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PURELY COMMENTARY 
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OUR COMMUNITY
14 
Our Zoo’s Guardian to Retire 
 
Ron Kagan followed his moral compass … 
 
and helped redefine how we run our zoos.

18 
Vaccines for Teens 
 
Farber vaccination program expands into 
 
the community, with 12-to-15-year-olds up 
 
next.

19 
Protecting the Young 
 
Federation, JARC hold vaccine clinic for 
 
teens.

20 
Solidarity with Israel 
 
ZOA-led rally on Orchard Lake Road.

21 
Shoah Education 
 
Holocaust Memorial Center launches 
 
Virtual Museum Experience.

22 
Vaccine Video 
 
Ann Arbor native wins award for explaining 
 
 
virus to kids.

23 
Jews in the Digital Age: CES 2021

WEDDINGS
24 
From Israel With Love 
 
Israel is home to stunning white-sand 
 
beaches, vibrant foods, iconic sights — and 
 
world-renowned wedding gown designers.

SPORTS
29 
Meet the Cranbrook-Kingswood 
 
Hockey Team’s ‘Fab Five’ 
 
Led by captain and All-State center 
 
Jack Wineman, Cranes won 18th state 
 
championship.

MAZEL TOV
30 
Moments

ERETZ
33 
Living the Dream

34 
On the Road 2Gether 
 
Virtual tour links Michigan and Central 
 
Galilee.

SPIRIT
35 
Rabbi Sacks: Two Types of 
 
Leadership

36 
Torah portion

37 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
39 
Final Account 
 
At what point does complicity turn people 
 
into predators?

40 
Funny People 
 
Cory Kahaney to headline NCJW fundraiser.

41 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
41 
Community Calendar

NOSH 
 
42 
A Kosher ‘Pork Rind’? 
 
Lower-fat vegan snacks are guilt-free.

HEALTH
43 
Growing Bone in a Lab? 
 
New advances from the Technion prove 
 
it’s possible.

44 
Advances in Brain Health 
 
Robert and Katherine Jacobs 
 
increase support of Dr. Eva 
 
Feldman’s research.

20

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, May 28, 8:42 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, May 29, 9:53 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover art: Ron Kagan. 
Photography by Jerry Zolynsky.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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May 27-June 2, 2021 / 16-22 Sivan 5781 VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 17

ETC.
45 
 The Exchange 
47 
 Obituaries 
53 
 Danny Raskin 
54 
 Looking Back

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