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always challenging. It pushes
us to the limit,” he said. “But
while competitive basketball
is the focus of the tournament,
the tone always is an opportu-
nity for each player to connect
with the other players and
grow as a person.
”
Farber went 3-1 in its four
tournament games and fin-
ished in third place.
After an exciting 43-40
victory over Hillel Academy
of Pittsburgh and a 55-47
win over Columbus Torah
Academy, Farber fell 60-34 to
Atlanta.
That set up the third-place
game against Pittsburgh, and

Farber won the rematch 45-41.
Farber overcame an
18-point deficit to beat
Pittsburgh in the teams’ first
meeting.
“That game was intense,
”
Selesny said. “Our crowd was
amazing that night. There was
a mosh pit celebration on the
floor after the game.
”
Fuchs Mizachi defeated
Atlanta 47-31 in the tourna-
ment championship game.
Columbus defeated Denver
41-37 in the fifth-place game.
Tournament all-stars were
Ari Jacoby (Fuchs Mizrachi),
Noah Kalnitz (Atlanta), Adler
(Farber), Noam Azagury
(Pittsburgh), Yaki Liebesman
(Columbus) and Izzy Potestio
(Denver).
The tournament MVP was
Ephraim Blau from Fuchs
Mizrachi, who impressed fans
with not only his dunking,
but his post-game ritual of
hugging opposing players and
thanking his parents.

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Tournament Skills
Competition
Winners
Hot spot — Yisrael Attali
and Avi Selesny (Farber).
Shooting stars — Steven
Brenis (Fuchs Mizrachi).
3-point shootout —
Netenal Jacobs (Fuchs
Mizrachi).

F

riendseders started in
2019, inspired by the
Friendsgiving trend, hav-
ing a meal with friends leading
up to the big Thanksgiving
holiday.
“Friendseder is the sidekick
to Passover that helps you
gather with your friends prior
to (or during) the week of
Passover to make this holiday
your own,
” according to The
Well’s Director of Operations of
Marisa Meyerson says,
“The idea of having to lead a
Passover seder is intimidating
for a lot of young adults. So it
started as a way to say hey, you
know, you can do this too, and
you can modernize it and make
it more relevant, more mean-
ingful to you and your friends.
”
This year, The Well is step-
ping up its game with the hope
of demystifying the idea of lead-
ing a Passover seder. The Well
will be hosting both an in-per-
son and virtual Friendseder
Community Brunch on April
10 at Zingerman’s Delicatessen
in Ann Arbor.
“We are working with
[Zingerman’s] to create the
menu and to do all of the

learning in between the dish-
es that will connect some of
Zingerman’s favorite brunch
dishes with their respective
components of the Friendseder,
”
Meyerson said.
Those who want to attend the
event virtually on Zoom can
purchase a tasting kit to pick
up or have delivered. During
the Friendseder Community
Brunch, Zingerman’s Event
Coordinator Tessie Ives-Wilson
and Rabbi Jeff Stombaugh will
be leading guests through the
special menu — the tastes,
products, ingredients, meaning,
ritual and traditions.
“It’s a really fun way to think
about the Passover story and
the concepts that it teaches us
while not necessarily having
to go through a full Passover
seder,
” Meyerson said.
The Friendseder Community
Brunch is family-friend-
ly, young-adult friendly,
multi-generational and is open
to all backgrounds. For infor-
mation and to purchase tickets
for the in-person or virtual
experience ($10-$65), log on
to www.zingermansdeli.com/
event/friendseder-brunch.

The Well partners with Zingerman’s
for Pesach experience April 10.

Friendseder
Community Brunch

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