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From the Archives, December 2012
December 1, 2012

Scenes from the Archives

Clothes change. Hairstyles change. Families grow. The community builds. Happily, Chanukah stays Chanukah.

From the Archives
November 1, 2012

Scenes from the Archives

In the month of November we celebrate the blessings of family and community. So many reasons to give our thanks.

From the Archives
September 1, 2012

Scenes from the Archives

Established in 1991, the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives documents the rich and varied history of Jewish Detroit

Honey Cake
September 1, 2012

Fast Break

May it be a good year. May it be a sweet new year. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life. These are the traditional blessings of Rosh Hashanah.

August 1, 2012

Reflections on the New School Year

Scholar, educator, writer and esteemed "imperfectionist," Rabbi Yitzchok Grossbard is Dean of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield. Good parents and teachers help children understand and accept imperfection in themselves and in the world around them.

June 21, 2012

A Rabbi Reflects on Ketchup

Rabbi, writer, psychotherapist and creator of "Torah on Tap," Rabbi Leiby Burnham leads a growing following of young adults, making Judaism fresh, relevant, authentic and meaningful. Shabbat is the Jewish people’s ketchup-free sanctuary, a place in time where we can live in the moment, without the myriad distractions of the ketchup world.

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