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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