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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
12 
Passing the Torch 

 
Gary Torgow and Michael Berger succeed 
 Matt Lester and Dennis Bernard as new 
 leaders at Federation and Foundation. 

18 
An Overdue Honor 

 
Nearly 80 years after his death in WWII, 

 
PFC Gilbert J. Himelhoch was 

 
memorialized with full military honors. 

23 
Detroit Stands with Israel 

 
at FIDF Event 

 
Fauda star Yaakov Zada-Daniel attended. 

24 
Standing in Solidarity with 

 
Hillel Day School 

 
Religious schools, local clergy and more 

 
show support for Hillel staff and families. 

26 
Pro-Gaza Protest Near Hospital 

 
In response, Corewell Health East 

 
(Beaumont) leaders reject “hateful 

 
behavior and rhetoric,” stress commitment 

 
to serving all patients. 

28 
Falafel Dinner Brings Joy 

 
to IDF Soldiers 

 
Metro Detroit synagogues provide a 

 
hot meal to those serving. 

29 
High School Walkout 

 
Pro-Palestinian students organize small 

 
protest at Bloomfield Hills High School.

30 
A Festival of Storytelling 

 
JSL to introduce its anthology Don’t 

 
Write Me Off! at Nov. 14 fundraising event. 

32 
Finding the Light 

 
JCRC/AJC’s Rabbi Asher Lopatin talks 

 
with Fed Radio Detroit about events 

 
in Israel.

33 
Higher Hopes! Celebrating 

 
10-Year Anniversary 

 
The organization has distributed 10,000+ 

 
meal kits and 3 million pounds of food 

 
since 2014.

34 
An Afternoon of Environmental 

 
Adamah Detroit Community Summit is 

 
a community-wide effort to address 

 
the climate crisis.

BUSINESS 
36 
“Purrfectly” Poised for Growth 

 
Michigan-based pet tech company 

 
Whisker is gearing up for its next 

 
evolution.

38 
Here’s To 

MAZEL TOV 
40 
Moments

SPIRIT 
41 
Torah Portion

42 
Finding Contentment

44 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
46 
Jewish Miss America 

 
Linda Kass’ new novel focuses on 10 

 
years in the life of Bess Myerson, the only 

 
Jewish woman to become Miss America.

48 
Celebrity News

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Nov. 10, 4:57 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Nov. 11, 5:59 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover design: Michelle Sheridan 

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Nov. 9-15, 2023 / 19 Cheshvan-2 Kislev 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 13

EVENTS 
49 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 53 
Spotlight 
54 
Obituaries 
56 
Looking Back 61 
Puzzle Page 
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