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…spirituality » to rah por tion PROGRAM FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES Invites You to an Evening of Purim Laughter and Delight AT 310 S. TROY STREET, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067 FEATURING Your Inner Menorah Parshat Tetzaveh: 27:20-30:10; Ezekiel 43:10-27 A nd you shall command the menorah begins to shine. children of Israel to bring The verse ends with “to illuminate you pure olive oil, crushed the menorah eternally.” How do I reveal for ...…
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…family focus » Caribbean Connection For a handful of rabbis, tropical warmth reveals Detroit spirit. CANCUN CHABAD In 2006, a group of Jewish locals in Cancun sent a message to Chabad-Lubavitch request- ing a representative to help lead the com- munity of locals and cater to the thousands 38 February 18 • 2016 Chabad Jewish Center of Cancun S itting in his Palm Springs study in 2005, Herman Wouk listened as a young Rabbi Asher Federman ...…
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…for college students by college students Israel Connections MSU, HCAM students experience Detroit’s partnership in Central Galilee . Daniel Hamburg } jewish@edu writer raveling to Israel is an experience unlike any other. Originally from Maryland, I arrived at Michigan State University as a first-year student not knowing a single person. Eager to connect with a welcoming community, I joined Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity, and became...…
…Israel Fellowship Teaching English to young Israelis reaps benefits for students and their American teacher. Josh Finn } jewish@edu writer y the second semester of my senior year at Central Michigan University, I had a few post-college options lined up for after graduation. Then, one day, I was sitting at work, day- dreaming about my Birthright trip. I always knew I wanted to go back to Israel. An ad popped up on the side of my Facebook pag...…
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…arts & life theater PHOTO BY SEAN CARTER PHOTOGRAPHY Science, Ethics, Rock ’N’ Roll Pam Houghton | Special to the Jewish News Atomic comes to Metro Detroit. Danny Ginges (left) and Philip Foxman details Atomic plays at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester through March 6. $27-$42. (248) 377-3300; mbtheatre.com. Visit mbtheatre. com/stories to read or contrib- ute real-life stories about the Manhattan Pr...…
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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 69 WINNIE SNYDER, 82, of Southfield, died Jan. 31, 2016. She is survived by her daughter, Annette Snyder of Arizona; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Neil Snyder and Snyder Dr. Meredith Stuart of Missouri; grand- children, David, Erica, Daniel and Kyle Snyder; daughter-in-law, Melinda Snyder; sister and brother-in-law, Margo and Michael Goldman of West Bloomfield; brother-in-law, Mel Markowitz. Mrs. Snyder was t...…
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