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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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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

