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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-6 Essays and viewpoints. 

OUR COMMUNITY 
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A New Gateway to Justice 

 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek 

 
renews its entry plaza for the next 

 
generation of Jewish Detroiters. 

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‘Together We Rise’ 

 
U-M Jewish community holds 

 
solidarity rally for Israel. 

18 
Home Invasion 

 
U-M rabbi’s Southfield home 

 
targeted on Rosh Hashanah.

20 
A New Resolution? 

 
Commit to helping others in the 

 
new year. 

21 
‘Shadows of Freedom’ 

 
Screening of WWII film marks 

 
the opening event for SOAR 

 
Lifelong Learning’s fall term. 

22 
Vile Hatred 

 
Antisemitic flyers left on laws 
 and driveways in West Bloomfield 
 
 and Farmington Hills.

23 
‘We Refuse to Be Enemies’ 

 
A Muslim and a Jew develop 

 
podcast to bridge the differences 

 
between their communities. 

24 
A Network for Thinking 

 
Women 

 
Detroit Women’s Forum marks 

 
50 years of monthly luncheons to 
 

 
inform and empower women. 

26 
Sukkot on the Farm 

 
Connecting Earth, local food and 

 
live music at Farber Farm.

BUSINESS
28 
Four Shops in One 

 
Step & Style houses four 

 
businesses started by busy young 
 

 
moms who share the workload. 

FOOD
30 
Yom Kippur Break-Fast 

 
Recipes 

SPORTS
32 
Two for Two 

 
Matt Bassin receives an Inter- 

 
Congregational Men’s Club 

 
Summer Softball League award, 

 
then scores the winning run 

 
in the Koufax Division playoff 

 
championship game. 

SPIRIT 
34 
Yom Kippur: How It 

 
Changes Us 

35 Torah Portion

36 
Synagogue Directory 

ARTS&LIFE
38 
‘Music Is our Light’ 

 
Tel Aviv Trio RGB releases second 

 
album, A Place For Lovers. 

40 
Finding One’s Center 

 
Fiber art show at the Huntington 

 
Woods Library focuses on finding 

 
balance. 

42 
All That Glitters Is Gold 

 
Kelly Lyon wins her first Emmy.

46 
Weekly Recipe

48 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
49 
Community Calendar

SPOTLIGHT
57 
On the Radio 

 
Jewish News partners with WDET 
 

 
for radio program for the blind 

 
and visually impaired

ETC. 
Just for Fun 
 
50 

Dog of the Week 
51 

The Bulletin Board 
51 

Obituaries 
 
53 

Looking Back 
58

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Shabbat and Holiday Lights 

Yom Kippur and Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Oct. 11, 6:38 p.m. 

Yom Kippur and Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Oct. 12, 7:37 p.m. 

Sukkot 1 starts: 
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: The Lester 
Family. Courtesy of Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek 
Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

October 10-16, 2024 / 8-14 Tishrei 5785

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