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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
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Food. Fun. Faith. 

 
Hazon’s Jewish Food Festival 

 
is back live and in-person at 

 
Detroit’s Outdoor Adventure Center.

16 
Labor Day BBQ Kits 

 
Higher Hopes! Partners with 

 
Famous Dave’s BBQ to raise money 

 
to help kids.

18 
From Crips and Bloods 

 
to Orthodox Judaism 

 
A former gang member shares 

 
his tale of redemption at Bais 

 
Chabad event.

22 
A Close-Knit Neighborhood 

 
Orthodox Institution 

 
Over the past 10 years, Young Israel of 
 
Southfield has attracted 50 families to 
 
move into its neighborhood.

24 
Volunteering for Change 

 
Meet Ronit Wagman, who uses her 

 
volunteer activism to make positive 

 
change in the community.

25 
Learn About Addiction in 

 
the Jewish Community 

 
All are welcome at a free panel 

 
discussion and resource fair on Aug. 31. 

26 
Adas Shalom 1965 

 
Confirmands Reunite 

 
Group gathers in Bloomfield 

 
Township to reminisce.

26 
Jewish Relief Network 

 
Ukraine

FACES & PLACES 
29 
Grill the Rabbi

30 
Shabbat for Tots at 

 
the Detroit Zoo

BACK TO SCHOOL 
31 
Farber Partners with JFS 

 
on Mental Health Initiative 

 
Teen mental health first-aid teaches 

 
teens how to respond to mental 

 
health crises.

32 
Jewish Educator 

 
Extraordinaire 

 
Elissa Berg put family in the 

 
forefront of religious instruction.

34 
Jewish Teens Taking a 

 
Stand on Israel 

 
Teens can earn college credit at 

 
Chabad Jewish Center of Troy’s 

 
class about Israel.

JEWISH@EDU 
36 
What I Learned Being on 

 
the Ground in Israel

40 
Wayne State Students Head 

 
to Israel 

 
10-day trip shows how unity and 

 
inclusion is possible.

41 
Go Tigers!

42 
Fighting Antisemitism 

 
Incident at University of Detroit 

 
Mercy Dental School leads to learning 
 
for those involved.

SPORTS 
44 
No. 1 on the Court, 

 
4.0 in the Classroom 

 
Lindsay Berke was a leader for the 

 
North Farmington girls tennis team 

 
and a perfect student.

44 
Quick Hits

NEXT DOR 
47 
The Torah of Obi-Wan Kenobi

ERETZ 
48 
High School in a 

 
Development Town 

 
Student spends senior year in a school 

 
helping students from a less privileged 

 
background.

MAZEL TOV 
50 
Moments 

SPIRIT 
51 
Torah Portion 

52 
The Power of Gratitude

54 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
56 
A True Story of Survival 

 
The Watchmakers: A Story of 

 
Brotherhood, Survival, and Hope 

 
Amid the Holocaust.

57 
A Frum Romance 

 
A review of Melvyn Westreich’s 

 
According to Their Deeds.

58 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
59 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 61 
Obituaries 
63 
Looking Back 70

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: Friday, Aug. 19, 8:09 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: Saturday, Aug. 20, 9:12 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Hazon Michigan Jewish Food 
Festival 2019 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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