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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
Hands in the Dirt … Heart
 
with Nature
Oak Park herbalist’s Sunny Squirrel Farm
 
is a healing and sharing place.

18 
A Fixture in Kalamazoo
Temple B’nai Israel still going strong
 
after 150 years.

20 
Years of Dedication 
Meet Janis Shulman, a lifelong JARC
 
volunteer.

22 
Carl Levin Remembered
Friends, family and colleagues of the late
 
senator remember his life at public memorial.

24 
‘Not Your Mother’s Judaism’
Congregation Shaarey Zedek to welcome
 
Park Avenue Synagogue Rabbi Elliot
 
Cosgrove June 23.

26 
Truth and Reconciliation
The Detroit church founded by antisemite
 
Father Coughlin hosts an event on
 
Jewish-Catholic relations.

28 
Love Movies?
Hamilton Jewish Federation and Hamilton
 
JCC present the Jewish Movie Club. 

28 
“Women Lighting the Way”
Jewish Women’s Foundation members
 
enjoy gathering after COVID hiatus.

FACES AND PLACES
30 
JARC Annual Flower-a-thon
32 
Jewish Family Festival

NEXT DOR 
33 
Evening Dedicated to Torah
Partners Detroit Shavuot Program

34 
Tech Innovator
Meet Jacob Smith, who’s working to connect
 
Detroit’s Black and Jewish communities.

SPORTS
36 
He Created a Buzz
Ben Chosid did everything for the
 
Kalamazoo College baseball team
 
except hit a home run.

37 
Quick Hits

BUSINESS
38 
A Place for Kids who Love STEM
At The Robot Garage, kids learn lifelong
 
skills through fun engineering projects.

MAZEL TOV
40 
Moments

SPIRIT
41 
Torah Portion 
42 
Loneliness and Faith
44 
Synagogue Directory

ERETZ
46 
Meet the Olim
Avi Gruber: ‘I Love Being with my People.’

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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, June 17, 8:54 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, June 18, 10:06 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo: Melina Bronfin and 
her daughter Eliana Rivka
Photo Credit: Jerry Zolynsky
Cover Design: Michelle Sheridan

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June 16-22, 2022 / 17-23 Sivan 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 18

ARTS&LIFE

47 
Cha Cha Real Smooth
 
Bought by Apple TV+
 
for $15 Million
Behind the deal with Jessica Switch.

49 
A Thrilling Adventure
Shock Wave by Al Pessin,
 
Pinnacle Books: New York, 2022.

51 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
52 
Community Calendar

ETC.
Spotlight 
54
The Exchange 54
Obituaries 
56
Looking Back 62

