Posts Tagged ‘Temple Israel’
A Special Reunion
Former Metro Detroiter to be featured on PBS series We’ll Meet Again Nov. 20. Kathy Carlson Nashville Jewish Observer When the second season of the PBS series We’ll Meet Again starts up this month, viewers will learn how two Holocaust survivors were reunited in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn., more than 70 years after they…
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A Big Advance
Advance Plumbing — family-owned for almost a century — has opened a 20,000-square-foot space in Midtown Detroit. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer Home buyers and home renovators can try out more than 50 working showerheads, 20 working kitchen and bathroom faucets, and five working toilets when they visit the new Midtown Detroit showroom of Advance Plumbing…
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Teens Express Anger, Fear and Compassion about Tree of Life Shooting
With raw emotion and heartfelt singing, Jewish teens from youth groups across the Metro Detroit gathered at Temple Israel last night to express anger, fear, sadness and hope in a vigil they hastily organized for the 11 Jews murdered at Tree of Life/Ohr Simcha synagogue in Pittsburgh last Saturday. From the bima of the main…
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Teen-Led Vigil
Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., the community is invited to a teen-led vigil remembering the tragedy in Pittsburgh. All are welcome to join the BBYO Michigan Region in “remembering those who were lost in this recent tragedy, supporting the Pittsburgh community, and uniting the Jewish community.” Details: Temple Israel Monday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m. All…
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Progressive Powerhouse
Native Detroiter’s ‘Tech For Campaigns’ is helping to elect Democrats in eight states. Karleigh Stone Special to the Jewish News Bloomfield Hills native, now San Francisco resident, Jessica Alter, 39, is a tech entrepreneur who has put her skills to use to help change America’s political climate. A feeling of discontent with the country’s leadership…
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Weekly Torah Portion – Over The Rainbow
Parshat Noach: Genesis 6:9-11:32; Isaiah 54:1-55:5. When was the last time you saw a rainbow? Not too long ago, I saw a beautiful rainbow as I was walking out of temple after a long, exhausting, rainy, dreary day. Seeing that rainbow lifted my spirits, giving me a little boost as I slowed my steps to…
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Commentary: Reflections on the High Holy Days, 5779
The Kol Nidre service was beautiful, as always. The music was powerful, the sermon inspirational and the warmth of the Temple Israel community was palpable. Everything was just perfect. Kind of. As I took it all in, sitting with my wife, my thoughts drifted once again to the reality in my life that my two…
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Looking Back At Treasured Recipes
From the DJN Foundation Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History My good friend and fellow historian Arnie Collens told me about a recent conversation he had with his sister, Linda Schaar, who lives in Mevaseret Zion, Israel. She asked Arnie what happened to their mother’s (Dorothy Collens) prize cookbook? It seems the cookbook in…
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Special Friends
Training and fast action allowed Rabbi Bennett to save his buddy. When Rabbi Josh Bennett accepted an invitation to have lunch with his 6-year-old friend, Solomon Kaplan, he expected a pleasant hour of food and conversation. He did not expect to end up saving the boy’s life. Excited to be spending time with his rabbi…
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New Structure
Greater Detroit Hadassah sees changes with new hires. It’s not your bubbie’s Hadassah. At least not if Randi Richmond has anything to say about it. In April, Richmond started her new job as Hadassah Midwest’s senior manager for member outreach and community engagement. She replaced Evelyn Diskin, who retired in March after 28 years as…
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