…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 51 “This new book really is, in many ways, a meditation on the experiences I’ve had through many years of traveling back and forth to India and back and forth to Israel, ” said the author, whose husband twice yearly teaches aspects of patent law in Israel. “It also draws on the first two books because I learned a great deal about India in the course of all that time. ” The time frame covered in the book dates ba...…
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…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 55 personal moments. To reg- ister and receive a Zoom link, contact Jodi Gross, jgross@adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100. EVENING OF COMEDY 8 PM, MARCH 21 At The Ark in Ann Arbor: Suzanne Westenhoefer. Tickets: $25. After 25 years of groundbreaking, stereotype-shattering and brutally honest comedy, she’s not about to start pulling punches now. Enjoy a wild night of comedy. Info: theark.org. FRANKEL CENTER EVENT 4...…
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…continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MARCH 17 • 2022 Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Peritoneal Mesothelioma Research Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA DANN BERRY, 95, Bloomfield Hills, died March 5, 2022. While her family was the center of her life, Barbara was also an active and devoted member of several Jewish organiza- tions,...…
…continued on page 60 MARCH 17 • 2022 | 59 by his wife, Judy; daughter, Emily; many stepchildren and grandchildren; sister, Carol Irving (Kasmer); many nieces and nephews in Montana and Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanor Selik and Alex Kasmer; and his brother, Bob (Robert) Kasmer. Per his wishes, there will be no funeral services. JANET ROSENBERG LEINWAND, 85, of West Bloomfield, formerly of Tarrytown, ...…
…60 | MARCH 17 • 2022 continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JERRY ZABEL, a resident of West Bloomfield, died on March 9, 2022, at the age of 77. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Rochelle Zabel; daugh- ters and son-in-law, Marla (Jason) Golnick a...…
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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...…
…metro » REFORM PRESIDENT TO VISIT TEMPLES Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, will be guest speaker at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Rabbi Rick Jacobs Jacobs will talk about “Reimagining Jewish Life: The Future of the Reform Movement.” The service, a part of Temple Kol Ami’s 50th anniversary celebra- tion, will be followed by a special oneg. RSVP for the oneg is required by March 25 t...…
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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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…» To rah por tion Will We Hear The Call? Parshat Vayikra, Shabbat Zachor: Leviticus 1:1-5:26, Deuteronomy 25:17-19; Samuel 15:2-15:34. Editor’s note: In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Morris Adler of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield and in tribute to his memory, this Torah commentary was select- ed from Rabbi Adler’s book, The Voice Still Speaks. Rabbi Morris Adler A single word gives its name to the po...…
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