APRIL 14 • 2022 | 3
Shabbat Lights
Passover Night 1/Shabbat:
Friday, April 15, 7:56 p.m.
Passover Night 2:
Saturday, April 16, 9 p.m.
Holiday ends:
Sunday, April 17, 9:02 p.m.
Passover Night 7:
Thursday, April 21, 8:03 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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April 14-20, 2022 / 13-19 Nissan 5782 | VOLUME CLXX, ISSUE 9
PURELY COMMENTARY
4-12 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
14
Sinai Hospital’s Community
Service Legacy
The Jewish Fund commemorates
25 years of improving
community health.
18
On the Poland-Ukraine Border
Federation CEO Steven Ingber relates
his experience representing Metro
Detroit in Poland.
22
A ‘Dvar Challah’
Local baker connects her challah
to the weekly Torah portion.
24
Woodward Avenue Shul
Provides a ‘Traditional’
Experience
The WAS has an open-door policy
where all are welcome.
26
A People Magnet
A ‘master of Jewish outreach,’
Erin Stiebel helps people connect
to their Judaism.
30
Bates Street Society Dinner
to Honor 5 Jewish ‘Pillars’
From a rabbi to a cardiology expert,
honorees help others and give back
to the community.
34
Dr. Nat Pernick Endows
Award for Detroit Students
Awards will be presented during the
inaugural annual ceremony on
April 29.
34
Mazel Tov, FJA Students
Teams from Frankel Jewish Academy
won awards in two competitions.
MAZEL TOV
36
Moments
BUSINESS
38
Improving Employee
Retention
Boon Health: a go-to resource for
businesses looking to retain top talent.
39
Here’s To
SPORTS
41
So Long, Spartans
Calgary Flames draftee Josh Nodler
of Oak Park leaves the Michigan State
hockey team after three
seasons.
SPIRIT
42
Pesach — In Every
Generation
43
Torah Portion
44
Synagogue Directory
PASSOVER
46
A Seat at the Seder Table
Local families open their doors to
non-Jewish friends for Pesach.
50
Worldwide Passover
Traditions
Pesach celebrations embody many
religious and local traditions.
54
A Modern-Day
Passover Miracle
35 years ago, my mom — a human
trafficking survivor — celebrated her
first Pesach as a free woman.
60
From Addiction to Freedom
A new Haggadah for recovering
alcoholics brings a new perspective
to the traditional seder.
62
A Prayer for Ukraine
63
Passover Parade
Mitzvah Tanks roll through Metro
Detroit, offering cheer and Passover
essentials.
NEXT DOR
66
Meet Alana: Your Home,
Made Healthy
Food blogger Alana Lieberman dishes
out healthy, family-friendly recipes.
70
Jewish Heritage Game
Detroit Pistons home game brings
hundreds of Jewish people together.
TRAVEL
72
Digging Deep into
a Troubled Past
A trip to Iraqi Kurdistan.
76
In Search of the True Exodus
Huntington Woods couple visits
Jewish sites in Egypt.
FOOD
78
Eight Days of Celebrating
Recipes to add color to your
holiday menu.
ARTS & LIFE
82
Artists Wanted
New Janice Charach Gallery director
aims to promote emerging artists.
84
Celebrity News
EVENTS
85
Community Calendar
ETC.
86
Spotlight: Living the Jewish-
American Dream
Groves student participates in
JNF-USA’s Muss Study Abroad
Program.
87
The Exchange
89
Obits
94
Looking Back