APRIL 15 • 2021 | 3
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contents
PURELY COMMENTARY
4-11
Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
12
Living Jewishly in the Heights
Madison Heights Jews are not so isolated
as one might think.
16
Art in a Box
Preschool educator creates craft boxes
to build skills for kids.
18
Faces & Places: From Our
Day Schools
20
Hebrew Free Loan Partners
with Black Leaders Detroit
HFL helps new nonprofit get off the
ground.
22
‘Project Take-Out’
FRIENDS of JSL creates raffle of
restaurant gift cards for residents.
SPORTS
24
Opening Day Drama
West Bloomfield High School junior is
the winning pitcher and has a walk-off
hit in the Lakers’ first game of the season.
24
Quick Hits
MAZEL TOV!
26
Moments
SPIRIT
30
For Family Discussion: The
Consequences of Evil Speech
31
Torah portion
32
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
35
A Glorious, 60-Year Run
The Nederlanders sell the Fisher Theatre
to a U.K. theater group.
38
Dining in: The Flavors of Israel
40
Celebrity News
EVENTS
41
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 43
Obituaries
44
Raskin
53
Looking Back 54
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38
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, April 16, 7:58 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, April 17, 9:02 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
ON THE COVER:
Cover photos/credits: Fisher
Lobby: courtesy of Dig Downtown
Detroit. Nedelander brothers:
Courtesy of Fisher Theatre.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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April 15-21, 2021 / 3-9 Iyar 5781 | VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 11