…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-...…
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…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,...…
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…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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…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...…
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…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...…
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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...…
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…Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.corn Dec. 4 Saturday, 8 p.m. Federation YAD "Survivors Guide to Chanukah" with Chef Keith Famie at West Bloomfield JCC. Latke tasting and dessert reception. Cost: $45. RSVP by Nov. 26 to www.thisisfederation.org/YAD/events or Jon Goldstein, (248) 203-1471. Dec. 5 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. U-M Hillel dinner for Congregation B'nai Moshe members with Rabbi...…
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