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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-11 Essays and viewpoints
OUR COMMUNITY
12
Thoughtful Judaism
The new year offers plenty
of chances to learn.
14
Food for the Soul
What could be more
comforting on a cold winter
day than a hot bowl of
chicken soup?
18
Green Project
National Council of Jewish
Women, Michigan is helping
the homeless, and the
environment, with sleeping
mats made of plastic bags.
20
Lighthouse Pivots,
Expands Efforts
During Pandemic
The need for emergency
food and emergency shelter
services have increased
dramatically.
FACES & PLACES
22
Beth Ahm Members
Help Crossroads Clients
24
Temple Israel Feeds
the Homeless
SPORTS
26
Two-Time Champion
Troy Athens senior Ryan Gruca
sets his sights on college, the
next stop on his soccer
journey.
MAZEL TOV
28
Moments
BUSINESS
30
Celebrating 20 Years
PathologyOutlines.com’s
Pathologist Directory lists 600
pathologists over 60 countries.
30
Here’s To
32
Inside the
Antique Business
Interior designer and antique
expert Sally Serwer lifts the
curtain behind the trade.
SPIRIT
34
A Carob for Tu b’Shevat
‘The New Year for Trees’
begins Sunday night, Jan. 16.
35
Torah portion
36
The Power of Ruach
38
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
40
Healing Art
for the Planet
Environmentally Speaking
opens at the Janice Charach
Gallery in the JCC.
43
An Optimistic Musical
Producer Orin Wolf brings
Hairspray to the Fisher Theatre
in Detroit.
45
Celebrity News
EVENTS
46
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
49
Looking Back 54
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat begins:
Friday, Jan. 14: 5:06 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Jan. 15: 6:11 p.m.
Tu b’Shevat
Monday, Jan. 17
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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