…Head To Toe: A Body Of Work M any years ago, the poet Walt Whitman wrote, "I sing the body electric" Since then, songsmiths have dedicated works to many parts of the body, electric or otherwise. A whole Broadway show was dedicated to hair. That was also the concern of a featured song in that show. After you consider "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" are you old enough to remember, "You've got the cutest little baby face"? (This was, of cou...…
…Knight Foundation Informed & Engaged Communities Congratulations to the 2013 Knight Arts Challenge winners Earlier this year, the Knight Arts Challenge asked: What's your idea for the local arts community? Detroiters responded overwhelmingly - with 1,400 submissions! Read on to discover the 56 winners receiving $2.1 million and visit KnightArts.org to learn more. adrienne maree brown Jeff Karoub North American Residency ADULT. Jon Br...…
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…metro >> on the cover A sapling from Anne Frank's famous tree now grows as an uplifting symbol at the HMC. Esther Allweiss Ingber I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Now, a special link to Anne Frank resides in Farmington Hills. A sapling from the same majestic tree that inspired Anne was planted Aug. 27 on the grounds of the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus. The HMC is one of only 11 sites in the United States chos...…
…THE ONE. THE ONLY. 1:3)„.13_,7.-1-a --- r,z.k. saplings in the Netherlands for three years, Great Oaks took charge of the HMC's tree when it arrived in March. "It was shipped bare root — all the soil washed off the roots — in a cardboard mailing tube Roberts said. Great Oaks potted the approximately 2-foot tree in a 10-gallon pot. "We also wrapped the entire tree in tightly woven screen to protect the sapling from insect and animal damage an...…
…metro Walk4Friendship Annual fundraising event for Friendship Circle draws nearly 5,000 participants. A t the opening ceremonies of this year's Friendship Circle Walk4Friendship on Sept. 1, Bassie Shemtov, Friendship Circle execu- tive director, introduced Felicia Bowers, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheel- chair. Bowers delivered her motivating speech to participants using a computer device targeted by her eyes. The walk began at F...…
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…Wayne o Louis Finkelman Special to the Jewish News W ayne State University Press has quite a robust list of high-quality works on Jewish legends, Jewish anthropology and folk- lore, Jewish dance and American Jewish history. A consortium of community businessmen provided much of the funding and the drive to transform the State` University-Press ,helped launch a , , et a'f] e . accidemic Jewish Studies." • press, founded in 1941, from a h...…
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…Congregation Beth Shalom r Michael Krieger of Southfield sings along with Charles Ward and Marianne Valan, both of Southfield, and Natalie Victor of Huntington Woods. Join us in honoring Cantor Sam! Shalom Detroit! Cantor Sam Greenbaum has touched thousands of you at some point in your family's life. He may have performed a bris, officiated at a lifecycle event, led a service or offered a kind word. Congregation Beth Shalom is honoring Ca...…
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…etro >> parenting Saying You're Sorry And Meaning It ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA MICHIGAN REGION 79th Annual I I Balfour Celebration I I Sunday, November 10, 2013 I 7:00 PM. I Congregation Shaarey Zedek Honoring Janice and Martin Stoneman with the Justice Louis Brandeis Award and Honoring the Memory of Donald E. Van Curler with the Friend of Israel Leadership Award I I WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND...…
…SECURING OUR FUTURE Through the Centennial Fund, Jeffrey M. Davidson Makes An Extraordinary Commitment to the Community That Has Become His Home eah (z"I) and Jeffrey Davidson moved to the Mr. Davidson has directed his donation toward the Detroit area in 1999 and quickly became Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE), a immersed in our local Jewish community. The critical vehicle for providing ongoing support to Davidson's already h...…
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…- Common Ground•s 39th Annual Birmingham Street Art Fair Jews gather In Paco's Gallery courtyard in Puerto Vallarta for Shabbat services. Finding Family Puerto Vallarta gallery hosts Shabbat services during winter. Jeannie Weiner Special to the Jewish News 0 ver several decades of travel- ing to Mexico, I have attend- ed Jewish services in Mexico City and Acapulco, but never in Puerto Vallarta. This year was the exception, and the exper...…
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…The Great Outdoors Jewish Senior Life residents enjoy the perks of summer camp. Lynne Meredith Golodner Special to the Jewish News Ortonville F or more than three decades, Jewish Senior Life (JSL) residents have gone for an overnight or full day of activities at the Butzel Retreat Center at Tamarack Camps. Recently, more than 60 residents from all of the JSL residences journeyed there. "The boundaries of camp are limit- less, and age is ...…
…The Maimonides Society and Professional Advisory Committee of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit invite you to Affordable Care Act 101 • • Everything You Need to Know Before October 1st Panel Discussion: Steven Grant, M.D., F.A.C.P. Congressman Sander Levin Thomas L. Simmer, M.D Andrew Wachler, Healthcare Attorney Monday, September 23 • 7:30 p.m. Temple Shir Shalom • 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield Register online b...…
…>> around town ir Bonding Time Bubbie Zaydie camp at Butzel gives generations time for fun. T amarack Camps concluded another successful Bubbie Zaydie Family Camp season in mid- August. Since 1984, grandparents and their grandchildren, ages 4-14, have been coming to the Butzel Retreat Center in Ortonville to spend a fun-filled Shabbat weekend with each other. No parents are allowed. Longtime participants Michael and Elaine Serling said, "...…
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…metr I. >> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! TUESDAY, SEPT. 17 PROBATE INFO 1 pm. "Removing the Mysteries of Probate Court" with Karen Koshen, court resource and program specialist. At Oak Park JCC. Information: 248-967-4030. AGING PARENTS Di...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... Americans and Israelis renew ties forged with Community Birthright. DANA APPLEBAUM I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ifgash: the Hebrew word for coming together. On Aug. 14, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit kicked off its Mifgash, a five-day event that brought together 100 participants from several recent Community Birthright trips with 25 of the Israelis who joined them on their experience in Israel. Thro...…
…A Cantor's Perspective By Jacob Kamaras JNS.org T he holiest days on the Jewish cal- endar, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are largely spent in syna- gogue. Yet prayer isn't usually the focus when Jews prepare for the High Holidays, observes Cantor Arik Wollheim. "Hopefully people go through this pro- cess of repentance and they give charity, but what about prayer?" Wollheim tells JNS.org. "People neglect that. How many people open the pray...…
…Where The Heart Is At Yom Kippur, a heads-up about chest thumping during Viddui prayer. Edmon J. Rodman JTA 0 n Yom Kippur, when we beat our chests during the confes- sion, maybe we should be knocking instead on our heads. After all, isn't that where all the trouble starts? On this most physically demanding of Jewish days, Jewish tradition has us beat the heart side of our chests, as if to say this is the source of our falling short. Duri...…
…The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe Did Sukkot help shape Thanksgiving? Robert Gluck I JNS.org D id Sukkot help shape America's Thanksgiving? According to one of the fore- most experts on American Judaism, Dr. Jonathan Sarna, the biblical holiday did not exactly guide the Puritans' thinking during colonial times, but they were gen- erally influenced by the idea of thanking God for their bounty. "The Puritans ...…
…Sukkot Gimme Shelter I am buying homeless signs for Sukkot this year. I Rob Eshman LOS ANGELES (Jewish Journal) I started building my sukkah in December. To those of you who are sukkah DIYers, you know how ridicu- lous this sounds. A sukkah is the ritual but that Jews build each year on the holiday of Sukkot, which begins this year on the evening of Sept. 18. You set it up after Yom Kippur; you take it down after the eight days of Sukkot...…
…usiness & professional >> memos Marty A. Burnstein of West Bloomfield has been selected by his peers for the fifth consecutive year to be included in the 2014 edition of the Best Lawyers of America in the specialty of construction law. Burnstein has also been named to the 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers List for his excellence in construction litigation. With more than 40 years of experience as a construction lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, he...…
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…>> analysis Friend Of Israel Australians elect new prime minister; change in Mideast policy expected. Is! Leibler Israel Hayom A ustralia's election results are good news for the Israel- Australia relationship. Labor party incumbent Kevin Rudd, who held office for less than three months follow- ing an intra-party political "coup" against former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, lost in a landslide, bringing an end to six years of Labor govern...…
…>> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Editorial Change Should Help Better Position Akiva L ike any Jewish institu- tion, Yeshivat Akiva must change to stay relevant, attract students and donors, and ultimately, prosper. In his second year at the Zionist day school in Southfield, Rabbi Tzvi Klugerman, head of school, is clearly committed to change. As the JN cover story "Multi-Grade Upgrade" (Aug. 22) Rabbi reports, Akiva prom- Klug...…
…Brotherhood from page 46 shows Yusuf al-Quaradawi, an Egyptian Islamic scholar and spiritual leader associ- ated with the Muslim Brotherhood, telling National Security Council staffers at the White House: "We will conquer Europe; we will conquer America! Not through sword, but through dawah [proselytizing on behalf of Islam]." Of course, the Brotherhood hatched Israel archenemy Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, to terrorize the Jewish state....…
…A Bloomfield Township home is an exquisitely bold retreat for a family that loves to play. Lynne Konstantin I Design Writer Beth Singer I Photographer G rowing up with five younger siblings, Lori Goldman was always aware that her home was not always pristine. "I don't care what I look like she says. "But I have always wanted a house that looks amazing:' And with the help of Jennifer Asmar, owner of Asmar Interiors in Troy, Goldman's Bloomf...…
…A vanity layered in antiqued mirror (which complements the pair of dressers flanking the sofa) brings a timeless elegance to the room, which can grow up with the girls. The robust palette is softened by the sophisticated design: Colorful bedding and headboard upholstery, where the stripes are reversed to each girl's favorite color, and the sumptuous Romo wall covering, which shimmers with flecks of metallic in the flowers, exude old Hollywo...…
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…Torah portion Sunday, September 22 2:00 PM OPEN HOUSE AND PROG Dedication of THE VIOLA AND GARRY KAPPY Yom Kittpur Inspiration Shabbat Yom Kippur: Leviticus 16:1- 16:34, Numbers 29:7-29:11; Isaiah 57:14- 58:14; Minchah: Leviticus 18:1-18:30. T his thought is based on the Yom Kippur Torah portion Acharey, which includes Leviticus 16:21: "Aharon shall lean his two hands ... and confess upon it the iniquities of the Children of Israel."...…
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