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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-8 Essays and viewpoints. 

OUR COMMUNITY 
10 
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