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…B'nai B'rith Michigan Regional Council, The Jewish News Beth Achim Pesach Class A class to answer questions re- garding Pesach on Shabbat will be held March 1 at 8 p.m. at Congregation Beth Achim. Rab- bi Martin Berman will explain how to observe Passover prop- erly when it falls on Saturday night. In addition, Rabbi Berman will review the laws of Passover as well as the seder ritual. Coffee and cake will be served during the class. There is...…

…Beth El Hosts Lobenthal Richard H. Lobenthal, Michi- gan director of the Anti- Defamation League, will be the guest speaker at the 8 p.m. Brotherhood Shabbat Service at Temple Beth El, Feb. 25. His topic, "Are Jews in Danger," is reflective of his tenure with ADL. Since coming to Michigan, Mr. Lobenthal has served both as director of the state offices and, from 1986-1991, as Mid- west area director. In addition, Mr. Lobenthal has served on th...…

…Rebecca Blumenfeld "Becky is a driven woman. She is impelled to do at least one good deed every day. She knows by instinct, or perhaps by some kind of inner spiritual urging, that a certain person needs help." "Happy is he who performs a good deec4 for he may tip the scales for himself and the world" — The Talmud She helps with laundry. She helps with the driving. She helps friends and acquaintances and strangers. And she does it in a wa...…

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…MOSCOW, 1993 (REUTER) For Jews in the former Soviet Union, the exit signs are clearly marked. The signs are all too familiar. Brown-shirted fascists march. Synagogues mysteriously go up in flames. Right-wing extremist Vladimir Zhirinovsky rants against Jews and "Zionist plots." And his party wins more votes than any other in Russia. Once again, opportunists blame terrible conditions on their traditional scapegoat— the Jews. And for Jews, ant...…

…M ow Israeli Court Rules On Divorce Law Rabbinical courts have enjoyed sole jurisdiction over marriage and divorce. supposed to mix in and give orders to the rabbinic courts, to order them to make deci- sions according to secular principles." Rabbi Ravitz had been poised to formally request a government response to the ruling but said he was asked by Justice Minister David Libai to postpone his request for a week so that Mr. Libai could exa...…

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…'`*,, •N , Photos by Glenn Triest ‘ Jason Shevach: Namesake shoe store. Remember when everyone came back from Israel with a postcard and a T-shirt showing the Old City of Jerusalem? You won't believe what they're bringing back these days. Di You Bring Ale? ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR ason Shevach's visit to Israel wouldn't have been complete without the shoe polish. A student at West Bloomfield High School, Jason returned last...…

…Tavior performs both public and private concerts in his Mrs. Wolberg's home, then sells tapes of his favorite gift; for playing. children is rag dolls Mrs. Wolberg, who often made by senior takes tour groups to hear citizens on a kibbutz. Mr. Tavior, describes being at his home for a concert as "like being in heaven." host look like a stu- Mrs. Wolberg's favorite gift dent in a basic re- for children is rag dolls made by modeling course. senio...…

…Congoleunt BEST NO-WAX visit, they bought a door harp made by a young couple who say they are the first harp mak- ers in Israel since the time of King David. (On days that aren't especially busy, the owner will play her harp for vis- itors.) The couple also makes larger harps, which the Israeli government gives to visiting dignitaries. "My father saw an ad for the store, then he went on a hunt for it," Miss Katz recalls. Finally he found it ...…

…Remember zachor HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER America's First Celebrating a Decade of Excellence 1117 invites you to join our AIPAC Job Search JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR OF REMEMBRANCE AND REDEMPTION May Start Over JAMES D. BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT July 18 - August 4 includes • Round Trip Air • • Breakfast & Dinner Daily rt, Professional Bi- ingual Guides • Ground Travel by Private Air-conditioned Motorcoach • Two Days in Czechoslo...…

…During his speech, Mr. Far- rakhan's supporters responded with fervor to their leader's carefully crafted expressions of bigotry. The combination of overt prejudice and a tent revival at- mosphere thoroughly cowed the press, which treated Mr. Far- rakhan with timid deference. "It was a very intimidating setting," said one Jewish ac- tivist who attended the pro- ceedings. "You had to be gutsy to ask a challenging question in that environment." ...…

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…THE JEWISH NEWS FEBRUARY 18, 1994 A Toast To Jewish Living oitettilo A Purim Se'udah Fit For Kings, Queens, Assorted Royalty By HARLENE W. APPELMAN Continued on page 56 My Kind of Se'udah By RABBI AARON BERGMAN The Purim se'udah, the festive meal we eat on the day of Purim, is my kind of mitzvah. We get as much credit with God for eating lots of our favorite foods on this day as we do for fasting on Yom Kippur. The Zohar in fact says t...…

…Se'udah Fit For Kings and Queens Continued from page 55 ly your older children will design the celebration for the younger ones. Also, this type of evening could give way to family parodies in the tra- dition of a Purimspiel with songs and limericks that are very entertaining. BEANBAGS Beanbags are easy to make and young children can handle them easi- ly because they won't roll away. They are heavy enough to be easy to catch and grip. They...…

…Purim Se'udah Powerful Symbol By RABBI ALON TOLWIN The mitzvot performed on Purim reflect an attitude to live as Jews. We must hear the megillah read twice. We must give gifts to the poor and exchange gifts with friends. We must have a festive meal. Perhaps this last mitzvah, the se'udah, can be the most powerful tool in conveying the lessons of Purim to our families. At the se'udah, with everyone at the table, is the time for the children t...…

…Nto:'12' An Easy, Fun Hamantashen Recipe ■Iko c#4 • By LESLYE MICHLIN BORDEN Hamantashen, triangle-shaped fruit-filled cookies, are traditionally served for Purim. They fulfill the holiday's admonition to mock Haman, the villain who wanted to murder all the Jews in the town of Shushan, in ancient Persia, since they are shaped like his three- cornered hat. AMERICAN HAMANTASHEN COOKIE DOUGH 3 eggs (or 3/4 cup no-fat egg substitute) 1 cup sug...…

…Hava Nedaber Ivrit: Purim's A Big Hit For Children Of all the hagim in the Jewish calendar, Purim is the one most popular with yeladim, the one most filled with simchah and tzahala, fun and merry-making, for tze'eerim and mevugarim alike. Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th of Adar, derives its shem from the word "pur," meaning "lot." It recalls the lots that Haman cast to determine the hodesh and the yom for killing the Yehudim of Paras. ...…

…The Naccabi Club of Netropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Community Center invite all Jewish boys & girls ages 13-16 (as of 8/1/94) to try-out for its teams participating in the 1994 JCC's North American rlaccabi Youth Games Michigan-Israel Travel Available to be held in Cleveland Information about 150 Israel travel, study and volunteer pro- grams, as well as national and local scholarship and financial assistance, is available through the...…

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