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PURELY 
COMMENTARY 

4-8 
Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY

10 
Life: Done Jewishly
Jlife platform will transform 
 
Jewish community connections.

14 
A Great Ability
 
to Do Good
Justice Bernstein advances
 
Abraham Accords while
 
advocating for the disabled.

16 
Detroit Mourns
 
Mount Meron Tragedy
Federation and local clergy hold
 
memorial.

18 
The Great 8 Over 80
JSL honors seniors who strive
 
to “repair the world.”

20 
It’s an Honor!
Celebrating our most senior
 
seniors. 

22 
A Community Ally
Temple Emanu-El looks to the
 
future while holding on to
 
traditions of the past.

23 
Ann Arbor Shul Appeals
 
Ruling on Protestors

24 
Legal Kudos
Jewish Bar Association of
 
Michigan to honor two top
 
lawyers.

25 
ADL Tracks Rise in Hate
Antisemitic incidents have
 
tripled in state since 2016.

MAZEL TOV!

26 
Moments

SPIRIT

28 
Watch your Words!

29 
Torah portion

30 
Synagogue Directory

SPORTS

32 
Greenberg is a Go
 
in August
After last year’s cancellation,
 
invitational returns to a former
 
home for 30th annual event.

ARTS&LIFE

34 
Celebrating Mom
Delicious recipes for a
 
special day.

36 
Eclectic Strings
Verona Quartet performs live for
 
the Chamber Music Society
 
of Detroit.

38 
Abstract Artist
Rene Lichtman’s paintings are
 
on view through May 30.

40 
Celebrity News

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May 6-12, 2021 / 24 Iyar-1 Sivan 5781 | VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 14

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, May 7, 8:21 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, May 8, 9:29 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover photo/credit: Photography 
provided by Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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EVENTS

41 
Community Calendar

NOSH

42 
Dining around the D:
 
Eddie’s Gourmet

BUSINESS

43 
Generation to Generation
Telemus names Matt Ran partner,
 
expands services

ETC.

The Exchange 44
Obituaries 
45
Danny Raskin 53
Looking Back 54

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