…Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbi Norman T. Roman. Rabbi emeri- tus: Ernst J. Conrad. Services: Friday 6 p.m., 8 p.m.; Saturday V'Sahmru minyan at 9 a.m., services 11 a.m. TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM When you first open your account at Republic Bank you will be introduced to your very own Personal Banker. Their job is to focus on your specific needs and goals, answer your questions, and offer assistance. This one-on-one approach to service ass...…
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…decor "Preference" Cooktop edge of sacred scripture the responsi- bility of everyone, rather than of reli- gious leaders only. Each of us is com- manded to learn; learning leads to doing. In their book Teaching Mitzvot, Barbara Binder Kadden and Rabbi Bruce Kadden remind us that learn- ing leads to doing: "Talmud Torah was considered so significant ... (because) it would lead a person to observe other mitzvot. The rabbis of the Talmud consid...…
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…DiShiNg It Up 7^ , Think Yiddish, Act British A meal fit for a queen or just a Jewish home in the United States. Gideon Keren Special to The AppleTree hile I was teaching English as a foreign lan- guage, students often asked me what constitutes a typical English meal. I've had to resort to scratching my head as a means of reply. Ask an Italian this question and his problem will be which dish to choose from among a plethora of mouth-wateri...…
…How Is This Seder Different From Bill Other Seders? • 'which only requires 4 minutes microwaving. Even our supposed top taste-bud tickler and the source of a thousand cliches about British life — I'm talking about fish and chips, of course — is under threat. This is even less painless than the aforementioned convenience foods • for the simple reason that absolutely no preparation is involved. Just wait for your calorific fish fried in batter ...…
…tWeineinber the tqPeat g;;IleN, g- opeueit. Photograph). Inc. 31543 W. 13 MILE RD. D ShiN It Up coffee like it used to be — that is to say, dishwater (I can't remember if it had the added bonus of froth as well). Sure, it was dreadful, but as far as nostalgia goes, it was price- less. While I don't believe it's fair to say the British don't know how to eat well, it's certainly true that food does not play a significant role in our cul- t...…
…Best selection of unique. and She then worked for the Israeli Army and the Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva before meeting and marrying my father, while on a course in London. Thereafter she stayed in England, where she worked in hospitals. Now retired, she enjoys playing bridge, travel- ling, is involved in WIZO, and is still not crazy about cooking — but she can cook a mean omelette while under military bom- bardment. unusual gifts in tow...…
…The JCC Afterschool Club is an ongoing program which provides children from kindergarten through 5th grade a place to do homework, socialize, or j ust relax in our cozy, family-like atmosphere. This club takes place Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 with transportation provided from your child's school to the JCC. For additional inf ormation, piece call the West Bloomfield JCC (248) 661-7656 or (248) 661-7687. MED-WIIVr Eil504001...…
…Ten Me A S orY ThE butcast The Prince rince Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Jewish history is filled with fas- cinating tales and legends. They become all the more fun when you can act them out yourself with these finger pup- pets. (To use, simply cut out figures, shape strips around fingers and affix at back with tape.) A parent can read the story below while a child acts out the story (Adapted from a Jewish legend) The Rabbi The...…
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…sma'LL BITES Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Last week's issue of The AppleTree inadvertently omitted the names of children who submitted entries to our coloring contest. In addition to our winner, Sloane Wolf of West Bloomfield, we also received terrif- ic art from: Music To Your Ears If an apple a day keeps the doc- tor away, who knows what a healthy dose of Mozart can do. For the past 20 years, Don Campbell has been researching the...…
…The BiG Story When Barney Rests On Shabbat Rahel Musleah Special to The AppleTree .. ....... .... .............. ............... .. I n our house, Barney rests on Shabbat. So do Lion King, Lamb Chop, Snow White and Cinderella. "No, they don't!" screamed 2- year-old Shoshana when she first learned she couldn't watch TV because of her video friends' "sleeping habits." But after a few months of persis- tence on her parents' part, at 3 she as...…
…Attention! •Home Owners• •Builders• •Architects• actually touch your child and say the blessing gives parents a feeling of empowerment: There aren't a lot of other spiritual experiences that occur on a weekly basis." I can attest to the power of that blessing. When my children kiss my hand before I give them their blessing, the tenderness I feel is superimposed on a flashback of me doing the same thing with my parents; in fact, if my paren...…
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…JCC '97-'98 Encore and Chales Concert Series presents: N A Tour of A Palace 6 basketball teams bring their own ! f you're like most who buy tick- media crew (a producer, a direc- ets to an event at the Palace of tor, etc. ) so they can broadcast Auburn Hills, you shuffle in back home? When not in use for with the crowd, find your seat and a Palace commercial or broad- enjoy the show or game. I have casting a Pistons game, the pro- done th...…
…Photos by Krista Husa Interior motives: When the home is your own, you're free to self-express. LINDA BACHRACK Special to The Jewish News Call it "Friends" phobia or "Seinfeld" angst: Young adults in the Detroit area are scrambling to own a little place they can call home. 1/30 1998 80 hose "Friends" seem to • have very little privacy. With their openTcloor policy and occasional .neighbors from hell, Monica and the gang often appear to ...…
…roommate, he could afford a little Royal Oak fixer-upper. "I loved working on it," says Rosenblatt, a corporate imaging exec- utive who spent weekends making cosmetic changes — painting, paper- ing and changing carpet. After a year and a half, he sold and pocketed a tidy profit. Enough to buy a house in Huntington Woods for himself and his fiancee, Debbie Mindell. The only negative, accord- ing to Rosenblatt, is the fear factor. What if the fu...…
…LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Sta ffWriter sk Barbra Tunick, 28, if there's anything she won't do, and she'll shake her head. No way. There's just too much to try. Barb is either running around the Fleischman Residence comforting, cajoling and kidding with seniors who live there, or she's driving through the rural South with friends, headed for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. "It's really important for me to have fun every day," she says. "I ...…
…The Ready-Made Husband Marrying a divorced guy can be the solution to all your romance worries. BETH LEE SEGAL Special to The Jewish News I f your current boyfriend won't take you home for Rosh Hashanah, much less propose, I have a suggestion. Find a guy who was married before. As my thera- pist friend Loretta says, "Men replace." It worked for me. I lived alone from the time I was 21 until I was 38, watching commitment- shy boyfriends bal...…
…a Hebrew school, 1955 Photo by Krista Husa Photo by Benyas-Kaufman, courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. children in full-time Jewish day schools. But conversations with parents, educa- tors and even a few students indicate that today's Hebrew schools bear little here's an old joke in which a resemblance to those of yesteryear. synagogue, after failing to rid There is a sense that — while chil- itself of mice through ...…
…being struck by the intensely negative feelings harbored by many of the par- ents she dealt with. "The first comment I used to hear from parents was, 'I hated Hebrew school. What's yours like?'" she says. She speculates that many have been pleasantly surprised. One Kol Ami par- ent, Howard Dembs, is reluctant to talk about his own Hebrew school experi- ence, but is convinced his son, Brad, has it better. "There seems to be more com- munity inv...…
…e Tales From The Annals Of Hebrew School Readers dust off the cobwebs from their memories of religious school. Beverly Apel, a former Hillel Day School teacher: "During the 1950s, my younger broth- er and I attended Ahavas Israel Hebrew School in Grand Rapids. My family lived in Lowell, a 30-minute drive to Hebrew school, and carpooled with a family in the neighboring town. "We made the trip twice a week for two hours and on Sundays for fou...…
…Dora Mandelbaum Kaner, who attended Windsor's Talmud Torah, remembers a particularly painful episode. "After two days of fooling around, I was pushed against a radia- tor and burnt my tush. That was the end of my Hebrew school memories." After leaving Hebrew school, she studied with a tutor who hit her with a cane every time she made a mistake. Despite her education- al woes, she grew up observant and sent her children to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah....…
…Photo by Krista Husa Harvey L. Katchan: "Somehow, I didn't go to the regular Hebrew school with my brothers and sis- ter. It fell to me to learn' and prepare for my bar mitzvah three times a Week with Rabbi Kosins in his home above Grant's Appetizer store on 12th Street. I shall never forget learning the Hebrew alphabet and learning to prepare a letter in Yiddish to my mother. "When I read from the holy books, the rabbi listened and often nod...…
…Make-Up Class mother, who came to the United States alone at the age of 16, became StaffWriter an atheist the moment she stepped off the boat. have a confession to make: Perhaps I had spiritual Although I am The yearnings, or perhaps it's Jewish News education The author takes just that we always want writer and am a Jew by notes in Sheila what we don't have, but as birth, I never attended Mertz's third-grade a child I always secretly Hebrew ...…
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…M o re In sid e: Peter Friedman Goes From Former Israeli Eleena Melamed Performs in Wiselle' at DOH Funny Lady Wendy Liebman Stands Up For Comedy …
…JNEntertamment This Week's Best ts What To Do, What To Do Sunday, 7:30 p.m.; Monday, 12:45 p.m. For Your Ears Yiddish Melodies The Yiddish Film Series presents Lamar Alle Zingen, a Yiddish sing-along fea- turing singer Mike Burstyn. English subtitles are provided. The series is spon- sored by the JCC, Workmen's Circle, Midrasha and Sinai Hospital's Program for Holocaust Survivors, Families & Friends. Donations accepted. Jimmy Prentis Mor...…
…Road and 12 Mile Road. $16. (248) 471-7667. Laugh Lines Sex! 'taboo subject, according to funnyman Robert Schimmel who brings his unique brand of blue humor to Chaplin's Comedy Club for two special engagements Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31. R-rated shows at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. $10. 34244 Groesbeck, Clinton Township. (810) 792-1902. How Could You Stoop SoLo? stars Hilary Ramsden in an evening of solo pieces that examine love, time, c...…
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…Former Israeli Eleena Melamed appears in American Ballet Theatre's "Giselle" at the Detroit Opera House. 10 This will be Melamed's second leena Melamed learned bal- appearance in Detroit. Last year, she let before she learned Eng- was in Swan Lake and had to take on lish. a new part because of problems expe- When she moved to the rienced by another dancer. United States from Israel with her She also has performed in Romeo mother and sisters,...…
…AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE • oftert- 0444011it elle Feb. 5, 6, 7 at 8p.m. Feb. 7, 8 at 2p.m. The One-Two Punch Funny lady Wendy Liebman leaves 'em laughing. "A stunning pci- lornr.ln cc! American Ballet Theatre SUZANNE CHESSLER is dazzlin ,o - Special to The Jewish News - C1.4(.1g0 S WI Times Tickets From $ Call (313) 874-SING Or TickctMasrcr at ( 248 ) 645-6666 DETROIT The 1997-98 Dance Series is sponsored by Li. CHRYSLER ...…
…4, kt'kfa4.5,1* A CLOSER WALK WITH ew Pontiac Followed by a FREE SHOW by the II V I ORCHESTRA (Swing Band) at 10 pm Join the Galleries of New Pontiac on the Evening of For informafion call (248) 335-8101, 7th House as they host opening receptions for their newest shows UZELAC GALLERY 7-10 pm 7 N. SAGINAW (248) 332.5257 EMANUEL VARDI new works New works from this internationally known artist and world-renowned viola virtuoso. FEB....…
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…The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra—arguably the country's best chamber orchestra—makes its Ann Arbor piano debut with pianist Emanuel AK, whose deeply instinctive musicality and masterful technique have been cheered Hugh Wolff, conductor Dale Illarland Singers throughout the world. Friday, February 6, 0 P.M. PROGRAM Kernis Too Hot Toccata Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 Part Berliner Messe Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D ...…
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…Friedman can identify with the challenges facing Tateh in Ragtime. In a way, he's discovering unchar- tered territory, too: "This is my first musical. It's scarifying," he says with a laugh. "You're out there eight times a week. It's like an athletic event." Friedman is game. With a soaring ;3 score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, enhancing the book by Terrence McNally, and direction by Frank Galati, Ragtime tests his musical muscle. But ...…
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…Michigan's finest upscale, yet casual American bistro Savor the taste that is the talk of the town The Best Of Everything A Greek navy engineer hits the islands. "Oakland Grill gets wows for class act." — Observer & Eccentric "Our meal at Oakland Grill was exceptional and it left us talking about our food all weekend long." — Oakland Press Tuesday through Thursday evenings and complimenfary fray-passed Sushi in the lounge every hursday ev...…
…Southfield's location is open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Addition of the Star Entertainment Centre could be a real coup for George and his Greek Islands restau- rants ... Being selected by Barrie and Jim Loeks would put them in an elite class because of the "name" neighbors he would have ... California Pizza, Johnny Rockets, etc. Who would have thought that a pinched nerve would result in the beginning o...…
…J on't miss our seventh annual "Winter Foods Festival" going on now through March 7th. Our chefs have been busy for weeks preparing a special menu of savory winter delights including items like... D Roasted Corn Clam Chowder with sweet cream, plump clams, roasted corn, and garden potatoes. Red Curry Seafood Sauté prepared with sweet scallops, New England mussels, esti va l II shrimp, steak-cat fish, and garden potatoes with red curry sh...…
…one (Italian eu is Will Open For Your Dining Enjoyment Monday, February 2, 1998 at 4 p.m, your favorite authentic Italian dishes that honored our uncles Pete an ; grandfather, Mark "Smaltzy" Colangelo; Nick Lan, Ernest I..arco; and our aunt, Irene Lelli. Whris Kitchen Hours: Monday through Wednesday 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday 4 p.m. to midnight Sunday 12 noon to 10 p.m. Entertainment Thursday, Ftiday and Saturda Cigar ...…
…Dining Guide WHEN PICASSO (A weekly advertising feature) CKEATED SOMETHIN G NEW HE INVITED ALL HIS AUBURN HILLS FK1ENDS. W at RedFire Grill are new to Walled Lake but not new to creating recipes we love to serve. We love to create eatable art but not at gallery prices. Stop by and bring a friend. Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke Road,Auburn Hills, 373-4440. Like its sis- ter restaurant in Detroit, Lelli's of Auburn Hills is owned...…
…viad e z -140 ROSE GUTTMAN Former Owner of Irving's Delicatessen DELIVERY AVAILABLE Famous rollups are enjoyed at booths and tables.They are also available for carry-out. It is a seven-day-a-week operation. KEEGO HARBOR Sweetwaters Bistro, 1978 Cass Lake Rd., Keego Harbor, (248) 683-0 I 70. The menu is quite different than its predeses- sor at thes locale. It is predominantly Russian, with American cuisine also listed among the many fav...…
…Dining Guide Discover Metro Detroit's premier Italian restaurants! (A weekly advertising feature) And everything is homemade: cole slaw, potato salad, chicken salad, egg salad and so much more. Star prepares both fat- free and regular tuna and cuts its lox by hand. It also cooks its own corned beef and pastrami, and the 7-day operation includes a major specialty—beautiful tray ANDIAMO ITALIA WEST 7096 East Fourteen Mile. Warren / (810)26...…
