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…IT PAYS TO cent, with a beautiful soaring ceiling and columns, intricately carved central bimah and, at the far end, hekhal hekosh or the Holy Ark, with two Sifrei Torah in exqui- site antique silver cases. There used to be 126 of them, Sammy explained. All were brought by vari- ous donor families over the years. When families left Burma, they took their Torahs with them, but two remain. us were rows of neat identical gray tomb- stones. The ...…
…for college students by college students When I Say I’m From Here EMILY STILLMAN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS L ike many college students’ thoughts, summer break crossed my mind as I trudged through the snowy sidewalks of Ann Arbor last winter. In the depths of December, I started to come up with goals for my summer plans come April. I wanted professional experience; I wanted to be entertained, and I wanted to learn. I spent the summer after...…
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…jews d in the on the cover Friday Boys STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANTHONY LANZILOTE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Chabad teens touch souls with their devotion to Jews and Judaism. F or more than two decades, students at the International School for Chabad Leadership in Oak Park have spent their Friday afternoons traveling throughout Oakland County bringing Jews closer to their faith. They are lamp lighters whose job is to touch souls. The Friday ...…
…jews d in the A day in the life of a pair of Friday Boys as they make their pre-Shabbat rounds of teaching, learning, sharing Yiddishkeit — and teen-age fun. continued from page 13 There, they meet with a series of regulars. “Every Friday, I look forward to them coming,” says Murray Goldenberg, a Southfield-based photographer. “I find it fascinating how much they really know about Judaism; they are so far educated beyond their age.” The bo...…
…LEFT: Levi and Moshe must cross busy Northwestern Highway a few times on their way to visit regulars on their route. BELOW: Some of the Friday Boys, including Levi and Moshe, share a quick ride in a small bus to their routes; meanwhile, other pairs are bound for areas such as Birmingham, Troy, Royal Oak and Huntington Woods. The school’s 84 students, all Friday Boys, come to the boarding school from across the U.S. as well as from many other c...…
…jews d in the continued from page 15 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: When it comes to discussing the week's Torah portion, Levi, the more talkative of the pair, usually delivers the interpretation that includes food for thought and action; Moshe needs a little more prodding to add his take, which brings another layer to the interpretation. During visits, the teens also chat, joke and banter to get to know the people they visit — and they let them know ...…
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