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…A "hora" dance, Hadzawi-style Back In Time Suzi and Jon Colman Special to the Jewish News W bile on a safari in the east African nation of Tanzania, we went to a remote region near Lake Eyasi where a nomadic tribe called the Hadzawi manages to main- tain their traditional lives as hunter- gatherers. We hired a guide named Hassan to help us, and he took us on a long drive that made the Yom Kippur fast feel like a hiccup. Yes, it was that na...…
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…Cluster Building Event-minded young adults explore new Jewish avenues. Dani Gillman-Glickfeld and Ben Chutz Special to the Jewish News M ore than 80 young adults came out on a weeknight to participate in a Texas hold 'em poker tournament to benefit Yad Ezra, the Berkley-based kosher food bank. The buy-in was a donation of 10 food items. There were prize giveaways, a full bar, appetizers, and, of course, good company. Hosted by Brandon and ...…
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…metro Chai Flyers from page 12 PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE FOLLOWING FREE SERVICES ALL ARE WELCOME! SELICHOT Saturday, September 24 Selichot Service — 8:00 pm Maas Chapel Joan and Paul Feldman of Farmington Hills ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, September 29 CHILDREN'S & YOUTH SERVICES 1:30-2:30 pm Grades 3-6 I Sanctuary 2:45-3:15 pm Grade 2 anc Younger I Sanctuary YOM KIPPUR Saturcay, October 8 TORAH STUDY 12:301:30 pm I Maas C is oel Judy and D...…
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…metro >> around town Summer's End Temple isr e cnic does Labor Day in T emple Israel held its annual Labor Day picnic last Monday on its West Bloomfield campus to the delight of member families and beyond. Despite chilly weather and an overcast sky, families enjoyed train rides, hot dogs, arts and crafts, magicians, pony rides, snow cones, popcorn, inflatables, ice cream, a DJ, face painting, soccer, games — and lots of togetherness. LI ...…
…Walk For A Cause Friendship Circle's sixth annual walk raises spirits, funds and awareness. A n estimated 4,500 people participated in Friendship Circle's sixth annual Walk4Friendship on Sept. 4 in West Bloomfield. Walkers began on the Friendship Circle campus in West Bloomfield and ended their trek at the nearby Jewish Community Center. A highlight of the event was Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham, 19, a wheelchair athlete who was born with spi...…
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…Downtown Synagogue Holiday Services At HMC The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue High Holiday services this year will be held at the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. They are open to all and free of charge or obligation. The seating capacity of the largest room is 325 — with an additional 125 seats in a adjacent room to view services on a TV screen. Early arrival is suggested for seating in the main sanctuary,...…
…FJA faculty check out the newly delivered tablets. Jewish Day Schools Go High Tech Students at Frankel Jewish Academy were welcomed back with iPads. ust in time for the kids to go back to school, a photo made its way around the Internet. It was a pic- ture of a smart phone sitting atop a piece of graphing paper with a math problem written on it. The phone has a scientific calculator application on the screen. Above the picture was the quot...…
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…metro Update On Israel From Consul General Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) officer Nancy Welber Barr greets Israeli Consul General Orli Gil at Temple Beth El on Sept. 6. More than 150 were in attendance for Gil's talk, which covered Israel's accom- plishments on many fronts, plus its challenges making peace, facing ter- rorism, social inequities and conflicts within society. The event was co-sponsored by the JCRC and Temp...…
…Mt_ I Ift MSU in Jerusalem SPRING 2012 SPECIAL EDITION What's this program about? Imagine spending spring semester exploring the fascinating corners Jerusalem! of Michigan State University and Hebrew University are offering a special spring semester program that will allow students to continue making progress in their academic programs while studying Israeli history and culture. The program is designed for students majoring in business, ...…
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…6nis of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com News Analys EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Editorial Building Inspired Summers H Israeli soldiers scuffle with Palestinians during a demonstration near the West Bank village of Belt Omar on Aug. 13. Some analysts have warned that a U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood could set off a new w...…
…News Analysis from page 38 option was first used to circumvent a Soviet veto in the Security Council against action during the Korean War, and it was employed during the 1980s to protect countries that sanctioned apartheid South Africa from being sued under international trade laws. • Why are the Palestinians seek- ing statehood recognition from the United Nations rather than negoti- ating directly with Israel? The Palestinian leadership has ...…
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…business & rofessional Saving Memories Young entrepreneur's business preserves family memories stuck on old video tapes. Chloe Logan Jewish News Intern B en Friedman is working to preserve memories of people throughout the community. In addition to his job as a producer at WDIV Local 4, Friedman, 24, of West Bloomfield (soon moving to Detroit) owns Detroit Video Preservation Company, which does exactly as the title says. "The goal of my b...…
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…the s lacTe >> SPONSORED BY THE MICHIGAN JEWISH SPORTS FOUNDATION & David Gach At age 33, David Gach was the young- est player on the Inter-Congregational Men's Club Sum- mer Softball League champion Temple Shir Shalom team. Gach held down the No. 5 spot in Shir Shalom's potent lineup, and he pa- trolled either left-center field or right- center. The former Berkley High School baseball and football star now lives in Bloomfield Hills, work...…
…community Walk With A Purpose October event to benefit mast-cell disorder research. S arah Gittleman died from mastocytosis in 2004 at age 23, and her family once more will host a walkathon to fight the mast cell disease. The orphan disease affects fewer than 200,000 people. Obtaining proper medical or other services is hard because of its rareness. The fourth annual walkathon will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, rain or shine, from the Huntington...…
…teen 2 teen e,e Maddi Gonte Teen2Teen Staff ' • ' •-?-t 41 nyone who expe- rienced Tamarack Camps' Western Trip this summer could tell you it was a trip of a lifetime. "Western was life-changing," said Arlyn Daniels of West Bloomfield. "It helped me grow as a person and become a bet- ter person, too. It was the best choice of my summer." Twenty-five campers, accom- panied by six amazing counsel- ors, traveled the western United States for...…
…Teen Missioli Tin Israel, `kilt, Trip registration begins Sept. 19. TEEN MISSION to AEL I t's not too soon to begin thinking about next summer — especially if you're a teen interested in joining your peers on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Teen Mission 2012, the community's eighth teen trip, will run from July 2-Aug. 3 (dates sub- ject to change) for Metro Detroit high school teens cur...…
…health & fitness Positive Shade Of Pink Cancer survivor fights back thanks to support fund. Ruthan Brodsky Special to the Jewish News "We are a small nonprofit organization:' said MacDonald. "Our first year, 2007, t. the Pink Fund raised $4,500. In 2010, we raised $73,000 and assisted 24 women with bill payments totaling $41,514. We also advocated for clients with insur- ance companies and unfair treatment by employers. I'm hoping we can r...…
