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…CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD The Model Year 2000 Adat Shalom Adult Study Beginning Oct. 7, Adat Shalom Synagogue will offer 22 weeks of programming focused on Jewish tex- tual study, Hebrew language, Jewish history and prayer. There will be several mini-series designed to stand alone, which are open to the community at no charge. These rabbinic lectures will be taught from 8-9 p.m. Thursdays in November, March and April by Rabbi Daniel Nevins...…
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…Fourth Annual Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Sandra Sherman Lecture on Ethical Issues in Women's Health Care Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sinai-Grace Hospital. The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Web Site Aids Hillel Shoppers As a convenient way for parents to fulfill their obligation to the Give/Get Program, Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit is participating in SOKS, the Supporting Our Kids' School Program sponsor...…
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…A Tribute To 'Angel Of Love' The Israel Cancer Association of Michigan will pay tribute to Alexandra (Alex) Graham, a West Bloomfield High School student who died of cancer in January at age 17. The ICAM annu- al dinner will honor the memory of Alex, the daughter of Bill Alex Graham and Susie Graham, celebrating her life and accomplish- ments 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. • 'Alex was a wonderful person," said Hannan L...…
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…VOTE November 2n V upport Jonathan I fully sup Brateman in his candidacyfor Southfield City Counci Rabbi Steven,Weil young Israe Vote November 2nd for JONATHAN BRATEMAN For Southfield City Council Paid for by Jonathan Brateman for Southfield City Council Irving Brateman, Treasurer To help the campaign, send your checks to: 22917 S. Bellwood Drive, Southfield, MI 48034 (personal checks only) eadoteiat Calendar YIDDISH CULTURE CLUB Lect...…
…NEW FIBER No GEL, No GRIT, No GAS •• * • • • • INTERFAITH CONNECTION "Let's Talk," a four-part discussion series for interfaith couples focussing on traditions, communication and identity of children begins 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Agency for Jewish Education building, 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield. $5 per adult per session. Childcare with RSVP Also sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Fam...…
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…Maze! Toy! Michael, Gail, Samantha and Steve A Name Carries 0 Irene Elkus CART WALDMAN Special to the Jewish News I t was the first day of Passover when Steve and Gail Elkus were going to find out the sex of their baby. Steve had an inclination it was a girl. "When my mother was alive, she always held the first seder," said Steve. "In my mother's house the tables were set for 30 people, and it was family galore. Call it coinci- dence, bu...…
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…THE TIKYV:51g(12G The Retirement Community That Has It Aff — Brad enjoys all sports, especially ice hockey; he is involved with the Farmington Hockey Association. His other interests are the computer and attending Camp Tamarack. Brad's mitzvah projects included volunteer- ing at Yad Ezra, assisting in Temple Israel's media center and contribut- ing to the American Cancer Society. Dayna Brooke Menken will cele- brate her bat mitzvah at Templ...…
…Mazel Toy! Engagements Waldman-Roether r ■ ■ a ■ ■ ■ Barbara and Robert Roether of West Bloomfield are delighted to announce the engagement of their son Geoffrey Alan to Susan Naomi Waldman, daughter of Nancy Harold of St. Paul, Minn., and Jeremy Waldman and Judi Belzer of Minneapolis, Minn. Geoffrey attended Wayne State University and works in restaurant management in Milawukee. He is the grandson of Harry Yellen of Delray Beach, Fl...…
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…The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's First Mazel Toy! Basketball Tournament October 17, 1999 Anniversaries D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building 6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield SIGN UP NOW! Registration for each four-person team: *Members: $60 • Non-members: $80 Deadline for registration October 10,1999. *A// members of the team must be JCC members Registration: 7 a.m. • Games 8 a.m. Games for age 12 and under begin af...…
…Spirituality Exodus Film explores ship's unlikely role in the creation of a Jewish state. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News Ell rank Lavine, barely in his 20s and attending Army school during World War II, was invited to a Jewish dance at the University of Illinois. During party conversation, two young men he met talked about hoping to go to Palestine; Lavine spoke about his interest in boats. The men kept in touch through the w...…
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…SHAAREY LEDEK B'NAI ISRAEL 4200 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 681-8247. Rabbi: Leonardo A. Bitran. Services: Saturday 9 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.; Monday and Thursday 7 a.m.: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:15 a.m.; daily and Friday 6 p.m. Shemini Atzeret, Yizkor, dedication of memorial plaques. THE BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE 28611 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 477-1410. Rabbi: Sherwin T. Wine. Associate rabbi: T...…
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…PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF the kosher food pantry feeding hungry Jewish families. MEMSZtattWOMMIONkik....&.,:a Milton Rosenbaum. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Erev Simchat Torah, consecration service. TEMPLE ISRAEL 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-5700. Rabbis: M. Robert Syme, Harold S. Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett. Cantors: Harold Orbach, Lori Corrsin. Servi...…
…Torah Portion The Search For Happiness Starts With Involvement sun, in the place of justice, the wicked- ness that was there; and in the place of righteousness that wickedness was there ... But I returned and considered all the oppressions that are one under the sun, and beheld the tears of such that were oppressed; and they had no comforters, and on the side of their oppressors there was power ..." The prophets of Israel also saw what hemen...…
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…Help for Survivors with Swiss Banks Settlement Local Jewish organizations, in cooperation with the Court, are providing help to Holocaust Survi- vors who have questions relating to participation in the $1.25 billion Swiss Banks Settlement. Memos David Miller has been appointed chief financial officer at Jewish Family Service, a licensed outpatient clinic with offices in Southfield and West Bloomfield. Miller comes to JFS from the William Be...…
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…(4 SPECIAL SHIPMENT making matza balls. And Bubbe offers some words about a kid who wanted more RAM for his computer as a bar mitzvah gift and ended up with something more enduring — a shofar, from a different kind of ram. Now that's a real '90s story. There's poignancy to many of the stories, and a degree of spontaneity that belies the medium; they're more like conversations than literature. Much of the tone of the site comes from the storie...…
…WHat ArE yOu DOInG? OF Teen.•** 6 Mission 2 Teens eNtering grAdes 10-12 in the fall of 2000 It s happening June 28 -July 31, 2000 For More INformatioN: Contact Trudy WeiSs at the Michigan/Israel Connection, (248) 645-7878 With a non-refundable deposit of $100, you can guarantee your place with Teen Mission 2000 to Israel in summer 2000. SpoNsors: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its Michigan/Israel Connection Sign up...…
…Question of the Week: Which famed financier, who became a million- aire before he was 32, was the son of a promi- nent surgeon in the Confederate Army? 1g96 [70L8 PJ°u-'8 :JOINSUV 4.(5 5;1. , Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor I The beauty and uniqueness of Simchat Torah. is time to put on your fancy clothes and snazzy shoes ... and your kippa. We're going dancing. Simchat Torah is one time that's no work and all fun. The holiday b...…
…The BIG Story tic You Know... • Some congregations place a lit candle inside the ark during the hakefot, a tradition based on the Proverbs 6:23 verse, "For a mitzvah is a candle, and Torah is light." • When dancing, the Torah is always held in the right hand (even if you're left-handed). • No doubt you know it's cus- tomary to bring a flag for Sim- chat Torah celebrations, but do you know why? The flag is said to reflect the idea of an army ...…
…GueSt CoLuMn EARLY FALL SALE Mi rror Reflection? Sherry Kraft Special to AppleTree THE STUDIO ALL DANCE WEAR .. . SHOES ...LEOTARDS... TIGHTS ...UNITARDS... it and see you for who you are. Cheek to cheek, we are bonded by Much more than salty blood. We seem tangled in crisp pretzels With round curves that are infinite. Looking into those hazel_ brown eyes, I know you tell no lies. With sprinkled freckles Sherry left, with her big sister...…
…Family aLbUm Clockwise, from top left: This future ballerina star is lovely Kayla Sara Kapen, who just turned 3. Kayla is the granddaughter of "Saba" Shelly and "Savta" Rachel Kapen of West Bloomfield. Akiva Yitzchok Yosef Schwarcz, 4, of Oak Park was taking a bath before bed when SUR- PRISE! Big brother Dovid Elimelech Simcha, 9, of New York, arrived for a six-week visit. Akiva's par- ents are Gary and Mir- jam Schwarcz, and Mom says Akiva ...…
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…MICHIGAN JEWISH AIDS COALITION • 1998-1999 OFFICERS President - Michelle Passon Vice Presidents Jeff Green - Programming joy Schumacher - Education Secretary - Laurie Frankel Treasurer - Robert Mather Past Presidents Susan Leemaster • Linda Lee LIAISONS Jewish Federation Mark Jeross • Karen Weinbaurn Peer/Educators Jenny Hobson *Tali Zechory STAFF Edwina Davis, Executive Director Andrea Nitzkin, Education Director Arlene E. Sorkin, ...…
…MICHIGAN JEWISH ANTS COALMON Interviews with three special friends It was my great pleasure to be asked to interview three very special friends of MJAC: Sylvia Block, Eileen Eisenberg and Jimmy Popkin for the publication of our MJAC Moments Newsletter in the Jewish News. I have the Mary Ann Siege! (Left) Sr Linda Lee opportunity to speak to these people often but this was a unique chance to have them share their MJAC moments with many reader...…
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…LAUGHING MATTERS Political satirist Mark Russell, now in his 23rd season of comedy specials on PBS, frequently is asked if he has a writer. "Oh yes," he responds. "I have 535 writers. One hundred in the Senate — and 435 in the House." Russell, who accompanies himself on the piano while offering the fresh, topical comedy for which he is so widely known, will appear 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at Orchestra Hall in a fund-raiser for Kadima. The n...…
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…COMMON MAN, MYTHIC VISION: The Paintings of Ben Shahn JULY 25- OCTOBER 31 MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY from page 75 and three times on Saturday in front of huge numbers of people. The trav- eling is wonderful, and I meet people all over the country. "A couple of towns ago, another clown and I got word that a man was about to propose to his girlfriend, and we arranged to have this done in the middle of the ring. I dressed up as a bride, and the other...…
…Above: Pachyderm parade: "The elephants seem to know if they're performing or rehearsing," says Sussman. "When nobody is in the audience, they kind of walk through what they do with no energy. When there's an audience, their trunks are up and they're having a great time." Although sideshows had declined toward the latter half of the 20th centu- ry because public opinion deemed them exploitative, Sussman feels this new lineup does not take adv...…
