…oint Shot Akiva High School PHOTOS BY DANIEL LI PPITT MARA REINSTEIN JEWISH NEWS INTERN sophomore Ariel Reinitz scores points as a Torah scholar and as a basketball star. High School in Southfield often . ives accolades for its academic .' gram. Each day, the students `' a comprehensive combination f.,'aetii , Ne •lish and Hebrew curricula. But ear, the school has a new rea- „ cheer. For Ariel Reinitz, a stu- "Torah scholar, is also ex...…
…Gavel Dreams A two-time political candidate looks to a judicial post. This one won't require a campaign. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER S teve Kaplan is chasing a new dream. After a depressing sec- ond failure to clinch the Oakland County prosecutor's post, he is staking his hopes on a lifetime federal judicial ap- pointment. Mr. Kaplan is among the 70 or so applicants vying for two open seats in the U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Mich...…
…Mr. Cohan, who is chairing the citizens committee for the third time, said eligible candidates must be attorneys with a record of legal competence and an aptitude for legal scholarship and writing. He also noted the importance of the federal court as a kind of crucible of social change. "I feel very strongly that there is very little the president of the United States can do that has more effect, ultimately, on the lives of Americans than the ...…
…Rabbinic Resolution Local rabbis share their hopes and aspirations for their congregations and the Jewish community. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER T hey are not looking to shed a bunch of weight or stop smoking. In fact, they aren't really interested in anything for themselves. Instead, some area rabbis are making New Year's resolutions for their congregants and the com- munity. Although the holiday marked on the Gregorian calendar on J...…
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…Ending The Silence Temple Beth El starts a program aimed at ending youth suicide. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ver 20 years ago, Michael Syme confided something terrible to his brother: he wanted to end his own life. But to his brother, Rabbi Daniel Syme ofTemple Beth El, this was a statement not to be believed, much less acted upon. After all, Michael was under the care of a psychiatrist who said everything was going well. Rabbi Syme l...…
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…Community Views Publisher's Notebook The Herd Mentality And Meaningful Judaism We've Gone Overboard With Jonathan Pollard VICTORIA E. GREEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ARTHUR M. HORWITZ PUBLISHER F pardon, he, too, is considered a closet anti-Semite and we are instructed not to vote for his re- election. Talk about single-issue humanitarian politics. Enough already. grounds. That American Jewry's biggest defender of the downtrodden chall...…
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…Sinai - MC Merger gion was outlawed. As a result, more and more Jewish physicians populated the staff rosters of all area hospitals. Dr. Gass said the reasons for which the hospital was created — to provide Jewish doctors with a place to practice and to give patients a Jewish environment complete with kosher meals — aren't relevant to- day as both are available in other hospi- tals. "The issue is no longer an issue," he said. But the change, ...…
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…Sinai - MC Merger which is located at Haggerty and Cooley Lake roads in Commerce Township. "To now have a Sinai gives them the opportunity for reach- ing out and bringing in more pa- tients who would have a very positive view of Sinai quality and Jewish tradition. So doctors who practice in that area and whose patients live out there will now have the option to ad- mit them to Huron Valley. That'll mean more patients and will strengthen Huron...…
…Sinai — DMC Merger Terri Tabak Giuliani: "Yes. Jewish people, especially those who follow special dietary laws, feel more comfortable in a Jewish environment." Marshall Levin: "Yes. My wife gave birth there. She liked the fact that it was Jewish." Bob Dear: Dave Frassrand: "Yes. Patients are more confident if their doctor is of the same ethnicity as them." "Yes. The hospital gives the Jewish community something to relate to." Rabbi Ch...…
…Sinai - MC Merger long the corridor of Sinai Hospital's main lobby is a collection of art-work drawn, painted or col- ored by the children of Hillel Day School. Hilary Gorosh, a third-grader, has painted a colorful, cosmic drawing of the planets spinning around with Earth as the focus. Next to it is a simpler, peace- ful work by first-grader Jason Greenspan. There are simply two smiling little men. Above them is the word shalom, or peace, in ...…
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