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…This section is sponsored by • Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit A Perfect Match New Israel shaliach brings familiarity, enthusiasm to job. Vivian Henoch Special to the Jewish News y oav Raban, the community's new shaliach (emissary) is from the Jewish Federation of Metopolitan Detroit's Partnership 2000 Region in the Central Galilee. He comes with a personal knowledge of our communi...…
…Something I can say with pride this year." Q: As community shaliach, what are your primary areas of focus and how do you see your role evolving? A: "I am here to strengthen Jewish iden- tity and to help the Federation accomplish a difficult goal, and that is to connect a name and face to life in Israel today. The Israel we see in the news and the Israel our children study in school does not reflect the reality, the complexity or rich- ness o...…
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…Metro N Ariana Blumenfeld of Berkley with Faya Gene and Rachel Wright, both of Birmingham S ta ff p ho tos by Ang T Trendy Tradition Latkes sizzle at swanky Detroit saloon for YAD's annual Chanukah bash. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News W hen the owners of Centaur Bar in Detroit opened their two- story art deco cocktail lounge near the Fox Theatre in 2005, they prob- ably weren't thinking about Chanukah. But the popular night...…
…Metro Far left: Shterni Kesselman, 10, of Oak Park and Mushky Mishulovin, 12, of West Bloomfield try out the new gym. Left: Stein family: Chana, Levi, Rabbis Bentzion and Mendel outside the girls division building. Living Jewishly An enhanced place o study opens for Lubavitch girls school students. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer I f, as Rabbi Mendel Stein of the Lubavitch Cheder said, our students should be like Abraham, welcoming...…
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…Opinion OTHER VIEWS servative Shuls Must Do More New York/ITA C onservative Judaism was born out of the desire to conserve authentic traditional living Judaism. That's where its name comes from. It was not born as a reaction to Orthodoxy but as a response to the wide- spread disregard for Jewish living and the lack of Jewish practice prevalent in the late 19th century, when the term first was used. The initial premise of Conservative Juda...…
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