.01 FARBER Intr4 oaning "stb, SOUL CENTER . A PROJECT OF FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE See Insert Inside $2.00 Nov. 27-DEC. 3, 2014 / 5-11 KISLEV 5775 theJEWISHNEWS.com A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION THIIN, ISSUE RED THREAD Gift Guide e DETROIT JEWISH NEWS » 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. metro IMP Tough Guys Latest Israeli boxer comes from a long line of Jewish champs. Mike Smith I DJN Foundation Archivist A 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. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 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 Shelli Liebman Dorfman I Contributing Writer Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week 1 1 1 1 1 I 8 08805 93363 5 A 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. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8