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Mar. 10-16, 2022 / 30 Adar 7-13 Adar II 5782 | VOLUME CLXV, ISSUE 4

PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-10 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY 

11 
Stamp of Approval 
 
Farber Hebrew Day School earns 
 
accreditation.

12 
Crisis in Ukraine 
 
Detroit Jewish community responds 
 
to Russian attack.

14 
Let’s Talk About Ukraine

16 
Trapped in Ukraine 
 
Pontiac business owner shares 
 
stories of employees trapped 
 
in Ukraine.

20 
A ‘Modern Maccabee’ 
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr 
 
Zelensky is inspiring the world with 
 
his leadership.

23 
Born for the Bimah 
 
Cantor Earl Berris retires from B’nai 
 
Moshe after 23 years.

25 
‘Beacon of Strength’ 
 
Adat Shalom’s executive director 
 
Alan Yost retires after 41 years.

27 
Divorce Education 
 
Local attorney educates clients 
 
with ‘Our Family in Two Homes.’

BUSINESS 

28 
Driving Michigan’s 
 
Economy Forward 
 
Dow President and CFO Howard 
 
Ungerleider leads Business Leaders 
 
for Michigan.

30 
Here’s To

ERETZ 

32 
Shop Israel 
 
Online marketplace makes it easy to 
 
buy Israeli goods during the 
 
pandemic.

PURIM 

34 
Purim Fun 
 
Community events to celebrate 
 
the holiday.

36 
A Sweet Start 
 
Celebrate Purim with these 
 
Hamantaschen recipes. 

38 
A Purim Recipe from 
 
the Past 
 
What did our ancestors serve at a 
 
Purim feast? How about Chicken in 
 
Almond Milk?

NEXT DOR 

40 
Meet Elizabeth Parker 
 
The founder of two Detroit-based 
 
lifestyle blogs. 

42 
Fun on the Ice

42 
L’Chaim Detroit: Newish 
 
and Jewish

MAZEL TOV 

43 
Moments

SPIRIT 

44 
Seeing the Big Picture

45 
Torah Portion 

46 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 

48 
‘Cast Illusions’ 
 
Jewish artist sculpts story-suggestive 
 
pieces, now on display in Detroit.

51 
 Celebrity News

EVENTS 

52 
 Community Calendar

SPORTS 

53 
Noah’s Arc 
 
Bloomfield Hills High School basket 
 
ball star is making life miserable for 
 
Black Hawks’ opponents.

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obits 
56 
Looking Back 62

Shabbat & Holiday 
Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, March 11, 6:16 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, March 12, 7:18 p.m.

Fast of Esther: 
Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 a.m.-8:23 p.m. 
Purim: 
Wednesday evening, 
March 16-Thursday, March 17 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Solidarity 
Rally for Ukraine in Detroit. Photo 
by Yevgeniya Gazman @ygazm.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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