…Editor's Letter THE The Danger Of Preaching hat a week it was, with Pat Robertson's vitriolic claim that divine intervention caused Ariel Sharon's mas- sive stroke. The Protestant evangelist, ironically con- sidered a friend of both Israel and the prime minister, drew the civilized world's ire in suggesting that the Jan. 4 stroke was retri- bution for "dividing God's land." Robertson's dumb pronouncement managed to offend Jews everywhere, w...…
…L etters I'm Running , Too I would like to commend the Detroit Jewish News for publishing the fine cover story "Like No Other Vote in the World" (Jan. 5, page 27) regarding the approaching 35th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem. The congress is an opportunity for every adult Jew around the world to walk in the footsteps of Theodor Herzl by hav- ing a voice in the Zionist agenda for the next four years through his or her vote for a slate of...…
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…Something Extra NOTEBOOK Teens For Katrina A Sermon In Church Detroit attorney Michael Traison will deliver the sermon at five masses at the Catholic Church in Pinczow, Poland, on Sunday, Jan. 15 — marking celebra- tion of the Michael Traison parish's Day of Judaism. Traison, a West Bloomfield resident who spends much time doing legal and Jewish work in Poland, shared a draft of the sermon with the JN. "As the cross is more than a religiou...…
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…S o n r a SNAPS 1-4 To return to normal life. That's all cancer patients want. A New Spin Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology were awarded the Nobel Prize for work that has Led to a powerful new cancer drug. Congregation Beth Ahm's 2005 Chanukah party on Dec. 27 was attended by 100 adults and children. The event was co-sponsored by the congregation's Men's Club and Sisterhood. There were prayers, songs, food an...…
…To Life! Outreach That Snowballed A Novi program leads to events and classes. Stuart Goldberg of Northville, Robert Kaufman of Novi, Rabbi Susskind and Susan Goldberg of Northville chat at Children create their own menorah and candles. Brian Feldman of Saginaw and Nancy The Sandler children of Novi look on Schindler and her son Michael of Novi enjoy the Chanukah party. as Yudi Steiner, a Chabad student from Toronto, spins the dreidel. ...…
…Sports help young families ring in secular new year. F Josh, 3, and Lindsay, 1. or hundreds of young "A lot of our friends are Jewish families, 2006 here," added David Kramer came in with_a run, of Bloomfield Hills. jump and splash. He attended the party "It's a blast — it with his wife, Anessa, 1111L really is," said and son, Sam, 2. Sharon Million of The group rang in Orchard Lake. She the new year a little was a volunteer at early, at 8 p...…
…The referee gives instructions to the Kulanu volleyball team. Savage BBG won the volleyball championship. BBYO Results Victors listed from Regional Convention. T Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News hey bowled, ran, swam, and played basketball, ping pong, volleyball and whirlyball. Sports once again were a major focus of the Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization's annual Regional Convention. AZA basketball: 1. Shapiro (Brent...…
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…Metro ON - HE COVER FEDERATION'S FANCY MIRACLE& MISSION A Mission participants pose with children after completing a banner at the Federation- sponsored PACT (Parents and Children Together) in Netanya. srael leaves Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News T he 730 members of Federation's Family Miracle Mission who returned from Israel last week came back as one big family. The Mission, the largest Israel family trip ever sent by...…
…Metro ON HE COy Dr. Robert Goodman and Dr. David Rosenberg, both of West Bloomfield, enjoy the medicinal effect of floating in the Dead Sea. Sisters Reva Berman, 17, and Hannah Berman, 14, of Farmington Hills stand in front of an Israeli flag at Mission from page 21 Independence Hall with Becca Leider, 13, (center) on "Teens to Tel Aviy Day." Creating The 'Ruach' "People are always hyped by the missions, and we want to keep them energ...…
…Federation Miracle Missions to Israel Since its first Mega Mission, which brought 1,300 people to Israel in April 1993, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has led scores of missions and community exchanges with Israel, consistently bringing partici- pants in record numbers. With an estimated total of 6,000 mis- sion travelers from Detroit in the last decade, the Federation has brought more people to Israel than any other Jewish com...…
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…World SPE:1AL REPORT Election Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of Hadassah's Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, updates the foreign media on the condition of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. With Sharon ailing, election in Israel suddenly up for grabs. I Leslie Susser grown his past as a polarizing figure to unite a broad swath of the public behind his plan to separate Israel from the Jerusalem Palestinians and set the country's final ...…
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…When Word Came Metro Detroiters give views on Israel's political future. Werner Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer veryone interviewed at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield on Jan. 6 said they felt terrible about the news of Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke and the end of his political career, but they differed in their opin- ions of what would happen next. Doris Werner of West Bloomfield wanted to see Sharon's new party, K...…
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…Let Us Pray 1!- 4,T41-e Detroit rabbis respond to word of Sharon's illness. She'll Liebman Dorfman Staff Writer hether they agree with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's policies or not, many area rabbis had at least one shared sentiment: to pray for his good health and for the safety of Israel. - In Israel • In response to last week's appeal The same day the prayer service by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate that was planned in Southfield, several ...…
…ga SPECIAL REPORT Photo by Brian Hendler/JT,A . Palestinian boys walk near anti- Sharon graffiti on the Israeli security barrier in Bethlehem. Uncertainty over Sharon's condition leaves Palestinians in state of limbo. I Gil Sedan Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem yen the Palestinian Kassam rocket launchers took time out when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was hospitalized: Either they were preparing for the Muslim holiday of I...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archved on JNOnline. corn. Greenberg's View Editorial A Man Of Action T he name of Ariel Sharon's new political party Kadima said it all. The Israeli prime minister was a man who moved forward (kadi- ma in Hebrew). What will happen to Kadima? Under Sharon's leadership, Kadima was a centrist party drawing support from both right and left. It was poised to win big in the March 28 elections. But it was also...…
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