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Oct. 6-12, 2016 | 4-10 Tishrei 5777 | Vol. CL, No. 10

SHABBAT & HOLIDAY LIGHTS

Photo Credit

Shabbat Shuvah: Friday, Oct. 7, 6:45 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:44 p.m.*

Yom Kippur: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6:38 p.m.
Holiday Ends: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7:37 p.m.

Shabbat: Friday, Oct. 14, 6:33 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:32 p.m.*

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Shatter, a production still by Sanford Biggers, is part of the exhibit “Subjective
Cosmology,” on display at MOCAD through Jan. 1.

Arts & Life .................... 39
Auto .............................. 26
Calendar....................... 22
Editor’s Picks ............... 44
Israel ............. 8, 28-32, 66
Marketplace ................ 58
Metro ............................ 10
Moments ...................... 54

Obituaries .................... 61
Out To Eat .................... 46
Spirituality ................... 36
Sports ........................... 53
Synagogue List ........... 38
Torah Portion .............. 37
Viewpoints......................5
World ............................ 28

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Columnists

Ryan Fishman .............. 51
Esther Allweiss Ingber .. 47
Allie Jacobs ................. 48
Al Muskovitz...................5
Danny Raskin .............. 52

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On Yom Kippur, it’s a good time to think
of how to aid those who often go hungry.

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National Museum of American
Jewish History, but Aimee and
her colleagues added some won-
derful local content. It is really
a handsome, informative affair
with great displays reflecting the partici-
pation of the many ethnic groups in our
national sport, including Jews.
There was one item I really liked, a
unique piece of Detroit Jewish history. It
is a child-sized Detroit Tigers uniform
that was given to the Loewenstein fam-
ily in 1935 by the greatest Jewish base-
ball player of all time: Hank Greenberg.

In common with most pulpit rabbis,
Rabbi Michael Moskowitz interacts
with congregants in all situations of life.
“I see people when they’re celebrating
a simcha, grieving a loss, or excited
about a new job. I also sometimes hear
about it when people are worrying.
You don’t know what someone else is
living with, even when they seem to
be just ﬁne. Then they’ll come to me
because they’re concerned about
how to pay for summer camp, or
college, or personal bills, and they’re
looking for advice.”
Rabbi Moskowitz often suggests
Hebrew Free Loan when asked for ideas.
“I ﬁnd it to be a great resource for
our community,” he said. “When we
mention loans, even if they’re interest-
free, the idea may seem daunting. But
the process is respectful of the
borrower and the situation they’re in.
It takes a lot of strength to tell your
story, but it also gives a measure of
comfort to know options are available.
“Because Hebrew Free Loan is
funded by the Jewish community, it’s
a testament that their borrowers
aren’t alone. They have others behind
them, people who care and want to
improve the lives and neighborhoods
and businesses around them. This is
the value of taking care of our own.”
Rabbi Moskowitz has also seen the
impact of other types of HFL loans.
“It thrills me beyond measure that a
young woman who I helped become
a Bat Mitzvah has grown to achieve
her dream of opening a local yoga
studio. Whether you’re worried about
something or dreaming of something
else, the breadth of opportunity here
is amazing.”

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Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital
Archive of Jewish Detroit History

have two recommendations for you
this week, especially if you are a
baseball fan and you like Jewish his-
tory.
First, go see the exhibition Chasing
Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American
at the Detroit Historical Museum. Last
week, I was lucky enough to get a per-
sonal tour of the exhibit from my friend
Aimee Ergas, collections archivist for
Jewish De troit at the Walter Reuther
Library, and one of the local curators for
the exhibition.
This is a traveling exhibit from the

My Story

The uniform,
now on display in
an exhibit case,
has been worn by
several genera-

Hebrew Free Loan gives interest-
free loans to members of our
community for a variety of
personal and small business
needs. HFL loans are funded
entirely through community
donations which continually
recycle to others, generating
many times the original value
to help maintain the lives of
local Jews.

tions of Loewensteins.
So, my second recommendation is to
read all about it! See the article by guest
writer Rick Loewenstein in the Sept. 24,
1999, issue of the JN in the Davidson
Digital Archive.

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