…>> Torah portion The First Priest It's not manna from heaven, but this Passover, provide something just as crucial to the survival of the Israeli people. Parshat Tzav, Shabbat HaGadol: Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Malachi 3:4-3:24. MOM A depiction of the High Priest T he second part of our portion Aaron as the Levite, not as the kohen; of Tzav deals with the seven- but when Moses keeps refusing to be day induction ceremony the emissary, God remo...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... Planting A Seed Young Jewish adults unite to help Keep Growing Detroit. BECKY HURVITZ I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS M ore than 60 young adults met at the Repair the World Workshop in Detroit on Thursday, March 12, for Seeds, Snacks & Six Packs, an event held in partnership with Federation's NEXTGen Detroit and Repair the World Detroit. The event, which was the first in a series of events planned by the new NEXTGe...…
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…COMMUNITY MAVEN Nr"174 Dear Debra S end your questions to deardebra@renmedia.us or look for an anonymous question submission form on Debra's online column at www.thejewishnews.com . Debra Darvick Dear Debra, On more than one oc- casion, when we men- tion where our adopted infant daughter was born, (we are now an interracial family; ours was an international adoption) we are asked, "But how will she un- derstand you? You are going to hav...…
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…Inside the Great Syangogue of Copenhagen Denmark Revisited Hatred and violence in the "righteous among the nations." By Irene Shaland D id Shakespeare get it all wrong? "Something is rot- ten in the state of Denmark," declares an officer in Hamlet, and this is where I thought the Bard was gravely mistaken. In May 2014, I visited Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Everything we encountered there looked beautiful and, in spite of the cold and rai...…
…Entrance to the Great Synagogue A view of Copenhagen as one nation stood up against evil when the rest of the world turned away. How did it happen then, that Denmark, a heroic exception in the history of the Holocaust, is becoming, as expressed by Italian journalist Giulio Meotti, a "bit of an exception once again, in Europe's post-Holocaust anti-Semitism?" I called the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen and was connected to its Chief Cantor, Ore...…
…FEATURE Denmark Revisited page 49 the word Mitzvah. As the museum's website states, the form of the build- ing becomes a commentary on the artifacts it presents, paralleling how accompanying texts often illuminate different aspects of the Talmud. THE FLAG OF ISRAEL AS A PROVOCATION I met a few young women working at the cloak room and the bookstore as the museum was closing. I felt over- whelmed by the museum experience and wanted to share...…
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…arts & life Viviane (Ronit Elkabetz) in Gett. The Israeli divorce process goes on trial in Gett. Siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz directed the film. Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, written and directed by Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz, screens at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts April 3-12. (313) 833-4005; dia.org . 1 Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News he marvelously claus- trophobic and deeply damning I...…
…arts & life Gustav Klimt's 1907 portrait of Viennese socialite Adele Bloch-Bauer Helen Mirren's unshakable portrait lifts Woman in Gold. Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds star in Woman in Gold. Celebrity Jews I Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News THE SMALL SCREEN The two-part CBS mini-series The Dovekeepers is adapted from the 2011 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman, 63 (airs 9 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, March 31-April 1). The cent...…
…Editor's Picks SABI DIY + FOOD Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor Create your own tzedakah box, Shabbat candles (below, left), matzah holder and more — plus the option of a twin to donate — with Gary Rosenthal, Washington, D.C., creator of gorgeous glass and Judaica designs, during two separate events at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield (co- sponsored by Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield). Saturday night, March 28, adults get to ...…
…arts & life >> dining in A New Menu A new Passover Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor cookbook offers global flavors 41 A11711011 'Ng M. IDA KOSHER BAK 62 A lthough Passover is the biggest Jewish holiday and exquisite for entertaining, it also is limited by stringent food deliciousness. restrictions. But we like to eat, and we like our guests to enjoy — what do we do? In the just-published The New Passover Menu (Sterling Epicure; ...…
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