22 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 

The Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit is one 
of more than 50 Federations 
participating in an amazing 
night of culinary inspiration 
on Zoom, Wednesday, Sept. 
1, from 8-9 p.m.
Jewish communities 
from across North America 
will present “A Very Israeli 
Rosh Hashanah” cooking 
event featuring Michael 
Solomonov, executive chef 
and co-owner of Zahav 
restaurant in Philadelphia 

and 2019 James Beard 
Foundation award winner for 
Outstanding Restaurant, and 
Adeena Sussman, author of 
Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors 
from My Israeli Kitchen as 
well as the co-author of 14 
cookbooks, including Chrissy 
Teigen’s Cravings and Hungry 
for More.
Both chefs will prepare 
some of their signature 
holiday recipes and take 
questions from the audience.
Register in advance by Aug. 

27 at jlive.app/events/727. 
Recipes will be emailed prior 
to the event. Federation is 
offering this event at no 
cost, but a gift to the Annual 

Campaign is appreciated at 
jewishdetroit.org/donate.
For information, contact 
Karen Kaplan at kaplan@
jfmd.org. 

OUR COMMUNITY

A Very Israeli Rosh Hashanah

On Sunday, Oct. 10, the 
Jewish Historical Society of 
Michigan will hit the road 
with its 10th Annual Bike 
Tour of Historic Jewish 
Detroit. This year’s ride 
features Jewish connections 
to the auto industry: Ford 
Piquette Avenue Plant, Beth 
Olem Cemetery, Meyer & 
Anna Prentis building and 

more.
Online registration for 
sponsors opened Aug. 16. 
Online registration for the 
event opens Sept. 1 for 
JHSM members; Sept. 20 for 
nonmembers. The event will 
sell out. Cost for members, 
JHSM members: $54 cycle/ 
$65 bus (new this year); 
nonmembers: $72 cycle/$80 

bus. 
Also new this year: 
Participants can raise funds 
through pledges for every 
mile ridden. The participant 
who raises the most pledged 
funds wins a prize.
For information, contact 
(248) 915-1826 or info@
michjewishhistory.org. 

Historical Society Presents J-Cycle

ELAYNE GROSS PHOTOGRAPHY

Jews and Muslims Join Forces Against Hate

The InterFaith Leadership 
Council of Metropolitan 
Detroit will feature two 
well-known members of the 
local Jewish and Muslim 
communities as they discuss 
a national interfaith initiative 
to stop religious hate in the 
U.S. 
Sharona Shapiro of West 
Bloomfield and Shabana 
Mohamed of Farmington 

Hills will react to the Stranger/
Sister documentary about 
two women, one Muslim 
and one Jewish, who dare to 
believe they can join hands 
to stop hate. Overcoming 
a long history of distrust 
between their two religions, 
they build a movement that 
turns strangers into sisters, 
challenging assumptions 
about fighting hate. 

The documentary follows 
women from interfaith 
sisterhood chapters in several 
cities as they build a powerful 
network of hope in a time of 
divisiveness and hate. The 
program is co-sponsored 
by the Sisterhood of Salaam 
Shalom and WISDOM, 
(Women’s Interfaith Solutions 
for Dialogue and Outreach 
in Metro Detroit). Shapiro 

and Mohamed chair the 
Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom 
Chapter of Metro Detroit. 
The program will be 
presented from 7-9 p.m. 
Aug. 23 with a viewing of 
the film online followed by 
a discussion by the speakers. 
The program is free, although 
donations are welcome. Visit 
detroitinterfaithcouncil.com 
to register. 

