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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-7 Essays and viewpoints. 

OUR COMMUNITY 
8 
Decision 2024 

 
Michigan voters will elect a new 

 
U.S. senator this year. The two 

 
major party candidates respond 

 
to questions from the JN. 

16 
The Jewish Community 

 
Speaks Out 

 
More than 200 people came 

 
to the Bloomfield Township Board 

 
of Trustees to confront Stephanie 
 Fakih’s antisemitic comments.

20 
Oakland University 

 
Antisemitism Study 

 
Researchers want to know how 

 
perceived antisemitism impacts 

 
the mental well-being of 

 
American Jews.

22 
JBAM Celebrates 

 
Patriot Week 

 
Distinguished panel discusses 

 
the principles that make America 

 
great.

24 
Exploring Jewish 

 
Montreal 

 
JDC Entwine trip participants 

 
learn much from our neighbors 

 
to the north.

26 
Detroit Heart Ball 

 
Dr. Gary Edelson named 2024 

 
American Heart Association 

 
Detroit Heart Ball Chair.

28 
An Inspiration 

 
RISE challah bake inspires 

 
hundreds of women as annual 

 
event takes on added 

 
significance.

FACES & PLACES
30 
Gesher Awards Night 

31 
Hechtman Apartments 

 
Hosts Tropical Luau 

 
Party

SPORTS
32 
Strangers No More 

 
A baseball team made up of 

 
players from six states coached 

 
by a local father and son won a 

 
bronze medal at the JCC Maccabi 

 
Games.

MOMENTS
33 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 
34 
Why Were We Created?

35 
Torah Portion

36 
Synagogue Listings

ARTS&LIFE 
38 
Jews in the Rock and Roll 

 
Hall of Fame 

 
Which Jewish musicians are still 

 
waiting to get in?

40 
The Bass Master 

 
Tony Levin to perform with Beat 

 
this weekend at the Masonic.

44 
Next to Normal 

 
Makeup artist acts as board 

 
liaison for this rock musical 

 
about mental health.

46 
Weekly Recipe

47 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
48 
Community Calendar 

ERETZ
50 
Sinwar’s Death is a ‘Major 
 
 Turning Point’ 
 Will top terrorist’s death help end 
 
 
 
 
 

 the Gaza war? 

ETC. 
Dog of the Week 
49 

Just for Fun 
 
51 
The Bulletin Board 51 
Obituaries 
 
53 

Looking Back 
58 

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Shabbat and Holiday Lights 
Shemini Atzeret starts:

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:19 p.m.

Simchat Torah starts: 
Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:19 p.m.

Shabbat starts:

Friday, Oct. 25, 6:16 p.m.

Shabbat ends:

Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:16 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Oct. 24-30, 2024 / 22-28 Tishrei, 5785 

