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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

ROSH HASHANAH
12 
High Holiday Messages 

 
Local rabbis share their thoughts of 

 
Rosh Hashanah.

20 
All About Apples 

 
The symbolic fruit of Rosh Hashanah lends 

 
itself to luscious, colorful tablescapes.

28 
The Honeybee Cycle 

 
Why we need honeybees to enjoy a beloved 

 
Rosh Hashanah dish.

30 
Home for the Holidays 

 
How to keep peace at your Rosh Hashanah 

 
table — despite challenging relationships.

34 
Books to Prepare You for the 

 
High Holidays 

 
Spiritual preparation for Rosh Hashanah and 

 
Yom Kippur can make the holidays that 

 
much more meaningful.

38 
Break-Fast Foods 

 
Add flavor, color and texture to your 

 
traditional end-the-fast Yom Kippur meals.

OUR COMMUNITY
44 
A Transformational Gift 

 
Gilbert Family Foundation to bring rehab 

 
hospital to Detroit and create the Nick 

 
Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute.

48 
Construction Begins for 

 
Lahser Mikvah 

 
After five years of planning, ground is 

 
broken in Southfield.

54 
Happy 90th, B’nai Israel 

 
Small West Bloomfield congregation 

 
celebrates its milestone with a book project.

58 
Temple Kol Ami Welcomes 

 
New Rabbi 

 
Rabbi Natalie Shribman plan on implementing 

 
more interfaith programming to the 

 
Reform temple.

62 
How We Met: ‘Rekindled Romance’

SPORTS
64 
Tips from the Top 

 
Royal Oak business owner wins fantasy 

 
football advance from ESPN NFL expert 

 
Adam Schefter.

NOSH
68 
Over-The-Top Ice Cream Bars 

 
Get Permanent Berkley Home 

 
Bombshell Treat Bar eyes fall opening for 

 
first Metro Detroit storefront.

BUSINESS
70 
He’s Got his Foot on the Gas 

 
Israeli Gil Golan promoted to GM Chief 

 
Technology Officer.

72 
Here’s To

74 
Danto Family Health Care Center 

 
New ownership and expanded services 

 
are announced.

NEXT DOR 
76 
Podcast Addresses Age-Old 

 
Dilemma: What Should I Do 

 
With My Life?
SPIRIT
78 
Torah Portion

80 
Choosing Life

82 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
84 
Marty the Musician 

 
Marty Kohn will launch his first EP Sept. 17 

 
at Berkley Coffee.

Shabbat and Holiday Lights 
Rosh Hashanah 1 and Shabbat: 
Friday, Sept. 15, 7:24 p.m. 
Rosh Hashanah 2, 
Saturday, Sept. 16, 8:24 p.m. 
Holiday ends: 
Sunday, Sept. 17, 8:22 p.m.

Fast of Gedaliah: 
Monday, Sept. 18, 6:03 a.m.-8:20 p.m. 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah 
calendar.

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Sept. 14-20, 2023 / 28 Elul, 5783 - 5 Tishrei, 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 5

86 
Fiber Arts 

 
Exhibit Mending the Net can 

 
be viewed this month in Detroit.

90 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
91 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
Faces & Places 
 92 
The Exchange 94 
Obituaries 
 96 
Looking Back 101 
Puzzle Page 
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