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PURELY COMMENTARY
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Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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A Groundswell of Solidarity
Aish Detroit Mission volunteers bring
hands-on help and hope to Israel
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Israeli Camper Program Seeks
Host Families
Host families will house Israeli children
attending summer camp in Metro Detroit.
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Getting Physical
Jewish Senior Life ensures residents stay
active this winter.
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Paid Summer 2024 Internships
Work in the Jewish community through
Gesher Human Services.
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Renowned Author Coming to
Oakland University
Michael Oshman, author of What Would
You Do If You Weren’t Afraid? to speak on
campus Feb. 13.
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Rita Haddow to be Honored
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A Maccabi Love Story
One couple finds forever-love at the Games.
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Breaking Bread Together
Couple hosts guests for weekly Shabbat
dinner.
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Hockey Showdown
Annual fundraiser for Matan B’Seter, which
discretely helps Jewish families in need.
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New Gesher Program
Apprentices offered on-the-job paid training
to learn to direct care for people with
disabilities.
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A Win for the Community
Chabad Jewish Center of Troy acquires an
anonymous donation of a nearly complete
Talmud set.
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Hitting the Open Road
Jewish motorcycle club Chai Riders of
Detroit is enrolling new members.
SPORTS
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His Goal is the Pros
Ben Rosenblatt transfers to perennial
national power Syracuse for his final season
of college soccer.
FACES&PLACES
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Michigan Snowbirds Among
Those at FIDF Briefing in Florida
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JCRC/AJC Hosts 27th Annual
Mitzvah Day
NEXT DOR
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New Moishe Pod Detroit Opens
to the Community
Identical twins Ben and Eli Sider are the
organization’s newest Detroit residents.
BUSINESS
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The Next Evolution of Dubin
Cleaners & Laundry
As the dry-cleaning business looks to the
future, it maintains the same values.
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Here’s To
MOMENTS
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Mazel Tovs
SPIRIT
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Torah Portion
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We Will Do and We Will Hear
(Family Edition)
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Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
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A Memorial to The Purple Lady
Artwork at Huntington Woods Library
dedicated to Sally Kohlenberg.
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‘Think Outside the Lox’
Local rabbi’s new book shows how
Orthodox Judaism can be fun.
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Celebrity News
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Just for Fun
EVENTS
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Community Calendar
Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Feb. 9, 5:38 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Feb. 10, 6:42 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Jeremy
Sparig Photography
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
Feb. 8-14, 2024 / 29 Shevat-5 Adar I 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 26
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Dog of the Week
54
Spotlight
54
The Exchange
55
Obituaries
57
Looking Back
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