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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Doctors, Patients To Feel Pinch Of Obamacare On Sept. 23, I attended a Federation- sponsored panel discussion of Obamacare for health care profes- sionals and employees. The informa- tion provided was quite astounding. The moderator, an academic using specious statistics, said Michigan has plenty of doctors to handle the great increase in demand for health servic- es. However, only fou...…
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…T'chiyah and Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue members, along with community participants, work with the Eden Gardens project on Sept. 22. Andy Levin to be honored at launch of interfaith social justice program. I Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer M embers of an Oak Park-based synagogue are expanding their high-priority commitment to social justice, through their front doors and into the community. At Congregation T'chiyah, there ha...…
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…metro >> Jews in the digital age 'Techonomy' Confab Inspires Joel Tauber T he recent Techonomy confer- ence on the campus of Wayne State University was not much different than last year's event, the first of its kind here in the Motor City. Tech lead- ers and business icons from around the country converged on Detroit for a series of conversations and workshops discussing t how technology and innovation can boost American economic growth, j...…
…ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE PRESENTS Sapling Is Dedicateci, Holocaust Center's Anne Frank tree exhibit spurs further programming. A sp y r evening of Popular, Broadway, Israeli and Jewish music! Monday, November 4, 2013 • 7:30pm Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebert Road Farmington Hi lls, MI FEATURING CANTORS JEN COHEN MAGDA FISHMAN Temple Beth Shalom Cherry Hill, NJ North Shore Synagogue Syosset, NY ALISA POMERANTZ-BORO ELIZABETH SHAM...…
…Crazy Craig the Magician from Toledo entertains the crowd at The Shul's Sukkot celebration. Area synagogues helped families celebrate Sukkot in many ways. A At 3 years old, Ethan began playing piano; at 5 he started composing; at 11 he was the youngest artist ever to have a Las Vegas Show! Now, at 13, Ethan is kicking off his current tour right here at The Aman! Bring the whole family and enjoy Ethan's amazing talent. Proceeds to ben...…
…Rascals Musical Set As JARC's Fall Fundraiser j ARC, an organization serv- ing people with disabili- ties, is featuring the popu- lar Broadway show The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream to Michigan as its 33rd annual fall fundraiser. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Fox Theatre in Downtown Detroit. More than 3,500 guests are anticipated to join event chairs David Haron and Janis Shulman, both of Farmington Hills, and Scott W...…
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…Color Purple Ribbons denote the fight against domestic abuse. Please join us as we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry feeding vulnerable families in our community. •Ip kV. Nicole and Matt Lester 2013 Honoree Sherri and Jim Ketai Rachel and Josh Opperer, Dinner Co-Chairpeople Nancy Kleinfeldt, President Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer T he color purple is more than a fashion statement this October; it...…
…etro C ohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies THE TRADITION OF INNOVATION IN HALACHA JARC Earns Status As First Organization Certified In Gentleness Rabbi Asher Lopatin, President Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School THURSDAY, j AKIVA HEBREW DAY SCHOOL 2100 W. 12 MILE ROAD SOUTHFIELD OCTOBER 10, 2013 7:30 PM Rabbi Asher Lopatin will discuss the role of innovation in transmitting Jewish tradition from one generation to the next. ...…
…Shriver To Talk Of His Father And Alzheimer's Disease M ark Shriver comes to Metro Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 10, to speak about his father, Sargent Shriver, and his new memoir, A Good Man, in an event sponsored by Jewish Senior Life, Alzheimer's Association-Greater Michigan Chapter and JVS's Dorothy & Peter Brown Adult Day Care Program. "It is our honor to have such a celeb- rity to speak about a topic that affects so many of us, losing that...…
…metro BBYO Empowermen Building Entrepreneurship program targets local Jewish teen girls. B'nai B'rith is working for you: Around the world and right here at home. TO COMMEMORATE B'NAI 170th ANNIVERSARY SIXTEEN PAST PRESIDENTS OF B'NAI B'RITH GREAT LAKES REGION JACK CAMINKER ARTHUR SCHOTT HERMAN KASOFF FLOYD BORNSTEIN OSCAR TUTTLEMAN JAMES GREY PETER PERLMAN GERALD CORLIN RALPH WORONOFF JOHN ROFEL EDWARD WEBERMAN MARTIN MELTON BRUCE GOROS...…
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…metro >> calendar "My daughter and grandchildren love coming to Fox Run. They're always asking when they can visit." HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! ONGOING SHOE DONATIONS JCC's Institute for Retired Professionals Social Action-Tikun Olam Group seeks ...…
…RUMMAGE SALE Thursday Saturday. At Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. Thursday: 5-8 pm, 20 percent mark-up; Friday, Oct.11: 9 am-4 pm; and Saturday, Oct.12: 9 am-noon, bag sale. Cash only. Information: 248-477-1410. - INNOVATION IN HALACHAH 7:30 pm. Rabbi Asher Lopatin will discuss the role of innovation in transmitting Jewish tradition from one generation to the next. At Akiva Hebrew Day School, 2100 W.12 Mile, Southfield. Sponsored by ...…
…metro >> around town Sukkah Success Beth Shalom families decorate their sukkah and enjoy events together. T he weather cooperated on Sunday, Sept. 15, for Congregation Beth Shalom's annual sukkah decorat- ing party. Twenty families, many including grandparents, got together in the synagogue's sukkah to paint pictures, make paper garlands and enjoy an afternoon together. The rain held off until after everyone enjoyed a pizza supper in the s...…
…metro >> around town Annual Picnic Beth El celebrates the beginning of religious school by having fun together. emple Beth El family and friends gathered Sept. 8 to celebrate the beginning of religious school and bask in the sunshine on Temple grounds in Bloomfield Township. Music and dancing was spearheaded by the gang from Joe Cornell Entertainment, with pony rides and inflatable slides for the kids, hot dogs and picnic fixings for all ag...…
…>> around town Get Better Faster Over 90% Success Rate. Mingling MSU Jewish community members enjoy 9 tour and brunch. A t an event in September celebrating Michigan State University and the Jewish community, MSU donors, alumni and friends received a guided tour of MSU's new Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and enjoyed brunch with MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon at Cowles House, her official residence. "It was a pleasure to spend the day ...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Editorial Younger Jews Follow A Different Giving Drummer T he more engaged you are with the Jewish community, the more likely you are to be charitable, and not just toward Jewish charities. A new national sur- vey reveals more Jews give to non- Jewish causes than Jewish causes, and Jews are more giving than non- Jews. Predictably, wealthier Jews are more likely to make charitable...…
…Clash from page 30 Jordanian actress Najla Sahwil recently said on P.A. TV that while growing up, she "dreamt of playing the part of that great personality Dalal Mughrabi," who she described as a "Palestinian female fighter." No Easy Answer Given their substantial hatred of Jews will take at least a generation to reverse, Palestinians largely justify the use of suicide bombings, a new Pew Research Survey found. Results indicated 62 percent ...…
…SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE pvteKemZ Congregation / Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road Southfield, Michigan 48034 248.357.5544 www. s h aareyzede k.o rg info@shaareyzedek.org Fall into fun Parashat Noah Petting Zoo featuring BRET STEPHENS Sunday, October 6, 2013 • 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The animals have left the Ark and are coming to GZ! Celebrate Parashat Noah with your animal friends. Join us for an interactive experience specifically designed f...…
…for the whole family at Congregation Shaarey Zedek! [younGjewisq aRtist sliowcase Join us for a festive evening of drink, food and art featuring young emerging Jewish artists in our community. LAURIE BERKNER in Concert at CSZ! SC1tURDC1Y, JC111UCtRY 25, 2014 8:00 P.M. - 12:00 Q.M. patRon event ann pREview saLE Applications available October 8, 2013 for all Jewish artists between the ages of 18 and 45. J Sunday, November 17, 2013 11:00...…
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…C LEWERENZ MEDICAL CENTER Healing With Restorative Medicine Parshat Noah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Numbers 28:9-15; Isaiah 66:1-24 I n his commentary on this week's reading of parshat Noah, the medi- eval biblical interpreter Rashi relates a midrashic dispute that seemingly has been resolved by the biblical text. In commanding Noah to build the ark, God instructs him to fashion a tzohar, often translated as a light. However, Rashi, in his commen...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... 0-14, the, Nat-tonal/ St Ally Bermar. The first in a series showcasing young Jewish Detroiters making their mark on communities around the country. It's amazing to me how similar Moishe House and TAMID are in the Jewish and Zionist worlds, respectively. Up until a few years ago, both spheres were dominated by bureaucratic, archaic and outdated organizations. Moishe House and TAMID are organizations that allow th...…
…sports p Medals Of Honor Maccabi Is Coming Steve Stein Contributing Writer I D on't look now, but the 2014 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest hosted by Detroit is just months away. Aug. 17-22, 2014, to be exact. Two kickoff meetings have been sched- uled for prospective Detroit athletes and artists, host families and volunteers. The meetings are at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield and 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...…
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…arts & entertainment >> on the cover Crisis Health Care Sheri Fink's Five Days at Memorial is a gripping look at disaster preparedness and health-care rationing at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "We need to ask questions of hospitals and the government [when it comes to pre- paredness]:' Fink said during a recent inter- view with Jon Stewart on The Daily Sh...…
…arts & entertainment Dealing With Disaster In a new book, the only full-time American correspondent in Haiti during 2010's deadly earthquake details his experiences. I IN: What approach did you take with your book? Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer W hen television and radio inter- viewers seek commentary on conditions in Haiti, they often turn to Jonathan M. Katz, author of The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Hai...…
…arts & entertainment >> editor's picks CLASSICAL NOTES About visation and the chance to see comedy stars in the making, to the Ark in Ann Chamber Music Arbor at 8 p.m. Friday and Society of Detroit Saturday, Oct. 4-5. $25; $20 presents the students. (734) 761-1451; Emerson String theark.org. Gail Z immerman Quartet — with Named Las Vegas Ar is Editor violinists Eugene Comedian of the Year nine Drucker and Philip years in a row, Rita Rudner,...…
…arts & entertainment Orchestra Of Voices Chanticleer performs original interpretations of the vocal literature — from Renaissance to jazz. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer I t's been two years since Stacy Garrop accepted a commission to compose a piece for Chanticleer, and she plans on attending two of this season's choral con- certs that include her music. Garrop composed "Give Me Hunger" for .. the She Said/He Said program, which...…
…POY. - VYreotk - Potsi- otvxytmolfe Dynamic Duo Every Thursday Night from 6-8 bring the kids and enjoy Johnny the Magician! Brothers' musical endeavors enhance Detroit's cultural scene. • Kid's menu • Amazing Sliders Suzanne Chessler take over and people turn into demons. The cast, directed by Travis Reiff, includes Timothy Stone (Evil Ed), eorge Reinblatt currently has Katherine Kujala (Linda), Steve Carson dual loyalties in Michigan,...…
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…Arianna B. Lerner May 28 Jared and Lauren (Wimmer) Shiffman of Kansas City joyfully announce the birth of their son, Aiden Edward (Reuven Shiffman Sholom). Delighted grandparents are Marla and Iry Shiffman, and Kathy and Bill Wimmer. Proud great- grandparents are Sheila and Sol Garber. Aiden is named in honor of his great-grandpa as well as in loving memory of great-grandfathers Ralph Shiffman and Edward Neville. May 19 Sam Polk and Kate Bec...…
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…Klavons-Bass R ussell Klavons and Barbara Gordon- Klavons of Farmington Hills are honored to announce the engagement of their daughter Danielle Fay Klavons to Jacob Benjamin Bass, son of Jeffrey and Julie Bass of West Bloomfield, and Elissa and Steve Sulich of Oak Park. Danielle earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan. She is attending law school at the University of Michigan. Jacob earned a bachelor of arts in music compos...…
…world I Urban Nornr Israel had alerted Kenyan authorities about a possible attack. Times of Israel and other sources K enya was reportedly given specific warnings by foreign countries, including Israel, that there was a high risk of a major terrorist attack in the country before last week's violent takeover of Nairobi's Westgate Mall. The Westgate Mall, partly owned by Israelis, was reportedly cited in at least one warning. Kenyan newspa...…
