…Editor s Letter • jam A Journey Of Healing 0 ver the years, synagogues in America have tried to recondition themselves to remain relevant, approachable and vibrant. But at their core, they remain a house of healing — of body and mind. Successful ones heal through rabbinic counseling, congregational pro- grams and shared experiences. Synagogues that flounder typically don't emphasize this basic service, so necessary yet often elusive. This ...…
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…I Front Lines NOTEBOOK Tracking Aliyah A new book written by an Israeli with Metro Detroit roots offers a peek into life in the Jewish homeland following aliyah. It goes beyond what is seen on CNN. It is funny, poignant and richly anecdotal. Moving Up: An Aliyah Journal (Mazo, $16.95) written by Laura Ben-David, whose family moved from Boca Raton to Neve Daniel in Gush Etzion, highlights the good, not so good and crazy about making aliyah....…
…Expec Som e? THE MERLE AND SHIRLEY HARRIS BIRTHING CENTER AT HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL Front Lines NAPSHOTS Saving Lives Jamie Snider clears Richard Racusin's airway before starting chest corn- pressions during a recent AED (automatic external defibrillation) and CPR training session at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Certified American Red Cross instructors were on hand to demonstrate how to use the lifesaving devices and procedur...…
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…JEWISH „T E RENAISSANCE Welcome to Our Comm nit JNonline.us DETROIT JEWISH NEWS President/Publisher Editorial Fulfillment Arthur M. Horwitz Editor circulationdesk@thejewishnews.corn ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com Robert A. Sklar Circulation Supervisor rsklarthejewishnews.com Barb Yessian News/Life/Business Group: Circulation/ Customer Service Exec Associate Editor Fenton Jones Chief Operating Officer F. Kevin Browett kevin@jewi...…
…Metro REMEMBERING DR. KING Freedom Fighting Sta ff p hotos by Arma n do Rios Civil rights activist bolts Dr. King's teachings onto today's discriminatory challenges. Robert A. Sklar Editor L inda Parker was a little girl when she and family members marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in June 1963. That march in Detroit for jobs and freedom provided a glimpse of King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech, which he would deliver two month...…
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…Steps Toward Unity Local students honor Dr. King. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News A lmost a thousand spirited com- munity members and students from more than eight schools ignored an ice storm and gathered at West Bloomfield High School to honor Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Organized by United We Walk, the local celebration is in its 13th year. Student co-chairs were Michelle Boyd, Chanel Geter and Becca Portney. Adult co-...…
…jcc maccabi 114 S Metro August 5-10, 2007 in Houston, TX August 5-9, 2007 in Baltimore, MD* August 12-17, 2007 in Orange County, CA REMEMBERING DR. KING Ages: 13-16 as of July 31, 2007 *12-14 as of July 31, 2007 Baltimore ONLY Heschel's Legacy from page 15 jcc maccabi* August 12-17, 2007 in Dear Park, NJ Specialties include: Dance, Instrumental Music (classical, rock/pop or jazz), Theater, Visual Arts, Computer Graphics, Creative Wr...…
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…DIGEST Ambassador To Speak Former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel C. Kurtzer will appear 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Kellogg Center Auditorium, 55 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. The lecture and dessert recep- tion are free and open to the public and are sponsored by the Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation and the Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University, with support from the MSU Jewish Stud...…
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…World SPECIAL REPORT Personalized Philanthropy Federations must adapt to the needs of changing donors. Editor's note: Last week's cover story explored how the world of Jewish philan- thropy is changing as American Jews alter how they determine where their money goes and as experts predict the next gen- eration could become even less connected Jewishly. This week's story examines how Jewish federations are adapting to the needs of a changin...…
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…• Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. Greenberg' View Editorial Carter's Puzzle D id you ever get your fingers caught in one of those Chinese puzzles, the ones that gain a stronger hold as you pull harder to get free? That's the conundrum posed by for- mer President Jimmy Carter's Palestine: Peace not Apartheid. The book is a great trap for the Jewish community. We can't allow someone with the stature of a forme...…
…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Impact Israel's Soldiers R ushing to the airport, I felt the familiar exhilaration that overcomes me each time I go to Israel, but I knew this would be a very different trip. This time, I gained valuable new friendships with those who share a common goal of solidarity and support for the Israeli soldiers who greeted us with unending gratitude and appreciation. This time, I visited different army bases that usually never...…
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…Family Focus ON THE COVER Dancing Through The Decades Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Staff Writer I Allison Sherbet and Josh Ostschher, both 11, of West Elloomfiela-get out on the dance floor during a class. t's not unusual for 11-year-old dance students at Joe Cornell Entertainment to be literally following in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents. Since 1957, successive generations of bar and bat mitzvah-bound boppers at Joe ...…
…mrrr, r1r1. Family Focus ON THE COVER Left: Joe Cornell dances with instructor Sandy Little Richards in the mid-1970s. Right: Steve Jasqur and Rebecca Schlussel take a break from teaching at a Monday night Joe Cornell dance class at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Joe Cornell from page 27 A part of Joe Cornell Entertainment for a majority of their lives, Steve, 37, and Rebecca, 35, each began their careers after par...…
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…Jewish Parents Can Gain Insight Behavior Disorders as well as founder of NEFESH, an inter- national network of Orthodox mental health professionals; ur children are a bless- Rabbi Jerry Lob, a clinical ing, but sometimes psychologist in private prac- as parents we need to tice in Chicago, specializing in arm ourselves with knowledge to adolescent and family therapy; make those blessings grow. and Bill Winkler, director and "Positive Jewish Pa...…
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…To Life! K EENS BBYO Pride Staff photos by Armando Rios Regional Convention brings out the competitive best in teens. Hayley Mandell, 15, of Farmington Hills and Ahavah BBG, and mother Nancy Robbins-Mandell look at Regional Convention art work. W inter break was a week of individual and chapter competitions for 387 Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) members. Their annual Regional Convention, held Dec. 24-28 at the Je...…
…AZA & BBG Winners Art — Jason Mahakian, Shapiro AZA; Dana O'Neill, Jenna Kerner, Attie Shipper, Achayot BBG Bake (Cakes) and Bake (Cookies) — Lindsay Schwartz, Leah Hurvitz, Stephanie Eisenberg, Kulanu BBG Banner — Shapiro AZA; tie, Achayot BBG, Emunah BBG Basketball — Shapiro AZA Bowling — Shapiro AZA; Kulanu BBG Cheer — Tzavah AZA; tie, Ahavah BBG, Kulanu BBG Extemporaneous Writing — Brad Millman, Tzavah AZA; Arielle Ziv, Achayot BBG Game ...…
…I To Life! SPIRITUALITY Immigrant Gift Synagogue hosts Yiddish contribution to American culture. Shoes worn by Sadie Solomon, one of Detroit's youngest Vaudeville stars Suzanne Chesssler Special to the Jewish News B ei Mir Bist Du Shane — the ever-popular song at Jewish cele- brations — holds special signifi- cance at Temple Israel. The song's lyricist, the late Abraham Blum, was the father and father-in-law of temple members Calvin and...…
…FOOD Easy Does it Elegant, delicious meals do not have to be difficult. Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News G ood food doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, most cooks I've admired over the years (professional or not), don't spend hours and hours of preparation time on just one recipe. Some of the most basic recipes offer multiple flavors and textures. And they look delicious, too. I insist on flavor and food texture. There is lit...…
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…TORAHPORTION Palace Poxed Shabbat Vaera: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Numbers 28:9-15; Isaiah 66:1-24. W hat does it take to reduce As in Mesoamerica, it seems that a dominant civilization illness and infestation played a from its zenith of military larger role than did any conventional and economic might to utter defeat? weapons in the defeat of Egypt. But This question is posed by Charles C. the Exodus narrative is meant to be Mann in his remarkable...…
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…is & Entertainment Playwright Ted Herstand focuses on the immigrant family in a new comedy opening at JET. Photos by Yaacov Fay',lin Loren Bass and Evelyn Orbach in Ted Herstand's It Should Be Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News ewish Ensemble Theatre takes its audiences back to the 1930s in Ted Herstand's It Should Be. The play, also directed by Herstand, will be performed Jan. 23-Feb. 18. "It's really the story of many immigran...…
…Arts Entertainn ent About Global Concern Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield is partnering with the Michigan Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (MI-COEJL) to present the Detroit area premiere of The Great Warming, a new documentary about global warming, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road. Narrated by actor Keanu Reeves and singer Alanis Morissette, the film reveals how global warming affects the liv...…
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…because I am Jewish. "I'm not in favor of declaring war on Islam or declaring war on Arabs, only in fighting back against those" people he identifies as "Arab fascists and holy warriors who have declared war on us." He points to Iran's belligerence and Holocaust denial, Al Qaida's fight against "crusaders and Jews" and Hamas' reverence for The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as an unfortu- nate reality that must not be ignored. "You may not be...…
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…To Do! E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Inclusive Journey Check It Out! Arts & Culture View Elaine Treisman's lat- est paintings in the exhibit A Passionate Palate shown through Jan. 27 at the Creative Arts Center, 47 Williams St., Pontiac. Gallery h...…
…To Do! To Do! from page 49 Experience the violin style of Barnabas Kelemen perform- ing for Pro Musica of Detroit at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward, Detroit. $40. (313) 576-5111. Education Discuss "Kabbalah in the Age of the Renaissance" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. Prof. Howard Lupovitch leads the program. $12. Call Rene Lichtman at (248) ...…
…Jewish Apartments & Services More than a place to live...A community. CROSS W 0: My mother is thinking about moving into a JAS apartment but is not sure if she wants to live in West Bloomfield or Oak Park. What should she do? Jewish Puzzler A: First, contact JAS for an application package. Some buildings have wait lists. She can apply for any building using one application. She can also arrange a tour of any of our buildings to see what's...…
…Synagogues On Hospitality Guests should receive cheerful treatment and not be burdened with any of the hosts' worries or concerns. Presented by Lubavitch Women's Organization. For information on keeping kosher or lighting Shabbat candles, contact Miriam Amzalak, (Z48) 548-6771, amzalak@pocketmail.com . Conservative Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz, R...…
…Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m. and 15 minutes before sundown. Shaar Hashomayim Reconstructionist Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah 115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256-3123. Rabbi: M. Kornspan. President: Lorraine Victor. Services: Sunday to Friday morning at the I.L. Peretz House, 1653 Ouellette Ave. Shabbat and holidays at the shul. Saturday 9 a.m.; Maariv one half hour before sundown. P.O. Box 7451, ...…
…GM; Lenore entenced to January 25, 2007 8 p.m. Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Marion.&Davi0Handleman Hall • D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building e*WelvirlfliTApplebaum Jewish Community, Campus 6600 West Maple Road • West Bloonifield L N 0 f? E NT A ? idiL ij T H E CENTER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL After the film please join us for a discussion with Ohr Somayach's Rabbi David Shapero. and Adat Shalom's Rabbi Rachel Lawson Shere. liTinner. "B...…
