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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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