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…metro >> earth day Planting The Future A bat mitzvah celebration filled with shovels, dirt and hope. Family Involvement Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer TT -79 welve-year-old Arleigh Sheldon Parr of Bloomfield Hills is not only looking to take care of and protect the world, she wants to share the message and bring others into the experi- ence. So, in lieu of a party to celebrate her upcoming bat mitzvah, Arleigh invited every...…
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…metro Oldest Americans Seniors will be feted at annual brunch. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer ALL-YOU-CAN-SEE W hen invitations were mailed for the annual Oldest Jewish Americans Brunch this year, they were sent to more than a whopping 400 Jewish individuals in our commu- nity who are 95 years and older; the list included 23 who are 100 years old and beyond. More than 300 honorees and guests are expected to attend the 11 a.m....…
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…Teens engage in "Name That Faith" activity. Interfaith teen group celebrates its one-year anniversary. Gail Katz Special to the Jewish News F ace To Faith held its fifth event for high school teens in mid-March and celebrated the one-year anni- versary of this interfaith youth initiative. Face to Faith was the brainchild of Bloomfield Hills Andover High School senior Josh Morof, who, after participat- ing on a Chaldean and Jewish teen pa...…
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…>> Torah portion Strong Silence Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. S ometimes in life, silence speaks volumes. Sometimes words cannot express what we feel — or by speaking we could ruin the moment. It is with this awareness, I think, that our sages taught the best way to comfort a mourner is to just be there with them, to listen to them, to offer your physical presence as a support and comfort to them. The power of w...…
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…>> editor's picks High Energy! Eclectic style! Classical ballet at its best! &Abou t CLASSICAL 11 NOTES Adam Schlesinger, who's been nominated for the Oscar, Tony, The Ann Arbor Emmy and Grammy Symphony (he won that one!) — Orchestra, con- performs Wednesday, Gai I Zimmerman ducted by Maestro April 25, at the Magic Arts Editor Arie Lipsky and Bag in Ferndale. Doors joined by soloists at 8 p.m. $20. (248) 544- and local choirs, concludes it...…
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