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…N Editor's Letter CLOSET E A Case For Jewish Day Schools A Jewish day school education is the chief assurance that our next generation will have literate Jews. So asserts one of our community's top day- school professionals — and he makes a compelling argument. Steve Freedman, head of school at Hillel Day School, a com- munity day school in Farmington Hills, is a proponent of the necessity to secure the day school movement. In a reflecti...…
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…Community The Red Sea Akiva Kids enliven parshah learning. Shelli Liebman Dorfman T Senior writer my colored footprints bring biblical story to life. Students at Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield learned about the Torah portion Parshat Beshalach "by making it come to life," said Lisa Parshan, Early Childhood Center director. "In our classrooms, we not only listen to the stories of the weekly Torah portions, we also act them out." In ...…
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…TORAH PORTION Seeking, Finding God Parshat Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19; I Kings 5:26-6:13. A re 21st-century Jews looking for a new and different kind of relationship with God than their parents and grandparents did? According to some scholars, we are entering a new phase in Jewish history dominated by "seekers." Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, author of Finding a Spiritual Home, explains that a seeker expresses "an inter- est in personal and socia...…
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…1 RETIREMENT LIVING I -1111a 0 Health & Fitness SPORTS Casspi Is King Israeli NBA player greets students. "I USED TO WONDER IF MOM WAS LONELY From MSU Hillel: Amir Sela, Israel Fellow; senior Aaron Levine and Jordan Weiss, third-year law, both of West Bloomfield; junior Jackie Schwartz, Farmington Hills; Omri Casspi; juniors Jordan Rosenbaum and Michelle Budaj, both of West Bloomfield; Jon Kamien, second-year law, Ontario NOW SHE HA...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEM JN February 18, 2010 / 4 Adar 577 tbt for teens by teens a helping hand Jewish principles spur swift action to respond in Haiti's time of need. by Atara Lakritz • OJ § e were all long-distance witnesses to the devas- tating events following the earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12. The destruction directly af- fects 3 million people, who suffer deaths, casualties and lack of neces- sities such as food, water, medi...…
…youth groups by Emily Zussman fun and Judaism NFTY kallah brings Michigan's Reform youth together. Zoe Yedwab and Ashley T he North American Fed- eration of Temple Youth Michigan Region (NFTY- MI) spent the last weekend of Jan- uary at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor for its annual winter kallah (conclave). Reform Jewish high school students from across the state participated in creative programs and inspiring ser- vices based on the them...…
…feature by Mayer Schneider M u S h ! Jewish Scouts experience dog sledding Up North. A lot of people go south for winter vacation; Troop 364 went north. We traveled to the frozen reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula Dec. 27-29, stopping for photos at the Soo Locks and to see icy Tahquamenon Falls before arriving at Nature's Ken- nel Iditarod Sled Dog Adventures in McMillan. We were introduced to our guides, Sam Christman, 26, and Doug She...…
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….40 Arts & Entertainment Getting Serious With Mel Brooks As Young Frankenstein comes to the Detroit Opera House, the JN has a chat with the man behind the musical. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News F film and musical versions of The Producers. Brooks, whose second marriage was to the late actress Anne Bancroft, recently talked about his work, family and outlook with the Detroit Jewish News: unnyman Mel Brooks, co-writer and co...…
…Arts & Entertainment What Accounts For German Fascism? Oscar-nominated The White Ribbon ponders the question but doesn't necessarily provide the answer. Eric Herschthal New York Jewish Week T hough Michael Haneke's film The White Ribbon — win- ner of the prestigious Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival, a Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Film and Oscar-nominated not only for Best Foreign Language Film but for Best Cinematograp...…
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