MAY 25 • 2023 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-8 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
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Taking Time to Remember 

 
Jewish War Veterans place flags on 

 
veterans’ graves in preparation for 

 
Memorial Day weekend services.

14 
Holy Sparks! 

 
Temple Israel will celebrate 50 years of 

 
women in the Rabbinate on May 26. 

16 
A Legacy of Impact 

 
Jane F. Sherman will receive the inaugural 

 
Max M. Fisher Award.

17 
JHSM Announces Leaders and 

 
Award Winners

18 
Apple Tree Extra: Shavuot! 

 
Some extra fun for kids for the holiday.

24 
Connecting the Community 

 
The Collective, a program between the 

 
JCC and Federation, is working to connect 

 
local Jewish agencies and help them 

 
work smarter.

28 
Woman Power 

 
Dulcie Rosenfeld is the powerhouse behind 

 
the 30-year-old Women’s Power Breakfast.

30 
Hit the Books, Hit the Gym 

 
Frankel Jewish Academy offers a weight 

 
training class led by Rabbi Jeremy 

 
Yoskowitz.

32 
How We Met 

 
‘Because of a Bite’

33 
Brothers Making a Difference 

 
Ron and Steve Elkus have been involved 

 
with JARC for several decades now. 

34 
Free ‘Savvy Savers’ Program 

 
Gesher is offering a program to teach how to 
 
 
 become lifelong savers.

FACES & PLACES 
36 
Hillel Ribbon-Cutting 
 
 
 

NEXT DOR 
38 
Packing Lunches with Love 

 
Jewish organizations and community 

 
members of all ages joined together to 

 
give back to those in need. 

SPORTS 
40 
Bowler’s World View 

 
New International B’nai B’rith Bowling 

 
Association President Howard Waxer has 

 
plans to make the organization truly 

 
international.

MAZEL TOV 
41 
Moments

SPIRIT 
42 
Torah Portion 
43 
A Double Celebration 
45 
Synagogue Directory

HEALTH 
48 
Warrior Against Multiple Myeloma 

 
Sid Moss awarded the MMRF 2023 Walk 

 
Run: Southeast Michigan Spirit of Hope.

49 
Creating Change in Your Life 

 
Tiny habits can lead to big changes.

ARTS&LIFE 
50 
An Evolution of Jewish Humor 

 
A review of Funny, You Don’t Look Funny 

 
by Jennifer Caplan.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
53 
Community Calendar 

contents

56

Shabbat & Holiday Lights 
Shabbat and Shavuot Second Night: 
Friday, May 26, 8:40 p.m. 
Shabbat and Holiday end: 
Saturday, May 27, 9:51 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah 
calendar

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Mark Weiss, Commander 
of the Jewish War Veterans Dept. of 
Michigan. Photo by Mark Reed. 
Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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May 25-31, 2023 / 5-11 Sivan 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 15

ERETZ 
56 
A Gem of a Library 

 
My visit to the National 

 
Library of Israel.

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obituaries 
58 
Looking Back 62 

Clarification: In the story in the May 18 
issue about Temple Israel’s Sisterhood 
Home Tour, it should have said people can 
get their tickets at the Temple Israel office, 
(248) 661-5700 (closed on Wednesdays).

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