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May 9-15, 2019 

4-10 Iyar 5779 

VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 14 

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For all the breaking news and 
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

• Schmoozing with Stephanie Steinberg and Jake Serwer
• A New Perspective on Shabbat by Jillian Lesson
• Look for updates on the Israel-Gaza confl
 ict

VIEWS
5-10

JEWS IN THE D

12 Taking Action 
 
After Parkland, teens are leading 
 
in advocating for sensible gun 
 
control legislation.

16 Remembering the Life 
 
And Legacy of Judge 
 
Damon Keith
Community members recall 
 
Keith’
s ties to the Jewish 
 
community. 

20 Champion Of Justice
 
Fighting for the underdog defi
 nes 
 
Robert Sedler’
s career.

24 Schmoozing 
 
With Ricki Friedman
Talking with life coach, motivational 
 
speaker and founder of BREAK the 
 
Weight — and about dealing with 
 
grief and loss around Mother’
s/
 
Father’
s Day.

30 “A Moment Of Unity” at U-M 

32 Faces & Places

33 Moments

SPIRIT

37 Torah portion

ARTS&LIFE

38 Modern Love
 
Designer Pamela Singer opens the 
 doors to her own home, one of six 
 
 
 
 
 to be featured in the annual Temple 
 
 Israel Sisterhood House Tour.

42 “We Need To Laugh”
 
Roseanne brings her “Alive and 
 
Kicking” standup show to the Fox.

44 Joint Effort
Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival, 
Cinetopia alliance brings Jewish fi
 lms to 
more people.

46 Celebrity Jews 

ON THE GO

47 Events/Editor’
s Picks

BUSINESS 

49 Economic Gamechanger 
 
Michigan Israel Business 
 
Accelerator readies launch of 
 
innovative new tech startup web 
 
platform.

ETC.

50 The Exchange

52 Soul

57 Raskin

58 
 Looking Back

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SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, May 10, 8:24 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, May 11, 9:32 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

Cover photo: 
Emunah BBG members: Rayna Gold, 
Izzy Fox, Sarah Chynoweth, 
Sophie Eizen and Elise Kravitz. 
Photo by: Eliza Faigin
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan