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Jews in the D
This Too Shall Pass?
12 They saw the coronavirus coming,
but no business was prepared for its
high-speed impact here.
Making a Difference
15 Temple Shir Shalom raises thousands
of dollars for COVID-19 food packages.
Pray It, Don’
t Spray It
16 “Kippah mask” can be easily made at home.
Enduring Magic
18 Joe Cornell’
s death evokes teenage
memories for generations.
We’
ll Always Have Casablanca:
Temple Israel Trip to Morocco
Cut Short Over COVID-19
24 A group of Jewish Metro Detroiters
scrambled to get home from afar.
Passover
Next Year in Person; This Year on Zoom
26 COVID-19 changes Passover plans
for many families.
Making Passover Personal
28 Local families create their own Haggadot
to celebrate the holiday.
Get Crafty for Passover
32 Lots of time to pass these days? Fill them
up with fun, enriching (and delicious) activities
for the holiday.
Make Your Own (Soft?) Matzah
34 It doesn’
t have to be hard and square.
Eretz
A Personal History of Jerusalem’
s
Only Official Gay Bar
36 The Video Pub is a valuable queer space in
the holy city, and it may not survive COVID-19.
Zionism is Not a Spectator Sport
36 Even if you’
re not Israeli, your Jewish voice
counts in determining the Jewish values of the
Jewish State.
Spirit
Torah portion
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Arts&Life
JET in Phoenix
40 Theater troupe takes its Anne Frank play and
educational component on the road.
Escaping Memories
42 Docudrama traces young survivors’
return to life.
Nosh
A New Game Plan
44 Three Cats’
Chef Matt Prentice wants to get
his people back to work.
Etc.
The Exchange
45
Soul
47
Danny Raskin
53
Looking Back
54
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Shabbat &
Holiday Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, April 3, 7:43 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, April 4, 8:46 p.m.
Erev Passover:
Wednesday, April 8
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
On the cover:
Cover design:
Michelle Sheridan
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Friday, April 3, 7:43 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, April 4, 8:46 p.m.
Erev Passover:
Wednesday, April 8
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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