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contents

PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-10 Essays and 
 
viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

11 
The Connector 

 
Julie Yaker embodies the 

 
real power of Jlive. 

14 
Help Wanted 

 
Funders enable Jewish 

 
Family Service to grow 

 
despite COVID.

16 
An Interactive 

 
Tu b’Shevat Seder 

 
Hazon Detroit’s program 

 
intertwines art, clothing 

 
and dance to talk about 

 
Tu b’Shevat and climate 

 
change.

18 
Opportunities 

 
for Teens 

 
A chance to earn money 

 
and leadership training in 

 
the new year.

20 
Connecting 

 
Jewish Singles 

 
Matchmaking expert who 

 
has created thousands of 

 
dates shares dating advice.

22 
Honoring his Parents 

 
Dr. Steven Lauter creates 

 
endowed scholarship at 

 
Wayne State.

25 
Visit Global Jewish 
 
Communities 

 
Beth Ahm to host free 

 
virtual program.

FACES & PLACES 

26 
Mezuzah Race 

 
at The Shul

27 
Family Torah 

 
Learning at Young 

 
Israel of Southfield

BUSINESS 

28 
From Israel to the 

 
Glass House 

 
Ford, with a renewed focus 
 

 
on innovation, recruits 

 
globally. 

SPORTS 

31 
From the JCC 

 
Maccabi Games to 

 
the Maccabiah 

 
Games 

 
Junior hockey star 

 
Ryan Berke of Farmington 

 
Hills earns a spot on 

 
Team USA.

MAZEL TOV 

33 
Moments

ERETZ 

34 
Meet the Olim 

 
Gabriella Katz: ‘I Can’t See 

 
Myself Anywhere Else.’

SPIRIT 

35 
The Beginning 

 
of Time

37 
Torah portion

38 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 

40 
2021’s Greatest Hits 

 
Jewish film and TV had 

 
quite the ‘Unorthodox’ 

 
year.

42 
A Beloved 

 
Entertainer 

 
New book profiles the life 

 
and work of the legendary 

 
Soupy Sales.

44 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

45 
Community Calendar

ETC. 

The Exchange 47 

Obituaries 
49 
Looking Back 54

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, Jan. 7: 4:58 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, Jan. 8: 6:04 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Gil Gur Arie. 
Courtesy of Ford Motor Co. 
Cover design: Deborah Schultz

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