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…Tradition, Tradition Jewish wedding customs are rooted in past cultures. BY BETH S. BUXBAUM loyal garlands have been strung through the chuppah. The bride and groom are meeting with the rabbi for the signing of the ketubah. All the guests are anxiously awaiting a glimpse of the bride and groom. The wedding can start. Weddings are the most festive, and most sacred, of life's events. Kedusha , meaning holiness, is the term associated with mar...…
…demons. Whatever its meaning, the breaking of the glass has become a traditional part of the wedding ceremony and is done in most Jewish weddings. All of the wedding elements and rituals have a specific significance or purpose. What differs is the extent to which these rituals are carried out within the different branches of Judaism. When To Marry Weddings are not permitted on the Sabbath. In addition, there are certain times of the year whe...…
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…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60( SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JANUARY 26, 1990 / 29 TEVET 5750 Raising The Flag Signals New Lathrup, Akiva Era ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Features Editor A Elisabeth Schreiber, Tal Sharon and Rachel Karlin raise the flag. Apartments Ask W. Bloomfield OK KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer I n its first efforts to build senior housing that is not government subsidized, Jewish Federation Apart- ments next month...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY Pidyon Shevuyim: Salvaging Our Conscience PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus R escuing enslaved Jews, ransoming cap- tives, providing rescue for the oppressed is command- ed as the most sacred Jewish obligation. It is commanded as more obligatory than even providing food for the hungry. It is recorded under the obligation known as Pidyon Shevuyim. It was not talked about when the captured in Romania needed to be saved from...…
…I LOCAL NEWS I NEW CARS FOR LESS Different Perspective On The Soviet Union Editor's note: The following leter was written by Helen Elterman, a 16-year-old recent immigrant, to a friend in the Soviet Union, Cipora Mosko- witz of the Jewish Welfare Federation provided the report. This is the last of a series. Dear Natalie, I'm sure you share my ner- vous excitement on the dramatic changes the world has taken in such a short time. From my own ...…
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…UP FRONT A New York Opera Star Returns To Perform For The Home Crowd RONELLE GRIER Special to The Jewish News T he vivacious brunette with the rich soprano voice gives a saucy toss of her head as she finishes the aria by the dying Mimi and begins the high-spirited waltz sung by Musetta in La Boheme. In a performance more befitting Carnegie Hall than the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center, Detroit-area seniors enjoyed a free conc...…
…EDITORIAL Goldberg's Altruism T he death of Arthur Goldberg last Friday was the death of a devoted public servant, of a man who was passionate about his Judaism — and of one of the last architects of old-fashioned, mid-20th century liberalism. Goldberg's involvement in public affairs spanned many decades and many offices. As a labor lawyer in Chicago, he became both a champion of the New Deal and of unionism. During the Second World War, he...…
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