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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

10 
A Mural for Idan 
 
New rainbow-inspired mural in Oak Park 
 
 
celebrates the life of a man devoted 
 
to dogs.

14 
Bridging Black and 
 
Jewish Communities 
 
377-mile bike ride with Jewish 
 
participants raises funding for Black 
 
Leaders Detroit.

17 
New Spertus Grads 
 
Detroit-area residents among graduates 
 
of Spertus Institute’s prestigious 
 
master’s programs.

18 
How We Met: ‘Childhood 
 
Sweethearts’

19 
Ann Arbor Golf Outing 
 
Ann Arbor JCC’s Annual Golf Outing will 
 
 
honor Sue and Larry Adler.

20 
A Girl Scout Shabbat 
 
Girls learn about Judaism at 
 
Temple Israel.

22 
2023 Ride for the Living 
 
All the proceeds from the Metro Detroit 
 
ride go to the Krakow Jewish 
 
community and its JCC. 

23 
Serving Survivors 
 
Claim Conference grants will help JFS 
 
continue to provide services to 
 
hundreds of survivors.

24 
Lois Zussman Golf 
 
Classic Returns 
 
Last year’s event raised $200,000 for 
 
the Lois and Milton Y. Zussman Activity 
 
Center/Clubhouse.

FACES & PLACES 

26 
JCC’s Larry D. Sills Memorial 
 
Golf Classic 

27 
Gesher Human Services’ 
 
Annual Frame of Mind Event 

28 
JCRC/AJC’s Annual Bridge 
 
Builders Dinner 

29 
Pride Shabbat 

30 
Frankel Jewish Academy’s 
 
Annual Gala

SPORTS 

31 
1,170,121 Pins Fall in B’nai 
 
B’rith Bowling League 

31 
Ron Rycus Keeps Rolling 
 
on the Lanes

MAZEL TOV 

32 
Moments

SPIRIT 

33 
Torah Portion 

34 
The First Populist 

36 
Synagogue Directory 

ARTS & LIFE 

38 
‘Handy Works’ 
 
Hebrew type is the inspiration for 
 
Lynne Avadenka’s art.

40 
Big Winners at the Tony’s 
 
Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and 
 
 
‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners.

41 
‘Judaism Disrupted’ 
 
Book focuses on inner work required to 
 
become ‘better Jews.’

44 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

45 
Community Calendar

HEALTH 

48 
Back from the Brink 
 
A survivor shares her eating 
 
disorder story.

ETC. 
The Exchange 46 
Obituaries 
49 
Looking Back 54 

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, June 23, 8:55 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, June 24, 10:07 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Idan Phillips. 
Photo provided by the Phillips family.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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June 22-28, 2023 / 3-9 Tammuz 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 19

