Detroit Jewish News n contents DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Oct. 4-10, 2018 25 Tishrei-1 Cheshvan 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 10 VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 Better democracy through technology Does Michael Brodsky have an algorithm to fi x our electorate? 16 Support Israel’s national blood service Alan Dershowitz at Magen David Adom Detroit Gala 52 18 Micah Feldman fi lm 20 Growing in focus MSU holds Israel conference, launches Serling Institute. 22 Esteemed women event Oct. 15 23 Yiddish events in Ann Arbor 42 30 Faces and Places 30 37 Moments 69 57 39 Sports SPIRIT 40 Torah portion LAW GUIDE 42 ‘Spirit can drive the body’ How Jewish spirituality inspires Michigan’s blind Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. 45 Legal Directory/ Here’s to ARTS&LIFE 49 Cellist Abraham Feder joins the DSO 50 Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network art event 52 My Parsifal Conductor 54 Celebrity Jews ON THE GO 55 Events/Editor’s picks NOSH 57 Adachi 58 Ellen’s Bakery & Cafe 59 Nosh News ETC. 60 The Exchange 62 Soul 69 Raskin 70 Looking Back BLIPPAR INDEX Download the Blippar app and scan the following pages for related digital content: Page 5: Read a letter from an Ann Arbor rabbi to an immigrant. Page 17: Watch a video of 5 minutes with Magen David Adom. Page 18: Watch the trailer to the Micah Feldman film. ONLINE EXCLUSIVES: • Weekly Movie Review • This Week in Israeli History • FIDF In Detroit SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat starts: Friday, Oct. 5, 6:49 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:48 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. ON THE COVER: Michael Brodsky Cover design: Michelle Sheridan jn October 4 • 2018 3