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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-6 Essays and viewpoints. 

 OUR COMMUNITY 
8 
Forging Families 

 
Jewish Fertility Foundation helps Metro 

 
Detroiters through their infertility journeys. 

10 
Honoring Samantha Woll 

 
Downtown Synagogue building to be 

 
named in her honor at annual Block 

 
Party Aug. 25. 

14 
Celebrating a Temple Israel 

 
Stalwart 

 
Temple Israel’s David Tisdale to retire after 

 
45 years of service. 

16 
Welcome, Israeli Friends! 

 
Bais Chabad welcomes two Israeli women 

 
who lost their husbands Oct. 7 to Metro 

 
Detroit for a 10-day vacation. 

20 
Jewish Environmental Education 

 
is the Focus 

 
Look for programs including quarterly 

 
in-person training and professional 

 
development sessions. 

21 
Keeping Their Light Alive 

 
Shabbat ritual keeps lost friends and family 

 
close at heart. 

22 
A Visionary Leader 

 
Sandy Muskovitz Danto is the new chair of 

 
the Network of Jewish Human Service 

 
Agencies. 

23 
JFS Celebrates Achievements 

 
and Community at Annual 

 
Meeting 

 
Eighteen long-standing employees who 

 
have served JFS were recognized. 

24 
Hebrew Free Loan Annual 

 
Meeting, Election and 

 
Recognition 

 
Hebrew Free Loan’s Annual Meeting 

 
took place in June. 

25 
New Faces at Shir Tikvah 

 
Troy Reform/Renewal congregation 

 
names new director of lifelong learning. 

FACES & PLACES 
26 
Wounded Student-Reservist 

 
Demonstrates Israel’s Resilience 

27 
JARC Carnival Fun 

BUSINESS 
28 
Keeping the Foot on the Gas 

 
MIBA accelerates Israeli startups coming to 
 
 Michigan. 

30 
Gary Torgow to Remain as 

 
Chairman of Huntington Banks’ 

 
Board of Directors

30 
Here’s To 

SPORTS 
32 
Worth the Wait 

 
East Lansing resident Ron Rycus finally 

 
shot his first hole-in-one in his 65th year of 

 
playing golf. 

SPIRIT 
34 
Remember The Past, But Do Not 

 
Be Held Captive By It 

35 Torah Portion 
36 
Synagogue Directory 

ARTS&LIFE 
38 
Still Fighting for What’s Right 

 
Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik is 

 
advocating for Israel. 

41 
Weekly Recipe

42 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
43 
Community Calendar 

contents

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Aug. 9, 8:23 p.m. 

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Aug. 10, 9:27 p.m. 

Fast of Tisha b’Av begins: 
Monday, Aug. 12, 8:37 p.m. 

Fast of Tisha b’Av ends: 
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 9:22 p.m. 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Courtesy photo from 
Jewish Fertility Foundation

Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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ETC. 
Just for Fun 
 44 
Dog of the Week 45 
Spotlight 
 45 
The Exchange 46 
Obituaries 
 48 
Looking Back 54