JANUARY 5 • 2023 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
10 
An Old-New Whimsical 
 
Playground 
 
Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills breathes 
 
new life into retired equipment.

12 
One-Man Mitzvah Mobile 
 
West Bloomfield man and his dog are on a 
 
mission to do good in the world.

14 
Making Wishes Come True 
 
Southfield couple helps “Wish Ambulance” 
 
fulfill a dream.

16 
South Haven’s First Hebrew 
 
Congregation 
 
Small-town shul serves Orthodox, Reform 
 
and Conservative Jews.

18 
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor 
 
Honors Founders with a 
 
Memorial Brunch

20 
Bolstering the Student Support 
 
Team 
 
Hillel Day School adds early intervention staff 
 
 
thanks to a grant from the Jewish Fund.

22 
Jobs and Moms 
 
Free program from Gesher Human Services 
 
 
and Temple Israel helps moms find 
 
employment.

24 
Jews in the Digital Age 
 
The Off the Derech YouTuber

26 
Detroit Writing Room Hosts 2023 
 
Author Series 
 
The intimate events include meet-and- 
 
greets with high-profile authors, book talks, 
 
 
signings and more.

27 
Volunteer Opportunities 
 
Resolve to do a mitzvah in the new year.

28 
A Teaching Circle 
 
Local mom and educator offers coaching 
 
sessions and classes to help both kids and 
 
parents.

30 
Volunteers Reopen Pasteur 
 
School Library 
 
Students can once again check out books.

FACES & PLACES 
32 
Coalition for Black and Jewish 
 
Unity Hosts Annual Holiday 
 
Celebration

33 
Philanthropy, Extra Foam: New 
 
JSL Coffee House

NEXT DOR 
34 
Alternative Journalism 
 
Former New York Times writer Bari 
 
Weiss moves to Substack to continue 
 
sharing the stories she cares about.

NOSH 
36 
Long-Lost Culinary Delights 
 
Butcher’s son compiles cookbook of 
 
Kaplan Bros. recipes from archived 
 
Jewish News ads.

HEALTH 
38 
Eye Travel 
 
Southfield optometrist makes house calls.

MAZEL TOV 
40 
Moments

SPIRIT 
41 
Torah Portion

42 
The Majesty of Restraint

44 
Synagogue Directory

SPORTS

46 
Hockey is Her World 
 
Sasha Hartje will compete for Team 
 
USA in women’s hockey at the World 
 
University Games.

ARTS & LIFE 
47 
After 37 Years, Les Mis Still 
 
Mesmerizes 
 
A stellar cast brings the timeless story of 
 
hope to the Fisher stage. 

48 
Jewish Bizarre 
 
New Reboot podcast explores the stranger 
 
topics in Jewish history.

50 
Celebrity News

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Jan. 5-11, 2023 / 12-18 Tevet 5783| VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 21

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Jan. 6, 4:57 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Jan. 7, 6:03 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Courtesy of 
Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

EVENTS 
51 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 52 
Obits 
56 
Looking Back 62

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