…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 17 is the only mono-ethnic Jewish settlement outside Israel and was established in 1730 when a local ruler established a village under his protection, where Jews fleeing persecution in Dagestan and Persia found sanctuary. By the late-1800s, Red Village was home to 8,000 of the region’s 31,000 Mountain Jews. When Azerbaijan became part of the Soviet Union, 12 of Red Village’s 13 working synagogues closed and wer...…
…18 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 A man who drove into the Temple Beth El Parking lot in Bloomfield Township during preschool drop off time on the morning of Friday, Dec. 2, allegedly spewing anti-Israel rhetoric and anti- Jewish and racist language toward parents, caregivers and preschoolers as well as African American security guards is now in the custody of the Oakland County Jail pending arraignment. In a statement released Dec. 4,...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 19 deal of criticism that had percolated in the community on social media after watching Chokr’s Instagram recording of the seemingly casual nature of the behavior of the officers at the traffic stop, including officers letting him not show his identification, commenting on his landscape business bumper sticker, and one officer responding to Chokr’s wanting to give the officer a fist bump, and releasing him ...…
…20 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY no concealed permit license and Chokr, for undisclosed reasons, cannot obtain a firearm for purchase. In a blatant move to show how “his rights were taken away,” Chokr, in an Instagram post he filmed later that day, seemed to be leaving a gun shop in Dearborn, saying that he had been declined from purchasing a gun. The officer added that another image from Chokr’s Instagram account of a gu...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 21 November was a busy month for Michigan’s ADL office, which fielded com- plaints of 17 incidents in the first 20 days of the month. Many of the incidents involved verbal harassment and, therefore, police were not involved. Normandin said the inci- dent is a learning oppor- tunity for police and law enforcement to understand the severity of the fear many in the Jewish community are experiencing as antisemitic ...…
…22 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 T he first-ever Senate resolution recognizing the contributions of the Israeli-American community was introduced Nov. 17 by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Senate Caucus on Black- Jewish Relations. The Rosen- Scott resolution also condemns national-origin discrimination against Israeli- Americans, and rising antisemitism targeting Jews and Israeli-America...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 23 With the rise of antisemitism and national-origin discrimination against Israeli- Americans, now is the time for leaders to stand up with a voice of moral clarity.” While honoring Israeli- Americans, Scott and Rosen also condemned incidents of antisemitism with assaults and bullying targeting American Jews and Israeli-Americans, especially younger people in grade schools and on college campuses. The resoluti...…
…OUR COMMUNITY R epair the World announced its new cohort of fellows in October. These community- based young adult leaders spend two years across the country connecting to their Jewish values through action and learning. They deepen their service journeys while recruiting peers to serve and supporting local nonprofits to fulfill their missions. Along with their service, the fellows explore the intersection of social, racial and econom...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 25 N orah and Emily Miller, 14, of Birmingham have both been nom- inated as Volunteer of the Week by the Michigan-based nonprofit JARC. “Norah and Emily started volunteering with JARC through our partnership with Hillel, ” Jenny Kabert, JARC’s director of philanthropy explains. “We’re so glad to have Norah’s and Emily’s involvement with JARC. The friendships they have formed with the people we serve are so special...…
…26 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 The 14th annual Trade Secrets event, raising funds for “Women to Work, ” a Gesher Human Services program to empower Metro Detroit women seeking employment, as well as other services provided to women and families, was held Nov. 10 at the Detroit Marriott Troy. More than 200 people attended with over $229,000 raised for the programs and services that have been assisting women and families since the 1980s. ...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 27 Friendsgiving week traditions have become a staple of Farber’s elementary students’ experi- ence during the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Friendsgiving at Farber has become an opportunity to work with our students on friend- ship-building skills and appreciating our peers. Initially, we held a Friendsgiving Day Turkey Trot along with activities such as using paper feathers to describe how one would s...…
…28 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 A dam Fox-Long picked up his mother’s cam- era as a child, and shortly after found an old cam- era of his dad’s — a Pentax ME Super — and he hasn’t looked back since. He can’t remem- ber a time when photography and cinematography were not among his passions. Fox-Long, 25, a Ypsilanti resident, now produc- es promotional spots for Detroit Public Television. After he graduated from East Lansing High School ...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 29 Every day, scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel pursue breakthroughs in cancer research, brain and neural science, technology, education, medicine, and protecting our planet. A Charitable Gift Annuity gives you the opportunity to partner with our scientists to make remarkable discoveries possible while you receive payments for life and signifcant tax benefts. W E I Z M A N N U S A . O R G To start exp...…
…Michael Poris, princi- pal of McIntosh Poris Associates, is the 2022 recipient of the Charles Blessing Award, presented by the Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In an official statement about the award, AIA Detroit said, “Michael Poris, AIA, has been working to imple- ment change in his hometown of Detroit for 27 years. Under his design lead- ership, McIntosh Poris Associates has been transforming communities t...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 31 Detroit but also as far south as Monroe, west to Howell and north to Marlette. They buy “excess waste” from their customers, who include manufacturers, aerospace and mining companies as well as a few local steel and aluminum mills, as well as individual customers. “Everything is bought on a weight basis,” Foon says. Last year Admiral Metals recycled almost 50 million pounds of scrap. They recycle a wide r...…
…32 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 I t seems like the rest of the world has already forgotten about us. ” This is something that several Ukrainians told businessman Ethan Gross when he recently visited the country. About nine months into the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, media reports that individual donations are declining. But after Gross saw the effects of the war first- hand, he knows that Ukrainians are still — more than ever — in...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 33 Rabbi Mende Wolff, baby Tuvia and Ethan Gross at the Mishpacha Orphanage in Berlin. Chabad of Odessa synagogue to hundreds of families. The organization works closely with more than 150 Chabad rabbis across Ukraine to help individuals and families in crises and provide hot meals, food packages and medicine to about 35,000 men, women and children each month. “Seeing it on the news is different from being there ...…
…34 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 Israel-based Diamonds Direct partnered with local charity New Day Foundation during their Grand Opening weekend at their showcase in Troy earlier this fall and donated a portion of sales from the opening to the foundation. Additionally, Diamonds Direct also sponsored the raffle at New Day Foundation’s Celebrity Lip Sync Battle in late October. The generosity and combined efforts resulted in a donation of...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 35 A lex Lewis had an outstanding career for the Birmingham Seaholm High School boys tennis team. He won two state championships. He went 71-13 in three seasons in the Maples’ lineup. But those numbers don’t tell the entire story. “I don’t think there’s ever been a player like Alex in our program’s history,” said Seaholm coach Nick Shaheen, who has been the Maples’ coach since 2018 after two years as an assi...…
…36 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 Birmingham Groves’ Jake Rosenwasser and Dylan Wolf 6-3, 6-4 on Oct. 15 in Midland in the state championship match. It was the fourth time the crosstown rivals played during the season, and the fourth time Lewis and Chutkow won. The Seaholm duo beat the Groves duo 6-4, 6-2 and 7-5, 7-5 in dual matches between the Maples and Falcons during the regular season and 6-3, 6-0 in the regional title match at Grove...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 37 GIFT GUIDE Give Great Gifts LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Something awesome for everyone on your Chanukah list. for Her Wrap her up in Apparis’ plant-based faux fur IMANI COAT in Lolly Pink — it opens to reveal a stunning magical dreamcoat lining. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. ▼ Simple and sophisticated, the MARE HANDLE CLUTCH in cognac has an easy handle to slip her hand thro...…
…38 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 GIFT GUIDE for Her ▼ Inspired by vintage Fair Isle styles, Tuckernuck’s PASTEL COLORBLOCK SWEATER is sweetened with bishop sleeves. Tnuck.com. Rimmed in glittering gold, the light-refracting hand-blown and-painted ZAZA LUSTERED FLUTES (set of 4) adds sparkle to your l’Chaim. Anthropologie, Birmingham. Anthropologie.com. ▼ Each hand-hewn GILDED BLUE AGATE COASTER (sold individually) can be mixed-a...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 39 More Great Gifts Everything about Delight Patisserie’s HAPPY HANUKKAH COOKIE BOX is adorably scrumptious, from the buttery shortbread holiday message to the de-light-ful packaging. Delightpatisserie.com. Searing blue plush COCO MITTENS flip open for easy access to fingers. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. Almost as sweet as sufganiyot: the DONUT WORRY CANDLE relaxes with the scents of strawberry...…
…40 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 GIFT GUIDE for Him Give Great Gifts Snuggle him up (or with him) in Barefoot Dreams’ CozyChic CHECKERED BLANKET — reversible and effortlessly cool. Zieben Mare, Franklin. Ziebenmare.com. Shinola Detroit’s ORGANIZED TRAVELER KIT leaves no toiletry behind, with two zip compartments (one removable). It also features a water-resistant lining, Vachetta leather trim — and a hanging hook to let you see everyt...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 41 “May the Lord Bless You and Protect You”: Chicago-based Marla Studios’ sterling silver BLESSING NECKLACE has raised Hebrew lettering on one side and stamped English on the other. Marlastudio.com. The acrylic platter of U-turn Audio’s ORBIT PLUS TURNTABLE doesn’t just sit there looking pretty — although it does a good job of that: It provides improved speed consistency and more detailed playback. Did we ment...…
…42 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 GIFT GUIDE for Him More Great Gifts Root for the home team during game night with lucite SPARTAN OR WOLVERINE CHECKER BOARDS. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. The Mandate of Good Man Brand — co-owned by Ciara and Russell Wilson — is to give back to the people while having a low impact on the planet. Their supple suede TOPSTITCH BELT is made from leather products that support responsible m...…
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…44 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 GIFT GUIDE for Kids Give Great Gifts Farm Steady’s JELLY DOUGHNUT MAKING KIT ($30.95) has everything you need for this perfect sub for sufganiyot. Rail & Anchor, Royal Oak. Railandanchor.com. Happy feet: Plush fleece “SMILE, LOVE” SLIPPERS. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. Anthropologie’s semi- precious BEADED STRETCH BRACELET includes delicious hues of jade, howlite, crystal, turquoise...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 45 Give Great Gifts Smile away the winter chill: SMILE HAT. Perfect Trading Co., Bloomfield Hills. Perfecttradingco.com. Perfect for visits to Bubbie’s: FUZZY SMILE TOTE. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. DETROIT SMILEY TEE. Caruso Caruso, Birmingham. Carusocaruso.com. What’s for breakfast the first morning of Chanukah? Dash’s DREIDEL MINI WAFFLE MAKER makes them perfect every time. Target.com....…
…46 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 GIFT GUIDE C ouncil Re|Sale (3297 W . 12 Mile Road, Berkley) one of the oldest resale shops in Metro Detroit, is holding special sales throughout December to help Metro Detroiters look their best for the season while stretching their holiday budgets. From Dec. 8-10, Holiday Shopping Days will offer 40% off the entire store, providing a perfect time to shop for gifts; Dec. 17 is Surprise Bag Sale where sho...…
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…M any of us bemoan the number of things we own, some of which we rarely use. Maybe they don’t suit our current taste or lifestyle — whatever the reason, many of us wish we had fewer pos- sessions. Chances are some of your friends and relatives agree. So as Chanukah approach- es, why not consider giving a gift that provides an expe- rience such as a personal service or educational or charitable opportunity? Here are some suggesti...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 49 GOING OUT OF TOWN? Offers Forwarding and Hold Services! While USPS will forward your general mail quickly, periodicals and newspapers sometimes take 60 days for forwarding. Avoid service disruption by updating your information with The Detroit Jewish News as soon as possible. Requests can be submitted anytime in advance up to a week prior of publish date. Requests submitted past then will be processed for the ...…
…50 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 Y evgeniya Gazman, founder and creator of YGazmArt, fills each aspect of her life with intentionality. You can find her at her favorite hometown Farmington haunts: practicing a vinyasa flow at Bodhi Yoga, sipping on a latte at Apothecary Espresso and Coffee, or collaborating with other creatives at Skep Space, a new artist incubator, where she was commissioned to paint the entrance door with one of her signa...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 51 resiliency nonprofit called the Greening of Detroit (green). Gazman’s heart and mind are never too far away from the war in Ukraine. Her sister is surviving in Dnipro, and she has a nephew in Lviv. Sporadic phone calls to her sister are often punctuated by the sounds of sirens or explosions in the background, she said. The war inspired Gazman to paint What the World Needs Now. The title composition portrays a mu...…
…A bout 30 years ago, the late Harriet Rich reached out to Jerry Naftaly, the former mayor of Oak Park, to help put together Oak Park’s very own Monopoly-like game, Oak Park Opoly. At the time Naftaly loved the idea but said he couldn’t commit to the project. She continued to remind him about the game by sending him cards. “I had a full-time job as a stockbroker, mayoral duties and was taking care of my mother who was in her late 70s...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 53 at me include the most famous Oak Park Lanes, the deli debate, Katz’s vs. Stage Deli families. And it wouldn’t be an Oak Park game without the most famous Sanders. ” Sharon Beigel Collins said, “I really appreciate that my mother’s and father’s store, Charlotte’s Knits, was included in the game. Oak Park was such a special place. My family moved there from out of state in 1963 and was welcomed with open arms....…
…54 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Zlatopolsky-Kudlacik A shley Zlatopolsky and Joseph Kudlacik were joined in marriage in a beautiful wedding at Tam-O- Shanter Country Club on Oct. 15, 2022. Rabbi Jennifer Lader of Temple Israel officiated. Ashley is the daughter of Gregory and Alla Zlatopolsky of West Bloomfield; Joseph is the son of Joseph and Evelyn Kudlacik of Southgate Brianna Zlatopolsky, Ashley’s younger sister, served a...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 55 SPIRIT To Search Within T hree times each day, we begin the Amidah prayer with the words, “Blessed are You, Hashem, our God and God of our ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob … ” Why the apparent repetition in addressing the Almighty? Why do we not simply say, “Blessed are You, Hashem, our God … ”? Rabbi Yisrael Ba’al Shem Tov, founder of the Chasidic tradi- tion, explai...…
…T wenty-two years have passed since Jacob fled his brother, penniless and alone; 22 years have passed since Esau swore his revenge for what he saw as the theft of his blessing. Now the brothers are about to meet again. It is a fraught encoun- ter. Once, Esau had sworn to kill Jacob. Will he do so now — or has time healed the wound? Jacob sends messengers to let his brother know he is coming. They return, saying that Esau is...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 57 imprecisely, to mean a moral problem, a difficult ethical decision. But a dilemma is not simply a conflict. There are many moral conflicts. May we perform an abortion to save the life of the mother? Should we obey a parent when he or she asks us to do something forbidden in Jewish law? May we desecrate the Shabbat to extend the life of a terminally ill patient? These questions have answers. There is a ri...…
…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...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 59 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 Farmingto...…
…60 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE CINEMA W hen the Main Art Theatre was torn down on July 25, 2022, movie lovers were out- raged. “Such a shanda (shame),” people lamented about the theater that had been at the corner of Main Street and 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak for 81 years. The iconic marquis had been taken down to make way for a five-story, mixed-use space. “Don’t wait until it’s gone to miss it,” advises Jon Goldstein, managing...…
…DECEMBER 8• 2022 | 61 Israel. “Rabbi Yedwab talked about getting people to come back to Temple during his High Holiday sermon. I enjoyed spend- ing the weekend in-person at Temple. I’m doing what the rabbi said. You were required to stay home during COVID, but now it’s time to come back and be with people. Going to the movies is my reli- gion,” Goldstein laughs. Growing up in Potomac, Maryland, Goldstein says that he was always fascina...…
…62 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 do that, you make mistakes, and I will take the blame. Now, people don’t think to go there,” Goldstein said. “So we’ve taken a leap of faith by fixing it and putting it back to what our audiences enjoyed. We want you to come back to our neighborhood hangout — have drinks, listen to music, do work and, of course, buy a ticket and come to the movies.” The Maple will continue its pop- ular Thursday night Secret...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 63 T he play titled John Lennon & Me does not delve into the life of the late member of the musical Beatles. Instead, the play is about a thought that one Beatle expressed and how that thought affects two teens sharing a hospital room. “The main character, Star, considers John Lennon as a role model because he communicated that you’re only on this earth for so long so that you really should enjoy and appreci...…
…64 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 SWEET CAROLINE AT THE WORLD CUP, MENZEL AND BELLOW DOCUMENTARIES Neil Diamond, 81, retired from performing in 2018 following a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. But I recently read he made a special appearance (6/18/22) at Fenway Park in Boston to lead the Red Sox crowd in singing “Sweet Caroline,” a Diamond tune that just about everyone knows Red Sox fans sing at every game. I found a YouTube video of D...…
…DECEMBER 8 • 2022 | 65 PLAY OPENS NOW-DEC. 17 The Game’s Afoot; or Holmes for the Holidays, a play by Ken Ludwig, at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. The play spoofs the life and times of famous 19th-century American actor William Gillette. Tickets are available at farmingtonplayers.org, by email to boxoffice@ farmingtonplayers.org or by calling the Barn at 248-553- 2955. SHALOM SHABBAT 10:30-NOON, DEC. 10 At A...…
…66 | DECEMBER 8 • 2022 jazzy tunes with “fast- dancing fun” to showcase traditional and modern Klezmer music. $18. RSVP by calling the temple front desk, 248-967-4020. CAREGIVER SUPPORT 1:30-2:30 PM, DEC. 13 Virtual Caregiver support group for individuals who are care partners for those living with cognitive changes including various types of dementia. Contact Dorothy Moon, Brown Adult Day Program social worker, for Zoom link ...…
