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…passover continued from page 38 “The toughest guests to please at your seder can be the teenagers, but having good questions on hand are worth their weight in matzah balls!” — RABBI DA-VID ROSENTHAL, AISH DETROIT INCLUDE MAIN THEMES The Ten Plagues can be recreated for your table by collecting crafts, candy and small toys and displaying them in glass jars and vases. With his family in Australia and his wife’s in Israel, AISH Detroit Mana...…
…passover Passover: Detroit Style SHARON LUCKERMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Downtown Synagogue to share its pre-seder with community partners. ABOVE: From 2017 High Holiday ser- vices: Rabbi Ariana Silverman, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Pastor Aramis Hinds, Bethel Community Transformational Center, and his wife, Rosanna Hinds; IADS member Rick Wiener of East Lansing; and Arlene Frank, IADS executive director. 42 March 22 • 2018 jn W hy...…
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