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April 1-7, 2021 / 19-25 Nisan 5781 | VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 9

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
The Levin Legacy
Carl Levin’s new memoir chronicles
 
his 36-year Senate career.

16 
The Days of Yom
 
Federation and community partners
 
plan public events for the holidays.

18 
A Return to Worship
 
Some shuls have begun limited
 
in-person services; others wait.

20 
Globe Zooming
 
Jewish groups hop aboard the growing
 
trend of virtual travel.

21 
How to Cope with Dementia
 
JFS Spotlight event looks at
 
caregiver’s options.

22 
Small Businesses Give Back
 
Their hearts and their doors remain
 
open.

24 
A Gift to Detroit Citizens
 
Gilbert Family Foundation, Rocket
 
Community Fund announce $500
 
million commitment to Detroit.

26 
One America
 
New leadership incubator’s aim is
 
to heal political divides.

26 
High Honor
 
CEO of Michigan-Israel business
 
link promoted to general.

PASSOVER
27 
The Other Side of the Road
 
A chicken’s visit to the seder.

30 
Breaking Invisible Chains
 
Recovering addicts celebrate freedom.

ERETZ
31 
To Be Young, Jewish and
 
 in Israel
 
A gap year — even in the pandemic —
 
is time well spent.

MAZEL TOV!
33 
Moments

33 Here’s To

SPIRIT
33 
Torah portion

34 
Passover’s Five Lessons

35 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
37 
Paintings that Pop
 
Artist Jennifer Kroll makes a statement
 
with her bold, colorful creations.

39 
The Voice of Detroit’s ’60s
 
Counterculture
 
Harvey Ovshinsky’s memoir retells a 
 life of storytelling. 

40 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
41 Calendar

BUSINESS

42 
High-Tech Shopping
 
Store offers live video shopping.

SPOTLIGHT

43 
Camp Mak-A-Dream
 
Bat mitzvah girl raises funds for camp.

ETC.
The Exchange 44
Obituaries 
46
Raskin 
53
Looking Back 54

Shabbat & Holiday Lights
Shabbat & Passover Day 7 starts:
Friday, April 2, 7:42 p.m.
Passover Day 8 starts:
Saturday, April 3, 8:44 p.m.
Holiday ends:
Sunday, April 4, 8:46 p.m.

*Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover art: President Obama and Sen. Levin
at the White House, Oct. 28, 2009.
Courtesy of WSU Press.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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