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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 

Shabbat Lights 
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. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Jeff Dwoskin doing 
his standup comedy. Courtesy photo 
Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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