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‘Not Your Bubbie’s Seder’

The Well’s second-night seder offered
out-of-the-box surprises along with tradition.

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he Well, Metro Detroit’s pluralistic
Jewish community-building, education
and spirituality initiative, welcomed
90 young adults at its inaugural out-of-the-
box second-night Passover seder experi-
ence. Dubbed “Not Your Bubbie’s Seder,” the
event was hosted by volunteer leaders Alyah
Al-Azem, Jaime Bean, Brooke Bendix, Dana
Benyas, Zac Berlin and Robert Sallen, along
with Rabbi Dan Horwitz at the Emagine
Theatres in Royal Oak.
Participants were treated to a completely re-

interpreted (yet inspired by) version of the tra-
ditional seder. From throwing darts to break
the middle matzah, to an art gallery composed
of works by refugees, to bananas and salted
caramels instead of parsley and saltwater, to
an interpretive version of the Four Questions
offered digitally by Siri (of iPhone fame), this
seder — created by young adults, for young
adults — embraced a new paradigm for how
young adults connect Jewishly in the 21st cen-
tury in ways that are spiritual, relevant and a
whole lot of fun.

A gallery showed art by refugees.

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Rabbi Dan Horwitz presides at The Well’s second-night Passover seder at the
Emagine Theatres in Royal Oak.

Participants added their thoughts to the Gratitude Wall.

Unconventional props like glow sticks added to the fun.

High Tech Roadshow Michigan Israel Business Bridge hosted reception for Israeli delegation.

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ichigan Israel Business Bridge (MIBB) wel-
comed the seventh annual Israel High Tech
Automotive Roadshow to Southeast Michigan.
The delegation was in town to hold meetings throughout
the region with OEMs and tier-one suppliers.
Israel is home to more than 300 automotive suppliers
including companies working on autonomous vehicles,
fuel initiatives, infotainment and auto cyber security.
MIBB hosted a reception during the March gathering as
an opportunity for one-on-one meetings for members of
the automotive community as well as a public event to
learn about automotive high technology.
Keynote speaker Glen Stevens, vice president of
MICHauto, discussed the Michigan automotive com-
munity. Reception Chair Robyn Lederman and MIBB
President Beth Gotthelf gave welcoming remarks. Guy
Cohen, consul of economic affairs, government of Israel
economic mission to the Midwest, and Uri Pachter, direc-
tor, International Projects, Israel Export & International
Cooperation Institute, also spoke to the group. For more
about MIBB, visit www.michiganisrael.com.

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Michigan Israel Business Bridge Executive Director Pamela
Lippitt (second from left) with members of the Israeli
Automotive Roadshow: Or Rappel-Kroyzer, Mataan Scharf,
Guy Cohen (Consul for Economic Affairs to the Midwest),
Rony Greenberg, Uri Pachter of the Israel Export &
International Cooperation Institute and Ari Rokni, director
of business and trade development, government of Israel
economic mission to the Midwest.

Keynote speaker Glen Stevens of MICHauto
addresses the reception attendees.

MIBB Vice President
Michael Dergis of
Ann Arbor, Laura
Hirschhorn of
Huntington Woods,
MIBB Secretary
Lisa Rosenbaum of
Bloomfield Hills and
MIBB Treasurer David
Leo of Rochester Hills

MIBB Vice President
Michael Dergis of
Ann Arbor, MIBB
Executive Director
Pamela Lippitt and
Jewish Federation of
Greater Ann Arbor
Executive Director
David Shtulman

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