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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-14 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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36 Under Thirty-Six 

 
Meet this year’s cohort of young 

 
professionals making an impact on 

 
Detroit’s Jewish community.

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How We Met 

 
‘At Bubby’s Condo’

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Searching for the Greatest 

 
Generation!

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A Tournament Like No Other 

 
Farber Hebrew Day School holds sixth 

 
annual Tanzman Tournament.

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‘America’s No. 1 Most 

 
Influential Rabbi’ 

 
Rabbi Sharon Brous will discuss themes 

 
of connection in her new book The Amen 

 
Effect at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

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Immersive Israel Playscape 

 
to Open in Metro Detroit 

 
The 1,800-plus square foot space at Adat 

 
Shalom Synagogue recently completed 

 
phase one of the project.

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Volunteers Wanted 

 
Several organizations could use your 

 
help this month.

FACES & PLACES
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Adat Shalom Volunteer Day

45 
A Jewish-Indian Tu b’Shevat

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Repair the World Detroit 

 
Volunteers Get Busy

SPORTS
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One House Ball, Two 300 Games 

 
Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith 

 
League bowler Ken Folkoff has racked up 

 
a pair of perfect games using the same ball.

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Quick Hits

JEWISH@EDU
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Educate Yourself! 

 
The HC’s Ruth Bergman tells OU students 

 
ways to combat antisemitism.

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Hillel at NMU 

 
Finding a place of safety and 

 
understanding for diverse Jewish students. 

54 
Winter Break on the Farm

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LOLing with Alex Edelman at U-M 

 
Comedian’s stories evoke laughter, 

 
understanding of real-life situations, 

 
antisemitism and Jewish identity.

57 
Conversations in the Dark 

 
A power outage at the Gerson Retreat led 

 
to sharing stories.

ERETZ
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Lester Ambassador Program: 

 
Maintaining Friendship 

 
Through War 

 
The Detroit-Israel connection remains 

 
stronger than ever.

MOMENTS
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Mazel Tovs

SPIRIT
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God’s Nudge

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Torah Portion

62 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
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Keeping Local Jazz Relevant 

 
Mark Lipson’s new album Launch Control 

 
promotes Detroit-based musicians.

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‘Walkers in the City’ 

 
U-M professor earns National Jewish 

 
Book award for her book on Jewish 

 
street photographers. 

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Celebrity News

68 
Just for Fun

EVENTS
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Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 71 
Obituaries 
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Looking Back 78 

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Feb. 16, 5:47 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Feb. 17, 6:50 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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