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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, May 13, 8:27 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, May 14, 9:36 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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photo courtesy of Broder & Sachse

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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May 12-18, 2022 / 11-17 Iyar 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 13

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
Motor City NFT Drop
A new program at three Detroit buildings 
 
offers residents a chance to own and
 
collect digital art.

18 
Synagogue Spotlight
Congregation Beth El stays strong after 
 
60+ years as Windsor’s Reform synagogue.

20 
Chicken Soup & A Smile
Barbara Greenberg delivers more than just 
 
soup to senior citizens.

22 
Welcome Back!
Jewish lawyers to honor a pair of judges at 
 
its first major event since the pandemic.

24 
Music from Auschwitz
The Zekelman Holocaust Center hosts free 
 
concert May 22.

26 
Never Too Old for Something New
Bessie Spector event celebrates 20th
 
anniversary, video-book style.

30 
Even Small Mitzvahs Matter
DailyGiving.org multiplies $1 donations to 
 
make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

32 
A Healing Touch
Rabbi helps Jewish hospital patients in 
 
northern Oakland County.

33 
Sending Kids to Camp for 120 
 
Years 
Tamarack’s annual event will honor Sue 
 
and Alan J. Kaufman and Rachel Grey Ellis 
 
on May 25.

34 
Grieving Grandmother Benefits 
 
Group Homes
JVS+Kadima receives donation to help 
 
people with mental illness.

FOOD
36 
Chef Aaron Egan’s Steak & 
 
Potato Dinner

MAZEL TOV
38 
Moments

NEXT DOR 
39 
A Passion for Music
Meet Bloomfield Hills High School band 
 
director Alan Posner.

40 
Changing Career Paths
After working 15 years in TV, Jason Lewis 
 
changes course.

BUSINESS
42 
Building Teams
In the forest and trees, businesses build 
 
trust, confidence and relationships.

43 
Here’s To

45 
A ‘Late Bloomer’
How an idea in the middle of the night led 
 
to a top-selling women’s clothing line.

SPORTS
46 
Hall Doors Open Again
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
 
banquet will return in October.

47 
Powering Babson College Baseball
Josh Yellen of Bloomfield Hills is leading 
 
the charge toward the playoffs.

SPIRIT
49 
Torah Portion 

50 
On Being a Kiddush Hashem

52 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
53 
HBO Original Film Tells 
 
the story of Boxer at 
 
Auschwitz
The Survivor explores the fine 
 
line of choosing to survive or 
 
choosing to live.

55 
Broadway-Bound
Sam Primack is on tour in the 
 
role of Evan Hansen.

57 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
58 
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 60
Obituaries 
62
Looking Back 70