…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 21 Magnolia by the Lakes Independent & Assisted Living Resort Michigan’s No. 1 Senior Resort In the Heart of Oakland County 1700 Cass Lake Road, Keego Harbor, MI Call: (248) 681-8000 Never Compromise! Lakeside Living at its Best! Starting at $3,000/Month - Celebrate a Life Full of Joy, Love, & Laughter - Cruise on Cass Lake and capture your inner peace. - Join our Magnolia Family and leave your wo...…
…22 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 continued from page 20 LEFT: Nancy with Professor Howard Lupavitch. RIGHT: Nancy with Eilu v’ Eilu instructor Michael Weiss showing an audiocassette lending library of recorded classes. learner of Judaism. She’s held numerous roles and orga- nized volunteer efforts that have made lasting impact on Metro Detroit’s Jewish community, such as serving as director of the Midrasha Center for Adult Jewish Learning ...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 23 Whether at home or on the go, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is with you every step of the way. With the largest network of the highest-quality doctors and hospitals in Michigan, Blue Cross gives you access to the care you need however, wherever and whenever you need it. Including our 24-Hour Nurse Line, online visits, mental health support, urgent care and more. So, you’re covered anytime, anywhere. We’re ...…
…24 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 T o celebrate 20 years of operation, The Shul of West Bloomfield is marking the anniversary mile- stone with a special Broadway- esque night out for the commu- nity. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m., the synagogue will host Broadway at The Shul, a musi- cal evening with Brooklyn-based hazan, sommelier, mixologist and vocal coach David Babinet. A classically trained musician, Babinet will perform a mi...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 25 OUR COMMUNITY C ongregation B’nai Moshe, by way of the Sharlene & Seymour Ungar Scholar-In-Residence Endowment Fund, welcomes Rabbi Josh Warshawsky as its scholar on Sept. 16-17. The weekend will begin with Warshawsky leading a spirited Kabbalat Shabbat ser- vice at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 followed by a Shabbat dinner. Afterwards, Warshawsky will lead a discussion: “The Power of Music: Understanding and ...…
…26 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 T he commandment to return lost objects is clearly stated in the Torah in the Book of Deuteronomy. This is a story of how this centuries-old commandment was fulfilled thanks to the 21st-century digital age, social media scrolling and a viral Facebook post. Irwin and Ruchie Weisberg, 76 and 72, love spending their retirement years antiquing. The former Southfield residents who now live in Miami would ...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 27 of the family’s possession. His father passed away in 1996 and his mother Florence died in 2013. It was at that point when his parents’ house was being cleared out and sold that items, including the tefillin, must have been included in an estate sale. “I do not know how or why they were put up for sale, but I am glad I have them back,” Blau said. “When my time comes, I intend to pass them along in my fa...…
…28 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY G esher Human Services, The J and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit are working together to hold a community-wide Jewish agency career expo to help Jewish communal agencies connect with more potential candidates and increase hiring opportunities. Around 15 Jewish agencies are expected to have booths at the career expo where they can meet, screen and interview candidates. Ca...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 29 A fter a two-year COVID interruption, the festive Shofar Factory Festival is back. At the Sherrill Berman Shofar Factory Festival, fun activities will be combined with creative, educational art, delicious food, music and a mitzvah kindness project. The event takes place on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1-4 p.m. at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Activities include carving your own kosher-to-use shofar, designing a “...…
…30 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 K ehillat Etz Chayim was formed in 2018 as a Modern Orthodox congregation serv- ing Huntington Woods, Oak Park and surrounding areas, guided by the rabbinic leader- ship of Rabbi Asher Lopatin. Lopatin was transitioning from a job in New York run- ning a Modern Orthodox rab- binical seminary and looking at different possibilities when a group from Detroit were in search of a rabbi. “For whatever reason, t...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 31 PHOTOS COURTESY OF KEHILLAT ETZ CHAYIM Shabbat morning and holiday services for a while, but recently purchased a building of its own in north Oak Park. The last Shabbat in August was the first Shabbat that Kehillat Etz Chayim spent in its new space. They’re planning to do a major renovation of the new space that could put them back at Beth Shalom for a few months during that time, but at least for the next...…
…32 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY M ichigan-based nonprofit JARC nominated Rick Herman of Metro Detroit as Volunteer of the Week for his devotion to its Culture and Engagement Committee. The nonprofit serves people with developmental disabilities via group homes, independent living support and in-home respite care. “Rick’s unwavering commitment and extraordinary efforts for JARC is inspiring. Rick is a bastion of strength and...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 33 faces&places Through the generosity of the Joyce Keller & Michael A. Walch Staff Recognition Fund, the annual JARC Staff Appreciation Event was held on July 19 at Beverly Park in Beverly Hills. The event was held in person for the first time in two years and has been hosted every year since 1998 to highlight and appreciate the dedication of JARC’s staff members. Awards were presented in five different ca...…
…34 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 S loan Lemberg knows a little bit about winning medals at the JCC Maccabi Games. She piled up 26 of them competing as a Detroit dancer from 2014-17. So it was no surprise that the three Detroit dancers the 21-year-old West Bloomfield resident coached won a total of six medals at the Maccabi Games held last month in San Diego. Emily Feinstein, Addison Fenster and Madison Kraft were Detroit’s dancers. They...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 35 One was for cleaning the dressing room at the dance venue. Another was for doing the hair and makeup for Tamar Sigler, a dancer from Israel. Tamar was at the Maccabi Games with her mother, Maayan Sigler. As for the third Midot Medal, “all the dance coaches were called on stage to receive a medal because of the great camaraderie and sportsmanship among the dancers,” Lemberg said. “Unless you knew them, yo...…
…36 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 J onah Hirsch grew up in a sports family. “My grandparents were huge on tennis,” explains the 24-year-old Detroit resident, who works as an account executive with the Detroit Tigers. “My mom was huge on basketball and baseball, so baseball was really a love that I shared with my mom and my grandfather.” Hirsch, who grew up north of Chicago and moved to Detroit in 2021 for his new role, knew he always wa...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 37 family is not here right now,” he continues, “and I might not necessarily have a place to spend the Jewish holidays.” Many members help make Hirsch feel “like a family member,” he says. “I’m creating real relationships with people, especially my Jewish members.” FINDING A HUB Hirsch was also recently connected with Royal Oak Moishe House through a friend. He’s been an active participant there since moving ...…
…38 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 W hen the late Jack Goldberg opened Stage Deli with his wife, Harriet, in 1962, most customers patronized delicatessens for hearty, meaty sandwiches on crusty rye bread. These were featured at Stage, but the Goldbergs had higher aspirations. They want- ed “to elevate Jewish delis to fine dining but with quick and good service,” explains his son Steven Goldberg, owner and manager of Stage Deli, now in We...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 39 room. New ones were ordered a while ago but have yet to arrive. Ian Goldberg, 33, Goldberg’s son, began working at Stage Deli as a dishwasher at age 15. Now he is the front of the house manager — a people-oriented job that he enjoys a great deal. Ian is proud of Stage’s responsiveness to customers’ individual requests. “If we can do it, we will,” he said. Jolie, his 25-year-old sister, also works at Sta...…
…40 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 T housands of General Motors dealerships are preparing to use an Israeli start-up’s technology to check the cars they sell for defects in a matter of seconds. UVeye was founded in 2016 by brothers Amir and Ohad Hever, the company’s CEO and COO respectively, to provide under-vehicle inspection solutions for security threats and smuggling attempts. It was later realized that the same technology could be used...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 41 or around the vehicle, it knows what should ideally be there and marks anomalies regarding color, texture, size, etc. “We have scanned motorcycles and golf carts. If we scanned a carriage, we’d still see its tires and what’s underneath it, but we might need to run enough carriages on the system to learn the exact attributes of specific areas.” In 2019, UVeye raised $31 million in its Series B, headed by ...…
…42 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Finsilver 100th F rances Finsilver of Novi is thrilled to be turning 100 on Oct. 22, 2022. She loves celebrating this milestone birthday with her family: children, Karen Bolak, and Stanley and Shari Finsilver; grandchildren, Amy and Steven Ben-Ezra, Brett Finsilver and Jane Fenkell, Teddy and Shannon Bolak, Michael Finsilver and Matthew Finsilver; great-grandkids, Koby, Reese and Chase Ben-E...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 43 W e are deep into the Hebrew month of Elul when many Jews spend time preparing for the Yamim Nora’im — the Days of Awe. Some will spend the time pre- paring ritually with additional slichot (prayers of penitence) or reflection; some will be prepar- ing culinarily, and many who work in synagogues will be put- ting the final logistics together for the annual homecoming pilgrimage of congregants back to our s...…
…44 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 K i Teitse contains more laws than any other parshah in the Torah, and it is possible to be over- whelmed by this embarrass de richesse of detail. One verse, however, stands out by its sheer counter-intuitiveness: “Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise the Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land” (Deut. 23:8). These are very unexpected commands. Examining and under...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 45 enemies of Israel, but the former were not. In a later age, Isaiah would make a remarkable prophecy — that a day would come when the Egyptians would suffer their own oppression. They would cry out to God, who would rescue them just as He had rescued the Israelites: “When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender, and He will rescue them. So the Lord will make...…
…46 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 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 ...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 47 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 Farmingt...…
…48 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 NOSH DINING AROUND THE D I n the “fried chicken wars” (which Hour Detroit maga- zine says is a thing), the only local kosher entrant I know about is the crispy fried chicken served at Ess In co. in Oak Park. (“Ess” means “eat” in Yiddish.) After operating for weeks as a word-of-mouth business, Chef Cari Herskovitz Rosenbloom’s sit-down restaurant is now ready for prime time. Chef Cari, in partnership with...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 49 to diners on metal trays lined with vintage-looking newsprint. Cardboard “boats” hold side dishes. I recently ordered the quarter fried chicken, a breast and a wing (I could have had a thigh and a leg), with two small sides. Mine were mashed potatoes with gravy and creamed spinach. Other options include vegan mac and cheese, house-made onion rings, fried dill pickles and Israeli or purple cabbage salad. Th...…
…50 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE TELEVISION T he Emmy awards will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, starting at 8 p.m. It’s on NBC and Peacock. In this article, I will cover the categories in which there is a Jewish nomi- nee(s). Here’s something you should know: In 2015, the number of nominees in all categories was raised. Lead actor/actress nominations went from five to six, while nominations for support- ing actors/actresses went fro...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 51 Jewish. She understands Hebrew but isn’t fluent. SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Henry Winkler, 76, who had a great third season on Barry (HBO), is the heavy favor- ite to win. There is a small chance that Brett Goldstein, 42, a Ted Lasso (Apple) actor and writer, will pull off an upset and win his second Emmy in this category. SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES Alex Borstein, 51 (Mrs. Maisel, Amazon ...…
…52 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE FILM T hree Minutes: A Lengthening is a rare glimpse into Jewish life before World War II. Examining three minutes of footage shot in 1938 in Nasielsk, Poland, the documentary — which will screen at the Maple Theater on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. — contains the only moving images remaining of the town’s Jewish community. Before the war, more than 3,000 Jews lived in Nasielsk, located just northwest of War...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 53 PRICELESS FOOTAGE As a sobering reminder of the life that was before the Holocaust, Three Minutes: A Lengthening is a crucial snapshot of the good — and the sense of normalcy — that made up every-day Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe. “That kind of glimpse of time is such a private thing, ” Ohren says, “yet such a normal thing that we all relate to. It’s this voyeuristic look. When we think about the H...…
…54 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 Helena Bonham Carter and co-pro- duced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen. The 69-minute documentary shows Jewish inhabitants walking the streets of Nasielsk, children laughing as they run into school and the community’s sheer joy to be included in a home movie, which was still largely a novelty at the time. What viewers can take away, above all, is how this life that once was isn’t much different than...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 55 ROSH HASHANAH GREETINGS Ad Deadline: September 14th, 2022 Continue an 80-year tradition! Wish your family and friends and the entire Jewish community a Happy New Year with an ad in The Detroit Jewish News. For information, call 248-351-5116 or email salessupport@thejewishnews.com GO TO: thejewishnews.com/rosh-hashanah-greeting to reserve your space today or call us at 248.351.5116 STEP 1: Select Your Style S...…
…56 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE ART T hree mornings a week, at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, some 15 painting students take studio classes taught by artist Harriet Gelfond. The class, previously taught at the Jewish Community Centers in Detroit and Oak Park, moved to the synagogue when the Oak Park center closed in 2015. Students’ recent work is being shown through Sept. 15 during a popup exhibit at the Janice Charac...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 57 hours a day painting. I also do a lot of looking [for ideas to finish a piece]. “Harriet’s been doing this for a long time, and she’s total- ly suited to encouraging peo- ple. She’ll be instructive if you want that. She provides an art venue where people can expe- rience their artistic selves. ” Anne Olender, a Royal Oak resident active with Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park, start- ed with the class in 2016 and atte...…
…58 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 F or a young woman, Andrea Krass McDonald’s getting quite adept at playing little old ladies. But, of course, that’s why they call it acting. Her first time back on stage since 1997 was last year when she was a tap-dancing old lady in the ensemble of The Producers at Birmingham Village Players. Now, Krass McDonald is about to star in Birmingham Village Player’s 100th season opener, Arsenic and Old Lace, run...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 59 a phenomenal experience. I thought, ‘You know what? I think this is my new home, ’” says Krass McDonald, who lives in Rochester with her husband and two kids. Though she has her BFA in performing arts from Wayne State University, Krass McDonald chose a different career path. “I didn’t want to be a strug- gling actor. I like stability. So I went the makeup route, ” says Krass McDonald, who’s a free- lance mak...…
…60 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 AN INNOCENT GIGOLO, THE HERO OF BOHEMIA, JEWISH SHRINK MEETS KILLER American Gigolo premieres on Showtime on Sept. 11, and new episodes are released on subsequent Fridays. It’s based on the hit 1980 film of the same name. In the film, Richard Gere played Julian Kaye, a Hollywood gigolo who fell in love with a client, a wealthy married woman. Kaye is framed for a murder, but at the end of the film the we...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 61 SHALOM SHABBAT 10:30 AM-NOON, SEPT. 10 At Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. Hazzan Dan and Rabbi Dan will lead a fun and musical Shabbat celebration. This service will be outside as long as the weather cooperates. This special Shabbat morning is geared to families and their children entering up to third grade. Advanced registration is required: jlive.app/events/2665. All snacks provided are kosher...…
…62 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 splashthat.com; watch live: shorturl.at/bfoUX. SAMPLE SALE 9 AM-5 PM, SEPT. 15&16 Michigan Design Center has added special surprises to its once-yearly sample sale for guests to enjoy both indoors and outside at MDC’s south entrance, 1700 Stutz Drive, Troy. In addition to the deep discounts on designer furniture, lighting, flooring, fabric, rugs, art and accessories, this event will include interactiv...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 63 National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan (NCJW|MI) will be offering a free virtual program on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. titled “Crisis in America: Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation and their Potential Effect on our Midterm Elections.” The program is part of the organization’s annual Fall Focus 2022 event and is being offered to voters to help them discern whether the political infor...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 65 LEO BARRIS, 96, of Keego Harbor, died Aug. 30, 2022. He is sur- vived by his companion, Mitzie Zucker; daughters and son-in-law, Susie and Joel Cohen, Arlene “Leanie” Gunsberg and Ellen Barris; grand- children, Ryan (Dorine) Cohen, Daniel (Lauren) Cohen, Francie Cohen, Aaron Gunsberg and Evan Gunsberg; great-grandchil- dren, Aiden and Charlotte Cohen; sister-in-law, Janet Fi...…
…66 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 E laine Pearlman passed away peacefully on Aug. 25, 2022, sur- rounded by loved ones. Elaine was raised by two hard-working entrepreneurs in Detroit. Her father, Leon, was a pharmacist. Her moth- er, Minnie, ran a hardware store and managed rental properties. They instilled in her an appreciation of hard work, dedication to family and commitment to commu- nity. Elaine was an extraor- dinarily well-rounded...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 67 continued from page 65 and Dr. Jemma Helfman, and Ernie Helfman; grand- children, Faith, Zyair, Toby, Mollie, Henriette, Dov, Skylar and Aiden Helfman; sisters- in-law and brothers-in-law, Linda and Allen Warner, and Noreen and Alan Klein; many other loving relatives and friends. Mrs. Helfman was the loving sister of the late Joel Sukenic; the devoted daughter of the late Bernard and the late Mollie Sukeni...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 Alex and Melanie Robins, Ashley Robins, Hayley Robins, Jeffrey Schmelter, Daniel Schmelter, Scott Krupkin; great-grandchildren, Madeleine Robins, Oliver Brody, Lily Brody; her dear caregiver, Brian Miller; many loving niec- es, nephews and friends. Mrs. Martin was the beloved wife of the late Andrew Martin; treasured grandmother of the late Sean Robins. Contributions may be ma...…
…SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 69 Contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Adat Shalom Synagogue or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LAWRENCE SOLOMON, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 24, 2022. Larry was a lov- ing partner, father, grandfather and uncle. He was a U.S. veteran who served as an Army medic in South Korea and later devoted his career to government service, work- ing in financ...…
…70 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org O n Aug. 18, thousands of fans from around the world gathered outside Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, for the 45th memorial of the passing of the king of rock ’n’ roll music, Elvis Presley. Elvis is one of those rare individuals who had a massive impact upon modern culture. He recorded mor...…
