32 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020
| faces&places
Jews in the D
Jewish Metro Detroiters
joined Hazon Detroit, the
Jewish Community Center of
Metro Detroit and at least 16
synagogues from across the
denominational spectrum for
a communitywide Tu b’
She-
vat seder Feb. 9 at the JCC in
West Bloomfield. Attendees
celebrated the new year of
trees, learned about the cli-
mate and together envisioned
a healthier and more sustain-
able world for all.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
JERRY ZOLYNSKY
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1. Panelist and Michigan State University Professor Asia Dowtin informs the audience about
climate issues as other panelists look on. 2. Cantor Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz leads the group in
a prayer. 3. Rabbi Aura Ahuvia of Troy from Temple Shir Tikvah raises her glass in a toast.
4. B.T. Irwin of Clawson reads along with the program. 5. Brittany Feldman of Ferndale grabs
some food. 6. Francie Cook of West Bloomfield tries to crack open a walnut. 7. The panel
addresses the gathered. 8. Bridget Spilkin of Bloomfield Hills, Elaine Morton of West Bloomfield
and Julia Spilkin of Bloomfield Hills discuss environmental issues. 9. Audience members listen to
the panelists.
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