…• Torah Portion To Reap Life's Benefits We Must Invest Ourselves Shabbat Lekh Lekha: Genesis I2:1-17:2• Isaiah 40:27-41:16 RABBI STEPHEN WEISS Special to The Jewish News A _s I — a l S 1 1 FORGET THE MALL We've Got It All! r 454) e'b Complete Acuvue® Disposable contacts Package Includes Exam, Fitting, Follow-Up Care, Care Kit and 7 Pairs Of AcuvlieLenses With Coupon • Excludes Previous. Orders • Expires 11/30/97 L J r *ifeN...…
…Sixteenth Annual Community RICHARD C. HERTZ INSTITUTE ON REFORM JUDAISM IN MEMORY OF MANUEL E. ARDEN AND SELMA E. ARDEN ESTABLISHED BY ELLIN ARDEN LAWSON presents DR. WALTER JACOB Senior Scholar and Rabbi Emeritus, Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh Traverse City Fair, Memorial Congregation Beth El, a traditional Jewish congregation located at 311 Park Street in Traverse City, will offer two public events Sunday, Nov. 9. A Jewish bo...…
…• News $ 15 Million Class Project STEWART AIN Special to The Jewish News T • • hey're spreading the wealth for continuity. An ambitious project to create and expand Jewish day schools across America has received commitments of $15 million — $1.5 million from each of 10 phil- anthropists — over the next five years. The project, called the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, is the brainchild of philanthropist Michael Steinhar...…
…Ladies & Gentlemen PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS 0% OFF And an additional Good through Nov. 14th, 1997. Excludes all prior sales. selling price with this ad Jimmies Rustics has a selection of barstools unparalleled in Michigan. Reasonably priced and very, very attractive. Inquire about our special promotion on gas logs. RUSTICS BIRMINGHAM 248-644-1919 • 690 OLD S. WOODWARD LIVONIA 313-522-9200 • 29500 W. 6 MILE RD. NOVI 248-348-0090 • 48700 ...…
…D News TRAVEL MAX Introduces Heartfelt Evenings Royal Caribbean's Newest Ship 0g VISION OF THE SEAS In Kew Gardens Hills, observant women take matchmaking matters into their own hands. This beautiful ship will be inaugurated May, 1998. This spectacular ship offers a dramatic two-story dining room, state-of-the-art fitness center, two pools and much, much more! HILARY LARSON Special to The Jewish News 7-NIGHT MEDITERRANEAN T C he Orth...…
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…THERE'S A WORLD TO SEE WITH THE JCC! \\. The Jewish Community Center w New York To Open Claims Processing Office of Metropolitan Detroit Travel Program presents... WINTERESCAPES '98 1 MIAMI BEACH CC /73.4,”71 Those with insurance, banking assets stemming from Holocaust to get free help; Pataki pledges $550, 000 for startup. January 6-27 lmish Cemmr, Ca." An all-inclusive package is included. THE BEST OF THE WEST: SCOTTSDALE-PALM ...…
…• HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROWTM THE APPLE TREE Ms. Applebaum: "Watch Me, Mommy, While I Fly" Life In Israel: A Boy And His Book Bag The Big Story: This Will Make Sense To Your Baby Small Bites: Tell Us About Your Beautiful Day Kaleidoscope: Color Our World Births B'nai Mitzvah Cover Art: Photo by Glenn Triest Handsome Henry Katz of West Bloomfield Meet Our Winner/page 72 67 …
…The Zionists Organization of America EdItoR's NoTe presents: "Religious Zealotry in Israel: Myths and Facts" With Noted Political Commentator Rabbi Steven Weil of Young Israel, Oak Park Thursday, November 20, 1997 7:30 P.M. Zionists Cultural Center 18451 W. 10 Mile Road (just west of Southfield Road) Southfield, MI There is no charge for this program. Refreshments will be served. Call (248) 569-1515 for further information. EXTRA!!! ...…
…C Life In IsrAe Winter Walden Ski It Snowboarding Club for Children * Professional instructions * Classes for all skill levels - beginner to expert * Special program for the younger skiers (ages 6-9) * Small classes * Adult classes too! * Charter buses Saturday & Sunday The Book Bag necessary books in our arms. In hen he was 2, Yehuda high school, we were coached as received his first back- to the "cool" way to carry our pack. Somehow, th...…
…LOREN B FI5C-HER CARARAL ARTS 5E21E5 FOR CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES Ca en Da R welcomes you to their eighth season of programming for youngsters ages 2-12 We invite you to enjoy PEMA))IA presenting WRITHM DANCE COMPANY & THE CHILDREN'S WORK5HOP OF DETROIT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1997 •12:45 P,M, - Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph at 14 Mile Admission Free FULL SERVICE VIDEO RECORDING AND PRODUCTION CORPORATE: SEMINARS, SPEECHES, AWARD BANQUE...…
…Baby FaCe The Nose Knows Diane Baldwin AppleTree Staff Writer erely thinking of a crisp fall day, with the smell of apple pie baking in the oven, conjures a memory that makes many adults feel peaceful, cozy or relaxed. The same is true for babies and children. 6 An infant hours old already identi- fies its mother by a scent familiar only to that baby. Thus begins the human journey into aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is a way to reduce stress, i...…
…smaLL BITES Take A Bite Out Of This I f you like to eat lions and tigers and bears, oh my! — cookie ones, that is — here's a great new kit to help you make your own tasty creations. The Cookie Critters Cookbook and Cookie Cutter set, by Debora Pearson, with illustra- tions by Vlasta Van Kampen, features a great collection of 14 dishwasher-safe animal cookie cut- ters, an illustrated As cookbook with 12 easy-to-follow recipes, and a cookie s...…
…Ieic AscO oE Happy Thanksgiving! e can't wait to see your artistic skills! Children aged 2-14 may use crayons, markers, glitter, stickers or any other art materials to decorate this picture. The staff of The Jewish News will select one winner, who will be notified no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. His or her photo- ., graph and entry will appear as the cover of the Nov. 21 AppleTree. Send to Kaleidoscope, The AppleTree, 27676 Franklin R...…
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…Join us for a family event at the 'Annual Book Fair Frederick Blechman, sister of Lisa and Joshua, grand- child of Sonia Blechman and the late Izaak Blechman and Sarah and Samuel Weinberger. Torah readers at her service will include her sister, cousins Danie and Laya Barak, Faya and Benjamin Gene and Jonathan Dorfman. Her mitzvah projects include c assisting with pre-school classes, challah making and support of Alyn Hospital in Israel. Ste...…
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…26TH ANNUAL KINGSWOOD GIFTORAMA is ents Barbara Klein and Robert Klein and her sis- ter Shiro. Rachel is the grandchild of Irene and the late Leo Eagle and Marion and Louis Klein. Rachel volunteered with the Special Olympics for her bat mitz- vah project. She enjoys dancing, skiing, swimming and softball. She attends Abbott Middle School. Adam and Bailey Burstein Adam and Bailey Burstein of Clarkston will be 'Dina' mitzvah at Congregation ...…
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…Book Fair volunteers Sharon Silverman and Teri Sinkoff unpack books. Talking Volumes From truth to fiction and everything in between, the 46th annual Jewish Book Fair has it all. JULIE EDGAR Senior Writer T his was a big year for mem- oirs and fiction by and about Jews. Not that the current crop isn't challenging. But it sets a lighter tone for this year's Jewish Book Fair, which begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday, Nov. 16, at the J...…
…Popular sage, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, returns to the Book Fair to promote Do Unto Others. which recounts the poignant friend- ship between an Irish-Catholic boy . and a rabbi. Hamill is the only non- Jewish author on the schedule. After the death of her mother, journalist Helen Epstein, who is.slat- ed to speak on Sunday, Nov. 16, Big League Dreams. On Sunday, Nov. 9, a "mini fair" with 20 local authors will be held in West Bloomfield from ...…
…C Helen Epstein traced her mother's roots. Eleanor Korn and Nancy Lipsey, seated, check book lists while Carrie Kushner looks on. tics. They'll talk about themselves and what motivates them," Kushner said. Wolfe said Detroit Free Press columnist and author Mitch Albom wanted to participate in the Fair, and she expects 800 people will show up to hear him speak Wednesday, Nov. 12, on his memoir, Tuesdays With Morrie. Turning down their invita...…
…Making Time For TV Young adults somehow find a way to watch, but what, why and when is a whole different program. JULIE WEINGARDEN . Special to The Jewish News T here's always one TV show that grabs you in the gut. For me it's "Party of Five." Rarely do I get through an episode without crying. Many young Jewish adults first tuned in to,shows merely to learn and laugh. Maybe they started with "Sesame Street" and eventually moved on to "The ...…
…Opposite page: Top right: Dan Friedenzohn, right, with friend Rick Goren, is catching up on the '80s hits he missed Bottom left: 'Ally McBeal" has captured hearts and viewers among young Jews. This page: Left: Young adults like the soap opera-style melodrama of "Melrose Place." Middle left: "The Simpsons" haven't lost favor. Middle Right: Griffin and Julia on "Party of Five." Right: Rachel and Ross' mishegoss intrigues view- ers. Far r...…
…• Cooler Than He Realizes Dr. Karol Zakalik became an overnight hockey fan after treating injured Red Wings and meeting the team. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN StaffWriter T he least interesting thing about Karol Zakalik is that he is one of a team of doc- tors treating injured Red - Wings Vladimir Konstantinov and Sergei Mnatsakanov. Really. What's more interesting is his story about fleeing Poland in the late 1960s, then trying to learn English,...…
…HAPPENINGS If you or your spouse proposed in a unique or creative way, let us know. Cali The Scene, (248) 354-6060 Ext. 303. Saturday, Nov. 8 Ruach annual hay ride and bonfire. 7:15 p.m. At the Maybury Riding Stables, 20303 Beck Rd., Northville. Cost: $8. S'mores and hot chocolate provided (b.y..o.b.). Call Michele Chapnick, (810) 258-0145 or Karen Davis, (313) 455-2502. Havdalah program with Jewish Professional Singles. 7:30 p.m. At Doria...…
…Focus Kosher Gets Cleaner Photos by Kris ta Husa A few local kosher businesses get higher marks for cleanliness on health inspection reports. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News I t was a stray coffee cup and a misplaced thermometer that marred the near-perfect report Jerusalem Pizza received after its latest health inspection. In mid-April, an official from the Michigan Department of Agriculture visited the Southfield kosher ...…
…A 1996 study by New York-based Integrated Marketing and Communications found that Jews made up 2 million of the 7 million people who buy kosher foods. Other consumers were Muslims and Seventh Day Adventists, who adhere to a dietary code, and vegetarians and oth- ers who believe that "kosher is better." While health scores have improved at local businesses, Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg of Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield and a member of the Vaad Ha...…
…Relaxed Sunday A dip in the swimming pools is a weekend highlight for many at the Maple/Drake ICC GLENN TRIEST Photographer This page: Above left: Nancy Cohen takes a breather. Above: Two water nymphs get a swim lesson from Andrew Keri. Left: A multiple sclerosis support group works out in the handicap accessible pool. Opposite page: Top: The JCC Marlins masters swim team mugs for the camera. Right: Florence Glen does water aerobics....…
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…JEWISH TITERS. For centuries Jews have formed communities to care for one another, to strengthen their connections and to make sure no one is left out in the cold. Today, with so many divergent views on the issue of religious diversity and unity, it makes you wonder if the idea and ideals of Jewish community are dead. * The fact 9f the matter is they're not. In the United States, your United Jewish Appeal Federation system is your community...…
…More Inside: FEATURES REVIEWS LISTINGS Food For Thought In Miriam's Kitchen A Conversation With Alan King kga, gEiREALDTGI:a 4 The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars Play Hamtramck …
…This Week's Best Bets Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Gershwin On Ice Combine a cast of world-class skating champions, an Olympic legend and the music of America's quintessential songwriting team and what do you get? "The Memory of All That ... Gershwin On Ice," starring Dorothy Hamill, which cele- brates the ongoing centennial celebration of the births of George and Ira Gershwin in a close-up ice concert experience. Detroit Opera Hous...…
…• Saturdays, Nov. 13-23, when the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre takes the stage. 2275 Platt Road, Ann Arbor. $18/adults; $16 students and seniors. (313) 971-AACT. Laugh Lines On The Stage • It's the 50th anniversary season for the Grosse Pointe Theatre, where the opening play is the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The show runs Nov. 12-16 and 18-22 in the Fries Auditorium of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakesh...…
…Food For Thought In her memoir Miriam's Kitchen, former Detroiter Elizabeth Ehrlich pays homage to past generations and provides inspiration to future ones. Judaism, kashrut attracted her first. Like many liberal Jews who lusher their kitchens, Ehrlich feels that kashrut invests the mundane with importance, creating moments that connect the individual to past, to vides a basis for spiritual things to happen." Finding meaning in the syna- go...…
…King Of Comedy On the eve of the Jewish Book Fair, comedian Alan King talks about books. ci SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News C ()median Alan King, probably the current king of Jewish humor, considers his books — all four — among his crowning glories. The most recent, Name Dropping, tells about the celebri- ,--, ties who have shared billings and friend- - ships with him. As King launches the JCC's 1997-98 Encore Series, he will ...…
…Native Detroiter Douglas Sills sizzles in the lead role of Broadway's newest musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Red ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER Special to The Jewish News D ouglas Sills had a little more than an hour before he was due back at Broadway's Minskoff Theater. At 8 p.m. the curtain would rise once again and he would be standing center stage, per- forming in New York's newest musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel. But despite his time crunch...…
…, humor and timing are very much a Sills. Ten years ago, Larry was one of returned to Michigan a few months part of my background. The humor is the victims who died in the crash of later. joyous, yet at the same time, expecting Northwest Airlines Flight 255, bound "I just wanted to see if I could com- the worst." for Phoenix from Detroit. "This play pete at this level in New York — and I For now, Sills says he's having the is really for him,"...…
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…she leaves the frog as is, on a = leash, believing this ultimate- ly will mean a much easier life for her. To save on costs, the sculp- f. s for scouts jewelers' going-out- .. of- business sales, flea markets and garage and rummage • sales. He recently began mak- ing his own glass beads. The thrust of Paysner's cur- rent series follows many other styles of expression, part of a succession of interests shown since he was a young student attendi...…
…Cuisine fo Dine for Best Of Everything A Miniature United Nations Under One Restaurant Roof Renown Chef Louai Sharkas invites you to experience the taste everyone is talking about. Michigan's finest upscale, casual American bistro. Now open for lunch. "Oakland Grill gets wows for class act." Observer & Eccentric — "Our meal at Oakland Grill was exceptional and it left us talking about our food all weekend long." — Oakland Pres...…
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…Dining Guide (A weekly advertising feature) O You DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWNTOWN TO GET ZI AUBURN HILLS Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke Road,Auburn Hills, 373-4440. Like its sis- ter restaurant in Detroit, Lelli's of Auburn Hills is owned and operated by the Lelli family, which has been a tradi- tion since I939.The same excellent food is prepared at this location across from the Silverdome. Reservations are accept- ed for any day except S...…
…FARMINGTON 2800 West Big Beaver Road Toy, (Detroit) Michigan (248) 649-5300 The Great Wall, 35135 Grand River, \ -7Ni "Best of Award of Excellence" The Wine Spectator • "Great steak, fancy bar, swank trappings-everything a steak house should be." "The national reputation of The Capital Grille has crowds beating down the doors." "The Capital Grille is the place to see and be seen." • The New York Times "Not only is the menu beefy, but ...…
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…Dining Guide Excalibur Presents (A weekly advertising feature) Thanksgiving Dinner Pick-up a complete dinner for 6 to 8 people Turkey, Traditional Stuffing, Butter Whipped Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberries, Fresh Broccoli & Carrots, Mixed Organic Greens, Pesto Pasta Salad, Rolls and Flat Bread, Pumpkin Pie & Apple Pie. (Complete With Reheating Instructions) Pick-up Between 8 a.m. & 2 p.m. $110' per package + tax Peristeris are...…
