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contents

PURELY COMMENTARY

4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY

12
The Car Guy’s Car Guy


Eddie Alterman has spent a career


behind the wheel of the world’s


snazziest autos.

18
Gift of a Torah


Centenarian Sam Gotlib’s values


and traditions live on.

20
Synagogue Spotlight


Beth Israel Congregation, Ann Arbor

22
Shabbos Desserts


for Chai Lifeline


Danielle ‘DeeDee’ Lefkowitz


spreads hope with baked goods.

24
Never Too Late


Veteran Detroit journalist starts a


new career as a rabbi.

26
Detroit Youth Choir to


Perform for NCJW


Money raised will support NCJW’s


youth projects.

28
Jewish Jazzercisers


Local women find a community


in “judgment-free” zone.

31
Proof on the Roof


Solar panels are a good


financial choice for the


environmentally conscious.

ERETZ

34
Shira Brown: ‘How could


we not’ move to Israel?

BUSINESS

36
Are You a ‘Superachiever?’


Barry Franklin uncovers the secrets of


highly successful people in his new


book, GPS For Success.

36
Here’s To

38
What’s Old is New


Brothers Ryan and Dylan Burke, each


younger than most of the items they


sell, tap into the lucrative love


of nostalgia.

MAZEL TOV

40
Moments

SPIRIT

40
Torah Portion

41
The Fewest of All People

43
Synagogue Directory

SPORTS

45
Soccer Royalty


Ex-Detroit Express defender returns


to celebrate the team’s 1982 league


championship.

NEXT DOR

46
The Ultimate Career Path


Frankel’s associate director of the


annual campaign knew the Jewish


community was where she


wanted to work.

NOSH

48
Filling a Need: The Lunch Box


A new option for people on


special diets.

FOOD

50
Keeping it Cool


on Hot Summer Days


Picnic Foods, Part 1

ARTS & LIFE

54
Detroit Jazz


Percussionist/composer Mark Lipson


to play at the Congregation for


Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit


and Detroit Jazz Festival.

56
Adventures of


an Art Collector


Suzy Farbman’s new book takes


readers to Cass Corridor and beyond.

58
Leonard Cohen and the


Yom Kippur War


A review of Who By Fire:


Leonard Cohen in the Sinai by


Matti Friedman. Spiegel & Grau:


New York, 2022.

60
Celebrity News

EVENTS

61
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 62
Obits
64
Looking Back 70

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat begins:
Friday, Aug. 12, 8:20 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, Aug. 13, 9:23 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit:
Courtesy Eddie Alterman.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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