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…Torah Portion God's Redemptive Promise In 'Visions Of Night' goes first to Beersheba, where he builds an altar, offers up sacrifices to "the God of his father Isaac," and has his last direct encounter with the divine: "God called to Israel in a vision by night (lit- erally in visions of night) 'Jacob, Jacob!' He answered, 'Here I am.' And He said, 'I am God, the God of your his week's sedrah is, in the father. Do not be afraid to go down to ...…
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…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROWTM THE APPLE TREEm Mrs. • Applebaum: Why Doing Laundry Is Just Dandy The Big Story: Choosing The Best Congregation For Your Family FYI: Along Came A Spider And Saved A King's Life Insight: How Parents Influence Their Children's Views Of God Cover Art: Photo by Glenn Triest. The Klein family - of Franklin loves the winter! Ideas For Surviving The Cold/page 56 …
…The BIG Story Left: Consider whether you like the sound of children at synagogue, or whether you prefer the quiet. Below: Nancy Kaplan changed congregations when it was time for her daughter's bat-mitzvah ceremony. Finding A Spiritual Home dill Davidson Sklar Special to The AppleTree n a way, the reason Nancy Kaplan settled on B'nai Moshe had nothing to do with the main reasons people join synagogues. Her parents were not members, and she...…
…- ment toward membership through the program, Federation plans to issue a local guide to the congregations in 1998. Rabbi David Nelson of Congregation Beth Shalom stressed that the most important aspect of the affiliation trend is not simply in syna- gogues gaining larger membership numbers but in families finding the right fit. When this happens, he said, fami- lies "will be more comfortable and more inclined to go and become involved." For ...…
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…InSiGhT Mom, Dad And God A Michigan researcher finds parents have a great ceal of inf uence on children's visions of the Creator. Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Consequently, Dr. Dickie advises parents to be cautious in how they discipline, for the way they speak may forever influence their child's rela- tionship with God, a relationship Dr. Dickie says human beings crave no matter what their age. "Our need for attachment to some- th...…
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…Fun &TY Thirty ne derful Days Of Fun January may De the coldest month one for each day. but you can make it sunny with these ideas Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor 1. Mapping It Out: Have every child in the family dose her eyes and point to a spot on the map. Find the largest nearby city. Using a familiar tune, each person writes a song about the city. For example (sung to that great number, "Old MacDonald"): "Kansas City, I love you,...…
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…When "there's no place like home means growing new roots. " LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Staff Writer 1/2 1998 60 evan Sipher points out that Jews have always been wan- dering. Then look at Detroit, a city based on the automotive industry with little public transportation and popular commute-worthy outlying sub- urbs. Says Sipher, 33, "It's a city people have been leaving from square one." Whether for graduate school, career or to spread their wi...…
…ow- Lynn Isenberg, 37, has kind of been She headed to San Francisco, living schizophrenically — college at U- dreaming of a career in publishing, M,. a year in Los Angeles, then Paris and but "fell into high-tech," working for Prague, back to L.A. for a decade, then a multimedia publisher; Schey now Michigan for two years and now, L.A. works in high-tech PR. For the first 10 years she lived "One of the biggest things I miss there, Isenberg ha...…
…sr* x In The rmsr ow Sgt. Charles Nathan Ross:_ respect for the military with a Jewish bent. Not your run-of-the-mill recruit, Sergeant Charles Nathan Ross leads a Jewish life in the military. n SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News e's got the best posture you've ever seen. That's one of the marks the Army left on Sergeant Charles Nathan Ross, 33, an Oak Park native who joined the Marines fresh out of high school in _ 1983. "I alwa...…
…Trying To Answer Inconceivably, the curious question reproductive rites. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News ro erhaps I am just a little too sensitive. Perhaps I am mak- ing too much of a big deal out of what, on the surface, is really an innocent question. But I can honestly say that it has been just two weeks since someone asked me if I am "getting it on" with my husband, if my reproductive health was in fact OK, if I plan to...…
…In "Stalking Elijah," author Rodger Kamenetz explores loss, the exchange of religious thought, and Jewish rebirth. In his new book, Stalking Elijah (HarperSanFrancisco, 370 pgs., $22), Baltimore native Rodger Kamenetz, who is a professor of English and director of Jewish Studies at Louisiana State University, chronicles his spiritual journey by delving into his encounters with the 14th Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibetan Buddhist movem...…
…aria ip 54 tia 11:1, haramsala, a small town in northern India, shelters a community of several thousand • Tibetan refugees. It's where my life changed dramatically in 1990 when I witnessed a dialogue between religious Jews and the Dalai Lama. Going back to a place where your life changed is risky. Especially if it changed for the better. Suppose the magic isn't there? Suppose it was invented in the first place? I knew one thing: I wanted t...…
…boards he found gold." The Dalai Lama's rich deep laughter filled the room. Behind him I noticed the gold- en statue of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion. "Rebbe Nachman told this tale," I said, "to explain why a person might journey far away to find a teacher, who will show the student what is already close at hand. For me," I said, looking into his eyes, "and for many Jews, you have become such a teacher. By making us look more deepl...…
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…`The Capeman' Cometh Amid controversy, Paul Simon's new musical is set to open on Broadway. CAPEMAN Paul Simon: From "Homeward Bound" to Broadway bound. 1/2 1998 70 from page 69 headed by Latin-pop stars Ruben Blades, Marc Anthony and Ednita Nazario. They will perform 38 new Simon songs, featuring lyrics he co- wrote with West Indian playwright Derek Walcott, who in 1992 was awarded the Nobel Prize for poetry. Simon's new album, Songs F...…
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…Here Come Da Judge SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News T he long-running TV series "The People's Court" has introduced a new judge this season — former New York Mayor Ed Koch. Real-life small claims cases are pre- sented in an interactive format, which updates the program from its 1981-93 version. Audience members at the tap- ings can express themselves on camera, while TV viewers can access the show's Web site (www.peoplescourt.co...…
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…Wilde Thing CONC ERT FOR T WHOLE FAMI L Moises Kaufrnan's play about the trials of Oscar Wilde has garnered rave reviews. DEBBIE FRIED LESLEY PEARL Special to The Jewish News rowing up Jewish in Cara- cas, Venezuela, Moises Kauf- man always felt a bit like an outsider. Within the tightly knit Orthodox community, the homo- sexual man felt equally estranged by his orientation. Now living in New York City, the gay, Jewish playwright, direc...…
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