14 | AUGUST 18 • 2022 

when one decides on what bottle 
they will pick out next time they 
bring one to serve and drink at 
the next seder or meal with a 
Jewish ritual.” 
Rabbi Louis Finkelman of Or 
Chadash of Oak Park will lead a 
discussion and demonstration on 
how wheat is grown 
and processed. He 
will also speak to 
the many times in 
Jewish tradition 
where wheat and 
bread — leavened 
and unleavened — is 
mentioned in Jewish traditions. 
Part of his stories will come 
from his own experiences grow-
ing a modest amount of wheat in 
his Southfield backyard. 
“People have a different take 
on sustainability when they 
have experienced growing 
their own food, even growing 
a small part of their own food,” 
Finkelman said. “Last year, my 
daughter-in-law gave me red 
wheat seeds. She planted a tiny 

bed of wheat in her garden in 
Oak Park, and I did the same 
in my garden in Southfield. We 
harvested the wheat, and got 
together to process what we had 
planted, generating enough flour 
for one loaf of bread.” 

OUTDOOR FUN
Outside, on a lawn adjacent 
to the center, representatives 
from Outdoor Adventures from 
Tamarack Camps will be staging 
outdoor games and activities, 
allowing those who may not get 
the chance to go away to camp 
in the summer to get a taste of 
camping. 
The environmental organi-
zation Plastic Oceans will host 
stewardship activities along the 
Dequindre Cut Greenway and 
children can create art projects 
made from recyclable materi-
als with the Flying Cardboard 
Theater. 
Rob Streit of the Detroit Food 
Academy will be on hand to 
teach stoppers-by the education-

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OUR COMMUNITY

when one decides on what bottle 
they will pick out next time they 
bring one to serve and drink at 
the next seder or meal with a 
Jewish ritual.” 

Chadash of Oak Park will lead a 
discussion and demonstration on 

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Rabbi Louis 
Finkelman