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PURELY COMMENTARY

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Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY

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Staying Safe in the 
 
Synagogue
Federation conducts security training 
 
program in advance of the 
 
High Holidays.

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The Doctor Is In!
Detroit physician still works full-time, 
 
five days a week.

22
Thoughtful Judaism
 
New class answers what it means to 
 
be a “member of the tribe.”

ROSH HASHANAH

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High Holiday Messages
The JN asked rabbis to share their 
 
messages for Rosh Hashanah.

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School or Shul?
 
What do you do when the start of 
 
school conflicts with the 
 
High Holidays?

34
Holiday Services: Indoors, 
 
Outside and Virtual
Synagogues respond to COVID variant 
 
with options for congregants.

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Special Kol Nidre Service
 
High Holiday service on Zoom for 
 
seniors living with dementia offered 
 
for a second year.

42
Bee Smarts
Learn about the honey you’ll dip your 
 
apples in this holiday season.

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Preparing for the Days of Awe
Local rabbis share how they get ready 
 
for the High Holidays.

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Passionate About 
 
Pomegranates
Learn why this fruit has a role to play 
 
during the High Holidays.

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Time to Check your Mezuzah? 
 
Make sure your scroll is undamaged.

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Colorful Holiday Sides
Dress up your Rosh Hashanah meal 
 
with flavorful accompaniments.

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Hy’s Cider Mill
Get your Rosh Hashanah apples from 
 
a Jewish farmer in Macomb County.

MAZEL TOV!

64
Moments

SPIRIT

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Torah portion

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As We Are Judged This Rosh 
 
Hashanah, Should We Get 
 
Divine Justice or Mercy?

70
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE

73
Labor Day Jazz
See Israeli composer-arranger 
 
Oded Lev-Ari in the livestreamed 
 
Detroit Jazz Festival.

75
Splash of Color
Israeli artist Yoram Gal comes to Arts, 
 
Beats & Eats.

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Celebrity News

EVENTS

77
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 78
Obituaries 
80
Looking Back 86

Shabbat and Holiday Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Sept. 3, 7:45 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 4, 8:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: 
Monday, Sept. 6, 7:39 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: 
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 8:39 p.m.
Holiday ends: 

Wednesday, Sept. 8: 8:37 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover Illustration: Art by Naomi Broudo, 
naomibroudo@gmail.com.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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