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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
Season No. 2 in Motown 

 
Motor City’s Ryan Turell continues his drive 

 
to become first Orthodox player in NBA.

18 
Shaarey Zedek Hosting 

 
Ambassador Michael Oren 

 
Oren will give his perspective about Israel 

 
in the wake of Oct. 7 and the ongoing war.

19 
Knollwood Vandalized 

 
The country club was set to host an FIDF 

 
event before it moved to a new venue.

20 
FIDF Gala a Success 

 
Young professionals gather to support 

 
Friends of the IDF.

21 
UMatter Event Seeks to Aid Teen 
 Understanding 
 
The free event is open to parents, too. 

22 
DeeDee’s Sweet Initiative 

 
Girl, 10, bakes to aid attacked kibbutz.

23 
A Very Caring Person 

 
JARC honors Michelle Smith, employed 34 
 years as a caregiver and a manager of a 
 group home. 

24 
‘House of the People’ 

 
Congregation Beth Ahm members help 

 
lead Shabbat services.

26 
Focused on Serving 

 
Michigan Citizens 

 
Michigan’s first Jewish attorney general 

 
focuses on protecting consumers and 

 
fighting hate crimes.

28 
L’Taken 

 
Temple Beth El teens speak up for justice.

30 
How We Met 

 
‘You couldn’t find a girl in Detroit!?’

SPORTS
32 
Spartan Roots, but a Bronco Star 

 
Brooke Soper is a distance runner and 

 
academic star at Western Michigan 

 
University.

FACES & PLACES
34 
Temple Shir Shalom’s Chicken 

 
Soup Cookoff

35 
Jewish Senior Life Wine Pairings 

 
and Tapas Event

FOOD
36 
Food for Thought 

 
Legume- and seed-based recipes for Purim.

HEALTH
38 
Help for a Speedy Recovery 

 
Refuah Urgent Care caters to 

 
Jewish patients.

40 
Breaking Down Barriers 

 
This doctor hopes to make child 

 
psychological assessments more accessible.

MOMENTS
42 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
43 
Torah Portion 
44 
Anger: Its Uses and Abuses 
46 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
48 
Atticus Finch Through 

 
a Different Lens 

 
Aaron Sorkin’s play To Kill a Mockingbird 

 
comes to the Fisher Theatre March 5-17.

50 
EMU to Stage the Young-Adult 

 
Play Connected. 

 
Israeli playwright Ori Urian to perform a 

 
talkback with audiences.

51 
Celebrity News

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, March 1, 6:05 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, March 2, 7:07 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Ryan Turell. 
Photo credit: JTA 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Feb. 29-March 6, 2024 / 20-26 Adar I 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 3 

EVENTS
52 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
Just for Fun 
 53 
Dog of the Week 54 
The Exchange 55 
Obituaries 
 56 
Looking Back 62 

