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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-7 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
8
The Jewish Vote
How our demographic could
swing the election in 7 key
battleground states.
12
Update from the ADL
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
addresses crowd at Temple Israel.
14
Hospice and Judaism
Free Temple Kol Ami event will
highlight end-of-care options in
Judaism.
15
Celebrating the Work
of Dr. Don Spivak
The late Dr. Don Spivak will be
honored at benefit for Michigan
Psychoanalytic Foundation.
16
The Hidden Israeli Youth
Mental Health Crisis
A lunch-and-learn event through
Federation is highlighting the
impact of the ongoing war on
Israel’s youngest populations.
18
Grunge is Back!
‘STORIED’ brings the Grunge era
to life through story and song.
20
2024 L’Dor V’Dor Award
JHSM honors West Michigan
Holocaust Memorial founders.
21
A Focus on Bukharian
Jews
Ray Maisel z”l Bukharian Jewish
Textile exhibit to open at Adat
Shalom.
24
How We Met
An Office Romance and Penguin
Proposal
25
Best Friends Compete on
Wheel of Fortune
West Bloomfield women walk
away with $2,000 and a spa trip
to St. Maarten.
SPORTS
26
40 Years of Philanthropy
The five newest members of the
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame are inducted during
a special year for the Michigan
Jewish Sports Foundation.
WOMEN/FAMILY HEALTH
36
Don’t Live with the
Discomfort
Pelvic floor therapy can help
with incontinence and other
issues.
32
Listening to Your
Ill-Tuition
5 health symptoms women
shouldn’t ignore, according to
a doctor.
34
Got Back Pain?
Metro Detroit doctor offers
unique treatment to get you back
in action.
FACES&PLACES
36
JARC’s Motown Melodies
37
JARC Cookout
ERETZ
38
A Healing Space for Men
Former Oak Parker organizes
men’s retreat in Israel.
69
A ‘Hero of Israel’
Detroit-connected man dies from
Lebanon battle wounds.
BUSINESS
40
A Go-Getter to Get Your
Landscape in Shape
How “Mow on the Go” was
transformed and rebranded into
“Capital Landscapes.”
MOMENTS
42
Mazel Tov!
SPIRIT
43 Torah Portion
44
Beyond Nature
46
Synagogue Directory
ARTS & LIFE
48
‘Classic Conversations’
Jeff Dwoskin’s podcast show will
satiate your hunger for pop
culture and nostalgia.
54
Designed with Love
Isaac Mizrahi created costumes
for the Burt Bacharach tribute
The Look of Love.
56
Nonfiction Spotlight
Famous people are the focus of
three authors to be featured at
Book Fair.
58
Weekly Recipe
59
Celebrity News
EVENTS
60
Community Calendar
ETC.
Just for Kids
61
Just for Fun
62
Dog of the Week
63
The Bulletin Board
63
Obituaries
65
Looking Back
70
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Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2024 / 29 Tishrei-5 Cheshvan 5785
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Shabbat starts:
Friday, Nov. 1, 6:07 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:08 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Cover photo/credit: Jeff Dwoskin doing
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Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi
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