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…jewish@edu for college students by college students Month Of Thanksgiving Hillel at EMU works hard to aid others at the holidays. Danielle Friedman and Sydney Glass } jewish@edu writers his November, Hillel at Eastern Michigan University is taking part in a variety of service projects in both the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor communities. Reaching out to the surrounding areas and offering support through projects and fund- raising, our goal is ...…
…e l>> gift guide A One-And-Only Occurrence Historic Thanksgiving Chanukah overlap leads to math and merchandise. - Jacob Kamaras N ov. 28 marks Thanksgiving Day as well as the first day of Chanukah 2013. It would be a natural reaction for an American Jew, when noticing that overlap during a casual reading of the calendar, to smile or even laugh. But Dana Gitell took things much further. A marketing professional living in Norwood, Mass.,...…
