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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

12 
Delivered with Kindness 
 
With homemade soup and a cake, Sweet 
 
& Savory delivers care packages 
 
to doorsteps.

14 
9-11: 20 Years Later 
 
Metro Detroiters who were in Israel on 
 
that fateful day share their memories.

20 
An Evening of Hope & Renewal 
 
The Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s annual 
 
dinner, Oct. 24, will honor GM’s 
 
Mary Barra.

22 
Save a Life: 
 
National Recovery Month

24 
Charlottesville: Four Years Later 
 
Attorneys prepare for October trial 
 
to hold perpetrators accountable. 

25 
100 Days and Counting 
 
Journalist Danny Fenster still being 
 
held in Myanmar.

26 
Get Good at Getting Older 
 
Congregation T’chiyah starts new group 
 
to prepare for golden years.

27 
Welcome to the Neighborhood 
 
Integrative Neighborhood creates 
 
housing community for adults with 
 
special needs.

31 
Faces & Places

SPORTS 

30 
He’s Ready for His 
 
Senior Moments 
 
Injuries and COVID-19 can’t dim 
 
Benji Jacobson’s desire to rule 
 
on the tennis court.

MAZEL TOV! 

34 
Moments

HIGH HOLIDAYS 

35 
Time for Reflection 
 
High Holidays are the perfect time 
 
to concentrate on relationships.

36 
The Lender and Borrower’s Roles 
 
 
During this Shmita Year

37 
Sweet Treat 
 
A special dessert for the High Holidays.

38 
Eat Your Veggies 
 
Try these flavorful side dishes when 
 
you break your fast.

SPIRIT 

40 
Yom Kippur: 
 
The Happiest Day of the Year

41 
Torah portion

42 
Synagogue Directory

BUSINESS 

44 
It’s Been a Very Good Shmear! 
 
Generations of family owners mark 
 
New York Bagel’s 100th anniversary.

45 
Here’s To

ARTS&LIFE 

50 
Road Art 
 
Inspired by potholes, this artist created 
 
a semi-abstract mosaic series.

52 
A Little Bit Country 
 
The jukebox musical Fancy takes a look at 
 
 
what happened to the girl in that 
 
famous song. 

53 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

54 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obituaries 
56 
Looking Back 62

Shabbat and 
Holiday Times 
Fast of Gedalyah: 
Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:54 a.m.-8:35 p.m. 
Shabbat Shuvah begins: 
Friday, Sept. 10, 7:32 p.m. 
Shabbat Shuvah ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:32 p.m. 
Yom Kippur begins: 
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 7:24 p.m. 
Yom Kippur ends: 

Thursday, Sept. 16, 8:23 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

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