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…frontlines >> mitzvah of the month Valuable Volunteering Marielle Temkin Special to the Jewish News Z ach Worthing of Farmington Hills is quite a selfless 13-year-old. The eighth-grader at Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Nov. 23 at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, but he thinks he may continue his mitzvah project even after his special day. Zach is working with Detroit PAL, a nonprofit orga...…
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…THANK YOU We thank the 113 Temple Israel volunteers for being a part of the Sweet 16th annual Kever Avot program. You spent a Sunday morning with us, helping local Jewish seniors visit nine cemeteries to pay tribute to their loved ones. To all listed below, we appreciate your commitment to family, faith and community. 16 YEARS 9 BUSES 75 SENIORS 113 VOLUNTEERS OVER 200 GRAVES 1 DAY KEVER AVOT Olt Bob Appel Elaine Appel Edie Arbit Jenni...…
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…metro Gay Marriage Ruling Delayed Judge Friedman's decision to set trial date prompts reactions. Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer D isappointment and surprise were the overriding reactions of the overflow courtroom crowd after U. S. District Judge Bernard Friedman declined to rule on a case that challenged current state laws preventing same-sex couples from marrying and jointly adopting children. In an emotionally charged hearing on Oct...…
…•10,_ cinc ei 01/ 1 10 - C r_ - Walled Lake Residents To Vote On School Bond Parents drive bond to improve safety, security and technology at local schools. Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor esidents of Walled Lake will be voting on a $67.5 million Walled Lake Schools' Safety, Security and Technology Bond this Nov. 5. Last year, after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., parents emailed and called the district w...…
…metro Divas On The Bimah Adat Shalom concert to present four well-known female cantors. Elizabeth Magda Fishman Jen Cohen Groups partner to offer six-week Chabad medical ethics course. Alisa Pomerantz-Boro Shammash F our acclaimed cantors from con- gregations along the East Coast will join forces in "Divas on the Bima," a concert featuring an array of popular, Broadway, Israeli and Jewish music at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at Adat Sh...…
…Jewish National Fund Detroit Pride INVITES YOU TO THE 2014 Maccabi organizers plan to show off the city. 2013 Doctors for Israel Dinner I Honoring Dr. Mark L. Rosenblum ... . .... . . . ... ;At . .. . Julie Edgar Special to the Jewish News T hink Detroit and sports and music likely come to mind. So it makes sense that next August's JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest will feature Motown promi- nently. The leadership team — comprised of form...…
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…Sky Foundation Aiding those with pancreas cancer. Linda Laderman Special to the Jewish News F or Sheila Sky Kasselman of West Bloomfield, this November brings many reasons to be thankful. Six years after being diagnosed with pancreas cancer, she has emerged as a local leader in the fight to raise awareness about this disease by funding research and stressing the importance of early detection. Kasselman founded Sky Foundation Inc., which is...…
…Walled Lake Schools metro invites you to attend our Community Performances WL Northern HS Performing Arts Center to host MICHIGAN PHILHARMONIC Innovative Judaism "A Phantom, A With and A King" "Open Orthodoxy" rabbi talks of viewing Torah "outside the box." Halloween Pops Concert October 25, 2013, 7:30 p.m., WL Northern HS • Featuring the Michigan Philharmonic with music director and conductor Nan Washburn • Special performances by...…
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…YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! Bonds Women's Art & Home Tour D evelopment Corporation for Israel/Israel Bond's Metro Detroit Women's Division 29th Annual Art & Home tour raised more than $485,000 in new invest- ment capital for the State of Israel. Guests enjoyed a spectacular day featuring the homes of Karen and the late William Davidson, Julie Reyes Taubman and Bobby Taubman, and Roz and Stanford Blanck. Roz hosted a brunch and br...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial N.Y. Times Gets It Wrong Again W hen it was announced that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would address the United Nations General Assembly, one can easily imagine the New York Times editorial writers sharpening their pencils in anticipation. It could surely have been predicted that the paper would skewer the prime minister since the Times has ...…
…Commentary The Power Of Connection Amid Turmoil I Matthew Gold B EEEEEEP." The busy station fell silent. Then I heard my ambu- lance called; it was time to go save lives. The adrenaline kicked in. My friend Leora and I rushed from the room accompanied with calls of good luck and jealousy from our other fellow volunteers. We raced to the ambulance. Our driver was already there, starting the engine. The call was to Bnei Brak, close to our st...…
…spotlight AallefteRAKE IN NSW. AlPip rethink 411 — A re use ND roc R ; rte - Z4 iit ( 44 Rev. Dr. DeeDee Coleman of Detroit at the Israeli embassy in Ethiopia just before the last flight of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. With her and the kids are Tobi Ash, center, Yael Eckstein, senior vice president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel. ,, !,,. . ii Hug...…
…spirituality >> Torah portion Con9re9ation Veteran's Day Brunch Honoring Our Military Veterans jai moo] What Was Slit Thinking? G114£41'Setlat lver( presented by Congregation B'nai Moshe Men's Club Sunday, November 3, at 9:45 a.m. Our Keynote speaker, ON. Col. Bentzi Gruber, Parshat Chayei Sarah: Genesis 23:1- 25:18; I Kings 1:1-1:31. W Following the Akedah, Abraham hat was Sarah thinking? We do not hear a lot about headed not to...…
…spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS SPONSORED BY TEMPLE ISRAEL &Irk "roe/ www.temple-israel.org Making a difference &Irk Israel Making a difference. CONSERVATIVE Temple Israel's 31st Annual Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Parenting Conference and the Robert Sosnick Family Life Center present Adat Shalom Synagogue (248) 851-5100. Ahavas Israel (Grand Rapids) (616) 949-2840. B'nai Israel Synagogue (248) 432-2729. Congregation Bet...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... o rt. theJ Nattonal/ St The fourth in a series showcasing young Jewish Detroiters making their mark on communities across the country. ADAM FINKEL I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS he oath of the Torah created a set of responsibilities that would showcase the uniqueness of Jewish peoplehood. The importance of working together as a people — being responsible not just for our own actions but those of every other Jew — e...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... Talking Trasld Empowering young Detroiters through recycling education. MARIELLE TEMKIN I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS an talking and teaching about trash really help make Detroit a better place? Rachel Klegon, 28, of Detroit, thinks it can. She sees recycling education as a key to helping turn Detroit around. As executive director of the nonprofit Green Living Science, Klegon works to transform Detroit by teaching...…
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…arts & entertainment Mamma Mia! North American tour cast Just-wed stage performers Jennifer Weingarten and Vince Wingerter appear together in Mamma Mia! at Detroit's Fisher Theatre. I Suzanne Chessler "Touring with Vince is everything I could ask for," says Weingarten, a Grosse Pointe native. Contributing Writer T wo performers in the new North American touring production of Mamma Mia! have recent and real-life experience with the cent...…
…arts & entertainment Navigating The Mental-Health Care Maze In a new book, psychiatrist advises patients and their families. L I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer Loyd Sederer, medical director of New York State's Office of Mental Health, has built a long career in working with psychiatric patients, their families, the medical community and a wider public. One missing resource has been a com- prehensive reference for families stresse...…
…>> editor's picks CLASSICAL NOTES About clothing to recall some of the funniest — and most vulnerable — times in women's lives. Tipping Point Theatre in Northville stages the play as its fundraiser Oct. 25-27. $35+. Show times and tickets: (248) 347- 0003; tippingpointtheatre. com. Celebrating the cen- tennial of the birth of British composer Benjamin Britten, Gail Zimmerman Detroit Symphony Arts Editor Orchestra Assistant Conductor Teddy ...…
…arts & entertainment Magical Thinking? In a new book, Dr. Paul Offit explores the claims of alternative medicine. "There's really no such thing as alternative medicine. If it works, its medicine; if it doesn't work, its not an alternative." - Paul Offit, M.D. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer S ome disappointing care as a young patient influenced Paul Offit to become a pediatrician speaking out on medical issues he deems important t...…
…Joseph Seibert and Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg rehearse for 4000 Miles. 4000 Miles explores evolving grandmother-grandson relationship. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer A my Herzog brings a lot of personal experience to her play 4000 Miles, a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize. The aged and feisty grandmother, Vera, is based on her own grandmoth- er, Leepee Joseph, an outspoken com- munist who had worked as a secretary for fame...…
…arts & entertainment DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEONARD SLATKIN Music Director A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA 11.=wr DEBUS SY LA MER Teddy Abrams, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Fri., Oct. 25 at 10:45 a.m. Sat., Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. Sun., Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. Ghoulicious treats. Wagner Overture to The Flying Dutchman Britten Piano Concerto Sibelius The Oceanides Debussy La Mer 1 14 GROSVENOR PVC Chemicals, Int ORDER YOUR TICKET...…
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…arts & entertainment >> the best of everything Tequila! New Mexican restaurant attracts large crowds in West Bloomfield. p OTPOURRI ... After a quiet, dinner-only event, possibly more to train its employees and acquaint them with the menu, Huerto Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar recently began operations with a grand opening for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Huerto is located at the West Bloomfield site of the former Big Daddy's and ...…
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…Ask the Orthodontist Ask the Orthodontist October is National Orthodontic Health Month! For those who don't know, October is National Orthodontic Health Month. This is a month long event organized by the American Association of Kyle Joseph Feldman, son of Andrea and Stan Feldman and brother of Ryan, Parker and Wyatt, will read from the Torah at Temple Israel in West Feldman Bloomfield Saturday, Oct. 26, in celebration of his bar mitz- va...…
…4 16 Mere • B'nai Mitzvah from page 49 Off Drew Ian Warren, son of Hope and Dr. ' Alan Warren, will cel- ebrate his bar mitz- vah during Havdalah services Saturday, Oct. 26, at Temple Israel in West Warren Bloomfield. He is the brother of Zachary and Seth and the grandchild of Muriel Warren and the late Richard Warren, Nancy and Charles Olender, and Dr. Richard Levine. Drew attends Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. He felt vo...…
