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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Kids And God D avid Wolpe grew up in a family that celebrated represents God's words. And the Eternal Light represents being Jewish but never sat around the dinner table God timeless brightening of our way. talking about God. His father was a rabbi of a large If God is nonphysical, why does the Torah teach that Conservative congregation, and David attended Jewish day humans were created in God's image? Hear Rabbi Wolpe: sc...…

…LETTERS ADVENTURE Our circulation department can't wait to hear about your exciting plans for the summer and we would be more than happy to stop delivery of your papers until you get back. If you are planning an extended stay - talk to us about receiving 12/ 3 2004 6 We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter writers generally are limited to ...…

…M Ci d 4 t4h GENEVE FRANCK MULLER GENEVE SPECIAL PRESENTATION C/fa-ster COME JOIN US AS WE INTRODUCE THE LATEST CREATIONS FROM THIS RENOWED DESIGNER. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH. 2004 10:00 AM TO 7:30 PM complications SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11TH, 2004 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ttrot_. j. JEWELERS 32940 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone: (248) 855-1730 Fax: (248) 855-2582 12/ 3 2004 7 …

…JEWISH RENAISSANCE E DETROIT JEWISH NEWS D PUBLISHER I Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com GENERAL MANAGER' F. Kevin Browett kevin@jewish.com ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Suzanne Sherman ssherman@jewish.com 7"--- ADVERTISING SALES' www.detroitjewishnews.com 7 EDITORIAL! Editor Robert A. Sklar rsklar@th ejewishnews.com Associate Editor Alan Hitsky ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Arts Editor/ JN Platinum Creative Editor Gail Zimme...…

…Abat SJIA0141 SiiA50514e invites the conmounftli to E10141" GOOD REASONS TO CELEBRATE "S e e di e REDEDICATION Et CELEBRATION Of OV1t WARMER, 1311104MR MAIN SANCTVARY SHABBAT CHANUKAH SATURDAY MORNING 9 AM DECEMBER 11th RABBI YOSKOWITZ WILL RECALL: "CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF LIGHT" CHANUKAH MUSIC BY OUR CHILDREN Newly renovated, brighter, warmer and more intimate MAIN SANCTUARY A CELEBRATION KIDDUSH MAY THE GLOW OF THE CHANVKAH CANDLES ...…

…OIED L No-Cost Chanukah Sunshine State Triumph For those who may not be planning to light Chanukah candles this year because of a lack of supplies or infor- In his first run for public office, for- right in. I am ready to work for the mer Detroiter Ari Abraham Porth has people of Broward and the people of won a seat in the Florida," he told the Florida state house. A South Florida Sun- Democrat, he beat his Sentinel. Porth cam- unaffiliat...…

…Our High Yield Certificates of Deposit Rates can send your Financial. Future Soaring. Invest Holiday Spirit St .04 0 431 3 3 0 \P\ 13 Nionths 30 ' • APY -- 24 Nionths 40 04) • AP) \IonIlls Mark and Risa Finn with their Chanukah display. Neighbors in the 13 Mile-Evergreen area of Southfield certainly know when Chanukah comes around each year. Mark and Risa Finn won't let them forget "My husband is the Tim Allen of this neighb...…

…When two Technion professors receive their Nobel Prizes on December 10, there will be thousands of us celebrating with them. "We couldn't have done it without the support of the American Technion Society." Technion Professor Aaron Ciechanover, 2004 Nobel Laureate "We are very grateful for your years of encouragement and support, which were so vital to our success." Technion Professor Avram Hershko, 2004 Nobel Laureate The American Technio...…

…Friday, D ,c. 350 Years of Jewish Life Oakland University presents "Expanding the Mainstream: Woody Allen's Jewishness," noon, with Andrea Eis, special instructor, department of art and art history. Gold Rooms, Oakland Center. RSVP: Sandy (248) 370-2650. Shabbat Limud Family Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m., is followed by 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. discussion on "The Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov" with Rabbi Aaron Bergman. Youth p...…

…There are 8 days of Chanukah. Still time to send Chanukah wishes With. a delicious Kosher Gift Basket. West Bloomfield; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, Hechtman II Apts., Oak Park. (248) 661-2999. CHADD Meeting Children and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder pres- ents Dr. Steve Ceresie, "Oppositional Defiant Disorder and AD/HD Children and Teens," 7:30- 9 p.m. No charge members, $6 guests. Way school, Long Lake Road, east of Telegraph. (2...…

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…Congressional Intervention? Jewish Army engineer cleared of spying presses his religious discrimination claim. mation. Morganroth scoffed at that defense and accused the govern- ment of invoking the state ithin 24 hours after the U.S. secrets doctrine as a mask for Supreme Court's rejection religious discrimination, point- Monday, Nov. 29, of an appeal ing to the fact that "both the from Southfield resident David Department of Justice and th...…

…Among Friends A new Jewish group connects religious programming with support for the gay, lesbian communities. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN r Staff Writer il or supporters of the Jewish Gay Network of Michigan (JGN), the success of a talk by Rabbi Steven Greenberg was sig- nificant both because of the speaker's inclusion as a gay Orthodox rabbi and because the event marked the group's official launch. With a mission to serve gay, les- bian, bi-...…

…V. S% —s1\\ *:M W . \‘%1SW„t,` T IM MU , 'IMMIAMMEtila SAVE THE DATE! $vturdvy \. February 5, 2005 MOTT O M IS Mail, Oui! But, of course! Hebrew Day School students learn to converse in French. "IM' A C A Benefit for Older Adults g MAGI sponsored by the R 13-11 11°, "'„, us' Auxiliary & Benefactors of the w Jewish Home & Aging Services Open to everyone in the community! Knollwood Country Club Reception 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm §Dining/G...…

…Celebrate Chanukah with Congregation Shaarey Zedek AMONG FRIENDS from page 17 Make-your-own-Sundaes! Safgan4/od and more! 44 ■ L:k Chollarzgalb Lt'iiidcIfte®I Prosrama Annual Chanukah Party! I tS &mot-Mewl/ter Conferatz&s- Presented by CSZ Seniors concerned about society's moral decay and preserving classical Judaism," Cherrin said. "Orthodox Jews shouldn't be smeared for their aversion to issues like gay marriage. Beyond politics,...…

…Give Your Child A Great Beginning At Congregation Shaarey Zedek 1.31 T WEEKDAY PLAY MAKING MUSIC MUSIC TOGETHER ® with Jill Formanek For children Newborn - DIAPER GYM with Karen Goss For children Newborn Preschool For children 10 months 17 month Tuesdays beginning January 4 4 PM For children Newborn MUSIC AND MOVEMENT with Lynn Breuer - 12 months PARENT TODDLER CLASSES For children 15 months - 30 months For children 3 months...…

…Who would have thought... Head Start Family mission sets 2 departures; signup set. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News I n a change from past Miracle Missions to Israel, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's first Family Miracle Mission will have two departure dates. The mission will depart on El AI flights leaving directly from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The first depar- ture will be Dec. 25, 2005, returning to Detroit on J...…

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…‘Ae.: t :7? Digest FIFTH THIRD PRIVATE BANKING "Becoming wealthy is one thing... JAMD Adult Academy The Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit will hold an adult academy 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20. It is open to anyone in the Jewish community. Participants may sign up for one general studies and one Jewish studies course that they will attend for all three weeks. Each week's class will be on related subjects, but will not depend on att...…

…Come celebrate with us! Saturday,. December 11 7 - 9 p.m. Jewish Community Center West Bloomfield $18 per family ‘fil" 0# ‘ \ ° <is" c,\4t, • 4z, oo tIRTH DA Y! • • WATCH a STROBE LIGHT and DEMONSTRATION SHOW. Be the lucky person to CREATE a LASER LIGHT DEMONSTRATION of your own. CREATE PICTURES WITH LIGHT. DECORATE a BIRTHDAY CUPCAKE. Shalom Stre et $18 per family RSVP Lizzie@1-877-SHALOM-3 Ford Motor Company Fund A p...…

…Digest Shiur Opens Series Congregation B'nai Moshe's Kolel Moshe Institute for Lifelong Jewish Learning will sponsor the second in its new series of Sunday brunch and learn sessions Sunday, Dec. 12. The session will feature a shiur by Rabbi Jason Miller, assistant director of University of Michigan Hillel Foundation, Ann Arbor. The topic will be "The Joseph Story: Setting the Stage for the Development of the Jewish People." The program is op...…

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…The Swarming Dinner Locusts are pests but also delicacies for Israelis. Kosher Question ARI Z. ZIVOTOFSKY Special to the Jewish News Jerusalem ecent headlines reported a massive aeri- al invasion from Egypt that Israel was attempting to repel with five small Piper Cub aircraft, just two weeks after Cyprus had similarly been attacked. Yet the only ones seriously concerned in Israel by the invasian from North Africa were some southern farmer...…

…We're ready to meet all your insurance needs! Offering high quality, confidential, personal service since 1977. Disability Insurance As an important step in continuing the tradition, Dr. Greenspan and I organized a "halachik dinner," an exotic kosher event that included locusts for dessert and a lecture by Dr. Amar accompanied by live locusts to explain and transmit the tradition. It must be kept in mind that the last Israeli locust plague ...…

…U R GENEROSITY IS CHANGING . • Once again, the community has shown its' giving spirit by making our second bi-annual Stay@Home Fundraiser a tremendous success. More than $34,000 was raised for the design and purchase o miniature robotic surgical instruments for Children's Hospital of Michigan's Zeus Robotic Surgical System. This gift is being matched by the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation. T e The Sinai Guild Weisberg Cancer Treatme...…

…Kosher Charges Iowa slaughterhouse accused by animal-rights group. law for the humane treatment of animals during the slaughter process." One expert in slaughtering practices who says she has visited 30 kosher slaughtering plants said that from New York what she can tell from the video, the practices at t's not every day that people affiliated with a stri- griprocessors are poor. "I've never seen trachea dent animal-rights group talk turkey ...…

…Sizes: 28 through 56 Cups: A through J Personal Attention by Expert Fitters Ties That Bind Torah links Orthodox Jews to Israel. DINA KRAFT Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem orth American modern Orthodox Jews say they can explain their connection to Israel in one word: Torah. "It's an organic existence. An Ortho- dox Jew grows up and believes that Eretz Yisrael and the people of Israel are one. The fulfillment of Torah is Eretz Yisraeh" ...…

…Nefesh B'Nefesh, a group that aims to help North American Jews make aliyah by removing as many logistical and financial hurdles as possible. The Israeli government doesn't track what stream of Judaism an immigrant associates with, but Nefesh B'Nefesh estimates that 70 percent of North American Jews who have made aliyah through the organization are Orthodox. Rabbi Joshua Fass, an Orthodox Jew who made aliyah from Boca Raton, Fla., and is a co-f...…

…▪ Digest I Sympathy For Settlers tk Jerusatem/JTA— The Orthodox Union c-/ Ct leilaLi „Love I/cc% i? • attprY • A twit:sec ' ilawit7VIed • Micropar(. ,4 expressed empathy with settlers facing eviction, but said security issues are best left to Israel's citizens and government. "The current Israeli debate over dis- engagement from Gaza and parts of Shomron has evoked strongly held feel- ings within the Orthodox Union fami- ly," t...…

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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Election Cart, Social Horse y ou can't have a democracy with- out having elections, but elec- tions alone do not a democracy make. It is important to remember the dis- tinction as we think about the possibili- ty of the voting that is scheduled to come next month in the Palestinian ter- ritories and Iraq. America will make a serious mistake, of great consequence to ...…

…OTHER VIEWS Kabbalah And Chanukah St. Louis K aballah offers five interesting thoughts about the upcoming holiday of Chanukah. • Candlelight is the symbol of wis- dom. A light bulb above the head is the cartoon maker's way to show that Bugs Bunny got an idea. But we all relate to how confusion or a lack of understanding can feel like being in physical darkness. You're not sure where to turn, afraid of the next step. Wisdom enlightens. True...…

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…) E2 c9Igoe i lomsfl "Zs Old Friend Returns The Guardian Building, a downtown Detroit landmark, re-opens after 30-year hiatus. ALAN ABRAMS Special to the Jewish News A jewel of Detroit architecture has regained its glitter thanks to the efforts of a downtown real estate development firm. The Sterling Group, whose CEO, chairman and founder is Jewish community activist Gary Torgow, purchased the 40-story downtown Guardian Building last N...…

…1..11L.DV", Facing page: Guardian Building Left: Guardian Building lobby Above: main entrance Right: Danny Samson Far Right: Gary Torgow Samson doesn't undersell image to prospective tenants. "You feel the history and presence," he says. Amenities include a fulltime doorman, updated fiber optic technologyand advanced security systems. The Sterling Group restored 8,000 square feet of rare Mumidian marble flooring in the lobby, acid washed the...…

…Business Profession Southfield-based Franklin Financial Group has been recog- nized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing private compa- nies in the U.S. Robert Pilcowitz is Franklin's president and CEO. Edan King is COO. At the Karmanos Cancer Institute, we do one thing and one thing only. Fight cancer. Here, we have more than a dozen teams of experts dedicated to using state-of-the-art research and treatment to give you back ...…

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…With a Hillel Day Schoo education, it can last forever. Ph to Credit: Mindy Eisenberg just as a person lights one candle from another and the original flame is not diminished, so too, we are never lessened when we pass on our internal "flame" to another person. Numbers, Rabbah 1 3:1 9 Challenging minds • Nurturing souls To learn more about the miraculous things happening at our school contact Helene Brody, Director of Admission, at (248) ...…

…h r iring g- r wish families'g TS. ART CONTEST COM STEM' he 23 jeuth h News Chanukah Art Contest final selec- tions shown on these pages will be displayed through Jan. 3 at the Shalom Street interactive children's muse- = at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. These winning entries were selected from 300 submissions from children ages 21/2 to 12. The Jewish News received 105 submissions from children age 6 and younger, 137 ...…

…q 1‘1\4 k k,\ \ Cover Story FIRST PLACE AGES 7-9 AGE 6 AND YOUNGER AGES 10-12 ANNA TEREBELO SHIRA PARSHAN Age 9 Southfield Beth Yehudah MAX FEBER Age 5 West Bloomfield Adat Shalom Age 12 Farmington Hills Beth Ahm HONORABLE MENTION HAPPY CHANUKAH v4 / 12/ 3 2004 46 NOGA BEN-AMI ARYEH YO UNG TZURI TESHUBA MAIUAH SITNER DALIA SINGAL • Age 11 Southfield Akiva Age 12 Oak Park Beth Yehudah Age 11 Oak Park Akiva Age 5 Birmingh...…

…ART CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION 1 ALLISON SIMS RACHEL WOLFE LEAH BERLDI Age Ferndale Home schooled Age 10 Southfield Akin: Age 10 Oak Park Akiva JOSHUA TEPHANIE ZERBIB GOLDFADEN Age 10 West Bloomfield Akiva Age 6 Southfield Beth Shalom SANWA %MI egialm4a. fteig-R Per4cic-... ICF;LEBRATE! JOSHUA KAHN Age 11 Oak Park Akiva saii SYDNEY SIMS Age 7 Ferndale Home schooled MAYA GOLDMAN ARLEY RUSKIN Age 6 Farmington Hills Shaare...…

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…hi t lit fia rnEiri R A n 1111 /011 semen LIVING RESIDE/ICES www.american-house.com before and after lighting candles. Daily prayers include Al ha-Nisim in the Amidah (the silent, standing prayer) and in Birkat Ha-Mazon (grace after meals); the full Hallel prayer is recited each day. In the synagogue, there is a special Torah reading for each day (Numbers 7-8:4), and four persons are called up to read. Chanukah straddles the two Jewish mon...…

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