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…JULY 27 • 2023 | 5 continued from page 4 recently in Michigan and elsewhere, local, state and federal law enforcement offi- cials have vigorously spoken out against such crimes and quickly investigated and charged alleged perpetrators. They have been assisted by individual citizens who have provided tips to police about antisemitic speech and acts. Public officials and others have spoken up to express solidarity with the Jewish ...…

…50 | JULY 27 • 2023 SPORTS F rankel Jewish Academy has a new athletic director. But he isn’t new to one of the area’s only Jewish high schools. Robert Walker has replaced Rick Dorn, who was Frankel’s AD for nine years. Dorn is the new AD at Dearborn Fordson High School. Walker started his new job this month after Joe Bernstein, a Frankel coach, served as a fill-in AD from May 19 to July 12. This is Walker’s second stint at Fra...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 51 RICK DORN Arizona State and was an accreditation team member for the Michigan Non- Public Schools Accrediting Association for Akiva Hebrew Day School (now Farber Hebrew Day School) in 2009. His tennis experience includes being an associate summer tennis professional at Oakland Hills Country Club in 1999, director and tennis professional at the Birmingham Racquet Club from 1997-2007, and head tennis professio...…

…52 | JULY 27 • 2023 quick hits BY STEVE STEIN GARY KLINGER Rain was predicted for the day of the 32nd annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf, Tennis and Pickleball Invitational. It didn’t happen. What did happen was 126 golfers, and 16 tennis and pickleball players competed June 12 at Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills. They were joined by 70 additional people for dinner and the always popular sports panel, moderated o...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 53 SPIRIT The Mitzvot of Listening and Loving I n Parshat V’etchanan, Moses’ message is clear and direct: It is imperative that the Israelites keep God’s commandments. So, we practice kashrut, keep Shabbat, refrain from stealing, etc. — difficult, but relatively clear. I usually have a pretty good sense of how I’m doing in relation to those kinds of mitzvot. Moses also goes on to recite the Shema; this part ...…

…54 | JULY 27 • 2023 B uried among the epic passages in Va’etchanan — among them the Shema and the Ten Commandments — is a brief passage with large implications for the moral life in Judaism. Here it is together with the preceding verse: “Be very vigilant to keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and the testimonies and decrees with which He has charged you. Do what is right and what is good in the Lord’s eyes, so th...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 55 higher standard than the law strictly requires. It seems as if Ramban is telling us that there are aspects of the moral life that are not caught by the concept of law at all. That is what he means by saying “It is impossible to mention in the Torah all aspects of man’s conduct with his neighbors and friends.” Law is about universals, principles that apply in all places and times: Do not murder. Do not rob. Do ...…

…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...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 57 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...…

…ARTS&LIFE TV as she got a shidduch for you. No need to swipe right or left when Aleeza Ben Shalom’s around. The star of Netflix’s wildly popu- lar Jewish Matchmaking series, Ben Shalom is bringing her Jewish relationship and dating witticisms to a community-invited event at Aish Detroit on Monday, July 31. Aish is bringing in Ben Shalom to help launch its new Wisdom Café. The Café is open to all Jewish people who want to drop in...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 59 Gives Tips for Finding Your Bashert Matchmaker Matchmaker Netflix’s Jewish JAMIE GORDON PHOTOGRAPHY Aleeza Ben Shalom, star of Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaking series …

…6 | JULY 27 • 2023 1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detro...…

…ARTS&LIFE TV continued from page 58 60 | JULY 27 • 2023 Ben Shalom will host the SpeedDating portion of the evening, which will be divided into three age groups: 22-34, 34-50, 45-70. ON THE ROAD AGAIN After Netflix dropped the eight episodes of Jewish Matchmaking in May, Ben Shalom embarked on her world Live Matchmaking Show tour that includes stops in the United States, South America, Australia and London. With her hectic schedule,...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 61 TOP: Both living in Brooklyn, Fay Brezel and Shaya Rosenberg went on several dates. (Photo from Netflix) BOTTOM: Shaun Civin came in from Hawaii to have a date with Dani Bergman who lives in Miami. (Photo from Netflix) Harmonie Krieger in Los Angeles. (Photo from Netflix) …

…ARTS&LIFE TV continued from page 60 62 | JULY 27 • 2023 Monday, July 31 • 5 p.m. VIP Wisdom Café Donor Reception and Meet and Greet with Aleeza Ben Shalom — $180 per person • 6:30 p.m. Main Event “Behind the Scenes of Jewish Matchmaking” with Aleeza Ben Shalom, fol- lowed by a book signing and dessert. $50 per per- son; www.aishdetroit.com/ aish/meaningful-date-night- with-aleeza-ben-shalom • Main Event and SpeedDating. $100 per...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 63 “JUDAISM IS NUANCED AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR HARD LINE OF WHAT WILL AND WON’T WORK AND WHAT DIRECTION THEY ARE LOOKING TO GO IN THE LONG TERM. ” — JEWISH MATCHMAKING’S ALEEZA BEN SHALOM JAMIE GORDON PHOTOGRAPHY instant shidduch for us. We really clicked, ” said Tibi, who started working with Ben Shalom on curating matches for private clients. MATCHMAKING ON NETFLIX Tibi can be seen in Episode 1 of Jewish M...…

…64 | JULY 27 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE ART Renaissance Woman Glass artist Sara Young also sells nuts and does stand-up comedy. YEVGENIYA GAZMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sara Young by her etchings of a saxophone and T-Rex YEVGENIYA GAZMAN …

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 65 W hen asking people to share a few words about Sara Young, it is hard to believe the responses are all about one person. “Sara came into our life on a fluke pass- ing, and now has become an integral part of our business, ” shared Dan Weiand, owner of Whole Hearted Winery in New Hudson, Michigan. Dan now relies on Sara for “han- dling all of our laser etching, nuts and running a top-five comedy room in Metro Detroi...…

…66 | JULY 27 • 2023 FUN SPOOKY STUFF, REAL HORROR, JEWISH GUY INSPIRES CLASSIC SIT-COM EPISODE Haunted Mansion opens in theaters on July 28. This Disney film is inspired by the Haunted Mansion attraction at three Disney parks (California, Florida and Japan). In 2003, there was a Haunted Mansion film that didn’t get great reviews but made a lot of money. The 2003 film and the new film really don’t have much to do with the Dis...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 67 NEW EXHIBIT NOW-SEPT. 8 Detroit contains a rich mosaic of small Black- owned businesses that keep the city thriving, despite decades of economic hardship. To celebrate these entrepreneurs and small businesses, the Detroit Historical Museum’s new initiative “The Hustle” is recognizing 34 businesses that invest, elevate and enrich Detroit in a year- long series of museum exhibitions. The Detroit Historical Mu...…

…68 | JULY 27 • 2023 of self-love and wellness activities: unwind, learn about Tu b’Av, and treat yourselves to an afternoon in the park. At VFW Park, 1545 E. Lincoln, Commerce. Hands-on crafts (tie-dye included), opportunities for mindful movement, Jewish learning, chair massages and refreshing seasonal snacks. After the event, Rabbi Jeff will lead a short bike ride to Lincoln Tap for happy hour. Subsidized tickets are availab...…

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…JULY 27• 2023 | 7 Sotah 7:12). We take a stand on the important issues of our day, and we strive to do what is right; at the same time, we actively seek to understand multiple perspectives because we humbly accept that only God knows the best paths forward. At the Hartman Institute, we put these texts into practice. After studying with Hartman’s outstanding faculty, we as rabbis from Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructi...…

…70 | JULY 27 • 2023 ANN BRASCH, 88, of Farmington Hills, died July 19, 2023. She is survived by her daughter and son- in-law, Abbey and Ken Nathan; son, Warren Brasch; grandchildren, Alec and Allison Nathan, Jack Nathan and Erin Sachse Nathan, Daniel Nathan, and Alayna, Emily and Chloe Brasch; sister-in-law, Farla Binder; many loving nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brasch was the beloved wife of the late Miles “Mike” Brasch; the l...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 71 S ybil Mintz, 85, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of West Bloomfield, died July 13, 2023. Sybil had a lifelong love for education and loved being a student and a teacher. She received a bachelor’s of art in education and a master’s of art history from Wayne State and received a master’s in fine arts (painting) from the University of Michigan. She also made progress on a Ph.D. program at the University of M...…

…72 | JULY 27 • 2023 S ue Marx, 92, of Birmingham, died July 17, 2023. Marx, an essentially self-taught professional filmmaker who stunned Hollywood by winning an Academy Award in 1987 for her documentary short film, Young at Heart, died July 17, 2023, at her home in Birmingham. That film, perhaps the highlight of her long and varied media career, chronicled the love story and marriage of her own widowed father, then in hi...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 73 award from Northwood University. She was recognized and honored by virtually every media outlet in Metropolitan Detroit, including being named Michiganian of the Year in 1990 by the Detroit News. Perhaps the honor which meant most to her was that, as an Oscar winner, she remained a lifelong voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Survivors include her daughters, Terry Marx and he...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 74 | JULY 27 • 2023 events, anti-war rallies and day sailing with his colleagues. He enjoyed his many yearly visits to Israel to serve in the Israeli military’s volunteer program. He rarely reminisced, but when asked about a specific subject, he did so at great length. He had a phenomenal memory. Berol was a good host. He loved his family, he loved driving, and he loved a good meal. Berol Robinson...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 75 Interment was at Oakview Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Katzman Family PLS Fund, University of Michigan, 777 E. Eisenhower Pkwy., suite 650, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, give.communityfunded. com/o/michigan-medicine/i/ memorials-and-tributes/s/ in-memory-of-lois- katzman; or Cortney Gives BAK Foundation, 18540 Hillcrest St., Beverly Hills, MI 48025, cortneygivesbak. com. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman ...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | JULY 27 • 2023 Veterans. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SIMON JAY MIRKES, 16, of Farmington Hills, died July 17, 2023. He is survived by his parents, Scott and Michelle Mirkes of Farmington Hills; his sister, Samantha Mirkes; his grandparents, Edward and Cheryl Tunick of Farmington Hills; aunts and uncles, Barbra and Kevin Giles of Novi, Lori Tunick of Farmington Hills, Jamie and Bryan Sm...…

…JULY 27 • 2023 | 77 J ewish tradition teaches that when the heart is full, the eyes overflow.” It was a quote Rabbi Daniel B. Syme, rabbi emeritus of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township, used to describe his unwavering love for his beloved wife, Dr. Jill Susan Syme, who passed away after sunset on July 8, 2023. Tears can manifest grief, Syme explained at his wife’s memorial service at Ira Kaufman Chapel, but they can also emb...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 78 | JULY 27 • 2023 A Woman of Distinction W e often hear about the men who were instrumental in Israeli history — Herzl, Weizmann, Ben-Gurion and many more. However, we don’t hear as much about significant Israeli women from the past beyond Golda Meir, or perhaps, more recently, Hollywood Star Gal Gadot. One Israeli ...…

…8 | JULY 27 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY U ndocumented Michiganders deserve dignity and security — one critical step to making that a reality is to restore driver’s licenses for all. Over the last seven years, undocumented Michiganders and their allies have gotten the Drive SAFE bills introduced five times, but the bills have never passed. That wait cannot continue. We, the undersigned Michigan Rabbis, call on the Michigan Legislat...…

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…JULY 27 • 2023 | 9 Sometimes repairs are more than a drop in the bucket. Need emergency home repairs? Hebrew Free Loan gets you funding when you need it most. ƒ Repair their homes ƒ Take care of medical procedures ƒ Get a college education ƒ Start or expand a business ƒ Consolidate debt Our loans are interest-free and tailored to your needs, so you can focus on what matters most. So don’t let financial challenges hold ...…

…10 | APRIL 27 • 2023 opinion Transitions Can Be Hazardous for the Health of the Jewish People T he transitional period during which the omer is counted that follows the festival of Passover and leads to Shavuot should be considered a festive interlude. We are proceeding from redemption from Egypt to the revelation at Mount Sinai, setting the Jewish people on a path with principle and purpose for the future. In fact, Nachm...…

…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 11 I’m Only Human I was inspired by “Which Side Are You On: Jewish American or American Jew,” in the March 30, 2023, issue (page 8). This identity-conundrum article took me back to my 20s. My husband, Marty, and I, now married 58 years, attended a seminar for young Jewish marrieds. We assem- bled in a smallish room in a Jewish organizational building with about 15 couples. The leader asked us to stand up and to ...…

…12 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY F irst impressions aren’t always right. Just ask Lindsey Waldman. She famously told her husband, Joe, within minutes of meeting him that he was “the most annoying person she’d ever met in her life!” Lindsey Weberman grew up in Farmington Hills; Joe Waldman grew up near Chicago. While he went to Purdue to pursue a degree in electric and chemical engi- neering, she studied medical technology ...…

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…14 | APRIL 27 • 2023 S ince 2008, thousands of visitors have learned the history of European Jewry before and during the Holocaust through the core exhibit of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. Multi-faceted presentations depict the centuries of vibrant Jewish life in European communities before the Nazis gained power and eventually implemented their “Final Solution” — the horrific systematic murder of 6 million Eu...…

…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 15 I do and what can we do?” Mayerfeld says. “You deal with ignorance by education,” he says, noting that the Zekelman Holocaust Center has provided training to 1,000 teachers and that students visit from as far as Grand Rapids, Michigan’s thumb region and the Upper Peninsula. The need for relevant, impactful exhibits is underscored by the recent increase in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., as well as resear...…

…16 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY C ongregation Shaarey Zedek will present “Tradition and Innovation at Detroit Opera: A New Generation of Jewish Leadership” Sunday, April 30, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Southfield shul. The program, sponsored by Barbara and Michael Kratchman, features Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, Music Director Roberto Kalb, Elizabeth Polese (soprano), Ben Reisinger (baritone) and Nathalie Doucet ...…

…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 17 form of expression. It is an art form that not only expresses our day-to-day life, but also moves us beyond our day- to-day by making us reflect on themes that are innately human. Opera is thrilling, stunning, exciting, dramatic, beautiful, terrifying, delicate: All of these and more are possible in any single production. The beauty of the human voice, accompanied by musicians, is a form of expression that...…

…18 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY T hree and a half years ago, the Chabad Center of Troy opened with the goal of serving the Jewish community east of Woodward. Now, that very community will have its own Sefer Torah, its own Torah scroll, the holiest object of Judaism. The Troy and Eastside CommUnity Torah Campaign has launched — with a special opportunity for every Jew to take part in a tremendous celebration for the entire c...…

…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 19 G esher Human Services, the JCC and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit are co-sponsoring the Metro Detroit Nonprofit Career Expo to be held on Wednesday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the JCC (6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield) and will fea- ture more than 15 local non- profit agencies offering 100 + jobs, including part-time, full- time and seasonal positions. Gesher Human S...…

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…20 | APRIL 27 • 2023 A ccording to the National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA), about 90.5 million American families own a pet. Dogs and cats are the most popular, but millions of others have something a little more out of the box. One local with an unusual pet is Dr. Zvi Kresch of Southfield, who works out of the Kellogg Eye Center. His pet’s name is Tinkerbell, which might make you t...…

…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 21 continued on page 22 Two Vets Return to Open a New Clinic There are two new Jewish vets in town, although they stick to the more common pets — exclusively dogs and cats. Alex Schechter was born and raised in Franklin, attended University of Michigan for undergrad and Michigan State for veterinary school and lived in New York for seven years before moving back to Birmingham with his wife, Alison, their son Gra...…