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…I Editor's Letter Nutritionally Speaking By Ba rba ra Beznos, RD, 1..1),'N Integ rated Arlf trifler!, When Safety Trumps D etroit native Laurie Sendler Rappeport made aliyah 23 years ago. She supports the Israeli army but believes her gov- ernment waited too long to confront Hezbollah, the south Lebanon-based, Shiite-driven terrorist network that draws inspiration — as well as fire- power and funding — from Syria and Iran. "Israel shou...…
…Letters JN Owes Apology First off, we were very pleased when the Jewish News finally allowed gay couples to announce their unions. But the Torah Portion "Creating A Community Of Holiness" by Rabbi Reuven Spolter (July 20, page 46) was appalling. How could you have allowed such an arrogant statement (Rabbi Spolter seems to be the one who knows what God will say) in your paper? Following his reasoning, shouldn't all Jewish couples be examined f...…
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…Pho tos by Ro bin Sc hwa r tz Serving srael Tami Heisler of Tel Aviv and her sis- ters, Daphna and Shira Heisler of West Bloomfield, gather at the Saar home: ' Avi Leibovitch with his girl- friend, Reut Levi Soldier from West Bloomfield helps guard Mideast border. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News S omewhere among the tanks, camouflage and machine guns on the Israel/Lebanon border, Israel Defense Forces soldier Avi Leibovitc...…
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…Give us 2 hours a week... we'll give you 5,000 years. Sweet Smell Of Support Hiller's brings roses from Israeli greenhouses to Detroit shoppers. Roses In The Desert M&M Roses has been selling their flow- ers in the United States for the past five s if Hiller's Markets were • years, when competition from African and South American flower growers cut not carrying enough Israeli into their primary business of export- products, now they are fea...…
…Middle East The Fron Lines Soldiers from the Golani Brigade return to Israel on July 27 after recovering the bodies of comrades killed in battles with Hezbollah in south Lebanon. Israeli soldiers fky a captured Hezbollah flag "atop their armored personnel carrier on the Israel-Lebanon border on July 27. Traveling in northern Israel, where the soldiers and the journalists roam. Brett Kline Jewish Telegraphic Agency Upper Galilee, Israel ...…
…Fund Supports Israel With Israel under siege on two fronts and tens of thousands of Israeli citizens holed up in bomb shelters, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is calling upon the Detroit Jewish com- munity to pledge its steadfast support of Israel through contributions to its Israel Emergency Fund. All contributions to the fund will be dedicated to rescue and relief operations, primarily directed to Israel's northern region, whe...…
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…I World Security Redux Local agencies and institutions adjust security measures. Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer A s Naveed Afzal Hag sits in King County Jail in Seattle on suspicion of homicide and five counts of attempted homicide during an alleged shooting rampage at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on July 28, the Metro Detroit Jewish community is reconsidering security precau- tions. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit...…
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…I Opinion OTHER VIEWS Esther Needs Our Help N ational leaders have long known that the American Jewish population is getting older. Now, because of the new population study, Detroit leaders know that we are graying faster than any Jewish community outside the Sunbelt. That's why now is the time to address the needs of the most vulnerable of our older adults, people like Esther. Esther is an elderly Jewish widow who has no family, lives alo...…
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…AYLICIIT The Jewish People need our light, now more than ever. This Friday before sundown, join millions of Jewish women and girls across the globe in observing the eternal tradition of our mothers and grandmothers by lighting the Shabbat candles. As we kindle our lights, join us in reciting a special prayer for the safety and security of our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land. G-d promises the Jewish People that this simple act will...…
…Business & Professional Prescription For Success . Couple start BIG and get bigger with the pharmaceutical industry. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News 0 n the outside, it doesn't look big at all — more . like an empty, non- descript office building in a row of light industrial structures in Ferndale. But on the inside, it's really big — BIG Communications, that is; a modern, uniquely designed inte- rior, housing an innovative, bus-...…
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…1 To Life! ON THE COVER Chai Time Detroit teens look forward to the athletics and camaraderie of JCC Maccabi Games. Alissa Graff, 14, of Huntington Woods drives against Ariana Terebeio, 13, of Southfield. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor H urricane Katrina may have done its massive damage last August, but the ripple effects are still being felt a year later by North American Jewish teenagers. The Jewish community of New Orleans was schedul...…
…Chaff Time from page 35 become a part of the JCC, and Lit believes this will make the JCC and staff "even more available." He said plans are under way to create year-round Maccabi and Junior Maccabi programs at the Center. Meanwhile, the Dr. Alan Horowitz JCC Maccabi Fund is being established. His family and the Maccabi Club will determine how the fund will be used, Lit said, but he assumed it will be for Maccabi scholarships to offset the co...…
…SPORTS SPIRTUALITY Stellar Career Rosenberg was solid in college for Johns Hopkins. Steve Stein Special to The Jewish News G ary Rosenberg was argu- ably the best Jewish high school baseball player in the state during his days at West Bloomfield. There's no doubt now that Rosenberg is one of the top Jewish college base- ball players in the nation. The Johns Hopkins senior outfielder-desig- nated hitter was named to the Jewish Sports Rev...…
…I To Life SPIRITUALITY A Permanent Home Congregation Or Chadash offers an innovative approach to Orthodoxy. Gabriella Burman town and, to commemorate the shul's 10th anniversary, the syna- gogue will host a community- en years after its found- wide Kiddush on Sept. 9. ing, Congregation Or The root of the challenge, how- Chadash (New Light), ever, lies not in the synagogue's a small, progressively Orthodox , previously nomadic existence, c...…
…AROUND TOWN Michele Bureau of West Bloomfield, Larry Olek of Sterling Heights and Lori Wechsler of West Bloomfield >r, Karen Marwil and Amy Wechsler, both of West Bloomfield Julie Cash Levin of Farmington Hills and Michelle Rousseau of Birmingham IR ed-hot Ferraris served as the centerpiece for a flashy party where the word "sleek" could be used to describe both the sports cars and the crowd. More than 600 people attended the third annua...…
…To Life! FOOD Cold Finish Summertime calls for a frozen dessert. Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News W hen it's hot, nothing ends a meal like something cold. Frozen desserts are easy to make and usually quite impressive to look at. Think brownie sundae. Any brownie benefits from a scoop of your favorite ice cream and a drizzle of hot fudge. Its decadent, cool and, above all, a cinch to put together. Change the "base" by substituting...…
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