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…JN Contents Rabbi Judah Isaacs of Oak Park builds a drum with his son Gavi, 2, during the Apples & Honey event's exploration of Ethiopian Jewish customs this year. Ethiopians use drums in place of the shofar during the High Holidays. JNOnline.corn Thursday, September 29, 2005 25 Elul 5765 Vol. CXXVIII, No. 8 Nutritionally Speaking By Barbara l'›eznOs, RD, N Integrated Nutrition, LLC ties- tion: Dear Bar ease continue about the soy contro-...…
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…ca Letters Brilla Zimmerman The genesis of the man who became Bob Dylan. Hillel: Revisit Union We are dumbfounded by the seeming lack of respect the Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit board has shown its teachers by disbanding their union with- out board-union discussion ("School Days," Sept. 1, page 36). One of the most prestigious and highly admired private Jewish schools in Michigan has made a serious error that endangers the q...…
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…Letters Letters continued from page 6 Let Public Speak Response Too Slow I wholeheartedly agree with Robert Sklar's Editor's Notebook "Hear the People" (Sept. 15, page 5). Community members need to be heard, not just those privileged few who happen to be on the Jewish Community Council board. Community members should not be restricted and voices should not be stilled. Since the Jewish Community Council of Metropoli- tan Detroit is funded b...…
…AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HILLEL DAY SCHOOL We reluctantly make public our concerns over the Board's decision to withdraw recognition of the union. Unfortunately, you denied our requests to speak with you privately before your meeting on Sunday, August 21, 2005 and at a meeting of your Board on September 14, 2005. The current climate of dissent and sadness is unique in the history of Hillel Day School. Forty years ago, th...…
…First Round CELEBRATING JEWISH \-\<</ From our homes to yours. The Rabbis, the Cantors, the Staff, the Officers, the Board ofTrustees and the Affiliates of Congregation Shaarey Zedek extend to the entire community their very best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Top Row: Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, Rabbi Jonathan Berkun, Rabbi Eric Yanoff Bottom Row: Rabbi Irwin Groner D.D. (Emeritus), Cantor Meir Finkelstein, Cantor Chaim Najman D.M. ...…
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…To Life! No Apples Honey . Annual event goes Ethiopian for the High Holidays. LISA SOBLE SIEGMANN Special to the Jewish News he 19th annual Apples & Honey program took an Ethiopian twist this year as families toured Shalom Street's outdoor exhibit, "With Stone Shoes: An Ethiopian Jewish Journey" and learned how the High Holidays are celebrated in Ethiopia. Families accustomed to previ- ous Apples & Honey programs at the Jewish Community C...…
…To Life! No Apples & Honey from page 21 ing of a portion of the crop with them. Beta Israel, being a holy people, would not eat any food they picked (no matter what time of the year) until it was blessed. Simchat Torah, which is cele- brated in the rest of the Jewish world, is unknown to the Beta Israel. This is because the holiday was created well after the writing of the Torah, and Beta Israel lacked knowledge of Oral Law. Tours of Shalom...…
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…To Life! APPLETRE ashai lpti Glance minates with Simchat Torah. At The Synagogue ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Contributing Editor When We Celebrate This year, Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Monday, Oct. 3. It lasts for two days among Conservative and Orthodox Jews, and one day among most Reform and Reconstructionist Jews. Why We Celebrate Rosh ("head") Hashanah ("of the year") marks the Jewish new year and commemorates the creation of the...…
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…To Life! FOOD A Tasty Ending Some great desserts to conclude the holiday meal. Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News batter and beat until just combined (the batter will be thick). Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake 75 minutes. Remove cake from oven and allow it to cool in pan before removing it to a serving platter. Makes 12-16 servings. Everything about the food for Rosh Hashanah is sweet! Like any dessert course. choo...…
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…To Life! Biblical Heroines Day of Learning focuses on learning from a women's perspective. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News F Author Naomi Harris Rosenblatt speaks about women in the Bible. ew modern-day women looking for heroines and role models turn to the Bible for inspiration. Washington, D.C.- based author and psychotherapist Naomi Harris Rosenblatt wants to change that. Her new book, After The Apple: Women in the Bible — T...…
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…To Life! SPOR TS The Fight Game Local builder takes his lifelong love of boxing to the printer. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor A lien Rosenfeld may have been the first Detroiter to hear that an Orthodox Jew had won a U.S. boxing cham- pionship last month. His nephew, former Detroiter Terry Schiff of Chicago, was at the New York bout and Rosenfeld has been following the young Dmitriy Salita's career (see "The Orthodox Champ," facing page). ...…
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