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…» to rah por tion Do You Feel Judged? Parshat Bo: Exodus 10:1-13:16; Jeremiah 46:13-46:28. G rowing i up in i Thornhill, T h hi hillll J Judaism, d i and d since i I’m I’ not t O Orthodox, th d north of Toronto, in a very you don’t consider me to be Jewish.” religious family of 10, in an I went home feeling sick. Here are extremely “Conservadox” community, these wonderful Jewish students being I was completely ignorant of the per- told by...…
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…arts & life at home continued from page 33 LEFT: The family room and infor- mal dining area, housed in an addition by the Roths’ home’s previous owners, is filled with organic, aged elements, which Ross integrated with a backdrop of creamy tones. A limestone fire- place was brought in from a mon- astery in France, the flooring is reclaimed stone from the streets of Belgium and the informal din- ing table was made from the hull of a ship. Ab...…
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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 53 AVERY WARNICK, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 3, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Marilyn Warnick; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Warnick and Fran Swick; Warnick daughter, Jill Warnick; c. 1957 sister, Gilda Rudner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Stanford and Lynn Trumpeter, Alan Trumpeter and Susan Matlin; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Warnick was the dear brother-in...…
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