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VIEWS
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IN
THED
JEWS
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State Hillel Groups Promoting
Voting on Campus
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Leadership Changes at
Tamarack
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Berman Slams Democrat
Group for Linking him to
Militias
20
Dating During a Pandemic
Local matchmaker has created more
than 300 successful love stories.
ERETZ
22
Biden’s Plans for Israel
Daniel Shapiro tells the JN how
the VP’s stance on Israel would differ
from Trump’s.
MOMENTS
23
Moments
SPIRIT
24
Torah portion
ARTS
25
What They Do in the Shadows
Newlyweds Jonathan Barkan and Ariel
Fisher put a Jewish lens on
horror films.
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Presidential Art
Local collection of political cartoons
goes on display virtually.
31
Celebrity Jews
ON THE GO
32
HEALTH
33
Jewish Researcher Leads
Detroit COVID-19 Phase III
Vaccine Trials
Kate Zenlea’s Moderna trial is one of
the highest enrolling in the country.
36
Laboratory Leader
Farmington Hills native leads Stanford
virology lab that created one of first
COVID-19 tests.
37
Kidney Donor Found on
Facebook
ETC.
The Exchange 38
Soul
40
Raskin
45
Looking Back 46
Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2020 / 11-17 Cheshvan 5781 | VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 13
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Oct. 30, 6:09 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:10 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda
ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Ariel Fisher
and Jonathan Barkan/Tami Klein/
Tami Klein Photography
Cover design: Kaitlyn Schoen
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