MITZVAH
2017
DAY
The tradition continues.
Monday
December 25
Together we will celebrate the
strength of our community.
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Select and participate in a volunteer
service project at one of many
locations in metropolitan Detroit.
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Registration:
November 16 - December 18
mitzvahdaydetroit2017.eventbrite.com
Questions?
Call the Mitzvah Day Hotline:
248-642-2656 or
email: nlevine@jfmd.org
Mitzvah Day Co-chairs:
Micki Grossman
Milt Neuman
Illana Stern
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Emanu-El’s Speaker Series
Guyette
Lessenberry
Curt Guyette, ACLU of Michigan’s investigative reporter, led
the conversation “Uncovering the Truth about Flint” at Temple
Emanu-El’s recent Sunday Morning Speaker Series.
The series is coordinated and hosted by Emanu-El’s Adult
Education Committee. Guyette described the history of the
Flint water crisis, who bore responsibility and also problems
with Michigan’s emergency manager law.
The next Sunday Morning speaker is Jack Lessenberry on
Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Oak Park-based temple. His topic is
“Detroit and Michigan — What Happens Next?”
Detroit’s mayoral race is over — but the Motor City’s chal-
lenges are all still there. Now, politicians are gearing up for
a statewide set of elections next year that is guaranteed
to give Michigan an entirely new set of statewide officials.
Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s senior political analyst, will
provide a sophisticated view of what’s happened, what’s likely
to happen next and how much the chaos in the White House
may be a factor. Call (248) 967-4020 for more information. •
Clunkers For Chanukah
As the end-of-year holidays approach,
consumers are looking for a little
extra cash for gifts and celebrations,
and some are looking for a tax deduc-
tion. Selling a scrap vehicle to GLR
Advanced Recycling (GLR) could
result in both.
GLR will buy any vehicle, regardless
of age, make, model or condition, and
pay cash on the spot. The vehicle will
be towed away, free of charge.
“We recycle about 150 vehicles daily
and send nothing to landfills,” said
Michael Bassirpour, president of GLR
Advanced Recycling. “Early November
through the end of the year is our
busiest time, as people are looking
for a little extra money. All we need is
a clean title, and we’ll buy a junk car
and recycle it. Eventually that metal
will become part of a new vehicle
somewhere in the global marketplace.”
The company also will make a
charitable contribution to the charity
of the customer’s choice, and the con-
sumer will receive a tax discount for
the donation.
Between now and Dec. 31, GLR will
donate a percentage of proceeds from
scrap cars to the National Alliance on
Mental Health (NAMI) Metro. NAMI
Metro is a grassroots, all-volunteer
organization providing education,
support and advocacy resources for
family, caregivers and individuals with
mental illness in Oakland, Wayne and
Macomb counties of Southeastern
Michigan.
“Mental health issues are
something my family has dealt with
extensively,” Bassirpour said. “While
the holidays are supposed to be the
‘most wonderful time of the year,’ they
can be the darkest for many. We want
to help raise awareness for mental
health and support NAMI Metro.”
GLR, with scrap yards in Livonia,
Roseville, Ann Abor and Port Huron,
has been in business for more than 90
years. Consumers interested in selling
a junk vehicle can call (855) 620-5865
or visit www.glradvanced.com. •
Cocktails With A Conscience
A central theme of millennial-hosted
Thanksgiving dinners across the
country this year is the simple notion
that everyone deserves equitable
access to healthy, fresh, affordable and
culturally appropriate food.
Repair the World urges its thou-
sands of online followers to “Act Now
Against Hunger,” offering DIY resourc-
es and discussion guides — available
at weRepair.org/thanksgiving — to
support meaningful conversations
around food justice and food
insecurity, including the connection
between acting on these urgent issues
and Jewish values.
“Time and again young adults
are choosing to build connections
between how they live their lives and
how they tackle our biggest social
challenges,” says David Eisner, CEO of
Repair the World. “They see only the
upside in bringing complex, uncom-
fortable and difficult conversations
into their seasonal celebrations. Act
Now Against Hunger offers us the
opportunity to make the scourge of
food insecurity a big part of that dis-
cussion.”
As part of Act Now Against Hunger,
in Detroit, Repair the World is host-
ing “Cocktails With a Conscience:
Detroit Trivia,” Friday, Nov. 17, from
6:30-9:30 p.m. at Atwater Brewery in
Detroit. Tickets are $10 and provide
snacks, two drink tickets and trivia
fun. For tickets, visit facebook.com/
events/131114504277523. •