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…contents April 14-20, 2016 | 6-12 Nisan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 11 SHABBAT, HOLIDAY LIGHTS 77 Shabbat: Friday, April 15, 7:57 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 16, 9:01 p.m.* Pesach 1/Shabbat: Friday, April 22, 8:05 p.m. Pesach 2: Saturday, April 23, 9:10 p.m. Holiday Ends: Sunday, April 24, 9:11 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan Create your own seder plate by printing out these la...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Ask Attorney Ken Gross about… for openers Plagues And Punishments A few weeks ago, my friend said There’s a saying: “I used to be a good she witnessed her Darling parent, but then I had kids.” The thing that Child A hit her Darling Child B. really throws us off is that children just Every motherly instinct scream- aren’t as angelic as they’re sup- ing in indignation, Mother posed to...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us essay The Case For Two States? F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us Dershowitz skirts the obstacles in seeking rekindled peace talks. Boca Raton, Fla. H ere’s the vision: That an interna- tionally recognized Palestinian state in much of the West Ban...…
…Securing Our Future Through Their Centennial Fund Donation, Marcie and Rob Orley Continue a Legacy of Support for Jewish Detroit he remarkable strength and vibrancy of our T “Jewish commitment, community involvement and the joy community can be summed up with a single phrase, of being Jewish were the most important gifts that I L’Dor V’Dor. From generation to generation, Jewish received from my parents and grandparents,” says Marcie, ...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com editorial The Merit In State-Mandated Holocaust Education P rovided it embraces the magnitude of the topic, Holocaust education should become part of the state school curricula. A House bill governing the teaching of the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide and other genocides has moved to the Senate in Lansing. Such teaching, as a requisite com- ponent of our state’s school instruction ...…
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…metro » Palestinian Watchdog Bassem Eid monitors Palestinian violations against its own people. T ypically, one would think that a 58-year-old Palestinian born and raised in a West Bank refugee camp would be angry, but what makes Bassem Eid different is the direction of his anger. “It looks like we, the Palestinians, are used to being sacrificed from 1948 to today,” said the founder of the Jerusalem- based Palestinian Human Rights Monitori...…
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…Vivian Henoch metro » Say Yes W To The (Gemach) Dress Finding true acts of kindness in Jewish Detroit. Vivian Henoch | Special to the Jewish News Above: The Bridal Canopy — lending bridal gowns and accessories, making dreams come true — is a project of Aish HaTorah of Detroit. hat is a gemach? You may find your answer searching in the heart of Jewish Detroit through racks of designer bridal gowns, bins of baby toys or in a basement turne...…
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…metro » DETROIT BABY DRIVE: FROM GRASSROOTS TO A GROWING NONPROFIT A gemach can start out with donations left in a laundry basket outside on the porch. It can start with a hope and a prayer. 14 April 14 • 2016 – Rachel Krakauer, Feiga Pia Gown gemach When Lainie Roth moved with her hus- band and children from New Jersey, she started her own friendly neighborhood baby gemach in Southfield by collecting surplus baby supplies — everything fro...…
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…metro » It’s not manna from heaven, but this Passover, provide something just as crucial to the survival of the Israeli people. Woman Of Valor CSZ’s Woman’s World to honor Henrietta Weisberg. Karen Couf Cohen Special to the Jewish News H enrietta Weisberg is the defini- tion of courage, but she would be the last one to say it. “I survived,” she says dismissively. When asked how she stays so positive, Henrietta, a Holocaust survivor, qui-...…
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…Ronelle Grier metro » BDS Vote UM-Dearborn faculty defeats anti-Israel resolutions. Ronelle Grier | Contributing Writer T 2093060 24 April 14 • 2016 wo resolutions to boycott Israeli academic institutions and divest funds from companies doing business with Israel were overwhelmingly voted down by faculty members at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D) at a Faculty Congress meeting on Monday. The resolution to create an advisory c...…
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…metro » ORT America Urdan earns national leadership award for shaping new fundraising model. B The future is now. Enroll today. At Yeshiva University, growing your understanding of, and commitment to, Jewish values is not a club or an extracurricular activity, it is YU. From Talmud to mathematics, and Tanakh to biology, combining Torah study and Jewish values with a rigorous academic curriculum is the hallmark of YU. With student program...…
…metro » Businessman’s Plea Agreement Set For May 12 Ronelle Grier I Contributing Writer F ranklin businessman Norman Shy, 74, the accused vendor in the middle of a massive kickback and bribery scheme allegedly involving many Detroit Public Schools princi- pals, will be entering into a plea agree- ment, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court. A plea hearing has been scheduled for the afternoon of May 12 in front of Judge ...…
…metro » n ews yo u c a n u se Credit: Scotweb Tartan Mill A “kosher” tartan representing both Scottish and Jewish heritage has been created by Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, a Scottish rabbi, who reg- istered the tartan with the Scottish Tartans Authority. Jacobs is selling Judaica items — prayer shawls, shawl bags and kippot — made of the wool. “A friend of mine told me about a Polish tartan and a Sikh tartan had been registered, so why not a Courte...…
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…metro » ca l end a r 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! SATURDAY, APRIL 16 EMANUEL TOT SHABBAT 9:30 am, April 16. Clergy will lead short family service. At Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Information: temple- family@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020. al tour...…
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…metro » h ere' s to Home Care at the Highest Standard The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University will honor The Big Bang Theory co- creator Bill Prady, a former Detroiter, during its 37th Arts Achievement Awards. At this event, outstanding alumni and former students of Wayne State University will be recognized for their dedication to and advocacy for the arts and commu- nication and for achievements in t...…
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…metro » Remember Their Sacrifice Jorge Lemus PACHTER TO BE FETED AS EMERITUS RABBI Congregation B’nai Moshe invites the community to spend the weekend of June 4-5 honoring Rabbi Elliot Pachter for his 25 years of service to the West Bloomfield synagogue. At Shabbat services on June 4, Rabbi Eric Grossman, former head of school at Frankel Jewish Academy and Pachter’s men- Rabbi Elliot tor, colleague and Pachter friend, will be the guest spe...…
…BAIS CHABAD SLATES 42ND ANNUAL DINNER Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center will celebrate its 42nd annual dinner on Lag b’Omer, Thursday, May 26, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Honorees Neil and Tansy Craft will be pre- sented with the Keser Shaim Tov award. Neil, the president of the Torah Tansy and Neil Craft Center, has served on the board of Bais Chabad for close to 18 years. Tansy has been Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg’s...…
…metro » Detroit 100 Years Ago What a difference a century makes — to the city and its Jewish community! Editor’s Note: Here, local historian Irwin Cohen takes a look back at the year 1916. For readers who want to delve further into Detroit Jewish history, an entire century of Detroit Jewish Chronicle and Detroit Jewish News issues going back to 1916 is available online, digitally searchable and free, through the William Davidson Digital Arc...…
…DETROIT FEDERATION’S WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY 2016-2017 SLATE OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is proud to announce its SLATE OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS who will be installed at the 70th ANNUAL MEETING, scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 9:30 a.m., at Adat Shalom Synagogue. All women in the community are invited to attend. Please call Women’s Philanthropy at 248-203-145...…
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…metro » continued from page 40 Campus Martius as it looked in 1916 2076320 SUPREME COURT JEW In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Louis D. Brandeis an associ- ate justice with the Supreme Court, a position he would hold for the next 23 years. Brandeis, a native of Kentucky, was the first Jew to sit Louis D. on the court. Brandeis There were Jews in Detroit and around the country who fought against the appointment. Some thought Brand...…
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…Cap & Gown YEARBOOK 2016 Free Listing Submission Deadline: May 9, 2016 The Jewish News will honor all Jewish students who are graduating this spring from Michigan high schools in our Cap & Gown Yearbook 2016. The Yearbook will be published in our May 26 issue. Go online to submit your free listings to: www.thejewishnews.com/contact/cap-and- gown/free-listing/ All cap and gown submission MUST go through the website. If you have any questi...…
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…» commentar y Food And Freedom Lessons from the garden for Passover. Sunday, May 15, 2016 WWW .W ALK F OR I SRAEL . ORG 8:00am: 5K Family Fun Run Starts (registration required) FREE Kosher Lunch 10:30am: Open to the Public 11:00am: Special Guest Speaker Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst for The Jerusalem Post 12:30pm: Kosher Lunch (no charge) 1:30pm: Walk Starts Community-wide Event Hosted by Temple Shir Shalom (399...…
…In many ways, we are slaves to a food system that is not just and may even use unfair, illegal or unethical practices to create a product for our grocery store shelves with the single goal of turning a large profit. The way in which we access food in today’s world looks a lot different than it did even 50 years ago. Local family farms exist, but in smaller numbers; animals are raised in unimaginable conditions that don’t resemble traditional f...…
…» commentar y New For Passover Keri Guten Cohen Products help feed those with special diets and add convenience. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor W hat’s new for Passover this year follows many of the cur- rent trends for new foods on all grocery shelves. Look for plenty of gluten-free products, some organic items and several packaged foods that will help save you time. Pereg Natural Foods, which markets gluten-free products as ...…
