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Jews in Sports: Israel’s Loss May Be Long Term Gain

by Yossi Goldstein

The past couple of months of baseball in Israel certainly have been exciting. However, in the short term, the World Baseball Qualifying round was certainly a build up to another Israeli let down.

Fueled by Pell Grants, a Chabad College Booms

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Dov Stein, head of academics at Michigan Jewish Institute, stands outside the entrance to The Shul, a $6 million synagogue in West Bloomfield, where some MJI classes are held.

It was the first week of the new semester at Michigan Jewish Institute, a college of more than 2,000 students, nestled in the leafy Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. But at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the classrooms were silent and the entrance to the college’s temporary home, an impressive $6 million brick-and-glass synagogue with a vaulted roof that soars 50 feet into the sky, was desolate.

Photos: Yellow Red Sky Rocks Smichas Beis Hashoeva

Simchas Beis Hashoeva began with a program for children, which included a story from the teacher Rabbi Levi Goldstein, followed by dancing for children with their parents. Later on, Yellow Red Sky, a band lead by Shevach Tamir, rocked the night for the hundreds that turned out to dance.

Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Mrs. Necha Rubin, OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Necha Rubin, OBM, on Wednesday, the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, at the age of 81. Mrs. Rubin was a long-time member of the Lubavitch community in Montreal, Canada.