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…JN Contents At Home In Israel JNonline.us March 20-26, 2008 13-19 Adar II 5768 Vol. CXXXIII, No. 7 Josh Sherman, a once-secular Oak Parker and now a religious By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC immigrant to Israel, holds his newborn sabra daughter, Miriam. Section A Israel At 60 as One Detroiter's Journey A15 The move to Israel made all the difference. Metro The Scene Spicing Up Shabbat A19 Young families share a...…
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…Editor's Letter A Palestinian Chameleon M uch has been written about llamas, more formally the Islamic Resistance Movement. We know it's the "democratically" elected leadership of the Gaza Strip. We know the U.S. State Department has branded it a terror organization. We know its charter calls for destroy- ing Israel as a Jewish state. We know it recruits and deploys suicide bombers. We know it's funded in large part by Iran, which also fund...…
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…This section is sponsored by • Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit One Detroiter's Journey From secular to observant, the move to Israel made all the difference. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor (One of an Israel@60 series about former Detroiters in Israel and why they live there.) Jerusalem osh Sherman may have been raised in Oak Park, but found his true home in Jerusalem. H...…
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…Dream from page A16 March 31. Guests will review a series of cartoons, statements and photographs that offer different perspectives on con- temporary Israel, then discuss their reac- tion to these thought-provoking images and ideas. This workshop will be facilitated by local professionals including Don Cohen of B'nai B'rith-Michigan Region; Robert Cohen and Allan Gale of the JCRC; and Harvey Levin and Judy Loebl of Federation's Alliance for J...…
…Marriage Dilemma Love of Israel is not fading away. Jacob Berkman Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York F lying in the face of two decades of research that indicates that American Jews are falling out of love with Israel, a new report says that American Jews love Israel as much as they always have — and that in the future, that sentiment may grow more intense. Conventional wisdom, based largely on the work of sociologist Steven Cohen, is th...…
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…Opinion 0 HER VIEWS The Hidden Power Of Purim W e often view Purim as the most fun day of the year. Throughout my life, when Purim was still months away, I would start planning my costume, working on the list of people I would send mish- loach manot (fes- tive food gifts) to, and thinking about where my family should eat the joyful Purim meal. However, when we take a step back from all the fun and fanfare we find that Rabbi Leiby Purim has...…
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…March 21, 2008 / 13 Adar II 5768 • f tbt for teens by teen 0 , a junior at the Frankel Jewish Acad- emy, and Erica Sachse. a sophomore at Berkley High School, head the teen steering committee. a place of their own JCC's new teen center will offer state-of-the-art fun by Blake Orman Staff photo by Angie Baan y the time the JCC Maccabi Games hit Detroit in mid-August, the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield expects its new state-...…
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…In Touch Israel solidarity rally takes to the Web. 0 neFamily Fund, a nonprofit orga- nization that helps victims of ter- ror, has planned seven simultane- ous rallies around the world at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 20, to show solidarity with the people of Israel. The rallies will be broadcast live on the Internet, starting in Sderot and moving around the world, creating the first-ever global cyberspace rally to support Israel. Jews on ever...…
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…Family Focus 'Cooking' Up A Reunion The Cook family's gathering spurs a glimpse into future inspired by a look at past. In 2007, marking the Cooks' 100 years in America are Earl Friedman, seated; Front row: Matthew, Madeleine and Lindsay Schindler, Helene Glassman of Farmington Hills, Linda Plasko of West Bloomfield and Marla Schindler. Second row: Richard Glassman of Farmington Hills, Alan Schindler and Mike Friedman and Gail Baker of Ber...…
…Family Focus CELEBRATE 4 6:g Reunion from page C3 The Second Night of Passover and Israel's 60th Sunday, April 20, 2008 Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield Led by Mark A. Lit Executive Director Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Musical inspiration provided by Lisa Soble Siegmann 4:30 p.m. Pre-Seder activities for the whole fimily • 5:30 p.m. Seder Adults: $45 • Children (12 and younger): $2...…
