…26 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N E stablished in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital to the Detroit Medical Center, the Jewish Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides grants and funding to the greater Metro Detroit community. Its creation included a special restricted fund designated specifically for low vision services. When the Jewish Fund learned about Vision to Learn, an organization that provides vision screenings, ey...…
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…28 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N I n recognition of the 23rd anniversary of 9-11, Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills to host a special 9-11 ceremony. The event honored local first responders and security officers who bravely serve our community by educating students about terrorist attacks that forever changed our nation and reaffirming the shared values between Israel and the United States as ...…
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…RALLY FOR ISRAEL 4-6 Speeches from Detroit’s Oct. 7 commemoration OUR COMMUNITY 8 A Community United in Grief and Strength Thousands attend a commemoration of the Oct. 7 terror attacks. 12 Two Days of Reflection in Ann Arbor 14 Home Invasion Suspect Arrested 14 Police Investigate Vandalism at Federation It’s the third time the building’s been targeted in the past year. 16 Philanthropic Power...…
…30 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N N o one believed the Kornbleuths’ etrog meno- rah would remain lit during all eight days of Chanukah, but the Chanukah miracle sur- prised everyone, including the Kornbleuths. The Oak Park-based family, who specialize in etrog art, decided to put a unique spin on the Israeli yellow citrus fruit typically used during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot. Instead of their trademark custom etrog tallit clips, necklaces...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 31 If you are worried about Israel and Jewish College students The ADL finds colleges are failing to fight anti-Semitism on campus (ADL, April 11, 2024). Vice President Harris however feels that the anti-Israel “protesters” “are showing exactly what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza.” (The Nation, July 8, 2024). Governor Walz echoed this saying, “those folks who are speaking out loudly ar...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 33 W hen Sukkot arrives, Gwen, 11, and Nathan Elkin, 9, know what’s coming. A flatbed truck with a sukkah on it pulls up, and dozens of family and friends arrive to celebrate the holiday together. For the last handful of years, except last year because it rained, the Elkin family has coordinated with The Shul to have its sukkah on wheels stop at their nearby West Bloomfield home. “It’s a tradition,” Gwen says. “I...…
…34 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 W hether you’re making a paper chain for a sukkah or some painted fruit art for the holiday this fall, there are lots of great projects to try. Here are a few ideas to get you started: PAPER CHAINS PAPER CHAINS You’ll need: -Colored paper -Scissors -Tape or stapler Here’s what to do: Cut your paper into evenly sized strips. Make a loop out of each strip and close it using tape or a stapler. Keep going ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 35 L ots of people have favorite food to eat this time of year. Many of them are cozy, hearty and warm. Here’s a recipe for a black bean salad that wouldn’t be too hard to carry outside to share in your sukkah with family and friends. BLACK BEAN SALAD Ingredients: 1 16 oz. can black beans, rinsed 1 16 oz. can cannellini beans, rinsed ½ red onion, chopped fine ½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 2 Tbsp. ol...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 37 J N I moved to Israel in late summer of 2023, and shortly thereafter, the time came to get an etrog. As it turned out, I got my etrog in a total- ly unanticipated way. But first, a word about the four species used on Sukkot: palm frond, willow, myrtle and etrog (see Leviticus 23:49). Why those spe- cies? The verse does not explain, so Maimonides offers an explanation: The Torah commands us to take up fruit a...…
…38 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 M any readers of the Detroit Jewish News who build sukkot in celebration of the holiday live in detached homes with ample yard space for constructing the temporary hut. During the years that I lived in Southfield, my family built a large suk- kah on our backyard deck. However, for observant Jews living in urban apartments, finding a location for building a sukkah can be challenging. One year when I was a to...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 39 J N In Israel, the need for sukkah bal- conies is theoretically mitigated by the fact that not all Israelis are observant. However, as mixed neighborhoods containing religious and secular Jews are becoming rarer, it is increasingly common to have whole buildings in which sukkah balconies are sought after. For the most part, consumer demand drives developers to offer apartments with sukkah balconies, but legisl...…
…4 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N ‘The People of Israel Stood Tall’ On this past Oct. 7, Jewish Federation of Detroit President Gary Torgow addressed more than 4,000 people at a rally commemorating the horrific massacre in Israel the year before. On the anniversary of the tragedy, Torgow issued a call for strength and unity — and for faith in the future. Here are his comments in full. For the story about the event at Congregation Shaarey ...…
…O ne year ago, on Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, Israel experienced the single worst terrorist attack in our history. The per- petrators of the “ Al-Aqsa Flood” raped, tortured, murdered, mutilated bodies and took hostages back to Gaza. They made gleeful video records of their actions. Their admirers, ecstatic civilians back home in Gaza, some joyful civilians throughout the Arab and Muslim world, along with activists at universi- ties...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 41 J N Yizkor to services on Yom Kippur, and then on Shavuot and the other festivals. Centuries later, in the sum- mer of 1349, after the Black Plague had devastated Europe, mobs blamed the Jews for the plague and murdered thousands of Jews in Mainz. Once again, communities added memorial prayers on Shabbat, this time to the Shabbat before the Ninth of Av. The late Rabbi Leo Yehuda Goldman of Congregation Shaarey...…
…42 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N Riders pose in front of Michigan Central. LEFT: Committee member Ron Solish. Dozens of bikers participated in Ride for the Living. Dorothy Barak, Ruth Lerman and Marcia Mumbrue faces&places T he Detroit Jewish Federation’s annual Ride for the Living was a huge show of solidarity and pride from our Detroit Jewish community. Dozens of bikers rode from Ferndale to the Detroit Riverfront and back to benefit th...…
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…44 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N S pencer Lucker was formally introduced as the new president of NEXTGen Detroit at its annual meeting on Sept. 4, although he was technically voted into the position in May 2023 and served as incoming president for one year. The presidency is also a one-year term. Lucker has been excited to settle into the role, especially after being able to observe and be mentored by Jennifer Maxbauer, now immediate ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 45 J N their arms to members of the community that are new to NEXTGen Detroit. “How can we be more welcoming? Who could we be more inclusive of by doing this rather than that? Who have we unintentionally not engaged yet, where we can now flip the script and intentionally include in our programming so that the success we’ve seen over the past 13 years can be available to more people? “My vision is achieving tho...…
…46 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N T he JCC Maccabi Games were canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those cancellations twice deprived Noah Tracht of the opportunity to play for the Detroit hockey team in the Maccabi Games. Then he aged out in 2022. He became too old to com- pete in the event for Jewish teenage athletes. “I remember being disappointed about the cancellation in 2020, but I thought I just needed to be ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 47 Tickets are on sale for the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation’s 38th annual Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at The J, 6600 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. After a 5 p.m. reception and 6 p.m. strolling dinner, the program will begin at 6:45 p.m. followed by a dessert reception. In addition to the induction of five Hall of Fame members, five Pillars of Excellence award win...…
…MAZEL TOV! 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 information...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 49 U-M Regent Ron Weiser Makes $25M Gift to University University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser made a $25 million gift to the university to establish the Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer. Weiser and his family have committed more than $200 million to U-M over the years. The gift includes a $5 million matching gift to encourage additional gifts to the center, which will be housed within the UM Health R...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 5 J N incomplete, the Jewish people are similarly incomplete if even one Jew is missing from the collective entity that is the nation of Israel. This is the reason why on the holiday of Simchat Torah, when we joyously celebrate the priceless gift of becoming a nation, we take the Torah scrolls out of the Ark, and we distribute them among all those assembled. Everyone in the synagogue, regardless of their backgro...…
…50 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N T here is something very strange about the festival of Sukkot. On the one hand, it is the festival supremely associated with joy: “ And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days” Lev. 23:40 In the Torah as a whole, joy is men- tioned not at all in relation to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or Pesach, once in connection with Shavuot and three times in connection with Sukkot. Hence Sukkot’s name: Z’m...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 51 J N brated their strength. They built palac- es and castles as expressions of invin- cibility. The Jewish people were dif- ferent. They carried with them a story about the uncertainties and hazards of history. They spoke of their ancestors’ journey through the wilderness with- out homes, houses, protection against the elements. It is a story of spiritual strength, not military strength. A MATTER OF SURVIVAL Sukkot...…
…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...…
…54 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 C raig Paul Nowak is the 2024 recipient of the Nancy Coumoundouros Distinguished Service to the Arts Award bestowed at the Farmington Area Arts Awards on Sept. 28. Nowak is the program manager at the Creative Expressions Program at Gesher Human Services. The program serves people with mental health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing a space for creative expres- sion and gr...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 55 J N TWO NEW MOVIES; TRACKER STUFF; BLOOM NETFLIX SPECIAL; CRAZY LADY We Live in Time is a romantic drama that opens wide on Oct. 18. It covers decades in the life of Tobias (Andrew Garfield, 41) and Almut (Florence Pugh), Tobias’ romantic and life partner. The couple sort of “meet cute” — he’s preoccupied by divorce papers that were just served on him — and he wanders into a road. Almut hits him with her ...…
…56 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N SUKKOT PROGRAM 9:30-NOON, OCT. 20 (SUN.) At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield: a morning of hands-on learning and fun to explore the holiday of Sukkot. Fun for the whole family. Free and open to the community. TOTS, BABY & ME 10 AM, OCT. 20 (SUN.) At Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Join Morah Lindsay Mall for songs, movement, instruments, bubbles and more. Free and open to the community. No preregistra...…
…JUST FOR FUN Jewish of theweek Joke These movies have a number in the title. From the movie tagline and year of release, figure out that number. All the numbers added together equal 256. 1. When a tough cop has a cool convict as a partner (1982) ____________ 2. It’s the time of your life that may last a lifetime. (1984) ____________ 3. Houston, we have a problem. (1995) ____________ 4. How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways. ...…
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…6 | OCTOBER 17 • 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: ...…
…60 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 JOYCE ADELMAN, 86, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 6, 2024. She was an artist, dog- lover, a person with the kindest of souls and a true woman of valor. Mrs. Adelman is survived by her husband for more than 67 years, Dr. Erwin Adelman; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Joel Frank, Lisa Adelman and Andy Epstein, Shari and Neal Barnett; grandchildren, Jeremy, Jared and David Frank, Zachary (Chloe Snyder) B...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 61 J N continued on page 62 Fund-Dana Faber Cancer Inst., ATTN: Michela D’Eramo, 10 Brookline Place W., Brookline, MA 02445. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JOAN GOLDEN, 84, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 5, 2024. Ms. Golden is survived by her children, Andrea Golden and Shawn Bell, Cheryl and Timothy Landess, Helene and Stephen Greenwald, and Laurence and Julie Golden; grandchildren, Sara Rasmussen, Ca...…
…62 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N BERNARD HIRSCH, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 5, 2024. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in- law, Jason and Heidi Hirsch, Kevin and Sarah Hirsch; grandchildren, Elena, Jacob, Molly and Maxwell Hirsch; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Bernard was the beloved husband of the late Mirriel Hirsch; brother of the late Hyman “Hy” Hirsch. Interment took place at Machpel...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 63 J N George Fox. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to Michigan Palliative & Hospice Care, to Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network or to the National Parkinson Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. IOSIF KELMAN, 85, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 10, 2024. He is survived by his son, Zinoviy Kelman; grandchildren, Anna and Elisabeth Kelman, and Di...…
…64 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N Newman (Barbara), Amy Newman Brown (Mitchell), and the late Shawna Newman (Charley Kummel). Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Miriam “May” Newman; his brothers, Ray and Robert “Bob;” and his beloved daughter, Shawna. CHRISTOPHER MISON, 54, of Commerce Township, died Sept. 24, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife, Julie Mison; daughters, Alexandra Mison and Ava Mison; parents, Walte...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 65 DR. PAUL SCHNEIDER, 90, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 9, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Phyllis Schneider; daughters and sons-in- law, Janet Schneider and Andrew Kahn, and Marci and Andy Klein; grandchildren, Lucy and Charlie Egesdal, Aaron Kahn, Melissa and Jeff Guibord, Erica Schnider and her fiance, Jimmy Watt, Sofia Klein, and Julia Klein; great- grandchildren, Edison and Stevie Guibord, ...…
…66 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N Looking Back One Survivor’s Dedication T he date Sept. 16 was a special anniversary for the Metro Detroit Jewish community. On this day 40 years ago, the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills was dedicated. When the original Holocaust Center debuted on the campus of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, it was the first freestanding institution in America devoted to the memory and study of th...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! A special group of volunteer judges will be rev...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 7 J N PAGE B16 The Italian Tribune - La Tribuna del Popolo Friday, Sept. 27 - Oct. 10, 2024 PAGE B16 The Italian Tribune - La Tribuna del Popolo Friday, Sept. 27 - Oct. 10, 2024 PAGE B16 The Italian Tribune - La Tribuna del Popolo Friday, Sept. 27 - Oct. 10, 2024 For sponsorship opportunites visit rugieropromise.org or scan the QR code! Join us for an exclusive event at Michigan Medicine’s North Campus Research Comple...…
…wave of antisemitic crimes in the Metro Detroit area — including multiple neighborhoods littered with hateful flyers and the vandalism of the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township — could not keep more than 4,000 members of the Jewish community away from attending a somber commemoration to mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre and terror attacks in Israel. Sponsored by the Michigan Board of Rabbis, “Oc...…
…emissary) in 2019. Wearing the boots he and his brigade received as a donation from Detroit’s Federation, he gave an emotional reflection of what it was like to be in combat after Oct. 7. During his earlier army service in the 101st battalion in 2021, he served at the Nachal Oz base, one of the areas that would be brutally hit on Oct. 7. He also spent 15 months serving on the Lebanon border and, as a staff sergeant, trained new soldi...…
