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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
12
Celebrating the Season
Local artists bring out their best for the
JN’s Chanukah art contest.
16
Candy-Colored Chanukah
Let’s celebrate the light!
20
Eight Nights of Fun!
All the Chanukah happenings around town.
22
A Whole Lotta Latkes
25
Chanukah Wonderland 2023
This year, the fun is spread over several days.
26
Northland Nostalgia
Former mayor Jerry Naftaly has created the
gift of a board game infused with memories.
28
Building Community One Challah
Braid at a Time
600 Jewish women attend Partners
Detroit’s RISE Challah Bake.
32
Stan and Bernie
For 75 years, these two childhood pals
have remained best friends.
36
A Half-World Away
Native Israelis living in Metro Detroit find
ways to cope while war wages at home.
38
Friendsgiving Day Parade
Farber students bring Parade Company
magic back to school.
FACES & PLACES
40
JARC Hosts Studio 54-Style
Fundraising Campaign
41
JFS Domestic Violence
Community Forum
CAMP GUIDE
42
It’s Always Camp Somewhere
Jewish camp brings memories, forever
friends, soup and a goat.
49
2023 Camp Listings
NOSH
54
French Dining Supreme
Scott Sadoff pilots new restaurant
Le Supreme in the restored Book Tower.
SPORTS
57
Trio of Triumphs
A golfer, a bowler and the Frankel Jewish
Academy boys soccer team make news.
MAZEL TOV
59
Moments
ERETZ
60
Every Hostage Has a Story
National Library of Israel creates poignant
display in honor of hostages.
SPIRIT
61
Torah Portion
62
How to Change the World
64
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
66
A Timeline of Images
Berkley photojournalist’s work on display at
Michigan State University through January.
68
‘Beyond the Pit’
Dec. 13 program will take great opera music
from the Detroit Opera House into the
community.
70
An ‘Interreligious’ Play
Talley’s Folly being staged by the Inspired
Acting Company in Walled Lake.
72
Celebrity News
EVENTS
73
Community Calendar
ETC.
Spotlight
74
The Exchange 75
Obituaries
76
Looking Back 85
Puzzle Page
86
contents
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Dec. 7-13, 2023 / 24 Kislev - 1 Tevet 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 17
Shabbat & Chanukah Lights
Chanukah 2:
Friday, Dec. 8, before Shabbat
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 8, 4:41 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 9, 5:47 p.m.
Chanukah 3:
Saturday, Dec. 9, after Shabbat
Chanukah 4:
Sunday evening, Dec. 10
Chanukah 5:
Monday evening, Dec. 11
Chanukah 6:
Tuesday evening, Dec. 12
Chanukah 7:
Wednesday evening, Dec. 13
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
calendar.