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Jews in the D
Out in the Open
13 NEXTGen Detroit Balance seeks 
to destigmatize mental illness in 
young adults.

Behind the Spotlight
14 Howard Handler returns to 
Detroit to lead events company 
313 Presents.

Prudence, Not Panic
18 Synagogues and temples factor 
the coronavirus into congregational 
life.

Metro Detroit Jewish 
Schools Actively Prepare 
for Coronavirus
18

Q&A with Yossi Klein Halevi: 
Israeli Interfaith Scholar
22

Not Kosher Enough?
26 Lawyer objects to use of 
Conservative rabbi to certify 
prisons as kosher.

A Deep Dive
30 Federation, others to host 
LGBTQ+ ally and advocacy training 
for Jewish educators.

Understanding the Dangers 
of Anti-Semitism
32 Why Sheriff Bouchard brought 
new officers to the Holocaust 
Memorial Center.

Eretz
Reporter’
s Notebook: 
AIPAC’
s 2020 Conference 
Tilts into Partisanship
36

Does Pluralism Have a Future 
at AIPAC?
36

Business
Keego Harbor Business 
Shines
38 Two Chaldeans and a Jew are on 
a mission to make the world glow. 
Parts of it, anyway.

Ron Weiser Gifts $10M for 
U-M’
s New Real Estate 
Center
39

Gilbert is Back in Action
40

Here’
s To
40

Moments

Moments
41

Spirit 

Torah portion
43

Arts&Life

Lovitz on Lovitz
44 An interview with the wise-
cracking comedian who got his break 
on SNL.

Book Review: A Survivor’
s 
Story into a Spiritual Journey
45

Fresh!
46 Add some spring decor with a 
few easy pieces.

Celebrity Jews
48

On the Go

Events/Editor’
s Picks
49

Etc.

The Exchange 
52

Soul 
54

Danny Raskin 
61

Looking Back 
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March 12-18, 2020 /16-22 Adar 5780| VOLUME CLVII, ISSUE 6

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, March 13, 7:19 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, March 14, 8:21 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

On the cover:
Cover photo/credit: Howard 
Handler/313 Presents
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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