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…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 3 Shabbat Lights Passover Night 1/Shabbat: Friday, April 15, 7:56 p.m. Passover Night 2: Saturday, April 16, 9 p.m. Holiday ends: Sunday, April 17, 9:02 p.m. Passover Night 7: Thursday, April 21, 8:03 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. ON THE COVER: Cover Illustration/credit: Illustration by Naomi Broudo, Family Heirlooms for Life Cycle Events: www. freshketubahdesign.com or www.naomibr...…

…4 | APRIL 14 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY essay Treasured Traditions T o quote Forrest Gumpstein: “Seders are like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. ” Some seders are sweet, some nutty. I hope your family’s seder is, to quote Goldie Lox: “Just right. ” There are many differenc- es in styles of seders, but the basic elements are the same, right? Of course, any seder worth its weight in matzah includes...…

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…6 | APRIL 14 • 2022 1942 - 2022 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: Detr...…

…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com Through the Centennial Fund, Joanne Danto Continues to Set an Example for Future Generations. One of the most profound lessons that Betty and Marvin Danto shared with their daughter Joanne and her siblings, Jim and Gail, was the importance of setting an example for future generations. Marvin himself set a powerful example as ...…

…8 | APRIL 14 • 2022 W hen I was first approached to contribute to this year’s Passover edition, I didn’t really know what to write about. The Jewish calendar and the baseball calendar tend to line up so that Passover falls in the transition period between spring training and the regular season. To write about my experience celebrating Passover as a professional baseball player strays far from many traditional celebration...…

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…10 | APRIL 14 • 2022 new Jewish motif for teaching, and the goal is to eventually read all 13 lines of the song as fast as possible. While our par- ticipation in this song may not be exclusive, I’ d like to think we are among a very small minori- ty who have turned this ritual into a speed-reading contest with participants being timed. The rules are pretty lax, as is evident by the mumbling ren- ditions which are accepted as valid e...…

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…12 | APRIL 14 • 2022 student corner Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help F ive years ago, I stepped on the scale and stared down at the fluores- cent green digits. As my eyes remained glued to the number, my angst of feeling chubby was val- idated. At that moment I made a commitment to never let the scale hit my magic number. Immediately after reading the scale, I never ate the same again. I consumed the same meal every morning fo...…

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…F or 44 years, Sinai Hospital of Detroit was a core institution of the Jewish community and Metro Detroit’s health care network. The hospital evolved from the North End Clinic, which provided outpatient medical care to the Jewish community beginning in the 1920s. Sinai Hospital was established in 1953, in part, because Jewish doctors had difficulty obtaining staff privileges at most local hospitals but also to provide kosher food and a J...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 15 continued on page 16 being finalized, a group of local Jewish leaders considered the best way to use the $63 million in sale proceeds for the community’s benefit. This group included members of the Sinai Hospital Board, the Sinai Health Care Foundation Board, and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit staff and board. Mark Schlussel, a past president of the Sinai Health Care Foundation, was one of two founding ...…

…OUR COMMUNITY continued from page 15 PROJECT CHESED The Jewish Fund and Jewish Family Service created Project Chesed to provide free health care to low-income Jewish individuals prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act. Local physicians, dentists and hospitals donated their services. “This was truly innovative and impactful,” says Karen Sosnick Schoenberg. TEEN MENTAL HEALTH Michael Eizelman says a Jewish Fund-initiated-and-funded Fed...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 17 OUR COMMUNITY Celebrating 19 Years of serviCe to survivors Celebrating 19 Years of Jerusalem category $10,000+ Joel Dorfman Robin and Leo Eisenberg Mickey Shapiro Donald R and Esther Simon Foundation eilat category-$150-$499 Karen and Allen Amber Freda Arlow and David Sachs CHAIM-Children of Holocaust- Survivors Association In Michigan Barbara Cohen Harriet Cooper and Charles Kuschner Judy and Chuck Domstein Shell...…

…continued on page 20 OUR COMMUNITY L ast week, I stood in the Polish town of Medyka at the border with Ukraine, a site where thousands of refugees have streamed through daily as they flee the devastation of the Russian invasion. As CEO of the Detroit Federation, I— along with Leah Trosch, a volunteer leader and past pres- ident of Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy — was asked to represent our community there, bearing witness to th...…

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…20 | APRIL 14 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY An Israeli flag welcomes refugees from Ukraine. STEVE INGBER “IT IS BY THE GRACE OF G-D THAT WE ARE THE ONES ABLE TO HELP AND NOT THE ONES NEEDING IT.” — STEVE INGBER continued from page 18 4-year-old who recently drew his house and then scribbled it over in black marker to show how it looks today. The children don’t fully under- stand what is happening, let alone how to explain it. As dif...…

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…OUR COMMUNITY L ots of people bake challah for Shabbat. And lots of peo- ple study the Torah portion that is read in synagogues every Shabbat. But only a few bake challahs that illustrate the weekly parshah. Davida (De-De) Robinson is one of them. She got the idea from her son Ian, who was working in Chile a few years ago. He told her the rebbitzin at the synagogue he attended made challah every week shaped to relate to the Torah readin...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 23 acquaintances had been having. For Parshat Bo in early January, which tells of the plague of dark- ness, her cloud-shaped challah was thickly covered with poppy seeds. But there was a slit in the top. “The darkness of COVID once again feels insurmountable, not to mention a sincere arrival of win- ter,” she wrote that week on her Facebook page. “But we must all remember that after these plagues the Hebrew nation is...…

…24 | APRIL 14 • 2022 FROM TOP: Front of the shul, a quarter-mile from the Detroit Zoo. Woodward Avenue Shul’s Hanukkah menorah. WAS’s sanctuary. SYNAGOGUE SPOTLIGHT T he Woodward Avenue Shul (WAS) is situated in the center of the recent trend of Jewish migration to the surrounding cities of Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Berkeley, Birmingham, Pleasant Ridge and Ferndale. The shul’s Rabbi Mendel Polter believes its location and i...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 25 seek new ways to create personal and intimate Jewish experiences. Our open house festivities are the cornerstone of every Shabbat and holiday. At the WAS, every occasion is capped off by dining and celebrating together.” As a growing but still intimate shul, Polter says while some may view the WAS as a one-man job, anyone who visits knows each of their loyal participants lend a hand. “One might say we are a...…

…continued on page 28 Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series showcasing volunteers making a difference in our community. E rin Stiebel is an educator for Partners Detroit’s Young Professional Division and director of NCSY GIVE, an annual volunteer-focused Israel summer program for high school girls from across North America. Listing off Erin’s titles alone showcases why she was among the first volunteers to be nominated by rea...…

…28 | APRIL 14 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY continued from page 26 for anyone and everyone. (Let her know when you’re free for Shabbos dinner!) “If you’ve met Erin Stiebel, odds are she has invited you over for a Shabbat meal,” said Jackie Yashinksky. Jackie met Erin during a Partners Detroit Jewish Poland trip, which Erin staffed. “In fact, the first time I met Erin, she said… ‘Hi, I’m Erin. Would you like to come over for Shabbat din...…

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…OUR COMMUNITY 30 | APRIL 14 • 2022 I t took three tries — scheduling and rescheduling amid COVID-19 concerns — but as they say, the third time’s the charm for the sixth annual Bates Street Society Dinner. The black-tie optional gala, hosted by The Community House in Birmingham and The Community House Foundation Board of Directors, will finally take place in person April 30. Five members of the local Jewish community will be...…

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…32 | APRIL 14 • 2022 served tens of thousands of residents and dozens of charities, hosted hundreds of classes, and thousands of private and public events. Seklar says the Bates Street Society Dinner, featuring cocktails, a three-course dinner, live entertainment and the awards ceremony, has recognized 58 honorees over the years and has flourished thanks to the mentorship and support of philanthropist Lois Shaevsky. The gala...…

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…34 | APRIL 14 • 2022 T he Detroit Public Schools Foundation has launched the Pernick Prize, an annual merit-based award of $15,000 each year for two Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) students in mathematics and medicine. Endowed by former DPS Foundation board member and pathologist Dr. Nat Pernick, M.D., the hope is to motivate and inspire DPSCD students to excel and raise the stature of DPSCD in these import...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 35 Taneá Menifee, program manager; Pamela J. Moore, president and CEO; Nat Pernick, M.D.; Yesenia Roman-Murphy, chief administrative officer. club or medicine club. Maybe some other businesses or orga- nizations will pick up on this and think it’s a good idea and invest more in these areas. ” Pernick said he is grateful to a lot of people who helped him along the way and is equally as grateful to have the opportuni...…

…36 | APRIL 14 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Cohen 100th V iola “Vi” Cohen of West Bloomfield turns 100 on May 1, 2022. Born in Detroit as Viola Jean Shulman, she graduated from Central High. Vi married Sol in 1942 and was happily married for 67 years. Together, along with Sol’s brother Irv, they proudly owned the Princeton Shop men’s clothing stores in Detroit and Farmington Hills. Vi is cel- ebrating with her three sons and families: Stev...…

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…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 39 here’s to Business Leaders for Michigan announced that Ryan Tarrant has joined the organization as chief operating officer. Prior to joining the chamber, Tarrant held a variety of positions in government and politics. Emily Rosberg of West Bloomfield, a second-year law student at Michigan State University, was recently elect- ed to be the president of the Student Bar Association. Professional Resolution Exper...…

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…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 41 SPORTS S ometimes dreams don’t come true. Josh Nodler, who made a verbal commitment to play hockey for Michigan State University when he was a sophomore at Berkley High School, is leaving Michigan State after three seasons. Nodler, an assistant team captain this season, entered the NCAA ’s transfer portal early this month. The 5-foot- 10, 195-pound junior forward from Oak Park has two years of collegiate elig...…

…I n 1947, David Ben Gurion famously said at the United Nations: “Three hundred years ago a ship called the Mayflower left for the new world … Is there a single Englishman who knows the exact date and hour of the Mayflower’s launch … do they know how many people were in the boat? Their names? What they wore? What they ate? … “More than 3,300 years before the Mayflower set sail, the Jews left Egypt. Any Jewish child, whether...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 43 SPIRIT A Holiday for the World P assover is the holi- day of freedom and national liberation of the Jewish people. As the rabbi of a Modern Orthodox shul, Kehillat Etz Chayim in Huntington Woods and Oak Park, I get more questions around this time than any other hol- iday. They’re specifically Jewish questions: When can I start the seder? Which types of coffee are kosher for Passover? How do I sell my cham...…

…44 | APRIL 14 • 2022 Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 ...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 45 Shomer Israel Oak Park (248) 542-4014 godaven.com Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat Israel L...…

…PASSOVER 46 | APRIL 14 • 2022 V icki Back, raised on a Missouri farm, did not get to know Jewish community members until moving to Bloomfield Hills. One friendly neighbor continues to be Elaine Sturman, whose commitments have includ- ed membership in Temple Israel and Temple Beth El while serving in leader- ship roles for Hadassah of Greater Detroit and the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET). Raising children in the same age ranges, ...…

…APRIL 14 • 2022 | 47 relatives dispersed to distant places, the Alvins became hosts to different kinds of guests. “I found myself wanting to have a big seder because I enjoyed the company and the feel of it,” said Alvin, a retired school social worker and member of Temple Shir Shalom. “Without having a natural group to do that, I put together my own family of friends. “I have a lot of friends who are not Jewish, and I started invit...…

…“I LIKE INTRODUCING GUESTS TO A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT, AND OUR OTHER GUESTS ARE WELCOMING.” — CAROL MEYERS continued from page 47 48 | APRIL 14 • 2022 guests to what she defines as a “low-key” observance. “I like introducing guests to a different viewpoint, and our other guests are welcoming. My cousin has the seder a lot of times and will have outside people as well. The door is always open. ” Gavron, who prepared by reading about t...…

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…50 | APRIL 14 • 2022 P assover for most members of the Detroit Jewish community typically includes a recitation of the Haggadah, sometimes a contemporary or family version, a meal that includes ceremonial foods such as charoset and matzah, along with Ashkenazi fare — chicken soup with matzah balls, chopped liver, roast chicken, tzimmes and brisket. Pesach songs may be sung, and children enjoy looking for the hidden Afikomen matza...…