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PURELY COMMENTARY 

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OUR COMMUNITY

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Battle-Tested, 
 
Board-Approved
 
New Federation CEO Steve Ingber 
 
earned the job.

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Under Attack
 
Anti-Israel activists target local 
 
restaurateur.

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Divisiveness on Campus
 
MSU Student Government passes bill 
 
to condemn Israel’s role in conflict.

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Better Together
 
Adat Shalom teens pair up with older 
 
adults for intergenerational learning.

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It Takes a Big Heart to 
 
Shape Little Minds
Royal Oak Chabad Jewish Center to 
 
open new Lamplighters Preschool.

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A Son’s Lifesaving Search
 
Living donors wanted for those 
 
in need of a kidney.

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Freshen Up Your Home
 
Check out the new Home Décor Room 
 
in Berkley’s Council Re|Sale store.

24
30-Year Success
 
Hillel Day School students bond 
 
with JARC residents.

25
Mental Health Support 
 
A new Mood Lifters session runs 
 
June 10-Sept. 23.

26
Leaders for Tomorrow
 
Applications being taken now for 
 
second cohort that begins in the fall.

SPORTS

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‘Bobby Had Game’
 
Story of barnstorming Black basketball 
 
promoter Bobby Grund is a perfect 
 
book for the times.

JEWISH@EDU

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A Passion for Jewish Learning
 
Hillel unlocks a love of Judaism in this 
 
graduating cohort.

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Hillel of Metro Detroit 
 
Leadership Lab

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Medical Students Learn from 
 
a Holocaust Survivor

MAZEL TOV

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Moments

SPIRIT

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Tikkun Olam — It’s Not Just a 
 
Jewish Concept

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Torah portion

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Synagogue Directory

ERETZ

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Meet Max Kresch
Former Akiva/FJA student went to 
 
Israel for a gap year — and stayed.

WORLD

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Detained on His Way Home
 
Metro Detroit journalist is being held 
 
in a Myanmar prison.

ARTS&LIFE

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Oodles of Doodles
Jessica Hauser’s ‘Joy Doodles’ bring 
 
back childhood memories of her 
 
late father.

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‘A Violin Tribute 
 
to the Holocaust’
 
HMC to host digital program starring 
 
Arnaud Sussmann.

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Film Review: Shepherd: 
 
The Story of a Jewish Dog

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Celebrity News

EVENTS

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Community Calendar

NOSH 

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The Breakfast Club

BUSINESS

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People We Know & Stories We 
 
Don’t: Moshe Newman

ETC.
The Exchange 46
Obituaries 
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Danny Raskin 53
Looking Back 54

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, June 4, 8:47 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, June 5, 9:59 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Steven 
Ingber. Photography by John 
Hardwick. 

Cover design: Kaitlyn Schoen

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