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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Greenberg's View 14114 Zcietot Editorial Leaving Mitzrayim 0 nce again, the Children of Israel need to leave Mitzrayim. Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt used in the Haggadah and today, also translates to a narrow or cramped place that causes distress and hardship. Today's mitzrayim is the narrow space the State of Israel finds itself in, and the nar- row thinking that preve...…
…Opinion OTHER VIEWS All Who Are Hungry: Come, Eat E very spring, Jews celebrate the and encourage activism "All who are hungry, come and eat; all holiday of Passover, declaring in through this Child Nutrition who are in need, come and partake in our seders the words from the Seder. Federation's Jewish the Paschal offering," Haggadah, "Let all who are hungry Assistance Project, under the t+totwor ildoefirib come and eat; let all who are in ...…
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…You Serve, J-Serve Join other Jewish teens making a difference — volunteer on April 26. Teen Volunteer Corps members Hilary Dorman, 16, Emily Andrew Milgrom Teen2Teen Staff Writer -Serve is a day of service for Jewish youth around the world. The program, founded in 2005 by an inspired teen, provides opportuni- ties for Jewish teens to participate in acts of loving-kindness, just and chari- table giving, and reinforces the idea that Jews...…
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…Spotlight Hungering For Freedom The Jewish work of fighting poverty. New York A s we sit at our Passover tables and talk of our nation's trajecto- ry from oppression to freedom, there are nearly a billion people in the world who struggle for survival every day. They are the slum dwellers in Mumbai, who lack basic services like water and sanitation; migrant laborers in Mexico, who work for pennies while their children don't get nearly enou...…
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…Spirituality HOLDAY 101 Why Is This Seder Different? Because it's the first at the home of Dan and Nancy Cohen. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News t's the second night of Pesach but a first for Dan and Nancy Cohen and their children, Allison, 6, and Matthew, 9, of West Bloomfield. Tonight, the family will host their first seder — ever — in their own home. For the past 12 years, the Cohens have been enjoying seders with his par...…
…• SD - r - _uta HOLIDAY 101 Different Seder from page B3 Getting Ready Nancy and Dan do not live in a castle, "but we'll make do;' Nancy says with con- fidence. "We'll bring in tables and chairs and figure things out." What matters is that everyone has a place and feels comfortable about contrib- uting to the seder discussions — from the oldest adult to the youngest child. (Though the youngest is 1, so he'll prob- ably be doing a bit more b...…
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…Spirituality PESACH MESSAGES Show Concern For Others p assover this year will be a most trying time for many. We are all concerned about the future. Many people will simply not have the resources to celebrate in the same way that they have in previous years and many are concerned about what the coming year will bring. As Yogi Berra once said, "The future ain't what it used to be." While it is, of course, important for us to focus upon the ...…
…Joy And Meaning W ithout a doubt, the theme of freedom provides the spirit and challenge of Passover. In obvious ways, well-known, memorable quota- tions, songs and symbols form the outline of our festi- val celebration. But, also, subtle, insight- ful reminders rein- force the teaching of Franz Rosenzweig: Rabbi Norman "The freedom of a T. Roman society is always the Special to the freedom of everyone Jewish News who belongs in it." At our ...…
…IRMIMINPIIVINI1.11111411M NOM , ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA MICHIGAN REGION PRESENTS Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger Bursting the Demographic Bubble: Decoding Dates From Baseless Fatalism to Documented Demographic Optimism Just how long can you keep that Passover matzah? Monday, April 20, 2009 7:00pm Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road Southfield, Michigan NO CHARGE! RSVP is required by...…
…TORAH PORTION AMERICAN CHRONICLES AV of Norman Xockwell The Wicked Child And Parents' Sins Shabbat Chol Hamoed Passover: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19- 25; Ezekiel 37:1-14. Efrat, Israel children" is often far greater than that of "divorced parents;" to their ne of the more fascinating dying day, children of alcoholics aspects of the Haggadah is or sexual deviants bear the burden the eternal tale of the Four of their parents' frailt...…
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…Spirituality Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tern e Israel Synagogues from page B11 Concert Of Cultures Music reflecting the cultures of the Jewish and African-American communities will be heard in the program "Common Bonds: An Interfaith Concert," 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Pwky., Troy. Shir Tikvah's Schmaltz klezmer band and the Metropolitan Detroit Area Fellowship Choir will join ...…
…Arts & Entertainment New Works/Old Story Artists explore traditional Jewish ideas and highlight their contemporary and universal relevance in Passover art exhibit. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News ohn Bankston never attended a seder, but he recently found strong motivation to teach him- self about Passover traditions. Bankston, a African-American painter who grew up in Benton Harbor and now lives in San Francisco, did the resear...…
…Arts & Entertainment Some Enchanted Evening Two of Broadway's greatest stars bring their critically acclaimed theater concert to the Fisher. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News S finger-actor Mandy Patinkin and Broadway diva Patti LuPone really know how to light up a stage. And they'll do it for seven perfor- mances April 14-19 when An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin comes to Detroit's Fisher Theatre. Patinkin, 56 and a C...…
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…Broadcast News Hear Channel 7's tenacious reporter Cheryl Chodun speak about her career at a Tikvah Hadassah Group program 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $10 includes buffet luncheon. RSVP by April 16 to Nancy: (248) 661-2881. Cheryl Chodun Jewish Learning Highway, Suite 100, Farmington Hills. Wear comfortable clothes for "experi- Builder Rick Rottschafter will focus ...…
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…Family Focus 2009 JSERVE DETROIT March 13 Jessica (Jonas) and Jason Cooper of Canton are filled with love as they announce the birth of their son, Max David (Moishe). Proud grandparents Cooper are Nancy and Jim Jonas of Farmington Hills and Nancy and Craig Cooper of Grandville. Great-grandmother Jean Marsman also resides in Grandville. Max David is named in loving mem- ory of his maternal great-grandfather Murray Sedley and paternal great- g...…
…The Staff at Roma Sposa would like to wish our clients, friends and family a happy cif healthy Passover! Ittai Svidler was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, March 28, at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. He is the son of Lisa Svidler Svidler of Farmington Hills and the brother of Miriam. His proud grandparents are Larisa Tylevich and Boris Smorgonskiy of Southfield. Ittai is also the great-grandson of Etel Kucherova- Byal...…
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