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…Thank You! Rabbi Daniel Schwartz with wife Elana and children, Jenna and Avi FOR AN AMAZING FIRST 10 YEARS This year is the 10 year anniversary of Rabbi Daniel Schwartz as one of the spiritual leaders of our congregation and community. We are all blessed to have him as a leader, mentor, teacher and friend! He has nurtured our youngest children, inspired our b’nai mitzvah students, built lasting relationships with our teens, offered sage gui...…
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…jews d in the on the cover JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR N I othing safeguards you against addiction — not a loving family, not wealth, not faith, not age, not intel- ligence, wisdom nor willpower. Addiction can overcome anybody and, once it has you in its steely grip, it can cost you your health, your family, your home, your live- lihood and even your life. Jamie Daniels paid that ulti- mate price, dead at 23 from an opiate overdose ...…
…sponsored by our community partner: s RUDY THOMAS mune RUDY THOMAS Jamie’s sister, Arlyn, drew the symbol on this necklace as a tribute to her brother and had it tattooed on her. It is a half-moon of music notes, and each star has one of his initials (JRD). “I think it was Arlyn’s way of knowing Jamie is still watching over her.” — LISA DANIELS never fit in. Maybe he was depressed. I do know that he suffered from depression for a while ...…
…jews d in the He was sober, attended outpatient treatment meet- ings and eventually got a job working as a law clerk. “At work he was doing well, but, at home on his own, he was depressed,” Daniels says. Florida has become the nation’s recovery capital with more than 400 sober living homes in Palm Beach County alone. These homes are linked with outpa- tient treatment programs, doctors and labs. Some owners, realizing there is more money to b...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 14 like Jamie’s. Adam, now 27, has been struggling with sub- stance abuse, depression and anxiety since high school. (Adam is not his real name — he wishes to remain anony- mous because he still fears the stigma of addiction.) “My drug and alcohol use began at a young age when my friends and I began experimenting with alcohol, often taking it from our parents’ liquor cabinets,” he says. “The alcohol made me...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 16 A Community Conversation On Th e Opioid Epidemic Temple Israel presents the Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Parenting Conference. T he opioid epidemic affecting the entire Metro Detroit community will be the subject of the annual Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Parenting Conference Wednesday, March 7, at Temple Israel. Held since 1979, the Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Parenting Conference seeks to bring the So...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 24 TIME FOR CHANGE Rabbi Aaron Starr is convinced the time has come for change and is orga- nizing a group to address the problem of mass shootings. “What must we do when the time for ‘thoughts and prayers’ has come to an end, and the time for action has long since arrived?” he asked in a sermon Rabbi Aaron Starr delivered on Feb. 17 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield that was posted on Facebook. ...…
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…1. arts&life film The Tribe At T he Oscars: 2018 Edition NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST T he 90th Oscars ceremony takes place on Sunday, March 4, begin- ning at 8 p.m. on ABC and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The following is a list of “confirmed” Jewish Oscar nomi- nees. The number of Jewish nominees is smaller than some years, but still substantial. Leading actor: Timothée Chalamet, 24, Call Me by My Name. He com- petes in this category with Daniel D...…
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