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…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Staying Safe in the Synagogue Federation conducts security training program in advance of the High Holidays. 18 The Doctor Is In! Detroit physician still works full-time, five days a week. 22 Thoughtful Judaism New class answers what it means to be a “member of the tribe.” ROSH HASHANAH 26 High Holiday Messages The JN asked ...…

…4 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued on page 6 for openers Name That Man W hat shall we name the baby? This is a question that is often posed by new parents. How many realize that the names for boys that are chosen are actually part of our everyday parlance? By GEORGE, it sometimes seems that every TOM, DICK and HARRY has a commonly used moniker. But let me be FRANK; finding a suitable name is not like playin...…

…1942 - 2021 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 322...…

…8 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY T his year saw some great Jewish highs — two gold medals for Israel in the Tokyo Olympics — and some great Jewish lows — a COVID-violating engagement party in Australia caught on tape, mocking a universal lockdown. We saw Israel taking the lead in vaccines — inoculating Arab and Jew in Israel as equals and sharing vaccination information with the world — and we saw Jews heaping a...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 9 Join us on the Detroit Opera House rooftop! T O B E N E F I T T H E K A D I M A C R E A T I V E E X P R E S S I O N S P R O G R A M BENEFIT AND ARTS SHOWCASE FRAME FRAME FRAME FRAME FRAME FRAMEOF OF OFMIND MIND MIND sunday september 19 2 - 6 PM ADMISSION ANYTIME MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE ROOFTOP 1526 BROADWAY STREET | DETROIT 48226 The 2021 Frame of Mind Benefit and Arts Showcase will feature a year’s worth of visua...…

…10 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY essay The Folly of Hasty Withdrawals — Both America’s and Israel’s L ike every national leader, the president of the United States has a prime obligation to safeguard the security and well-being of his citizens. And like his predecessor, Donald Trump, President Joe Biden concluded that the presence of U.S. troops and contractors in Afghanistan was having the opposite effect — tha...…

…12 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 10 its consequences, bitter experi- ence indicates all too well, will exact a far greater cost than maintaining that deployment would have. DANGER TO U.S.? Biden’s two immediate pre- decessors complained that, notwithstanding the U.S. commitment to championing freedom and democracy, it was not America’s job to solve all the problems of this part of the world (Barack Ob...…

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…W ith antisemitism on the rise across the country, ensur- ing the safety of High Holiday worshipers is both critical and challenging. As part of an ongoing effort to meet this vital need, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hosted a pilot training program presented by CARE (Community Awareness and Resilience Education), an Israeli-based organization. Over four days in August, a team of Israeli security and risk-assessme...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 15 continued on page 16 Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and private philanthropy in collaboration with the Jewish Federations of North America and the Security Community Network (SCN). While it has been effectively used in several other countries, this was the first training conducted in the United States. “The timing is very good in light of the increase in antisemitic rhetoric and hate crimes we’re seeing,” ...…

…16 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY continued from page 15 conceal a weapon. • The suicide bomber: This person will usually be wear- ing a coat or jacket to hide an explosive device but is oth- erwise surprisingly calm and focused. RISING SUSPICION Suspicious objects may include unattended backpacks, satchels, purses or even paper or plastic grocery bags. According to CARE proto- col, congregants or security volunteers who see ...…

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…18 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 Dr. Brown and his wife, Kathleen, (center) surrounded by their children, grandchildren and other family members. OUR COMMUNITY A journey of his lifetime took place in Detroit on Aug. 6. Dr. Richard Brown, who is celebrating 60 years as an inner-city physician, commemorated the milestone with his family on a bus tour of his life- long personal, professional and Jewish journeys. The tour had members of thre...…

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…20 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY surprise a shocked but elated Dr. Brown. The surprise was a suc- cessful one, and Duggan exchanged pleasantries with Brown and the different gen- erations of his family to make it that much more of a special day. Even at his age and 60 years into the profession, Brown says he’s busier than he’s ever been, and the pas- sion for taking care of others is still there. “I love helping them,” Brown...…

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…OUR COMMUNITY J ewish learners in Metro Detroit from teens to adults can embark upon a new path to study — thanks to “Thoughtful Judaism,” a new curriculum designed by the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem. Taking a pluralistic approach to Jewish education, the course will spark deeper conversations on where today’s Jews fit in with their tribe — in terms of faith, ethics, practice and com- munity. Thoughtful Judaism is brou...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 23 PHOTO CREDIT “The Hartman Institute hopes classes developed from this curriculum will invite those in interfaith marriages, the unaffiliated and those feel- ing marginalized in the Jewish community to come in and join the conversation and not stay on the sidelines. ” JLearn, a project of the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit, is the first in the community to spearhead efforts to offer Thoughtful Jud...…

…24 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 JVS Skill Building Assistance Programs Provide Aid to People with Disabilities Tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, collard greens, kale and herbs such as basil, rosemary and parsley, are all being grown by Metro Detroiters with disabili- ties who are taking part in JVS Human Services’ Skill Building Assistance (SBA) program. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, up to eight participants take a trip to Love Garden, ...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 25 ‘Outsmarting Antisemitism’ Join the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute for a four-week course on “Outsmarting Antisemitism” at Bais Chabad of West Bloom- field, 5595 W . Maple Road, beginning the week of Oct. 31. Attend live or via Zoom on Sundays at 11 a.m. or Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Jews cannot let antisemitism define Judaism — but cannot ignore it either. As direct mem- ory of the Holocaust fades, Jews around...…

…26 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH High Holiday Messages The JN asked some local rabbis to share their messages for Rosh Hashanah. continued on page28 “H ope in the LORD. Be strong and of good courage. Hope in the LORD. ” We recite these words from Psalm 27 daily during the Season of Repentance, and they carry espe- cially great meaning today. Despite the ongoing pan- demic, I believe that we have reason to hope; justificatio...…

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…ROSH HASHANAH continued from page 26 28 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 A Time for Self-Care, Too B efore last year, I would have taken this space to share a bit of teaching about what tradition tells us about the preparation we can and should take as we near the holi- est days of the Jewish calendar. In the days leading up to and immediately following Rosh Hashanah, we are invited by our tradition to spend time setting our inten- tion as to h...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 29 T he special Selichos prayers, which we recite before and during the High Holidays, revolve around the “13 attri- butes of compassion.” These “attributes” were pronounced by God Himself to Moshe as Moshe interceded on behalf of the people following the sin of the golden calf. The Talmud teaches that God instructed Moshe that when we ask for forgiveness, we must invoke these 13 attributes that describe variou...…

…30 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 T he convergence of the observance of the Jewish New Year and start of the new school year is leaving some Jewish students and educators who learn or work in public schools feeling torn about whether to observe the holi- day or attend class. After the chaotic nature of last year’s school year due to the pandemic, families with school-age children and educators desire a beginning of the school year that i...…

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…32 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 30 trict administrators before they had a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year explaining the timing of Jewish holidays in conjunc- tion with the beginning of school. The first day of class was Aug. 30 and school is open on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Ser said the district moved curriculum night in the school where her children attend so it would not conflict with Erev Yom Kippur....…

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…34 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 S ynagogues locally and across the country, are challenged as they plan High Holiday services this year — normally a time when family and friends, clergy and congregants pray and socialize together. Until the recent spread of the more contagious Delta COVID variant, caseloads had declined considerably due to vaccination. However, the new variant is causing growing concern, even though the resulting illn...…

…36 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 34 adjacent tents or pavilions (such as at Shaarey Zedek, Temple Beth El and Temple Israel) or in public parks (planned by such congregations as B’nai Moshe, Shir Shalom and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue). Parks are especially popular for family and children’s services as they provide ample room for distancing. Livestreamed services are another way to provide safe access. Most l...…

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…38 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 F or the past four years, the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program has held a dementia-friendly Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Service, pivoting to a virtual pro- gram in 2020 due to the pandemic. Now in 2021, the award-winning program designed to involve those living with dementia and their loved ones and care partners in a service filled with familiar prayers and melodies will remain vir...…

…This is the story of an illustrious Romanian-born, Hungarian- speaking, Vienna-schooled, Columbia-educated and Harvard- formed middle-class Jewish professor of politics and other subjects. Markovits revels in a rootlessness that offers him comfort, succor, and the inspiration for his life’s work. As we follow his quest to find a home, we encounter his engagement with the important political, social and cultural developments of five decade...…

…40 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH continued from page 38 available or may be offered an opportunity to pick up a bag. Last year, 80 gift bags were delivered to attendees throughout Metro Detroit. The project has been underwritten by a friend of the Brown Program. Cantor Schiffer con- ducted the 2020 service from her synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing. Participants felt like they were in a shul setting an...…

…After a year unlike any other, we are looking forward to a High Holiday season filled with increasing goodness and kindness, opportunities for growth and fulfillment, and abundant health and happiness. Experience our warm and welcoming community today! Contact Rachel Rudman, Associate Director, at rrudman@tbeonline.org High Holiday services will be held at Temple Beth El for members, but our high-quality streaming will also be live and ...…

…ROSH HASHANAH O n Rosh Hashanah, when we wish each other a sweet new year, it seems natural that we associate that wish with honey. Honey, the sweet- ener mentioned in the Bible (Hebrew devash), is even sweeter than table sugar. Veteran beekeeper Joel Letvin of Bloomfield Hills points out that most often when the Bible mentions honey, it means the thick juice of dates or figs (which your grocery store might call dibs, the Arabic eq...…

…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 43 the Southeast Michigan Beekeeping Association. SEMBA offers a nucleus colony at the conclusion of the course, and instead of waiting until next sea- son, he accepted a colony for his own first hive. But Demeter had no place to put his hive. So he asked Gordon if he could possibly put his hive in the garden operated by Yad Ezra. Gordon eagerly agreed. It amounts to a win-win situation. Demeter has an ide...…

…44 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH C ongregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen does a lot of reading this time of year. He speaks to lots of people, bounc- es ideas off his wife, Meredith, and spends more time in silence. It’s all part of his prepa- ration for the High Holidays. Rabbis through- out Metro Detroit and beyond are getting ready to again inspire their largest audiences as they approach the pulpit with me...…

…Happy Rosh Hashanah! Have a Sweet New Year This year, your friends at Kroger are here to help you and your family celebrate with all of your favorite kosher tastes. FRESH FOR EVERYONE ™ …

…46 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 44 ROSH HASHANAH to people about their experiences and priorities to meet them where they are. “I try to think ‘what could I bring them from Jewish tradition, from my own experi- ence, that could be inspiring, that could be a message that could stay with them or that they could return to in times of happiness, trouble or indecision. ’” Kaluzny is rereading the Torah portion and talking to...…

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…48 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH A pples and honey are certainly popular sym- bols of Rosh Hashanah, but pomegranates play a signifi- cant role during this holiday and in Jewish history as well. A simple online search about pomegranates yielded many articles, recipes, historical and biblical references, explana- tions of their symbolism to many cultures as well as botan- ical and health information. Pomegranates also have a l...…

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…50 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 eral cultures that pomegranates were present in the Garden of Eden and might have been what tempted Eve instead of the apple. (kew.org) • In Sephardic homes, a pomegranate often is on the seder plate at Passover. (food52.com, Rebecca Firsker) • Fertility is a popular attri- bute of pomegranates for many cultures, including Chinese, Turkish, Armenian and Middle Eastern as well as for the ancient Greeks and R...…