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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-8 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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2023: Year in Review 

 
Stories the Detroit Jewish News covered 

 
this year.

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In Memoriam 2023 

 
The JN honors those we lost this year.

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Newsmakers of the Year — 

 
The People of Israel 

 
From celebrations in the spring of 2023 

 
to days of darkness in the fall and 

 
winter — Am Yisrael Chai.

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Shabbat Surprise 

 
Non-Jewish Brogan & Partners managers 

 
plan a touching show of love and support. 

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Relaxing Through Art 

 
Artist Michelle Sider held a workshop to 

 
help those anxious about their Israeli 

 
loved ones and friends.

HEALTH
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Chronically ill in a War Zone 

 
An Israeli mother of three shares how 

 
she’s coping with cystic fibrosis amid 

 
the war.

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Pivoting to Telehealth 

 
Grows a Practice 

 
Mental and behavioral health care 

 
delivered digitally. 

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
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JN’s annual listings of local 

 
businesses, restaurants, shuls 

 
and organizations.

SPIRIT
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Torah Portion

54 
When Can We Lie?

56 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 

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Israeli Art in Oak Park 

 
Browse through Israel’s Safrai Fine Art 

 
Gallery at Congregation Beth Shalom. 

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Celebrity News

61 
Just for Fun

EVENTS
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Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange 63 
Obituaries 
66 
Looking Back 70

Dec. 28, 2023 – Jan. 3, 2024 / 16-22 Tevet 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 20

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Friday, Dec. 29, 4:49 p.m.

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Dec. 30, 5:56 p.m.

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