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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
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Yiddish Limerick: Tisha B’
Av
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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
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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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