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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

CHANUKAH
12 
Chag Sameach!
May light and love fill your holidays.

14 
Inextinguishable Flame
Chanukah’s miracle sheds light on the
 
spirit of the Jewish people. 

16 
Nine Creative Ways to Have
 
a More Sustainable Chanukah
 
Make the holiday more Earth-friendly
 
this year.

18 
Chanukah Traditions
The JN asked readers for their holiday
 
stories — and they delivered. 

OUR COMMUNITY
20 
ArtPrize-Winning Turkey
 
Re-purposed file folders become ‘Birds of a 
 
Feather’ sculptures. 

24 Permanent Home 
 
Chabad Jewish Center of Troy signs
 
lease for Jewish community center.

26 Shoah Ambassadors Premieres
 
After two years of production, Holocaust
 
film debuts in Novi.

30 ADL Issues Complaint
 
Email sent by Birmingham commissioner 
 may have antisemitic themes; some say
 
it’s “only political.”

32 
Anti-Bullying Crusader
 
Through martial arts, Matt Sikora helps
 
kids take a stance against bullying.

34 
A Hidden Treasure
 
First-edition Eames Storage Unit,
 
purchased for $100, sells for nearly
 
$50,000 at auction.

SPORTS
36 
All By Himself
 
Frankel Jewish Academy cross country
 
runner Merrick Michaelson runs alone
 
at the state meet.

FACES & PLACES
38 
Kadima Fundraiser a Success

39 
Temple Kol Ami’s Astronomy
 
Havdalah

MAZEL TOV
40 
Moments

SPIRIT
41 
Torah portion

42 
Chanukah: The Multiplier Effect 
 
— The Power of the Jewish 
 People

44 
 Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
46 
The Music of Sound
“The Great Animal Orchestra,” on exhibit
 
now, showcases the symphony of nature.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
53 
Community Calendar

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Shabbat & Holiday Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Nov. 26: 4:44 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Nov. 27: 5:49 p.m.
Chanukah first night:
Sunday, Nov. 28

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover Art: Emily Miller, artist.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Nov. 25- Dec. 1 2021 / 21-27 Kislev 5782 | VOLUME CLX, ISSUE 16

ETC.
The Exchange 55
Obituaries 
57
Looking Back 62