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…$1.00 APRIL 17, 1998/NISSAN 21, 5758 Synagogues, Akiva Begin Shuffle In-Home Shopping Gets Personal Attention • For female Conservative rabbis, acceptance is an ongoing struggle. A ; 4 .1 • …

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…April 17, 1998 Vol. CXIII No. 8 Up Front 8 Multiple Moves Adat Shalom, Beth Achim boards OK merger, opening door for Akiva. The World 37 The Mythic Israeli Driver Israelis keep their hands on the wheel and their tempers in low gear. AppleTree 65 The Music Man Rebbe Alter finds music is_perfect for the teaching of Judaism. Up Front page 24 The Scene 77 Mixed Media page 96 Close lip 83 t o . fI R A " o vEti KE A, P3 S i- J oel,...…

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…F oy Openers... Who Will Question What The Carrier Brings? T One final keepsake letter came from months of work, my new book The he impressive headline is a colleague, thanking me for agreeing to Amazing Story of the Beths in America announced "National Survey officiate at a wedding at his synagogue ready for printing, and you are in it! of Christian Seniors," and when he needed to be out of the city. Sharon alerted me to the fact that the ...…

…Join us on our third Michigan Miracle Mission to Israel from April 18-28, 1999. Direct flight from Detroit... no bag shlepping... air-conditioned tour buses, memories you'll keep for life. All this and more for only $2,995 per person. For more information and an application, call (248) 642-4260 ext. 228 Ron Klein & Kathy Wilson-Fink, Co-Chairs 4/17 1998 6 Miracle Mission III is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit wi...…

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…us tration by Bryan Du rren Multiple Moves Adat Shalom and Beth Achim boards approve a merger, opening the door for Akiva to move into new digs. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor I n a move that has considerable ramifications in the Conserva- tive and Orthodox communi- ties;-Congregation Beth Achim and Adat Shalom Synagogue are seek- ing their congregants' approval for a merger. The Jewish community's real estate and endowment arm, United Jewi...…

…changing in that our members were Yoskowitis 5 1/2 years at Beth moving farther out. The Conservative Achim, bat mitzvahs have read the community was dropping [in the Haftorah. Previously, Beth Achim area], as opposed to the Orthodox where girls read from bat chayil, had and Reform." a separate book. Keller said, "We felt seven years Schostak and Beth Achim merger ago that it would be better to have committee chair Ed Kohl said Beth one less C...…

…It was in Toronto in 1986 that Robinson made one of his many marks on the fledgling North American teen games. The host com- hen teenager Steve munity had badly underestimated Robinson participated in volunteer and logistical needs for the the inaugural JCC thousands of Jewish athletes. After Maccabi Games in arriving in Toronto with the Detroit Memphis in 1982, he started a family team, Robinson put his organization- commitment — and ultimate...…

…W • along with bound for the 1998 Maccabi LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer . F or some delegations Partici pating in this summer's J CC Maccabi Games, the trip to Detroit is as short a bus ride from Flint. For others, as a continent o ad it's e and xier...o, Israel t GreatBrrle.tarin7°Maewa Ve ntrip ezuela 0 j esentatives will n -ma ake the to Detroit for thi m tm tge . r's t ee n Games, scheduled fro s m su A 16-23. Sadly, the four oversea...…

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…Dove Award Dinner /nent: songs that reinforce vocabulary and promote learning about the holi- days. He said he also uses humor to explain things and tells jokes to gauge his students' understanding. On a recent Friday morning, after practicing Pesach songs together, Kaufman put his second-graders to work writing Hebrew skits that try to explain how Eve knew she was not supposed to eat the fruit in the garden of Eden. "Really, they're creating...…

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…Up Front Sholem Aleichem Institute seeks younger members to continue its cultural legacy. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN StaffWriter very year on the High Holidays, Jews gather at Orchard Lake Middle School to bring in the New Year with a Yiddish-English machzor. Most of them- don't belong to a synagogue; many don't consider themselves religious. But what they all share is a passion. for Jewish culture and heritage and a desire to daven the High Holi...…

…MARK THE MOMENT...MAKE THE FEELING LAST FOREVER rri z Right: Esther LaMed, 94, uses a grogger to drown out Haman's name during the megillah reading. C Blow: Bette Schein, resident of the Sholem /- ichem Institute, listens to members read facts about the story ofEsther. Luxurious designs. in 18 karat gold ea sterling silver by Steven Lagos. (worldliness, looking at the larger pic- ture), says Panush. "We did study biblical lore, but as h...…

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…wk ,* =En JCA' VASS, USA. Woman Power Five local activists will be honored by the Anti-Defamation League. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer IV hen the clocks moved an hour ahead earlier this month, Joyce Keller said she couldn't afford to lose the time. That type of dedication is what the Anti-Defamation League will salute when Keller and four others re honored at the second annual Women of Achievement Dinner, on April 21, at the St. John's ...…

…Program Clearinghouse With a $15, 000 grant, the AJE hopes to promote new adult Jewish education opportunities. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer 0 riginally, it asked the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit for $100,000 in order to transform itself into a clearinghouse for adult Jewish edu- cation. Then, when Federation's planning division suggested it redirect the request to the Max M. Fisher Jewish Community Foundation, the Agency for Jew...…

…B'NAI B'RITH WHO WE ARE: B'nai B'rith has just completed the most massive transformation in its 154-year history. With new program directions, members in 56 countries; and new regional offices in 18 key communities in the United States; B'nai B'rith is poised to be the premier Jewish organization for the 21st century... Wriai B'rith Begins at Home to Build a Better World in our WE are the volunteers performing community service in you ea W...…

…Strike-ing Up Acquaintances Above: Elissa Lindow of North Farmington High and Monica Coppinger of Waterford use their own unique style of delivery. Israeli and local teens have a ball at the bowling alley. Below: Israeli Ruti Davidson tries out her ball JULIE WIENER Staff Writer JOSHUA KRISTAL Photographer hen 47 Israeli teens visited their Detroit counterparts last week, they didn't have a lot of time to spare. Packed into a busy sched...…

…Clockwise from top right: West Bloomfield High student Loren Jacobs discusses strategy with Steve Shelden of Andover High. Ilyse Kaplan of North Farmington High knocks down pins for the first time. Temple Beth El's Rabbi David Castiglione hangs out with the kids. Michelle Persin of West Bloomfield and her friends Rachel Barr and Olga Frankstein listen to Israeli Tal Rotshtain. Eldad Shahar of Israel makes his best attempt. 4/17 1998 25 …

…This & That Shir Tikvah easily makes the Rent; ZOA seeks younger members. The death of Marine Lance Corporal William Gralnik is still under investi- gation, said Major Scott Fazekas at the Camp Lejeune, N.C., public affairs office. Gralnik, an 18-year-old Oak Park native and the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, died from "massive inter- nal bleeding" from a gunshot wound to the hip he received during a training exercise on March 31. He died...…

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…Congregation Shir Tikvah: Truly A 'Song Of Hope' /– much respect, so much support, so much love?" Overall, Shir Tikvah's capital campaign and building fund have raised more than $1.5 mil- lion. The Reform congregation worshipped for the first time in its new building in Troy on April 3. Since Sleutelberg's arrival 10 years ago, Shir Tikvah has built a foundation for, and reputa- tion because of, its family-oriented education program. Strivin...…

…POINT/COUNTERPOINT Struggle For Religious Equality Intensifying In rejecting the Ne'eman Commis- sion's recommendations, the Chief Rabbinate could not restrain itself from lobbing vicious verbal volleys against the Reform and Conservative movements. In truth, the movements would have been put in a much more difficult position had the rabbis simply e Ne'eman Commission ignored the passage which dealt with a as concluded its work. It joint con...…

…the history of the Jewish religion. To be sure, there were always dif- ferences of opinion and approach among the rabbis — but such plural- ism was part of the quest to ascertain, not redefine, the corpus of Jewish religious belief and law. Over the past century and a half, however, a new sort of Jewish "plural- he rabbis must be crazy. ism" has emerged, begetting move- The Orthodox Chief Rab- ments that limit the Torah, in one bis of Israel, ...…

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…PINION ask us what language we were speak- ing. We thanked him, declined the phone card, and repeated our request in English. I had already formed wonderful memories of sitting on an outside terrace, surrounded by my Israeli family, with Jerusalem all around me, watching my daughter zBecome a bat mitzvah in a place where there is no question as to which direction the congregation should face. One week into our trip, our Amer- ican family was ...…

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…Kn,ragosim,n Jewe presents they are everywhere, in hotels, restau- rants, even on the entrance to the airport. The connection she feels goes beyond that of a teen having an amazing summer with wonderful friends. She says she needs to be there, and feels that she belongs in -the place where being Jewish and liv- ing Jewish is the most predominant and significant thing that there is. I think about the constant worry I have for those living in ...…

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…he World Jewry's Role in Human Affairs he Mythic Israeli Driver THE PLAY IS THE THING , ew stuazes snow that sraelis behind the wheel re not as ornery and ebellious as is popularly believed. ARRY DERFNER srael Correspondent 0 f all the myths and miscon- ceptions Israelis have about traffic safety in this count — or the shortage of it — one is more prevalent than the idea at the root of the problem is the "Israeli mentality." The main re...…

…• JCC 1997-1998 Encore Series presents: Internationally natty Renowned Author Joseph Telushkin "Words That Hurt, Words That Heat: Using Words Wiseiy" Sunday, April 19, 1998 7:00 p.m. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building Tickets: $5 for JCC members $8 for non-members For tickets and information call: (248) 661-7649 West Bloomfield or (248) 967-4030 Oak Park. Co-sponsored 6y Adat Shalom Synagogue...…

…ERHARD BMW What Direction Is Right For GOP? JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent I f you thought the 2000 presi- dential race was going CO be a big yawn, take a look at what's happening in the Republican Party, where two opposing forces are about to clash with a big bang. The consequences will be enor- mous for Jewish Republicans, who continue to harbor hopes that they can attract more Jews to their party. More importantly, the collisi...…

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…The World WHAT DIRECTION from page 39 Senate staffer; this is a man who can unleash a flood of angry calls, letters and faxes by simply issuing instruc- tions on one of his daily programs, heard on more than 2,000 radio sta- tions. In recent months, Dr. Dobson has attacked what he sees as a "col- lapse" of leadership in the Republican Party. What he means by that is that the party, worrying about its own future, has shown signs of shifting ...…

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…What one cause should you also support to guarantee the survival of all these causes into the next generation? Jewish Day School Education. Jewish ignorance and apathy in the next generation could cause the demise of these institutions, as well as many others which have characterized the life of our organized However, quality Jewish Day Schools require well-designed modern facilities, trained and experienced educators, sophisti- cated co...…

…Comm unity JTS Event Chairpersons Paula Glazier and Robert P. Roth are the 1998 chairpersons of the Metropolitan Detroit Annual Gala on behalf of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. This year's honorees include: Morris Baker, of blessed memory, and Beverly Baker, Shaarey Zedek; Ernest and Dorothy Curtis, B'nai Moshe; Leonard Farber, Beth Paula Glazier Abraham Hillel Moses; Paul and Lesli...…

…Committee. He is co-chairing the dedication of a new Sefer Torah for Congregation B'nai Moshe. For reservations or information regarding the event, call the Detroit regional office, (248) 258-0055. Priceless. lichah Talks bout Kibbutz Sara Canning, the Israeli shlichah for Habonim-Dror, will be the guest speaker at the monthly Mifgash pro- gram for Hebrew speakers at the Agency for Jewish Education's Midrasha Center for Adult Jewish tudies,...…

…COLORWORKS STUDIO OF INTERIOR DESIGN 11 1 Community The Relevance Of Faith Robert Stewart Photography • Please join us for our spring fine arts event April 22nd from 11 - 8 & April 23rd from 11 - 7 Featuring original serigraphs, lithographs, monoprints and canvases by both national and international artists. Complimentary refreshments throughout the day. Stop by or call for a private showing. 32506 Northwestern Highway • Farmington Hil...…

…fifth grade at Shaarey Zedek Religious School participate in telling the story of Passover: Rachel Jacobson, Felicia Pesis, Elizabeth Breitman, Aaron Newman, Mindy Rose, Ben Shipper, Jenny Garfinkel. Following is the schedule of the programing in the Detroit metropoli- tan area: MediaOne (previously ontinental): Channel 18: 7:35 p.m. April 21: 10:35 p.m. April 23, 30. Cable Ready: Channel 22 (West Bloomfield only) - same schedule as MediaOne. ...…

…HAVE A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. JARC proudly announces the new Merle and Shirley Harris Children and Family Division (incorporating the Keshet Program) Services for children with any disability and their families, including: • In-home respite care • Life planning based on individual needs • Parent-to-parent networking • Resources and referrals • Social and educational opportunities • Newsletter PARENTS, NEED A BREA...…

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…C om mu ni ty Avraham Jacobovitz will lead a discus- sion on "The Non-Physical God." The program will be hosted by Margery Klausner, and will include a deli lunch before the lecture. There is no charge. For information and reservations, call Machon, (248) 967 0888. Machon L'Torah will hold a deli dinner co-sponsored by the Michigan State University Hillel 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at MSU Hillel. Rabbi Jacobovitz will lead a discussion on "...…