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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
Building Future Leaders 

 
Federation’s Inspire Campaign Leadership 

 
Program is building women leaders in 

 
our community.

16 
Tragedy in Walled Lake 

 
Community rushes to support surviving 

 
daughters in recent shooting.

18 
A New Jewish Center in 

 
Wayne County 

 
Chabad Jewish Center of Livonia fills a 

 
gap in the Jewish community.

20 
Connecting Jews to Judaism 

 
Aish HaTorah Detroit, although not a 

 
synagogue, aims to fill Jewish homes 

 
with Judaism.

24 
PeerCorps Teens’ Passion to 

 
Give Back 

 
Meet two teens who actively volunteer 

 
with Repair the World’s PeerCorps 

 
High program.

28 
Guardians of the Earth 

 
The Well and Hazon partner on event 

 
to address climate destabilization.

30 
ORT Raises More than $1 Million 

 
Rub-A-Dub fundraiser is the most 

 
successful ever.

ROSH HASHANAH
34 
Rabbinic Holiday Greetings 

 
Local rabbis share messages for the 

 
Days of Awe.

38 
A New Normal at Shul 

 
Congregations usher in 5783 with a mix 

 
of live and virtual programming.

42 
Politics from the Pulpit 

 
The pros and cons of talking about current 

 
events at shul.

46 
How I Came to Sound the Shofar 

 
The JN asked three people to share how 

 
they learned.

50 
How to Blow a Shofar 

 
Director of Bloomfield Hills Public Schools 

 
shares a few tips to get the best sound.

52 
Sounds of the Shofar 

 
Metro Detroit native makes art in Israel 

 
inspired by spiritual learning.

56 
Tashlich Traditions 

 
Metro Detroit congregations share their 

 
customs for the holiday.

60 
Bonus Apple Tree 

 
High Holiday fun for the kiddos.

NEXT DOR 
66 
Young Adults & Synagogue 

 
Membership 

 
Authenticity is key to engaging young 

 
adults in synagogue life, says CSZ rabbi.

FACES & PLACES 
68 
Federation’s Affinities Remix

70 
Hillel Students Honor 

 
Farmington Hills First 

 
Responders

FOOD
72 
Holiday Cooking Tips 

 
Make hosting Rosh Hashanah dinner 

 
a little easier.

74 
Here’s to a Sweet New Year 

 
Apple Vanilla Crisp with Caramel Sauce

SPORTS
76 
Gesher Golf 

 
Family’s outing raises money, awareness 

 
for activity center/clubhouse.

BUSINESS
78 
Celebrating American and 

 
Israeli Innovation 

 
MIBA’s Taste of Two Nations event will 

 
help bilateral partnerships between 

 
Michigan and Israel.

MAZEL TOV
80 
Moments

SPIRIT
82 
Torah Portion 
83 
The World is Waiting for You 
86 
Synagogue List

ARTS & LIFE
88 
Making Music at Temple Israel 

 
Aaron Markovitz is the Burton A. and 

 
Sandra D. Zipser Foundation Artist-in 

 
Residence.

90 
Gratitude Revealed 

 
Inspired by the Holocaust, this film teaches 

 
viewers how to find gratitude.

92 
Kyiv City Ballet Comes to 

 
Music Hall 

 
Performance will support humanitarian 

 
aid in Ukraine.

96 
How ‘Suite’ It Is 

 
It’s science by day and theater by night 

 
for Keith Firstenberg.

SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 3

Shabbat & Holiday Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, Sept. 23, 7:10 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 24, 8:09 p.m. 
Rosh Hashanah: 
Day 1, Sunday, Sept. 25, 7:06 p.m. 
Day 2, Monday, Sept. 26, 8:05 p.m. 
Holiday Ends: 
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 8:03 p.m. 
Fast of Gedaliah: 
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 6:14 a.m.-8:01 p.m. 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar

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Sept. 22-28, 2022 / 26 Elul 5782 - 3 Tishri 5783| VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 6

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Celebrity News

EVENTS
100 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 101 
Spotlight 
103 
Obituaries 
104 
Looking Back 110 

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