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PURELY COMMENTARY

4-11 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY

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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?

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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. 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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