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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-7 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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We Remember
We mark the one-year
anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks
and remember those lost to the
violence.
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The Aftermath of Oct. 7
Local Jews share how the world
has changed for them since that
fateful day.
19
Oct. 7 One-Year
Commemoration Event
The event will be at a central
location, to be shared prior to the
event. Pre-registration is
mandatory.
20
The Missing
At least 97 people taken hostage
by Hamas are still in Gaza.
22
A Survivor’s Story
One woman’s experience at the
Nova Music Festival.
24
Kolot ‘Restart’ Members
Visit Detroit
Visiting artist creates mural at
Hillel Day School.
26
Bridging Communities
A reflection from The Well’s
gathering with Israeli social
entrepreneurs from the Gaza
Envelope.
28
Laying Four Medieval
Nuremberg Jews to Rest
How a Sinai Hospital rabbi
found and helped rededicate
Jewish gravestones used to build
a Nuremberg church.
30
Recent Attacks Leave U-M
Jewish Students Wary
Jewish Resource Center to offer
walking buddies and self-
defense training.
YOM KIPPUR
32
What Is Tzedakah —
Justice, Righteousness or
Charity?
The answer is all three.
33
Yiddish Limerick
34
Forgive and Let Go
It’s what we’re asked to do for
Yom Kippur.
36
Meet Blake the Baker
My 15-year-old neighbor makes a
mean seven-layer cake for the
holidays.
38
Finding the Perfect
Apology
Local author’s new paperback
describes a four-step plan.
ERETZ
39
Israel Kills Hezbollah
Terror Chief
Longtime terrorist Hassan
Nasrallah assassinated in air
attack.
40
Rockets’ Red Glare
Israelis still living near the border
are diligent about being close
to bomb shelters and stocking up
on supplies.
SPORTS
42
Near Perfect Three-Peat
Temple Beth El No. 1 wins its third
straight Greenberg Division
championship in the Inter-
Congregational Men’s Club
Summer Softball League.
SPIRIT
44
The Inheritance that
Belongs to Everyone
45 Torah Portion
46
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
48
Being Alive
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn
Grody talk art, family and politics.
50
Weekly Recipe
52
Celebrity News
EVENTS
53
Community Calendar
ETC.
Just for Fun
54
The Bulletin Board 55
Obituaries
57
Looking Back
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Shabbat and Holiday Lights
Rosh Hashanah 1:
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 6:53 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah 2:
Thursday, Oct. 3, 7:52 p.m.
Shabbat Shuvah starts:
Friday, Oct. 4, 6:50 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Oct. 5, 7:48 p.m.
Fast of Gedaliah
Sunday, Oct. 6, 6:24 a.m.-7:47 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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October 3-9, 2024 / 1-7 Tishrei 5785