…Editorials IN FOCUS Demographic Study Needed T he Jewish Federation of Metropoli- tan Detroit last did a major demo- graphic study of the Detroit Jewish community in 1989. Given the changing faces of Jewish educa- tion, synagogue affiliation and fund-raising for Israel, it may be time for another. At the very least, it's time for a smaller demographic study focusing on the newest Jewish areas of metro Detroit, including Com- merce/Novi, Ro...…
…1998 CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT SCH I BARBARA SPECTRE Ms. Spectre serves on the faculty of Yellin College for Teachers in Jerusalem, the teaching faculty of the Shalom Hartman Teaching Institute of Jewish Studies, and as a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of Advanced Jewish Studies, where she lectures in Jewish thought. For five years she was the educational advisor and teacher trainer for the Jewish community of Zurich, Switzerla...…
…5759 HOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM /—" N SPONSORSHIP TOPIC DATE PLACE Cong. Beth Shalom (248) 547-7970 Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am Update on Conservative Judaism in Israel Lunch* 12:15 - 2:00 pm Spirituality: What Does It Mean? Competing Views Shabbat 10/24 Beth Shalom 14601 Lincoln Oak Park Cong. Shaarey Zedek Tapestry Event (248) 357-5544 Men, Women and the Nature of Relationships 8:00 pm* Saturday' 10/24 Shaarey Zedek 27375 ...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Mothering On Empty Reflections On The High Holidays ow many days did you changed. In the past 12 months, a lot take off this year?" had happened. Although the ritual "I took off both, but reason for thinking of where you have my parents only make been is to ask for forgiveness in order me go to services on the first." to be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year, for a lot of teenagers this "Wow, you're lucky" These ...…
…IMITOrS WATCH Opinion: Bedrock Of The Jewish News Detroit Jewish community. Like most Anglo-Jewish newspa- pers, we strive to be a primary source of local news, information and enter- tainment. From Jewish education to anti-Semitism, from the Jewish Feder- ation of Metropolitan Detroit to the Jewish Community Center eaders of The Jew- of Metropolitan Detroit, ish News can be from birth announcements quick to criticize to death notices, from ...…
…LETTERS In God We Trust? APPAREL ?ACCESSORIES • NOVE Sizes 4 6X, - / May the coming yeao befilled with healtk and happiness ano po'ospetAit fop. all outv. Fv(iencis and CrAstovnepts Happy New YectIA Yetta and Danny Weintraub Shelly and Bruce Hoffman xAgynartr 7,94. • Nos! Slimmer Hours: 'Nes-Sat.)* A100 . M . „, VISA • i. 014:tgaitatag FULLY TRAINED STAFF SPECIALIZING IN: MICHIGAN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER INCORPORATED 10/2 1998 ...…
…- Mary Matatin _James Carvitte a free spirited, political repartee to the air waves during her afternoon radio program on CBS Talk Radio Network. She was a campaign manager for George Bush. A Republican to the bone. the country's best known and most colorful political consultant for the Democrats. He ran Bill Clinton's '92 campaign. And he knows what's going on the White House today. l ie married! Come watc -h-tne ,......., 1 -Q-11v when...…
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…40. `War Of Atonement' Shaped The Present Among Israelis, the 1973 trauma wrought a sea change in the attitude of the rank and file towards their com- manders. Israelis had never blindly obeyed orders, but now the celebrated cry of "After me!" was not enough. Especially after the politicized Lebanon war of 1982, soldiers (and increasingly their parents) asked, "Where to and why?" The Yom Kippur War was a watershed between statehood and Isra...…
…Remembering Th Golan Global Digest Poles Oppose Auschwitz Crosses Avigdor Kahalani's tank crew from the Yom Kippur War. Left to right, Gidi, Yuval, Kilyon, Avigdor and Gideon. This is the only photo that sits on Israel s public security minister's desk. AVI MACHLIS Special to The Jewish News Tel Aviv T here is only one picture on Avigdor Kahalani's desk in his Tel Aviv office: a photo from the 1973 Yom Kippur War of his tank crew lookin...…
…The World Heroism And A Prayer Shawl Survivor of Egyptian Cancer on the Internet Come and See the Sites onslaught recalls hellish days of October. Presented by Shon Dwyer, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A., Health Educator Erdwing Coronado, M.B.A., Director, Information Systems Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7-8:30 pm Holiday Inn Livonia West (1-275 and 6 Mile Rd.) This event is free of charge. No registration is required. With all the health information on th...…
…Global Digest NFINITI of Farmington Hills Your Infiniti President's Award Circle Dealer 1999 INFINITI 130 Demonstrators Cause Unrest Jerusalem (JTA) — Israeli secu- rity forces clashed for a second straight day with Israeli Arab demonstrators in central Israel. The latest clashes occurred amid Israeli Arab protests over the confiscation of land from the town of Umm el-Fahm and the nearby village of Muawiya for use as army training ground...…
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…Complete Education New York (JTA) group of Jewish philan- thropists, educators and Israel- program administrators wants to revolutionize the Israel expe- rience — starting in America. A report soon to be issued by the Youth and Education Task Force of Israel Experience, Inc. is calling on North American Jews "to once and for [all] do what has never been done in American Jewish life: to develop a total, coordinated, and comprehensive effort to...…
…Children's Services SEVENTH ANNUAL WINTER COAT DRIVE Recently we were contacted by Pola Friedman at the Orchards Children's Services. This organization takes in children who have been removed from abusive or neglec tf ul homes. She told us that sometimes the children leave their homes with nothing but the shirt on their backs. It seemed so unfair that children who have already faced such disappointment in their young lives, should have to fa...…
…Community TEMPLE ISRAEL PRESENTS Introduction le Judaism Fall, 1998 IF you are interested in learning more about Judaism OR considering converting to Judaism THIS IS THE COURSE FOR IOU! Fun At Hillel -- Field Trip to Holocaust Memorial Museum -- Learn traditions, history, holidays, Israel -- Jewish foods potluck dinner -- Taught by Temple Israel Clergy -- Lots more! Connect with the "new” Jewish Community! Classes meet on Tuesdays Octo...…
…011111111111 If they're old enough to get married, they're old enough to get their own Jewish News If you have family or friends who are marrying, consider giving them a subscription to The Detroit Jewish News. It's the community's "book of why." With it, they'll keep in touch with Jewish life. Interesting articles about their heritage, the holidays, current events and politics. Plus art, literature, dance, kosher cooking...who's having a b...…
…W GREAT NEWS. FOR COUPLES EXPERIENCING INFERTILITY ! The Center for Reproductive Medicine has Opened a Comprehensive New Center in Oakland County! \ / - \72 /- Temple Beth El, in association with State of Israel Bonds, will honor Bernice Gershenson and Frank D. Stella in celebra- tion of Israel's 50th anniversary. The honorees will receive the Israel Independence Issue Award fol- lowed by a spe- cial musical per- Bernice formance by Tem...…
…Community CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO "WEAVING THE FABRIC OF JEWISH LIFE" A Gathering of Learning and Laughing Circus Comes To Fleischman Saturday Evening October 24, 1998 CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEKEK SOUTHFIELD 8:00 PM HAVDALAH Followed by Two Sessions of Study- Many Topics, Great Speakers Following Program... Afterglow Dessert and Solo Pianist, Kurt Kunzat FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: 10/2 1998 50 D...…
…Claims Conference Goodwill Fund Deadline Extended to December 31, 1998 be accompanied by a $25 admission fee check, made payable to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Om and mailed to Business and Professional Women's VOICES, in care of Jewish Federation, P.O. Box - 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303- 2030. For information, call Lisa Adelman at Federation, (248) 203-1459. Parenting Center Hosts Programs A book club for parents will beg...…
…Community Temple Beth El Plans Classes Your Deck House or Acorn Home • Open Interiors • Wall of Glass • Post and Beam Construction • Fine Wood Craftsmanship For Information About Deck House & Acorn Homes, Contact: Elite Builders, Authorized Builders of Deck House and Acorn Homes 1-800-557-5647 • 248-553.3749 www.deckhouse.corn DECK HOUSE 5Ncercr\tacei--Q-e....cavn ft:Ae LIVING [11[1/(V Exciting MCs • Live 'Mixing Ms • interactiVe Da...…
…41.1=011. our annual porch s ale! e New Parents Attend Class "Baby Daze," a cla s s for parents of newborns, along with their babies, will be offered at Temple Emanu-El Nursery School this fall 10-11 a.m. starting Monday, Oct. 19. The four-week series will give par- ents of newborns a chance to discuss issues and challenges confronting them. The informal format will give parents an opportunity to share solu- tions, hear from the profession...…
…Comm unity m aker Cheers Vizitor Notorious tligher Growl he Contact Bill Me een An H at INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT • Jensen Counseling Centers, P.C. Mary Robin Peters, M.D., Francine Friedman, M.D. A Diet Program That Works • Board certified physicians, nurses, & • Medically supervised & individualized nutrition counselors. weight loss program. • Stress, depression and anxiety reduction • Medication management & follow-up. •...…
…Modern Age by ZELDA Citarel. Anthems will be led by Harriet Goldman and Florence Citarel. There is a charge for the lun- cheon. Reservations may be made by calling the council office, (248) 967- 4750, or writing to Na'Amat USA, Greater Detroit Council, 25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 205-D, Oak Park, MI 48237. Hebrew Classes Through AJE The Agency for Jewish Education- Midrasha will offer a program for Hebrew students: Individualized Hebrew ...…
…Two Weddings p• pi Counting Above: Adrienne .Kane Kanter and Jerry Kanter Right: Ellen Goldman and Peter Rosen One year after a singles dance, at least four attendees have tied the knot. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer N one of them were regulars at singles events but — on a whim — they happened to show up at a Yom Kip- pur break-the-fast dance at Beth Abra- ham Hillel Moses. Within a year from the Oct. 11, 1997, mixer, sponsored by Jewish Pro...…
…• Sept. 16 Marry and Debra Zagerman former Detroiters of Orlando, Fla., proudly announce the arrival of their first born son, Sully Nathan Zagerman. Grandparents are Louise Spielman, Myer Zagerman, Denny and Marcy Campbell. Sept. 1 i -Adriana (De la Rosa) and David Turner of Israel, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Lia (Leah). Delighted grandparents are Audrey Feldman of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Detroit; Raul De la Rosa...…
…Unfortunately, she fasted 37 clays last year.......... Blaze! Toir! What if, instead of fasting for just one special day of the year, Yom Kip- pur, you had to go without solid food three days every month? For too many people, this isn't an intellectual exercise. It is a way of life. Births Each and every day, scores of men, women, boys and girls, turn to Jewish Family Service for life's basic necessities. A roof over their heads. Warm clo...…
…YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH MTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1995 The Grand Ballroom •The Westin Hotel Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan GOLDEN TORAH AWARDEE Robert H. Naftaly min. fl' Flaw.). YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH ' 10/2 etroit Jewish News 1998 5 9 …
…Maze! old Dedicated to the memory of child victims of the Holocaust who never had the opportunity to make their contributions. Zectrete & V004 Se:90619, Bar/Bat Mitzvah eighth grade at Hillel Day School where he is on the cross-country team. His favorite subject is science, and he enjoys football, hockey and basketball. Pele's mitzvah projects included volunteering time through the Hillel Day School JARC program and donating to charity. V...…
…d o not need to Ae a rnernher 0/ a citth to have the amhiance 0/ an etq ant maniion. Doron Berris will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, at Congregation B'nai Moshe. Doron is the daughter of Ilana and Cantor Earl Berris. She is the granddaughter of Gedaliahu and Batia Monka of Kfar Saba, Israel, and the late Bessie and Dr. Ger- on I. Berris of Detroit. Doron attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hi...…
…Congregation Shaarey Zedek Mazel Told Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Parenting Center 4200 Walnut Lake Rd., WesfBloomfield ;. * BOOK CLUB FOR PARENTS Read current books dealing with parenting issues and take part in an open discussion. Thursday, October 15, November 19 & December 17 7:30 p.m. — Reservations required • No fee Engagements YOU'RE HAVING A BABY Learn about Lamaze, baby naming, circumcision, bringing Judaism into your ...…
…L loin Oichiga,n Region13131(0 in a .111fight Amongst the Stara October 3, 1998 at the Kahn JCC Weddings (in West Bloomfield) Chapter Booths will be available for non-registered members from 8:15-9:00 pm followed by BBYO s premier production. fla • • 41, 41110 • • KICKOFF 1998! starring you and your friends ! • 11110 • a 410•ID 4111 Show Time: 9:00-11:30 pm Admission FREE for registered members, $5 for non-members It's sure to...…
…ikluel Toy! Anniversaries Blumberg 50th Richard and Alice Blumberg cele- brated their 50th anniversary recent- ly by renewing their wedding vows. The ceremony at Temple Emanu-El * * * * *STAIRWAY LIFTS* * * * * THE CAREFREE WAY TO CLIMB STAIRS When you're disabled, or just not able to move around as freely as you once could, stairs can be a real prob- lem. But there is a simple answer. The powered stairway lift. Easily installed to fit c...…
…PUSHING THE ARTFORM Artist Nathan George Horwitt, experimenting with simplifying everyday objects, conceived of a watch dial without numbers. The result was pure, functional and "uncluttered" design. The essence of modernism. Horwitt's stark black dial with a single gold dot at twelve was accepted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in 1960. The Movado Museum Watch is, today, rec- D ESIG NI N G THE DIAL WI T HO...…
…Synagogues 48237, (248) 967-3969. Rabbi: Yoel Sperka. COSISERVAME B'NAI ZION ADAT SHALOM 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Senior rabbi: Efry Spectre; Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7 p.m.; Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m. B'nai mitzvah of Heather Gale, daughter of Beverly and Bruce Gale; Joel Za...…
…It's the view from the... C I a.m.; weekdays 7:10 a.m.; 10 minutes before sundown. /YOUNG ISRAEL OF OAK PARK 15140 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-3655. Rabbi: Steven Weil. President: Joseph J. Greenberg; Gabbai: Judah Isaacs. Services: Friday 6:25 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7:30 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:25 p.m. I The best in Musical Political Satire YOUNG ISRAEL OF SOUTHFIELD 27705 Lahser, Southfield, 48075, (248) 358-0514. Rabb...…
…Synagogues DIGNITY PRIDE SELF-RESPECT son of Sheila and Bill Hall; Barry Scott Newsome, son of Iris and Rick Newsome. Sukkot: Sunday, Oct. 4, 6 p.m. The Most Important Things In Life Are Free. TEMPLE BETH EL (FLINT) 5150 Calkins Road, Flint, 48532, (810) 720-9494; Rabbi: Mark B. Goldfarb. Cantorial soloist: Aleksander Chernyak. Services: Friday 8 p.m. On the second Friday of each month there is a Kabbalat Shabbat service 7:30 p.m.; 10:30 ...…
…Torah -Portion '!*' In Biblical Poetry: New Light, New Meaning through the experience of 40 years in the wilderness before being ready, at long last, to enter the promised land. This is the subject of Haazinu. It is fascinating to notice the clos- ing lines of the drama link up with the opening verses. "Give ear, Oh, heavens, let Me speak; let the earth abbi Avraham Kook (the - hear the words I utter." first chief rabbi of Eretz "The heaven ...…
…Searching In Shanghai t shouldn't be difficult for 31- Seth Kaplan L J year-old Seth Kaplan to find a Jewish bride. He's handsome with piercing hazel eyes, 5-foot- wants a r 10, 1 intelligent and successful. There's only one problem: He lives in shomer Shanghai, China. "Shanghai is definitely not the place to meet a Jewish woman," he said, on a.1 4 Shabbat spouse recent trip to New York to see his fami- ly and continue his search for an obser...…
…Jewish from my bar mitzvah until around age 28." By that time, he'd graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University, finished his master of business administration degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and traveled through Israel, Nigeria and Turkey, and lived in Japan for four years. He speaks Japanese and Chinese with a New York accent. He first went to China two years ago to work for Compaq Computers. In Shanghai, he now ...…
…e z... „ . •..... W . , . ,.. -' My Cosmo Makeover Understanding a `female thing" through a new CD. L DAVID KUSHNER Special to The Jewish News choose from, I felt giddy, elated, like Burt Reynolds in a custom wig store. Pretty soon, however, I felt like Mary Albert. With a click of the Women's Hair but- ton, I entered a beauty salon buf- fet. Did I want to be a blonde? A redhead? The choice was as ike most guys, I've gotten tired of w...…
…"Imagine a little ball of gold- en light that grows to cover your entire inner vision of light ... Ask to be lifted above pain and despair ... Do not be depressed by the gap between me and Jesus, because an even larger gap exists between me and who I used to be. Grow ... one a-ha' at a time." — Marianne Williamson at a recent service at Church of Today. AMY MINDELL Special to The Jewish News T A self-described middle-class Jew leaves L.A. ...…
…CONGRATULATIONS To THE DMC DOCTORS WHOSE GOOD NAMES HELP MAKE OUR NAME A LITTLE STRONGER. 218 of our doctors have been named The Best Doctors In America as published by Woodward/White, Inc. Wayne State University The Detroit Medical Center . 10/2 1998 74 Detroit Jewish News …
…NOMAD from page 73 mother, has never been one to take a well-traveled path, and last spring, in a move that startled watchers, she traded her Monteciedo, Calif, home for the Bloomfield Hills townhouse she shares with her 7-year-old daughter Emma. For a leader of Williamson's stature, assuming the daily responsibility of a 3,000-member church is remarkable, but the fact that she's Jewish makes the move even more extraordinary. Williamson insi...…
…years ago, that Williamson seems to find the most spiritual resonance. She has written about the "magical overtones of an eccentric father" and tells how he took her to Saigon as a teen to "show me what war was." She has told audiences that while her father called himself a Jewish atheist, she has labeled him "one of the deepest Christians I know. "I believe that my father used to say , that he was a Jewish atheist with a twin- kle in his eye,...…
…IN JUST ONE NIGHT, You CAN HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF 184,000 MEN. There are many things you can do to fight cancer-related deaths among American men, prostate cancer. What you may not know early detection and treatment of prostate is that dancing is one of them. Because cancer is paramount. So while seeing one this year, the proceeds from the Sinai of our physicians for a yearly checkup is Heritage Ball will benefit prostate cancer s...…
…T hey said the Les-E was yet to come. Or still waiting. many of our older adults, the golden years aren't always golden. They can 6e lonely, and often, S olutions aren't easy and help is sometimes hovel to find. -But there is hope. Your support of the Allied Jewish C ampaign provides help to over 4,500 metro-area seniors, more than ever 6efore. Little things like a pleasant voice on a help line, a warm smile and a good daaas from a ...…
…Luft And Klein Appear For ZOA • 1 The Truce' Plays In Ann Arbor On The Bookshelf: Jewish Science Fiction …
…ntertainment This Week's Best Bets What To Do, What To Do . • • Friday, 7:30-9 p.m. Musical Notes Fashion In Film Fashion historian Sandy Schreier, whose new book, Hollywood Dressed and Undresse-d: A Century of Cinema Style, provides readers with an inside look at Hollywood legends and their glamorous film images, appears at an author's reception at the Book Beat tonight. In addition, the gallery displays an exhibi- tion of vintage Holly...…
