JULY 28 • 2022 | 3

contents

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
A Bridge So Near 

 
Windsor lures new Jewish residents — 

 
even from Detroit.

16 
What’s New at SOAR 

 
A new logo, a new name and a new 

 
executive director.

18 
The Soup Troupe 

 
Congregation Shir Tikvah Sisterhood 

 
partners with Hospitality House 

 
Food Bank.

20 
Oak Park High Alumni Plan 

 
60+2 Reunion 

 
Alumni will also be celebrating 80th 

 
birthdays.

20 
Central High’s 70th 

 
Central High alumni will gather for 

 
70th reunion.

22 
A Southeast Oakland County 

 
Constant 

 
Since 1952, Temple Emanu-El has 

 
offered congregants a welcoming, 

 
inclusive environment.

24 
Bringing Joy to Children’s 

 
Hospitals 

 
Meet Casey Belen, who has dedicated 

 
his mitzvah project to giving back to 

 
children in pediatric care.

26 
IADS Renovation Construction 

 
Begins 

 
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue 

 
celebrates its 100th anniversary with a 

 
renovation project.

30 
A Bernstein Bear 

 
$1.5 million donation will boost climate 

 
change programming at the Detroit 

 
riverfront.

FACES & PLACES 
31 
Hobbies & Hangouts

32 
Congregation Beth Ahm Tikkun 

 
Olam Volunteers Give Back

NEXT DOR 
34 
A Pop-Up Artist 

 
Inside the art of printmaking with 

 
Ferndale-based artist Cara Lazare.

36 
Jews, Brews and BBQs

 
 

FOOD
38 
Chef Aaron’s Roasted Brassicas

SPORTS
39 
Power of the (Bench) Press 

 
Weightlifter Jeff Ellis will be inducted 

 
next month into the Michigan Senior 

 
Olympics Hall of Fame.

MAZEL TOV
40 
Moments 

HEALTH
41 
JFamily Offers Cancer Screening 

 
JScreen Detroit provides affordable 

 
genetic testing for cancer proclivity.

42 
Golfing to Save Hair 

 
Meet the organization helping cancer 

 
patients preserve their hair.

SPIRIT
43 
Torah Portion 

44 
How Do We Find Joy in the 

 
Process?

46 
Synagogue Directory

ERETZ
48 
Miriam Maor: ‘It’s definitely 

 
worth it.’

ARTS&LIFE 
49 
Judaica in Glass 

 
Artist James Wilbat will be showcasing 

 
menorahs and dreidels at the Orchard 

 
Lake Fine Art Show.

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, July 29, 8:37 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, July 30, 9:43 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Ambassador Bridge 
(Wikipedia) 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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July 28-Aug. 3, 2022 / 29 Tammuz-6 Av 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 24

51 
Image of Victory 

 
This Netflix release captures 

 
the true price of war.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
53 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obituaries 
56 
Looking Back 62 

