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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
18
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
26
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
36
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
54
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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