…/ Rabbi Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel H \ _ Rabbi Joshua Bennett Josh Bennett has a new passion: Climb- ing steep rock faces at Planet Rock in Pontiac. He says it's a way to avoid "func- tional fixiveness" or the certainty there is only one way up. "It's changed my entire perspective. It's taught me about risk-taking and trust," he says. Rabbi Bennett, 28, has never taken the easy road, nor readily accepted the way things are. His choic...…
…THE GOD SQUAD Rabbi Daniel Nevins THE DETRO Rabbi Daniel Nevins of Mat Shalom Synagogue It was around Thanksgiving time. Daniel Nevins, a senior at Harvard, was hav- ing an "intense" discussion with his par- ents in the laundry room of their New Jersey home. A student of Middle East- ern and European history, he was still un- decided about his future, although he'd been applying to doctoral programs in his- tory. He was also seriously cont...…
…Rabbi Steven Weil of Young Israel of Oak Park Rabbi Steven Weil Steven Well calls himself a "farm boy." Odd for someone who holds an MBA in finance from New York University, who dresses more like Wall Street than "Green Acres," and who appreciates Aristotle and fine cigars. He gave up chewing tobacco at his mother Cookie's behest some years back. The Weils, dairy farmers, were the only Jewish family in Lindonville, N.Y., or for that matter, ...…
…THE GOD SQUAD Rabbi Amy Brodsky Rabbi Amy Brodsky of , Temple Emanu-El 48 When she joined Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park four years ago, congregants were charmed. "Look at the cute little reb- betzin," they'd say. "I had to explain to people that a reb- betzin is a rabbi's wife and I'm not that. I'm an ordained rabbi." If Rabbi Brodsky has had to fight mis- conceptions about her role in the syna- gogue, she's also resisted being made a kind ...…
…Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses Rabbi Aaron Bergman I Sonny Rollins, Led Zeppelin and Dr. John cassette tapes vie for space in one of the crowded bookshelves in Rabbi Aaron Bergman's office. A CD/cassette player is jammed into a nook beneath the jum- ble. A glance over the rest of the office leaves no doubt that its denizen is a person of myriad interests who doesn't care too much for order. His own paintings, ...…
…THE GOD SQUAD Rabbi Michael Moskowitz Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom Rabbis run in the Moskowitz family. Michael Moskowitz's brother Steven is a rabbi, as is his sister-in-law Susie. But as • an undergraduate at Duke University, Rabbi Moskowitz thought seriously about a career in law. It wasn't until he spent part of his junior year in a political science program in Edinburgh, Scotland, that his future became clear. "There wa...…
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…No Other Michigan Hospital Offers You These Services. In remembrance of the liberation of Egypt, unleavened bread products are served during Passover. The story of the Exodus is relived at the Seder through the reading of the Haggadah. Wine is available for your toasts to each of the four levels of redemption. L. - We he a special , . Traditional foods and practices are an important set of kosher dishesfor Pesach. part of Jewish life. Th...…
…/— Final Thre e /- isgah defeated Centennial I, 72-57, becoming the "A" League playoff champions as the B'nai B'rith Bas- ketball League ended its 21st sea- son on Sunday, March 31. Pat Foley, with 25 points, was high scor- er for Pisgah, with teammate Jonathan Witz scoring 20. Leading scorer for Cen- tennial I was Tim Schwartz with 32 points. The "B" League playoff was won by Brotherhood I, beating Keidan 52-46, and Brotherhood V took the ...…
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…You are cordially invited to a fundraiser for Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor AZA Games Set April 14 The Aleph Zadik Aleph Basket- ball League completed quarter- final play on March 31. • In Division I, Chalutzim A • beat Strauss, and Greenberg A beat Posen. In Division II, Marx A beat Jolson A, and Herzl beat Funk. The semifinal games will match Chalutzim A and Green- berg A, and Herzl vs. Marx A. \--; Both games will be played at 3:30 p...…
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…it /—' /- Dr. Covensky Memorial Set A memorial service honoring the extraordinary life and teaching of Dr. Milton Covensky, a professor of history at Wayne State Uni- versity for 40 years, will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at 4 p.m. at the McGregor Memorial Confer- ence Center, on the Wayne State University campus. Joining the celebration will be his widow, Michigan artist Helen Ciesla Covensky; and their chil- dren, documentary filmmaker...…
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…t rr S EW N H S I EW T J OI TR DE E H T 16 JULIE YOLLES ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Screenwriter/director David 0. Russell talks about hisfirst mainstream film release. he day after the Academy Awards, over tea at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, screen- writer/director David 0. Russell reflected about sex, family, a si- multaneous fascination and dis- enchantment with Hollywood, dreams and ideals, and his newest film comedy release, Flir...…
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…Left: On the heels of the Emmy award-winning "Joseph," TNT's four-hour mini-series "Moses" features Ben Kingsley in the title role. Opposite Page: Top right: Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley. DETROIT J EWISH NEWS aking a new movie where a robed Jew- ish man stands on a windswept cliff and makes the sea part is risky. Popcorn- munching viewers everywhere may re- act: 'Whoa. Where's Charlton Heston?" But Gerald Rafshoon, executive produc- er of Turn...…
…With TNT's "Moses," producer Gerald Rafshoon finds his own path to the Promised Land. SUSAN BERNSTEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS fourth in the Bible Story series with LUBE, an Italian/German production company. Instead of the typical screen treatments of the Bible — inaccurate, glamorous — these films attempt au- thenticity. But the Torah doesn't always provide enough dialogue and stage direction for a four-hour drama, Rafshoon admits. Scrip...…
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…• T he city of Detroit may not have ap- peared much different the past cou- ple weeks. But dance has seeped into its veins. For the past 12 days, students from all corners of the metro area — Cass Tech- nical. High School, the Center for Creative Studies and Oakland University — have found themselves face-to-face with art, discipline and passion in the form of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The company, led by founder Arthur Mitchell, is in th...…
…STN Entertainment Rock 'n' Roll Cathedral hile Sanctum is one of Pontiac's hottest dance clubs, open just over a year, tonight marks the venue's first foray into the hectic and lu- crative arena of national-act concerts. The English quintet Radiohead performs with opener the David Gray Band; tickets for the show disappeared long ago. Sellout or not, though, the owners of Sanctum (who also happen to run the coun- try-western bar Diamonds and ...…
…AUDITIONS Michigan Renaissance Festi- val will hold auditions for Royal Court members, street characters and the Renaissance Academy, a tuition-free education program. 7 p.m. Fri., April 12, at the Student Theatre Arts Complex in Ann Ar- bor; 7 p.m. Thurs., April 18, at Oakland University Varner Hall, Rochester. Performers should pre- pare a short skit, be ready to read from various scripts and partici- pate in some improvisational act- ing. ...…
…$6.50/$4.50 students, seniors, in- cludes admission to museum. 5020 John R, Detroit. (313) 577- 8400. H classical and 20th century works with the Detroit Symphony Or- chestra. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., April 12-13. $15-$37. Orchestra Hall. (313) 833-3700. Dreaming With Your Eyes Open presents a discussion of Golden Smog: Featuring mem- the film The Purple Rose of Cairo bers of Soul Asylum, Jayhawks with Dr. Linda Young. Film be- and Wilco. 8 p.m. T...…
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…Museums And Art Centers Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Association: Fifteenth Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition, juried by Jane Hammond. Open- ing Saturday, April 6, through May 4. Opening reception 2-5 p.m. Saturday, April 13, with awards presentation at 3:30 p.m. Experiencing Architecture, host- ed by Joyce Laban, Thursday seminars through April 18. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birm- ingham. (810) 644-0866. J...…
…STN Fine Arts Detroit Institute of Arts: De- troit Public Schools Student Ex- hibition. Through April 28. Pictorialism Into Modernism: The Clarence H. White School of Pho- tography. Through May 26. Adult workshops beginning April 6. Treasures of Venice: Paintings From the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, 55 Venetian master- pieces by Veronese, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto and others. Through May 12. Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Marble Ledge...…
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…Sweet Dreams More than a Pastry Shop! More than a Coffee House! It's a Sweet Dream come true self-portrait of the artist whose known oils number fewer than 20 examples. This is the only oil of a Jewish subject by Picart to have appeared at auction in re- cent years. Another painting, the excep- tionally rare and early-Dutch School Interior of the Ashkenazi Synagogue in Amsterdam with the Upraising of the Torah Scroll dates to 1680. The synag...…
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