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…metro » on th e cover Year In Review 2016 JANUARY The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue unveiled a new urban agriculture program called Seeds to Table just before Tu b’Shevat. Volunteers nurture seeds into plantlets then transplant them into the community garden in the spring. Metro Detroit’s Jewish commu- nity reacted to the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint by collect- ing bottled water and monetary donations. Temple Shir Shalom, B’nai Is...…
…MARCH: Moishe House residents: Dan Hacker, Paul Green, Abby Rubin, Hayley Sakwa and Gabe Neistein. FEBRUARY: Members of the new coed Harvey Milk BBYO chapter. The community commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Morris Adler, who was shot by a disturbed congregant on the bimah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in 1966. The Detroit Jewish News Foundation created a new page on its web- site that includes stories about Rabbi Adler ...…
…metro » yea r in rev iew continued from page 31 In honor of its 75th anniversary, Temple Israel wrote a new Torah. The Mitzvah 613 Torah Project began in April with a kick-off celebration where the very first letters of the new Torah were ceremoniously scribed on the bimah. Hundreds of members fulfilled the 613th mitzvah by writ- ing a letter. This memorable project concluded in June 2017 when Temple Israel’s new Torah was dedicated. MAY J...…
…Brett Mountain On June 19, the Clara and Irvin Charach Tamarack Museum opened at Tamarack Camps. On June 30, a changing of the guard took place at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy. Arnold Sleutelberg — “Rabbi Arnie” to the congregation — retired after 28 years. His successor, Rabbi Aura Ahuvia, took over July 1. In honor of its 25th anniversary, the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives created the exhibit “25 Years, 25 Treasures,” sh...…
…metro » yea r i n revi ew continued from page 33 Dahlen at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Rabbi Shalom Kantor at Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield, Rabbi Ariana Silverman at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, Rabbi Megan Brudney at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township, Rabbi Brent Gutmann at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield and Rabbi Aura Ahuvia of Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy. The Lester and Jewell Mo...…
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…metro >> on the cover ear In Review Jewish community celebrated milestones and focused on future generations. By JN Staff FROM PAGE 1 sense of adventure and hope for a brighter future. The communal house, one of 36 like it in 14 countries, is meant to serve as a hub of activity for Jewish young adults. June 14 More than 200 people, mostly Muslims and Jews, showed up at a Farmington Public Schools meeting to register their opinions on the...…
…Oct. 18 Local Jews react to the release of Gilad Shalit after 1,941 days of captivity in a prisoner exchange for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. "My own hope is that Gilad's safe return ushers in an era of peace and security:' said Kari Alterman, director of the American Jewish Committee Detroit Chapter. Aug. 10 Rabbis representing Detroit's local Reform movement described in a formal letter a lack of denominational sensitivity by officials at F...…
…Left: Aviva Feit of New York, Leora Leib of Southfield, and Mushky Nachlas and Penina Forta, both of Oak Park. Rifcah Krolikowski of Oak Park 0 Community auction benefits Akiva scholarship fund. Robert Sklar Contributing Editor T he informality of Akiva Hebrew Day School's annual auction belies the popular event's important intent: to generate badly needed dollars for tuition assistance. This year's 21st version of the strolling dinner...…
…Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit >> here's to 201 2 DoN"r BE IATE...NOMINNrE! Dr. Sheldon Kapen of West Bloomfield, a B'nai Israel Synagogue member, was honored on Nov. 14 by the Detroit Veterans Administration Hospital for his work Kapen in the sleep lab. A plaque in the sleep lab will be dedicated to Kapen, who is a pioneer in sleep research and was the founder of the lab and its director until last year. Ellen Yashinsky Chute...…
…metro >> around town Getting In The Mood Adat Shalom's pre-holiday lunch prepped family and friends for Chanukah ' - he Adat Shalom Synagogue fam- ily and friends had a festive pre- Chanukah lunch on Sunday, Dec. 11. Co-sponsored by the Education and Youth Department and the Men's Club, staff members supervised Chanukah craft and cookie-decorating stations, while the men served up lots of latkes and more. Children and adults danced to the ...…
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