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… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 3 contents 42 Views 5-10 Jews in the D One Day at a Time 12 Local families’ simchahs, Pesach plans are in flux during the pandemic. Coping with Coronavirus 18 From virtual dance classes to online prayer, families get creative amid crisis. History Repeats Itself 24 A look back at the Spanish Flu of 1918. Doing Virtually Anything 30 Our Jewish community may be distanced, but we’ re never apart. New Leadership a...…
…VIRTUAL Maintain your spiritual connection with us! Whether from the bimah or from our living room, we are here to guide and support you through this challenging moment. Our community is so special – and that doesn’ t change, despite our building being closed. We have created a virtual community to keep you engaged and connected to your Temple family. From Mi Shebeirach Mondays to our virtual musical Kabbalat Shabbat service, we ha...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 5 Views for starters Marooned with Tons of TP guest column Snowbirds Count in Michigan W hen someone asks you, “What three items would you want with you if you were stranded on a desert island?” what do you usually answer? Typical answers are a Kindle (all that time to read), a phone (so you can call for help), chocolate (essen- tial survival food). But did toilet paper ever make it high on your list? Pres...…
…Views 6 | MARCH 26 • 2020 for starters Rethinking ‘Normal’ B ’ nai mitzvahs live- streamed. Weddings canceled. Seders shrunk. Funerals and shivahs restricted. There is no denying that Jewish life, and every other facet of modern life, has had to change drastically since the outbreak of COVID-19. Social distancing has become an imperative, which means that for the time being, we can no longer gather in public as we once did. ...…
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…One Day at a Time Local families’ simchahs, Pesach plans are in fl ux during the pandemic. MAYA GOLDMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER N ormally, as spring approaches in Metro Detroit, Jewish fami- lies in the area find themselves venturing outside, preparing for Passover and maybe even planning a wedding or b’ nai mitzvah celebration. This year, things are different. As COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, spreads through the United States, Met...…
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…14 | MARCH 26 • 2020 continued from page 12 continued on page 16 family turned their phones back on, they were flooded with messages of support and congratulations from friends and family who had watched the livestream. “It was a very happy, proud, emotional moment when it was all over with, ” she said. “I said, ‘ Brooke, this will go down in history. ’ ” The family plans to throw a party for Brooke on either June 12 or Sept. 25, d...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 15 JEFF BUDAJ The name Adat Shalom means The Congregation of peace. We ar e a commu nit y w ho believ es t hat ev en in t he mos t difficu lt and u nlikely cir cu ms t ances w e can find w ay s t o br ing w holenes s , hope, healing and peace int o ou r liv es and int o t he w or ld. Ou r s hu l began in 1943, du r ing t he w or s t moment s in t he his t or y of ou r people and of t he w or ld. Ant is em...…
…16 | MARCH 26 • 2020 continued from page 14 for 11 canceled events were instead delivered to people in the community. “Paul Wertz [caterer at Dish Kosher Cuisine] had a kitch- en full of food, ” said David Goodman, Beth Ahm’ s execu- tive director. “What we decid- ed to do as a congregation was to purchase that and distribute it throughout the community as a way to help him, and as a way to help those folks who are either food-ins...…
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…18 | MARCH 26 • 2020 From virtual dance classes to online prayer, families get creative amid crisis. ROBIN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER I t has been said that a crisis can bring out the best in people, and that certainly seems to be happening among local Jewish families trying to find a “new normal” in the midst of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. But it hasn’ t been easy. The hustle and bustle of work, school, sports and a...…
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…22 | MARCH 26 • 2020 EAT, PRAY, DANCE While walks, bike rides and sidewalk chalk are among the outdoor activities still safe to do, in a coronavirus world, it seems everything’ s virtual. People are exchanging quick and easy dinner recipes and cooking tips online. Synagogues worldwide and across Metro Detroit have temporarily closed their doors and are broadcast- ing services over the internet. Many schools are providing web-base...…
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…24 | MARCH 26 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org History Repeats Itself A pandemic is under way in the United States. Political leaders and medical officials are taking dramatic action in order to halt the spread of the virus, which is a worldwide problem. They are recommend- ing changes in our behavior, urging us to wash our hands often,...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 25 Your community is here to support you during this challenging time. To make it easier, we’ ve created an online resource to help connect you to the services and programming off ered by the Federation, our partner agencies and other organizations and congregations throughout Jewish Detroit. Visit our Coronavirus Resources page: jewishdetroit.org/covid19resources Find help and connections during...…
…26 | MARCH 26 • 2020 was and is considered a “wonder drug, ” but too much of a good thing is not good. A lot has changed in the last hun- dred years. Unlike 1918, scientists today quickly isolated COVID-19 and are now working on vaccines and treatments. Moreover, as a society, we are tak- ing measures to ensure our safety. And, although it may seem like ancient history, we have also had some recent experience dealing with serious ...…
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…T his past Friday, 5-year-old Nathan Wagner woke up, got out of bed — and watched school. Along with classmates at Temple Beth El, he was able to clap, bounce and sing along with the school’ s Early Childhood Center director, Susie Weiner, and guitar-playing Rabbi Mark Miller in a live-stream viewing of the morning’ s Shabbat program, all from his West Bloomfield home. “Our congregation, like others, is work- ing on ways to bring our...…
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…32 | MARCH 26 • 2020 Jews in the D “Let’ s use it judiciously and meaningfully on the pursuits we generally don’ t have enough time for, like conversations and interactions with family, extra Torah learning and mean- ingful private tefillah (prayer). ” At Temple Kol Ami, a website includes both a way to offer and request help, includ- ing grocery and prescription pick-up, some- one to talk to, tech help to access congrega- tional servic...…
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…34 | MARCH 26 • 2020 Jews in the D New Leadership at Farber Hebrew Day School A s Farber Hebrew Day School shut its doors last week in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the school also announced that the Board of Directors appointed Dr. Joshua Levisohn as its new head of school. His tenure will begin July 1. The Silver Spring, Maryland, native has 25 years of experience in day school education, including 12 years of br...…
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…Moments 36 | MARCH 26 • 2020 S usan and Stuart Levine are thrilled to announce the engagement of their son Jeffrey Frank Levine to Alexis Rachel Apfelbaum, daughter of Lynn and Jon Apfelbaum of Philadelphia, Pa. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Michigan with a bach- elor’ s degree in sports management and communications, received a juris doctor from Tulane University Law School and was awarded his Ph.D. in educational lea...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 37 Spirit torah portion I t is not easy to relate to the Book of Leviticus, which we recently began. It primarily focuses on sacri- ficial laws and the rules of the priests (thus the name Leviticus, which literally means: the laws of the Levites). These laws feel foreign to our Jewish practices that do not involve Temple worship. That being said, hidden within the words of the text are profound lessons about t...…
…Arts&Life dining in Intimate Seders Passover during a pandemic means fewer guests but plenty of fl avor. T his spring, almost everything is on hold because of the coronavirus. Gatherings are suffering, with most lifecycle events being canceled or pared way down to the mandated 10 people. With Passover coming up fast, many are limiting their seder meals to immediate family. So, if your holiday meals usually include 12 to ...…
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…Arts&Life Unorthodox Netfl ix show follows Chasidic runaway to Berlin. D espite its cheeky title, Unorthodox paints a sym- pathetic portrait of both the Chasidic community and one young woman who desper- ately wants to leave it. The four-episode Netflix miniseries, premiering March 26 for our housebound plea- sure, follows the story of Esther (Israeli actor Shira Haas of Shtisel), who cuts off all ties with her Williamsburg Orth...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 41 Arts&Life celebrity jews OVER ON NETFLIX AND HULU Unorthodox is a four-part mini-series that begins stream- ing on Netflix on March 26. It is based on Deborah Feldman’ s bestselling 2012 autobiography, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Feldman, a wife and mother, was a member of the Satmar Hasidic in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the series, Esther “Esty” Shapiro (played by Israeli actres...…
…I Had a Heart Attack at 35. This is My Story. A rare, spontaneous heart condition called SCAD almost cost me my life. MORGAN DRUTCHAS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Health I t was an ordinary Wednesday at my new job as a 35-year-old human resources manager when I began to have chest pain unlike anything I’ d ever experienced. The pain was searing; I went from sweating hot to cold and clammy. My colleague, whom I had known only fo...…
… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 be evaluated in the ER much more urgently than I likely would have. Without family support, I could have died or been left with permanent brain damage. In my case, the entirety of my left coronary artery, which provides blood flow to the main part of the heart that drives its ability to pump, tore. This led not only to a massive heart attack, but eventually heart failure as well. When...…
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… MARCH 26 • 2020 | 47 Soul of blessed memory A Community Stalwart with a Kind and Generous Heart RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER R ita Haddow was an inspi- rational leader, devoted wife and mother and generous supporter of many causes. A stalwart of the Detroit Jewish community, Rita passed away on March 13, 2020, leaving a long legacy of philanthropy and service. She was 93. Rita was born in Detroit, the second child of Irwin ...…
…48 | MARCH 26 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory A Versatile Man R obert L. Fenton, 90, of West Bloomfield, died March 16, 2020. As a senior partner of Fenton, Nederlander & Dodge for 25 years, Robert L. Fenton was one of the earliest sports attorney agents and became one of the most prominent entertainment lawyers in America. He has rep- resented such celebrity clients as Roger Maris, Al Kaline, Mickey Lolich, Rick Upchurch, Mel Far...…
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