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…contents GO BIG March 17-23, 2016 | 7-13 Adar II 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 7 SHABBAT LIGHTS & PURIM Shabbat: Friday, March 18, 7:25 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, March 19, 8:27 p.m.* Fast of Esther: Wednesday, March 23, 6:18 a.m.-8:32 p.m.* Purim: One-day celebration begins the evening of Wednesday, March 23 OR GO HOME with a CD from Talmer Bank Shabbat: Friday, March 25, 7:33 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, March 26, 8:35 p.m.* * Times ac...…
…A Weekend at Adat Shalom with Billy Jonas and his Band Community Purim Fun SOULFUL M ARCH 25 - M ARCH 26 - M ARCH 27 SHABBAT ROCKS & DINNER PROGRAM SHABBAT MORNING - SUNDAY CONCERT FOR ALL AGES B illy Jonas is one of those rare performers who can engage and delight both young and adult audiences. For more than two decades, his creative, spiritual and interactive performances have enchanted and inspired people from all walks of life — tou...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Get inspired. Meet medical specialists. Connect with others. All at a Novartis MS Education Link Event for starters Clothing Makes The Purim I f clothing makes the man, Even our shoes — everyone’s then wardrobe malfunctions had their fair turn happily kicking make us human. around town, oblivious to that bit My friend is a fabulous teacher. of toilet paper flapping along with One da...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com letters Buy Israeli Goods To Thwart BDS One strategy StandWithUs uses to coun- ter the effects of persistent anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) actions on America’s university campuses, and in U.S. communities, is to urge everyone to purchase Israeli products all year-round. Passover is another perfect time of year when you can ...…
…congregation Purim Extravaganza 2016 Wednesday March 23, 2016 PURIM EXTRAVAGANZA IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY The Community is welcome THE SIDNEY KATZMAN MEMORIAL PURIM FUND 5:45 p.m. FAMILY PURIM SHPIEL AND COSTUME PARADE Come dressed in your costumes and learn how Queen Esther saved the Jews! Purim Afterglow 9:00 p.m. FOR ADULTS AND TEENS Support Yad Ezra by bringing an unopened box of pasta to shake as a grogger and donate it at the ...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com editorial E vil Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people in part because of the free rein he had from the king of biblical Persia. Iran is living up to its Persian roots by consorting with Palestinian evildoers bent on destroying the Jewish state. Next Wednesday night, March 23, begins Purim, the Jewish holiday com- memorating the Persian land’s ancient ties to demeaning and threate...…
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…metro » cover sto r y Part Of The Family Longtime non-Jewish staffers help make their synagogues special. Stacy Gittleman | Contributing Writer T hey are often the first to open up the building in the morning and the last ones to lock up at night. They work hard to make sure the furnace runs in the winter and the air condition- ing is cool — but not too cold — in the summer. Because of them, the floors shine and the carpets are fresh righ...…
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…metro » JFS Receives Funds For Holocaust Survivor Care KELLI HAINES as important to the success of Beth Shalom as the rabbi, the cantor or the office staff.” JUDY MARX continued from page 10 AN ‘HONORARY JEW’ Charles Criss, 57, of Detroit, has worked for Temple Emanu-El for 34 years. From those decades of expe- rience comes the knack for antici- pating the needs of the synagogue’s day-to-day operations, according to Executive Director Fr...…
…metro » Have You Been to YIDDISH LIMERICK FREEDS \ of Windsor Purim Mir hern* di lange un gantze** megilah Tzuzamen mit Yidn*** from undzer kehilah.**** Af Haman Harasha***** who was hung on a tree Un sheinnke****** Esther, her folk she did free So alle******* could zingen******** the “Hava Nagila.” * Mir hern — we hear ** di lange un gantze — the long and whole *** Tzuzamen mit Yidn — together with Jews **** undzer kehila — our congre...…
…metro » Why Be Jewish? Converts explain what drew them to Judaism. Judy Greenwald | Contributing Writer W e’ve all heard the words: Jew by choice. But what does it mean to choose to follow a Jewish lifestyle? Here, four people: a young mother, a devoted husband, and a father and daughter who all made this momentous decision share their feelings on each of their journeys to embrace a dif- ferent faith than that into which they were born. M...…
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…metro » continued from page 14 Rachel Chezick with a freshly baked challah she was about 7. “When I was a bit older, I was in a group called Job’s Daughters, a Masonic youth group,” Chezick said. “I did identify as Christian, but in the most basic sense. I knew this wasn’t going to be the path my life would take. Growing up, it seemed that in this country, being a good American meant being a white Christian, and that just didn’t ‘click’ wit...…
…The Jewish Community Relations Council is pleased to invite you to join The Jewish Community Relations Council us as we present the is pleased to invite you to join us as we present the Political Football Columnist explains how the Jewish vote has become so divided. to Drs. Lynda and Conrad Giles Yaffa Klugerman | Special to the Jewish News I t’s an old joke: two Jews, three opinions. But in the current polit- ical climate, radically di...…
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…family focus » Anticipation … A Joey Weisenberg leads Havdalah for Shabbaton participants. Rekindling Spirit Temple Beth El holds Shabbaton in former building in Detroit. Rachel Rudman | Special to the Jewish News O n Feb. 26-27, Temple Beth El brought nationally known musician Joey Weisenberg to Detroit to lead a soulful and song- filled Shabbaton. The event took place at the former home of Temple Beth El at Woodward and Gladstone in ...…
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