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…Cyber Spot ,14xsti Secret Cyber Spot reviews and Web site addresses are now on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com J • ...ancient Jewish wisdom for contemporary challenges. • • • • • To Self Improvement Tu B'Shevat Seder Has A Great Web Site Visit It ings, songs and traditions, but less rigid overall. The four questions are not the same as the more well known Passover posits, and address the the year. question of why a holiday is...…
…Cyber Families... fruits, Rabbi Scheinerman recom- mends passing around cups of dirt and parsley seeds and everyone should plant parsley for use at their Passover seder. Also passed around, and more traditional to the holiday, is a tzedakah container. The collect- ed money should be used to plant trees in Israel. Overall, it's a good thing that the site contains useful informa- tion for people who want to try ■ Yad Ezra provides kosher foo...…
…:Ittaidttla vaanft.,,,„ A Good Read For Tu 13'Shevat . . . page 69 *- W 4P 4 Little Susan, The Lonely Girl . . . page 77 T Also About Tu B'Shevat • • Arts & Entertainment p. 92 Find creative holiday recipes in Jewish Gardening Cook- book — Growing Plants and Cooking for Holidays & Festi- vals, by Michael Brown. ving The roots of a holicay ce eorating the new year for trees. Elizabeth Applebaum Apple TreeEditor N ew parents are no...…
…The BiG Story from the profits of all agricultural products. Initially, these funds were used for the upkeep of the Holy Temple. Today, farmers in Israel may donate this money to help the indigent. But how to determine when the agricultural year began? And should it be different for various types of crops? The House of Hil- lel, followers of the great rabbi, established the 15th of Shevat as the day for measuring a new year of produce for tre...…
…plantings, all at the Jewish Com- munity Center in West Bloomfield. No charge. Anyone with a computer can join in the annual JNF Tu B'Shevat seder with America OnLine. For teens and students, the seder will be 9-10 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 31. For adults, the seder will be 10-H p.m. Jan. 31. To access: 1 ) Sign on to AOL 2) Type in keyword: Jewish Holiday 3) Press holiday button 4) Double-click on Tu B'Shevat file To join the seder: 1) Sign on t...…
…AppLE TrEe Rabbi Arthur Waskow Special to The Jewish News n an era where "the greens" become key coalition partners in some countries, the environmen- talist lobby grows everywhere, and recycling regulations are common, observance of Tu B'Shevat, the upcoming Jewish New Year of Trees, is spreading quickly. More than any other Jewish festi- val, Tu B'Sehvat, which begins this year at sundown Sunday,_ Jan. 31, is the celebration of Growing-and...…
…while it was potentially fruitful, out of respect for its Divinely created potential, it was kept at rest. But in the fourth year, special offerings were brought to the Tem- ple from the tree's fruit. Finally, in the fifth year the regular tithe could begin and the fruit of the tree could be eaten. This once all-important process of tithing has deep roots in our peo- ple's agrarian traditions. Land hold- ers, orchard keepers and nomadic owners...…
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…INSIDE fj11.4 ( 4,9 What To Do, What To Do . Musical Notes Two of classi- cal music's best- loved pieces share center stage at the GAIL ZIMMERMAN Michigan The- Arts 6-- ater in Ann Entertainment Arbor 8 p.m. Editor Saturday, Jan. 30, as the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra pre- sents Unfinished Masterpieces, featuring Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony No. 8 in B minor and Mozart's Requiem in D minor. Tickets are $23-$29, with-dis- counts avail...…
…Arts 41 Ente KERI GUTEN COHEN Special to The Jewish News s she helps usher the world's museums into the future, international consultant Elaine Heumann Gurian draws on her past — especially a rich Jewish heritage — for inspiration. "My cultural Judaism informs every- thing; it's the foundation of my ability to do all I do," says Gurian from her office at Cranbrook Institute of Sci- ence, where she has been acting direc- tor since last spring...…
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…• • • An Uncommon 1111101° Comedy writer Andy Breckman emcees the 22nd Ann Arbor Folk Festival. C JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News Andy Breckman: "If Woody Allen had taken up folk singing," wrote the "New York Times, "he would be Andy Breckman." 1/29 1999 ndy Breckman's life started out fairly nor- mal. Normal enough, anyway, to make just about anybody wonder: "How did he end up like this?" This is-a man, after all, who ...…
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…Sports e Groves' wrestling co-captains are in an unlikely place after rocky beginnings. MIKE ROSENBAUM Special to The Jewish News wo years ago, few would have predicted that Ryan Lewin and Jake Lessem would be the leaders of Birmingham Groves' wrestling team. As a sophomore, Lewin, in just his second year of wrestling, did a respectable job winning about half of his matches. Lessem had a tougher time, winning just four of 22 matches. Both...…
…Baseball Lectures Prepare For Season The Community House in Birmingham will host two baseball- related programs. The first, on Feb. 2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., will be "20th Century Baseball discussing the evolution of profession al baseball including the Negro Leagues and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Cost is $17 for adults, $9 for children under 13. On March 6, there will be a base- ball coaches clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m...…
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