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…CENTENNIAL FUND SECURING OUR FUTURE Through the Centennial Fund, Doug and Barbara Bloom Offer An Act of Loving Kindness to the Community D ouglas and Barbara Bloom share a deep The Blooms' gift will impact the Acts of Loving awareness and concern for the welfare of older Kindness—Gemilut Chasadim—program for the adults in our community. Together, they were searching elderly living at Jewish Senior Life's Fleischman for a way to mak...…
…metro IDF soldiers Lital and Ari speak to MSU ROTC cadets about their military experiences. In Their Own Words IDF soldiers tour campuses with StandWithUs to share their experiences. s the StandWithUs (SWU) Emerson Fellow at Michigan State University, I was privi- leged to bring to campus two Israeli soldiers who are on tour as part of SWU's "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour. The soldiers also spoke at the University of Michigan later that d...…
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…metro >> on the cover Israel Advocacy Local Jewish high schools have different approaches, different goals. Louis Finkelman I Special to the Jewish News CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Some Jewish educators offer Israel advo- cacy courses. They teach their students the hard facts and strong arguments the student needs to resist the arguments of glib anti- Zionists. These educators say our students need to know how to win debates for Israel. Other e...…
…Klugerman says that "Aldva's mis- sion demands not just educating about Israel, but connecting to Israel" In teaching history, he has the luxury of starting with "the assumption that each student has a desire to be connected to the Land" Students at Akiva also know young Israelis doing national service on staff at the school, role models who grew up in Israel and plan to return there. Akiva has a continual supply of assemblies, speakers, bulle...…
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…in the sun, even when it's not shining... O n Sunday, April 7, 2013, the Detroit metropolitan community will come together for the presentation of the World Premiere of I Believe — A Shoah Requiem, a cantata composed by Hazzan Daniel Gross. I Believe is an interfaith musical and spiritual acknowledgement of the darkness of the past, and our belief in the light of our future. 2013 DETROIT COMMUNITY-WIDE INTERFAITH YOM HASHOAH OBSERVAN...…
…metro • Event co-chair Karen Borenstein and event founder •Elyse Foltyn, both of Birmingham, at the Feb. 13 patron event at Neiman Marcus Temple Beth El to display creative tablescapes to celebrate the holiday. Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer T hose who want to add a creative twist to the traditional Seder table will find a wealth of ideas at the fourth annual "Passover Tables" event at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills on March...…
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…HOME APPLIANCE MART • DETROIT WP1 OWROOM-k= Top Right: Students Shalom Kalmanson, Zelig Katzman and Levi Krinski rejoice and dance during the celebration. Middle Right: Singer Benny Friedman of Crown Heights, N.Y., set the tone for the lively celebration. Café Series Lower Right: Happy Now Through March 27 students dance at the back of the new school's study hall. Benefactor Alan Zekelman proudly carries the Torah at the celebra...…
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…metro tek3els h ews Margh Panes*, Josh Nelson Performs At Beth El Weekend A rousing weekend of song is planned for Friday-Saturday, March 22-23, when Josh Nelson, a popular per- former and composer of modern Jewish music, comes to Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, he will join the Beth El clergy for an intimate Shabbat service open to the commu- nity. Then, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nelson will be on stage for a free conc...…
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…metro >> around town What A Palooza! Temple Israel throws high-spirited adult Purim party, complete with spiel. he frivolity of Purim commanded the spotlight at Temple Israel's sec- ond annual adult party celebrating the holiday on Feb. 23. During Purim Palooza, 600 partygoers, some in costume, chose between wine tast- ing, cooking, salsa dancing and fortune tell- ing before gathering for the Megillah read- ing and the clergy-in-costume spi...…
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…metro >> around town Purim I In Style Adat Shalom enjoys musical Megillah experience. Now A CC -Fy-bv6, r1 /9 1 )4/crovs NQ G Megillah reader Brian Dickstein, 16, of Farmington Hills, didn't miss a beat, despite heckling from Rabbi "Chef" Aaron Bergman and a cool Hazzan Dan Gross. Children's Play Talented vocalists on their way to American Idol: Hannah Magy of Birmingham, Ali Randel of West Bloomfield, and Laya Silverman and Izzy Ran...…
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…metro >> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar®thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! SATURDAY, MARCH 9 JAVA HAVDALAH 7:30 pm. Kol Ami coffeehouse returns to West Bloomfield temple. Heller, Steyer and Green and other local talent will perform. $10 at the door. Information: 248-661-0040. ...…
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…metro >> calendar Calendar from page 30 Much To Do! DAD-DAUGHTER DANCE 5 pm. Farmington Hills Adat Shalom Synagogue Men's Club's ninth annual Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance includes pizza, ice-cream, photos, corsages. For girls 3-13 and their dads and grandfa- thers. StarTrax music and photography. In advance: $12 per person for Adat Shalom families; $15 for others. $18 per person at door. Information: 248-851-5100. CHILI COOKOFF & BINGO 5 ...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial Mahmoud Abbas and Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office. It's A Compelling c*udent Promise E 4a estin • ns PI ► AMIni-Intifaar - n attempt to persuade U.S. to pressure Israel. here are many signs that the Palestinian Authority (PA.) is seeking to escalate tensions in the West Bank ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the region this month. A...…
…Below are excerpts from two opposing viewpoints. Point Counter oint Oscars Crossed A Line Into Bigotry Seth MacFarlane: Not An Anti-Semite in-your-face — but it goes nowhere Los Angeles Los Angeles (Jewish Journal) t seems as though the Oscars writers think that Hollywood is so liberal that they can get away with making offensive comments because everyone knows they're "just joking" I don't agree. This year's Academy Awards ceremony fe...…
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