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contents

PURELY COMMENTARY
6-14 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY
16
Helping the Vulnerable

Celebrating 100 years, Oakland Family

Services provides mental health assistance.

18
A ‘Virtual JCC’ for Teens

Through online video games, North

American and Israeli teens build lasting

friendships.

19
Helping Hand for Detroit Kids
Rabbi Pinson opens secular charter school

so city’s youth can “achieve greatness.”

20
Travel Tips

Taking your first post-pandemic trip? Here’s

what experts want you to know.

21
Family Speaks to Danny Fenster

Another hearing set for July 15.

21
New Home

Congregation T’chiyah rents space in
Ferndale, plans fundraiser.

HEALTH
22
The Power of Plants
Acupuncturist whips up essential oil blends

to boost health and wellness.

FACES & PLACES
24
The Well’s Staycation

ERETZ
25
Meet Polina Fradkin
She felt connected to Israel since

eighth grade.

MAZEL TOV!
26
Moments

SPIRIT
27
Torah portion

28
The Best-Laid Plans …

How do we deal with unfulfilled goals?

30
Synagogue Directory

SPORTS
32
Dramatic Victories on the Courts
Bloomfield Hills High School girls tennis

players Noa Goldstein and Carly Bernard

win state championships.

ARTS & LIFE
34
Bloomin’ Good!
Photographer brings joy through

botanical art.

37
A Midtown Success Story

Detroit Public Theatre to move to its own

new, larger venue.

39
The ‘Center’ of It All.

Former Oak Park mayor updates his book

on Northland Mall.

40
Celebrity News

EVENTS
41
Community Calendar

BUSINESS
42
Building Upon Success
Edward Rose & Sons celebrates 100 years

in business.

44
New Kind of Collaboration

Hybrid virtual and in-person networking

platform helps business professionals

connect.

45
Here’s To

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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, July 9, 8:53 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, July 10, 10:03 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

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Cover photo/credit: Laurie
Tennent. Photo by Mackenzie
O’Brien

Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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July 8-14, 2021 / 28 Tammuz – 5 Av 5781 | VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 22

NOSH
46
Twin Destinations on

the RiverWalk

ETC.
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
48
Raskin
53
Looking Back 54