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July 30-Aug. 5, 2020/ 9-15 Av 5780| VOLUME CLVII, ISSUE 26

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Cover Story: Camps!
Camp Mom Michigan
14 Mission? Create a fun summer for the kids.

Camp in a Box
20 Everything kids need, delivered to their door.

A Place to Connect
23 Therapyology Camp gives tweens and teens a 
place to socialize and talk about feelings.

Jews in the D
Thirsty to Learn
22 Detroit educators enjoy virtual NewCAJE 
Conference at reduced cost.

Signed into Law
24 Local Hadassah members advocated for Never 
Again Education Act.

Michigan Courts Rule Against Oakland 
County in $8.41 Foreclosure Case 
26 County says it will investigate treasurer over 
auction profits as primaries loom.

Survivor Outreach
27 COVID care packages for Holocaust survivors.

Moments
Moments
28

Spirit
Torah portion
29

Yiddish Limerick: Tisha B’
Av
36 

Jews and Arbor Trees
37 Reflections on Tisha B’
Av.

Arts&Life
Life-Affirming Expression 
30 Poet brings impact of grief in ‘
The Plague of 
the Tender-Hearted.’

Canceled!
31 West Bloomfield revokes permit for Orchard 
Lake Fine Art Show.

Celeb Jews
32

Online Events
33

Health
Front Porch Medicine
34 Urologists add no-contact testing layer to 
patient care.

Etc.

The Exchange 
38

Soul 
41

Raskin 
45

Looking Back 
46

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, July 31, 8:35 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Aug. 1, 9:40 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

On the cover:
Cover photo/credit: 
Courtesy of the
Gotlib family
Cover design:
Kaitlyn Schoen

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