…ETCETERA NIGHTCAP Date With A Comet Harry Kirsbaum fter 10 years and 3.9 billion miles, the Philae lander touched down on what's affectionately known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Nov. 12 — a feat that took our minds away from the day-to-day grind of war, ter- rorism, beheadings and politics, if only for the briefest of moments. I've always been a fan of the space program, since JFK's promise to land on the moon by the end of the 1960s. ...…
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…gift guide 8 Gifts In A Jar Perfectly packaged in a glass jar, there's a gift for everyone on your list for each night of Chanukah. Lynne Konstantin I Contributing Writer S o many adorable ways to fill a jar, yet only eight nights. Gifts in a jar can be as simple or craftily complex as you want them to be, but have one thing in common: No one can resist a bunch of cute stuff smushed up in a jar, right? A great gift for grab-bag parties, t...…
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…>> gift guide 4)4,1e reatkia. Handmade Chanukah Festoon your home and holiday party with crafts you can make with your kids. Lynne Konstantin I Contributing Writer C Our favorite wishes for you this holiday season! As we evolve, one thing stays the same: a dedication to a unique culinary style originating in the mountains of Switzerland near the Northern Italian border hanukah is one of our favor- ite holidays to get down and crafty w...…
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…PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE IN-HOME CARL FOR THOSE A True Jewish Thanksgiving cYr Parshat Vayetzei: Genesis 28:10-32:3; Hosea 12:13-14:10. T he word "Jew" is derived from the name of the biblical figure Judah, one of the 12 sons of our patriarch Jacob. But what was so significant about Judah that we, as a people, bear his name? Judah certainly wasn't the most famous of Jacob's sons (that would of course be Joseph — the one with the Technicolo...…
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…'Clyde Alves, Tony Yazbeck and Jay Armstrong Johnson in On the Town I Alice Burdick Schweiger I Special to the Jewish News H eading to the Big Apple? Our guide to some of the best current and upcom- ing productions on Broadway: A Delicate Balance stars Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban and Martha Plimpton in an Edward Albee classic that first opened on Broadway in 1966. Taking place over the course of a weekend, a long-married couple...…
…arts & entertainment >> editor's picks ... nov. 27-jan. 16 About yla Editor's Note: Dear Readers, This is my final Out & About. After 25 years at the Detroit Jewish News — and 18 of those years as the paper's Arts and Entertainment editor — I will be retiring on Jan. 2. It has been my privilege to plan, edit and write stories on music, theater, dance, comedy, film, TV, museum exhibits and fine art, family events, books, food and more. I hop...…
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…arts & entertainment Eying Lisa Loeb Pop-rocker will perform at Magic Bag. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer L isa Loeb combines her pop-rock performances with fashion state- ments. When Loeb sings and plays guitar Dec. 4 at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, she will include selections from her latest album, No Fairy Tale, as she showcases a pair of glasses representing her venture into Lisa Loeb Eyewear. "I'll be performing a variety of s...…
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…arts & entertainment Broadway from page 77 isl •0 Off Purchase of $10.00 or more On the Twentieth Century, a musical revival starring Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher, features music by Cy Coleman and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. While on a train from Chicago to New York City, a bankrupt the- ater producer tries to get a Hollywood starlet to play the lead in his nonexistent play. Previews begin Feb. 12; show ope...…
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…Ask the Orthodontist Aug. 1 Ari and Sara Scharg of Chicago, Ill., lov- ingly announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Ella Miriam. Excited grandpar- ents are Donald Scharg and Janice Scharg of West Bloomfield, and Jay and Pam Ellison of Highland Park, Ill. Ecstatic great-grandparents are Peter and Molly Turner, Shirley Schorr, and Cissy Ellison. Ella Miriam is also the great-granddaughter of the late Samuel and the late Ruth Scharg, the late M...…
…B'nai Mitzvah from page 85 KETUBAHS GLASS TO BREAK Hanna Lupovitch will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. She is the daughter of Professor Howard Lupovitch and Lupovitch Marni Foster and sister of Dahvi. Proud grand- parents are Rochelle and Aaron Lupovitch, and Joy Foster. She is also the granddaughter of the late Barry Foster. Hanna is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Det...…
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