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…World Jewish-Presbyterian Ties As church meeting nears, divestment issue remains divisive. Rachel Pomerance Jewish Telegraphic Agency Atlanta A s Presbyterians across America gear up for their biennial assem- bly, the legacy of the last such meeting is still roiling the Jewish community and the church's own members. Two years ago, the Presbyterian Church USA passed a resolution calling for "phased, selective divestment in multinational ...…
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…Opinion OTHER ViEWS Mt. Sinai: I Was There Ann Arbor M uch of the dishar- mony in the Jewish community today can be attributed to the divergence of opinions concerning the revela- tion of our Torah at Mt. Sinai. Regardless of what one believes actually occurred at that mountain, the essential issue for us on the festival of Shavuot is that we feel a part of divine revelation. How do we internalize the midrashic tradition that all Jews sto...…
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…Business & Professional MEMOS Dr. Julius M. Gardin of West Bloomfield, chief of cardiology at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, received the Seymour Gordon Award for Distinguished Gardin Achievement from the American Heart Association. His ongoing research focuses on the use of echocardiography and other non-invasive tests to evaluate heart disease. 5 .2 *APY Jay Welford of Franklin, a partner with Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer &...…
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…Story by Alan Hitsky Photography by Armando Rios Seniors in Oak Park dance the night away. S enior citizens living at the Pfentis and Teitel apartments on the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus in Oak Park had their own prom last week, courtesy of .the college students at local campuses served by Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit (HMD). A few high school students also got into the act at the Jewish Apartments & Services' first "senior p...…
…Let Buddy's Help You Plan Your Next Party SPIRITUALITY RESTAURANT Job Of A Lifetime Janet Pont heeded call 50 years ago. I Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News I f there were such a thing as a synagogue hall of fame, Janet Pont of Southfield would be in there for several reasons. She has been an employee of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield for 50 continuous years; she started as a teenager getting $1.50 an hour and now, as e...…
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…To Life! EDUCATION Trip Of A Lifetime Young students share their journey to Israel. Shelli Dorfman Staff writer ir his year, a longstand ing eighth-grade class trip to Washington, D.C., became a first-time, two- week-long mission to Israel for students at Hillel Day School•of Metropolitan Detroit. The firsthand look at Jewish history and Israeli culture ran the gamut from a kibbutz stay and mountain hikes to a night under the stars in a...…
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