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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-13 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
14 
Solidarity with Israel! 

 
Synagogue displays remember the more 

 
than 200 hostages held by Hamas.

22 
An Emotional Vigil 

 
Detroit Jewish community gathers 1,000 

 
strong to support hostages and Israel.

25 
An Evening with Mitch Albom 

 
Author to discuss his new book The Little 

 
Liar at Temple Israel event.

26 
Community News 

 
Suspect released in Samantha Woll 

 
murder; Tlaib censured by U.S. House. 

28 
Welcoming Israeli Students 

 
Hillel Day School ready to enroll many 

 
more as Israeli families flee the crisis.

30 
Emergency Medical Support 

 
for Israel 

 
APF continues to send out healthcare 

 
delegations to support Israelis during 

 
the war.

32 
Lucky for JARC 

 
JARC has been in the life of Bloomfield 

 
Hills native Andrew Luckoff for as long 

 
as he can remember. 

33 
Rabbi Runner! 

 
Temple Kol Ami’s Rabbi Natalie Shribman 

 
competes in Free Press half-marathon.

34 
How We Met: ‘Kind of Cheesy’

NEXT DOR
36 
Young Philanthropists Support 

 
Israel 

 
About 150 people gather for Annual 

 
Herzl Society Dinner.

NOSH
38 
Mati’s Deli 

 
Dearborn deli delights the tastebuds.

FACES & PLACES
40 
Coalition for Black and Jewish 

 
Unity Summer Barbecue

SPORTS
42 
Three for Three 

 
Rick Woolman, Jim Berk and Steve Matz 

 
prove that in sports, age is just a number.

MAZEL TOV 
44 
Moments

SPIRIT
45 
Torah Portion

46 
Persistence Amid Antisemitism

48 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
50 
Shifting Frequencies 

 
Wasserman Projects pairs two artists 

 
never paired before with differing 

 
styles that overlap.

54 
Comedic Escape 

 
Mrs. Doubtfire offers a wonderful homage 

 
to the popular movie.

56 
Telling A Lost Story About Jews 

 
West Bloomfield native made his 

 
Broadway debut in Harmony.

58 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
59 
Community Calendar

contents

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Nov. 17, 4:50 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Nov. 18, 5:54 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Courtesy of 
Temple Shir Shalom 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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Nov. 16-22, 2023 / 3-9 Kislev 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 14

ETC.
The Exchange 60 
Obituaries 
61 
Looking Back 69 
Puzzle Page 
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