…Family Focus Pizza For All! Kol Ami families help Meer residents enjoy party. E very so often, when Meer Apartments residents hold a pizza party, they ask members of Temple Kol Ami's social action committee members to come help and join in the fun at their home in West Bloomfield. So early in September, families from the West Bloomfield synagogue joined the seniors for some pizza from Jerusalem Pizza. The families got the dining rooms set ...…
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…meet Pnn seetvz MC Dennis is proof Corey Alexander Ross will lead the congregation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as he celebrates his bar mitzvah on Friday, Oct. 9. He is Ross the son of Dayna and Steven Ross and the brother of Bradley. Sharing in the simchah will be his grand- mother Shirley Lonnerstater. He is also the grandson of the late Henry Lonnerstater and the late Roslyn and the late Wallace Ross. Corey attends Roeper Schoo...…
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…Obituaries HOSPICE HEROES Obituaries are updated and archived on thejewishnews.com PROMISE Sally Krugel remembers well the words that comforted her brother, Al, at the end of his life. He could no longer speak, yet his eyes lit up every time a rabbi from Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network sat beside him, speaking the Yiddish he knew as a child. 'A Model To Emulate' Esther Allweiss Ingber Special to the Jewish News Today Sally, a long-t...…
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…Obituaries Obituaries from page 77 DR. MERVYN B. ROSS, 74, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Farmington Hills, died Sept. 26, 2009. He is survived by his loving children, Amy (Dr. Larry) Holtzman, Shelley (Jeffrey) Schonberger, Ross Kevin and Alan; four grandchildren; sisters, Noreen Solomon and Joan (Dr. Lawrence) Genender, and their children. He was the brother-in-law of the late Dr. A. B. Solomon. Interment in Scottsdale. IRVING RUBIN, 9...…
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…thejewishnews.com Oct. 1-7, 2009 13-19 Tishrei 5770 Vol. CXXXVI, No. 9 JN Contents Nutritionally Speaking By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC Festival Of Booths Enjoying the shade of their sukkah are Martha and Ross Goldberg of On The Cover: West Bloomfield and their children, Abigail, 3, Noah, 7, and Maya, 5. Special Report - Community Builder 11 Scott Kaufman leads new era at Federation. Metro Hechtman II To Re...…
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…The Insider - Long Shoah Shadows n some parts of the world like Iran, Holocaust denial prevails. In other areas like the Gaza Strip, teach- ing about the Holocaust is forbidden. In many places, Hitler's final solution to destroying European Jewry is minimized via the argument that surviving Jews exag- gerated the effects of Nazi Germany to curry favor for a Jewish state. I Make no mistake about it: Attempts to diminish the murder of 11 mi...…
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…Front Lines GATEWAY TRAVEL SUKKOT MESSAGE Invites you to join us at our office for our Winter Sun Travel Event Wednesday, October 7, 2009 5:00-7:30p.m Nowhere Land We will give you great ideas for fun-in-the-sun winter vacations! Robert Sklar Great prizes and promotions from: Editor B Royal Caribbean International, Classic Vacations, Holland America Line, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Regent Seven Seas, Crystal ...…
…Special Report TIME TO STEP UP / ON THE COVER CEO Scott Kaufman is mindful of Federation's historic legacy. A portrait of the late philanthropist and diplomat Max Fisher of Franklin peeks over his shoulder. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor S cott Kaufman officially starts his job as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit on Oct. 1, yet in the last month he has already held about 100 one-on-one meetings with communit...…
…Special Report TIME TO STEP UP Community Builder from page 11 Annual meeting: New CEO Scott Kaufman embraces former CEO Robert Aronson; Doug Etkin, new United Jewish Foundation president, looks on. cares. He will require the necessary expe- rience, and he'll seek out the appropri- ate advice when needed. He's capable of envisioning the big issues the community faces. He's a guy who gets it. "And I know it's trite to say it, but he's in lov...…
…his own community. You also can see his mind working a mile a minute as he multi-tasks at his desk, yet keeps you in sharp focus. You can tell he's a down-to-earth person ready to roll up his sleeves and get down to work. You sense his door will always be open and that he'll be a hands-on, acces- sible executive. He loves sports, especially the thrill of skiing. A photo of him on the powder in Colorado fills his computer screen. In the same br...…
…1 iiimeimaisorawasiorrawainoremow Special Report TIME TO STEP UP Community Builder from page 13 Scott Kaufman is an avid skier. Here ie is on the slopes at Hanging Valley in Colorado. "While Scott has been an excellent brother, he is a phenomenal uncle Robin said. "He is a constant in their lives and although he may be the new CEO of Federation to the rest of the community, to them he is still Uncle, a wonderful friend; and to Lee and me...…
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…Metro Coming Home Hechtman II Apartments expected to reopen in January. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor F or the former residents and the staff of the Samuel and Lillian Hechtman II Jewish Apartments in West Bloomfield, the April 9, 2008, fire that nearly destroyed the building is not a distant memory. It's ingrained. But that may change in January when Hechtman II is scheduled to reopen with a host of improvements and upgrades. Jewish Senio...…
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…Spirituality The Family Sukkah Martha and Ross Goldberg and their children love spending time in their sukkah. Sukkot The Festival of Booths does more than just celebrate the harvest. 4 The Holiday: Sukkot. Why We Celebrate: A divine man- date, as expressed in the Torah: Leviticus 23:33-43, Numbers 29:12- 38, Deuteronomy 16:13-15. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News Name of the Holiday: In Hebrew, sukkot means "booths" or "...…
…PI•ease jcDein us as vve eeltek:Drat the 1 9 th a nni\eftersa ry c)f 1,74011411 11Elcrali the kcpsheer ferzlecptd rDantry feeeding \*' uInc ra lc) Ie familites states that the s'chach should be spread so that you can see the stars through it. Because it may not be possible to live in the sukkah as we would live in a house, the rabbis ruled that at least if we have our meals in the sukkah, we have fulfilled the commandment (since one cannot s...…
…osit AT ti,s, ?% . 41 Spirituality NA'AMAT - Greater Detroit Council will hold their • 44#1\Donor/Spiritual Adoption Luncheon at Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills Synagogue Reform Thursday, October 8th at Noon New rabbinic group presses for change at United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Cantor Daniel Gross will present a program of Yiddish, Hebrew and popular music. Stewart Ain New York Jewish W...…
…Your opportunity to see where opportunity thrives. "It shows he is a good listener," Siegel said. "He took it upon him- self to go around the country and speak to congregations, synagogue presidents and rabbis, and he took careful note of what have been long- term issues. Its refreshing to see him respond to these concerns as quickly as he has. "Obviously, it is going to take some time to create mechanisms to properly respond to the needs of ...…
…I Spirituality Joyous Celebration Flint community welcomes a new Torah. C habad of Eastern Michigan in Flint completed and dedicated a new Torah, which was welcomed by more than 200 friends, family and supporters from the Flint Jewish commu- nity and beyond on Sept. 13. The Torah was dedicated in memory of Frieda Bluma Polter, who lived in Oak Park and was mother to Shainie Weingarten, wife of Rabbi Yisroel Weingarten, head of Chabad of ...…
…ROLAND 'Who's A Jew?' Is Lunch Topic Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will begin its lunch and learn program- ming with the series Rabbi "Who Is a Jew ... Bergman And Who Decides?" Rabbi Aaron Bergman leads the class noon-1:15 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29. $10 per session, including lunch. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Adat Shalom Adult Study Commission. RSVP: Sheila Lederman, (248) 851- 5100, by Friday prior to each progra...…
…Spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTIN 'S SPONSORED BY TEMPLE ISRAEL *0=of _1rm I [ TEMPLE ISRAEL New Member 0e,sweirt LCAeceixtion Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30 PM Please join us as we celebrate the festival of Sukkot and your new membership. Share some refreshments, music and experience Sukkot with your new Temple family. Tours of the Temple will also be available. Please RSVP to Michelle Lichtman 248-661-5700 or michelle@temple-isr...…
…4 48382, (248) 363-3644. Rabbi: Schneor Greenberg. N9A 4E2. (519) 252-1594. Rabbi: Shalom Galperin. Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi: Avrohom Susskind. E-mail rabbiasusskind@sbcglobal. net. Shomer Israel 14261 Vernon, Oak Park, MI 48237. Rabbi: Yissachar Wolf. Dovid Ben Nuchim - Aish Kodesh 14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 569-0192. Rabbi: Ari Kostelitz. First Hebr...…
…Spirituality CHALLENGING CONVENTION: SECULAR AND HUMANIST AND JEW OCTOBER 23-25 TORAH PORT ON Back To The Basics Shabbat Sukkot: Leviticus 22:26- 23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Zechariah 14:1-21. 0 WHO ARE SECULAR AMERICANS? CAN YOU BE GOOD WITHOUT A GOD? CAN YOU SEPARATE 'SYNAGOGUE AND STATE' IN ISRAEL? WHEN IS CONFORMITY GOOD? Secular Humanistic Judaism challenges convention in many directions. We challenge conventional wisdom, looking for...…
…I World Blasting Iran Rally lashes out at Iranian nuclear aspirations, terrorism and anti-Semitism. Allan Gale of the JCRC, Laurence Gunsberq of Farmington Hills and Douglas Miller of Franklin discuss the U.S. political situation and Iran. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News ewish community organiza- tions across the nation orga- nized protest rallies Sept. 24 to coincide with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at the open...…
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…Sunday, October 18, 2009 Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road Southfield, Michigan Cocktails and Hors D'oeuvres 5:OOpm Program 6:30pm Saudis On Israel Riyad/JTA Saudi Arabia's U.S. ambassador said his country would not engage in peace talks without major Israeli concessions. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, respond- ing to a letter to King Abdullah from U.S. lawmakers, said his government was not interested in "temporary confidence-buildi...…
