…wish famili Saying Goodbye Helping children learn to deal with death. home and their parents would be there sitting shiv- ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM .AppleTree Editor little girl whose father had just died was corn- forted when a large packet of letters arrived at her door. It was from her school classmates; each wrote to express concern and sympathy. "I'm sorry to hear about your dad," most letters opened. "I hope you will be all right." One l...…
…Cover Story SAYING GOODBYE from page 26 that was. When children get older, they will be more emotionally prepared for the details of tragedy. didn't know he was more than a build- ing, more than a chapel. They didn't know the vibrant man who started a business from scratch and became a community leader." Then they sat in on a meeting with the rabbi before Ira Kaufman's funeral. "His grandkids still talk about listening to that," and they te...…
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…Promise, a gentle story of a boy whose father dies. (She also is the author of several workbooks on helping a child deal with cancer.) The book came about not from Cindy's own need, but from what she saw as a gap in the lives of families'dealing with grief. They needed a new resource. They needed hope. Daddy's Promise is a story of hope, of comfort, of knowing that a father who died is not suffering, that he is doing just fine. That someone de...…
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…Single In The Holy City An Oak Park native finds herself "married" in Jerusalem. MIRIAM LEWIS Special to the Jewish News Jerusalem erusalem. City of gold. City of white stone, winding streets, rolling hills and pleasant breeze. City of covered heads, baby strollers and family picnics. Where do the singles fit in? I made aliyah nine months ago. After several months of pointless affairs and disastrous blind dates, I had a powerful realization...…
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…Peter Himmelman Seth Rogovoy Sarah Aroeste lveiTity Frank London SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter W hat do a Ladino-Mediterranean rock band and a "shtetl"punk” klezmer group have in common with female a cappella folkers and Bob Dylan's Orthodox son-in-law? These eclectic musicians draw themes and sounds from their Jewish roots and are part of 10 acts featured at the inaugural MusicFest of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit...…
…Best Bets CLASSICAL NOTES The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival con- tinues at a host of various venues through June 27. Highlights this week include Ruth Laredo in recital, playing works by Schumann, Beethoven, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 20, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township, $22; and the Elements String Quartet's Snapshots, a multimedia performance featuring 14 short works commissioned from a diverse grou...…
…Father's Day Species? Buy 1 pound & Get 1 Pound Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre presents Charlotte's Web, based on the book by E.B. White, 10:30 a.m. June 23-26, 29-30, July 1-2, 6-10. $4/$3 groups of 10 or more. (313) 577-2972. The International Freedom Festival, featuring North America's largest fireworks show, takes place Wednesday, June 23, as darkness falls in Detroit and Windsor on both sides of the Detroit River. Info: www.t...…
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…IISIZE IS STANDARD. MusicFest 2004 Schedule All MusicFest concerts are at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, unless otherwise noted. Other venues are the JCC in Oak Park and Temple Israel in West Bloomfield For tickets, call (248) 788-2900. Sunday, June 20 • 1 p.m.: Family Father's Day Concert with Shira Kline. Educator and per- former Kline encourages fami- lies to get up and dance with her Jewish-Bop sing- along in honor of ...…
…Arts &Life Life With Father New book celebrates Jewish fathers. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News T hree Michigan dads — one reg- ularly appearing in the public eye, a second serving as a role model after the death of a friend and a third remaining optimistic about his youngsters' special needs — explain their approaches to parenthood in Jewish Fathers: A Legacy of Love (Jewish Lights; - $30). U.S. Sen. Carl Levin recalls less...…
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…Huntington Woods Library Librar!r and Woods Gallery preset! Bloomsday At 100 The fictional Irish Jewish protagonist ofJames Joyce's masterpiece "Ulysses" celebrates his centenary. juried Fine Art Fair Sat. June 26: 10-5 • Sun.. une 27: 11-5 SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News LOCITtion: Ltititerati Churc 1 itington COUPON ASIAN FLAVOR DINNER 4cip4N Choose 2 Entrees: • Samba! Beef • Hunan Beef • Sweet & Sour Chicken • Steak...…
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…Food Salads Rule! On a hot day, there's nothing like a salad to keep the kitchen and the cook cool. ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News T incorporate. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Alternately, place all ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well. Makes approxi- mately 1 cup of vinaigrette. he onset of warm weather has us hanker- ing for fresh, leafy, even fruity, meals. Each BROCCOLI, ALMOND, ORANGE year, we br...…
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…Sephardic Success Keter Torah celebrates its building's second year with a first annual dinner. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff jr ust two summers ago, Rabbi Michael Cohen stood inside the unfinished, sawdust-filled future home of Keter Torah Synagogue. The synagogue, completed in August 2002, is modeled after one in France — complete with its Old World ambience, inlaid wood ark doors, mahogany pillars and golden chandeliers. "We've come qui...…
…Spirituality lescopes Morning minyan gazes heavenward to witness Venus converging with the sun. KERI GUTEN COHEN Story Development Editor T hree local amateur astronomers turned the rare transit of Venus across the sun into a truly spiritual experience. At 4 a.m. June 8, the trio was busy setting up their various telescopes in the dark on the edge of the ball field at Avery Elementary School in Oak Park. They had much to get ready, inclu...…
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…Torah Portion/Synagogues When Is Religious Dispute Proper? Shabbat Korach: Numbers 16:1-18:32; 8:9-15, Isaiah 66.1-24. rom reading this week's Torah portion, one might have the mistaken impression that religious dispute and controversy are unacceptable according to the Torah. Korach and his cohorts stage a rebel- lion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron with disastrous results. Actually, the Mishnah in Tractate Avos (5:17) states: "An...…
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…Matchmaker's Mitzvahs When an intuitive matchmaker links up with a synagogue, its a match made in heaven. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer F 4IN 6/18 2004 64 , riends learned to respect Lisa Chaben's gut instincts long before she officially became a matchmaker. "We could be at the mall, and she'd grab my arm and say, 'This and that person have to meet.' The next thing I know, I'm invited to a shower and a wedding," says friend Renee Schu...…
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