DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY
4-9
Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
10
100 Years in Motown
Downtown Synagogue celebrates

centennial and plans to enhance

its future.

16
Response to Tragedy

The Jewish community lifts up the

Oxford community in prayer and
support.

18
Dealing with Trauma

Crisis expert shares guidance on how

to help kids navigate the aftermath of

the Oxford shooting.

20
The Jewish Bubbie

Detroit-born journalist and comedian

Norma Zager will judge new NBC

show Baking It.

22
Replacing the I-696 Plaza

MDOT experts seek community input

into 1-696 bridge renovation.

24
Helping Kids Love Reading

Through read-alongs and a new

magazine, siblings inspire kids with

learning disabilities.

26
Out of the Box

Archivist keeps Michigan’s most

fascinating Jewish stories alive with

Facebook Live history show.

NATIONAL
28
Accountability for Violent Hate

Charlottesville jury awards $25

million in damages to those harmed

by white supremacists.

FACES & PLACES
29
Turkeys for All

30
Menorah in the D Returns

to In-Person Celebration

SPORTS
36
She Digs Volleyball

Novi High School coach says standout

Sarah Calanchi ‘has a heart of gold.’

ERETZ
37
Meet the Olim

Paul Karlin: ‘Absolutely Come; It’s

Worth It’

MAZEL TOV
38
Moments

SPIRIT
39
Torah portion

40
What Story Do You Tell?

42
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
44
Waiting for Goffman
Jersey Boys launches its national

tour in Detroit.

46
A Fuller Story

New WSU book offers essays about

the role of women in Jewish history.

48
Celebrity News

EVENTS
49
Community Calendar

BUSINESS
50
A Place for Women

New Midtown Detroit social club

BasBlue is made for women, by women.

50
Here’s To

52
Vehicle Cyber-Security

Israeli startup Upstream sets up shop

in Motown.

ETC.
The Exchange 53
Obituaries
55
Looking Back 62

contents

30

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 10: 4:41 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 11: 5:47 p.m.
Asarat b’Teves fast:
Tuesday, Dec. 14: 6:42 a.m.-5:48 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

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Cover photo/credit: Photos
provided by the Downtown
Synagogue
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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