views 75 th an niversary ADVERTISEMENT Can Your Supplements Be Nothing More than a SCAM? ABSOLUTELY! Does that Include Prescription supplements? YES! spotlight JN Memories: Israel M artin Luther King Day 2018 will mark my 20th year with the Detroit Jewish News, the first 13 as editor and the last seven as contributing editor. In 2011, during my “bar mitzvah’’ year with the JN, I chose to whittle my hours, but not my involvement in Jewish Detroit. My family roots here go back to the late 19th century. Robert Sklar I’ve savored every Contributing Editor moment of my associ- ation with the JN, the award-winning pub- lication that Philip Slomovitz earnestly built and Arthur Horwitz scrupulously nurtured. Both approached the task page by page, instinct by instinct. At a time when many independent Jewish publications have either been shuttered outright or been absorbed by their Jewish communal leadership, the JN remains an example of how to inde- pendently succeed in chronicling the story of diaspora Jewish life while pro- viding insight into Israel, the ancestral Jewish homeland. I’ve visited Israel many times on behalf of the JN, but one journey that was truly special occurred in April 2004 during Yasser Arafat’s second Palestinian terrorist uprising. I was traveling with my daughter, Elyse, then 19. She was the youngest traveler on that Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit-hosted Miracle Mission IV. We left Detroit en route to Ben- Gurion International Airport a day after Israel took out a Hamas leader in an air strike. That targeted takeout sent a shiver through our 600 mission- goers, yet everyone stayed the course, knowing the Jewish state needed our embrace amid the drumbeat of terror. Important as it is, standing with Israel from the comfort of the West can- not replace the unique benefit of stand- ing shoulder-to-shoulder with Israelis in deference to the land binding all Jews and giving unifying soul to who we are as people. Reciting the Shehechyanu from the Haas Promenade overlooking the Old City before entering Jerusalem brings you oh-so-closer to Torah, no mat- ter your level of religious observance. There’s no more exhilarating way to ascend to Israel’s holiest, most awe- Robert Sklar and his daughter Elyse (today Dr. Elyse Thakur, a clinical psychologist) at the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem, 2004. inspiring city than with a child or a grandchild. Generation to generation — so goes Jewish continuity. Covering the mission for the JN, I struggled to balance my work with time for Elyse. A Northeastern University freshman, she was aware of the poten- tial for danger. Staying with me at the hotel one morning so I could finish a mission story for the JN, Elyse sensed my concern when an Israeli cab driver, trying to shave a few minutes so we could meet up with our Federation bus, drove too close to the border of the West Bank, a disputed territory for Jews and Arabs and beyond the perceived safe zone. I’ve made it my mission to stay true to the Zionist ideals of Philip Slomovitz and Arthur Horwitz. I’ve helped keep the JN focused on telling readers why Israel matters for Jews wherever they live — and why Jewish diaspora support is crucial to Israel in its roiling battle against Islamist terror. Enduring trea- ties with Egypt and Jordan give slight hope for wider peace on Israel’s edgy borders. • letters Still No Reform Jewish Educators At FJA Our family read with interest Frankel Jewish Academy’s announced attempt to build bridges with the Reform com- munity (“Community Reconnect,” Oct. 12, page 18). Unfortunately, the article glosses over, or misstates, the facts. There still are no Reform Jewish educa- tors teaching any rabbinics or Bible classes at FJA. Every rabbinics and Bible class is currently taught by an Orthodox or Conservative educator. There also still are no Reform Jews hired to lead any of the morning minyans. Our family, along with more than 100 other FJA parents and alumni, Federation leaders and local rab- bis ( from all denominations), have advocated, openly and behind the scenes, for FJA’s leadership to change its offensive hiring policy. Replacing Rabbi Eric Grossman with Rabbi Azaryah Cohen was a step in the right direction. But the same FJA leaders who hired and supported Rabbi Grossman’s refusal to hire Reform Jewish educa- tors remain in control. Even since Rabbi Cohen became head of school, every new faculty member hired for rabbinics or Bible positions was edu- cated at either Orthodox yeshivot or Conservative seminaries. Every new board member is also from a tradi- tional Jewish background. We thank those interviewed at FJA for admitting there is a “Reform issue.” That is a first step to facilitating change. As stated in the article, change takes time. But do not confuse these positive small steps with the end game. Dialogue between the parents and the board, as well as exit interviews with parents, will help turn the current claims made by FJA into reality. We look forward to the day when FJA’s religious studies faculty and min- yan leaders actually include Reform Jews. Until then, FJA President’s dec- laration that “the [Reform issue] is history,” remains a false narrative. Unfortunately, this is little more than marketing spin designed to reverse the trend of FJA’s declining student enrollment by hoping to attract more students from less traditional back- grounds. We thank the JN for exposing this ongoing story about our community’s only non-Orthodox Jewish high school. We look forward to the day when FJA’s actions truly mirror its words. Michael and Suzan Curhan, West Bloomfield Noah Curhan, ’07 FJA graduate, Scottsdale, Ariz. Jessica Curhan, ’09 FJA graduate, Tel Aviv, Israel Stephanie Curhan, ’13 FJA graduate, West Bloomfield Sophie Curhan, ’17 FJA graduate, Ann Arbor CORRECTIONS • Productions Plus- The Talent Shop, a national talent management agency named a “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” is under Margery Krevesky the leadership of Margery Krevesky, founder and CEO, not Joan Frank, as reported in the Oct. 12 issue on page 36. • The phone number for Peace Action in last week’s issue was wrong. The cor- rect number is (248) 548-3920. THE HERBAL SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY RECENTLY GOT CAUGHT WITH ITS PANTS DOWN! The New York Attorney General conducted an investigation on supplements sold at 4 national retailers and what they found is more shocking than the latest politician scandal! 4 out of 5 supplements not only contain ZERO herbs — they also don't contain the main ingredient/herb advertised on their label! No wonder you hear people saying, "Supplements don't work!" How can they when they don't have anything in them, not even SYNTHETIC ingredients? REF: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/major- retailers-accused-of-selling-dange-67048/ WHAT ABOUT PRESCRIPTION SUPPLEMENTS? Mr. Ellison, former Biochemist for Big Pharma said: “Big Pharma disguised as "nutritional supplement makers" is selling bottles of toxic vitamins you don't need. Instead of selling nutrients obtained from nature, they make toxic counterfeits, and sell them as “vitamins”, like Folic Acid and vitamin D, etc. WHAT SUPPLEMENT BRANDS SHOULD WE BUY? The best source can be found at: http:// supplementchart.com/charts. It’s managed by few passionate Biochemist volunteers. Dr. Linus Pauling, twice winner of the Nobel Prize, said: “The majority of all diseases could be traced to nutritional defi ciencies.” Nutrients can solve it all. There has been a nutrient logic code since the 1900s that includes: t7JUBNJO$DVSFTTDVSWZ t7JUBNJO%DVSFTSJDLFUT t/JBDJODVSFTQFMMBHSB t5IJBNJODVSFTCFSJCFSJ Not a single medication needed to treat any of these illnesses! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR BODY IS DEFICIENT IN KEY NUTRIENTS? Renowned researcher Dr. Bruce N Ames, American Biochemist, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a Senior Scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute says: “We are starving! Even though we are all getting fat, we are starving from vitamin and mineral defi ciencies. You need a minimum of 15 vitamins and 15 minerals(daily) that are cofactors for protein that do some of your metabolism and if you don’t get any one of these 30 Substances, You SHOULD Die”. Did You Know This? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? High quality daily supplementation is much more important than you think. A defi ciency in just one nutrient, calcium, it can cause 147 different diseases. Email your questions and concerns to: healthisbestwealth@gmail.com (Nutrition Development Expert and Supplement Consultant.) Regards – C.M. Next post we will be discussing what nutrients can help prevent 82% of breast cancer, the #1 supplement that causes brain seizure for kids, and how vitamin D, your prescription vitamin, deposits calcium into the heart tissues and not the bones. Dr. Joel K. Kahn, MD mentioned on PBS that they’re fi nding increase amount of calcium deposits around the heart tissue which is a silent killer! Also, we’ll reveal the most dangerous ingredients you’ll need to avoid at all times, used in many supplements that you can buy at your local retailer. jn October 26 • 2017 5