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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-7 Essays and viewpoints. 

OUR COMMUNITY 

8 
2024: Year in Review 

 
Stories from the 2024 Detroit 

 
Jewish News. 

20 
In Memoriam 2024 

 
Those we’ve lost and remember. 

24 
2024 Newsmakers of the 

 
Year: Michigan Jewish 

 
College Students 

26 
Menorah Lightings 

 
Three chances to join others in 

 
welcoming the light of Chanukah. 

28 
JFS Adopt a Family Sees 

 
Record Numbers 

 
924 individuals served by the 

 
nonprofit organization received 

 
holiday gifts. 

29 
The Gift of Reading 

 
Mother/daughter duo publish 

 
special book for neurodivergent 

 
readers and their caregivers. 

FACES & PLACES
30 
The Zekelman Holocaust 

 
Center Celebrates 40th 

 
Anniversary 

31 
JFS Family Caregiver Expo 

SPORTS
32 
Fab Five 

 
Meet the 2024 Pillars of Excellence 

 
recipients.

HEALTH

34 
The Search for Living Donors 

 
Some turned to social media to find 
 

 
a match. 

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
36 
Community Directory 

 
2024

MOMENTS 
49 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 
50 
Sibling Rivalry 

51 
Torah Portion

52 
Synagogue Directory 

ARTS & LIFE
54 
Home for the Holidays 

 
Hannah Jewel Kohn makes her 

 
Fisher Theatre debut as the female 

 
lead in A Beautiful Noise. 

55 
Weekly Recipe

56 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
57 
Community Calendar 

ETC. 
Just for Fun 
 
58 

The Bulletin Board 
59 

Obituaries 
 
61 

Looking Back 
66

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Shabbat and Holiday Lights 

Chanukah Candle 2: 
Thursday night, Dec. 26 

Chanukah Candle 3: 
Friday, Dec. 27, before Shabbat 

Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Dec. 27, 4:48 p.m. 

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Dec. 28, 5:55 p.m. 

Chanukah Candle 4: 

Saturday, Dec. 28, after Shabbat 

Chanukah Candle 5: 
Sunday night, Dec. 29 

Chanukah Candle 6: 
Monday night, Dec. 30 

Chanukah Candle 7: 
Tuesday night, Dec. 31 

Chanukah Candle 8: 
Wednesday night, Jan. 1 

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

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