…NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 | 51 JAY SAPER continued from page 49 eventually, Saper says, the town’s library was built on the spot of his great uncle’s plant, with no mention of the Jewish business that had stood there. Saper aims to keep this legacy alive through his art. NEW YORK YEARS After college, Saper studied progressive childhood edu- cation at Bank Street College in Manhattan. This was fol- lowed by teaching children at different ...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 YOU KNOW WHO TO CALL — AGAIN; THE WILLIAMS SISTERS; BONDING TRIP Ghostbusters: Afterlife opens on Nov. 19. It’s a sequel to the two hit Ghostbusters movies that opened in the ’80s. Afterlife makes many references to the first two Ghostbusters films. It doesn’t reference Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, a 2016 “reboot” film that was a critical and financial failure. Most advance reviews of Afterlife are go...…
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…54 | NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS VAUDEVILLE REVIVAL 3 PM, NOV. 21 The Detroit Chamber Winds will host Tim McAllister, saxophonist, at the Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit. He will be joined by pianist Liz Ames and members of the University of Michigan Saxophone Ensemble in a concert that celebrates Detroit’s history of vaude- ville and variety music from the 1920s. Tickets: General $30; Sen...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 58 NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 | 57 CHERYL EDELSTEIN, 74, of Commerce Township, died Nov. 6, 2021. She is sur- vived by her husband of 52 years, Toma Edelstein; sons and daughters-in-law, Marc and Carin Edelstein of West Bloomfield, Eric and Tracey Edelstein of West Bloomfield; daughter, Lisa Edelstein of Novi; grandchildren, Dana Edelstein, Eli Edelstein, Drew Edelstein; brother-in-law an...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Driver and Ian Driver, and Nolan and Jennifer Astrein; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Fred and Marlene Galperin; neph- ews and nieces, Sherwin and Marsha Marks, Paul and Alise Marks, Robert and Jodi Galperin, and Lisa Galperin; great-nephews and great-nieces, Brian and Lindsey Marks, Jason and Aria Marks, Jennifer and Harlan Marks, and Jacob and Jor...…
…NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 | 59 continued on page 60 Rochel, Akiva and Elisheva Beneson, Amichai, Aviad, Amalya and Aderet Rivkin, Leah and Gabi Bass, and Maddy and Ethan Stern; sister, Toby Fishkind Faber; sister-in-law, Betty Gilbert; other loving relatives, friends and her Adat Shalom family. Mrs. Liwazer was the beloved wife for 46 years of the late Jakob “Kuba” Liwazer; the loving sister of the late Sheldon Gilbert; the devoted dau...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 LILLIAN J. REISS, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 8, 2021. She is survived by her daughters, Robin L. Reiss and Wendy A. Reiss. She is also survived by her granddog, Archie. Mrs. Reiss was the beloved wife of the late Jerome L. Reiss; the dear sister of the late Grace Friedman and the late Nita Lichtenstein; and the lov- ing daughter of the late Loui...…
…NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 | 61 A aron Feuerstein, who became known as the “Mensch of Malden Mills” for continuing to pay his workers even after the textile factory he owned burned to the ground, died at 95 on Nov. 4, 2021. The devout Orthodox busi- nessman died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, after being injured in a fall several days earlier, the Boston Globe reported. “He did not suffer, ” Feuerstein’s son, Daniel Feuerstein...…
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…4 | MARCH 18 • 2021 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 5-12 PASSOVER 14 How will This Year’s Seder Be Different than Last Year’s? Many gear up to celebrate another virtual Passover, others plan small seders. 16 Rules of Engagement Party planners provide tips to keep your Zoom seder guests participating. 18 Celebrating Together Many synagogues and families will hold seders via Zoom. 19 Passover on Campus Hillels pla...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 5 W hat’s most heart- breaking about reading the essays published in March 2020 was that they could have been writ- ten today. The tired joke is that this month is March, which is funny because last month was March, too. The reality is that half of the country is isolated, half is overwhelmed and half a million are dead. Those without children or family nearby are often bored and lonely. The less fortunate ar...…
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…PASSOVER L ast year, a headline in the Passover edition of the Jewish News optimisti- cally predicted, “Passover 2020: Next Year in Person; This Year on Zoom. ” Now, almost a year later, the number of COVID cases and deaths related to the virus is decreasing, and the number of vac- cines administered is slowly increasing. But we have a long way to go before putting this pandemic behind us. So, once again, for many, seders will remain...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 15 everyone will have received their second dose of the vaccine at least two weeks before the start of Passover. RISK FACTORS For those who plan to gather in person, Dr. Carl Lauter, an infec- tious disease and allergy immu- nology physician at Beaumont Health and professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, offers some advice on how to approach Passover this year. “The biggest mistake peopl...…
…16 | MARCH 18 • 2021 A ll-in participation is the key to a successful Zoom seder, accord- ing to four local event planners whose clients have asked for help with Zoom weddings, Zoom bar and bat mitz- vahs, Zoom baby naming ceremonies and Zoom holiday parties during this past year of pandemic isolation. The idea is to have everyone sense togetherness at a singular event while keeping active, so they don’t feel that they are just look...…
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…18 | MARCH 18 • 2021 PASSOVER W hile the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations is encouraging, many people still haven’t been fully vaccinated. Reform temples and Conservative synagogues remain off-limits to normal group gatherings while some Orthodox synagogues permit small, socially distanced services only. As a result, many Reform congregations are planning seders on Zoom for one or both nights. Conservative synagogues ar...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 19 H illel of Metro Detroit, University of Michigan Hillel and Michigan State University Hillel are all pre- paring for a second-year Passover under COVID restrictions, some in similar ways and some different from 2020. HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT (HMD) will be purchasing Friendseder kits from The Well for students free of charge. Additionally, prior to Passover, HMD will be hosting a virtual community “Chocolate Seder...…
…20 | MARCH 18 • 2021 U .S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) was appointed March 4 by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Lawrence, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, will replace the council seat held by the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis. The council was established by Congress in 1980 to lead the nation in remembering the Holocaust...…
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…26 | MARCH 18 • 2021 SPIRIT Hearing Our Calling Y ou may have noticed that the Book of Leviticus is a direct continuation from the Book of Exodus. In Hebrew we read Vayikra el Moshe … often translated as “The Lord called to Moses …” But the Hebrew verb vayikra doesn’t explicitly include “the Lord.” The English translation could read “and He called to Moses …” The verse will immediately contin- ue, “and the Eternal spok...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 27 ARTS&LIFE BOOKS I n Lesléa Newman’s new children’s book, Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail, the essence of hospitality extends beyond the holiday as expressed with poetic contrasts. Revered Passover traditions take place in a home setting at a time when pandemic iso- lation is not required and allow a new direct relationship to be established as shown through illustrations by Susan Gal. The book featu...…
…28 | MARCH 18 • 2021 P assover is a long holi- day. And it feels longer because the menu is so limited. Or is it? Don’t let food worries color your cooking creativity. These days there are other ingredients such as quinoa (not a grain at all, but seeds) and tapioca flour, for example to cook with. Growing up, my mother made matzah brei during Passover. It was a dish her Polish parents prepared for her family. It was almost ...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 29 If you like fluffy matzah balls, this is not the recipe for you. This recipe makes a lot of matzah balls (they freeze well), but halve the recipe for fewer. Ingredients Pound of matzah (about 12 sheets), crumbled Water ½ cup melted chicken fat (schmaltz) or vegetable oil 1 cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped parsley 6 eggs ½ cup matzah meal Salt and pepper to taste Directions Place the crumbled matzah in a large...…
…30 | MARCH 18 • 2021 SHATNER TURNS 90; WOOD’S JEWISH STORY On March 22, William Shatner will turn 90. But his star still burns bright and his trek goes on. His latest film, Senior Moment, opens in theaters and on-demand March 26. Shatner stars as Victor, a retired NASA test pilot whose license gets taken away after he’s found speeding in his vintage Porsche convertible with his best friend (Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Fut...…
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…32 | MARCH 18 • 2021 GOVERNMENT INSIGHT 8:15 AM, MARCH 18 JCRC/AJC will highlight on Zoom legislators from different levels of govern- ment (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Legislature, Oakland County) to dis- cuss their 2021 priorities. Each session is 45-minutes long, open to the commu- nity and includes a Q&A period. There is no cost to attend. This week will feature Oakland County Treasurer-Elect Robert Wittenberg. Info: Lauren...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 33 VIRTUAL TOWN HALL 7 PM, MARCH 21 Congregation B’nai Moshe of West Bloomfield will welcome Tanya Gersh to discuss how she and her family dealt with months of abusive antise- mitic messages from the publisher of a neo-Nazi website. A U.S. judge ruled that the publisher of a neo-Nazi website, who organized a “troll storm” to target Tanya Gersh and her family, should have to pay more than $14 million in damages...…
…34 | MARCH 18 • 2021 L et’s try this again. A year after having his first season as West Bloomfield High School baseball coach taken away from him when spring sports were canceled by the Michigan High School Athletic Association because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh Birnberg is gearing up again to guide the Lakers. “Last year, we had tryouts, I picked our team, and we were done. We never had a practice,” Birnberg said. “I was...…
…MARCH 18 • 2021 | 35 teams this season. “If I come back and bowl for LTU, I don’t care at what level it is,” Resnick said. Wemyss calls Resnick “a learner.” Resnick said she learned a lot at her only practice. “I used to throw a straight ball. Coach Wemyss taught me how to hook the ball in just that one practice,” she said. Wemyss said Resnick has potential. “I know Hannah is an ath- lete. She’s a volleyball player. I can work with ...…
…36 | MARCH 18 • 2021 ERETZ ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES Shayetet 13 troops training in 2017. Israeli Military Says It’s Reached Herd Immunity to COVID-19 The Israeli military declared that it has reached herd immunity to COVID-19 after 80% of its personnel had either been vacci- nated, had the disease or both. The announcement makes the Israel Defense Forces perhaps the first military in the world to achieve immunity to the disease. “Things ...…
