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Yizkor to services on Yom Kippur, 
and then on Shavuot and the other 
festivals. Centuries later, in the sum-
mer of 1349, after the Black Plague 
had devastated Europe, mobs blamed 
the Jews for the plague and murdered 
thousands of Jews in Mainz. Once 
again, communities added memorial 
prayers on Shabbat, this time to the 
Shabbat before the Ninth of Av. 
The late Rabbi Leo Yehuda 
Goldman of Congregation Shaarey 
Shomayim in Oak Park ascertained 
that the Jews of his hometown, 
including his own parents, were all 
murdered by the Nazis on Shavuot. 
He celebrated the festival of Shavuot 
while he also observed the Yahrzeit, 
and he mentioned the destructive 
events each year in his sermons on 
the festival.
Rabbi Golinkin’s suggestions for 
what to do now begin with the advice 
of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Joshua. 
Speaking to those who 
took on ascetic practices 
after the destruction 
of the Temple, Rabbi 
Joshua said: “My sons, 
come and I will tell 
you: It is impossible not 
to mourn at all, as the 
decree has already been issued. But to 
mourn excessively is also impossible.
” 
In that spirit, Rabbi Golinkin sug-
gests that each community decide 
whether to add a prayer to the Yizkor 

memorial service or to mute the 
celebration on Simchat Torah by not 
dancing at one of the Hakafot (cere-
monial carrying the Torah around the 
synagogue), or by adding a poem of 
lamentation to the Yizkor service. 
He provides historical evidence for 
each of these suggestions. He con-
cludes his essay: “There are undoubt-
edly additional suggestions, but the 
main point is to find the balance 
between the traditional joy of Simchat 
Torah and the mourning needed to 
commemorate the terrible tragedy 
which occurred on Simchat Torah 
5784.
”
Yoni Rosensweig, rabbi of Netzach 
Menashe synagogue in Beit Shemesh, 
contemplates planning 
for Simchat Torah and 
asks, “Who knows how 
we will feel, and how we 
will celebrate the chag 
[festival]? I think every-
one should let them-
selves feel what they feel 
and go with it.
” 
Though he himself is “swaying 
back and forth, moving suddenly 
from emotion to emotion,
” he and 
the synagogue leadership must make 
choices about the services; even so, 
“in the end, everyone should be con-
nected to what they are feeling in real 
time and give it its place.
” 
He adds, “the whole emotional 
gamut is allowed.
” 

Rabbi David 
Golinkin

Rabbi Yoni 
Rosensweig

“THIS YEAR, SHEMINI ATZERET 

AND SIMCHAT TORAH NEED TO BE 
CELEBRATED WITH SAME JOY 
IF NOT MORE THAN IN THE PAST. 
THE TALMUD EXPLAINS THAT JOY 
BREAKS ALL BOUNDARIES. 
THE GREATER THE BOUNDARY, 

THE GREATER THE JOY TO OVERCOME IT.”

— RABBI HERSCHEL FINMAN

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Dr. Boris Pasche is the President and CEO of 

Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Chair of the 

Oncology Department at Wayne State University 

School of Medicine. Dr. Pasche’s career spans over 

30 years, during which he has focused his time on 

gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer. 

His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and 

new therapies. This past year, Dr. Pasche co-invented 

a medial device that was approved by the FDA to 

treat heptocellular carcinoma, the most common type 

of liver cancer.

“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

The mission of the Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women is to 
enrich and empower Jewish women through activities, friendship, 
resources, education and humor. The Network welcomes women who 
have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer at any time in their lives.

Fundraising Luncheon

With Special Speaker

Dr. Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP

President and Chief Executive Officer of Karmanos Cancer Institute, 
Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University

“Development of Novel Targeted 
Therapies for Cancer”

Friday, November 15, 2024 
Registration: 11:30 a.m. 
Luncheon and speaker: Noon

Congregation Shaarey Zedek 
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Southfield, MI 48034

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Dr. Boris Pasche is the President and CEO of 
Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Chair of the 
Oncology Department at Wayne State University 
School of Medicine. Dr. Pasche’s career spans over 
30 years, during which he has focused his time on 
gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer. 
His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and 
new therapies. This past year, Dr. Pasche co-invented 
a medial device that was approved by the FDA to 
treat heptocellular carcinoma, the most common type 
of liver cancer.

“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

The mission of the Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women is to 
enrich and empower Jewish women through activities, friendship, 
resources, education and humor. The Network welcomes women who 
have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer at any time in their lives.

Fundraising Luncheon

With Special Speaker

Dr. Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP

President and Chief Executive Officer of Karmanos Cancer Institute, 
Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University

“Development of Novel Targeted 
Therapies for Cancer”

Friday, November 15, 2024 
Registration: 11:30 a.m. 
Luncheon and speaker: Noon

Congregation Shaarey Zedek 
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Southfield, MI 48034

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Dr. Boris Pasche is the President and CEO of 

Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Chair of the 

Oncology Department at Wayne State University 

School of Medicine. Dr. Pasche’s career spans over 

30 years, during which he has focused his time on 

gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer. 

His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and 

new therapies. This past year, Dr. Pasche co-invented 

a medial device that was approved by the FDA to 

treat heptocellular carcinoma, the most common type 

of liver cancer.

“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

The mission of the Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women is to 
enrich and empower Jewish women through activities, friendship, 
resources, education and humor. The Network welcomes women who 
have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer at any time in their lives.

Fundraising Luncheon

With Special Speaker

Dr. Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP

President and Chief Executive Officer of Karmanos Cancer Institute, 
Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University

“Development of Novel Targeted 
Therapies for Cancer”

Friday, November 15, 2024 
Registration: 11:30 a.m. 
Luncheon and speaker: Noon

Congregation Shaarey Zedek 

27375 Bell Road 
Southfield, MI 48034

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