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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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36 Under 36 

 
Celebrate the young Jewish professionals 

 
making a difference in our region.

34 
Ensuring Jewish Continuity 

 
Will our children and grandchildren 

 
be Jewish?

36 
One Thing I Wish You Knew 

 
UMatter’s annual event hopes to abolish 

 
the stigma associated with mental health 

 
challenges.

38 
How We Met 

 
‘All in the Name’

40 
Mission of a Lifetime 

 
Ian Mendel, with a one-of-a-kind Jewish 

 
journey, will be visiting Israel for the first 

 
time on Motor City Mission.

42 
Every Photo Tells a Story 

 
Jeff Aisen, volunteer photographer for 

 
many Jewish Detroit agencies, tells 

 
stories through snapshots. 

FACES AND PLACES
44 
Adat Shalom’s Volunteer Day

45 
Melaveh Malka at Farber

NEXT DOR
46 
Glitz, Glamour and Giving Back 

 
NEXTGen Detroit’s annual fundraising 

 
event returns with a casino theme this year.

ERETZ
48 
Israeli Rescue Teams Saving 

 
Lives in Turkey 

 
United Hatzalah is on the ground amid 

 
the devastation caused by the earthquake.

SPORTS
50 
Back Where It Started 

 
Ari Eizen, whose idea hatched the David 

 
Tanzman Memorial Tournament, returns 

 
to Farber to see how the tournament 

 
has grown.

50 
Quick Hits

JEWISH@EDU
52 
University of Michigan Hillel 

 
Installs New Undergraduate 

 
Governing Board

54 
Fact Finders 

 
Wayne State students embark on a trip 

 
to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

57 
Jewish Heritage Week at 

 
Central Michigan

59 
An Israeli at LTU 

 
My experience as a student athlete 

 
at Lawrence Technological University.

MAZEL TOV
61 
Moments

SPIRIT
62 
A Just World

63 
Torah Portion

64 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE

66 
A Cross-Cultural Exchange 

 
Local artist’s work chosen to hang in 

 
Cameroon embassy.

68 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
69 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 70 
Spotlight 
72 
Obituaries 
73 
Looking Back 78 

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Feb. 17, 5:49 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Feb. 18, 6:52 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Feb. 16-22, 2023 / 25 Shevat-1 Adar 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 1

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