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…metro >>JN exclusive Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer New Friendship Circle campaign to curb teen bullying gears up with celebrities, clothing line, online missions. Australian singer/song- writer Cody Simpson features Defeat The Label on his website and will perform a free concert in support of the campaign Aug. 28 in Troy. F at. Nerd. Ugly. Loser. Weird. Desperate. If you believe that words can- not be hurtful, look at the crestfalle...…
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…points of view How Judaism Will Flourish without ethics, both personal and societal, is a contradiction in terms. Do we need to study Torah, I have no patience for survival Judaism. Whenever I hear someone embrace Jewish ritual and observe Shabbat? Absolutely, although Reform, talk about what Jews must do in Conservative and Orthodox Jews will order to "survive I head for the door. interpret these obligations Joel Alperson, in his . -- diffe...…
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…Dan Michman to Present Public Lecture about the Ghettos Dr. David Weinberg Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies As part of the continuing rela- tionship between the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State and the Holocaust Memorial Center, the two organizations will be co-sponsoring a public lecture by Professor Dan Michman of Yad Vashem and Bar-Ilan University in Israel. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, September...…
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…health & fitness >> spo rt s A Maccabi 'Veteran' Steve Stein Contributing Writer E ric Weiss began his JCC Maccabi Games journey in Detroit in 2008, competing in tennis for the host delegation. He traveled to Westchester, N.Y., and Richmond, Va., the past two years as a member of the Detroit U14 boys basket- ball team. Both times, the team made it to the quarterfinals. Weiss will be in Philadelphia this month for his fourth and final Macc...…
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