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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-9 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY 
10 
From Slaughterhouse to 

 
Therapy Dog 

 
Meet Ichabod, an Alaskan Malamute 

 
therapy dog with a disability, who 

 
teaches everyone there’s more to life.

14 
Clover Hill Cemetery 

 
Augments its Support Team 

 
Adding an Emotional Support Dog 

 
reaps benefits for bereaved 

 
and staff alike.

16 
One Meal at a Time 

 
Fair Food Network repairs the world 

 
through food.

18 
Inflation Challenges 

 
Prices are high, but Jewish agencies 

 
continue to serve.

20 
Birthplace of a Movement 

 
Congregation for Humanistic Judaism 

 
offers a warm, inclusive community 

 
committed to exploring 

 
Humanistic values.

22 
Volunteering is a Core Value 

 
Meet Abby Rubin, who gives back to 

 
the community what she was given.

24 
Advancing Breakthroughs 

 
Detroit-area philanthropists support 

 
cutting-edge research at the 

 
Weizmann Institute of Science.

26 
Wearable Art 

 
Metro Detroiters with developmental 

 
disabilities step into the fashion world.

FACES&PLACES 
27 
Congregation Shir Tikvah’s 

 
Pride Shabbat

28 
Celebrating America at Hillel

ERETZ
29 
Teen Mission, Part 2 

 
Detroit Teen Mission’s cool 

 
experiences.

SPORTS
32 
Pool Haul 

 
Ex-sportscaster Jim Berk overcomes 

 
obstacles to earn three swimming 

 
ribbons at the National Senior Games.

32 
Quick Hits

 
 

NEXT DOR 

35 
An Ann Arbor Fixture 

 
From healthcare to Jewish 

 
programming, Dr. Monica Woll Rosen 

 
is an important part of the community.

MAZEL TOV!

37 
Moments 

SPIRIT

38 
Influence and Power

39 
Torah Portion 

40 
Synagogue Directory

NOSH 

42 
New Menu at Soul Café 

ARTS&LIFE 
44 
A ‘Musical Scientist’ 

 
Local composer Steve Becker to 

 
perform in Oak Park.

46 
The Stage’s Rising Star 

 
Theater student makes professional 

 
debut in Pippin.

48 
The Sounds of Michigan 

 
DJ and producer Rebecca Goldberg 

 
releases new project for BBC 

 
Radiophonic Workshop.

50 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
51 
Community Calendar

BUSINESS 
53 
Make Conflict Work 

 
How to avoid the toxins of conflict, 

 
according to keynote speaker 

 
Gabe Karp.

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Spotlight 
56 
Obituaries 
57 
Looking Back 61 

contents

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, July 22, 8:44 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, July 23, 9:52 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover Photo: Gayle Ellias of White Lake 
reads a story about her dog Ichabod to 
7-year-old Shlom, 12-year-old Mandel 
and 10-year-old Levi Blumstein of West 
Bloomfield. Photo by Jerry Zolynsky.

Cover Design: Deborah Schultz

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July 21-27, 2022 / 22-28 Tammuz 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 23

