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Dec. 1-7, 2022 / 7-13 Kislev 5783 | VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 16

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
10 
Jewish Detroit Heirloom 
 
Roadshow
Bring your own family holdings to showcase
 
and have evaluated.

12 
Detroit’s Role in Family Planning 
 
History
Jewish community’s support was essential 
 
for Detroit’s first family planning clinic in 1927.

14 
Lawyers & Latkes 

16 
Marquette’s Temple Beth Sholom
Congregation is searching for new spiritual 
 
leader.

18 
Sing-Along Reunion
About 50 former Southfield Public Schools 
 
students recognize their former music 
 
teacher.

19 
Giving Back Through Service
Dr. Erika Bocknek’s goal is to make the 
 
world a better place through service.

20 
Calling All Volunteers!

22 
Let’s Light the Lamp!
Menorah in the D takes place Dec. 8
 
at Campus Martius

NEXT DOR
24 
Flair in the Kitchen
Self-taught cook creates popular kosher 
 
cookbook and blog.

CAMP GUIDE 
26 
A ‘Session-and-a-Half’
Tamarack Camps unveils new six-week
 
session for campers in grades 2-7.

28 
Teen Outposts and Travel Trips
Tamarack Camps offers teens once-in-a-
 
lifetime camping and travel opportunities.

31 
An Investment in Camping
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s JCamp 
 
180® to invest $25 million in Jewish camps.

32 
Camp Listings

SPORTS
35 
Jumping to a Conclusion
North Farmington High School senior
 
Josh Rioux has a New Year’s resolution
 
for 2023: All-State in high jump.

NOSH
36 
Latkes and Vodka with
 
Chef Mike Ran
Save the dates for the upcoming
 
Frame Chanukah dinner on Dec. 18.

FACES&PLACES
38 
Blessing of the Animals

MAZEL TOV
39 
Moments

SPIRIT
40 
When the ‘I’ is Silent 

41 
Torah Portion 

42 
Synagogue Directory

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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat begins:
Friday, Dec. 2, 4:42 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 3, 5:47 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Courtesy of
Joel Reisig 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

ARTS&LIFE
44 
Haul Out the Holly
Movie producer Joel Paul Reisig’s 
 
quest for holiday rom-coms lands 
 
him at historic Holly Hotel.

48 
Potters Market
45th annual showcase runs
 
Dec. 1-4 in Southfield.

50
Hamilton is Back
An energetic cast brings new 
 
life to a beloved blockbuster.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
53 
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 54
Obituaries
56
Looking Back
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