…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 55 J N The Trumpet Call T he parshat opens with holiness, purity and brilliant light from the candelabra in the sanctuary. The portion ends not with Miriam’s nasty words about Moshe and his wife, but with the response of the Jewish people, the Israelites, to Miriam’s punishment: They do not move on — seemingly refusing to accept God’s authority The parshat wants to show us the morality of the Jewish people: ...…
…T here have been times when one passage in this week’s parshah was, for me, little less than lifesaving. No leadership position is easy. Leading Jews is harder still. And spiritual leadership can be hardest of them all. Leaders have a public face that is usually calm, upbeat, optimistic and relaxed. But behind the façade we can all experience storms of emotion as we realize how deep are the divisions between people, how in...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 57 change. That’s why Moses, David, Elijah and Jeremiah found life so hard. We can say precisely what brought Moses to despair. He had faced a similar challenge before. Back in the book of Exodus the people had made the same complaint: “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to starve t...…
…58 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE ART A work of art kept in the home of Bassie Shemtov is especially appreciated because it represents and showcases creativity by an artist who has taken part at the Soul Studio in West Bloomfield, which she directs as part of the Friendship Circle. The piece of art, “Sweet Hugs,” was done by Sam Morris, who works at the Dakota Bakery, also in West Bloomfield. It shows a hug shared by two ...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 59 Caitlin Cartwright, Soul Studio community projects coordinator, invites visitors to experience the completed displays. Some of the participants observe Judaism as practiced by the Friendship Circle administration, and others are observant of different faiths. Mack-o Matlen, 36, a Soul artist, does not have her name on a beach scene displayed in the current exhibit, but she did participate in developing an a...…
…6 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY crime and a stain on the global community. Hamas’ evil is intensified by their refusal to allow the Red Cross to visit and treat the hostages. Jon Polin, the father of hostage Hersh Polin, explained the pain of the world’s decision to ignore his son and the other hostages’ pain. “The lack of response seemingly from the world is so immensely frustrating,” he said. “We speak to politicians,...…
…60 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N TWO NEW FILMS, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG BIO, OLYMPIC SWIMMER(?) Thelma opens in theaters on June 21. Here’s the plot: Thelma Post (June Squibb, 94!) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson. She sets out on a dangerous quest to reclaim what was taken from her. Advance reviews (Sundance) are quite good. Thelma is the first feature film directed and written by Josh Margolis, 35. His film ...…
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…66 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued from page 65 Sidman; brother and sister-in- law, Howard and Beth Simon; brother-in-law and sister-in- law, James and Faye Friedman; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Friedman was the loving sister of the late Judi Simon. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Nicole Sidman’s Campaign for North Carolina State House, ...…
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…10 June 20 • 2019 jn jews d in the Equal Protection Governor joins the call to expand Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Pilot Program New students to Frankel Jewish Academy can apply for merit-based scholarships. O n June 4, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with Sen. Jeremy Moss, D– Southfield, and other members of the Michigan Legislature’ s LGBTQ Caucus, renewed the call to expand the Elliott- Larsen Civil Rights Act by adding...…
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…16 June 20 • 2019 jn Neo-Nazi Disruption Police keep groups separate at Motor City Pride Festival. D uring June 8-9, Detroit hosted its Motor City Pride Festival, the largest pride event in the state of Michigan. The festival is a place for the community to come together and celebrate gay pride, but members of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) had other plans. Media sources reported the neo-Na- zis were seen walking through the ...…
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…jews d in the 18 June 20 • 2019 jn Zioness Movement Amanda Berman asks progressive Jews to challenge anti-Semitism of the left. T he vast majority of American Jews have their home on the political left, according to Amanda Berman, executive director and co-founder of the New York City-based Zioness Movement. She says American Jews generally believe in human rights, want to see wide- spread health insurance and laws to protect wor...…
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…20 June 20 • 2019 jn jews d in the continued from page 18 of different groups but demanded participants display no Jewish stars. Berman and a friend decided to attend and to display Jewish symbols. When she shared that idea with another friend, a talented public rela- tions expert, he said, “You can’ t do it that way as two people. You need a social media presence, an Internet presence, a logo, a title, an organiza- tional name. Yo...…
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…24 June 20 • 2019 jn N ate Emery is a rock star. Or, more accurately, a rock-climbing star. At age 10. The Farmington Hills resident has competed indoors in six states and climbed recreationally outdoors in two states. He’ s one of the best in the country in his age group in two USA Climbing competitive disciplines — bouldering and sport climbing. Nate works hard so he can stay ahead of his competition. He spends 12-15 hours a we...…
…June 20 • 2019 25 jn sport climbing competitions and place third in regionals, earning a spot in the division competition. Nate will do some outdoor climbing for fun before he heads to Pennsylvania and the bouldering nationals. He’ ll return to the Red River Gorge in Slade, Ky., better known in the climbing world as “The Red. ” Nate’ s tallest climb there is 250 feet, which earned him the nickname “Ropegun, ” climbing slang for the best...…
…26 June 20 • 2019 jn moments Ethan Jonah Endelman (Shalom Yonah) will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah during morning services at the Kotel in Jerusalem on Thursday, June 20, 2019. He is the son of Eric and Alyssa Endelman of West Bloomfield, brother of Jordan and grandson of Linda Settler, Dr. Leonard and Deborah Dunn, and Earle and Sandra Endelman. Ethan is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington ...…
…June 20 • 2019 27 jn T ammy and Bruce Gorosh of West Bloomfield are kvelling over the engagement of their daughter Hilary Lynne to Eli Saul Wald, son of Laura and Jack Wald of Chicago, Ill. Hilary graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of arts in special education/learning disabilities and received a reading specialist mas- ter’ s degree from DePaul University. She works with middle school students as a learning s...…
…W hen we teach of Moses, we generally teach of a great leader: the man who led the Israelites from slavery to freedom and then guided them in the wilderness for 40 years. What we talk about less frequently is how challenging Moses often found his lead- ership role. How the Israelites constantly complained to him about everything. We also do not talk all that much about Moses as a brother. And yet, in this week’ s Torah portion w...…
