…$200 Oct. 10-16, 2024 / 8-14 Tishrei 5785 THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com JEWISH NEWS Congregation Shaarey Zedek renews its entry plaza for the next generation of Jewish Detroiters. See page 8 RIGHTEOUSNESS A New Gateway to …
…10 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N from the congregation’s history, which includes the 1966 assassination of Rabbi Morris Adler on a Shabbat morning as he conducted services. Because of this, CSZ was perhaps one of the first congregations in the nation to have to rethink its security needs. As Metro Detroit’s Jewish commu- nity continues to evolve, Starr said CSZ’s renovated entryway stands as a symbol of the synagogue’s commit- ment to the ...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 featuring exhibits of gleaming silver Judaica, some over a century old. The lobby gives way to the Doreen and David Hermelin and Suzanne and Joseph Orley social halls, both reno- vated in 2019 with new lighting, roof, audio-visual equipment and movable dividers. Through the glass-enclosed lobby, visitors see the synagogue’s back courtyard. It features a tent that was installed during the height of the COVID-1...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 13 Julie and Michael Abrams Larry Adler Karen and Allen Amber Judy Ancell Kelli Anderson Elaine and Robert Appel Edie and Steve Arbit Tracy and Jeff Aronoff Joanne and Danny Aronovitz Meredith and Jeffrey Band Laurie and Michael Banks Lisa and Andrew Barbas Bar-Levav Family Foundation Gretchen and Tony Baron Nancy and Richard Barr Susan and Benson Barr Beth Baver-Neff Carolyn and Jim Bellinson Ilana and A...…
…14 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N T he Jewish community at the University of Michigan ushered in the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah with a solidarity rally for Israel on the Diag with special guests. Countering the negative perceptions that have plagued their campus when it comes to Jewish life there, Jewish student leaders said this year is a time to proudly show off Jewish joy, to be resilient and not be afraid. Jewish campus student a...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 15 J N had been shot and there were terrorists everywhere. Maya was released on Nov. 25 and Itay on Nov. 29. Maya, who endured much of her captivity in a Gaza hospital after nearly losing a foot from delayed treatment from gunshot wounds, said there were “signs” that someone was listening. In a remarkable story, Maya explained that as a coping mechanism, Itay and their friend Omer Shemtov, who remains a hostage, sh...…
…16 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 JEWISH LIFE ON CAMPUS Holding an Israeli flag adorned with a large yel- low ribbon were seniors Evan Solomon, 22, and Max Burgida, 21. Solomon said misinformation about Israel on campus is a lingering problem, but the Jewish community stands strong in supporting one another. “I think the Jewish community on campus is doing a fantastic job in sticking together,” Solomon said. “It is so important for Jewish and ...…
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…18 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N I n a frightening start to 5785, a group of about 20 Jewish stu- dents from the University of Michigan attending an Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner at the Southfield home of U-M Jewish Resource Center Rabbi Mendy Klahr and his wife, Gitty Klahr, were confronted by a masked gunman. Fortunately, no one was harmed. Southfield law enforcement investigators have considered this to be a “crime of opportunity” and n...…
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…20 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N L ’shana tovah, fellow do-good- ers! Let’s kick off the new year by committing to help others in our community. Whether you are looking for a one-time opportunity down the street or you’ve been itch- ing to visit Israel, I encourage you to choose an activity that speaks to you. Birthright Israel, in collabora- tion with Shalom Corps Platform at Mosaic United, is running a two-week volunteering program where...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 21 J N A mos Carlen’s Shadows of Freedom will be the opening special event for the SOAR Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) new fall 2024 term. The film recounts the untold story of the Jewish and French resistance of 1942 in Algiers, which helped change the course of WWII, yet remains largely forgotten. These 388 resisters — mostly young and inexpe- rienced — almost haplessly ended up supporting the Allies ...…
…22 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 Helping Local Seniors Avoid Financial Fraud Gesher Human Services is joining forces with Huntington Bank on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to provide Metro Detroit seniors with tools to avoid financial scammers. Huntington Safe Banking for Seniors Workshop will be held at Gesher Human Services in Southfield from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and free refreshments, a free lunch and giveaways such as gift cards will be provided as we...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 23 J N ‘Twinning’ in Detroit Several Muslim-Jewish events were part of “Weekend (later: Season) of Twinning” that Walter Ruby organized, with local lead- ers, in the latter years of his career with Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU). The events took place in U.S. cities, includ- ing Detroit, and Canada. “It was exciting to help coordinate ties between leaders of the Jewish com- munity and the Michigan ...…
…24 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N I n August 1986, a group of women — including members of Detroit Women’s Forum (DWF) — staged a unique protest outside the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC). The social club, then open to white men only, was founded in 1887 and housed since 1913 in a grand, six-story Albert Kahn- designed building on Madison Street in Downtown Detroit. Many Detroiters objected to their exclusion from a club known for its advant...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 25 J N continued on page 27 unable to advance in male-dominated organizations. “My feminism led me to want to involve myself in projects for helping women, ” said the late Kroll, speaking at DWF’s 40th anniversary celebration. Kroll and her friends recruited women for the new group from their contacts in government, business, unions, education, nonprofits, various professions and activist groups. The Forum star...…
…26 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 A damah Detroit, The Well and Tamarack Camps are teaming up for a festive Sukkot celebration against the back- drop of Tamarack Camps’ beautiful Farber Farm. At the first-ever Sukkot on the Farm, attendees will enjoy Jewish ritual and learning, a kosher, vegetarian farm-to-table meal, non- alcoholic botanical beverages and a spirited Sukkot Sounds concert featuring the music of local band 7 Layers. This even...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 27 “I met a wonderful woman, Delphine Palkowski, early on. She represented the Catholic Archdiocese probably during the first or second year of our existence. She still is an activist, and we have been friends for almost 50 years. ” A more recent friend for Straus is Marjorie Lynn, a retired professor from University of Michigan-Dearborn. Detroit Women’s Forum has been a “wonderful experience, ” Straus said. “I...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 28 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N T here’s a storefront called Step & Style at the Lincoln Shopping Center in Oak Park that’s currently run by three friends, offering three different types of products. All the store owners are busy young mothers and would not be able to keep up with working behind a counter full time. Instead, they have a rotation system so th...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 29 J N this month. In 2017, Aboud also started selling school uniforms for students attending Beth Jacob. “We used to have a company that came here from New York that provided the school uniforms,” explained Aboud of the antiquated system. “They were here for two days, and every girl had to come and try on a uniform during that time. It was almost impossible to get a new uniform during the year. And what happe...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-6 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 8 A New Gateway to Justice Congregation Shaarey Zedek renews its entry plaza for the next generation of Jewish Detroiters. 14 ‘Together We Rise’ U-M Jewish community holds solidarity rally for Israel. 18 Home Invasion U-M rabbi’s Southfield home targeted on Rosh Hashanah. 20 A New Resolution? Commit to he...…
…30 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N W ith Rosh Hashanah behind us, it can only mean one thing: Yom Kippur is not far behind. Given that Yom Kippur is a fast day, the holiday itself is not associated with traditional foods, but it is certainly vital to eat both pre- and post-fast. Before the fast, it is important to set yourself up for success, eating foods that will sustain energy and maintain hydration. In fact, experts recom- mend adjusti...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 31 ¼ cup heavy cream ½ tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. red-pepper flakes ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil ½ medium yellow onion, diced ½ medium bell pepper (preferably red), trimmed, seeded and diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeño, diced (remove seeds for less spice) 1 (4-ounce) jar pimiento peppers, diced 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar 2 Tbsp. finely chopped chives Directions Heat oven to 400 d...…
…32 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N I t couldn’t have been a better end of the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League season for Matt Bassin and the Congregation Shir Tikvah team. Bassin, the team’s co-manager, received the league’s Steve LeVine Step Up to the Plate Award, selected by fellow league directors Michael Betman and Mitch Kline. Then Shir Tikvah went undefeated in the Koufax Division playoffs and won the division...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 33 J N Congregation Shir Tikvah celebrates its Koufax Division championship in the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League. definitely the underdog,” Bassin said about Adat Shalom No. 1’s effort in its marathon game vs. Beth Ahm. “Adat Shalom No. 1 lost and I’m sure they were disappointed, but there was no reason to hang their heads,” Bassin said. Shir Tivkah found itself down 13-5 to Beth Ahm midw...…
…T o those who fully open themselves to it, Yom Kippur is a life-transforming experience. It tells us that God, who created the universe in love and forgiveness, reaches out to us in love and forgiveness, asking us to love and forgive others. God never asked us not to make mistakes. All He asks is that we acknowledge our mistakes, learn from them, grow through them and make amends where we can. No religion has held such a high ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 35 Dealing With Guilt A s a species and a society, we do not like feeling guilty. That twisting, crawling sense of shame and embarrassment, or failure, is one I expect most people try to avoid. Especially in our often-too-online lives, we are primed to respond defensively to any pushback or critique. Rather than admitting that we’ve posted or commented something that lacked sen- sitivity, we accuse our critics ...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…REFORM Temple Beth El Bloomfield Township (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040, tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation...…
…38 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N G iven the circumstances since Oct. 7, these are understand- ably challenging times to be a pop band in Israel. But the Tel Aviv trio RGB is simply putting its head down and hoping for the best as it releases its second album, A Place For Lovers, this month. “The uncertainty here in this coun- try is really ridiculously impossible, ” Roy Bartal says via Zoom with [part- ner/girlfriend] Noi Agam and Alon Ke...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 39 J N but we found a common ground. ” Kenett, meanwhile, describes the union as “like a painting of three dif- ferent circles, where you have the mid- dle that we all share. ” ABOUT THE MELODIES On A Place For Lovers, their fusion results in a smooth and melodically sophisticated blend of sounds, marked by a spectral ambience and spacious song arrangements. RGB straddles a line between classic and clever, with ch...…
…4 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY opinion How to Kill an Idea O ver the past year we’ve heard repeatedly that, while it is possible to kill Hamas’ or Hezbollah’s leadership, it is impossible to kill an idea. We were told that while Israel should do its best to defend against threats (which includes preemptively destroying offensive infrastructure), there is little to nothing we can do about the ideas that drive the S...…
…40 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE ART Fiber art show at the Fiber art show at the Huntington Woods Huntington Woods Library focuses on Library focuses on finding balance. finding balance. Finding One’s Center SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s book borrowers at the Huntington Woods Library find texts about centering lives and bringing each into balance, they can have supplemental subject access through Oct. 26. During ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 41 life or as a process to help me stay balanced and centered as I move through things in life,” said Brunhild, 29. “The theme of this show is about finding one’s center in life as things happen around us. It’s about being able to be present and focus, be centered and balanced. “Most of my work is black and white. Often, it’s about process more than the outcome. It’s to eliminate distraction. If color is used, it’s...…
…42 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE TELEVISION Kelly Lyon takes home her first Emmy. JULIE SMITH YOLLES CONTRIBUTING WRITER K elly Lyon’s good friend once told her, “If you dress like an Emmy, you could win an Emmy.” And, on Sept. 7, at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Lyon did just that. In her gold-beaded vintage 1990s Oleg Cassini gown, Lyon accepted her first Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming. She won f...…
…continued on page 44 Gli ters is Go d Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch for his Everybody’s in L.A. series. “Thanks for represent- ing our show so well with such class and enthusiasm.” In Lyon’s acceptance speech, she thanked Mulaney for 15 years of successful collaborations after their initial meeting in a tiny editing suite at Saturday Night Live (SNL) on the 17th Floor at 30 Rock. DRESSED LIKE...…
…Kelly and Zack had a blast at the Governors Ball afterparty, only leaving after the staff turned on all the lights — the proverbial signal to go home. “People kept stopping me and saying that they loved my speech and that they were going to dress like an Emmy the next time they got nominated. I felt like a celebrity the whole night — the belle of the ball,” says Lyon, who reconnected with many of her former colleagues from SNL, where s...…
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…48 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N SNL MOVIE: 15 JEWISH CHARACTERS, ONE JEWISH ACTOR; APPLE TV+ AND HBO NEW SERIES Saturday Night is a biographical comedy-drama that is set in 1975. It follows the events leading to the premiere of the first episode of Saturday Night (later known as Saturday Night Live and/or SNL). The film was directed by Jason Reitman, 46. He co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan, 47. Saturday had limited theater openings...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 49 J N ‘STRANGERS’ OCT. 10-NOV. 3 Strangers on a Train at Meadow Brook Theatre, 378 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, 248- 0377-3300. PRAYGROUND 10:30 AM, OCT. 12 (SAT.) At Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Part prayer service, part music festival and wholly participatory. Explore the High Holidays with engaging activities. Featuring children’s services, music and movement, Spiritual Drum Circle, meditation with Born ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 5 J N Jonathan S. Tobin is an American journalist. He is Editor in Chief of JNS.org, the Jewish News Syndicate. Tobin is a frequent commentator on domestic politics, Israel, and Jewish affairs. His column "View from America” appeared for many years in The Jerusalem Post. His work has also appeared in Israel Hayom, the Christian Science Monitor, The Forward, Britain's Jewish Chronicle, the New York Sun and many...…
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…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 51 J N DOG OF THE WEEK E veryone loves a short guy with a good smile. Bones makes everyone smile. This English bulldog and French bulldog mix is the perfect combination of happy and healthy, but it wasn’t always that way. Bones actually came to Detroit Dog Rescue with severe deformities in his airway. Thanks to our friends at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services, we were able to provide Bones with lifesaving surger...…
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…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 53 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MAURICE CHANDLER, 99, of Bloomfield Hills, died Sept. 28, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Dorris Chandler; daughters and son-in- law, Evelyn Rosen, and Debra Chandler and Dr. Jona Goldschmidt; sons and daughter- in-law, Gerald Chandler, and Paul and Dr. Nobuko Chandler; grandchildren, Dr. Jason and Esther Rosen, Marcy Rosen and David Eisenberg, Emily Rosen a...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 54 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N BERNICE “BUNNY” JACOBSON, 94, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 27, 2024. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Trudy Jacobson of Chevy Chase, Md., Mark Jacobson of Ann Arbor, Richard Jacobson and Sheri Poole of Williamsville, N.Y., Stephen and Linda Jacobson of West Bloomfield, Robin Jacobson; grandchildren, Avi Jacobson and Rachel Roth, Jeremy Jacobso...…
