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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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Sharing Shabbat & Making Friends
This JFamily program enables families to
meet and celebrate Shabbat together
throughout the year.
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Four Metro Detroit Women
Receive NCJW Awards
Kneaded with Love and Rachel Stewart of
Gardner White to be honored at Women of
Vision event.
20
Meet Attorney Jordan Bolton
L’dor v’dor, from generation to generation.
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Moving On Out
Some Americans consider making a move to
a new country.
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A Lifetime of Achievement
Florine Mark honored with Women Who
Make a Difference Award.
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Doing Mitzvahs in the New Year
Start off your year by giving your time to a
worthwhile cause.
32
Meet Nicole Eisenberg
Broadway producer speaks to FedRadio
Detroit about her career, her advocacy for
the LGBTQ+ community and her journey
through infertility.
34
How We Met
“Having your cake and sleeping with it too!”
36
The World of Kabbalah
New course unlocks Judaism’s mystical
mysteries and its relevance to life.
SPORTS
42
Bowling for Dollars
To celebrate its 85th season, the
International B’nai B’rith Bowling Association
offers an incentive to join.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
44
Combating Caregiver Burnout
Women caregivers can take these steps to
prioritize their health.
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Get to a Healthy Weight
After losing 60 pounds, local family physician
coaches others on how to lose weight —
and keep it off.
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Knowledge Is Power
JScreen offers testing for Tay-Sachs and
other inherited diseases.
52
Women’s Health Listings
BUSINESS
54
An Entrepreneur and a Poet
Elliott Milstein made his mark in the skincare
business, but he’d rather talk about his poetry.
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Here’s To
MAZEL TOV
58
Moments
SPIRIT
59
Torah Portion
60
The Genesis of Justice
62
Synagogue Directory
ARTS & LIFE
64
A Fresh Start
Award-winning singer-songwriter
Jesse Palter explores a new calling.
66
Kiss Me Kosher Tackles
Generational Divides
Decades-old stereotypes threaten to tear
apart two couples.
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Celebrity News
EVENTS
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Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange
70
Obituaries
72
Looking Back
77
JN’s Puzzle Page
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Oct. 13, 6:36 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Oct. 14, 7:35 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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We pray for the
We pray for the
safety of the Israeli
safety of the Israeli
people and a quick
people and a quick
resolution to this
resolution to this
conflict.
conflict.
Visit
thejewishnews.com
for the latest news and
reactions to the horrific
Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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