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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
12
‘The Greatest Class Ever’
Members of the Mumford High Class
of 1960 turn 80.
30
Reproductive Rights Rally
NCJW leads “Abortion Is a Jewish Value”
rally at Temple Israel.
36
Jews in the Digital Age
Don’t get taken advantage of online.
40
A ‘Capital’ Congregation
East Lansing’s Congregation Shaarey
Zedek serves multiple denominations.
44
Helping the Community Grow
Meet Lindsay Ottersen, the volunteer
who keeps on giving.
48
More Subsidies for 2023
Motor City Mission
50
A Pretty Picture
How the Who and the Queen ended up
helping teens with cancer.
52
Diaspora Dinner Series
Downtown Synagogue kicks off series
during building renovation.
54
Siblings Share Special Tour
of Israel
Brother acts as Israeli security on sister’s
special Birthright trip.
56
Growing Generational Wealth
Ann Arbor and Windsor change their
culture of afterlife giving through the
LIFE & LEGACY Program.
SPORTS
60
Summer Soccer
Ben Rosenblatt of Huntington Woods
isn’t slowing down after breakout
sophomore season at Elon University.
NEXT DOR
64
Bringing Judaism to the World
Meet Rabbi Elya Silfen, founder of a free
online Jewish learning program.
66
The Well Inc.
A new peer-mentorship program to help
explore both your Jewish and
professional identities.
REAL ESTATE
67-80 The Home of Your Dreams
MAZEL TOV
81
Moments
SPIRIT
82
Torah Portion
83
Synagogue Directory
86
God’s Love for the Jewish
People
ARTS&LIFE
90
Putting it All Together
A ‘loverly’ return home for My Fair Lady’s
general manager Karen Berry.
92
Temple Kidsrael
Temple Israel creates album, book and
videos just for kids.
96
Celebrity News
EVENTS
97
Community Calendar
BUSINESS
102
Adding Quality to Lives and
Neighborhoods
Improving Metro Detroit’s community
with smart architectural design.
103
50 Years
Two generations keep Joe’s Army Navy
store thriving.
106 Here’s To
ERETZ
108
ORT in Action
Ukraine refugee students receive STEAM
education at Israeli middle school.
90
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, July 15, 8:50 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, July 16, 9:59 p.m.
Fast of 17th of Tammuz:
Sunday, July 17, 4:58 a.m.-9:58 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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July 14-20, 2022 / 15-21 Tammuz 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 22
ETC.
The Exchange 110
Obituaries
112
Looking Back 117
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