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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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