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Aug. 20-26, 2020/ 30 Av-6 Elul 5780| VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 3

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Back to School
New Heads of Schools on the Block
14 Hillel and Farber, under new leadership 
during a tumultuous year, plan to hold in-person 
instruction.

Return to Learn
16 Jewish day schools plan for in-person and 
remote learning.

(Not) Back-to-School Diary
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Jewish Preschools Prepare for 
In-Person Fall Classes
20 ECC directors have been meeting to discuss 
how to safely open preschools during the COVID-
19 pandemic.

Campus Challenges
22 Michigan colleges, and their Jewish student 
organizations, navigate an unusual fall semester.

Meeting Students’
 Needs
24 Hillel Day School director of student services 
emphasizes mental health.

Eretz

Diplomatic Breakthrough
28 Israel suspends West Bank annexation and 
United Arab Emirates agrees to normalization

Moments
Moments
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Spirit
Torah portion
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Sports
They’
re Reaching for the Stars
34 JN Athletes of the Year, Rosen Scholarship 
winners share their passions, life lessons learned 
from high school sports.

Quick Hits
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Arts&Life
Change of Plans
36 Pandemic spurred book featuring Metro Detroit 
artists.

There’
s Never Been a Cozier back to 
school!
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Celeb Jews
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Online Events
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Etc.

The Exchange 
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Soul 
 
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Raskin 
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Looking Back 
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Aug. 21, 8:06 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, Aug. 22, 9:07 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehuda

On the cover:
Cover photo/credit:
Spiro Farber/Photo 
by Alexander Clegg
Cover design: 
Kaitlyn Schoen

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