…1998 ANNUAL. DINNER COMMITTEE Dr. Joseph N. Epel* Chair The Amcricart Tccknion Socie Dctrolt chapter Carol & Ricky* Blumenstein Toby* & Alex Etkin Lucille & Hiram* Dorfman Nancy & Stephen Grand* Marta* & Benjamin Rosenthal Eli Saulson* Associate Chairs DINNER COMMITTEE James Bellinson Dee & Seymour Brode Barbara Dechter James Deutchman Frances & Kenneth Eisenberg Carol Weintraub Fogel* Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles David Handleman Muriel Jack...…
…COME IN AND WORSHIP WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME. Torah Portion What Is Real Is Below The Surface At Temple KOL AMI you are a member of our family and an integral part of every event you attend. You can always find a seat with a view and you are never lost in a crowd. We believe that the most meaningful place to worship is one where you feel included. Please join us on Monday, August 31 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for our Fall Membership Open ...…
…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROW' B Rabbi Michael Gold Special to The AppleTree e fruitful and multiply" is the first command- ment in Judaism; children are at the center of the Jewish vision of family life. Today, more and more Jews are choosing to fulfill that mitzvah through adoption. Adoption is a wonder- ful way to build Jewish families. It provides homes for children whose birth parents cannot raise them and children for parents unable to...…
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…suppose I might have stayed disheartened like that had it not been for the birth of my children. One of the most wondrous fea- tures of children is that they are born sweet and pure — without hatred, prejudice or sarcasm. They are sincere in everything. A 4-year-old does not smile because he hopes you might lend him money; he smiles because he loves you, and you have made him happy. An 8-year-old does not laugh at your jokes because she hopes ...…
…The BiG Story Volunteers Needed! (Ages 2-99) Kids on Tour is looking for parents and children to join the traveling volunteer musical revue that brings laughter and love to the elderly. Singers, dancers, choreographers, comics, artists, designers and musicians needed. Carol Blumenstein (248) 539-0538 if interested. Please call at TWO WAYS TO JOIN THE AREAS FINEST TENNIS CLUB! 100 per month for unlimited play or '25 per month and 15 p...…
…V iten- #1014-10"9- Does an adopted child have the same obligations toward his or her adoptive parents as their own birth child? Are there obligations toward birth parents? Most authorities equate the obligations of biological and adoptive chil- i dren toward their adoptive par- ents. The questions of obligations to birth parents remain unan- swered . A particularly emotional question is the adoption by Jewish families of children who are not...…
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…\_,RevieWs \_n Israel: The Founding of a Modern Nation by Maida Silverman, published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Reviewed by Emily Foxen-Craft This book is basically a brief summa- ` ry about Eretz Yisrael-Zion, from bibli- cal times through 1948, when Israel I got its independence. It tells about how Israel, or rather then Palestine, got handed over and captured by many different countries. It alsois about the sufferings Zion went th...…
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…DARCI SMITH Special to The Jewish News he opened the door, and there he stood. Tall, with galoshes like a fireman would wear, up to his knees. Complete with buckles. And a fanny pack. "I thought, 'I'm on a blind date with a Groton's fisherman,"' recalled Sheri Benkoff of Farmington Hills, 32. Not to mention, she added, there wasn't a drop of rain in sight. Ah, the perils of blind dating. It's anxiety; stress — and sometimes seems like the onl...…
…in West Bloomfield, enables "Jewish singles to meet each other in a non- threatening, mutually agreeable fash- ion," according to Kari Provizer, who started the network a year and a half ago. The network's 500 members browse through "opposite gender books" which contain profiles and photos. Members send a postcard to those they'd like to meet; that person then looks at the interested party's profile and responds via postcard. While all Beshert...…
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…BAUME & MERCIER GENEVE HAPPENINGS MASTER WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1830 Oct. 9-11 Biking in Saugatuck, with Steppin' Out. Bike along the Lake Michigan shoreline and room at a country inn on the harbor with Chicago's out- door adventure group for Jewish adults, Steppin Out. Cost: $310, including accommodations and meals. (773) 509-8595. Aug. 21-22 Pumpstock 1998: An outdoor music festival held behind the Town Pump Tavern (100 W. Montcalm, Detroit...…
…Look what's happening on campus: ner of the CMrawing: EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY • EMU Hillel Grand Opening Party, Wednesday, September 9, 5 - 7 p.m. at 965 Washtenaw Street • Contact: Taron Tachman, (734) 187 1855 - HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT who will be • Around the World — a Taste of HMD, Thursday, September 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Allen House, 556 W. Maple, Birmingham Contact: Sharon Wise, (313) 577-3459 ending /VCR given by Michigan M...…
…\ovember 21, 1899• A new century was just beyond the horizon. And a great communit y was about to be born. 00 • • • • 6 6 Jewish Federation United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit Today, the partnership lives on... from strength to strength. The creation of a central organization established the foundations of one of the most extraordinary Jewish communities in the world - a community whose efforts on behalf of the disadvanta...…
…wir Please Join Us. we For more information, call -1-888 Community family reunion picnic The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars kick out the jams Sun., Sept. 27, 1998 Itzhak Perlman in concert Sun., Oct. 25, 1998 Jazz meets Judaica with the Jeff Haas Trio and Marcus Belgrave Men A chrc Jew 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 17, 1998 5:oo p.m. Jewish Community 8:3o p.m. Orchestra Hall Center, Seventh House D. Dan and in Pontiac For ...…
…7e Better...Together. 00 - 0100. www.jewishdetroitioo.org • r Y- 1:4,>0 6 d a O Qj r3 953e- t -M?— 3 ry and Vision: exhibition iciing Detroit h life for the L 100 y ears Opening: Nov. 29, 1998 - 1-March, 1999 Invitational art show of uni que, handmade menorahs Illuminated manuscripts from the Jewish Theological Seminary Mon., Nov. 3o - There's a lot more coming, too The Federation Forum will feature Judge Avern Cohn speaking ...…
…Levin's Grocery Store Sarah and Rose Levin ran Levin's Grocery on Leland and Hastings in the 1920S. United Hebrew Schools Gertrude Lachover posed with her class in the 1940s. Dairy Restaurant Venice Beach Camp This popular meeting place was on Hastings Street at the center of the Jewish community, circa 1915. Fresh Air Society sponsored this community camp at Venice Beach on Lake St. Clair, near Mt. Clemens - 1923. rosin Pharmacy and S...…
…This Week's Best Bets Friday-Thursday Warner Bros. Wonders Casablanca, Blazing Saddles, Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer and Driving Miss Daisy are among the 31 films that will be shown on the big screen during a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Film Festival at Lafidmark's Main Art Theatre Aug. 21-27. Screenings begin 2 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. on Saturday and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Call the theater for a complete listing of films and times. 118 N...…
…filmy tel ,..; 5 1 1 Family Fun Patricia Thack- ray's Raggedy Ann and Andy will be performed by the Marquis Theatre Children of Northville's Mar- quis Theatre through Sept. 27. America's beloved folk dolls come to life in the story of Babette, a French porcelain doll kid- napped from the Detroit Public Television airs "A Life Apart: Hasidism in playroom by the America." Loonies. To search for her, Raggedy- you are hearing and seeing now a...…
…The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit proudly presents an... Exhibiting the works of Award Winning Sculptor Mixed Media News Sad& Friday, Saturday & Sunday August 28, 29 & 30 12 Noon - 5:00 p.m. 6' Reviews. On The Record Julie Silver hopes she's getting close to her first gold record. The singer/composer, who's just released her fourth CD, has always focused on a Jewish audience but is moving in the direction of a more se...…
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…S: In Our Midst Works of art from the Vatican collections visit the DIA and raise questions about the concept of angels in Judaism. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News he works of art are from the Vati- can, but the core concepts derive in many ways from early Jewish teachings. That's what viewers will note as they expe- rience "The Invisible Made Visible: Angels From the Vatican," the traveling exhibit run- ning Aug. 23-Oct. 18 at...…
…abbiIrWin Groner of origregation Shaarey Zedek views the exhibit as an aesthet- ic experience for Jewish visitors. "We can appreciate the artistic beauty which expresses the Christian beliefs," said Rabbi Groner, who characterizes the modern Conservative concept of angels as poetic and not literal. Rabbi Groner explained that angels would not be depicted by early Jewish artists even though the Torah describes angels as messen- gers conveying d...…
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…LIFE AND LITERATURE from page 91 and sin which can be combated with our capacity for good, given to us by God. •HAGAR — The Egyptian maid of Abraham, Hagar was twice expelled by Abraham's wife Sarah. On both occa- sions, when Hagar feels the most help- less, angels appear- to her out of the wilderness. They are ambassadors of God, bringing to her messages of hope. In this story, angels exemplify the good in a person's heart if that heart is ...…
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…Business: Prithc I Finn l';`11111i -cs This Week's focus: Education On The Upswi Despite a turbulent year, the future is brighter for congregational schools. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer fter somewhat tumultuous times, the dust is still settling on Detroit's syna- gogue schools. The past year has witnessed key per- sonnel changes in five congregational schools. It also saw major transitions at the Agency for Jewish Education, which provi...…
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…Back To School Berg is optimistic that the Detroit Congregational Initiative will provide a forum through which schools can develop programs appropriate for their own clientele. Shoshana Ben-Ozer, education director of Beth Shalom, said she is also optimistic that Federation sup- port will benefit synagogue schools. "I see that Federation is recognizing that the key for continuity is not speeches but learning, and learning can happen only if ...…
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…The Agency for Jewish Education is pleased to provide a monthly listing of some of the adult Jewish learning opportunities offered by congregations and organizations in our community. This is a sampling of the wide range of adult learning opportunities. If you are looking for a course on a particular topic that you do not find here, please call us and we will help you locate the congregation or institution that offers it. All courses are ope...…
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