…ora or ion 74igie pekkie. kfrut There Is No Growth Without Criticism ; =a What Moses was to his generation, the Torah of Moses must be to every generation. When religion begins to soothe and flatter us, it is no longer authentic. It is a form of ersatz thera- py that cannot truly heal. It is Balaam's voice that speaks. At a time of sorrow, religion brings t may come as a surprise that solace and strength to many. But that criticism and ch...…
…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROWTM FE APPLE TREE' Mrs. Applebaum: Not Yitchalk Or Yitzhawk Or Even Yitzi The Big Story: Jewish Mothers, And Jewish Law, On Breast Feeding Reviews: Creepy Things And Chanukah FYI: A Candy Treat Named For Clara Small Bites: What Could You Build With Legos? Life In Israel: Why It's Great When Life's In The Pits About our cover: Seema Selmar of Oak Park is just one of many local Jewish moms who advocate breast f...…
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…5111- 11.111 I3 I I L • Rx: No Spankin The American Academy of Pedi- atrics recently issued a report encouraging parents not to use spanking as a method of disci- pline. According to the report, the more a child is spanked the more likely he is to suffer prob- lems in later years, including marital troubles, and the more apt he is to abuse his spouse and hit his own children. Dr. Mark VVolraich, a pedia- trician in Nashville and chair- man o...…
…The BIG Story Mother's Milk 0 0 _c 0 0 Seema Selmar with three of her seven children: Yosef, Esther and Sara. How two Jewish women found support for their decision to nurse. Editor's Note: The La Leche League (LW is an international, nonprofit organization that works to increase the awareness of the advantages of breast feeding, to support breast-feeding women and to provide accurate informa- tion about breast feeding, All LLL meetings...…
…• I Jewish, also believed in putting baby first. "Back then, the commonly held I belief was to let the baby 'cry it out' at night. I didn't feel comfortable doing it. I nursed my baby to sleep and allowed her in my bed," she said. "People told me that it would make her clingy and that she would- : n't be independent. At LLL meetings, I I discovered many other moms felt the same way I did, and I soon gathered strength to believe that I I was d...…
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…i0iN . '00 ■ -• BY DEBBIE WEINSTEIN Special to the Jewish News S „ Above: Participants bonded at the New Leaders Project retreat last summer. Program directors say the retreat cements the group into a cohesive unit. The Jewish Community Council and Federation try to groom young adults to become active in Detroit and in the Jewish community. ixth, seventh and eighth graders at Detroit's Butzel School recently got a first- hand exposure ...…
…Bimonthly sessions for the 17 participants last year included a Focus:HOPE Walk for Justice and Racial Harmony, a bus tour of Detroit and fund-raising. In addition, each participant becomes a mentor to a Detroit resident, and all take part in a community service activity, such as the career day for kids at Butzel. Lisa Barson said her favorite sessions was a discussion of how the Middle East peace process affects local Arab and Jewish American...…
…• Temple Israel hosts a young adult fund-raiser dance party in true 70s style. Above: Karl Golicz, of Clawson, gets down" with Kyla Markowitz, Farmington Hills. C Above: Like Jackie Bell's glasses? Left: Dressed in appropriate disco attire, some young adults sing along to ever-popular 70s tunes. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Scene Editor party-down crowd gathered at Temple Israel on Saturday night, June 6, for an authentic 1970s-style disco party...…
…Guy's Eye View What men can teach women about dieting. DAVID KUSHNER Special to The Jewish News 7 his past year, I lived every woman's fantasy; I lost 20 pounds. Although none of my guy friends seemed to care or even notice, all my female friends were ecstatic. They had to know how I did it: Was it Slim Fast? Deal-A-Meal? I told them I didn't really know what I did. It seemed to just happen. But they wouldn't accept that as an answer and ...…
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…a O stories are spoken by fans, foes, fetishists and even Barbie manufactur- er Ruth Handler. Viewers soon learn how this doll becomes an expression of longings, fears and creativity in a world of mass production. "People have done television pieces about Barbie before, but my docu- mentary is not really about Barbie," said Stern, 44, who played with a Barbie while growing up in Illinois. "It's really about the people who have strong feeling...…
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…A Gift Of Music Royal Oak's Hope Orchestra celebrates the release of a new CD. While at Maccabees, he teamed up in 1988 with three co-workers and Special to The Jewish News formed the group Of All Things. "There, in the confines of a life ary Sosnick is glad to be insurance company, we formed a rock back from the wilderness. and roll band," Sosnick said. "It seems Following a motorcycle trip unlikely, but it happened." to Canada, the chief s...…
…PETER EPHROSS Special to The Jewish News I is an absurdity that Franz Kafka himself would appreciate. Some 1,500 people recently crowded into New York's Town Hall for an evening devoted to a new transla- tion of an unfinished hovel that its author, now dead, had asked not to be published. As Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Remnick-put it as he opened the event, which celebrated the publi- cation of the new translation of Kafka's The C...…
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…********************** Dining Guide (A weekly advertising feature) Ne PARTY ON THE I3ARDIE WITH THE GREAT I AUBURN HILLS Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke Road,Auburn Hills, (248) 373-4440.The same excellent food that the Lelli family has been noted for since 1939, is served at this location across from the Silver- dome. Reservations are accepted for any day except Saturdays, and are strongly suggested. BERKLEY Sila, 4033 W. 12 Mil...…
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…The FAIII(est) Of Them Jewish artists at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News A lthough it may be difficult to find Judaica at this summer's three art fairs in Ann Arbor, there will be many Jewish artists displaying a variety of forms and styles. They have spent a long time preparing for the 1998 Ann Arbor Art Fairs, which run Wednesday-Saturday, July 15-18, along 26 city blocks in the downtown and campus ...…
…Close Up e.th Fein 'akland, Calif tate Street Area Art. Fair 'welry Images of important elements )f her life make up the jewelry )f Beth Fein, who debuts in Michigan this year. Working Nith gold and sterling, she does abstract as well as figura- tive designs, which may show her pet :at or a teacup. She likes making rings :hat can be worn together or separately or different effects. Her earrings have ;egments that move and shapes that :eem to ...…
…Grant Sil- verstein: "Solitaire," etching. Above: Les Slesnick: "Professor Canche and His First Wife," photographed in Mexico in the small Yucatecan town of Motul. Joan Michlin: "Pendant, Bracelet, Earrings," etched gold. Above: Marvin Cohen: "Immigrants," whale's tooth. Howard and Gael Silverblatt: "Dr. Cosmo," cloisonne pendant with 18k, 22k, 24k gold, tanzanite. Le .• Martin Marcus: "Teapot Set," raku pottery. Right: Mitch and Susie L...…
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…dates back to the 1700s. Just like the sailors who developed the artform, now limited because of protected species leg- islation, Cohen, a retired physics pro- fessor, etches designs into whale teeth, which are pure ivory, and later fills in color. While ships, mermaids and other sea images will be prominent in Ann Arbor, he also has done Judaica, includ- ing a synagogue piece in tribute to the oemurdered Jewish Olympic athletes. The seven art...…
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