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…JN Contents A Chanukah Gift JNonline.us Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2007 19-25 Kislev 5768 Vol. CXXX1I, No. 17 . N _ utrittonal 1 . peaking Israeli cancer patient Ofer Kam, and his wife, Tali, walk through the Haifa countryside. Kam will be beneficiary of a fundraising Chanukah party hosted by Yossi's Famous Falafel restaurant in West Bloomfield. By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC nes- tion: Section A On The Cover: Metro Cele...…
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…Publisher's Notebook Jewish Detroit Must Save Itself W ith the recent announcement that Quicken Loans' relocation to downtown Detroit will usher in the era of "Detroit 2.0," company chairman Dan Gilbert expanded upon a blueprint for a regional economic future built around technology and brainpower. The days of "Detroit 1.0',' a massive bricks-and- mortar manufacturing and indus- trial base that propelled our region's economy for most of the...…
…sher's 1 Notebook 7- ) vortorpevatioit (., Aratez,( APew/ti Publisher's Notebook from page 5 One Woman's Torah: The journey of a Female Torah Scribe Presentation byien Tayk.)r 'Friedman Introduction by Rabbi Arnie Shriutelberg Sunday December 9, 2007 • 10 to 11:30 a.m. Open to the community at no charge Jen laylor Friedman, the first woman known to have written a complete Torah scroll, will re( ount lwr journey to become a sofret :...…
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…Chanukah Art Contest This section is sponsored by • Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County • Detroit Jewish News Celebrating With Art Children create masterpieces for the holiday. ikhail "Mischa" Dresser of Bay City has family influences when it comes to art. His sister Samantha, a senior in psychology at Michigan State University, twice won the Jewish News Chanukah Art Contest. His brother Jacob, age 15, won his age group. Now Misc...…
…Chanukah Art Contest HONORABLE MENS HEN t HONORABLE MENSTHEN Atara Kresch, Adin Kleinfeldt, 5 Huntington Woods Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield Naama Nachshoni, 9 West Bloomfield Yeshivat Akiva,Southfield November 29 • 2007 6 Southfield Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield 6 Oak Park Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield 6 Southfield Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield A16 Aviva Levi, Chantel Bouchard, Yakkov Ishakis, 6 Oak Park Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield Wendy...…
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…141NSAM1- 1- li•l• .K144116416 Metro Friends In Need Yossi's restaurant plans Chanukah fundraiser to aid stricken Israeli family. I sraeli Yossi Benjamin of Yossi's Famous Falafel in West Bloomfield will host a Chanukah night fundrais- er for longtime friend and Israeli military veteran Ofer Kam, whose family is mired in health and financial challenges. Kam is legally disabled, fighting both cancer and Israel's national health system. His...…
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…A Living Memorial . Detroit neighorhood works to restore park, preserve Jewish soldier's legacy. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News A t first, it was a miserable saga. A Jewish soldier killed in the war, and buried in a foreign land. A son who never knew him and a broken- hearted, inconsolable family. A city park, later named in his honor then forgotten and fallen into disrepair. But the story has a pleasant ending. The soldier, Pvt....…
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…Learning Lessons Author Cole outlines Israel's effective response to terrorism. Robert Cohen Special to the Jewish News W hen an incident of ter- rorism occurs within Israel, a complex and sophisticated response process begins. Emergency workers flood the scene. Under the direction of a single incident commander managing a sit- uation of con- trolled chaos, they briefly treat only the most severely injured before scooping and Dr. Leonard C...…
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…World Evangelizing Missionaries seek the vulnerable and soften the differences. Barry Yeoman Jewish Telegraphic Agency This is the second of two articles, excerpted from a Jewish Telegraphic Agency series. Cary, N.C. I srael has more than 100 Messianic congregations, says Yaakov Ariel, associate professor of religious stud- ies at the University of North Carolina and author of Evangelizing The Chosen People. "Thousands of young Israelis...…
…World And It's Kosher? The annual Kosherfest in New York highlights some great new products. Lynne Meredith Schreiber Special to the Jewish News New York T housands this month jostled and tasted at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for Kosherfest 2007, the 19th annual food show display- ing all the latest kosher products as well as a handful of how-to booklets on the art of keeping kosher. Kosherfest was started by Menachem Lubinsky,...…
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