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…Fond Memories Local leaders reflect on Pope John Paul II's impact on the Detroit Jewish community. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer en years ago, Rabbi Irwin Groner had an expe- rience so profound he described it as "a rare moment that I will forever preserve in my memory." It was his meeting with Pope John Paul II. "I was the only Detroiter on a mission of rabbis and lay leadership sponsored by the Synagogue Council of America," recall...…
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…the cost of Examining the spiritual return on the financial investment. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor Z oe Marcus always knew she wanted her children at a Jewish day school. She wanted them to get a Jewish education, and she wanted them to be surrounded by Jewish friends. What was never clear was how she would pay for it. Seventeen years ago, Marcus came to Metro Detroit. She was looking for- ward to being part of a large Jewish co...…
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…Metro COST OF LIVING Cover Story from page 31 fair as possible," says Susan Kirschner, executive director of Temple Emanu-El. --- Synagogue task forces can spend lit- erally a year working out a dues sys- tem, Kirschner adds. "We want to make certain that you get what you need when you come to a synagogue," she says. "Whether you're Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist or Humanist, our Jewish community is made stronger by hous...…
…A Sunday Kind Of Love The popularity and changing face of Sunday school. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor F fifteen years ago, many Sunday schools were something of a baby-sitting service. Parents dropped off their children, went to the mall or grocery shopping, came back a few hours later, and that was that. These days, most synagogues are providing family education that tar- gets parents as well as their children. At Temple Israel, ...…
…Metro Pro-brad Voices Anti-divestment activists elected to lead U-M student government. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor 1 ust a \meek after an anti-Israel divestment resolution was soundly defeated by the University of Michigan student gov- ernment, students activists and lead- ers of the anti-divestment effort were elected to fill the top two posts of the University's student government for the 2005-2006 school year. Jesse ...…
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