…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Dec. 12-18, 2024 / 11-17 Kislev 5785 thejewishnews.com JN “Best Of” winner Harold “Hersh” Rothenberg knows the way to women’s hearts — and closets. See page 28 Forward Thinking Forward Thinking …
…10 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 Serve up Chanukah treats on a hand- illustrated birchwood Floral Menorah Tray. Peace Love Light; peacelovelightshop. com. Line your mantel or your table with all the colors — Meri Meri’s Rainbow Twisted Table Candles (set of 8) are dipped halfway in eight different colors. Merimeri.com. Artist Stephanie Tara is a lover of details — like those in these Hanukkah Cookie Tea Towels, festooned with sweets an...…
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…12 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N B BYO Michigan Region has announced a new way for eighth-graders to explore the community, find their Jewish connec- tion and get involved with an AZA, BBG or BBYO chapter. Designed to feel welcoming, meaningful and engaging, the brand new “Rush” model introduces potential new members to BBYO in a fun, personalized way, allowing each teen to find the chapter where they truly feel at home. For more than...…
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…14 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N A n old issue of the Jewish News holds a special spot in the hearts of one Chicago couple. It’s not a particular article or wedding or death announcement that’s so sentimental; it’s a Cap & Gown issue, with one then-unknown graduate circled. Harry Ellman, who at the time wanted his then 26-year-old son Jeff Ellman to marry someone Jewish, turned to a memorable picture in the Jewish News. One grad’s accompl...…
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…O tto and Shelley Dube felt compelled to help victims of Hurricane Helene after seeing the widespread devastation that the Category 4 hurricane caused across the south- eastern U.S. On a whim, the Farmington Hills husband- and-wife duo decided to turn a trip visiting their grandchildren in Cincinnati into a longer road trip that took them to hurricane-battered North Carolina, where they would deliver food to an organization that suppor...…
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…18 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N L andsmanschaften — immigrant aid and benevolent societies — may be an unknown term to young Jewish Detroiters but, at one time, these groups from Europe were an important part of this community. The Yiddish term landsman- schaften comes from the word “landsman” — meaning someone from your hometown. Seeking opportunities for friendship and mutual assistance, landsmen (and women) joined together to form...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 19 organizations are being lost or discarded as times passes. While there are photos and documents about landsmanschaften at several Jewish and secular institutions in Metro Detroit, there is no central database or collection. Stoler is the catalyst for a group of Detroiters interested in preserving their history — inspired by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Philadelphia, which compiled a comprehensive reco...…
…S even marathons on seven conti- nents in seven days. Let that sink in for a minute. Merrick Chernett, an 18-year-old University of Michigan freshman from Bloomfield Hills, accomplished this incredible feat and broke a world record, becoming the youngest person to com- plete this multi-marathon race. Beginning on Nov. 14, Chernett and 59 other ultra-endurance athletes from around the globe participated in this unique annual event, a...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 21 J N His dad was less worried but still apprehensive, mainly wondering how his son would manage his time between school, training and the race. “You naturally have some con- cerns as a parent, but I felt like this was a huge growth and develop- ment opportunity, not just from the running perspective, but to be sur- rounded by a very diverse group of like-minded people. I thought it was an excellent opportunity ...…
…OUR COMMUNITY F an of Taylor Swift? Fan of Chanukah and all its fixins? Fan of expressing your Jewish pride, having pure-and-simple fun and dancing the afternoon away with other ladies of all ages, community-wide? Then this party is Taylor-made for you. Grab your besties, the young and young-at-heart, and celebrate Chanukah at The Eretz Tour: A Chanukah Dance Party for Girls & Ladies of All Eras, presented by Congregation Shaarey ...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 23 D o you like books? Do you like coffee and sweets? Do you like meeting with other book lovers? Do you like hearing from authors? If you answered yes to one or all the above questions, then, we have just what you need: the Jewish News Book Club! We will launch the JN Book Club with our partner, Schuler Books, at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19,2025, at Schuler Books on Orchard Lake in West Bloomfield. We will exp...…
…24 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N I t is easy to take for granted a functioning elevator, a welcoming and safe space, a flawless educational and social program, a full room of friends and soon-to-be friends. Don’t. Don’t take any of it for granted. Embrace the blessing and feel an extra depth of gratitude for the vision, work, commitment and life that manifested the Samantha Woll Center for Jewish Detroit. Jeremy Soper, one of the newe...…
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…26 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N I t’s not easy to stay awake for near- ly 21 hours. Evan Kline did that while running 100 miles on a hot day and night in mid-September. The 36-year-old Troy resident accomplished the feat in the inau- gural A Day in the Park 100-mile endurance race at Miller Ecological Park in Lebanon, Ohio. Kline finished the race in 20 hours, 55 minutes and 38 seconds. He was the first runner to complete 100 miles, an...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 27 you’ve pushed your body and mind to the limit, you can find a way to do more. That’s what fin- ishing 100 miles taught me. That doesn’t only apply to running distance races. It applies to life itself. ” Evan said he wore several shirts during the A Day in the Park 100-mile race. The final shirt had a Star of David on the front. He admits he had trepidation about wearing the shirt given the state of the world now...…
…H arold “Hersh” Rothenberg has been in the fashion retail industry long enough to see trends come and go — in both style and in ways of doing business. And as one of the few brick-and-mortar boutiques still standing in the area, Hersh’s Boutique, a family-run luxury women’s clothing store, is thriving. It was chosen the best by Jewish News readers. Why? Starting from the most basic level, Rothenberg knows what he’s doing. He knows f...…
…continued on page 30 A New Classic If Harold “Hersh” Rothenberg believes it should be, chances are, so it will be. An expert on women’s knitwear and what women want (in their knitwear), Rothenberg launched Billie Knitwear in fall of 2024. Crafted of a viscose-crepe knit, Billie Knitwear was created in the tradition of hand-loomed machine- made knitwear, similar to Duna, Ball of Cotton and Barbara Wells. Except, he says, they are 100%...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY 4-7 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 8 Let There Be Light And joy and color and fun on your Chanukah table. 12 BBYO Michigan Launches New Membership Model 14 How We Met A Circled Cap and Gown Photo 16 A Mission to Feed Victims of Hurricane Helene Otto and Shelley Dube travel to North Carolina with a car full of food and essential goods. 18 Detroit’s Landsmanschafte...…
…30 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N pants my mom and I have gotten from the store. We wear them completely differently, but they’re the same pieces.” Friedman, who, with her broth- er, Shelby, began helping out in her dad’s store when she was little, became full-time when she was 23, then back to part-time since marrying and having young kids at home. “When my dad started his business in his 20s, his cus- tomers were his age,” she says. “T...…
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…Camp Camp DAY CAMP WINNER: JCC Day Camps, West Bloomfield HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Willoway Day Camp, Milford OVERNIGHT CAMP WINNER: Camp Tamarack, Ortonville HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Camp Walden, Cheboygan Nosh Nosh BAGELS WINNER: New York Bagel, West Bloomfield HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Jersey Bagel, West Bloomfield BAKERY WINNER: Dakota Bread, West Bloomfield HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Diamond Bakery, West Bloomfield DELI WINNE...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 33 HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Jersey Bagel, West Bloomfield BAKERY WINNER: Dakota Bread, West Bloomfield HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Diamond Bakery, West Bloomfield DELI WINNER: Stage Deli, West Bloomfield Stage Deli Tank You! For Over 50 Years - Best of Jewish Detroit! #1 Men’s Store! Todd’s Menswear 520 W. 11 Mile Rd • Royal Oak Between Woodward & Main St. Why Rent? Own It For Less! Wedding Suit & Tuxedo Packages...…
…34 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Zerbo’s Market & Bistro, Commerce Township RESTAURANT: FINE DINING WINNER: Beverly Hills Grill, Beverly Hills HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Phoenicia, Birmingham On the Town On the Town BEST BREWERY WINNER: Griffin Claw Brewing Company, Birmingham HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Oak Park Social COCKTAIL SPOT WINNER: Zerbo’s Market & Bistro, Commerce Township HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: West End Kitc...…
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…36 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 JEWELRY STORE WINNER: Tapper’s Jewelry, West Bloomfield (and other locations) HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Stones Fine Jewelry, West Bloomfield MEN’S CLOTHES WINNER: Todd’s Menswear, Royal Oak HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Baron’s Wholesale Clothiers, Farmington Hills WOMEN’S CLOTHES WINNER: Hersh’s Boutique, West Bloomfield HONORABLE MENSCH-ION: Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield PET SUPPLY STORE WINNER: Premier Pet Su...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 37 West Bloomfield Gateway Center 7260 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Twp, MI 48322 20% OFF Purchase of the featured book Plus, attendees will receive a Detroit Jewish News swag bag! Presents: THE GHOSTS OF DETROIT Donald Levin Sunday, January 19th 11:00a.m. Hosted by JN Archivist, Mike Smith Event is FREE and all are welcome, but PLEASE RSVP by scanning the QR code and completing the form or visit thejew...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 38 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N O ver the past decade, Jay Feldman has established himself as one of Michigan’s most impactful philanthropists. Starting his career in the automotive industry at just 15, selling cars at his father’s Chevrolet dealership in Milford, Feldman demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit early on. By age 25, he owned his first dealers...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 39 J N or Detroit, and Mark decided he’d really like to do it in Detroit. Over the past four years, we’ve raised over $5 million to help 200,000 families in southeast Michigan. This should be a record year for the golf outing. RJM: You’re also involved with Tunnel to Towers. Tell me about your work with that organization. JF: Tunnel to Towers was founded in honor of Stephen Siller, a New York firefighter who lo...…
…4 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N opinion Students Boycott Israel at Their Own Peril A nti-Israel students have always sought convenient, effortless ways to demonstrate their hatred for Israel. In the past, this has meant trying to remove Sabra brand hummus from campus food services. Starting at DePaul University in 2011, efforts to embargo Israeli-made food spread quickly to other campuses (the University of Ottawa in 2014, Swarthmor...…
…40 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N OUR COMMUNITY D avid Klein Gallery announced the 2025 opening of its new gallery at 678 Livernois Ave. in Ferndale. The location, currently under renovation, will provide a modern, airy, naturally lit space for art exhibitions. The gallery’s Birmingham and Detroit locations will close as the Ferndale loca- tion will serve as its primary exhibition space. The announcement was made by gallery owner and fo...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 41 Your donation helps someone move towards a better tomorrow. Make your year-end gift today at jfsdetroit.org/friends or call 248.592.2339 Jewish Family Service Friends Campaign One Story. One Gift. One Life Improved. Sarah came to Jewish Family Service after losing her job and fearing she wouldn’t be able to feed her family. She is just one of 15,000 community members we are honored to help each year. Every per...…
…42 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. From now until the end of the year, anniversaries, engagements, weddings and birth announcements with a photo can appear at no charge. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@ ...…
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…44 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J acob, on his way home after an absence of 22 years, hears that Esau is coming to meet him with a force of 400 men. He is terrified. He knows that many years earlier, his brother was merely waiting for Isaac to die before he took revenge. His approach with so large a contingent suggested to Jacob that Esau was intent on violence. He prepares himself. As the Sages noted, he made three types of preparat...…
…WHY WAS ABRAHAM AFRAID? The question is obvious: Of what was Abraham afraid? He had just been victorious in battle. He had no cause for fear. On this, the Midrash comments: Another reason for Abram’s fear after killing the kings in battle was his sudden realization: “Perhaps I violated the Divine commandment that the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded the children of Noah, ‘He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be sh...…
…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 Bloomfield (248) 78...…
…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...…
…H ot on the heels of 501 Essential Albums of the ’80s comes its grungier, pop-obsessed younger cousin — 501 Essential Albums of the ’90s: The Music Fan’s Definitive Guide. Edited by award-winning veteran music journalist Gary Graff, the expan- sive 448-page volume features 501 hand-selected and carefully curated albums that defined ’90s music. With more than 600 images and contributions from music’s leading names, includ- ing jour...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 49 S H ARE YO U R M O M E N T S I N T H E JE WI S H N E WS Free of charge until the end of the year. T H E J E W I S H N E W S . C O M …
…50 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE MUSIC J effrey Grossman combines fascination with music and instruments of the past with attention to emerging technology developments toward the future. He plays the harpsichord and uses new equipment modes in planning pro- grams. His approach, as part of the four-member group the Sebastians, enters into the lively Dec. 15 con- cert for Chamber Music Detroit. The program also will be availab...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 51 J N Davidson of Birmingham. When his group is not performing in Michigan, members can be heard on YouTube and on recordings — Folia with Baroque sonatas and vocal works by Corelli, Handel, Vivaldi and Colista; Night Scenes at the Ospedale with violin concerti by Honstein and Vivaldi; and a 2: Virtuoso Music of the Holy Roman Empire with pieces by Biber, Froberger, Telemann and Bach. The Sebastians group st...…
…ARTS&LIFE MUSIC R aised Reform in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, Dave Koz and his family celebrated Chanukah every year and didn’t have much in the way of Christmas traditions. “I’m making up for that now — big time, ” Koz says now, with a laugh. The Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist is in the midst of his 27th Annual Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour, playing songs of the season for 19 nights around the country. It’s ...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 53 J N wasn’t part of my family I was very intrigued by Christmas, and I always loved the experience. I loved going to my friends’ houses for Christmas. I loved the big dinners, the trees. I loved watching everybody open presents. ” Koz’s family, meanwhile, shared that “genuine love for the holiday season — and for the music. My parents were big Great American Songbook fans. Their favorite singers were Dean Mart...…
…ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW (Poison Toe Press: Ferndale, MI, 2024) A n outstanding professor I studied with thought that the teaching of history could be reduced to one salient lesson. When asked about a particular moment in time, as much as recalling the facts of important events and issues, could one of his students envision the way people lived at that time? What did they wear or eat? Where did they live, and how did they make a living?...…
