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» A Selfless Soul Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky is
mourned by many who knew him here. See page 20.

» Treating Sleep Apnea Local dentists' oral
appliances help end snoring for some. See page 30.

» Broadway Babies The latest hits on the Great
White Way — with a Jewish connection. See page 77.

Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky, formerly of Oak Park,

was slain in the Jerusalem synagogue attack.

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Tough Guys

Latest Israeli boxer
comes from a long line
of Jewish champs.

Mike Smith I DJN Foundation Archivist

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few months ago, there was a brief
announcement from the sport of
boxing that was a bit unusual. Yuri
Foreman, WBA Super Welterweight (154
pounds), 2009-2010, was retiring from the ring.
He has a record of 32 wins and only two defeats.

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Shaarey Zedek's
Rabbi Aaron Starr seeks
to inspire and educate
Jews of all ages.

Yuri Foreman, who is retiring from boxing
to become a rabbi

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aron Starr — a rabbi and educator with leader-
ship drive, athleticism and a deep sense of tradi-
tion — is now delving into the intense role of sole
rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ), Metro Detroit's
largest and oldest Conservative syna-
gogue.
With the July 2014 departure of his
Rabbi Aaron
friend and colleague, Rabbi Joseph H.
Starr has
Krakoff, Starr continues as the syna-
assumed greater
gogue's director of education and youth, responsibilities
a role he has filled since 2008, but has
at Shaarey
stepped up to assume greater responsi- Zedek.
bilities.
CSZ leadership is making decisions
regarding how to expand the syna-
gogue's clergy team, so, for now, Starr is serving the 1,200
member-unit congregation as its only rabbi.

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