…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...…
…REFORM Temple Beth El Bloomfield Township (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org 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...…
…Growing up Jewish in Philadelphia, Shari Albert and her family would go out every year on Christmas for Chinese food. “It was the one cool thing we got to do on Christmas while all the other kids were unwrap- ping what felt like endless presents under their trees. I feel most American-born Jews have a connection to this ritual,” says Albert, who is the co-writer and director of Double Happiness, a short indie film spotlighting this very...…
…and Kathryn Grody” and is facilitated by their son Gideon, who produces all of the couple’s popular social media. Patinkin’s “Being Alive” concert is coming to East Lansing’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Patinkin recently finished 52 concerts throughout the United States, Canada and London. For over 35 years, he has been entertaining audiences with his solo shows as well as performances with Tony Award-winner P...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 5 J N Join our toddler parenting series and learn strategies to help you navigate the joys and challenges of these formative years with confidence. Childcare provided by Hillel’s Early Childhood Center Staff. SPONSORED BY: 27 OCTOBER Sleep Training Sasha Croswell, Over the Moon Sleep Consulting Potty Training Dr. Kimberly Rubin, Ph. D. Licensed Psychologist 1 DECEMBER Nutrition for Toddlers Julie Feldman, MPH, ...…
…50 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE These easy recipes make a gathering come together quickly. Brunch Time H aving family and friends over is easy when the meal being served is brunch. Schmoozing, eating and just being together is so enjoyable during the lazy days of an early fall week- end. Throw in Champagne or a cocktail, some quick recipes and you can have an easy get together put together in no time. Debra Walter BLUEBER...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 51 piano. Ben-David comes from a long line of gifted musicians. His mother was a principal singer with the Metropolitan Opera House and his father was Cantor Emeritus at Scarsdale Synagogue. His sister, Sheera Ben-David, is currently the cantor at Temple Sholom of Chicago. Adam is the third one in his family to graduate from Juilliard. He was the associate musical direc- tor for Book of Mormon on Broadway for ni...…
…52 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N THE JOKER SINGS! MOSS- BACHRACH, BOOGIE MAN? Joker: Folie a Deux is the latest entry in films inspired by the Batman comic books. It opens in theaters on Oct. 4. A “Folie a Deux” is a French expression that describes a delusion or mental illness shared by two people in close association. Folie is a sequel to The Joker (2019), a huge critical and box- office hit. Joaquin Phoenix, 49, starred as the Joker (rea...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 53 J N QUARTET PLAYS 7:30-9 PM, OCT. 5 (SAT.) Balourdet Quartet with Astrid Schween: Schubert Cello Quintet will perform at the Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills. Info: chambermusicdetroit.org/tickets. Cutline: Balourdet Quartet MUSIC OF STAR WARS 8 PM, OCT. 5 (SAT.) At Orchestra Hall, Detroit. Feel the force of the entire Star Wars saga as the DSO performs the best of John Wi...…
…54 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 A nyone who is aware of word structure (and you know that I am) should notice that there are some common endings that manifest themselves. Let me educate you by giving some examples. Never underestimate how far someone would go to participate in criminal activity. There are those who prevaricate so often that you begin to speculate as to their trustworthiness. Want to terminate someone? You may try to decapitate...…
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…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 57 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY GUY BARRON, 90, of Bloomfield Hills, died Sept. 18, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nora Barron; sons and daughter-in-law, Eric Barron and Wenise Wong, Judge Marc Barron and his fiancee, Taren Plackmann; grandchildren, Violet, Brooks, Lee and Quinn Barron; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Irving and Carol Smokler. He is also survived by Sharon LaFraniere and o...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N This was one of the largest pediatric clinics in Southeast Michigan, and Marshall provided care for thou- sands of families. He then worked for Southfield Pediatrics, where he continued to provide loving, com- petent pediatric care to many fami- lies for several years. In 2004, Marshall was honored by the Michigan chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as the Pediatrician ...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 59 J N Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237, emanuel-mich.org; or Zekelman Holocaust Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, holocaustcenter.org/ tributes. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. RHODA GOLDMAN, 85, of Troy, died Sept. 22, 2024. She is survived by her companion, Jerry Nix; son, Steven Prenzlauer; daughter and son-in-la...…
…6 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com 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: ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N and Alyeen Krugel; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Krugel was the loving sister of the late Ben Sorscher and the late Alan Sorscher; the dear sister-in- law of the late Raymond Failer, the late Ed Landy, the late Dr. Lawrence Krugel, the late Charles Ellstein, the late Joe Wildberg and the late Carol Krugel. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributi...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 61 Jewish Federation of Detroit Honors the Memory of Sally Krugel 1943-2024 On Behalf of a Grateful Community …
…62 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Remembering Hammerin’ Hank C ongregation Shaarey Zedek held a special event last month. It was a program to honor and celebrate Major League Baseball’s Jewish superstar Hank Greenberg and his refusal to play in a critical game on Yom Kippur, Sept. 18, 1934. The event at Shaarey Zedek was held on Se...…
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…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 7 J N Levi Strauss invented a jean company in 1853 that Beyoncé just wrote a banger about. So, if Jewish people provide so much good and progress in the world, why are we eternally demonized and persecuted? In Mark Twain’s 1899 essay “Concerning the Jews,” he deduces that through centuries of economic exclusion “… the one tool which the law was not able to take from him [the Jew]— his brain — have made that tool...…
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