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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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The Justice Seekers 

 
Meet four crusaders helping those 

 
who have been wrongfully convicted of a 
 
crime.

18 
A Special Event for Special 
 
 
Families 

 
JCC will host a symposium for parents of 

 
kids with special needs.

20 
FBI Makes Arrest 

 
Feds arrest Michigan man who plotted to 

 
kill Jewish elected officials in the state.

22 
Sharing the Faith 

 
Metro Detroit Student to Student does its 

 
first presentation at Pershing High School. 

24 
In Her Blood 

 
Rachel Devries gives back to the 
 community in wide-ranging, meaningful 
 
ways. 

26 
Drama & Davening 

 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s new 
 program blends tefillah, theater and 
 learning.

28 
‘Get Together Grants’ 

 
PJ Library is helping families get together 

 
with friends for Jewish-themed gatherings.

29 
Days Away from the Holy Land 

 
Federation staff member John Hardwick 

 
will exercise his connection to the Jewish 
 
community with his first Israel trip.

30 
Calling All Volunteers 

 
Plenty of chances to do a mitzvah.

FACES&PLACES
32 
The People JARC Serves 
 
 
Celebrate Super Bowl LVII

SPORTS
33 
A Repeat Feat 

 
Ron Rycus, 77, rolls his third 300 game ... 

 
using the same ball he used for his 2010 

 
perfect game.

NEXT DOR
34 
The Next Generation for 

 
NEXTGen Detroit 

 
Meet NEXTGen Detroit Board President 

 
Danielle DePriest.

BUSINESS
38 
Metro Detroit’s Little Israeli 

 
Marketplace 

 
Coby Goutkovitch took a long and winding 

 
road that led him to Coby’s Judaica.

38 
Here’s To

MAZEL TOV 
42 
Moments

SPIRIT
43 
Inspiration & Perspiration

44 
Torah Portion

March 9-15, 2023 / 16-22 Adar 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 4

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, March 10, 6:15 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, March 11, 7:17 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

45 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
47 
The Most Complete 

 
Guide to Jewish Oscar 

 
Nominees

50 
Homeward Bound 

 
From high school to a 

 
national tour, Jonah Bobo and 
 

 
Brendan Jacob Smith are 

 
Simon and Garfunkel.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
54 
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 55 
Obituaries 
56 
Looking Back 62

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