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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

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR 

NEXT DOR
VOICE OF THE NEW 
JEWISH GENERATION

