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…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...…
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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 » 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 » 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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