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…Roundup Kol Nidre Heroes Temple Israel congregants save a life on the holiest night of the year. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News T he solemn night of contempla- tion that is Kol Nidre included a life-and-death emergency during a late evening prayer service at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Congregants were getting settled in their seats for the 9 p.m. service on Sept. 17 and the rabbi and cantor were about to begin when Benj...…
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…I Spotlight A DIVING HIS RY ON THE COV Bask in the beauty o Beth Ahm's biblical landscape. David Sachs I Senior Copy Editor Brett Mountain I Photographer t most synagogues, the prayer leader cajoles daily worshipers to be sure to arrive on time. But at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield, it's suggested congregants show up just a little early to meditate for a moment before morning prayers. The attraction? An outdoor garden that offe...…
…A Winding Stroll Through Five Highlights Of The Bible 1. Beth Ahm minyan member Dr. Paul Darmon of Farmington Hils meditates with his siddur on a sunny Sunday morning on a bench near the Garden of Eden display. 2. Abraham and Sarah's tent, open on all sides, welcomes small groups to commune on stools made of logs. 3. Beth Ahm President Dr. Margo Woll and Rabbi Steven Rubenstein pause near a mural and display depicting the parting of the ...…
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…Metro Statewide Stump Leyton victory in November would bring first Jewish attorney general. Art Aisner Special to the Jewish News A s a candidate, David Leyton likes to talk about how he has patrolled the sidelines for more than a dozen high school football seasons donning referee stripes in the Flint area. The hopeful for Michigan's next attorney general said the ability to make reasoned, quick decisions in pressure-packed situ- ations s...…
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…Metro Grounded In Reality Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News B oth celebration and determina- tion were evident at the joint annual meeting of the Jewish Federation and United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit held Sept. 15 at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The celebration of accomplishments and leadership was grounded in the reality of a Jewish community determined to meet and transcend serious economic and demo...…
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…Opinion POINT I COUNTERPOINT U.S. Jewish Hypocrisy Hurts Israeli Conversion Chief Rabbi Thwarts Religious Expression Rishon Lezion/JTA Reform movement's shock- New York/JTA ing acceptance of patrilineal he news media have descent. Intermarriage is, e are reported the vehe- thankfully, far less of a problem sad- ment opposition of the in the Jewish state. American Conservative and Moreover, despite strenu- dened by the con- Reform movement...…
…Federation Opposition Rooted In Peoplehood New York/JTA T he Jewish Federations of North America helped lead a wide- ranging coalition this summer to prevent proposed legisla- tion in Israel that would have proven highly detrimental to Jewish solidarity worldwide. The Jewish federations partnered with the Jewish Agency for Israel and religious and political leaders in Israel and the United States to advocate against a bill by Knesset member...…
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…TORAH PORTION He thought he was an expert. Then be became a father. As seen on Good Morning Americo Dr. Scott Cohen 'Everyday Genesis' Is All Around Us Author of the best-seller Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide toYour Baby's FirstYear Parshat Bereshit: Genesis 1:1-6:8; Isaiah 42:5-43:10. Jewish Family Service A October 20, 2010 7 p.m. s a rabbi, I often meet peo- ple during the most diffi- cult times in their lives. We sit to...…
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…As Lebanon opens theatrically, its director reflects on his war experience and what it took to turn it into a film. • Att ---for-4 !b; In Lebanon, the viewer is trapped inside an Israeli army tank with its four-man crew. Pictured, Zohar Strauss as Jamil George Robinson Special to the Jewish News S amuel Maoz was only 20 years old when the first Lebanon War broke out. He was a gunner in a tank crew and at 6:15 a.m. on the morning of J...…
…Arts & Entertainment The Return Of A Classic West Side Story opens Fisher Theatre's 2010-2011 season. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News T he new touring production of West Side Story has a significant perk for one of its producers, Jeffrey Seller, a graduate of Oak Park High School and the University of Michigan. The show launches its two-year run at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, giving Seller a good reason for a hometown visit as ...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Sweet! Gail Simmons, longtime judge on Bravo's Top Chef, hosts Just Desserts. Devra Ferst Forward New York/JTA E very reality competition with judges has a "mean one": Simon Cowell's scathing remarks made plenty of American Idol contestants cry. For the first couple of seasons of Top Chef, the Emmy Award-winning Bravo TV series now in its seventh season, that judge was Gail Simmons. But behind the scenes, the persona...…
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