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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
12 
Sharing Shabbat & Making Friends 

 
This JFamily program enables families to 

 
meet and celebrate Shabbat together 

 
throughout the year.

18 
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.

24 
Moving On Out 

 
Some Americans consider making a move to 

 
a new country.

28 
A Lifetime of Achievement 

 
Florine Mark honored with Women Who 

 
Make a Difference Award.

30 
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.

48 
Get to a Healthy Weight 

 
After losing 60 pounds, local family physician 
 

 
coaches others on how to lose weight — 

 
and keep it off.

50 
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.

54 
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.

68 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
69 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 
70 
 
Obituaries 
72 
 
Looking Back 
77 
 
JN’s Puzzle Page 
78

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.

ON THE COVER: 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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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 
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for the latest news and 
reactions to the horrific 
Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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