JULY 13 • 2023 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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Spartans in Dubai


MSU students make history as one of


the first Jewish student groups to tour


the country.

19
Hebrew Free Loan Honors Donors


New board members and leadership also


elected during annual meeting.

20
A Space of Joy and Growth


Celebrating the dedication of Temple Beth


El’s new playground.

22
Breathtaking Windows


132-year-old Alpena synagogue restores


and rededicates stained glass.

24
Motown Seder Returns


Intergenerational storytelling was at the


heart of the seder once again bringing


together Detroit’s Jewish and Black


communities.

26
Midtown Art Fair


Participants from Gesher Human Services’


Creative Expressions Program to perform.

26
Ben-Gurion U. Booster


In new role, West Bloomfield native will


rally Midwesterners around the vision


of David Ben-Gurion.

FACES & PLACES
28
Jewish Family Service Annual


Meeting

29
Lamplighters Preschool’s First


Art Auction

SPORTS
30
California-Bound


Birmingham Groves All-State boys soccer


player Mori Miller, son of a rabbi, heads


West to play college soccer.

BUSINESS
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A New Name


Metro Detroit’s largest upscale mid-century


modern consignment store is now called


LeShoppe Modern.

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Here’s To

ERETZ
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Israeli Startup Wins Henry Ford


Health Challenge


EyeKnow provides solutions fostering an


environment that allows nurses to provide


safe care efficiently.

SPECIAL SECTION: REAL ESTATE
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JN’s Summer Real Estate Guide

39
Secret Keys to Homeownership


Three things you should know before


buying a home.

40
10 Ways to Create a Cool Under


Deck Living Space

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Garden Expert Approved


New trends and plants for 2023.

50
Buying Without a Home


Inspection Can Be a Mistake

52
Real Estate Professional Directory

MAZEL TOV
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Moments

SPIRIT
58
Torah Portion

60
Conflict Resolution

62
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
64
Concert of Colors Is Back


with a Bang


The 31st annual free festival returns


with extended lineup.

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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, July 14, 8:50 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, July 15, 10 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Alex Mison,
Nora Monasheri and Gabby
Nakkab. Courtesy of MSU Chabad.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Oakland University


Grad Comes Home


Curtis Armstrong, star of


Risky Business and Revenge


of the Nerds, gets honorary


doctorate from his alma mater.

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Celebrity News

EVENTS
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Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 71
Obituaries
73
Looking Back 78

contents

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