…Obituaries from page 101 and Dr. Sandra Schiff of Farmington Hills; sister in law and brother in- law, Roz and Barry Rope. He was the beloved father of the late Robert Schiff. Interment at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Sander Schiff Scholarship Fund at OrTzafon Jewish Meditation and Retreat Community, 413 N. Division St. Traverse City, MI 49684. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel At the. Ira Kaufman Chapel, ...…
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…JN Contents JNOnline.corn Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005 3 Tishrei 5766 Vol. CXXVIII, No. 9 Fred M. Butzel Award winner Penny Blumenstein at Shalom Street in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield Nutritionally Speaking By Barhara Beznes, tzt), LniN Integrated Nutrition, LW • ues- ti on: On The Cover 0 Dear Bar •, at are "geneti- cally modified" foods, and should I be concerned about them? Lauren. To Life! cn SYNergizing! 18 Adat ...…
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…Letters Don't Bust Unions In 1963, my brother had one choice for college, Brooklyn College, which only cost $35 for a semester's tuition. My mother began teaching in 1964. In 1967, I had the opportunity to attend the University of Michigan because my mother's teachers' union col- lectively bargained and expanded opportunities for me and our family. I was saddened and angered when I read that the Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit boar...…
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…APPLETREE Yom Kippur At-A-Glance ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Contributing Editor • What We Observe: Yom Kippur is the day of atonement;yom in Hebrew means "day',' and kippur means "atonement." • When We Observe: This year, Yom Kippur begins the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 12.. • Why We Observe: The com- mandment to observe Yom Kippur is in the Torah in Leviticus 16:29, and Numbers 29:7. Also see Leviticus 16:30-34, 23:26 32, and Numbers 29:8-11. ...…
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