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…metro Peaceful Rally New organization of Jews and Christians holds pro-Israel demonstration. Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor new group, Long Live Israel, held a pro-Israel rally Sunday, Aug. 9, from 1-3:30 p.m. in West Bloomfield. About 100 people gath- ered to raise their voices in support of the Jewish State. Long Live Israel is a new pro-Israel organization made of Jews and Christians that wants to show its love for Israel through p...…

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…metro Recycled Classroom Green Living Science teaches recycling education to Detroit students. 2015-2016 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Dates Still Available! The Lincoln Street Art Park Michael Higer JN Intern W " ITNAI ).13, MOSHE rivt3 With an offer like this you can't afford not to! You set your first year dues level Call Steve Fine at the synagogue office at 248-788-0600 for more information f Congregation B'nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road I We...…

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…k Israel" g aith, family belongs here. )'‘ 4 Why join Temple Israel? The answer is A simple. Operation 100% Affiliation: First Year Dues are Voluntary Don't miss our Shabbat Under The Stars, Friday, August 22, 2014 with music by Simone Vitale. azmpk israef Making A Difference. West Bloomfield, MI • 248.661.5700 • vvvvw.temple-israel.org •• II Facebook Find us on Contact David Tisdale, Chief Executive Officer, or visit our website fo...…

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…metro Recycled from page 24 Ahr- A SAMPLING OF CLASSES 110' OFFERED THIS FALL Aqir The Anti-Semitism Equation INSTRUCTOR: RUTH BERGMAN This course will change the way you think about prejudice, discrimination and Anti-Semitism. Discoveries that Transformed the Way We Read the Bible A computer rendering of the new classroom space INSTRUCTOR: RABBI ERIC GROSSMAN Study breakthroughs in the fields of archeology, political philosophy and ...…

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…metro >> around town First Annual Fundraiser B'nai B'rith "roasts and toasts" local B'nai B'rith program director. B loch/Israel Unit of B'nai B'rith hosted its first Annual Roast, Toast & Tribute on July 20 at Big Tommy's Parthenon in Novi. The fundraising event honored Bobbie Levine, B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region's program director. Nearly 90 attended, including family, friends and B'nai B'rith leadership from as far away as Chicago, I...…

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…metro >> around town ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SCIENTISTS, AND WUNDERKINDS. 'Cruise & Schmooze' Jewish Historical Society river event includes Prohibition re-enactors. I t was smooth sailing as more than 200 guests joined the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan July 23 for Cruise & Schmooze: A Detroit River Cruise. Over cocktails and a tasty spread of small plates prepared by Steve & Rocky's of Novi, guests met and inter- acted with re-ena...…

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…>> on the cover BACK TO SCHOOL Verdict Is Out Does Common Core really advance education, or does it hinder learning for kids? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Jack used the number line blowto solve 92-316. find his error. Then write a fetter to led tellies him whet he did right, and what he should do to fix his mistake. /.(/ /u, .w.-.0..-.1.• ••=111 •■ in other states that are reaching higher to ensure students are prepared — and CCSS provide tho...…

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…Shop the stores at Lincoln Center for Back to School. Sports 101 Ensure your student athletes are ready for the season. F or many kids, playing sports is an important part of grow- ing up, and that's a good thing. Sports are a great way for children and adolescents to develop lifelong exercise habits, build relationships, and learn teamwork. "Parents can play a vital role in ensur- ing young athletes train and condition properly," says Dr....…

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…what to wear Class Mates What fashionistas — from preschool to pre-med — are wearing back to school this season. Lynne Konstantin I Contributing Writer K itschy prints (think emojis, hot lips and sweet candy treats), pops of updated plaid (with fresh colors and fabrics), retro nods to the '90s and plenty of shimmer and shine will be hitting the halls this fall. Quicksilver Plaid Flannel Shirt ($44) and Jeans ($44), both at Guys N Gals....…

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…Season Begins September 2nd Flowers by Zoe studded Love N40 G°141"1/414 Sweatshirt ($68) and Zippered off full season for New Preschoolers Legging ($42), both at Guys N Gals in West Bloomfield (248- 851-1260). School of Dance off balance of 2014 for New Beginners (3 - 5 years old) Fresh New Hip Hop and Lyrical Classes with our new instructor Maye Competition Company Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, Contemporary and Lyrical ...…

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…Thinking Differently New book provides strategies for a successful school year for kids with learning differences. Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor F or many kids with learning differences, back- to-school time means a return to the lowest read- ing group, a daily struggle to keep up with their peers and finish their homework, and the bruis- ing of their self-esteem as these "square pegs" try to fit into the "round hole" that's expected ...…

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…Opportunity knocks. Research, internships, study abroad, and service learning are built into nearly all of Grand Valley's 200+ areas of study. These, along with our liberal education foundation that fosters critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding, prepare School Year Sleep you well to answer the call of a rewarding career and life. Tips for helping your child transition to a healthy sleep schedule. ...…

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…Kidspeak Suggestions for talking to your kids about what's happening in Israel. I Sivan Zakai and Miriam Heller Stern 0 ur children are listening. When we pore over news sources and incessantly check our Facebook feeds to find out the latest from Israel and Gaza, our children are watching. When we whisper in muted voices or cry out in protest about the situation in the Middle East and the resurgence of anti-Semitism around the world, our ...…

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…metro >> calendar PAIN IN YOUR LEGS? IT COULD BE YOUR VEINS HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! FUTURE EVENTS Featuring: Nicole Kennedy, MD, vascular surgeon Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Syed T. Ahsan, MD, vascular medicine specialist Henry Ford Wes...…

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…Jewish edu for college students by college students August 21, 2014 / 25 Av 5774 VOLUME 5, NO. 3 Students Experience War Ambulance Aid Feeling Pride U-M student spends his summer saving lives Amid the rockets, this student took during war in Israel. his cues from the Israelis. Teddy Sallen } Nate Strauss } S jewish©edu writer ix months ago, I was accepted into Magen David Adom's (MDA) Overseas Volunteer program. MDA is Israel's...…

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…jewish@edu L for college students by college students > opinion Young Leaders Visit to Seeds of Peace camp offers hope for the future. Andrew Jacob } jewish@edu writer hat did you do on your summer break? This is the question we get asked when we go back to school. My answer this year will be quite different than it was last summer as I was entering my freshman year at the University of Michigan. Then I was a volunteer in Israel working ...…

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…OAKLAND UNIVERSITY • r. 111[1, "" H. You're not the type who sits back and waits for something to happen. You go out there and make things happen. Sure, you want to learn. But even more than that, you want to do. And that's why you need a college that combines the two for hands-on, real-world experiences that fully prepare you for the future. Learn more at oakland.edu . JN August 21 • 2014 45 …

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…jewish@ed U for college students by college students Hillel Happenings WMU Hillel participants on Taglit-Birthright Israel: senior Josh HCAM and HMD students rafting down the Jordan River on Taglit- Blain, Skokie, Ill.; senior Roxana Gamble, Canton; sophomore Birthright Israel: Oakland University sophomore Sydney Levy, Shayna Hillenberg, West Bloomfield; Brittany Karson, HCAM Bloomfield Hills; Oakland Community College sophomore Dovid ...…

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…> letter to the editor Dear Facebook Friends: am speaking out on a very sensitive subject. This I'm sorry to break your streak of happy-go-lucky is a result of my life experiences. If it makes you vacation pictures and inspirational quotes, but I feel better, get rid of our friendship, don't talk to need to break something down, and now. me, let others know what you think about me, I am sure I am not the only one. And I didn't whatever you n...…

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…world Terrorist Plot Hamas in West Bank "planned to topple Palestinian Authority." Yaakov Lappin There are 93 Hamas members in Israeli custody, of whom 46 have been questioned by the Shin Bet so far. Security forces plan to indict some 70 suspects. The investigation began in May and is ongoing, security sources said. Approximately $600,000 has been seized by the Shin Bet, as well as 30 firearms, seven rocket launchers and large amounts of ...…

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…i$ 7 p Walk4Friendship Friendship Circle Benefiting AMA August 31 st Join us for Walk4Friendship and help promote an inclusive community that welcomes and nurtures all children regardless of their abilities. 11:30 am Registration opens & t-shirt pickup begins 12:30 pm Opening ceremony at the Meer Family Friendship Center 12:45 pm 5K and 1-mile walk begins 1:15-4:00 pm Walkers arrive at the Jewish Community Center for Basketball ...…

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…>> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial Sar-El Volunteering Is Transformative I arrived at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport on June 29 excited to be in a new country, ner- vous to uncover new experiences and (for about a half hour) lost searching for the Israeli soldier escorting me to my new home as a Sar-El volunteer for the next three weeks. Eventually, I did find the soldier as well as two of my c...…

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…Guest Column Rising Global Anti-Semitism ISRAEL YOUR DAYS ARE •0* Anti-Israel protests can have anti-Semitic overtones. A II over the globe, this sum- mer has been marred by anti-Semitic violence and increased anti-Semitic rhetoric that permeates many protests against Israel in Europe and in the U.S. These new developments are shocking and unacceptable, and come in the wake of the release of the ADL Global 100 poll of anti-Semitic attitud...…

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…spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS SPONSORED BY TEMPLE ISRAEL &Irk Israel" www.temple-israel.org Making a difference Ctimpk Israel" Making a difference. CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue (248) 851-5100. Ahavas Israel (Grand Rapids) (616) 949-2840. B'nai Israel Synagogue (248) 432-2729. *T'he graves of Our Ancestors Sunday, September 14, 2014 • 8:30 AM Temple Israel, in conjunction with its Robert Sosnick Family Life Cente...…

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…What Is In A Name? Parshat Re'eh: Deuteronomy 11:26- 16:17; Isaiah 54:11-55:5. T he Torah, in this parshah, speaks of our holy city of Jerusalem. It appears in the context of Israel's entry into the Promised Land and the necessity to destroy the altars of idolatry before establishing our Temple to God. But why is Jerusalem not named? The Bible has already identified Mount Moriah as the place where the Almighty "would be seen" right after th...…

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…>> ... Next Generation ... Kicking 114 The Park CommunityNEXT's 5th annual Pitch for Detroit is a home run. "We were thrilled to partner with the Detroit Firehouse Engine 33/ more than 800 people Ladder 13 to respond to their need ventured out to Belle Isle for improved safety equipment, basic for CommunityNEXT's fifth household supplies and furnishings annual Pitch for Detroit. This was the that might help to enhance their second year Pit...…

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…business & professional Giving Customers A Voice Startup company helps create brand ambassadors through its software. I Josh El'Chonen Special to the Jewish News J eff Epstein, 33, is the founder of Ambassador, a marketing com- pany that services clients such as T-Mobile, Sage Software and the American Marketing Association. Epstein grew up in West Bloomfield and went to Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills (where he still attends s...…

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…family focus 0 What's Jewish About Cancer? / I 0, ADAT SHALOM - BETH ACHIM LEARNING COMMUNITY I Making Judaism relevant meaningful & accessible for children in pre-K through 7th grade Classes begin September 7th at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Register Now! Contact: Dr. Melissa 5er Director of Congregational Learning 248-626-2153 or mser@adatshalom.org 1111111 ADAT SHALOM www.adatshalom.org ol5w rrtv vilut ■ '' Warr (.1 ... Cel...…

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…arts & entertainment Christopher Bremer has been appointed executive At JET I Jewish Ensemble Theatre hangs on in a theater- challenged C I i n'1 ` eii director of JET. " 4 di. Pi Imp- Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer T he Jewish Ensemble Theatre is staging its 26th season with new roles for administra- tive staff and volunteers, a changed lineup of mainstage productions and a reconfigu- ration of business practices. The g...…

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…arts & entertainment Madame Ambassador Sally Oren to speak at Hadassah Opening Meeting. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer 0 n a rainstorm-swept August morning in Michigan, when a temporary cease-fire seemed to be calming the afternoon skies over Israel, Sally Oren spoke by phone with the Detroit Jewish News. The wife of Michael Oren — Israeli ambas- sador to the United States from 2009-2013 — was anticipating her visit as guest speak...…

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…C.AYA. Changes At JET from page 57 "I want to put more focus on cash flow and running JET as a business, and I'm sensing an excitement about that approach. I will be calling atten- tion to numbers critical to operations and projecting where we have funds to operate adds Tann. It was decided that ticket prices would not go up, but in a cost-saving measure, The Value of Names, a play with a small number of characters, was chosen to start the s...…

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…arts & entertainment Kicking Off JET's Season Jeffrey Sweet's play on family, friendship and the blacklist sizzles with wit. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer effrey Sweet describes his upbringing with a Jewish mother and a Christian father as a sound foundation for becoming a playwright. It has to do with his sense of being an outsider among any group dom- 1 inated by people of one faith or another. * I "It is useful because it gives m...…

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…A Man Of Contradictions Jabotinsky was a novelist, Russian journalist and founder of the branch of Zionism now headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. New book explores the most misunderstood of all Zionist politicians, Ze'ev Jabotinsky. Rabbi Jack Riemer JNS.org I confess that I came to Hillel Halkin's Jabotinsky: A Life (Yale University Press/Jewish Lives Series) with some suspicion. First, Daniel Gordis wrote a book about former Israeli Prime Mi...…

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…Ask the Orthodontist Parents are the Heroes in Orthodontics Ask the Orthodontist Weinfeld 60th R ita and Arthur Weinfeld of West Bloomfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 22. They will mark the occasion with their devoted children, Jeff and Nancy Weinfeld, Laurie and Paul Sweet, Rob and Jodi Weinfeld, Karen and David Stryk, and their grandchildren, Jordan, David, Ethan, Sara and Ilana Weinfeld, and Hannah Stryk. Dr...…

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…Why is an AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuity different from all others? 41111=r, —aal Dick Jaeger works on genealogy at his computer. Family Sleuth Genealogist traces his ancestors back 2,500 years. It drives the next generation of technology. I Stacy Gittleman Contributing Writer I President Obama views Mobileye in action— see video at afhu.org/CGA2 On his recent state visit to Israel, President Obama received a demonstration of M...…

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