FEBRUARY 23 • 2023 | 3

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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-12 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
14 
We’re All Spartans Now
The Jewish community embraces the
 
MSU family in wake of mass shooting.

20 
A Shared Experience
Ida and Louis Goutman will be traveling 
 
to Israel together on Motor City Mission.

22 
The Main Event
Greater Ann Arbor Jewish Federation 
 
welcomes Unorthodox podcast hosts, 
 
grants first Pillar Award.

24 
An Inclusive Sanctuary
Temple Israel unveils all-gender and
 
accessible bathrooms.

26 
Lessons from Ben
Ellyn Davidson keeps her late father’s 
 
memory alive through online posts.

28 
Exploring the Canadian Rockies 
Detroit hikers explore Canadian National 
 
Parks and Calgary’s Jewish community.

30 
Come to Detroit, Come to Farber
Farber Hebrew Day School offers discounted 
 
tuition in their Recruitment Incentive Program.

31 
Community News

34 
AZA Celebrates 100th Anniversary 
Michigan Region kicks off local celebration 
 
by honoring Arnie Weiner.

34 
One-Stop Shop
The JLive Job Board will be a centralized 
 
location for both sides of the Jewish 
 
community’s workforce.

FACES&PLACES
36 
Temple Shir Shalom’s Tikkun 
 
Olam-a-thon

37 
Hillel Day School’s Havdalapalooza

38 
Tu b’Shevat Seder 

39 
United Hatzalah in Detroit

SPORTS
40 
Brownie Points
It took extra effort for the Hebrew Academy 
 
 
 of Montreal basketball team to fly to Farber 
 
and win the David Tanzman Memorial 
 
Tournament championship.

NEXT DOR
42 
Forging Ahead
Meet metalsmith Gabriel Craig, who with 
 
his wife, creates custom metal jewelry, 
 
Judaica and more.

ERETZ
44 
Jerusalem ‘Winner’ Marathon 
 
Takes Place March 17
The chosen running routes tell the story of 
 
Jerusalem throughout the city’s 3,000-year 
 
history.

HEALTH
46 
Sharing Knowledge
Experts in MRI-guided radiation oncology
 
at Henry Ford Health host delegations
 
from Israel.

MAZEL TOV
48 
Moments

42

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Feb. 24, 5:58 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:00 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Feb. 23-March 1, 2023 / 2-8 Adar 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 2

SPIRIT
49 
Torah Portion

50 
Lessons from the Rebbe
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin shared
 
five lessons that can change 
 
your life at Oakland University
 
Program.

52 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
54 
Deli Delights
New York Historical Society
 
presents “I’ll Have What She’s
 
Having”: The Jewish Deli.

57 
Life in Black and White
Judy Glickman Lauder displays
 
her photography collection at
 
Grand Rapids Art Museum.

60 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
61 
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 62
Obituaries 
64
Looking Back 70

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