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VIEWS
6-12

IN 
THED
JEWS

14 
Dynamic Duo

Matt Lester and Dennis Bernard begin 

 
a new era in communal leadership.

18 
Election Day Heroes

Poll workers persevere despite COVID,

 
citing safety measures and civic duty.

20 
A Vote for the Ages

JSL, JFS and West Bloomfield Clerk’s 

 
office offer support to senior voters.

21 
Nobel Prize Winner

Jewish economist with Detroit roots wins

 
for his work on auction theory.

22 
Religious Schools Confront COVID

Congregations adapt to the pandemic.

24 
How Are People Taught to Hate? 

“Poisonous pedagogy,” one doctor says.

25 
YBY’s Unity Event Recap

26 
Teen Baker Takes the Cake

28 
Faces & Places

29 
Sports Quick Hits

MOMENTS
30

SPIRIT
31 
Torah portion

ARTS&LIFE
32 
Creative Discussion

Meet singer Alexandra Silber in upcoming 

 
SOAR program.

33 
Sex & Judaism

Dr. Ruth tackles how the Jewish tradition 

 
approaches sexuality.

35 
Celebrity Jews

22

20

33

28

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Oct. 23, 6:19 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:19 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover Photos: John Hardwick, 
Jewish Federation
Cover design: Kaitlyn Schoen

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ONLINE EVENTS
36

ETC.
The Exchange 37
Soul 
40
Raskin 
45
Looking Back 46

Oct. 22-28, 2020 / 4-10 Cheshvan 5781 | VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 12