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Jews in the D
Coffee Talk
10 Two rabbis share diverse opinions 
in JLearn course.

School’
s Out
12 Hillel Day School teacher tests positive 
for coronavirus; Whitmer shuts down all 
schools in Michigan.

Congregations Shutter Doors in 
Response to Coronavirus
14 Local temples and synagogues make major 
changes to reduce COVID-19 spread.

Funeral Directors Urge Loved Ones to 
Limit Services to Immediate Family
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Stay Put
18 Coronavirus: “No reason to go to an 
emergency room,” 
 ER Doctor advises.

What You Need to Know
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The Missing Piece
22 Group works to attract Orthodox families to the 
Southfield area with a new mikvah.

Full Circle
25 Third generation of the Shemtov family carries 
on traditions of friendship and community.

The Story Behind that Yarmulke-
Wearing Llama at the Wedding
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Faces & Places
27

Sports

From Captain to Coach
30 At age 24, ex-West Bloomfield High School 
shortstop Josh Birnberg is now in charge of the 
Lakers.

Quick Hits
30

Stats
32

Eretz
Coronavirus in Israel: 
34 Quarantined and removed in less than 8 hours. 

Spirit

Torah portion
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Arts&Life

Growing Up Artsy
38 Indebted co-star Jessy Hodges, a Huntington 
Woods native, comes by her talent naturally.

103 Parks in 365 Days
40 Okemos couple visits every state park in the 
Mitten

The Plot Against America Sets in
Motion
43

Celebrity Jews
44

Etc.

The Exchange 
46

Soul 
48

Danny Raskin 
53

Looking Back 
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March 19-25, 2020 /23-29 Adar 5780| VOLUME CLVII, ISSUE 7

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:

Friday, March 20, 7:27 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, March 21, 8:29 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

On the cover:
Cover photo/credit:
Amy Hall took this 
photo of empty store 
shelves in Stillwater, 
Oklahoma. 
Cover design: 
Michelle Sheridan

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* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 
Oklahoma. 
Cover design: 
Michelle Sheridan

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