…1 1 Hebrew school dropout. I didn't have a bat mitzvah. My Hebrew is not amazing, but I get by. I started learn- ing Hebrew at MSU, and I've taken many classes since. I was 21 when I finally celebrated my bat mitzvah at Tamarack with a little help from my friend and tutor, Eli Rockowitz." Gathering Detroiters In the age of Facebook and Skype, home is truly a state of mind, where family and friends can connect and keep in touch. Even so, now ...…
…metro >> around town -Jewish Unity Or Chadash hosts the 83rd annual Men's Club Dinner. Charles Silow Special to the Jewish News he 83rd annual Intercongregational Men's Club Dinner took place Feb. 12 at Young Israel of Oak Park and was sponsored by Congregation Or Chadash of Huntington Woods/Oak Park. The featured speaker was Vice Consul General Midwest of the State of Israel Alex Goldman-Shayman, who spoke about a variety of topics relat...…
…metro >> around town E FOR ALL General muesum admission to the Detroi Institute of Arts is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Ready, Set, Bake Preparing for Purim at Chabad's recent Hamentashen Bakefest. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer D onning their brightest, most festive aprons, a multi-gen- erational group got into the swing of pre-Purim baking at the Feb. 22 Hamentashen Bakefest at the Chabad Jewi...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay Editorials unfortunate 'ivilian Virthrris The Population Falloff Df European Jewry Dissecting AP's probe into Israeli airstrikes triggered by Hamas. s the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague considers pos- sible war crimes during Israel's summer war with the terrorist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Associated Press (AP) has released findings of its ...…
…Guest Column Israel's Turbulent Political Landb‘ap= A n March 17, Israelis will exer- cise their right to vote in Israel's elections. The last Israeli national elections took place just two years ago. Similar to the U.S., Israeli elections take place every four years but, in fact, the average life of a government term in Israel is 23 months. This has serious negative rami- fications for the economy and stability of the country. But why did ...…
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