donis Drey Wilson, 35, was arraigned on Wednesday, Dec. 11, for the murder of 54-year-old Stefanie Kroot Steinberg of Waterford. Steinberg was killed in a house fire at her Waterford home on Aug. 27. The Waterford police were investigating the incident as a homicide and identified Wilson, who was a landscape worker, as a person of inter- est....…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 31 ISTOCK For loved ones suffering from hearing loss, the gift of hearing is the best present you could give this holiday season. BY ANDREA-WALKER LEIDY W ith the holidays approaching, you might be thinking about how to give a unique and meaningful gift. For those with loved ones suf- fering from hearing loss, the holidays may be the perfect time to help them enjoy life to the fullest. “People don’ t often t...…
…32 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Chanukah Wonderland will open to the public from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, and from noon-3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, at its new location inside the former Champps restaurant, 6410 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. The Wonderland will include a hands-on olive oil-making demonstration, doughnut and latke making and a Chanukah Tot Town, plus new activities including a holiday vi...…
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…34 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 gift guide 2019 H oliday party invitations seem to arrive daily and many include two dreaded words: gift exchange. White elephant gift exchange, usu- ally in the form of a game, are pop- ular in offices, organizations, friend- ship groups and even large families. What is a white elephant? Basically, it’ s something you have on hand that you don’ t want, but which would make a good gift for someone else. White...…
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…36 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 more than three times. Vicki Salinger of Southfield said one year her Ameinu group did a variation on the traditional game by having everyone choose a gift without unwrapping it. Participants sat in a circle and listened to a story laden with the words “right” and “left, ” passing their gift to the right or the left each time. At the end of the story, everyone kept the gift in hand. Marie Slotnick’ s most v...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 37 Give the gift of unimaginable pampering with a gift card to Krystyna’s European Spa. Krystyna’s European Spa integrates therapy for the body and treatments for beauty with relaxation for the mind and spirit. Enter an oasis of calm, with elegant body treatment rooms including a Vichy shower, sauna room, and relaxing steam shower, which make for a perfect spa experience. This holiday season, give the gift of bea...…
…Legacy Gifts One family’ s tradition of giving gifts that last generations. N ot that a macaroni necklace or coupons for a daddy-daughter tea party aren’ t coveted, but there’ s a different kind of special connected to a gift with a “story for the ages.” It may be some- thing that war- rants narrative — or that needs no words; a gift that comes with history — or one that creates its own. The search for a 90th birthday gift...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 39 Schon, now 16, regularly dons a decades-old piece of jewelry she received when she turned 12. It was a present from her great-grandma, my mom, Ceil Liebman, who received it when she was 12. The silver, narrow-cuff bangle bracelet had been a gift from friends in my mom’ s Young Judaea youth group before her family moved to a new town. The bracelet came with a detailed description of how the dented markin...…
…40 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Go Israeli! Cookbooks show you how to go native. M etro Detroit has more than its fair share of Middle Eastern restaurants, but only Pita Post comes close to authentic Israeli. If you’ ve been to Israel, you know what I mean. There’ s a layering of flavors, punctuated by fresh ingredients and spices. Now you can try your hand at cooking traditional Israeli dishes by using two new cookbooks that make perf...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 41 A Guide to Holiday Tipping D ecember is a month of celebrations and giving — typically to family and friends but often to those who serve us through- out the year. Traditionally, a wide range of service per- sonnel hope for holiday gifts from their clients even if they receive tips during the year. Clients typically think of their hair stylists, mail carriers, cleaning people and newspa- per carriers as pe...…
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…44 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 sports HIGHlights brought to you in partnership with NMLS#2289 quick hits BY STEVE STEIN Josh Nodler scored the game- winning goal for the Michigan State University hockey team in a 3-0 victory over Michigan on Nov. 16. The freshman from Oak Park redirected a shot from the point into the far corner of the net at 1:59 of the first period to give the Spartans the only goal they would need. The victo...…
… DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 45 So why has Taylor-Abt lived on three continents in his young life? That’ s where jobs have taken his mother, Rabbi Abi Taylor-Abt. She’ s in her fourth year as the education director and principal for the Yachad Religious School, a pre-K through high school part- nership of Temple Emanu- El and Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Gideon Taylor-Abt is Ben’ s father and Ben has four older siblings — Eitan, ...…
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…48 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Frankel Jewish Academy boys basketball team doesn’ t play on Shabbat, of course. Here are the remaining dates of the FJA Jaguars’ games (home games are at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield): TUESDAYS at Novi Christian Academy (Jan. 7); vs. Clarkston Everest Collegiate (Jan. 14); at Allen Park Cabrini (Jan. 21); vs. Detroit Cristo Rey (...…
…Moments DECEMBER 19 • 2019 | 49 OCT. 3, 2019 Elizabeth and Joshua Zeman of Bloomfield Hills are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Joy Zeman. She is the granddaughter of Ann and Jonathan Podolsky of Bloomfield Hills and Marci and Paul Zeman of West Bloomfield. Hannah is named for her paternal grandfather Harold Wolfe and maternal grandfather Harold Podolsky and her maternal grandmother, Judith Weitz. Hannah’ s Hebr...…
…50 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 Spirit torah portion I t’ s that time of year. We pause our diets for oily treats; we break our bank accounts for some gifts; and we take time off to see our loved ones. Despite never being men- tioned in the Torah, the holiday of Chanukah is perhaps the most well-known holiday of the Jewish calendar. But why is that? Shouldn’ t Shavuot, the day of receiving the Torah, the foundation of our religion, get...…
