…22 | MARCH 2 • 2023 T he relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be complicated and tense. Especially for the proverbial Jewish mother-in-law who believes wholeheartedly that no woman out there could ever possibly deserve her perfect son — who also happens to be a doctor or lawyer, of course. So, it’s not too common to hear about a mother-in-law who made her son’s shidduch! Janice Adler grew up in Oak Park...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 23 I n November 2022, Temple Beth Emeth (TBE), together with their partners at Genesis of Ann Arbor-St. Clare’s of Assisi Episcopal Church, held their annual Erev Thanksgiving gathering. The evening was filled with songs by both choirs, readings and interpersonal conversations. But the highlight of the eve- ning was the presentation of the Genesis Humanitarian Award, this year given to Rabbi Josh Whinston of Temple ...…
…24 | MARCH 2 • 2023 F riendseder season is upon us. Friendseder started in 2019, inspired by the Friendsgiving trend, having a meal with friends leading up to the big Thanksgiving holiday. Friendseder is the sidekick to Passover that helps people gather with their friends prior to (or during) the week of Passover to make the holiday their own. This year, The Well is hosting the second annual Zingerman’s Friendseder Community Brunc...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 25 person. A $65 ticket also includes all the menu items for the four-course brunch. In the prerecorded video guide, Rabbi Jeff and Ives-Wilson walk participants through unboxing all their goodies and then noshing along with participants as they teach about each item and how it fits into the Friendseder meal, just like they will at the in-person brunch. Only this way, participants get to play and pause the video...…
…26 | MARCH 2 • 2023 B ack in October, walking on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Temple Israel mem- ber Simona Seiderman felt the history under her feet and all around her. “The significance of it, walking across freely, here and now, and how much people were willing to get beaten on this bridge, just for the right to vote,” she said. “There’s so much power in that, you can feel and can’t help reflecting on how peo- ple fought for t...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 27 OUR COMMUNITY D avid Glass of Huntington Woods, writer/content strate- gist for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, will be traveling to Israel for the first time on Federation’s Motor City Mission. Glass, 60, grew up in Oak Park and has been in the advertising business for over 30 years. Glass never truly had an interest in visiting Israel until he started working for Federation four years ago. ...…
…28 | MARCH 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY G esher Human Services, a nonprofit that helps Metro Detroiters with barriers to employment find jobs, is collaborating with Detroit’s College for Creative Studies (CCS) to offer participants in its vocational Skill Building Program the opportunity to explore vary- ing disciplines of art in a semes- ter-long program. Gesher’s Skill Building Program provides Metro Detroiters with intellectual and ...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 29 have come across, ” she added. Sorrell explained that the new initiative came about after dis- abled adults who are attendees of a different, non-vocational program run by Gesher, were given the opportunity to join a CCS fashion design class in 2022. “Our Skill Building Program participants saw how much this group enjoyed their experience and really wanted a similar opportunity to explore jobs beyond more tradi...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-9 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 The Forecast: Sunny Days Ahead WDIV’s leading meteorologist Paul Gross retires after 40 years. 14 Purim Happenings Around Town Metro Detroit Jews have a bevy of choices to celebrate the holiday. 18 Green Efforts Take Root Hillel Day School’s Green Club holds successful Compost Day. 20 A Mission to Remember Couple cel...…
…30 | MARCH 2 • 2023 T his fall, Michigan State University will welcome a new set of triplets on campus. Bailey, Madison and Kylie Tarnopol of West Bloomfield never imagined that their college paths would cross. Yet when the 19-year-old identical triplets initially applied to different universities, they were shocked to find out that all three had been accepted to MSU. “I didn’t really think that we’d all get into MSU because ...…
…continued on page 32 T he 21st Interfaith World Sabbath will return to an in-person event after a COVID hiatus on Sunday, March 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. Temple Israel will host the 2023 interfaith celebration, which will include prayers, songs, dances and rituals of many Metro Detroit faiths. Young people from local Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and other con- gregations will be the focus. The program will feature the blowi...…
…32 | MARCH 2 • 2023 continued from page 30 continued from page 31 This fall, Madison Tarnopol will be joining MSU’s College of Engineering to study either electrical or architectural engineering. “I love to create and to draw,” she says. “I want to be the brains behind the cool inventions in the future.” Bailey Tarnopol has been accepted to MSU’s Lyman Briggs College, which is the university’s math and science school. “I’m goin...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 33 D rivers going west on Eight Mile Road near the Lodge Freeway in Detroit may be startled to see a large bright pink billboard that asks “Can a billboard end antisemitism? No. But you’re not a billboard.” The tagline at the bottom is “jewbelong.com.” Similar billboards appeared on highways in Macomb County last year. The one on I-94 in Clinton Township had a longer message: “We’re just 75 years since the gas cham...…
…34 | MARCH 2 • 2023 While it may be frigid and snow- ing, summer plans are already in full swing. If you’re looking for a fun, educational, and exciting summer experience for your children, look no further than Camp Gan Israel at the Shul! Shoppers at Busch’s Fresh Fruit Market as well as families who joined JEMS at The Shul were greeted on Sunday, Feb. 5, with a fun camp-themed booth at both of The Shul’s Tu b’Shevat events. Pot...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 35 The Social Action Committee of Congregation B’nai Moshe sponsored its Fleece & Thank You event on Jan. 29. It was a huge success as 45 volunteers showed up to assemble 26 blankets that were donated to children on extended hospital stays. Nearly $800 was raised, which covered the cost of these blanket kits. Stacey Whelan, who chaired the event, was ecstatic at the outpouring of donations and volunteers who ...…
…36 | MARCH 2 • 2023 A ndrew Stein, 41, grew up in Franklin, Michigan, and attended Detroit Country Day School in suburban Detroit, so he wasn’t particularly familiar with city life as a young person. But, after graduating from Michigan State University and working for City Year in Washington, D.C., for almost two years, his focus changed. City Year is a national program that brings young AmeriCorps members into schools to help ur...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 37 founded by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg. In addition to its work as a grantor, the Foundation raises funds and advocates for chil- dren’s health and well-being. Focus areas include nutritional wellness, mental health, abuse and neglect, pediatric research, injury prevention and youth development. With an overall goal of improving the health of Michigan’s children, Stein says the position “aligned well with my perso...…
…38 | MARCH 2 • 2023 S ports card collecting is enjoying a big resurgence. Some cards are worth thousands of dollars. Some cards are valuable for other reasons. Like the cards for Farber Hebrew Day School basketball players. They were passed out at the David Tanzman Memorial Tournament at every Farber game during breaks in play. Most went to young Farber students, who were thrilled to get the cards. They were even more thrilled after...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 39 MAZEL TOV! 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) 35...…
…4 | MARCH 2 • 2023 essay Hillel is a Powerful Resource for openers Open Wide M y name is Jenna Friedman and I’m a student at Wayne State University. Last year, I was taking my normal walk- through campus when I came across a table with a sign that read; “Green energy: more efficient than Auschwitz, ” accompanied by windmills that had the blades replaced with swastikas. Instantly, I felt my heart drop through my chest. I kn...…
…40 | MARCH 2 • 2023 W e want people to slow down and enjoy the finer things in life — take a pause, ” said Zachary Berg, co-founder with Will Werner of Mongers’ Provisions. Their two specialty food stores are located in down- town Berkley and Midtown Detroit. The experience of shop- ping at Mongers’ is unlike picking up food at a super- market. It takes time to con- sider the carefully curated food and beverages encoun- tered on co...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 41 even preserved sea urchins) and also wine and non-alcoholic beverages. The latter are imported and domestic brands, with a focus on Michigan producers. Berg’s visits to his suppliers strengthens their relationships, he said. PUTTING IT TO THE TASTE TEST I liked my first taste of a sparkling Strawberry Kombucha, produced by Urbanrest. The beverage consisted of rice wine fermented at an 0.5 percent alcohol level wi...…
…42 | MARCH 2 • 2023 B eethoven rose each morning at dawn and made himself coffee. He was fastidious about this: Each cup had to be made with exactly 60 beans, which he counted out each time. He would then sit at his desk and compose until 2 or 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Subsequently, he would go for a long walk, taking with him a pencil and some sheets of music paper to record any ideas that came to him on the way. Each nigh...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 43 visions — image of God, faith in God, love of neighbor — and turns them into patterns of behavior. Halachah (Jewish law) involves a set of routines that — like those of the great creative minds — reconfigures the brain, giving discipline to our lives and changing the way we feel, think and act. A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR Much of Judaism must seem to outsiders, and sometimes to insiders also, boring, prosaic, mundan...…
…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...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 45 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 H...…
…46 | MARCH 2 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE REMEMBRANCE O ne of Burt Bacharach’s hit songs is “Message to Michael.” My message to Burt is gratitude for the life lessons I have learned from him. Burt Bach- arach never stopped creating and composing beautiful music. He did what he loved forever. His life will always inspire me to never stop doing what I love and with the same compassion and dedica- tion as when I first started. In his memo...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 47 “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “The Look of Love,” “ April Fools” and “ Arthur’s Theme.” Burt was 94 and forever cool. Others try to look and dress like him, but he never had to try. His style was just natural for him: sneakers, jog- gers, white T-shirts and a cash- mere sweater or scarf over his shoulders or a Patagonia black jacket; his sunglasses atop his head. He never changed his trademark silver/whi...…
…48 | MARCH 2 • 2023 “What is the key to making music?” He said, “Respond to the world around you. Be like a sponge. Fortunately, I can then express those feelings in my music.” The feelings he expressed have raised important awareness. His song “That’s What Friends Are For,” written with Oscar-winning lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (to whom he was once married), was recorded for American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR ) an...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 49 H e followed the Yellow Brick Road and never looked back. Jeffrey Weiner will tell you that his musical theater journey started when he was 8 years old in the choir at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. His voice sparked an invitation to sing with the prestigious Vienna Boys Choir, though he wasn’t able to participate at the time. He spent three summers at Camp Tamarack in Ortonville followed by another three at ...…
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…50 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Growing up in Farmington Hills, Weiner and his brother, David, would walk to Hillel Day School, where they attended since kindergarten, and went on to graduate from Harrison High School. “I wouldn’t say I was the class clown, but I was definitely mischievous,” laughs Weiner, who has been a teacher with Utica Community Schools for the past 27 years, mostly with third-graders. With his full workload as a t...…
…HISTORY OF THE WORLD (2), PERRY MASON REDUX, LAST OF US On March 6, the highly anticipated series History of the World, Part 2, pre- mieres on Hulu. Every Mel Brooks’ fan knows that Part 1 was a hilarious 1981 film, directed and written by Brooks. Scenes included Moses (played by Brooks) bringing down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai. The 1981 film hinted that there would be a Part 2. But Brooks always said that was a joke...…
…52 | MARCH 2 • 2023 GINA CHAVEZ 8 PM, MARCH 3 At The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. A multiethnic Latin pop songstress, Gina Chavez is a 10-time Austin Music Award winner. Her songs share her story of life in Texas. $20. Info: theark.org. ‘SCULPTED SHADOW’ 3-4 PM, MARCH 4 “Sculpted Shadow” is presented by New Music Detroit at the Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. It is a musical interpretation of Scott H...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 53 were women. Presentation by Katie Chaka Parks, a Ph.D. candidate at Wayne State University, whose research addresses the experiences of women during the Holocaust and how they are represented within museums across the country. She is currently the manager of Adult Education at The HC. RSVP: holocaustcenter.org. NOSH & KNOWLEDGE, PART 3 NOON, MARCH 9 At the NCJW|MI Southfield office. NCJW|MI presents: Women ...…
…54 | MARCH 2 • 2023 SPOTLIGHT S tudies show that music has a full spectrum of evidence-based health and wellness benefits for people with developmental disabilities. JARC works dili- gently to secure opportunities to make music a part of daily life, especially knowing that it can stimulate the minds of people with developmental disabilities and can enhance their lives. The nonprofit organization serves adults with develop- men...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MARCH 2 • 2023 | 57 MILTON “MILT” J. ABRAMSON, 80, a resident of Boca Raton, Fla., and former resi- dent of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 15, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Toby Abramson; dear father of Robert “Bob” (Alyson) Abramson, Joel (Ronda) Abramson; grandfather of Gabriel “Taylor” Abramson, Danielle Abramson and Holden Abramson. Milt is also survived by his wife, Virginia “Ginn...…
…58 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Miriam, Yair, Azriel and Shulamis Aichenbaum, and great-grandmother of Tessa Jean Aldridge and Sylvie Alana Byland. Lillian also leaves behind many close relatives from the U.S. and Canada. She was predeceased by her parents, Baruch and Ethel Leiderman, her brother, Allen Leiderman, and son-in- law, Rick Aldridge. Lillian was born in Detroit but spent her childhood summers with family in Montreal, as her moth...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 59 nonprofit Everything Animals Resource and Activity Center, Jan promoted her advocacy with humane education and outreach activities. For the past 20 years, Jan made regular fea- tured appearances at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y., with her mostly rescued animal ambassadors to the delight of visiting guests. Jan specialized in animals that many would consider to be unhuggable or unlovable. She believed...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | MARCH 2 • 2023 was the beloved husband of the late Marilyn Gvazda. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Interment took place at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. CAROLE KAPLAN, 75, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 18, 2023. Ms. Kaplan is survived by her sister, Jacquelyn Heller; brother, Harvey Heller; nieces and nephew, Ri...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 61 MARILYN ANN SALESIN, 88, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 22, 2023. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jerry Salesin; son and daughter- in-law, Brian and Sheree Salesin; daughters and sons- in-law, Cindy and Larry Nagel, Brenda and Scott Scheibe; brother and sister- in-law, Harold and Michelle Minsky; grandchildren, Steven (Melissa) Scheibe, Julia (Jeremy) Davis, David Scheibe (fiancée Jennifer), Claire ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Purim Is Fun P urim begins next week at sundown on the 14th day of Adar or March 6. This is the most joyful and festive of holidays, a celebration of the survival of the Jewish people. Purim commemorates the victory of Queen Esther and Mordechai in the 4th century B.C. over the evil Haman. They th...…
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…8 | MARCH 2 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 7 firewood, power generators and portable heaters. They know their Jewish values demand action and compassion, and so they’ve stepped up. Daria Yefimenko, the head of our network of 25 volunteer centers across Ukraine, is that resolute determination personified. The air raid siren went off the other day as I was interviewing her — a shocking noise, made more frightening by ...…
…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 9 rights of Michigan residents against discrimination based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status. If Hate Won’t Win coalition members’ efforts are successful, ELCRA will soon be amended to prevent discrimination based on sexuality, gender identity or gender expression. This will be a huge win for LGBTQIA+ Michiganders, and a strike against homopho...…
