…30 February 28 • 2019 jn Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Relating To The Almighty W hy repeat all the details of the construction of the Mishkan here after we have already heard them when they were initially commanded? Would it not have been simpler to deal with the entire execution of exter- nal building, furnishings and priestly garb with the single verse: “ And the People of Israel built the Mishkan exact- ly as God commanded”? In order...…
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…32 February 28 • 2019 jn Here Comes Hamilton Meet the Jews in “the room where it happens.” H amilton fans in the Motor City are celebrating as the Tony Award-winning juggernaut about America’ s newly hip Founding Father heads to the Fisher Theatre for performances March 12-April 21. This groundbreaking hip-hop/jazz/ rap/R&B musical, with a nod to more traditional Broadway tunes, captures the spirit of Alexander Hamilton and the R...…
…February 28 • 2019 33 jn raphy, Alexander Hamilton, while on vacation and approached Chernow about turning his book into a hip-hop musical. Chernow agreed. Miranda wrote the lyrics and music, and the rest is history. In addition to Seller, who had previ- ously produced Miranda’ s Tony Award- winning In the Heights, Jewish members of Hamilton’ s creative team include director Thomas Kail, set designer David Korins, associate cho- re...…
…34 February 28 • 2019 jn David Korins exhibit arts&life Hamilton: The Exhibition T he people behind the Broadway musical Hamilton will satisfy the curiosity of its multi- tude of fans with a sprawling, high-tech, inter- active, 360-degree immersive attraction that tells the Founding Father’ s story and answers questions that go above and beyond the musical. Hamilton: The Exhibition premiers April 6 in Chicago. Upon entering a 27,000-...…
…February 28 • 2019 35 jn A preponderance of research indicates that Hamilton was a Jew, ” says Andrew Porwancher, a legal historian and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma who is writing The Jewish Life of Alexander Hamilton, a working title under con- tract with the Harvard University Press to be published as early as January 2020. Porwancher, who earned a Ph.D. at Cambridge and a fellowship at Yeshiva University in...…
…36 February 28 • 2019 jn STEFANI CHUDNOW SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTOS BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY Mecca for Mid-Century Modern Le Shoppe Too will launch online auction house in March. L ooking at its exterior, you’ d never know that an internationally recognized consignment shop sits right on the cusp of Keego Harbor. While modest on the outside, Le Shoppe Too is Metro Detroit’ s largest upscale mid-century modern store at 17,000 squ...…
…February 28 • 2019 37 jn “People come from all over the world to shop in Michigan because collectors know they will find the fin- est pieces here, ” Slobin said. “It’ s a hub. ” Stearn said, “This community really knew what they were doing. They have always been collecting art, collecting pieces they knew were important. ” AUCTION HOUSE ADDED As if running in-person businesses and their five online shops wasn’ t enough, the ladie...…
…38 February 28 • 2019 jn TRANSPARENT PLANS AHEAD A year ago, Jeffrey Tambor, now 74, the star of the Amazon series Transparent, was fired after accusations from other cast members that he sexually harassed them. Transparent creator Jill Soloway, 53, canceled the show’ s pending fifth season following the firing. After Tambor was let go, Soloway said she wasn’ t sure whether Transparent would continue in any form. Well, she’ s cha...…
…February 28 • 2019 39 jn THURSDAY, FEB. 28 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Feb. 28. At JCC 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. This class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. Cost $15. Info: 248-432-5467. BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, Feb. 28. “Talmud for Everyone: A Crash Course in Studying Our Most Important Texts” with Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen. At Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Info: 248-354-5477. MEDIA MANIPULATION 7 pm, Feb. 28. At the Mapl...…
…40 February 28 • 2019 jn on the go MATCHES MADE IN HEAVEN 11:45 am-1:15 pm, March 5. At Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. FedEd will host Rabbi Aaron Starr and Rebecca Starr discussing, for four sessions, “Jewish Insights into Love and Marriage.” Tuition: $70. LUNCHTIME LEARNING 11:45 am, March 5 & 12. Hazzan Daniel Gross will present “Kosher Classical” at Adat Shalom Synagogue. He will explore Je...…
…February 28 • 2019 41 jn BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 1:30-3 pm, March 6. At Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. For indi- viduals who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women. No charge; donations appreciated. RSVP: mail@ncjwmi.org or 248-355-3300. TO BETTER HEALTH 1-3:30 pm, March 6. At Jewish Family Service, 25900 Greenfield Road, Oak Park. Personal Action Toward Health is a p...…
…W hen Jewish teen Leah was diagnosed with atten- tion-deficit/hyperactivity dis- order (ADHD) last year, she finally had a name for the debilitating anxiety, mental distraction and stomach aches she expe- rienced daily. She said she missed a lot of school because of these emotional and physical symptoms. When her grades began to plummet, her mother asked school administrators what she should do to help her daughter. “Having ADHD was a...…
…February 28 • 2019 43 jn want to crave the drug, so they have to do it. It’ s like a legal form of addiction. ” Weingarden said children with ADHD become addicted to substances simply because they want to feel better and less stressed — and nicotine accomplishes this. “Kids and adults who have ADHD are more likely to become addicted to many dif- ferent things, including nicotine and vaping, for many reasons, ” she said. “One reaso...…
…44 February 28 • 2019 jn D o you have a mentor? It’ s important to be able to answer that question. I can’ t remember a time when I didn’ t have someone speaking influentially in my life. I look back and think of my mother, who always told me how important constructive feedback is. Or my Aunt Mooney, who caught me throwing a dirty penny away and taught me the value of money and how eventually over time it all compounds. My pare...…
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…48 February 28 • 2019 jn B eginning this month, late-mod- el cars in Israel have started to autonomously call for ambu- lances when the driver has been involved in an accident, reporting not only the exact location of the crash, but the specifics of the drivers’ and passengers’ injuries. This has not only dramatically reduced response times, according to Ido Rosenblat, chief information offi- cer for Magen David Adom, Israel’ s nat...…
…February 28 • 2019 49 jn continued on page 50 MITCHELL SANFORD CURTIS, 71, of Southfield, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was born in Detroit on March 7, 1947, to Anna and Theodore Curtis. Mitchell attend- ed Oak Park High School and the California College of Art. He was a talented artist and acquired a rep- utation and clientele for his photo- graphic family collages. He is survived by his loving sisters, Reggie (Dr. Robert) Fisher and Doreen...…
…50 February 28 • 2019 jn continued from page 49 soul of blessed memory DR. ARNOLD ECKHOUSE, an orthopedic surgeon of Palm Harbor, Fla., formerly of Oak Park, Saginaw and Grand Rapids, passed away Feb. 23, 2019. Dr. Eckhouse was the devot- ed husband to his wife, Beverly (Dymkowski) Eckhouse, for 56 years. He was the beloved father to his son, Jeffrey, and daughter-in-law, Leslie Eckhouse; daughter, Kimberly, and son-in-law, Brad ...…
…February 28 • 2019 51 jn continued on page 52 KENNETH H. LYNN, 80, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 19, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Lynn; son, David Lynn; daugh- ter and son-in law, Julie and Lawrence Wien; brother, Michael Lynn; grandchil- dren, Ryan and Tyler Wien. Interment took place at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Do...…
…52 February 28 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory continued from page 51 ROSALIND “ROZ” SCHIFF, 97, of Ann Arbor, died Feb. 22, 2019. Ms. Schiff is survived by her children, Karen and Joseph Hirsch, and Steven and Andy Schiff; grandchild, Yaniv Schiff. She was the beloved wife of the late Samuel “Sam” Schiff; the proud grand- mother of the late Yossi Schiff. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be direct...…
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…jews d in the Windsor Jewish Reunion Windsor Jews old and new are invited to “come home” for October gala. JUDY GREENWALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP TO BOTTOM: The Windsor JCC sponsored a trip to Israel in the 1970s; the Windsor B’nai B’rith Bowling league in the 1950s; Temple Beth-El Windsor Sunday School in 1968; fun at the Windsor JCC pool in the 1960s. S omething to ponder: What’s the first foreign city south of Detroit? No, it’s not a...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 14 An art show at the JCC "The Jewish community of Windsor remains small but mighty. Generations have moved and yet the bonds ... have remained strong ...” — AMY SHAFRON NO PLACE LIKE HOME A family Chanukah party in 2015 Event planning committee co-chairs are Natalie Freed Newman (a West Bloomfield resident married to a Detroit Jew) and Bethe Jarcaig (a Jewish Detroiter married to a Windsorite and livi...…
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