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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
10 
Alight in Blue and White 

 
Thousands of Jewish Detroiters 

 
converge at the zoo to celebrate 

 
Israel.

16 
Railing Against Israel 

 
Rep. Tlaib unleashes 

 
diatribe at ‘People’s Conference 

 
for Palestine.’

18 
A Young Author 

 
Roeper seventh-grader publishes 

 
YA spy novel.

19 
Flag Retirement Ceremony 

 
The Jewish War Veterans have 

 
collected the 100+ American flags 

 
that will be traditionally buried. 

20 
‘Walk Out for Palestine’ 

 
Students at two Ann Arbor high 

 
schools walk out during class.

21 
Jewish News Wins Big Again

22 
Who Knew? 

 
Jewish women organized a boycott 

 
of Detroit’s kosher meat markets 

 
in 1910.

24 
Sparking Memories 

 
with Music 

 
How musician Michael Krieger helps 

 
people with memory loss find connection.

FACES & PLACES
26 
JARC Sponsors Several 
 Passover Seders 

27 
Empty Bowls Event 

 
Highlights Food Insecurity

28 
An Eastside Passover 

 
Celebration

29 
Metro Detroit Food Rescue

NOSH
30 
The Perfect Pair 

 
Stumblebum Beer Co. serves up 

 
creative beer and charcuterie pairings.

SPORTS
31 
He Was the Toughest 

 
Mudder 

 
Bloomfield Hills teen Merrick 

 
Chernett doesn’t let full body cramps 

 
and cuts from barbed wire stop 

 
him from completing an 

 
ultra-endurance run.

NEXT DOR
32 
Adviser Annie 

 
From shul to youth groups to 

 
Maccabi, she’s there for the kids. 

MOMENTS 
34 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
36 
The Sound of Silence

37 
Torah Portion

38 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
40 
Mixing Media 

 
Charach Gallery offers two themed 

 
shows — one glass, the other 

 
mixed media. 

42 
Celebrity News

43 
Just for Fun

EVENTS 
44 
Community Calendar

FOOD 
46 
Un-Brie-Lievably Gouda? 

 
Tasting non-dairy cheeses for Shavuot.

ETC. 
Dog of the Week 45 
Spotlight 
 47 
The Exchange 48 
Obituaries 
 49 
Looking Back 54 

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Shabbat and Holiday Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, June 7, 8:50 p.m.

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, June 8, 10:02 p.m.

Shavuot Night 1 begins: 
Tuesday, June 11, 8:52 p.m.

Shavuot Night 2 begins: 
Wednesday, June 12, 10:04 p.m.

Holiday ends: 
Thursday, June 13, 10:05 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover Photo: A young community 
member at the Walk the Zoo in 
White and Blue event. Photo by John 
Hardwick. 
Cover Design: Michelle Sheridan

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June 6-12, 2024 / 29 Iyar-6 Sivan, 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 17

