PURELY COMMENTARY
4-8
Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
9
Jewish Spartans Light
the Way
Student leaders in Greek life honored
at MSU’s Giant Menorah Lighting
10
A Second Home,
A Second Family
The 2023-24 Detroit Shinshinim have
found purpose in Michigan while the
crisis continues on the home front.
18
A Traditional Taste Fest
Young Israel holds 19th annual Iron
Blech cholent contest.
19
Genesee County Shines as
‘Ambassadors of Light’
Spectacular Chanukah celebration
marks 50 years since global
campaign inception.
19
Baseball Legends
Fantasy Camp
20
Rabbi Natalie Shribman
Installed at Temple Kol Ami
She is only the fourth senior rabbi
in TKA’s 57 years.
21
U-M’s New Raoul Wallenberg
Institute Will Tackle
Antisemitism
The university announces new
antisemitism initiatives.
22
Day of Learning
Michigan Board of Rabbis and
Michigan Board of Cantors participate
in study opportunity.
23
Calling All Volunteers
Start out the new year by
helping others.
24
Giving Hope to Injured
Soldiers and Civilians
Israeli native and West Bloomfield
resident volunteers rehab services
in Israel.
26
Joyous Echoes
Farber Hebrew Day School holds
community concert to foster unity.
28
Expansion Complete
For the first time, Shir Shalom
congregants have all their needs met
on one campus.
ERETZ
29
Framing the War for
a World Audience
Metro Detroit native is one of only a
few IDF spokespeople speaking on
broadcast news.
SPORTS
31
Join the Club!
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
inductees took different paths to the
top of their sport.
MOMENTS
33
Mazel Tovs
FACES & PLACES
34
Chanukah Candemonium
35
Royal Oak Menorah Lighting
36
Traverse City Menorah
Lighting
SPIRIT
36
Torah Portion
37
The Challenge of Jewish
Leadership
38
Synagogue Directory
ARTS & LIFE
40
Still Relevant Today
Set in 1937, Brighton Beach Memoirs
evokes the struggles of Jewish life
in America.
42
Katya’s Hand
Award-winning short details the plight
of a Ukrainian immigrant and
single mother.
43
Celebrity News
44
Just for Fun
EVENTS
46
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
49
Looking Back 54
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Jan. 5, 4:55 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Jan. 6, 6:02 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi
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