…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 43 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for...…
…44 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 SPIRIT The Lord Is Our Rock T his portion records the moment when Moses led the Israelites through the desert to the east- ern shores of the Jordan River. He then recites a long poem (“song”) as the con- clusion of his farewell address. It is his legacy to the children. In these prophet- ic warnings, Moses, through the inspiration of God, exhorts the people to walk with the Lord. If they do not, then these...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 45 I n the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the people to think of the Torah — their covenant with God — as if it were like the rain that waters the ground so that it brings forth its produce: “ Let My teaching drop as rain, My words descend like dew, Like showers on new grass, Like abundant rain on tender plants.” Deut. 32:2 God’s word is like rain in a dry l...…
…46 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 NO TWO PEOPLE ARE ALIKE This is a point emphasized by Maimonides in Guide for the Perplexed: “Man is, as you know, the highest form in creation, and he, therefore, includes the largest number of constituent elements. This is why the human race contains so great a variety of individuals that we cannot discover two persons exactly alike in any moral quality or in external appearance… “This great variety and the...…
…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...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 48 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...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 49 F or those who aren’t in the know, it would be easy to drive past The Blue Bird Inn on Tireman on Detroit’s west side without giving it a second glance. The building, with an old beer and wine store on the left and a towing shop on the right, has boarded up windows and bars on the door. The sky- blue façade contains hints of the structure’s musical past, but you’ d have to look closely to notice the hand-p...…
…50 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 continued from page 49 Legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane once played there, but the club closed in the early 2000s due to neigh- borhood disinvestment. Now, Raduns-Silverstein and his team are leading the effort to restore The Blue Bird Inn and bring the abandoned gem back to life. In 2016, Detroit Sound Conservancy worked with Wayne State University and the previous owners to salvage the building...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 51 BeepBeep. ” “I practice guitar daily, play- ing jazz standards, classical and American fingerstyle, ” he says. “I love digging for and sharing records. I DJ these records any chance I can. I try my best to honor and build in the spirit of Detroit music and specifically Detroit Techno through all of these musical endeavors. ” There’s also a family con- nection. His grandmother, Elaine Silverstein, was born in t...…
…52 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 TV SHOWS (POLICE, GAME SHOW) AND THREE VERY DIFFERENT FILMS The CBS police show East New York premiered last Sunday. (New episodes air on Sundays at 9 p.m.). African American actress Amanda Ward stars as Regina Haywood, a police inspector who has just been promoted to lead a precinct in a historically poor Brooklyn neighborhood that is just starting to gentrify. Veteran character actor Richard Kind, 65, ...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 53 BABIES & NOSH 10:30-11:30 AM, OCT. 7 Come grab a snack and meet some new friends. This free event, sponsored by JFamily Detroit, is geared toward families with babies ages 0-9 months. At Beverly Hills Village Park, 18801 Beverly Hills Road, Beverly Hills. AT THE ARK 8 PM, OCT. 7 Kiltro will perform at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. Tickets: $20. Conceived in the lively, bohemian port city of Valparais...…
…54 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 SPOTLIGHT C habaD of Greater Downtown Detroit’s upcoming Sukkot event and its new, separate initiative are tied together by the ultimate game of strategy: chess. For Sukkot this year, ChabaD is holding a Black & White Sukkah Party, which will feature a chess theme. “We’ve had many friends and supporters who are into chess, ” said executive director Rabbi Yisrael Pinson. “We didn’t want to do it “too-chess...…
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…LAWRENCE E. BLASE, M.D., 61, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 25, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dr. Barbara Blase; children, Dr. Bryan (Jessica) Blase, Shayna (Ginger) Blaze and Jessyca Blase; mother, Elizabeth (the late Bernard) Blase; grand- children, Devyn Bridgett Blase and Jordyn Bella Blase; siblings, Susan (Dr. Craig) Gordon, Dr. Norman (Rebecca) Blase and Alan Blasé; many loving nieces, nephews, other family ...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 57 continued on page 58 Box 3673, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, plannedparenthood. org; or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LORETTA R. GOLDZWEIG, 91, of The Villages, Fla., died Sept. 18, 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Madison; grandchildren, Emily, Michael and Jeffrey; great-grandchildren, Austin and Milana. Loretta was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Goldzweig; mot...…
…58 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY in-law of the late Rosalyn Metz, the late Leonard and the late Lee Metz, the late Charlotte and the late Hyman Shebowich, the late David and the late Thelma Victor Metz. Contributions may be made to Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), wand.org/donate; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 59 continued on page 60 HAROLD “HAL” MIZNER, 84, of Keego Harbor, died Sept. 23, 2022. He was a proud Navy veteran, craft- er and friend to all. His favorite title was Grandpa. Family who will cherish his memory include his wife of almost 40 years, Yvette “Bunny” Mizner; sons and daughters-in- law, Richard and Lorrie Gaft, Jeffery and Darby Gaft, Mitchell Gaft, Howard and Amy Gaft, and Stuart and Donna Gaft; ...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 State graduates by the Women of Wayne Alumni Association. Eva also enjoyed giving back, particularly to creating a better democracy. She spent more than 58 years volunteering at the League of Women Voters and earned the league’s prestigious Belle Brotherton Award. She also supported numerous causes, particularly involving voting and education, including act...…
…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 61 Sidney Blackman, Betsy and Dr. David Madorsky, Valerie and Tim Francis, Peter Rubin, Michael and Lori Rubin; grandchildren, Beth and Bruce Dincin, Erin Madorsky, Sam and Andrea Madorsky, Jordan and Rebecca Bolton, Ian and Sara Bolton, Ian and Rachel Francis, Elizabeth Francis, Dora Rubin, Lawrence Rubin; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Adam, Hannah, Ella, Macy, Lilah, Izabella, Isaac, Sophia, Jack, Lois; many o...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Day of Atonement Y om Kippur 5783 was Wednesday, Oct. 5, marking the end of the Days of Awe beginning with Rosh Hashanah. It is a somber holiday of reflection and atonement. The William Davidson Digital Archive of Detroit Jewish History holds nearly 9,000 pages that mention Yom Kippur. Not a surprise considering that...…
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