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…'With A Strong Hand' A collector's passion for Ash Renaissance Media Publication the Passover Haggadah: medieval to Maxwell House. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: I v In this issue! JN Platinum's special garden section! …

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…I EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Exploiting Kids To Kill E ussam Abdu is 16 but thinks like a 10-year-old, Hussam's father, Bilal, operates a large grocery store. In blam- said the uncle of this Palestinian boy caught on ing Israel for the climate wherein Palestinian boys yearn to die March 24 at a checkpoint with an explosive vest as martyrs, Bilal ignored the anti-Zionist TV shows, textbooks strapped to his body. His plan was to kill Israeli and news...…

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…For Openers Something Extra Freedom Behind Bars Operational Eruv When Jewish families throughout Michigan sit down to Passover seders this year, Jewish inmates will be doing the same in 13 pris- ons across the country. As they have been doing for nearly 25 years, the Miami-based Aleph Institute will provide "Seder in a Box" kits to prisoners who will receive matzah, grape juice, seder plates, soup, horseradish and a Haggadah. The nonprofit...…

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…Yad Ezra and Moies Chetim combine to bring the holiday to needy families. PHOTOS BY ANGIE BAAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A bout 100 volunteers partic- ipated in the 12th annual Passover food distribution at Yad Ezra the last week of March. Sponsored by Yad Ezra and the Moies Chetim Organization, kosher-for-Passover food packages were distributed to more than 1,100 needy families. On Sunday alone, 800 families received packages, which also contai...…

…Analysis Foul Weather Under legal cloud, can Sharon build support for disengagement? LESLIE SUSSER T Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem he state prosecutor's recom- mendation to indict Ariel Sharon on bribery charges came just as the Israeli prime minister was putting the finishing touch- es on his plan for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. If Attorney General Menachem Mazuz decides to press charges, it...…

…Cemetery Open Sunday The Board of Trustees of Clover Hill Park Cemetery and Congregation Shaarey Zedek welcome the community to pre-Passover visits to Beth Olem Cemetery (Smith Street Cemetery), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, April 4. The cemetery, established in 1862, remains one of the oldest historic sites of the local Jewish community. Beth Olem is located on the site of the Cadillac "Poletown" plant. Entrance is the through the truck gate, where...…

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…Holy Travel American Jews are returning to Israel in record numbers. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency r New York or the past decade, members of Shaare Shalom, a Persian synagogue in Great Neck, N.Y., have trav- eled en masse to Miami each Passover. This year, , however, synagogue members are going to Israel to combine the springtime holiday with bar mitzvah celebra- tions at the Western Wall in Jerusalem-for children in the comm...…

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…Hews Wa eh Legisative Update In Israel, Sara and Miriam have lived in the Negev desert all their lives. But without water, their children may not be so lucky. For Sara and Miriam, Israel is home. Their parents settled in the Negev over 30 years ago. Sara and Miriam know everything there is about this region. Except for one thing. How can they continue living here without water? A 12 year drought has ravaged Israel, especially the Negev. U...…

…c;n7rnercial Real Estate Solutions. consideration its impact on the state's economy before awarding a contract. • In February, Gov. Granholm signed into law the Holocaust Remembrance Bill (Public Act 10 of 2004) of Rep. Marc Shulman, R-West Bloomfield. Under the new law, the 27th day of Nisan would be designat- ed as Holocaust Remembrance Day and the period beginning the Sunday preceding that day and ending the fol- lowing Sunday would be Hol...…

…ith A Strong Hand' A collector's passion for the Passover Haggadah: medieval to Maxwell House. SHELL' LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter 11:11 n a designated wall in the library of Irwin Alterman's Bloomfield Hills home are eight built-in wooden shelves holding hundreds and hundreds of copies of the same book. Outwardly, they appear very different. Some are tiny, pocket-sized books, while others are large, coffee-table editions. They come shaped ...…

…In every generation, an individual Jew is obligated to view himself as having left Egypt. As it is written: "And you shall tell your child on that day that this is on account of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt." Exodus 13:8 One honors the Israel Defense Forces and a whole series was created for use by children. Alterman owns several Haggadot commis- sioned by families for their own personal use and then later published comme...…

…Compared To What Most Banks Are Offering, Our 6 Month CD Rate Is A... The Layers Of The Haggadah Really Dea SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter he Haggadah, whose name stems from the Hebrew root he-gid (to tell), is the text read dur- ing the Passover seder for at least 1,000 years. The seder, itself, goes back to the first Passover, celebrated in Egypt. No single author penned the Haggadah, which is actually a col- lection of excerpts fro...…

…Dry Bones Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.cletroitjewishnews.com IN AMERICA, THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE BUSH ADMINISTRA- TION IN ISRAEL THEY'RE INVESTIGATING ARIEL SHARON Imploding The Arab League T he missiles that killed Sheik Ahmed Yassin have also blown up the planned Arab sum- mit that was to have started Monday in Tunisia. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing for Israel depends on your view outs long- te...…

…OTHER VIEWS Leave Gaza, But Not Like This the Gaza Strip would constitute a victo- ry for terror. They cite Israel's retreat he majority of Israelis agree from southern Lebanon in the spring of with Prime Minister Ariel 2000 as both strengthening Hezbollah Sharon's conclusion that and giving the Palestinians the inspira- there is no partner on the tion to launch a violent intifada as a Palestinian side with whom to negotiate means to achieve...…

…11/ 111■1■1, ROSEN from page 33 We then made our way to Jerusalem, via Haifa, on a bus. Have you ever traveled with a 3-year-old? It requires a suitcase, a backpack (for water and snack breaks), a stroller (so he won't run around at the Central Bus Station), and of course, your child, who wants to explore every nook and cranny like an English muffin. I was counting on good Samaritans to help me along the way, and I am happy to report that t...…

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…1E2g wish famili - Pesach At-A-Glance The Four Sons from the Haggadah. Courtesy the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor ‘34tti, 1,31410 min ram 1312 mneln mitt • Name Of The Holiday: Pesach in Hebrew, Passover in English. Pesach means "pass over," and refers to the 10th and final plague that God brought upon Egypt, where GOd killed all first-born Egyptians, but passed over the Jewish househ...…

…'t Take Our rdfor it. Listen to our Customers!. and found that at Alterra Clare Leapin' Lizards Bridge of Farmington Hills, the Making the seder fun for the youngest of participants. "We visited many other providers family members and residents were always treated with dignity, respect ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM and affection. AppleTree Editor We saw the heart of Alterra...the souls behind the caregivers eyes and we selected Alterra bec...…

…The Saab "What Are You Waiting For? . ales Event No I st Mo. Payment, No Security Deposit! Mrs. Bergstein also recommends using puppets or pictures that represent the Four Questions. "Involve them as much as possible in singing, telling what they know," she says. "Another visual aid could be a poster with the parts of the seder listed, picture style," with Velcro items applied each time it comes to the corresponding part in the seder, and ...…

…THE MARKING OF a year since the passing of Emma . . 'Lazaroff Schaver. Lubavitch Foun- dation dedicates The Emma .Lazaroff Schaver Jewish Institute, at Michigan Jewish Institute, providing classes in Judaism for beginners. N THE OCCASION OF kgn.11(`‘ViSi) IlkSiit01(e. at The Shutt 4/ 2 2004 40 • It honors the memory of Mrs, Schaver, who sup- ported the works ofthe nineteen Lubavitch insti- tutions in Michigan as honorary chairperson of ...…

…One Fiancee To Go Lonely doctor ordered only a hamburger with fries, but wound up with much, much more. DIANA LIEBERMAN Stqff*Writer IV hen Dr. Kevin Agrest of West Bloomfield staggered into the Big Boy restaurant on Orchard Lake Road at Maple for a quick dinner after a long day 2 1 /, years ago, he got more than he ordered. He also got a shidduch (match). A medical resident at Garden City Hospital, Dr. Agrest found himself talking to the ...…

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…CLASSICAL NOTES University Musical Society presents William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and U-M professor's 25-year project, setting 46 William Blake poems to music, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The University Symphony Orchestra joins the U-M Choral Union, U-M Choirs and more than 15 soloists from the classical, operatic and pop realms, all under the directio...…

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