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I VitalsMazel TovEmilie Weisberg on her bat mitzvah, December 6.Scott Lieberman on his bar mitzvah, December 6.Benjamin Shapiro on his bar mitzvah, December 6.Tuval Vaknin on his bar mitzvah, December 20.David Hankin in his bar mitzvah, January 31.Mark and Sharon Weiner on the birth of their twins, Shayna and Aaron Moses, onSeptember 22.Chuck and Sharon Newman's son and Dorothy Newman's grandson, Michael Newman, onhis marriage to Patricia Cavuoto, on November 7.Jason and Rachel Robinson on the birth of their son, Benjamin Jacob Robinson, alsograndson of Carol and Joseph Brown.Gilla and Ami Wiesel on the birth of their daughter Ayelet.CondolencesJodi Wallo on the death of her great uncle, David Vanek, October 10.Lolita Fisher on the death of her husband, Robert, October 14.Lisa Ensfield on the death of her aunt, Hinda Burchman, October 23.Steven Russman and sons Daniel and David, on the death of their wife andmother, Rochelle Kostant, November 8.Arthur Riba on the death of his brother, Leonard Riba.I AdvertisersAfternoon Delight ..................................2Amadeus Cafe/Patisserie ......................31Amer’s & YogurtRush ...........................39Ann Arbor Educational Foundation ...20Ann Arbor Symphony ..........................33The Ark ...........................................22, 25Ayse’s Café ............................................25Bank of Ann Arbor ..............................33Bivouac .................................................30Blue Nile Restaurant ............................36Center for Plastic andReconstructive Surgery ........................38Chelsea Flower Shop ............................25Craig Claunch ......................................38Dennis Platte Graphic Design .............31Fawzi’s Westgate Auto Repair ..............35Frankel Center ......................................22Georgetown Gifts .................................31Gold Bond Cleaners ...............................4Cantor Samuel Greenbaum; mohel ....30Haifa Falafel ..........................................23Hiller’s Market ......................................29iSoldIt .....................................................4JET: Jewish Ensemble Theatre .............36Jewish Community Center ..................40Yiddish, continued from page 13increasing [in use] have to do with religiouslife.” Thus, the phenomenon one survey respondentreported: “When I was growing up, Icalled it temple. When my children went to dayschool, I called it synagogue. I now call it shul. Iam not sure why.”Though Jews across the religious spectrumsaid they would be likely to consider Hebrewnames for their children, baby names are “animportant resource for Jews to indicate intra-Jewish differences.” Less observant Jews, theyfound, are most likely to prefer anglicized biblicalnames such as Jacob, Ethan, Hannah or Abigail.Modern Orthodox Jews were most likelyJewish Cultural Society ........................18Jewish Family Services .........................16Joe Cornell Entertainment ..................33Josephson & Fink .................................18Ken Lussenden .......................................3Kenville Studios ....................................33Lewis Jewelers .........................................5Mediterrano/Carlyle ..............................2Modern Closets ....................................38Modern Mechanical .............................30Paper Station ..........................................4People’s Food Co-op ............................36Polo Fields Golf& Country Club ...................................21Probility Physical Therapies ................23Christopher Sevick, PLC ......................30Simply Scrumptious.............................36Studio K40 ............................................25Summers-Knoll School ........................16Temple Beth Emeth ...........................5,18Trusted Loving Care ...............................5University Musical Society ...................15Village Apothecary ...............................31Woman Safe Health .............................23Zingerman’s ..........................................35to choose modern Hebrew names such as Ezra,Ari, Talia or Eliana, often substituting themfor the equivalent Yiddish names of deceasedrelatives (so, for example, they might name adaughter Tova, meaning “good” in Hebrew, aftera grandmother named Gittel).For the most part, only fervently OrthodoxJews said they would consider giving a child aYiddish name like Moyshe, Mendy or Basya.In one of the survey’s least surprising findings,only two percent of Jews said they’d considernaming their baby Christopher.(Reprinted from Tabletmag.com, a newread on Jewish life.) nAMER’SDELICATESSENProudly serving Southeast Michigan and Ann Arbor since 1988Now featuring our Sandwich of the Month,the Pesto Luck, #42 on our menu!Fresh Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil Pesto madein-house from fresh basil leaves, olive oil, pinenuts,fresh garlic and parmesan, served between hand-slicedand grilled, seedless Jewish RyeDaily Soup choices made in our kitchens, served withbread, only $2.59Over 80 sandwiches featuring premium meats fromfreshly cooked Sy Ginsberg Corned Beef or Pastrami toWhite Albacore Tuna Salad or our homemade FalafelA daily selection of over 30 green, pasta & potatosalads, hummus & tabouli all proudly made fromscratch in our kitchensA wide variety of homemade tortes and cheesecakessuch as our famous Intense Chocolate Mousse or ourseasonal Pumpkin CheesecakeWe ‘ll deliver your dinner or cater your lunch!Catering(734) 761-6000312 S. 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