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abbi Daniel S. 
Horwitz, a product 
of the Metro Detroit 
Jewish community, has 
been hired by Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in Farmington 
Hills. 
“I’m incredibly excited 
to have the opportunity to 
return home in order to join 
the Adat Shalom communi-
ty,” Horwitz said in a state-
ment from the synagogue. 
“In addition to having the 

chance to work alongside 
world-class colleagues and 
committed lay leaders, as 
someone who thrives on 
being in meaningful rela-
tionships with others, I’m 
excited to connect (and in 
some cases, reconnect) deep-
ly with those who make up 
the Adat Shalom family.” 
Before joining Adat 
Shalom, “Rabbi Dan” served 
as the CEO of the Alper 
JCC in Miami since May 

2020 and was the found-
ing director of The Well, a 
Jewish community-building, 
education and spirituality 
initiative geared for young 
adults and those who haven’t 
connected with traditional 
institutions. 
The Well has been rec-
ognized as one of the most 
innovative Jewish organi-
zations in North America, 
including being selected as 
a “10 to Watch” organiza-
tion by Slingshot, a nation-
al group of young Jewish 
philanthropists. 
Due to his work with The 
Well, Horwitz was selected 
by the Forward as one of 
the most inspiring rabbis 
in North America and was 
selected as one of four inau-
gural cohort members of 
the Open Dor Project — a 

national accelerator for 
Jewish spiritual startup lead-
ers.

WIDE EXPERIENCE
Before founding The Well, 
Horwitz served in several 
professional roles including 
as the rabbi and director 
of immersive learning for 
Moishe House, heading the 
Jewish education depart-
ment, and as a rabbi at 
Congregation Shir Tikvah in 
Troy. He also spent time as 
the senior Jewish educator 
for Michigan State University 
Hillel and the Hillel Campus 
Alliance of Michigan. 
Horwitz has completed the 
ELI Talks Speaker Fellowship 
and has been a featured edu-
cator at gatherings including 
Jewish Federations of North 
America’s Tribefest, Hillel 

S

ky Foundation, a 
Bloomfield Hills-
based nonprofit 
seeking to raise awareness 
of pancreatic cancer and 
early detection methods to 
increase survival rates and 
save lives, will present its 
13th Annual Women’s Event 

at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29.
This year’s virtual event 
will include cutting-edge 
research updates, a silent 
auction and ticket raffle, 
with all proceeds supporting 
the nonprofit’s mission to 
fund education and research 
for pancreatic cancer.

The one-hour livestream 
will include updates 
from two Sky-funded 
researchers, a leading local 
gastroenterologist and a 
panel of pancreatic cancer 
survivors.
Main speakers for 

the event include 
Eileen Carpenter, 
M.D., Ph.D., clinical 
instructor, Department 
of Medicine, Division 
of Gastroenterology, 
University of Michigan; 
Nikki Lytle, Ph.D., 
postdoctoral fellow gene 
expression, Salk Institute 
for Biological Studies, San 
Diego; and Eva Alsheik, 
M.D., gastroenterologist, 
Henry Ford Health System.
In 2021, more than 60,000 
people in the United States 
are expected to be diagnosed 
with pancreatic cancer — the 
third-deadliest cancer. Sheila 
Sky Kasselman, founder 
of Sky Foundation and a 
13-year pancreatic cancer 

Sky Foundation’s online event to 
feature updates from experts.

The Fight Against
Pancreatic Cancer

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
Sheila Sky 
Kasselman

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Daniel Horwitz joins Adat Shalom clergy.

OUR COMMUNITY

‘Rabbi Dan’ Returns 
to His Hometown

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

