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Jews in the D
Fundraising During a Pandemic
14 Nonprofit organizations scramble to raise 
emergency funds, replace canceled events.

How to Save a Life
18 Blood drive is held in hopes of helping
COVID-19 patients.

Is That a Jaguar on Your Porch?
19 FJA’
s head of school surprises graduates.

Summer Bummer
20 Camps, parks, fairs cancel due to COVID-19.

Attention on Seniors
21 Oakland County begins COVID-19 testing at 
senior living centers.

Highway to Challah
22 Cousins ensure families can enjoy fresh challah 
on Shabbat.

Zoom Crew
27 Building community through Zoom workouts.

Game Night!
27 Local BBYO organizes a virtual Bingo night for 
JARC residents.

Moments
28

Spirit
Torah portion
29

Business
Let’
s Go Nuts!
30 New snack is alternative to high-fat, high-
sodium choices.

Here’
s To
30

Eretz
Life in the Gaza Envelope
33 Between rockets, elections and coronavirus, 
life on the Gaza border must go on.

Arts&Life
The Art of a Handwritten Note
34 Artistic notecards keep people connected and 
fight COVID-19.

Virtual Kaddish
35 San Francisco opera musicians join forces to 
offer online music.

Celebrity Jews
36

Online Events
36

Etc.

The Exchange 
37

Soul 
39

Raskin 
45

Looking Back 
46

May 14-20, 2020 / 20-26 Iyar 5780| VOLUME CLVII, ISSUE 15

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, May 15, 8:30 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, May 16, 9:39 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

On the cover:
Cover photo/
credit: Courtesy of 
Michigan Jewish 
Sports Foundation 
and Crohn’
s & Colitis 
Foundation

Cover design: 
Michelle Sheridan

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28. Those who need something urgent 
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s) from 
9-2, M-Th., and must be wearing 
a face mask or they will not be 
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