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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. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover Illustration/credit: Illustration by Naomi 
Broudo, Family Heirlooms for Life Cycle Events: 
www. freshketubahdesign.com or 
www.naomibroudo.etsy.com 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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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

