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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-6 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
8
A Night of Broken Glass


U-M Regent Jordan Acker once


again hit with antisemitic


vandalism.

12
Marvin’s Marvelous


Mechanical Museum Set


to Move to West


Bloomfield


The long-running attraction and


family hangout will soon be


housed in Orchard Mall.

14
A Meaningful Mosaic


Members of Samantha Woll’s


1997 Hillel Day School graduating


class organize a lasting tribute on


school grounds.

18
28th Annual Mitzvah Day


Hundreds of volunteers from the


Detroit Jewish community are


expected to support sites across


the Metro area.

CHANUKAH
20
Light the Flame!


JN’s Chanukah Art Contest


winners capture the spirit of


the season.

22
Holiday Fun!


Join in on a weeklong


celebration at Chanukah


Wonderland.

24
Menorah in the D


Bringing the community’s lights


together.

26
A Sustainable Chanukah


Celebrate the season with the


environment in mind.

28
Chanukah Cookies


Diamond Bakery gives a


workshop on cookie-decorating.

33
Share the Story of the


Festival of Lights


See suggestions from the


PJ Library.

34

Food for Thought


Olive Oil Recipes for Chanukah

FACES & PLACES
38
MSU Hillel Leadership


Fund Annual Memorial


Golf Outing

39
Oz Pearlman Dazzles the


Crowd Supporting JARC

SPORTS
40
Net Worth


Meet the six Jewish members of


the three-time state champion


Bloomfield Hills High School boys


tennis team.

40
Quick Hits

MOMENTS
42
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
44
Improbable Endings and


the Defeat of Despair

45
Torah Portion

46
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
48
Bonhoeffer Is a


Compelling Dramatization

50
Indian-Inspired Jazz


Israeli artist Sivan Arbel releases


new album.

52
Celebrity News

EVENTS
53
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Bulletin Board 54
Just for Fun

55

Obituaries

56

Looking Back
62

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Shabbat and Holiday
Lights

Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 20, 4:44 p.m.

Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 21, 5:51 p.m.

Chanukah Candle 1:
Wednesday night, Dec. 25

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover art: Emily Rosenberg
Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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Dec. 19-25, 2024 / 18-24 Kislev 5785