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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
12 
Visiting the Sick 

 
Bikur Cholim of Detroit volunteers brighten 

 
the days of Jewish hospital patients.

16 
Save the Date! 

 
Hillel Day School’s Annual Gala scheduled 

 
for May 19.

18 
Community Purim 

 
Conservative congregations join for giant 

 
Purim celebration.

20 
Purim Fun with Aish Detroit 

 
Four fun events feature something for 

 
everyone in the family. 

20 
Royal Oak Chabad’s ‘Purim 

 
in Israel’ 

 
The Purim celebration is open to everyone, 

 
no matter age or observance. 

22 
Wanted: Volunteers 

 
Opportunities abound for you to help others.

24 
One-on-One with Hen Mazzig 

 
Israeli social media influencer talks about 

 
his Mizrachi heritage, Oct. 7 and dealing 

 
with misinformation.

26 
Caregivers Day Off 

 
On April 7, the Brown Program offers 

 
a day of respite and joy. 

27 
Special Movie Screening 

 
The HC to screen One Life, the story of 

 
Sir Nicholas Winton’s heroic WWII 

 
Kindertransport rescue, and welcome 

 
his son to speak.

28 
Onward Israel! 

 
Federation’s summer internship offers 

 
young Detroiters work experience and 

 
Israel immersion.

29 
How We Met 

 
‘Those Music Lessons Paid Off!’

NEXT DOR 
30 
AEPi Leadership and Advocacy 

 
Conference 

 
MSU student leader learns lessons to apply 

 
to his own AEPi chapter and campus 

 
Jewish community. 

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP 
32 
Rays of Light 

 
Actresses and artists give voice to 

 
women’s Oct. 7 stories.

38 
Women Helping Women 

 
Jewish Working Women’s Network 

 
members help each other advance.

BUSINESS 
42 
Gary Dembs, Longtime 

 
Executive Recruiter, Shifts 

 
to New Role 

 
Since 1987, Dembs has assisted more 

 
than 300 nonprofit organizations in 

 
Michigan and other parts of the country.

42 
Here’s To

44 
Bringing Dog Care Back to 

 
the Basics 

 
Hebrew Free Loan helps fund new 

 
Birmingham grooming service.

SPORTS 
46 
Staying in Their Lanes 

 
Frankel Jewish Academy boys and girls 

 
bowling teams live up to the program’s 

 
mantra.

FACES & PLACES 
48 
‘Perseverance of the 

 
Human Spirit’

MOMENTS 
49 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 
50 
On Jewish Character 
51 
Torah Portion 

contents

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, March 15, 7:21 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, March 16, 8:23 p.m. 
Fast of Esther: 
Thursday, March 21, 6:21 a.m.-8:29 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Dana Dvorin 
(Courtesy Photo) 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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March 14-20, 2024 / 4-10 Adar II 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 5 

52 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 
54 
A Timely Publication 

 
of Essays 

 
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Writings 

 
on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt.

55 
An Evening of Comedy 

 
at EMU 

 
Stand-up comedian Ariel Elias 

 
to put on free show March 20.

56 
Celebrity News

57 
Just for Fun

EVENTS 
58 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
Dog of the Week 60 
The Exchange 61 
Obituaries 
 62 
Looking Back 70 

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