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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. 

ON THE COVER:
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