…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 ...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 61 J N JGRAND DINNER 5:30-7 PM, JUNE 21 (FRI.) GRANDparents, GRANDfriends and GRANDchildren are invited to join JGrand for The GRAND Shabbat Dinner. Hands-on activities, a Shabbat sing-along featuring Rabbi Jeff of The Well and a dinner with dietary laws observed. This program is geared toward grandparents/ grandfriends and their grandchildren ages 2-10. The cost of this program has been generously subsidized...…
…Jewish Joke of the Week JUST FOR FUN Yiddish Word Fun Each answer starts with the second letter of the previous answer (Consider No. 4 the previous answer to No. 1) Three older men, Max, Leon and Sam, were talking about what their grandchildren would be saying about them 50 years from now. “I would like my grandchildren to say, ‘He was successful in business,’” declared Max. “Fifty years from now,” said Leon, “I want them t...…
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…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 65 J N c. 2009 HARRIET M. DUNSKY, 85, of West Bloomfield, died June 10, 2024. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert S. “Bob” Dunsky; sons and daughter- in-law, Drew Dunsky and Jodi Denenberg, and Dan Dunsky. She is also survived by Jodi’s children, Adam Denenberg and Alyssa Wolff, and Jamie Denenberg and Matthew Edelstein. Mrs. Dunsky was the devoted daughter of the late Dr. Maurice P . Meyers a...…
…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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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 70 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N The JN’s Resident Wordsmith I ’m writing a sequel to my last Looking Back, when I wrote about my good friend, Sharon Alterman, one of this year’s Jewish Senior Life’s (JSL) esteemed “8 over Eighty. ” At the JN, we work with another great “8”: Sy Manello. Sy is one of the good guys in this world an...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER 8 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N Forty-one women travel to Israel as part of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit Dembs Mission. Faith Over Fear A shot-out window at Kibbutz Nir Oz PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN SPECTOR …
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 9 J N I recently returned from 10 days in Israel as a partic- ipant in the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit Dembs Mission. Named for Ryan Dembs, a Detroit area businessman and philanthropist who passed away suddenly two years ago, and funded in part by his family, the Dembs Mission was composed of 41 exceptional women from across the Metro Detroit area who came together to volunteer, bear witness, co...…
