…INSIDE: Community Calendar 54 Mazel Toy! 58 Meeting The Needs Volunteer focuses her resourcefulness and passion on helping those with multiple sclerosis. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News r, Ann Arbor or Jody Burton Slowins, taking charge of her life and helping others take charge of theirs is a top priority Slowins, an Ann Arbor resident, was honored earlier this month by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Michigan Chap...…
…- Community Gift Of Life At the annual dinner of the American Red Magen David for Israel, a fully equipped basic life support ambulance was dedicated by the John J. Mames /Chapter, Michigan Region. Above are Minnie and Sam Berman, Maimonides Award recipients, who made the donation in memory of their brothers Meyer, Marx and Dovid Margolis and Alter Berman. Shown are Manny Charach, ARMDI local chair, and Sam and Minnie Berman. Volunteers fr...…
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…ISRAEL Mitzvah MISSION February 22- March 1, 2004 $1449 Based on double/reduction for 3rd in room /Plus Tax and 911 security fee approx. $105 Pre-Chanukah Adult Study Eric Grossman, head of bible stud- ies, Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit, discusses 'The Mystery of the Menorah," 7:30-8:30 p.m. $7. Congregation B'nai Moshe Kolel Moshe Lifelong Learning Institute (248) 737-1931. The Year in Review Rabbi Adam Chalom discusses I 'The Plague...…
…GIVE A GIFT, GET A GIFT! on Thursdays in Decembbr, 12:30 p.m. at Sila's, 12 Mile Rd., east of Greenfield. Harvey Miller (248) 626-4144, Al Halper (248) 682- 4986. Concert This Chanukah, when you give the Detroit Jewish News as a gift, you'll get a FREE gift in return! Soloist Louise Lazarus, accompa- nied by pianist Carol Soloman, per- forms Yiddish, Hebrew and Broadway music at 1 p.m. No charge. Oak Park JCC (248) 967- 4030. Advancements...…
…p.m. for latkes, snacks, games and more. $5; no charge for members. Costick Center, 28600 11 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills. RSVP: Rosa Schindler (248) 661-3978. Brain Discovery Day Benefit Kadima's guests have exclusive access to "BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head" exhibit, 2-4 p.m. $36; proceeds benefit services for adults with mental illness. New Detroit Science Center. (248) 559-0229, ext. 112. Upcoming Events Bereavement Support Spousal Ber...…
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…RINGS OF MARRIAGE Anniversaries FRIEDMAN 50TH S am and Lita Friedman celebrat- ed their 50th wedding anniver- sary in Las Vegas with their children, Susan and Alan Miller, Cheryl Friedman and Mark Friedman, at a special family dinner. They also spent a few weeks celebrating in Arizona. There will be another party here hosted by the Friedmans to cele- brate with friends and family. David Wachler & Sons Where Quality Matters Certified Gem...…
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…Spirituality CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851- 5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. B'nai mitzvah of Joshua Sklar, son of Drs. Brenda Moskovitz and Robert Sklar; Eric Weingarden, son of Karen and Ter...…
…Torah Portion Looking Past Ourselves To Find God's Presence 1100. Rabbis: Daniel B. Syme, David Scott Castiglione. Cantor: David Montefiore. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sunday 9:40 a.m. Friday, Janice Rothschild-Blumberg, historian, will speak at commemo- ration of anniversary of Prentis Memorial Library. Saturday Havdalah bat mitzvah at 5:30 p.m. of Lindsay Erin Singer, daughter of Nancy and Kevin Singer. TEMPLE SHIR SHA...…
…Into the Mainstream How Orthodoxy is winning friends and gaining clout on Capitol Hill: JAMES D. BESSER Special to the Jewish News Washington N 0 ,0 12/ 5 2003 72 athan Diament, centrist Orthodoxy's man in Washington, was late for a lunch appointment, but at least he was in the vicinity — pacing back and forth in front of the capital's only kosher restaurant, talking intently into a cell phone, trying to cut a deal. "You can't write...…
…and very helpful. It means that some members of Congress who otherwise might have shrugged off Christian conservatives are more open to taking a look at some of these issues," he said. "When the black, Baptist communi- ty was interested in vouchers, they knew where to go and they came to the Orthodox community," said Rabbi Freedman Freedman, a member of a statewide committee for school choice issues. Liberal Jewish activists, many of whom have...…
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…many other groups, especially the "umbrella" Jewish organizations. "Unlike other Jewish organizations, our positions are not determined by our lay leadership or by our professional staff," Cohen said. "When dealing with a broader constituency that may have different viewpoints on an issue, there is more division within the organization, less clear positions. The only question is how do you see an issue through the prism of Torah?" In an era wh...…
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…A Jewish Marius In 'Les Miz' 84 Chick Lit For Sex And The City' Set 92 Developing Confidence At Summer Camp 98 . Actress/screenwriter Isabel Rose mirrors her own life in the new indie film "Anything But Love." STORY on page 82 Isabel Rose as Billie Golden in `Anything But Love …
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…Jews In The News BILLY 2003 Tc.lny Awarrj Winner! Best Orchesiratitts L TWYLA 2003 • L Tony Aware THAR p Winner! Best Choreography BROADWAY'S TONY AWARD WINNING MUSICAL! Mazel Toy! Former Farmington Hills resi- dents Fred and Jere Berkley, par- ents of actress Elizabeth Berkley, must be kvelling big time these days. Berkley (of Saved by the Bell and Showgirls fame) married Greg Lauren, 33, the nephew of designer Ralph Lauren, in a cere...…
…Arts & BROOKDALE THE HERITAGE Of SOUTHFIELD JEws IN THE NEWS from page 79 "Each guest was given a candle and an organza bag with spices for the Havdalah service that was part of the ceremony." The outdoor reception — "all candlelight and starlight" — fea- tured the hora and the bride and groom being lifted into chairs, as well as a "seductive" first dance to four different kinds of music by the bridal couple, who met in a yoga class, says...…
