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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
12
The Power of We
Detroit expertly plays host to North
America’s next generation of vibrant
Jewish leaders.
20
Radomer Aid Society
Celebrates Centennial
The banquet, originally planned for 2020,
will celebrate 100 years of Radomers in
the Detroit area.
22
Creating Shanghai Sonatas
The story of how Jewish refugees from
Europe and the Chinese community in
Shanghai built a common culture based
on music.
26
Celebrate Jewish Learning
Limmud Michigan scheduled for Oct. 29.
28
‘The Open Door’
A staged three-act reading of poetry and
writing from Gesher’s Creative Expressions
participant and author Gregory Kiewiet.
30
MIBA’s Taste of Two Nations Wine
Tasting Fundraiser Returns
Michigan-Israel Business Accelerator’s
annual fundraising event returns — this year
taking place in a new, innovative venue.
32
Back in Action
Brown Program for Adults Living with
Dementia Reopens in Southfield on Oct. 9.
SPORTS
34
‘What Just Happened?’
Here’s how a famous baseball play from
1908 contributed to Congregation
Shaarey Zedek’s softball championship.
NEXT DOR
36
Introducing NEXTGen A2
A fresh chapter for our community.
FACES & PLACES
38
Meer Residents Make Donation
to Local Entertainment Troupe
39
JARC Hosts Annual Shabbat
Cookout
MAZEL TOV
40
Moments
SPIRIT
41
Torah Portion
42
What Shemini Atzeret & Simchat
Torah Teaches Us Today
44
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
46
Detroit Public Theatre Presents
Eight Nights
A true rallying cry for tikkun olam.
48
The Lost Rhapsody
World premiere celebrates the life of
Leo Spellman.
50
Rare Finds
Discover valuable coins and collectibles
at the Michigan Antique Festival.
52
Celebrity News
46
Shabbat and Holiday
Lights
Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat:
Friday, Oct. 6, 6:47 p.m.
Simchat Torah:
Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:46 p.m.
Holiday ends:
Sunday, Oct. 8, 7:45 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
ON THE COVER:
Cover Art: Shimon G. Levy and
Steven Davis, organizers of the
Detroit Cabinet retreat. Courtesy
photo.
Cover design: Kelly Kosek
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Oct. 5-11, 2023 / 20-26 Tishrei 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 8
contents
EVENTS
53
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 54
Obituaries
56
Looking Back 61
Puzzle Page
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