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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section for openers Another Jewish Candidate I t is with a heavy heart that I announce I’m suspending my cam- paign for the presidency of the United States (pause for collective sigh). The results of the Super Tuesday primaries put me in the unenviable position of being the first candidate in our nation’s history to accumulate a negat...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com letters We Must Continue To Welcome Refugees The letter “Welcoming America Has Hidden Agenda” (Feb. 15, page 5) bla- tantly misrepresents the work of and connection between Welcoming America and the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This misconception is further exac- erbated by the JN’s own middling edito- rial “Michigan Can’t Shun ...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com commentary Kerry Slaps Abbas’ Wrist CREDIT: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT J ust when you thought P.A. police and security officers rou- Secretary of State John tinely imprison and torture the P.A.’s Kerry couldn’t get any political enemies. In other words, weaker on the problem of the P.A. has proven itself to be fully Palestinian incitement and vio- capable of squashing troublemakers, lenc...…
…W A I L I N G AT T H E W A L L The Struggle for Pluralism at Judaism's Holiest Site Photo courtesy of Times of Israel MARCH 10, 7-9PM Hillel Day School 32200 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 The recent “Kotel Compromise,” allowing for the creation of an egalitarian prayer space along the ancient wall, has been received with mixed reviews. Join us for this special event as we learn about the history of worship at the Western Wall...…
…Photos by Jacob Giampa metro » o n the cover Detroit City Moishe House Indian Village location can create a hub of young Jewish life in the city. Residents show they know how to have fun: Dan Hacker, Paul Green, Abby Rubin, Hayley Sakwa and Gabe Neistein. Adam Finkel | Contributing Writer D etroit’s Indian Village neighbor- hood has had a Jewish presence going back to its earliest years. Noted lawyer and philanthropist Leo Butzel, who b...…
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…YidKit For iPhones Akiva senior develops all-in-one-kit for Jewish prayer information. Malkie Rosenbloom Special to the Jewish News B etween Honors Chumash, Mathematical Physics and applying for college and yeshivot in Israel, Akiva Hebrew Day School senior Dani Smith spends his time developing apps. In February 2015, he brain- stormed the concept of develop- ing an “all-in-one kit” for Jewish iPhone users that would hold a siddur (prayer ...…
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…» to rah por tion Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit Bless The Volunteers! Parshat Vayakhel, Shabbat Shekalim: Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16; II Kings 12:1-12:17. I n this week’s portion, Vayakhel, the contribution of the material goods, we find the Israelites constructing he invites those with particular skills all of the various ritual objects to to have a hand in constructing the be housed in the Tabernacle, as well Tabernacle: “L...…
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…arts & life PJ LIBRARY b ooks Celebrate With Shmulik A local author helps kids commemorate Yom HaAtzmaut. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer A rose by any other name might smell as sweet — but some names might not be as easy to pronounce and remember, especially for children. That’s what a Farmington Hills author thought about as her children’s books gained the attention of publishers. She decided to use her first and middle names, ...…
…arts & life b ooks Brotherly Love And a love of Israeli cuisine. Sandee Brawarsky | N.Y. Jewish Week OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Twice-Cooked Eggplant, to be used in the gorgeous Fried Eggplant with Tehina and Pomegranate Seeds. “Sometimes I feel like my mission in life is to make people fall in love with eggplant,” Solomonov writes in Zahav. Shakshouka is served at a family breakfast with Solomonov, high-fiving his son, David, a...…
…to launch the book. They are the type of partners who finish each other’s sentences. Solomonov is wearing a black T-shirt, exposing a tattoo on his muscular left upper arm of a striking colorful rooster, with the words of the Shema inside, and “David” (his brother), above it. He says that he likes roosters (many chefs have pig tattoos) and also has elephants circling his right upper arm (“from earlier days”) and robust pomegranates on that for...…
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