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…contents Dec. 8-14, 2016 | 8-14 Kislev 5777 | Vol. CL, No. 19 Quick Click … From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive 27 49 Arts & Life ........................44 Calendar...........................17 Eats ...................................54 Editor’s Picks ...................53 Eretz..................................40 Gift Guide ........................25 Home ................................49 Israel ............................ 6, 40 M...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Ask Attorney Ken Gross about... for openers Your Your Legal Financial Issues Issues Penny For Your Thoughts I was at Meijer just the other day and in as they made wishes. my little one wanted a ride on Sandy My kids were enthralled the Horse, which as you probably and wanted to try it, so I went know, is one of the cheapest things in looking through the depths of the world. I plunk...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com essay Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Turmoil Over Prayer Pluralistic gathering is destined at Israel’s Western Wall. I sraeli leaders should let wisdom prevail and enforce a derailed gov- ernment-approved plan to expand a separate, pluralistic prayer space at the Western Wall. Four years in the making, the...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com letters WHY DIDN’T MORE JEWS SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP? Berl Falbaum’s column “Nearly A Quarter Of Jews Choose Trump. Why?” (Nov 17, page 6) chastises President-elect Donald Trump for anti-Semitism. Despite what may have been said or inaccurately portrayed in the past, today President-elect Trump steadfastly sup- ports Israel. He has said that Israel is the first country he would visit in t...…
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…Photos by Jerry Zolynsky metro » o n the cover Evan Lebow Wolf of Detroit dances with his partner Cheryl Wong from Dexter. Members of the Square Dance Society Band: Lindsay McCaw, caller; Aaron Jonah Lewis, fiddle; Rachel Pearson, stand-up bass; Erik Alan, guitar; and Hannah Lewis, banjo. Detroit Do-Si-Do Square dancing in the city is hot — and it’s hip. Allison Jacobs Special to the Jewish News Tyanna Buie and Eli Gold, both of Detroit...…
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…metro » MITZVAH 2016 DAY The tradition continues. Sunday December 25 Together we will celebrate the strength of our community. L Select and participate in a volunteer service project at one of many locations in metropolitan Detroit. A H AN D D ! EN Registration: November 18 - December 18 mitzvahdaydetroit2016.eventbrite.com Questions? Call the Mitzvah Day Hotline: 248-642-2656 or email: nlevine@jfmd.org Mitzvah Day Co-chairs: Micki Gr...…
…metro » cal end a r 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! ■ EDUCATION 12.12 ABOUT ACT/SAT EXAMS 7 pm, Monday. High school students prepar- ing for college, and their parents, can learn about different types of college entrance exams and college admission time...…
…metro » c alend ar Retire to a warmer climate without leaving Novi! continued from page 17 12.18 CHANUKAH SINGLES 5-8 pm, Sunday. Jewish Mingles hosts a Chanukah celebration with latkes for single indi- viduals in their mid-40s to early 60s. At a private home in West Bloomfield. $10; bring a dairy dish for the potluck dinner and a small gift to exchange. RSVP: www.meetup.com/jewish-mingles. 12.19 WOMEN’S CHANUKAH PARTY 6:30 pm, Monday. Si...…
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…metro » U-Matter High school seniors raise awareness about suicide. Ryan Ishbia and Josh Cooper, both 17 Stacy Gittleman | Contributing Writer I nspired to continue the healing process after three classmates and one teacher committed suicide last year, West Bloomfield High School seniors Ryan Ishbia, 17, and Josh Cooper, 17, with the guidance of teachers, administrators and Rabbi Yarden Blumstein of the Friendship Circle, planned “U-Matt...…
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…» gif t g u id e 2016 L Is For (Chanukah) Cookie Celebrate the holiday (and beyond) with mouthwatering, gorgeous confections. Suzanne Chessler | Contributing Writer aura Rose Feld is teaching her two young children that mistakes — “oopsies” — sometimes can leave a good taste in your mouth. With a new cookie-making business based in her home kitchen, Feld lets her kids eat the ones with decorations that do not turn out exactly up to her s...…
…» gif t g uid e 2016 continued from page 27 bilities to be managed out of her home and remembered that her mom, Linda Shapiro, used to bake cookies as gifts. “I’ve always had a passion for creative projects,” Feld says. “I’ve loved to draw, and I’ve made custom greeting cards. When I started making the custom cookies, they took off really fast. Who doesn’t like cookies?” While Feld shopped for stencils, bak- ing sheets and supplies, she turn...…
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…Season For Generosity Now is the time to plan your year-end giving. Susan Peck | Special to the Jewish News W ith the holidays in full swing, ing or handling of your trust,” Hoffert said. it’s the time to consider your IT’S THE GIVING SEASON tax planning options for year- When working with a tax professional, you end giving. Just like your annual physical can decide if the many choices regarding is important for monitoring your health, han...…
…eretz » our Israeli homeland Shmuel Rahmani/Times of Israel Overcoming Obstacles Miki Berkovich and Tal Brody after winning the European Cup championship in April 1977. Dream Team One of Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin’s earliest memories is being taken by his father out into the streets of Tel Aviv on Feb. 17, 1977. There they joined the huge crowds celebrat- ing the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team’s victory against the Red Army Moscow te...…
…spirituality » to rah por tion The Blessing Of New Life I Parshat Vayetzei: Genesis 28:10-32:3; Hosea 12:13-14:10. t is the first commandment. And yet p’ru ur’vu, be fruitful and mul- tiply, felt out of reach for Sarah, for Rebekah and for Rachel. In parashat Vayeitzei, as Leah gives birth to her children, her sister Rachel’s inability to create new life consumes Rachel to the point of declaring to Jacob, ers; and jealousy seeps into the d...…
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…arts & life at home PHOTO BY BETH SINGER PHOTOS BY BRETT MOUNTAIN PHOTOS BY BETH SINGER continued from page 49 TOP ROW: Justin Friedman, owner of design and build firm HM Homes in Royal Oak, rounded up a dream team to create his own home: architectural firm Alexander V. Bogaerts + Associates in Bloomfield Hills and Carrie Long Interiors in Royal Oak. In the powder room, shiplap planks create a minimalist take on paneling, bookending a li...…
