… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 27 Rivalry And Discord S adly, many people expe- rience discord in their family. Relatives are estranged; holiday meals turn into grand debates; and family members refuse to attend each other’ s simchahs. In some cases, war- ring factions don’ t even remember the reason for the initial strife. Often, it begins with sibling rivalry, a main theme in this first book of the Torah. The first two brothers were Ca...…
…28 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 B efore Marshall Mandell built a career in real estate brokerage, he established himself as a musi- cian. Between being raised in Southfield and raising his own children in Farmington Hills, Mandell played drums and other instruments profession- ally in California. He appeared with headlining groups such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Los Lobos, joined studio musi- cians for projects produced by Motown Records...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 29 recorded songs was divided between Mandell and Will, a Seattle business- man and performer who had worked in California bands with Mandell. They also are producing a limited number of videos to accompany the music. As the two planned out the rock opera, Will had one completed number to offer. “The Sum of It All, ” originally written to honor the memory of his mother, would apply to the loss of people at the stad...…
…30 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST T he 2020 Golden Globe awards will air on NBC on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. This is a very good year for Jewish nominees. The very funny and very acerbic Ricky Gervais hosts. ACTING: Lead actor, drama film: Joaquin Phoenix, 45, Joker; lead actress, drama film: Scarlett Johansson, 35, Marriage Story; lead actress, comedy film: Beanie Feldstein, 26, Booksmart; lead actor...…
…So much fun you’ll forget you’re earning service hours. Volunteer opportunities for b’nai mitzvah students Because We Care MONTHLY MITZVOT January 19 The Great Challah Bake Ready to get your hands dirty? And sticky? Join in on the fun as we make homemade loaves of challah and “Shabbat in a Box” kits to be given to homebound older adults and families served by JFS. Temple Israel February 9 Chicken Soup for the Soul ...…
…32 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 JAN 2-5 Editor’s Picks WEDNESDAY, JAN 8 DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, Jan. 8. “The Many in the Hands of the Few — On Power, Morality, and Nature” at Congregation Beth Ahm. Watch and discuss a Chanukah webinar led by Elana Stein Hain, director of faculty for the Shalom Hartman Institute; examine how one of the core themes of Chanukah reveals a divergence between rabbinic and Greco-Roman thought about powe...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 33 continued on page 34 Memories Culinary Combo continues as mother-daughter duo open bakery in Southfi eld. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER M other-and-daughter duo Jodie Polk, 56, of Commerce Township and Jessica Barris, 26, of Berkeley hope you’ ll stop into their new bakery for something sweet as the family that founded the online baking company Culinary Combo is set to open their first brick-and- mo...…
…34 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 This venture is the result of my whole family and good friends coming together. — JODIE POLK know Jim’ s story. His chef’ s hat is the bakery’ s logo. “Our cousins (in commercial real estate) said they wanted to see our dream of opening a bakery come true, ” Polk said. “This venture is the result of my whole family and good friends coming together. I do believe Jim has a hand in this from above. He is our ...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 35 J ack’ s Roadside BBQ in Clarkston catered a much-talked-about lunch for guests this fall at Durfee Innovation Society, formerly a Detroit public school. On Nov. 7, the first Metro Youth Club in Wayne County was dedicated at Durfee. The club was named in honor of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin and U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, both retired, and Detroit philanthropist James Comer. They joined fel- low Durfee alumni, st...…
…Nosh eats | drinks | sweets continued from page 35 36 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Jack created in his kitchen drew them into manufacturing. Trevor grew up in Waterford, graduating from Waterford Kettering High School. He worked with his four siblings at both family businesses. After 16 years, Trevor quit Garden Fresh in October 2018 to “follow my passion for bar- becue. ” Why barbecue? Because every year, the Aronsons went to “visit our...…
… JANUARY 02 • 2019 | 37 Nosh news Burgerim Opens in Oak Park B urgerim opened its newest location at 24740 Greenfield Road in Oak Park. The restaurant features slightly-larger-than-slider burgers with a build-your- own concept. It joins locations in Bingham Farms, Livonia and Royal Oak. The Oak Park location will be the only site with grain- free, keto-friendly buns as an option. The buns are a low-carb option with 5 grams of net car...…
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…A llee Willis, award-win- ning songwriter and Detroit native, died Dec. 24, 2019, in Los Angeles at age 72 of cardiac arrest. Willis, who gained inspi- ration from Motown for her own work, wrote such well- known songs as “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” in collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire; she won two Grammy Awards for her work on Beverly Hills Cop and the Tony- nominated Broadway musical The Color Purple, which she co-wr...…
…40 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory celebrate with pride, things of her own doing. ” Willis never studied music. “I’ m untrained, ” she said in the 2018 JN cover story. “The only music lessons I had was that on Saturdays I’ d have my parents drop me off at the Motown house [on West Grand Boulevard]. I’ d sit on the grass and listen to what they were doing inside. If I didn’ t grow up in Detroit, I probably wouldn’ t be ...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 41 LORETHA “LOU” NELKIN, 95, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 21, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Melanie Nelkin; daughters and sons-in-law, Marla and Murray Feldman, and Judy and Nick Dunwoodie; grandchildren, Matthew and Heather Nelkin, David Nelkin, Katie and Andrew Feldman, Rob Feldman and his fiancee, Mallory Sofastall, Evan Dunwoodie, Rachel Dunwoodie, Erin and Megan Mazu...…
…42 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 son of the late Harold and the late Leah Orloff. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SYLVIA ROSEN, 87, of Southfield, died Dec. 22, 2019. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Michele Rosen of Oak Park, David and Amy Rosen of...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 whom he cared deeply. No services are planned at this time. A private celebra- tion of life will be held in the future. Contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Michigan. DONALD SCHARG, 66, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 22, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Janice Scharg; son and daughter-in- law, Ari and Sara Scharg of Chicago, Ill.; daughter and son- in-law, Sally and Sandy...…
…44 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 55th Street, Suite 6H, New York, NY 10022, lungcancerresearchfoun- dation.org; or Temple Shir Shalom, Dana Wartell Fund, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, shirshalom. org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ELAINE ZAHS, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 18, 2019. She is survived by her children, Stephen and Colleen Zahs of West Bloomfield, Barbara and Jeffrey Rothstein of Arizona, Brian...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 45 GreenS pace Café’ s plant-based menu offers heart-healthy choices. the best of everything Raskin Eating for Health G ood health … one of our greatest life assets, leads off everyone’ s wish for the New Year … is also emphasized by prominent local heart doctor and author Dr. Joel Kahn and his GreenSpace Café … that goes into its fifth year on West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. The impor- tance of having an...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 46 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Chanukah 1949 Brought Concerns as Well as Joy W hile doing the research in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History for my last column about Chanukah, I ran across an interesting issue of the JN from Dec. 15, 1949, that not only had content about Chanukah cele- bratio...…
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…Small Shul Big Horizons Mussar, Mindfulness & Middot Order Honor Faithfulness A Stance of Learning Choice Point Humility תדוקנ הריחב תודמלתההונע הנומא רדס דובכ Mussar is a Jewish spiritual practice focused on cultivating our personal qualities such as humility, responsibility, generosity and others. Our tradition has provided us with practical, day-to-day methods of developing ourselves to reveal the mensch within each of u...…
