…points of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial Rate The Rabbi Jewish Communal Security: A Communitywide Concern F or a rabbi who is on vacation, in retirement, in semi-retirement, on sabbatical or merely on a busman's holiday, there is a certain amount of glee when one strolls unrecognized into syna- gogue sanctuaries of another city and can play "size up the synagogue." It is the rabbinical equivale...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS Together in Jerusalem we will shout at ilIMOla *WM DC,.....15.11,. Blessed are You, our God, Creator of time and space, who has supported us, protected us, and brought us to this moment. REMEMBERING WHEN. From the archives of the Detroit Jewish News HADASSAH'S CENTENNIAL CONVENTION OCTOBER 15-18, 2012, FEDERATIONS SEEK TO CREATE 'CIVIC PROTECTIVE AGENCY' Bring your friends and family. Register and read all the detail...…
…communit T Israel Bonds Honorees Lisa and Gary Shiffman were honored recently in Florida when the 2012 Israel Bonds campaign was kicked off. Pictured are Israel Tapoohi, president and CEO of Israel Bonds, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Israel Minister of Finance, honorees Lisa and Gary Shiffman, and Richard L. Hirsch, chairman of the board of Israel Bonds. ❑ Disaster Relief Chair Named B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region has appointed Lila Zorn of West B...…
…spiritualit r >> Torah portion The Sanctity Of Shabbat Parshot Vayachel-Pekudei: Exodus 35:1-38:20, 38:21-40:38; 1 Kings 7:40-7:50; 7:51-8:21. T he Torah portions of Vayachel- Pekudei deal for the most part with Moses instructing the Jews about the construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Interestingly, the Torah portion prefaces this with three verses about the importance of observ- ing and guarding the sanctity of the Sabbath. The Talmu...…
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…A scene from In Darkness A steely moral complexity marks the work of Agnieszka Holland, whose new film In Darkness is set in the sewers of Nazi-era Lvov. George Robinson Special to the Jewish News W hen you ask Agnieszka Holland about the historical tensions between Jews and Catholics in her native Poland, she doesn't have far to look for a reply. Only as far as her mirror. Holland, the award-winning director whose superb new film In Darkn...…
…arts & entertainment Transforming Hearts Classical pianist Robert Levin uses music to communicate across the spectrum of human emotions. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer R obert Levin, a world-touring pianist and composer who also writes about music and teaches at Harvard, feels perfectly comfortable per- forming the classics in a synagogue instead of a concert hall. Levin, raised in a family that encouraged the early development of h...…
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…obituaries Obituaries from page 67 MARY FRIEDMAN, 88, of West Bloomfield, died March 10, 2012. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Shelly and Marlin Berg of West Bloomfield, Candace Friedman of Ann Arbor; grandchildren, Fred and Carol Berg, Paul and Kariann Berg; great- grandchildren, Benjamin Berg, Rachel Berg, Samantha Berg; sister-in-law, Florence Sweet; other loving family and friends. Mrs. Friedman was the beloved wife for ...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS the.jEW 1 SHN nAt S c,() rn DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines theUEWISHNEWS,com Continued from page 5 Arthur M. Horwitz Bienenstock in honor of their family members imprisoned at Ravensbruck, who will be featured in the exhibit. Florine Mark, president and CEO of Weight Watchers Group, will be the keynote speaker at the opening cer- emony 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Her speech, "The Courageous Woman Inside Each of Us," w...…
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