…REAL ESTATE W hether you’re working with contractors and ripping out everything down to the studs or you want a simple DIY upgrade to elevate the space, a new bathroom is functional and adds value to your home. Unfortunately, many people have good intentions for upgrading their bathroom only to feel overwhelmed and confused once they start the project. One of the most frustrating aspects of designing a bathroom is selecting and co...…
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…continued on page 76 I mproving your property, increasing its value and cutting down on costs are common goals for homeowners. So naturally, investing in features that are better for the environment is, by extension, good for the wallet because it reduces the costs of utilities in the long run. However, it can be difficult to know which home improvements can make the biggest impact on the comfort and value of your home — and the pl...…
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…Strong Market Knowledge and Philanthropy Drive this Dynamic Real Estate Team T hree things drive real estate experts Dana Cooper and Laurie Glass of Cooper Glass Homes in Birmingham: Philanthropy, building relationships with clients and a work ethic that drives them to be relentlessly upbeat about buying and selling homes in 2022. “Our community is good to us and we love being good in return,” said Laurie Glass. “When we look...…
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…JULY 14 • 2022 | 81 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. 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@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for ...…
…SPIRIT TORAH PORTION 82 | JULY 14 • 2022 Achieving Healing Through Blessing O ver the last few weeks, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, expanded gun rights and stripped the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. During that same time, Detroit set all- time heat records twice in the same week; Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was slated for demolition and parents continue to grieve in every corner of...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 83 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 ...…
…84 | JULY 14 • 2022 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 for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington ...…
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…86 | JULY 14 • 2022 M any questions have rightly been asked about the story of Balak and Bilaam and the would-be curses that turned into blessings. Was Bilaam a true man of God, or was he a fraud, a magician, a sorcerer, a practitioner of dark arts? Did he have gen- uine powers? Was he really — as some of the Sages said — the equal of Moses? Was he driven by the prospect of reward and honor from the Moabites and Midianites, or wa...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 87 Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation. Need Housing Support? ☐ Call jhelp at 1-833-445-4357 ☐ Visit jhelp.org ☐ Chat online with a staff member or schedule a call at jhelp.org ☐ Do all of the above X Q We Have Answers. As featured on: Need Help with an IRS or State Tax Problem? Call the experts at 1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) • Tax Liens • Co...…
…88 | JULY 14 • 2022 and enticed the Israelites to be unfaith- ful to the Lord in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the Lord’s people” (Num. 31:16). In other words, having gone through what should surely have been a trans- formative experience of finding curses turned to blessings in his mouth, Bilaam remained implacably opposed to the people he had blessed, and seemingly to the God who put the words into his mouth, and was s...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 89 Congratulations to the Detroit Jewish News on 80 Y ears as an essential voice in our community. Thank you for your partnership and all you have done for Jewish Detroit. years years and still going strong Congratulations! Congratulations! THE ROEPER SCHOOL …
…90 | JULY 14 • 2022 R eturning to Michigan as the general manager of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady is going to be quite ‘loverly’ for Karen Berry. As a little girl growing up in Huntington Woods, Berry’s parents had only two records — the original cast recordings of Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady. “I played the records over and over on our Victrola, ” says Berry, who accompanies the production team of My Fair Lady during its ...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 91 Church on Time, ” “The Rain in Spain” and “I Could Have Danced All Night. ” Settling in Detroit in the early 1900s, Berry’s grand- fathers were Judge Harry B. Keidan from Poland and Joseph G. Berry from Ukraine. By the time Karen graduated from Janet Pont’s consecra- tion class at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Berry’s family had moved to Birmingham. Now living in Elmhurst, Ill., Berry attends Oak Par...…
…A recording of 13 songs, videos of three performances and a book — all for youngsters ages 3-6 and developed over a year with the coordination of Temple Israel staff members and outside pros — are available for just the asking. All that’s needed to obtain the package is a visit to temple-israel.org/eretz- israel-sheli.html# and/or a call to Maya Grinboim (248-661- 5700, ext. 110) at the temple. A visit to the temple website bef...…
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…94 | JULY 14 • 2022 Kum Lei Lei” is an African folk song with just a few words repeated to the sounds of pro- fessional musicians. The book, Eretz Yisrael Sheli, (or in English, The Land of Israel Is Mine) teaches Hebrew words and shows Israeli sites. It was written by Israeli writer Datia Ben-Dor, translated into English by Smolash and illus- trated by Casey Wright, the wife of Jacob Spike Kraus. “One of the three videos is a the...…
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…96 | JULY 14 • 2022 E very month, the NY Times describes a handful of series that are about to premiere as “notable.” The Rehearsal, which begins on HBO on July 15, made the July premiere list. Nathan Fielder, 39, writes, directs and stars in this “sort of” reality series. Here’s the Times description of Rehearsal: “Fielder helps ordinary people with their ordinary problems by going to absurd lengths. In this case, he prepares his ...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 97 AT THE ARK 8 PM, JULY 15 Tommy Malone of the Subdudes will appear at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. He is a triple threat: beautiful singer, fine song- writer and killer guitarist. Tickets: $25. Info: theark. org. TIE-DYE WORKSHOP 1-3 PM, JULY 17 NEXTGen Detroit Volunteers will host a very special visit to one of our community’s amazing JARC homes to spend an after- noon creating some tie-dye challah covers...…
…98 | JULY 14 • 2022 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS “BarHandler” will lead a pedaling adventure to take in some iconic Detroit sites with a few quick stops at favorite food and drink spots for the hour-and-a-half-long outing. After the tour, the Handlebar will drop us off at Comerica Park where we have a block of seats reserved to cheer on the Tigers as they take on the Minnesota Twins at 1:40 pm. Meet at Tin Roof, 47 E. ...…
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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...…
…WE WISH YOU & YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY PASSOVER Detroitʼs Auction House Since 1927 JULES OLITSKI (AMERICAN, 1922-2007) SCREENPRINT IN COLORS, ON WOVE PAPER, 1986 H 22.25” W 30” TOORA SALVADOR DALI (SPAIN, 1904-1989) LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS ON ARCHES PAPER, H 29.5”, W 22”, THE PRINCE OF LOVE (THE HANGED MAN) MICHIGAN SENATOR JACK FAXON (AMERICAN 1936-2020) 30+ NEVER BEFORE SEEN WORKS MARSHALL MAYNARD FREDERICKS (AMERICAN, 1908-1998) ...…
…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...…
