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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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Student to Student


Jewish students share their culture with


non-Jewish students in first-of-its-kind


program in Michigan.

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Inaugural Prayer


Rabbi Alicia Harris offered the prayer at


Gov. Whitmer’s inauguration.

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Together As Family


600 teens joined the BBYO Regional


Conference last month at the JCC.

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Antisemitic Threat


Educator resigns shortly after starting new


position at Richmond Community Schools


due to death threat targeting his family.

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A Survivor’s Story


Local Holocaust survivor and liberator


to speak on International Holocaust


Remembrance Day.

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A Volunteering Dynamo


TKA’s Deb Ford lends a hand to many


programs and projects.

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Welcome to Ohel Leah


Free clothes for everyone on Mrs. Schwab’s



Oak Park porch.

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Building a Safe Haven in


the Desert


Detroit pediatrician supports safety


infrastructure for children in Halutza, Israel.

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Ambulance No. 2


West Bloomfield couple donates second


vehicle to Magen David Adom in Israel.

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Cycling Across Israel


American FIDF supporters join


wounded IDF combat veterans


on the Israel Bike Mission.

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Tea, Talk & Torah


Temple Shir Shalom program


is a fun way to learn.

FACES&PLACES
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YIOS Chopped Event

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JHSM’s Jewish Heirloom


Roadshow

NEXT DOR
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The Well Provides Career


Advice from an Expert


Ron Elkus shared his values and


community involvement that made


The Shirt Box such a success.

SPORTS
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Jewish Heritage Night 2.0


Orthodox Jewish basketball player


Ryan Turell will be in the spotlight at


a Motor City Cruise game Feb. 13.

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Quick Hits

NOSH
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Dining around the D: ZaBot Pizza

MAZEL TOV
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Moments

SPIRIT
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Torah Portion

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God and Strangers

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Synagogue Directory

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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Jan. 20, 5:13 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Jan. 21, 6:18 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth

Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Courtesy of
Be the Narrative
Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

Jan. 19-25, 2023 / 26 Tevet-3 Shevat 5783| VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 23

ARTS&LIFE
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From the Pulpit


to the Stage


Cantor Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz



to perform in the musical Baby.

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Bach Cello Suites


Cellist Alisa Weilerstein to


perform in East Lansing Jan. 26.

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Historical Fiction for


Children


Ranger in Time. D-Day: Battle


on the Beach by Kate Messner

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Celebrity News

EVENTS
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Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 54
Obits
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Looking Back 62

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