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VIEWS
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IN
THED
JEWS
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Chanukah, Safely
Some Detroit traditions move forward,
but others are shelved.
CAMP GUIDE
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‘Kids Need Camp’
Camps “cautiously optimistic” about
the summer of 2021.
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Back at Tamarack
Summer camp plans for in-person
2021 sessions, with precautions.
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Camp Listings
MOMENTS
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Moments
SPIRIT
27
Torah portion
ERETZ
28
What’s Next for Israel After
the Abraham Accords?
Arab nations are lining up to normalize
relations with Israel. Here’s what
awaits the Jewish state down the line.
ARTS
34
The ‘Beyoncé of Israel’
Shiri Maimon to guest at Temple
Israel’s Lake Concert.
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Celebrity Jews
ONLINE EVENTS
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ETC.
The Exchange 37
Soul
38
Raskin
45
Looking Back 46
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 4, 4:10 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 5, 5:14 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda
ON THE COVER:
The Abraham Accords signing cere-
mony at the White House.
(Brendan
Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
and JTA)
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
thejewishnews.com
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Dec. 3-9, 2020 / 17-23 Kislev 5781 | VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 18
We have amazing young
talent in Metro Detroit’s
Jewish Community - it’s
time to recognize and
celebrate it!
To see winners from the past four
years (so as to avoid nominating
them again this year), visit
meetyouatthewell.org/36under36
and click on the designated link!
We have amazing young
36 Under 36
nominations
are now open!