…contents BNEI MENASHE FACE DAMAGE FROM INDIAN QUAKE Jan. 7-13, 2016 | 26 Tevet - 3 Shevat 5776 | Vol. CXLVIII, No. 23 SHABBAT LIGHTS 10 Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 8, 4:58 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 9, 6:05 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 15, 5:06 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 16, 6:12 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Havdalah practices may vary. Consult your rabbi. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section for openers Celebrating 125 years College Football Fantasies F or my first column of 2016, I’d Look, the Boca Raton Bowl is legit like to pay tribute to mediocrity. and was played on Dec. 22 on the No, I’m not referring to my writ- campus of Florida Atlantic University, ing skills or the state of our political which for snow ...…
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…continued from page 11 “Our hearing dogs let a client know when the phone rings or when a baby cries,” says Deb David, community out- reach manager. “Service dogs may pull a lightweight manual wheel chair or turn on lights. Seizure response dogs respond to a client’s seizure by getting help or providing stimulation. We do not train dogs to predict seizures.” The seizure assistance dogs are also trained in behavior disruption for which parents...…
…metro » aro u nd tow n Holocaust Center Dinner Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani addresses crowd at annual fundraising dinner. A * Rudy Giuliani with Jim Berk, master of ceremonies Photos by Brett Mountain bout 1,200 people filled Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield Nov. 1 for the Holocaust Memorial Center’s 31st Annual Dinner. Board president Gary Karp and Rabbis Aaron Starr and Harold Loss provided welcoming remarks, follo...…
…Brian Masserman Hall of Famer Dale Katz Hall of Famer Karen Green Simon, seated, with her family Griffin Mertz and Stuart Raider JN Publisher Arthur Horwitz and Emily Fisher Sports Hall Of Fame Local Jewish athletes honored. T he Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation (MJSF) induct- ed its 2015 Hall of Fame class, Pillars of Excellence, Alvin Foon Humanitarian recipient and the Jewish News Male and Female Athletes of the Year in late Octobe...…
…metro » here’s to Nancy Kaplan was hon- ored at Shabbat Chanukah services Dec. 12 at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield for her nine years as daily minyan coordinator. Kaplan took on the challenge in May Kaplan 2006 and built a large and diverse network of more than 100 minyan regulars and backup help- ers — many of whom were at the Shabbat Chanukah services to express their appre- ciation. Kaplan will continue to serve Beth Ahm as ritu...…
…Florine Mark, president and CEO of the Weight Watchers Group Inc., will receive an honorary doctoral degree Mark from Oakland University Department of Health. Mark is also the commencement speaker for the university’s School of Health Sciences. For more than 30 years, Mark has been an inspira- tional leader promoting nutrition and healthy lifestyles through her business endeavors, civic engage- ment, community participation and philanthropic c...…
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…metro » aro u nd tow n Chanukah Wonderland Bais Chabad’s annual event draws families to holiday activities. O rchard Mall in West Bloomfield was transformed into a Chanukah Wonderland for the fifth year. Organized by the Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center, the four-day event offered holiday excite- ment and education to all ages. Participants learned how to make olive oil, baked doughnuts and latkes, jumped in a giant Dreidel ...…
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…spirituality » TEMPLE AND SY NAGO GUE LISTINGS SP ONS OR E D BY TEMPLE ISRAEL w w w.temple-israel.org CONSERVATIVE The Weinberg Family Library and Sisterhood of Temple Israel are excited to present a film discussion series. Join our clergy for dinner, movie and discussion. January 14 – Diner, facilitated by Rabbi Josh Bennett The movie will be available to check out from the Temple Israel Libraries prior to each session for viewing at ...…
…» to torah rah p por or tio tion n LEADING Pharaoh Asks, ‘Who is God?’ LIGHT Parshat Vaera: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Ezekiel 28:25-29:21. An AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuity Can Lead to Life-Enhancing Light for the World and Lifetime Retirement Income for You. M oshe and Pharaoh face Egyptians are an important part of the off in this week’s Torah story, not as subjects of God’s wrath, but portion in a contest that as nonbelievers who eventu...…
…world » commentar y The synagogue in Kiev Sounds Of Kiev E verybody who leaves the country model of economy. Joining the European where they were born keeps not Union was the goal. just a language but smells The representatives of the and even sounds. U.S., Georgia and Lithuania For me, having left Kiev were invited to be professional almost 25 year ago, it is the political consultants. Michael sound of falling chestnuts that is Saakashvil...…
…arts & life mu s i c ! Elvis Lives Deborah Fineblum Schabb | JNS.org PHOTO BY DEBORAH FINEBLUM SCHABB PHOTO BY DEBORAH FINEBLUM SCHABB The King would have turned 81 on Jan. 8. We celebrate with a look at how he lives on at an Israeli restaurant and gas station. T o appreciate how much Israelis love Elvis Presley, you just have to hear three generations of the Mizrachi family of Rehovot crooning, “Wise men say only fools rush in … but ...…
…PHOTO BY SAMANTHA WEST arts & life mu s i c Beiser Fairouz Building Bridges An Israeli-American cellist and an Arab-American composer team up to let the music do the talking. details Desert Sorrows will be per- formed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at the Macomb Center for the Perform- ing Arts in Clinton Township; and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Orchestra Hall in D...…
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…arts & life f i lm Eva Green Sarah Silverman Award-Season Roundup The Golden Globes and SAG awards — a Jewish nominee scorecard. Nate Bloom | Special to the Jewish News T he Golden Globe Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, on NBC) begin what’s known as awards season. The next biggie is the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) awards, which airs on both TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. Look for a Jewish Grammy (8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, on CBS...…
…written by D.B. Weiss, 44, and David Benioff, 44. Unlike the Globes or the Oscars, the SAG Awards only honors actors. Uniquely, it has awards for the whole acting cast or ensemble. Liev Schreiber is Spy, directed and written by Paul Feig, 53, a Mount Clemens, Mich., native. Feig’s paternal Jewish grandmother converted to Christian Science and his father was raised in that faith. However, Feig’s humor is quite “Jewish,” he isn’t religious and...…
…arts & life CHINESE PEOPLE EAT HERE Editor’s Picks MOVIE MAGIC MIDTOWN 4710 Cass Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48201 UPTOWN 6407 Orchard Lake Road (15 Mile & Orchard Lake) 313.974.7669 248.626.8585 DAILY DIM SUM &SUSHI DAILY DIM SUM It’s like Chanukah for film fans: The Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA will screen Hitchcock/ Truffaut Friday- Lynne Konstantin Sunday, Jan. Arts & Life Editor 8-10. In 1962, 30-year-old filmmaker and critic F...…
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…arts & life the b e s t o f e ve r y t h i n g Where’s Jim? Successful restaurateur found another suburb for his dining operation. W hen he owned and operated restau- formerly known as Larco’s Italian Chophouse, rants in Metro Detroit’s northwest owned by Mark and Susan Larco, whose area, a big question was always retirement hopefully puts only a temporary asked about what he had on special that day. halt to use of the fine restaurant nam...…
…sports » B’nai B’rith League Keeps On Rolling Steve Stein | Contributing Writer T he second-year Downtown Fox-MLZG B’nai B’rith bowl- ing league has 22 teams in its lineup, matching the total of its inaugural year. But it isn’t a case of status quo. League President Justin Kaplan said three teams dropped out after last season for a variety of reasons. They were replaced by three new teams. First-half competition ended Dec. 15 with tight ra...…
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…obituaries » MARVIN FINKELSTEIN, 89, of Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 2, 2016. He was a World War II Army Airforce veteran. The owner of Lucky Auto Sales in Pontiac for many years, he was also an active member of Congregation B’nai Israel, Elks Club, B’nai Brith and was a 32nd Degree Mason. Mr. Finkelstein is survived by his son, Arnold Finkelstein of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Alan Agaus of Bloomfield Hills; sister, G...…
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…Y OU ’ VE ALWAYS ANTICIPATED EACH OTHER ’ S NEEDS . JULES TABAK, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 23, 2015. He is survived by his sons and daugh- ter-in-law, Dr. Bruce and Ellen Tabak, and Larry Tabak; daugh- Tabak ters and son-in-law, Terri and Dr. James Giuliani, and Stacey Tabak; sister, Lillian Tabak; grandchil- dren, Alana, Adam, Liza, and Raquel Tabak, Nicky (Thalita) Tabak, Giovanna Tabak, and Lauren and Kelly Giuliani; many other lov...…
…obituaries » Obituaries from page 49 MORGAN SIMON YOUNG, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 1, 2016. He is survived by his daughter, Zeena Hine of Stamford, Conn.; son and daughter-in-law, Young Loren Young and Janice Allweiss of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Amanda and Nicholas Springstead; great- granddaughter, Grace Springstead. Mr. Young was the beloved husband of the late Midred Bogin Young; loving father-in-law of the late Edward Hin...…
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