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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-12 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
14 
Keeping Religion and State 

 
Separate 

 
Panel discussion examines religion’s role 

 
in state government. 

18 
Israel Education Revisited 

 
Local community day schools explore 

 
new ways to teach about the Jewish state.

20 
Assembly Aftermath 
 

 
Fallout continues at Bloomfield Hills 

 
High School in wake of anti-Israel speaker.

24 
Frame of Mind 

 
The immersive music, singing, theater 

 
and art event will feature the talents of 

 
70 participants in Gesher Human Services’ 

 
Creative Expressions program.

26 
The Topsy-Turvy Bus Runs Again 

 
Hillel students climb on board just in time 

 
for Earth Day.

28 
A Justice Crusader 

 
Rabbi Daniel Syme to receive PuLSE 

 
Institute’s Arun Gandhi Award for 

 
Global Justice.

29 
Free Concert at Temple Israel 

 
Pianist Henry Kramer to perform May 21.

30 
All Dolled Up 

 
Metro Detroit homeowners had their 

 
mailbox taken over by a family of dolls 

 
and the whims of whoever’s pulling 

 
the strings.

HOME 
32 
Lake Life 

 
A sneak peek at the Temple Israel 
 

 Sisterhood Home Tour. 

CAP & GOWN 
35 
Mazel Tov, 2023 Grads!

JEWISH@EDU 
74 
Antisemitism is Sweeping the 

 
Nation 

 
College campuses are being hit 

 
especially hard.

76 
MSU Celebrates Shabbat!

78 
Top 3 Tips for Incoming Freshmen 

80 
Antisemitism Training 

 
Hillel of Metro Detroit joins University 

 
of Michigan-Dearborn for ADL training.

NEXT DOR 
81 
Making Connections 

 
New platform built by University of 

 
Michigan students allows incoming 

 
college classes to find friends, 

 
roommates and study buddies.

SPORTS 
83 
Follow the Bouncing Ball 

 
Bloomfield Hills High School basketball 

 
star Noah Adamczyk commits to Central 

 
Michigan University.

83 
Quick Hits

FACES & PLACES 
85 
Woodward Avenue Shul 

 
Celebrates Lag BaOmer 

MAZEL TOV 
86 
Moments

SPIRIT 
87 
Torah Portion 
88 
The Ever-Repeated Story 
90 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
92 
A Tribute to Aretha 

 
Linda Solomon will exhibit images of 

 
the Queen of Soul during DSO musical 

 
program.

94 
Autobiographical Art 

 
Terry Matlen tells her story through a 

 
series of small paintings at the 

 
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.

95 
Divorced, Beheaded, Died 

 
On tour with Six’s Taylor Pearlstein.

97 
Celebrity News

Shabbat & Holiday Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, May 19, 8:33 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, May 20, 9:43 p.m. 
Shavuot First Night: 
Thursday, May 25, 8:39 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover Photo: From top to bottom: Amanda 
Silverstone, Bloomfield Hills High School; 
Sam Melder, North Farmington High 
School; Evan Broad, The Roeper School; 
and Sydney Arnkoff, Bloomfield Hills High 
School. Photo by Jerry Zolynsky.

Cover Design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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May 18-24, 2023 / 27 Iyar-4 Sivan 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 14

EVENTS 
98 
Community Calendar

FOOD 
100 Seeds Of Hope 
 
Ancient wheat strains revitalized 

 
for a taste of our ancestors’ 

 
Shavuot.

ETC. 
The Exchange 102 
Obituaries 
104 
Looking Back 110 

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