…who challenged the ADL, J Street finds itself playing David to AIPAC's Goliath. The new group projected its annual budget at $1.5 million, compared to the roughly $50 mil- lion AIPAC spends, and its staff totals just four people. Still, organizers promised that J Street would play as tough as the big boys, animated by the belief that the majority of U.S. lawmakers support more intensive American involvement in the peace pro- cess and want to s...…
…Year In Review/America Photo by Nefesh B'Netesh As we celebrate this New Year 5769, _ Eight first-generation Israeli babies at a Yom HaAtzmaut celebration on April 29. We wish joy and good health To you and your loved ones . Scott Leemaster President Allan "Geli" Gelfond East Central Regional Director Jo Strausz Rosen Detroit Chapter Director Barb Zeevi Administrative Assistant v AVM American Technion Society 30230 Orchar...…
…NEWS ANALYSIS Kadima Changeover Olmert resigns with signature policy initiatives unfinished. Uriel Heilman Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A day after Ehud Olmert formally submitted his resignation as prime minister, Israeli President Shimon Peres officially tapped his Kadima Party successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a new government. Livni now has 42 days to put together a coalition government. Though Olmert still heads the interim gove...…
…L ear In Review NEWS ANALYSIS First Round Livni wins Kadima contest with slim margin of victory. Leslie Susser Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem W ith her narrow victory in the Kadima Party primary last week, Tzipi Livni's next major task will be assembling a coalition government so she can become prime minister. Then all she'll have on her plate is figuring out how to arrest the threat to Israel from Iran, resolve the Israeli-Pales...…
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…Business & Professional Slingshot Latest guide highlights innovative Jewish programs. New York W hen a group of young philan- thropists decided to put togeth- er a short Zagat's-style directory of innovative programs four years ago, the goal was to identify cutting-edge Jewish causes for their peers to invest in. The result was Slingshot, an annual direc- tory of 50 hot nonprofits that has helped put several upstarts on the philanthropic ...…
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…'Aunt Bess' At 93, this gracious hostess and friend readies for the holidays as she always has with ease. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer B ess Zechman may be turning 93 in November, yet weeks before Rosh Hashanah the gracious hostess had already prepared more food for continual visitors to her kosher Huntington Woods home than many people a third her age. And she cooks and entertains for every holiday, say her many friends. "One Rosh...…
…"She took great pride in her work and really only stopped because the continu- ing education requirement was going to take away from her summer gardening;' said Zechman's next-door neighbor, Julie Montgomery. Zechman is an inspiration to others in their holiday planning. When she broke her foot just before last Passover, Sider stopped by to see if she needed any help. "What I saw when I walked into her home was an exquisite table already set f...…
…Spirituality SERMONS Deepening Our Relationships T he world seems to be moving at a record pace, so much so that it is getting harder to keep up with the newest innovation that hits the market. Even electronic, handheld gadgets and lap-top computers are becoming like cars; the minute you make the purchase, they depreciate and become outdated. The virtual Web world and instantaneous, high-speed exchange of information is growing even more e...…
…The Staff at Roma Soosa would like to wish our clients, fiends and family a happy and healthy New Year! DIGEST Embracing from page B4 confronted with many challenges. Continued external threats to the State of Israel and economic hard- ships that so many of us struggle with here in Michigan demand our attention and communal resources. But at the same time, we must not lose sight of our children and their Judaic needs. Providing the tools an...…
…Spirituality THE SHOFAR'S BLAST Richard Mukamal blows one of his own handmade shofarot. Shofar Artisan African animal horns become impressive, rich-sounding instruments in his hands. Shell! Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A mong the things in Richard MukamaPs Farmington Hills home is his trumpet, an office used for his commercial real estate prop- erty and management company and — 14 antelope horns. A shofar maker by avoca- tion, Mukamal...…
…Mukamal smooths the body of the shofar. horns are alike. "Factory-produced shofarot may have punctured areas, which make them non- kosher and are often highly polished and completely ground down. On the animal, the horn has ridges and a lot- of texture to it. I like to keep some of that and leave a glimpse of what it really looks like. Because I believe that each horn tells its own story, I carefully choose where I will grind the horn, if at ...…
…I Spirituality THE SHOFAR'S BLAST True Sound As we approach the NewYear, we are proud to continue our mission of caring for older adults. Thank you for your support. Our best wishes for a happy and healthy NewYear, 5769. Seeing green in the shofar — and its call to action. Edmon J. Rodman Jewish Telegraphic Agency Los Angeles LuJ I ecazai Roden/Awl. Mc ida koiaaidufr- execatoe 2114ectolt Ate Alden" Baidoa gded. 4zatc.zyt *ceps and &a...…
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…Spirituality Mitzvah Of The Soul Graveside Kaddish stirs seniors and their chaperones. Charlotte Waxer of West Bloomfield with chaperone Frank Kutinsky of Beverly Hills Robert A. Sklar Editor H er only son, David, was killed in a car accident on July 4, 1973. He was just 20. But Charlotte Waxer, 83, who lives in Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield, visits his grave at least once a year at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. She also has ...…
…41 a& Yak/le 6800 Drake Road • West Bloomfield 9/4: leatk icw a I Mimi Cohen Markofsky and staff 1428809 Harold Wade and chaperone Harvey Miller, both of West Bloomfield Despite meticulous efforts by bus captions to flag graves ahead of time, some seniors decided right at the cemetery to visit more graves. Volunteers lovingly trudged through the grounds to locate those sites as well. The people connections are what have kept Kever Avot...…
…Spirituality May the coming year be filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our family and friends. Artistry Showcased Local artists' work graces cards for a cause. Madelon & Lou Seligman Melissa Seligman Adrianna & Jeff Katz & Family The Board of Directors, Volunteers & Staff of dad Ezra "In Six Days" by Harriet Gelfond wish to thank Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor our Jewish community for its T generous su...…
…May the New Year bring to all our friends and family health, joy, prosperity and everything good in life. "Joseph's Song" by Gila Gelfond and whimsical — like the ones with the chubby, naked Adam and Eve or the Hebrew letters that spell out the English words: happy new year. Others of his are scenes adorned with Hebrew passages. Chuck, who studied in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, is a seri- ous painter with a master's of fine arts degree....…
…Spirituality HOLIDAY 101 Rosh Hashanah: Head Of The Year Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News W hen: This year, Erev Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday, Sept. 29. The holiday lasts for two days, Tuesday, Sept. 30, and Wednesday, Oct. 1, which correspond to the first and second of the month of Tishrei on the Hebrew calendar. Rosh Hashanah is one of the High Holidays (the other is Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, which begins sundown Oct....…
…Eternal Light In The City Jewish Detroiters pray together for 159th consecutive year. Carol Weisfeld Special to the Jewish News I n 1850, Sara Cozens persuaded her husband to open their home at St. Antoine and Congress for the first High Holiday minyan ever to gather in Detroit. That minyan led to the found- ing of today's Temple Beth El in West Bloomfield. In 2008, Jews will gather about four blocks away from where the Cozens home stood t...…
…Spirituality I t 110.1 I f, I May the coming year be filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our family and friends. Dr. Jeffrey and Laurie Fischgrund Michelle, Marcy, Mark Andrew and Melanie Behind Bars Chabad brings tefillin, connection to Jews serving prison time. Naomi Tarlow Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York C May the coming year be filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our family and friends. C...…
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…Rosh Hashanah 2008 5769 Spirituality TORAH PORTION Without Kings Or Coercion May the New Year bring to all our friends and family health, joy, prosperity and everything good in life. HEIDI AND JEFF B UDAJ Shabbat Nitzavim: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20; Isaiah 61:10-63:9. NICOLE AND MICHELLE B UDAJ MICHELLE, MARCY AND MARK FISCHGRUND I n this week's Torah portion, we the rabbis, the system, safeguards and are presented with the utopian tec...…
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…Kosher Elegance Skokie school produces fabulous Jewish cookbook. Linda Morel Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York I n 1981, when Mandy Bachrach was in the second grade at the Arie Crown Hebrew Day School in Skokie, Ill., several mothers collected recipes for a school cookbook. There were no photos or frills, just basic directions for brisket, matzah brie and other traditional Jewish foods. "It was the usual spiral-bound community cookbook w...…
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