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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-13 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
14 Women March for
Reproductive Rights
Two temples join protest against Texas
anti-abortion law.
18
Training Leaders
Shalom Hartman Institute and JCRC/AJC
to convene new leadership group after
successful pilot.
20
It’s a Wrap!
Final filming for Shoah Ambassadors
Holocaust documentary takes place
at Berman Center.
22
Danny Fenster Faces New Charge
Myanmar accuses detained journalist of
violating ‘Unlawful Associations Act.”
22
Strides to Find a Cure
Local doctor and cancer survivor raising
funds to battle rare disease.
24
Advocacy in the Middle East
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard
Bernstein uses Abraham Accords to aid
people with disabilities.
25
A $1 Million Gift
Oakland University president’s donation
will go for scholarships to cultivate the
next generation of leaders.
ERETZ
26 Helping Olim – One Ishur
at a Time
Yad L’Olim is helping people get to Israel
during the pandemic.
BUSINESS
28
Building Partnerships
MIBA launches Innovation Centers of
Excellence to harness Israeli ingenuity
to help Michigan grow.
SPORTS
30
From Euchre to Purim to a
Softball Championship
Shir Tikvah’s first Inter-Congregational
league title was built on pitching,
defense.
MAZEL TOV!
32
Moments
SPIRIT
32
Torah portion
34
Synagogue Directory
36
Breaking Away from the Crowd
ARTS & LIFE
38
Making the Violin Sing
Violinist Yevgeny Kutik joins conductor
Leonard Slatkin at Orchestra Hall.
42
A Brush with Reality
Flint Institute of Arts features Israeli
photorealist Yigal Ozeri.
43
One-Act Play Festival
Jewish playwrights to shine at Village
Players’ Birmingham theater.
44
Celebrity News
EVENTS
45
Community Calendar
26
42
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Oct. 15: 6:32 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Oct. 16: 7:31 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
ON THE COVER:
Cover photo: Yevgeny Kutik.
Cover design: Kelly Kosek.
Photo by Corey Hayes.
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Oct. 14-20, 2021 / 8-14 Cheshvan 5782 | VOLUME CLX, ISSUE 10
FOOD
46
From the Home
Kitchen of Chef Aaron:
Stewed Black Beans with
Tomatoes and Mushrooms
ETC.
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
49
Looking Back 54
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