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…metro >> around town Daddy-Daughter Dance Adat Shalom Men's Club gets a great turnout for its annual dance. 0 n Sunday, March 22, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, 124 dads, zaydies and daughters, ages 3-13, hit the dance floor in style at the Men's Club Daddy Daughter Dance. Swinging to the creative sounds of Music in Motion, the handsome couples enjoyed a Jerusalem Pizza dinner and Eskimo Jack's artisan ice cream cookies, alo...…
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…Living a Jewish Life in the 21st Century: New Challenges, New Opportunities THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to Hillel Day School for two more lectures with Professor Howard Lupovitch, director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University. Professor Howard Lupovitch is director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University. He previously headed the Jewish Studies program at Colby University and held ...…
…metro >> 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. Akiva Hebrew Day School Much To Do! Yom Ha'Atzmaut SUNDAY, APRIL 19 RABBI & ARCHBISHOP 4 pm. A dialogue between Rabbi Joseph Krakoff and Archbishop Allen Vigneron on the Book of Job examines the question of good ...…
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…II REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE etro >> calendar Calendar from page 34 MONDAY, APRIL 27 YIDDISH PLAY GLAZER INSTITUTE 6:30 pm. After Midnight (Nokh Tsvelf Baynakht), a 1925 Yiddish play performed with projected English translations. Spirits emerge after dark and encountering human beings. At Two Muses Theatre at Barnes & Noble, 6800 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $10 online: aftermidnight. yapsody.com or through Michael Yashinsky at ya...…
…&irk praef Making a difference. THE WENDY & RABBI PAUL YEDWAB YOUTH ENRICHMENT ENDOWMENT FUNDED BY SUSAN AND THOMAS NORRIS Temple Israel is grateful to announce a $1 million gift from Susan and Thomas Norris. The gift will create the Wendy & Rabbi Paul Yedwab Youth Enrichment Fund and will support a variety of youth enrichment activities offered or sponsored by Temple Israel. This generous gift was born out of Tom's long standing relation...…
…world Clinton And Israel Presidential candidate has a long track record on Mideast matters. Yitzhak Benhorin Ynet News A fter months of anticipa- tion, Hillary Clinton finally announced Sunday she is run- ning for president. With her experience as first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state, Clinton has had countless hours of meetings with Israeli leaders like Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu under her be...…
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…RSVP TODAY! Inviting Clergy and Lay Leaders Across Metro Detroit Please join us for an important dialogue about mutual concerns and hopes for interfaith relations, today and for the next 50 years. Invite friends of any religious background, and come to Temple Beth El for: The Legacy of Vatican II 50 Years of Interfaith Relations ■ TEMPLE BETH EL Monday, April 27 1:00 - 3:00 pm Main Sanctuary, Temple Beth El 'Behold how good and pleas...…
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…spirituality >> Torah portion IDDigHnq 'MEU ©TM Yeshiva University STUDEN Parshat Shem . ni, Shabbat Machar Chodesh: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; I Samuel 20:18-20:42. H ow do we ascribe meaning to tragedy? This week's Torah portion, Shemini, describes a terribly sad episode in the life of Aaron and his family. It hap- pens in the Tabernacle: "Now Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it and laid incense on it; and the...…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Editorial Commentary Don't Diminish Role Of Our Communal Professionals T he professional heads of Detroit Jewry's agencies ideally serve as invaluable cata- lysts for driving our communal resources. They guide, manage, nurture, challenge and ele- vate — even inspire. As our emissaries, they help shape our fluid communal agenda and direction. Developing a pool of desirable candid...…
…4st Yeshiva University deterrent backup" beyond that as well, including Europe, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Arab countries, and guaranteeing "massive retaliation" if Iran targeted Israel or America's Arab allies. President Obama has already reached out to Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Iran deal framework. He declared in an interview that he's willing "to make the kinds of commitm...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... on the cover _earning From Ill Israeli Success Detroit entrepreneurs seek to emulate Israel's "Startup Nation." I I SS I ~ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the Barron family generously committed funds to a yearly program that would "re- At 5 a.m. that morning, a cohort of the invent" how the local community organizes group arose to visit the Kotel, the Western theme-focused missions to Israel. Wall, where the sun would r...…
…Yeshiva University IN - Emr YOUR NAME HERE VALID DURING FRESHMAN FALL 2015 Tel Aviv Take -Aways PROPERTY OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY D NO -TRANSFERABLE ADAM FINKEL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Above: Mission members Larry Freed, Jason Raznick, Renee Erlich, staff leader Julie Tepperman, mission co-chair Lisa Stern, Ryan Dembs and Jason Teshuba. Left: Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick, right, with the first employee of Waz, a GPS-based geogra...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... I .,..„ .„ sIon Startup from page 48 — — Participants ranged from Jacob Cohen, partner at Detroit Venture Partners, and Treger Strasberg, founder and CEO of Humble Design, to Larry Freed, former president/CEO of ForeSee, and David Broner, chairman emeritus of Broner Inc. and SCORE Mentor of the Year. Bellinson is confident the people in this group have such an entrepreneurial mindset that they not only are goi...…
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…jewish@edu for college students by college students Happy Kids Michigan State Hillel students find the meaning of tikkun olam in a child's smile during spring break. Marisa Meyerson jewish@edu staff ver the years, tikkun olam has been a staple when learning about Jewish values. Our rabbis have spoken about it, our Sunday school teachers gave us creative proj- ects to learn about it and our high school youth group directors helped us plan...…
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…family focus One Stitch At A Time Creating donations from a blank canvas. Ruchie Weisberg works on a needlepoint mezuzah near a supply cabinet that doubles as a display area for one of a dozen of her hand-made pillows. I Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer A needlepointer for 45 years, Ruchie Weisberg's handmade mezuzahs tie together the beauty of her talent with her continuing drive to help others. She has created everything fr...…
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…End-of-Life Decision Making: The Law, Jewish Tradition, and Practical Concerns TEMPLE BETH EL PRESENTS Each session will be presented Wednesdays Presented by ANDREW J. BRODER 12:30 PM and 7:30 PM at TEMPLE BETH EL with Rabbi Mark Miller and Rabbi Daniel Syme OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY NO CHARGE SESSION ONE - APRIL 29 . End-of-Life Decisions, Legal Perspective SESSION TWO - MAY 13: End-of-Life Decisions, Jewish Perspective Light refreshmen...…
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…arts & Life SARAH HELM F( Never RAVENSBRUCK LIFE AND DEATH IN HITLER'S CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR WOMEN e In honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we have rounded up a collection of new Holocaust-themed books (plus one CD) worth a look. SWAN SONG 10.VMM. Ilf.T ■ Nr" 19 45 WALTER KEMPOWSKI God, Faith &_ Identity from ',Ashes Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Edited by Menachem Z. Rosensa...…
…arts & Life The next generation of Habatat Galleries is keeping a promise to its founder — while adding their own expertise to its annual invitational. h"- Ey Altke, 'ff Alp er NC/ ilrf I I Aaron Schey, left, and Corey Hampson, right, in lab. ,44 the 12,000-square- ,1 14 ., foot Habatat Ili Galleries Mariposo — fused and cast glass with glass-powder imagery in a steel frame — by Michael Janis is one of hundreds of studi...…
…ARTHUR BEER 2006, he has worked closely with artists to market their work, maintain the gallery's website and produce Habatat's catalogues. "Together, they really do make a great team; says Ferd, 67, of West Bloomfield. "I doubt at that age I would have the abil- ity to maintain the high level expected out of that gallery; As they have for so many years, the two, both 36 years old, complement each other— Corey courting collectors and helping ...…
…arts & Life Get Transported A real girl's experience with Kindertransport comes to life on stage. Fox, center, meets the cast of the play based on her book. My Heart in a Suitcase will be performed at 9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township. $15 adults/$5 students. (586) 286-2222; macombcenter.com . Celebrity Jews Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News STREAMING IN D...…
…You'll Laugh You'll Cry Reb Moshe Waldoks The child of Holocaust While much attention is given to documenting the architecture of the destruction, Waldoks chooses to focus on Jewish life in light of the experience. He recently contributed one of 88 essays in the just-released God, Faith & Identity survivors discusses the future — with humor. from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Contributing Wri...…
…arts & Life >> fashion GivingBack Sharing with the Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor community is always in style. Here are three ways to shop and make a difference this month. ewelry- designer Karen Egren and clothing-designer Nina McLemore play well together. Egren's boutique, Karen Egren Jewelry, and Nina McLemore Studio, a national go-to name for impeccable designs as strong as the women wearing them, share a space in a Birming...…
…Editor's Picks he reads from Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25. $36-$51. Detroit Opera House. (313) 237-7464; michiganopera.org . ENCHANTED TOE TAPPING Get your klezmer going with West Bloomfield-native (and current Berlin resident) Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird (shown) and the R2G Klezmer Trio, as each klezmer group performs separately, followed by a joint con- cert. Blending Eastern European party music wit...…
…arts & life >> the best of everything Heimish Holiday Large crowd relishes second night seder at Temple Beth El. p OTPOURRI Second night seder by Temple Beth El was a good opportunity for more than 160 in the Handleman Social Hall to meet and greet new Executive Director Kim Raznik ... Rabbi Daniel Syme was his usual big smiling self with hellos galore in his own gracious way. Fast-moving Passover seder entertain- ment by Rabbi Mark Miller...…
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…life c Iles "Much-heralded Star Deli slow-cooks its own tender temptations" — Danny Raskin Order Your Mother's Day Trays Now! Feb. 18 Ashley (Ross) and MK- Matt Esterline of Portage, Mich., are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Jackson Henry Esterline (Haskel). Proud grandparents are Paula and Don Lipin of West Bloomfield, Michael Ross and Betty Tuzinowski of Redford, and Nancy and Lee Esterline of Battle Creek. Excited great-gr...…
