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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-6 Essays and viewpoints. 

 OUR COMMUNITY 

8 
Farber Day School 

 
Welcomes Their First 

 
Sefer Torah 

 
The entire community is invited 

 
to celebrate Sept. 29. 

14 
Jewish U-M Student 

 
Attacked 

 
19-year-old student assaulted by 

 
a group of still at-large individuals. 

18 
Concerned Ann Arbor 

 
Families 

 
For Jewish families, the Ann 

 
Arbor Public School Board 

 
election extends beyond 

 
budget cuts. 

22 
Learning from the 

 
Challah Prince 

 
150 baking enthusiasts gather at 

 
Congregation Beth Ahm. 

26 
Many Donors Abandon 

 
UWindsor 

 
Business magnate and 

 
philanthropist Barry Zekelman is 

 
among the largest donors to pull 

 
support after pro-Palestinian 

 
protesters’ deal. 

28 
Training a Child to 

 
Self-Soothe 

 
Empathize with your young child 

 
and let them know all will be OK. 

32 
Puppy Love 

 
JSL hosts pet wedding of the 

 
season. 

36 
A Knockout Career 

 
Dmitriy Salita is on a mission to 

 
bring ‘big time boxing’ back to 

 
Detroit. 

FACES & PLACES
40 
JARC’s Pawsome Dogs 

 
and Donuts Event is a Hit 

42 
2024 Walk 4 Friendship

SPORTS
44 
Par for the Course 

 
B’nai B’rith Golf League has new 

 
format, but familiar champions. 

ROSH HASHANAH 
46 
Enrich Selichot with 

 
‘Empowered Prayer’ 

 
Congregation Beth Ahm’s 

 
Selichot programs will feature 

 
Hadar’s Rabbi Sacks Mintz. 

48 
‘Shofar at Home’ 

 
Help Chabad of Bingham Farms 

 
bring the shofar door-to-door. 

50 
Passing Down Traditions 

 
Randa Weinstein Feldman uses 

 
books and binders to ensure the 

 
culinary legacy of her family. 

54 
Food for Thought 

 
Rosh Hashanah Desserts 

60 
Wine & Cheese 

 
Teri Falcon has a unique tradition 

 
on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 

 
each year. 

62 
Celebrating 30 Years of 

 
Apple Picking 

 
A beloved Rosh Hashanah 

 
family tradition continues for 

 
its third generation. 

66 
The Rise of Live 

 
Streaming High Holiday 

 
Services: A Blessing or 

 
a Challenge? 

70 
Enhanced Security 

 
Two local congregations will add 

 
metal detectors to bolster High 

 
Holiday security. 

71 
Yiddish Limerick 

72 
Holiday Kids’ Section

78 
A High Holidays 

 
Confession 

80 
Ruby Reign 

 
Honor the fruit — and its 

 
symbolism — of Rosh Hashanah 

 
with a table inspired by the apple 

 
and pomegranate’s deep reds, 

 
pinks and purples and 

 
honey-hued accents. 

84 
Making A Meaningful 

 
Holiday 

 
Navigating the High Holidays 

 
after divorce demands 

 
compromise and flexibility. 

86 
High Holiday PrayGround 

 
The PrayGround invites families 

 
to explore the High Holidays with 

 
a ‘one size does not fit all’ 

 
approach. 

FOOD
88 
Ready-to-Roll Instant 

 
Bowl 

 
NOOISH serves up matzah ball 

 
soup in an instant. 

89 
Jewish Penicillin 

 
Broth Masters offers bone broth 

 
as functional medicine for a 

 
variety of wellness needs. 

MOMENTS
91 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 
92 
Not Beyond the Sea 

93 Torah Portion

94 
Synagogue Directory 

ARTS&LIFE 
96 
‘Ready and Talented’ 

 
Local artist to make debut at 

 
Common Ground’s Birmingham 

 
Street Art Fair. 

98 
Wonderful Chemistry 

 
Pianist Bill Charlap and singer 

 
Dee Dee Bridgewater to offer 

 
jazz performance in East Lansing. 
 

100 
Weekly Recipe

102 
Just Vamp 

 
Bryan Thomas Hunt takes it up a 

 
step in Some Like It Hot. 

104 
Celebrity News 

EVENTS 
105 
Community Calendar 

contents

Shabbat and Holiday Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Sept. 27, 7:02 p.m. 

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Sept. 28, 8:01 p.m. 

Rosh Hashanah Night 1: 
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 6:53 p.m. 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover art: By Naomi Broudo, 
naomibroudo.etsy.com or 
freshketubahdesign.com.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2024 / 23-29 Elul 5784 

ETC. 
Just for Fun 
 
106 
Dog of the Week 
107 
The Bulletin Board 108 
Obituaries 
 
109 
Looking Back 
114 

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