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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-8 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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700 miles in 7 Days
For his 70th birthday, Merrill Gordon
embarked on his longest-ever bike ride
in consecutive days.
12
The Rebbe’s Legacy Lives On
The Chabad movement marks the Rebbe’s
30th yahrzeit with continued growth in
Michigan and beyond.
20
Pickleball for a Good Cause
Second-annual Pickleball for Friendship
raises funds for Friendship Circle.
22
Splash Pad Shooting Victims
Receive Support
The Bebout family are members of
Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy.
24
Planning Ahead for Death
Local author’s new book helps people plan
ahead as a gift for family members.
25
Tee Off with JCC of Greater
Ann Arbor
This year’s annual golf outing honors
Sharon and Chuck Newman.
FACES & PLACES
26
FJA’s Annual Gala
27
Lamplighters Preschool Art
Auction Sports
SPORTS
28
3-Peat!
The Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team
wins its third straight Catholic League
Intersectional 2 Division championship.
NOSH
30
Dining around the D: Café Prince
FOOD
32
Food for Thought: Shabbat
Crowd-Pleasers
MOMENTS
34
Mazel Tov!
SPIRIT
35
Torah Portion
36
Taking It Personally
38
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
40
Hell, No, We Didn’t Go!
Local author provides accounts of Vietnam
War protest and resistance.
43
Celebrity News
EVENTS
44
Community Calendar
ETC.
Just for Fun
45
Just for Kids
46
Dog of the Week 47
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
49
Looking Back 54
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, July 5, 8:54 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, July 6, 10:05 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
ON THE COVER:
Cover photo: The Frankel baseball
team poses for a selfie-style team
photo after its final game of the
season. Courtesy photo.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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July 4-10, 2024 / 28 Sivan-4 Tamuz 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 21