JULY 13 • 2023 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
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
32 
A New Name 

 
Metro Detroit’s largest upscale mid-century 

 
modern consignment store is now called 

 
LeShoppe Modern.

34 
Here’s To

ERETZ
35 
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 
37 
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

48 
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
58 
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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22

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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July 13-19, 2023 / 24 Tammuz-1 Av 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 22

66 
Oakland University 

 
Grad Comes Home 

 
Curtis Armstrong, star of 

 
Risky Business and Revenge 

 
of the Nerds, gets honorary 

 
doctorate from his alma mater.

69 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
70 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 71 
Obituaries 
73 
Looking Back 78 

contents

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