…Detroit Jewish News n inside Dec. 20-26, 2018 12-18 Tevet 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 20 VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 Fulfi lling Needs Detroit Chesed Project keeps expanding its reach to help more people. 17 Terror Threat 28 Ohio man arrested for threatening attack on local synagogue. 22 Christmas Wish Donors step in to help 12-year- old supply gravestone for his best friend. 24 Sports 26 Moments SPIRIT 27 Torah portion ARTS&LIFE...…
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…views letters Don’t Forget B’nai Israel I was delighted to read Barbara Lewis’s article “Common Thread” (Dec. 6, page 18). Though not so unusual, seven synagogues current- ly are led by women. It was indeed good to learn that seven congrega- tions in the Detroit area are led by women presidents. This is indeed good news, but I it seems like I have some more. Barbara Lewis somehow neglected to mention one more synagogue, my very own Congrega...…
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…jews in the d continued from page 17 Miller said he’s spoken with other rabbis who feel they should be armed or, at the least, carry cell phones on Shabbat in case of emergency. “I’m against having guns but respect Rabbi Jason my colleagues’ rights to Miller have a gun if they feel they need it to protect their congregants,” Miller said. Although Miller doesn’t carry a cell phone on Shabbat, he said he will be having a conversation with the ...…
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…views for openers Are You Game? W Sy Manello Editorial Assistant ould you describe yourself as a “player”? Are you GAME to try to analyze what you are saying? Of course! That is why we are going to look at how games influence our conversations. You may find it DICE-y to invest without an analysis of the invest- ment. It is not good to have a “Let the CHIPS fall where they may” attitude unless you are extraordinarily rich. There is no ne...…
…views essay Break the Silence A RICH FELDMAN s a citizen of Oakland County, as a Jewish American and as a retired UAW union member and elected official, I believe we are at critical times and that we need to break our individual and collective silence. During the past year, I have been chal- lenged to think about my childhood in the 1950s and 1960s, as a young kid in Brooklyn, N.Y. I vividly remember the pictures and stories from the Hol...…
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