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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints

OUR COMMUNITY 
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A Mitzvah for the Dogs 

 
The Jewish community has embraced the 

 
work of Detroit Dog Rescue, slated to 

 
pen a new facility this fall.

18 
High Holiday Prayground 

 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s family event 

 
returns for second year.

20 
A Lifelong Learner 

 
Nancy Kaplan, a force of nature for Judaism 

 
and Jewish education, retired from Beth Ahm.

24 
The Shul Celebrates 20 Years 

 
Occasion will be marked by Broadway-style 

 
evening Sept. 14.

25 
Congregation B’nai Moshe 

 
Hosts Rabbi Josh Warshawsky 

 
Scholar-in-Residence weekend includes 

 
Conservative community Selichot service.

26 
Lost and Found 

 
Local woman harnesses social media 

 
to reunite son with father’s lost tefillin.

28 
Jewish Agency Career Expo 

 
Gesher, The J and Federation partner on 

 
a job fair slated for Sept. 21.

29 
Shofar Factory Festival Is Back! 

 
Find art, fun, food, education and kindness 

 
at the Sherrill Berman Shofar Factory 
 

 Festival.

30 
Kehillat Etz Chayim: 

 
‘Come as You Are’ 

 
The congregation recently held its first 

 
Shabbat service in its new home.

32 
Much More Than Volunteering 

 
Meet Rick Herman, who’s says services like 

 
JARC keep the community alive.

FACES & PLACES 
33 
JARC Staff Appreciation 

 
Event 2022

33 
Yad Ezra’s Giving Garden Program

SPORTS 
34 
Gold, Silver and Bronze 

 
Detroit dancers, basketball players win 

 
medals at the JCC Maccabi Games in 

 
San Diego.

NEXT DOR 
36 
Season Tickets, Anyone? 

 
Meet Jonah Hirsch, account executive 

 
for the Detroit Tigers.

BUSINESS 
38 
Much More than Corned Beef 

 
High-quality food and service remain 

 
Stage Deli’s foundation for 60 years.

40 
GM Dealers to Use Israeli Tech 

 
Thousands of dealerships will be checking 

 
cars for defects with technology from 

 
Israel’s UVeye.

41 
Here’s To 

MAZEL TOV 
42 
Moments 

SPIRIT 
43 
Torah Portion 

44 
Against Hate 

46 
Synagogue Directory

NOSH 
48 
Ess In co. 

 
Chef Cari opens new kosher sit-down 

 
restaurant in Oak Park.

ARTS&LIFE 
50 
Complete Guide to Jewish Emmy 

 
Nominees and Winner Predictions

52 
Glimpse the Past 

 
Rare documentary and home footage 

 
captures life interrupted in pre-war Poland.

56 
Enduring Through Art 

 
Farber Art Class students exhibit at the 

 
Janice Charach Gallery.

 

Sept. 8-14, 2022 / 12-18 Elul 5782 | VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 4

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Sept. 9, 7:35 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 10, 8:34 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Photo courtesy of 
Kristina Millman-Rinaldi. 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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58 
L’chaim: A Toast to 

 
Birmingham Village Players 

 
It’s 100th season opens with 

 
Arsenic and Old Lace.

60 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
61 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
Spotlight 
62 
The Exchange 63 
Obituaries 
66 
Looking Back 70