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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 46 Mazel Toy! 49 li orb it s of sight was impetus k Park family's move t SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News P eople have all kinds of reasons for immigrat- ing to Israel. Going blind usually isn't one of them. For Jeffrey Bell, however, losing his vision to Leber's optic atrophy was the impetus to bring his family on a long-dreamed aliyah to the Jewish home- land. Bell, 40, and his wife, Lisa, are nat...…
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…Community Teen Angels Friendship Circle mother-daughter event celebrates volunteers' achievements. SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News T TENDER 271 WEST MAPLE DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM 248.258.0212 Monday-Saturday 10-6 Thursday 10-9 Sunday 12-5 1/10 •2003 44 Open a T E N DER Charge Today 683260 ake note of teens in orange sweatshirts bearing the mes- sage, "I Make a Difference, So Can You" — they could be angels in disguise. They're ...…
…„,„ Have you asked your children lately... DO YOU .t+1 E F E L AB LE? Please join us for a discussion on the critical issues our children are facing, on today's college campus and learn about what effect the Supreme Court's decision on U of M's admissions policy will have on the future of higher education. The Michigan Region of the Anti-Defamation League welcomes New York based Jeffery Ross, National Director of Campus/Higher Education Af...…
…Club Skating Party, Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. (248) 851- 5100. Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz, Oak Park JCC; Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Education; Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Education; Steve and Caitlin Klaper; Arts & Entertainment. CONGREGATIONS Jewish Cultural Society — Sunday, January 12, 10 a.m.-noon. Book club features Days of Awe by Achy Obejas. Refreshments. No char...…
…SUBSCRIBE TO THE 1)ETR0I1Ti' JEWISH' NEWS AND fa kji V- 5) coordinator, Oakland Schools and Margaret Shamoun, ESL bilingual staff member, Birmingham Public Schools. Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp. Phyllis Jarvis (248) 642-5393. Jewish Family Service, Alliance For Adoption — Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:30- 8:30 p.m. "Options for Adoption" hosts community-wide information seminars on international and domestic adoption, third Thursda...…
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…: b a - and me ., LAYETTE, INFANT AND CHILDREN'S WINTER SALE NOW IN PROGRESS Monday - Friday , HOURS 10:00-5:30 • Saturday 6718-C Orchard Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield, MI • (248) 855-3214 (1/4 mile south of Maple Rd in the West Bloomfield Plaza) New Arrivals Dec. 18 Myndi (Grauer) and Michael Weinraub of West Bloomfield announce with love the birth of their daughter, Hannah Leah. Sharing in their happiness are mater- nal grandparent...…
…Community Tapper's is pleased and proud to announce our newest arrival. Mazel Toy! CABLE KIDS by David Yurman Noah Byron Jacob, son of Linda and Andy Jacob, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Temple Israel. He is the brother of Sarah and Adam. His excited grandparents are Beverly and Marvin Talan and Pat and Richard Jacob. Noah attends Cranbrook Kings-wood Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. His interests are skiing, g...…
…• AyAy. yAwA yak) 146 bywke. yAwA6 kyA • 32751 Franklin Road, Franklin, Michigan tf 8025 218-865-8823 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Gilson. Her late grandfathers are Herman Sussman and Russell Gilson. Attending Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham, where she is an honor student, Rachel likes act- ing, singing, dancing and gymnas- tics. She felt the most special of her mitzvah projects was helping at the Denby Center Orphanage during its Halloween party....…
…Tit& s)e,tuisiv 1 I 647,04444 tit& Community videi " cS4q/OSi theY cWOlteCt WEISBERG-ROSEN A Unique Jewish Fashion Show featuring Jewish Women Chinese Auction and Elegant Dessert Reception created by party planner Linda Klein of "Elegance" N ona and Fred Weisberg of Huntington Woods are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Irene to Mark Benjamin Rosen, son of Sharman and Larry Rosen of Sudbury, Mass. Jennife...…
…Now Seeking Grant Requests The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit is seeking Initial Proposals for project grants related to Jewish women's and/or girls' issues. Special Birthdays GOREN 90TH S adie Goren will turn 90 on Jan. 20. She is the wife of the late Isadore Goren. Mrs. Goren is a past president of United Hebrew Schools Women's Auxiliary and of the Adat Shalom Sisterhood. A current resident of Menorah House in Southfi...…
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…S11-11EILIA'S Beth Shalom Class For Jews-By-Choice Study Series Explores Talmud The Rabbi Max Weine Institute for Judaism will begin its winter-spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Congregation Beth Shalom. The con- version class, which takes place weekly from 7:30-9 p.m., is sponsored by the Conservative Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit. Taught by Rabbi David Nelson, assisted by Alicia Nelson, the class includes other community Conservati...…
…Spirituality SALES HOURS: Mon & Thurs 8:30-9:00 Tues, Wed, Fri 8:30-6:00 Marla Feldman- Lyons SERVICE HOURS: Mon- Fri 7:30-7:00 Event Recognizes Jewish Brides Executive Manager OPEN SATURDAYS 10-4 FOR SALES 42355 Band River • Novi VII (1/2 mile east of. Nokti Rd.) 1-800-956-4102 WE'LL BE THERE An event titled "Jewish Brides Through the Ages and Around the World" will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Shul, 6890 W. Maple, West B...…
…Synagogues CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeri- tus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Bar mitzvah of Jordan Kleiman, son of Michelle and Robert Kleiman. Aufruf of Leslie Feldstein and Eric Flagel....…
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…Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment …
…Welcome to SAJE—Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment—the largest and most diverse Jewish educational forum in metropolitan Detroit. Truly community-wide and community inclusive, SAJE offers over 40 courses developed by area rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators, professionals and community leaders who generously and enthusiastically offer their time, energy and expertise. It's so easy to open the door to wisdom, spirituality and discovery. Doris B...…
…c511Z KICKOFF EVENT! The Fourth Annual Shiffman Family Lecture featuring Rabbi Daniel Gordis Dynamic speaker and spiritual leader Not a Moment's Regret Deflections of an Unabashed Zionist Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003 • 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building, West Bloomfield Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Rd. • West Bloomfield Dr. Daniel H. Gordis is the dir...…
…TUESDAY, 12 NOON-1 P.M. TUESDAY, 7:15 P.M. JCC Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, Oak Park JCC D. Dan er Betty Kahn Building, West Bloomfield The Mystery of the Creation of the Universe (TU01) Unlock the mysteries of the creation of the universe! Is the world of today the world that God intended? Through this journey, with the help of some concepts from the Kabbalah, we will be able to increase our understanding of creation and God's goal and ...…
…WEDNESDAY, 8:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, 8 A.M. JCC Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, Oak Park Jewish Federation ofMetro Detroit, Bloomfield Hills Reading Zohar: A Guide for the Perplexed (WO 1) This is an introduction to the challenging, enigmatic yet poetic work that stands as the central text of the Kabbalah. We will examine its stories and symbolism, trying to dis- cern how this baffling work became one of the most influ- ential spiritual texts o...…
…4.0•01.11111111111111. THURSDAY, 7:15 P.M. THURSDAY, 8:30 P.M. JCC D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building, West Bloomfield JCC D. Dan Betty Kahn Building, West Bloomfield The Language of Our People (TH10) Learn basic Hebrew words and concepts that convey the essential vocabulary of our people. Explore the concept of Hebrew roots, the core words from which other words grow and discover how the deep connections between dif- ferent words and concepts...…
…Seminars for =' Adult Jewish Enrichment Film Festival Update Sponsored by Park West Gallery Qreat News about the WIRY Centel, vattiV a I arwi ► i April 27-May 8, 2003 Advance ticket orders for the festival will be taken at SAJE. We extend our sincerest gratitude to the rabbis, cantors, educators and congregational and community leaders for their extraordinary support of this most unique program. We express our deep appreciation to Cis...…
…SAJE on Sunday! March 2, 2003 • 1-3 p.m. A mookosa mmig oimimma m Get a SAJE-eye view of Israel's history and challenges. In two hours, you'll be able togain a new appreciation of Israel's accomplishments over the last 50 years and its future challenrs. To register or for more information, please contact Dale Rubin at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (248) 642-4260. Sp ec i a l Concert , Miri Ben-Ari Israeli hip-hop violinis...…
…Torah Portion We're Commanded To Fulfill All The Days Of Our Lives son may physically be under no one's rule or enslavement; but unless he or she exerts ability to make decisions, then they are no different than slaves. To be free is to be proactive, creative and responsible. Being free is having the ability to control time and make the most out of it. f you had the opportunity to When the great chassidic Rebbe of select the first of the 613...…
…toward energy and water. They're not finite," Lana uoting former Gov. William Milliken, she says: "This is the only Michigan we get." …
…Former State Sen. Pollack of Ann Arbor continues her passionate fight for the environment. . SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter A career in politics never crossed young Lana Schoenberger Pollack's mind. As a child of the 1940s and 1950s, she studied dance and music and nurtured an interest in history and political science. "I had the conventional goals of the era," says Pollack, 60. "I wanted to be a housewife and considered becoming a voluntee...…
…over Story For Earth's Sake Michigan Environmental Council bucks corporate interests in Capitol's corridors. 0 LANA from page 61 rt 1/10 2003 62 are known to cause birth defects and asthma. The U.S. Federal District in Detroit court agreed with the MEC and ordered Detroit Edison to switch from burning coal to burning gas. "Lana has a wonderful grasp of the issues," says MEC policy director James Clift, a former policy director for the ...…
…LANA from page 62 But she still had no political ambitions and started the dance program at Washtenaw Community College. Dance and music remain lifelong interests. All her political work until then — the public speaking, the mediating, the advo- cacy — she did as a volunteer, she says. Then came the spring of 1982. "I was 39 and said to myself, 'I'm turning 40 and I want a real job that pays me money,"' Pollack says. A Michigan State Senate s...…
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…What Goes Around '43* Why you'll want to be part of this circle. all ages," she invites — and indeed everyone will have fun listen- ing to this CD ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor Join the Circle by Elaine Serling. (Danza Publications; $17.98). For information: Danza Publications, PO Box 252053, West Bloomfield, MI 48325, or wvvw.jewishmusic.com Jewish children's CDs often run the gamut from awful to insufferable. Usually they're a ...…
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…MID-EASTERN, CHALDEAN & AMERICAN nature of marriage, honesty and hap- piness, continues its run at Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester Hills through Feb. 2. $24-$38. Show times and tickets: (248) 377-3300. THE ART SCENE FAMILY FuN A universe of exotic settings will be conjured in Once Upon a Place, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Young People's Concerts taking place 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Orchestra Hall. $10-$36. (313) 576-5111. ...…
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…Hebrew blessing he recites in the play, "When I was growing up, black the actor studied phonetic text and a people in the South were still con- recording. cerned about the events that happen "Yaveni is a Russian immigrant who in this play," Redwood commented to spent more than 25 years assimilating the Philadelphia Theatre Company. into American culture," says "I simply create situations with certain Olszewski, who has been in four earli- hist...…
…IIIGII 1r C I•1 Janice Charach Epstein Gallery mounts show focusing on Left to right, above: SUZANNE CHESSLER Michelle Hegyi: "More Possibilities, No. 11," digital painting. Hegyi creates abstracted landscapes about people and relationships. Special to the Jewish News Judith Jacobs: 'Alien Topography" light jet print. Jacobs' work employs an endless variety of scanned images. Miriam Brysk: "Sustaining Ties," archival jet print: Brysk us...…
…One-Woman Show Artist Linda Sterns prefers creating graphics the old-fashioned way — by hand. or an accident that works." One outdoor scene in the cur- rent exhibit is called Northern Memory. Sterns was at a restau- home overlooking a lake rant up north when she spotted and a porch remodeled an old shanty along a calm into an artist's studio Michigan waterway, and she used provide Linda Sterns with the that as a subject to capture the ambien...…
…Arts Entertainment HIGH TECH from page 75 Banquet and Party Room Computer Enhancement Renee Gruskin, of West Bloomfield, likes exploring different media. Her computer work follows painting on silk scarves, which she has sold to retailers, and portraits for Children's Hospital. "I take pictures with a regular cam- era and then use software to paint and enhance," explains Gruskin, who has shown photography done in Israel during an earlier sh...…
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