…SPECIAL COMMENTARY The Worm In The Apple mental apple orchards, where non-pol- n the Upper Galilee, high on the luting "biological warfare" techniques ridge above Kiryat Shemona, are used to combat pests. My kids and smack on the Lebanese border, I sat on bales of hay as we listened to a sits Kibbutz Menara, founded by young woman coyly describe the sex a group of hardy pioneers in 1943. life of the moths that attack Before 1948, Menara was ...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Making Jewish Renaissance Happen A Renaissance period, has two faces. The s the new millennium first looks back to the past with a new looms ever closer, the Amer- appreciation of, respect for, and desire ican Jewish community is to appropriate, the core values and approaching it with a cau- achievements of classical civilization tious optimism far different from the — in this case classical Jewish civiliza- somewhat pani...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY RENAISSANCE FROM PAGE 37 ThuRsdAy • Nay gational or communal school with a serious culture of support for Jewish education; participation in a vibrant youth group, movement and programs as an adolescent; time spent in Israel; continuing formal and informal Jew- ish learning and activity on a college campus with a strong Jewish student community; ongoing study, reading and Jewish conversation throughout one's life. The mor...…
…• • Community Calendar tagla fR a page 4 traffORRENENWEECYTT Book Buddy program pairs Ann Arbor children with new Israeli friends. T he Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor received six hefty boxes with Israeli postmarks last month. Inside were more than 100 brand-new Hebrew children's books, gifts from children of the Jezreel Valley in central Galilee. The gifts mark the beginning of a book exchange and pen pal program called Book Buddies. ...…
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…Fall Pun flays Camp provides backdrop for old-fashioned fall family funfest. 1 t was a beautiful fall afternoon, perfect for Tamarack Camps' Fall Fun Day! held Oct. 24 at Camp Maas in Ortonville. The old-fashioned fare included pumpkin picking, hay rides,horseback rides, ani- mal petting and enjoying cider and doughnuts. Above left: Jenna Weberman, 2, of Bloomfield Township, wears her Dalmatian outfit in the pumpkin patch. Above right: Am...…
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…Town Hall Forum Slated For Downriver Trenton will be the setting for the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit's Town Hall meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Beth Isaac Synagogue. Developed in consultation with organizational partners and downriv- er area residents, the Town Hall will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the various services pro- vided by local Jewish groups, discuss their needs and explore the iss...…
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…`The Red Tent' Author To Speak Anita Diamant will discuss her novel The Red Tent 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Temple Israel, co-spon- sored by the tern- ple and the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. A book signing will follow. A columnist for the Boston Globe Anita Diamant Magazine for seven years, Diamant is the author of five handbooks on con- temporary Jewish life. The Red Tent, her first work of fiction, is based on the b...…
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…AJE Plans Day School Forum community with us. Moving to THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN means The Agency for Jewish Education's Opening the Doors special edu- cation partnership program is holding its third annual Day School Conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Yeshivat Akiva in Richard Lavoie- Southfield. Featured is nationally known speaker Richard Lavoie, executive director of Riverview School in Massachusetts, a private school for children with le...…
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…To find out who's engaged I always: Calendar SHAAREY ZEDEK SENIORS Dr. Zvi Gitelman, professor of Judaic studies at the University of Michigan, speaks on "The Decline of the Jewish People in the Diaspora: Crossing Boubdaries, Changing Content" Dr. Zvi at 2 p.m. Sunday Gittleman Nov. 21. Visit JN Online Call my mother www.detroitjewishnews.com CHAIM FUNDRAISER The Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan celebrates its 20...…
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…Katie Blender will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. She is the daughter of Carol Karbal Blender and Dennis and Anita Blender, and the sister of Abbey. Proud grand- parents are Arleen and Michael Karbal, Eleanor and David Blender, and Esther and Jakob Liwazer. Katie is an honor student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. She enjoys playing clarinet, skiing, and is an avid swimmer. She spends her s...…
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…and Adam. His grandparents are Rose Bellish of Richardson, Texas, and Marvin and Eleanor Rosen of West Bloomfield. He is also the grandson of the late Stan Bellish. - David is an eighth-grade honor student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. David's interests include hockey (he plays for the Farmington Hills Hockey Association), football, baseball, golf and snowmobiling. He also enjoys water sports, such as boating, water skiing, jet ...…
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…Community Spirituality Prayers 0 -C C. Ilealing New service is geared toward physical and spiritual good health. Menachem Weiss, Faye Ullmann and Debbie and Michael Balkin sing from the healing service text. Rabbi Stephen Weiss isaccompanied on the guitar by his son Menachem, 10. SHELLI DORFMAN StaffWriter INT e give each other strength," says Marlene Krohner of the partici- pants in a new Congregation Shaarey Zedek healing service....…
…Rosalind and Larry Nemer Ohr Somayach Detroit presents Etz Chaim Award to a most devoted and modest couple. SAM ENGLAND StaffWriter L arry and Rosalind Nemer will take the spotlight apprehensively, even reluc- tantly, to accept an honor from Ohr Somayach Detroit on Nov. 18. Two charter members of the edu- cational organization, the Nemers will accept the Etz Chaim (Tree of Life) Award for their commitment to Jewish learning. "Most of the r...…
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…Torah Portion Fear No Evil When God Is With You forefathers had in maintaining and deepening their relationship with other tribes. In each of these instances, God assures his interlocu- tor that there is nothing to fear. It could have been possible to believe that their faith in God and their allegiance to their particular way of n this week's Torah portion, life would in some way be threat- we continue with the saga of ened by meaningful co...…
…famine and also portrayed his wife as his sister (Genesis 12:10-20). Again with Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 20:1-18), when living in G'ror, Sarah is taken from Abraham after smar "Don't fear, Abram, I will protect you; your reward is very great." he indicates that she is his sister. What possible lesson can we learn from the Torah's reporting of such an event — particularly when it is presented three different times? Perhaps it is possible t...…
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…•%, ••;•;::::• vm Question of the Week: Which famous American golfer is married to a Jewish woman, and publicly denounced a country club that refused to extend membership to Jews? • , ‘„kk• k e...*,:‘ ;\ \ "•:‘ •••,* •••• sik,. ti How, and why, we observe the beginning of each Jewish month. 1AP g$• mi na kV Pt .* :24 . lig mittEm 0 . • Rosh Chodesh has taken on a special significance as a women's holiday. Chodesh and en...…
…The BiG Story housework and mundane chores (Rosh Chodesh is not a holiday when one needs to abstain from going to a professional job). Instead, women decided to meet and study, establishing women's Rosh Chodesh groups throughout the world. In general, Rosh Chodesh groups meet in members' homes and focus their discussion on women's issues and Judaism. Some groups opt to study the lives and teachings of great Jewish women on a relevant month; t...…
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…INSIDE Photos By Philippe ifiucs:A7 7::K2 7,-;715.A#2: `Boo' Is Back Not For Women Only 88 Bette Midler brings "The Divine Miss Millenium Tour" to the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight at 8 p.m. As "The Divine Miss Millennium Tour" visits town, etr iter S nd< Schreier shares reminiscences a ut:per pal ette Midler. STORY on page 80 11/12 1999 …
…and orchestral setting of the synagogue film of the same name. in downtown Birmingham. Sabbath morning service. Choreographed by Appropriate for ages 5 and The Windsor Classic Chorale will Olympic Gold medalist up, the musical features a There shouldn't be any cries of perform Bloch's Avodath Hakodesh 7:30 Robin Cousins and set to "Mom, I'm bored!" this weekend. Kid- cast of talented local p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at MacKenzie composer Randy youn...…
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…A 'Divine Friendship SANDY SCHREIER Special to the Jewish News Bette Midler and Sandy Schreier share a friendship that goes back almost a decade. S ome of my best friends are Jewish ... and one of them is a mermaid! She's not Ariel ... or Daryl Hannah ... but the best mermaid of them all: Delores De Lago, a ballsy, booby broad with a big mouth, whose alter ego is The Divine Miss M — Bette Midler. When I first met Delores and her Harlette f...…
…********************************** PRESENTING ANOTHER GREAT SHIRLEE BLOOM has new material, glamour and lots of surprises. The glam is due in part to the talent of Bob DeMora, who not only designs for Bette but also has cre- ated the costumes for some of Hollywood's most memorable films, including Marathon Man, Risky Business and The Birdcage. A question that I often get asked is what part Judaism plays in Bette's life. Lucky Sophie gets lo...…
…rom cl •Z, Philippe Halsman's images form a vigorous portrait of mid-20th-century American life. A retrospective of his work opens at the Toledo Museum of Art this weekend. • • nc .... a., O „ • 11/12 1999 82 ., . ...,014, 1,4re Cl gQ-okev.. 4 -,,- . . • -.: .tra . -,.., ::..aee.10:' mon4s, ." .,..\ …
…C e leb ri l AA; SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News I f Albert Einstein thought the best photo ever taken of him was done by Philippe Halsman, perhaps it's because the famed photographer had the deepest understand- ing of Einstein's character. Einstein rescued Halsman — perhaps saved Halsman's life — twice. The first time occurred in 1930, two years after Halsman went on an Austrian hiking trip with his father, Max Halsman, who fe...…
…Philippe Halsman, self-portrait, 1950. hide — and sometimes, fleetingly, to reveal — the mystery of another human being. Capturing this revelation became the goal and passion of my life." A series of revelations comes across in the exhib- it, which features notables from all walks of life. "The nice thing about Halsman is that he doesn't get in the way of his subjects," Mellby says. "But he did have one little trick, which was getting people ...…
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