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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

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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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