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• Schmoozing with Detroit 
Ambassador Bruce Schwartz
• Rosh Hashanah Events Around Town

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 Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2019 / 26 Elul 5979- 3 Tishrei 5780 | VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE 8 

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Rosh Hashanah
Holiday Safety
16 A year of rising anti-Semitic 
incidents brings heightened 
security measures.

Local Rabbis send 
Greetings for the 
High Holidays
22

Interfaith Families
30 Jewish traditions play a 
meaningful role during the 
holidays.

Planning and 
Commitment
32 High Holidays mean hard 
work for synagogue and 
temple staff.

Sorry Seems to Be 
the Hardest Word
38 High Holidays afford time for 
self-reflection, forgiveness and 
improved relations.

Jews in the D
Inclusive Holiday Service
52 Dementia-friendly Kol Nidre/
Yom Kippur service brings 
comfort to families.

A Show of Solidarity
52 Detroit Jews for Justice 
show support for striking UAW 
members.

Jewish Birmingham
54 New initiative aims to 
“bring the Jewish” to the 
neighborhood.

Fact-Finding Mission
 
66 UMatter Teens take to the 
road to learn about mental 
health issues.

Building Life Skills
68 New JCC/JSL program 
helps young adults with special 
needs.

Sports
Walk of Heroes
74 Life stories inspire on the 
Hank Greenberg Walk of 
Heroes.

Oh, Brothers
76 Siblings are on University of 
Michigan football, cheerleading 
teams.

Terrific Trio of Girls 
Named High School 
Athletes of the Year
78

Moments
82

Spirit
Torah portion
84

Eretz
News from Israel
86

Arts&Life
Hallowed Hall
88 DSO will honor Orchestra 
Hall’
s 100th anniversary with a 
hallmark concert … and more.

Israeli Holiday Fare
90 Rosh Hashanah recipes from 
Israel’
s top chefs.

Art Milestone
94 Lynne Avadenka’
s work finds 
homes in four major exhibitions. 

Celebrity Jews
96

On the Go
Events/Editor’
s Picks
97

Health
New Initiatives
98 Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital 
works to have fewer caesarean 
sections. 

Israeli Health News
100 

Tay-Sachs Awareness 
Month 
101 New study results suggest 
testing saliva is the optimal 
method to identify Tay-Sachs. 

Etc.

The Exchange 
102

Soul 
104

Raskin 
109

Looking Back 
110

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On the cover:
Cover illustration: 
Naomi Broudo is a 
Brooklyn-based digital 
artist focusing on 
family heirlooms for 
life-cycle events. 
naomibroudo.etsy.com 
or @freshketubah
Cover design: 
Michelle Sheridan

Maurie Perlman 

Perlman uses this long, 
graceful shofar to blow 
deep, mellow tones at 
the High Holidays at 
Congregation Or Chadash 
in Oak Park. To see a video 
of him sounding the shofar, 
go to thejewishnews.com. 

 
Shabbat & Holiday Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Sept. 27, 7:03 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 8:02 p.m.
Erev Rosh Hashanah: 
Sunday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

HART HOLLMAN

