…JNEditorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Tapestry Of Giving A n out-of-towner planning to move here found the Jewish Fed- eration of Metropolitan Detroit's Web site. He then wrote the organization, Detroit Jewry's communal and financial guardian, asking how he could make a first-time contribution so he could feel part of our community. Why should he have trusted Feder...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Awakening To The Iraqi Tragedy metro Detroiters, I went to Bagh- dad and Mosul (site of ancient Nineveh) in December. Others visited Basra. While there, I con- by would I, an firmed what I had heard from elderly Jewish busi- other travelers to Iraq in nessman, recent years: choose to • Five thousand or more take medicines and Iraqi children, aged 5 school supplies to Iraq and younger, die as a (of all places), in open direct ...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Voices For Vouchers MATTHEW BROOKS AND SETH LEIBSOHN Special to the Jewish News or several years now, the establishment in the Jewish community has rigorously and vigorously opposed parental choice in education and school vouchers. For reasons we have never clearly understood, this government- enhanced measure of economic jus- tice, providing the poor with the same educational opportunities as the wealthy, remains an ana...…
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…• Ileart Of ld Community activist Joel Jacob will receive high award for his dedication to charitable causes. said Jacob, 41, of West Bloomfield. He and his wife Lauren Dorfman have four small children. He has learned. he can do all he does even while hen the Rev. Eddie Edwards first raising a family. It's a question of making the introduced himself to the man sit- time, he said. "If you talk to people who actively ting next to him at a vo...…
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…QUAL TY KOSHER CATER NG -E. . Jewish Heritage Month The following events have been sched- uled for Jewish Heritage Month, pro- claimed for April at Wayne State University in Detroit. For informa- tion, call (313) 577-2246. • Children's dance workshop - co- sponsored by WSU's Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies. 9:30-11 a.m., Sunday, April 9, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. No charge. • Dance recital - "Revi...…
…Community • Getting Ready For Shabbos Shoppers mingle while filling their weekly Shabbat food orders. Staff Photos by Krista Husa 4/7 2000 48 …
…T SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer hose who think the best place to be is "where everybody knows your name" have never been to Unique Kosher Carry Out. Customers patronizing the Oak Park restaurant find that it's their food of choice that stands out for owner Rita Jerome. "She knows everyone's likes and dislikes," said Lynn Lipman of West Bloomfield, amidst a recent crowd of pre-Shabbat shoppers. Lining the length of the store, 10 employe...…
…Community And The Winner Is... Synagogue brings Oscar to Academy Awards celebration in West Bloomfield. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter D WEST MAPLE WN BIRM.INGHAM 48.258.0212 4/7 2000 50 ecked out in their glitziest formalwear, nearly 100 guests attending a March 18 . "Academy Awards Dance Party," entered on a rolling red carpet in the-glare of a bright, welcoming searchlight. It wasn't the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, where th...…
…and relatives will 'rive for Aours to see you in it J sn'1 it word a 20-minute drive Anc I it? Council Offers New Slate The Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit has announced its slate of officers and candidates to fill board of directors seats. The elec- tion will be held at the council's annu- al meeting on May 17. Kathleen Straus has been nomi- nated to serve for a second year as council president. Ann Zousmer has been nomi...…
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…Documents Sought On Relief Society "<;gkg,:g‘;.• ' a Anyone with information, papers or photographs pertaining to the Home Relief Society, a "charity organization" in Detroit from at least 1940 through the 1970s, contact Heidi Christein, director, Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, (248) 642-4260. Arab-Jewish Honorees Named The American Arab and Jewish Friends (AAJF) will present its 200...…
…T Commu nity Enthusiastic Tamarack Camps staff members greeted those attending the spring gala. Shown are: Adam Leeb, Daniel Feldman, JeffZeman, Brian Brodsky, Rhonda Sandweiss, Michael Jurewicz, Amy Handelman, Jessica Lab, Shelly Kitain, Rachel Boyman, Andrew Landau, Leigh Appel. Tamarack At The IMAX Kadima Shares Purim Kadima clients were recipients of shalach manot from the Great Purim Parcel Project. Shown are Bill Howard and Kadima F...…
…• Lexus ansmg 2000 RX300 2000 E5300 Temple Hosts Women's Event Temple Kol Ami is the host for this weekend's Women of Reform Judaism District 10 Biennial, April 7-9. With the theme, " Tikkun Hanafesh- Nourishing Our Souls: Realizing Sisterhood Needs Through Sisterhood Know-How," the gathering includes Shabbat dinner and services April 7, as well as morning services April 8, at the temple. Other events will take place at the Novi Hilton a...…
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…"Let all who are hungry come and eat... " Help ensure that everyone in our community has a happy Passover. Use this coupon to help feed hungry Jewish families. Yad Ezra and Moies Chetim will use your donation to YAD EZRA purchase Passover food to distribute to those in need. JTS Dean Speaks At Patron Event The Jewish Theological Seminary will host its annual patron reception 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at the home of Lori and Robert Nusb...…
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…Are you ready? Students May Seek Financial Aid Jewish Vocational Service (JFS) will host a parent informational meeting on the Jewish Educational Loan Service GELS) and additional financial aid options for college students 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the JVS library in Southfield. JELS coordinator Marvin Berman will discuss how to apply for an interest-free loan through JELS. JELS is open to Detroit area Jewish residents and is administered...…
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…• I • • 1 Now IS THE TIME TO J81 BBYO IN AZA & BBG (GRADES 9-12), YOU WILL MEET NEW PEOPLE AND MAKE GREAT FRIENDS! SHIR SHALOM MEADOWBROOK TOUR Sisterhood hosts lunch and guided tour 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. $25. Temple: (248) 737-8700. B&P / PISGAH CHAPTER, JWI Meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, April 16 at the Fountains of Franklin Club, 28301 Franklin Road, Southfield. Program will be an Afternoon at the Movies. Petit lunch. Charge. Guests w...…
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…Mazel Toy! Y ear Of inichas Growing family: Dr. Robert Felsenfeld with Flyer, Josh, Elyssa, Matthew, Zachary and Dr. Brenda Weingarten. Birthdays, a bar mitzvah and a birth closed out the 20th century. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News r or Drs. Robert Felsenfeld and Brenda Weingarten of West Bloomfield, 1999 was a very good year. Dr. Weingarten celebrated her 40th birthday with a surprise party and then received a bigger s...…
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…s emi Annual Inventory Reduction OREWIDE SALE Most of our entire stock of stunning ewelry and time pieces will be on sale at en4pps savings. Out-of -State Jillian Marie Finkelstein will cele- brate her bat mitzvah at Congregation Beth El in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Saturday, April 8. Jillian is the daughter of former Detroiters Alan and Cheryl Finkelstein and sis- ter of Elyssa. Proud grandpar- ents are Stanley Finkelstein and Linda Lerner of ...…
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…AMINSIMISSIri Kenneth Cole Productions G reg SHOES Weitzman-Dolfman Jenny and Lazer Doilitian of Bloomfield Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Caryn to Aaron Howard Weitzman, son of Dr. Raymond and Rochelle Weitzman of West Bloomfield. Caryn and Aaron each received a bachelor of arts degree in finance from Michigan State University and recent- ly earned master of business adminis- Orchard Mall • Orchard Lake ...…
…Community Mazel Toy! Weddings Shapiro-Chayet Clothing • Accessories • Ideas 851-1260 Inside Orchard Mall The Annual "Most Photogenic- Child" Contest Is Here April 11-.22 Amy Lynn Chayet and Brian Dale Shapiro were recently married at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Rabbi Irwin Groner and Cantor Chaim Najman of Congregation Shaarey Zedek officiated. The bride is the daughter of Adela and Jack WeisMan of Bloomfield Hills and Harvey and Vikki Cha...…
…Goldberg-Ekelman Stacy Leigh Ekelman and Dale Michael Goldberg were married recently at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Rabbi Aaron Bergman and Cantor Howard Glantz officiated. Stacy is the daughter of Phyllis and Richard Canvasser of West Bloomfield and David and Lori Ekelman of Oakland Township. Dale is the son of Irene and Herbert Goldberg of West Bloomfield. Julie Purther, cousin of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids wer...…
…Spirituality A multi-denominational team of rabbis leads bereavement training for colleagues. 9 The RabbAS EelP ` 61 • kt MK a at 40i * a st Kt ninienr sour a At * n a VI 115 and te itk, The Michigan Board of Rabbis presents a seminar that prepares rabbis to comfort families facing a child's death. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer oping they never have to use their new knowledge, Michigan Board of Rabbis members are lea...…
…AN NJ iversogy where Fola is4A4vigilYiaritir 1- 1/16.1r CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 8 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Youth Shabbat. AHAVAS ISRAEL (GRAND RAPIDS) 2727 Michigan St. SE, Grand Rapids...…
…Community B'NAI ZION SHAAREY SHOMAYIM CONGREGATION BETH EL 15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-2414. Rabbi: Solomon Gruskin. 15110 W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 542-4444. Rabbi: Leo Goldman. Gabbai: Michael Weiss. Services: Friday at candlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m.; weekdays 6:45 a.m.; Sunday 7:50 a.m.; daily Mincha- Maariv at sunset. 311 S. Park, Traverse City 49684; (231) 946-1913. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut. Cantoria...…
…4 11111111111111111111.1111111111111111111111111111110 Torah Portion Understanding The Struggle Between Physical And Spiritual This indicates a spiritual handicap. He is not prevented from full mem- bership, just from some of its bene- fits. He is not truly free; the physical world has a greater influence on him than is meant to be. The eating of the tree of knowl- edge resulted in death, birth pangs hen one looks at the and dependence of w...…
…• - 111111MINIMEMPIr" - Question of the Week: What famous thinker, whose books were burned by the Nazis, said that the antisemitism he experienced "produced one important result. At a rather early date, I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority. A certain independence of judgment was therefore developed." (6c6 L-9g8 i) pnaii punw6s "Ja TsA l -ouoorpAsd Jaeuojd puo uojojskid Hsj...…
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…1 3. The Bird That Never Dies girl-next-door kind of toy. The result was that thin-waisted, ever-glamorous doll known as Barbie, a name the Handlers did indeed call their daughter, Barbara. Son Kenneth was the inspiration for Barbie's suave beau, Ken. Do you imagine that the phoenix is a mysti- cal bird contained in Greek mythology? Think again. While the bird is indeed based on a Greek legend, many scholars believe that the mysterious creat...…
…high priest would wear. On this was a small pouch 1 filled with 12 precious stones, to represent the 12 Tribes of Israel, and the Urim and the Thummim 13. Under The Canopy (Exodus 28:15, Leviticus 8:8). When Abraham Lincoln's body lay in state at a But what,exactly were the Urim and Thummim? courthouse in Chicago, above was a canopy on Here is what we do know of these intriguing which was inscribed, in Hebrew, "The beauty of 1 items: Israel is...…
…Fact-A= 20. Strange Bedfellows In 70 C.E., a Roman general (later emperor) named Titus led the cam- paign to destroy Jerusalem. At the same time, he had a Jewish mistress, who was with him for more than 13 years. Her name was Berenice, and she was a sister of the Jewish King Agrippa II. It was, by all accounts, an odd pair. Berenice not only was Jewish, she was 12 years older than Titus. Though she was said to be a great beauty, she had been...…
…GueSt COLumn Elie Lipnik, 3, lives with his family in West Bloomfield. Elie Lipnik (with a little help from his mother, Natalie Lipnik) Special to AppleTree ial site of Shimon HaZadik, a popular place for boys' first haircuts. I sat on a chair and was sur- rounded by everyone as they took turns cutting my I hair. My father went first and snipped off my his past Thanksgiving, my family and I long ponytail, followed by my two brothers and sha...…
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…A Shor Thing VERY SPECIAL CONCERT Former Detroiter Miriam Shor's gamble on a career in show business is paying off Photo by Bo b D'Amico . Miriam Shor: "The statistics were daunting, but I believed that if you really wanted it, you should take a chance and go for it." SHLOMO GRONICH and The SHEBA CHOIR of ISRAEL featurin g Michal Adler ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER Special to the Jewish News hen metro Detroiters turn on ABC's new sit- co...…
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