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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
10 
Victory for MSU 

 
MSU’s Serling Institute for Jewish Studies 

 
and Modern Israel celebrates three decades 
 

 
of success.

16 
Ukraine Relief Efforts Continue 

 
Major dental donation marks latest milestone 
 

 
for Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Ukraine 
 

 
relief efforts.

18 
Critical Help Provided 

 
Temple Israel volunteers pack 1,000 first 

 
aid kits for the Ukrainian Army.

20 
Hadassah Welcomes Comedian 

 
to Annual Meeting 

 
Ophira Eisenberg to be the guest speaker 

 
at Sept. 13 gathering at Adat Shalom.

21 
Returning Retiree Boot Camp 

 
In-person workshops to be held at Gesher 

 
Human Services on Sept. 14, Oct. 19 and 

 
Nov. 16.

22 
Welcoming Refugees 

 
Bar mitzvah project raises money to support 

 
Washtenaw County’s Refugee Resettlement 

 
Program.

23 
OU Launches Empowerment 
 

 
Program 

 
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative offers 
 
program to empower women by teaching 
 
them critical skills.

24 
Congregation Or Chadash: 

 
‘A New Light’ 

 
The shul continues to grow, built on the 

 
foundation of rationalist halakhic Judaism. 

26 
Planting the Seed of Volunteerism 
 

 
Meet the dedicated mother-daughter 

 
duo who actively volunteer at Yad Ezra’s 

 
Giving Gardens. 

27 
When Tragedy Strikes 

 
Detroit’s Jewish community provides cushion 
 

 
of support to its neighbors in hard times.

29 
B’nai Moshe Welcomes Dr. David 

 
Tenenbaum 

 
Tennenbaum, accused of being an Israeli 

 
spy, will share his story at Sept. 13 event.

MAZEL TOV 
30 
Moments 

NEXT DOR 
31 
The Mind-Body Connection 

 
Therapist and fitness pro Abbie Jankelovitz 
 

 
helps her clients’ physical and mental health.

SPORTS 
34 
West Coast Hockeytown 

 
Four Detroit skaters lead the way on their 

 
multi-delegation team at the JCC Maccabi 

 
Games in San Diego.

36 
Michigan Maccabiah Men 

 
Michigan men won gold, silver and bronze 

 
at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. 

SPIRIT 
40 
The Greatness of Humility

41 
Torah Portion 

42 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
44 
It Takes a Community 

 
Laura Earle is bringing women artists to 

 
the forefront of September’s Detroit 

 
Month of Design.

48 
Creating Musical 

 
Conversations 

 
Bass player Larry Grenadier to 

 
perform at Detroit Jazz Festival.

50 
Celebrity News

 

44

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Sept. 2, 7:47 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 3, 8:47 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Sept. 1-7, 2022 / 5-11 Elul 5782| VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 3

EVENTS 
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Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 53 
Obits 
55 
Looking Back 62

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