JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 3
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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-9 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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Ending Modern-Day Slavery
Jewish community members work to
raise awareness of human trafficking
and help victims.
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‘Five Things That Can Change
Your Life’
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of
Rebbe, to speak at Oakland University.
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Parent with Confidence
New JFamily class helps parents of
children with ADHD or anxiety.
20
What Does It Mean to
Be Jewish?
Rabbi Robert Dobrusin offers new
JLearn course.
21
‘Book Smart’
Course to explore the vast sea of
Jewish learning and literature.
22
Celebrating the
New Year of Trees
Hazon Detroit, The Well, Repair the
World Detroit and Downtown
Synagogue will host Tu B’Shvat Seder.
23
Jewish Penicillin
Get yours at Shir Tikvah’s Chicken
Soup for the Jewish Soul.
24
Kosher Clothing
Michigan’s two shatnez checkers help
local Jews fulfill a little-known mitzvah.
25
New Beginnings
Hadassah House in West Bloomfield
reopens for in-person events.
26
A Passion for JARC
Lisa Ziff continues to help the ladies
her daughter loved.
HEALTH
28
One Smile at a Time
Lifetime Dental Group celebrates the
opening of 6,000-square-foot
West Bloomfield facility.
32
Keeping Your Eyes Healthy
JFS workshop explores connection
between eye and brain health.
FACES & PLACES
34
Rockin’ Tots at B’nai Moshe
35
MLK Celebration at
Temple Kol Ami
SPORTS
36
Living a Dream at U-M
Big Ten champion and Maccabiah
Games gold medal-winning golfer
Mikaela Schulz ‘bleeds maize
and blue.’
NEXT DOR
38
L’dor V’dor: Experiencing
Jewish Argentina
NEXTGen Detroiters travel with JDC
Entwine to learn firsthand how
JDC has made a difference in the lives
of Argentinian Jews.
NOSH
40
Home-Grown Wine
Kosher wine is again made
in Michigan.
BUSINESS
42
Road to the Future
Why Israel is driving mobility
innovation in Michigan.
ERETZ
44
‘Accidental’ Journalists
Metro Detroit natives end up with
careers in Israeli media.
47
Platform for Science &
Medicine Advancement
Technion recently hosted Michigan-
Israel Partnership ‘Frontiers in
Biomedical Research’ Conference.
SPOTLIGHT
48
Community News
MAZEL TOV
49
Moments
SPIRIT
50
The Necessity of Asking
Questions
51
Torah Portion
52
Synagogue Directory
ARTS & LIFE
54
Cabaret Star Shares His
Jewish Pride
Ann Arbor native Ari Axelrod takes his
show about Jewish Broadway back to
New York City, also releases his
debut album.
56
The Price of Beetlejuice
On tour with Lee N Price.
58
Family-Friendly Production
Bloomfield Players Community Theatre
returns in February with multiple
Jewish cast members.
60
Celebrity News
EVENTS
61
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 62
World
64
Obits
65
Looking Back 70
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat begins:
Friday, Jan. 27, 5:21 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Jan. 28, 6:26 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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