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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

10 
Ending Modern-Day Slavery 

 
Jewish community members work to 

 
raise awareness of human trafficking 

 
and help victims.

16 
‘Five Things That Can Change 
 

 
Your Life’ 

 
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of 
 Rebbe, to speak at Oakland University.

18 
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. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit:Courtesy of 
NEXTGen Detroit 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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