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…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 After Oxford At the first anniversary of the deadly school shooting, legislation for common sense gun reform may be in reach. 18 Women Helping Women Bikur Cholim’s new Maternal Wellness Initiative supports new moms. 24 An Exodus in Reverse One-time refugee returns to Egypt. 28 Seventh Annual Chanu-Con! A communi...…
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…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 9 those who know me, I did compose a song out of my accident. It begins: “I left my hip in San Francisco” and continues with “and though I kept my cranium, I’m now one-tenth titanium” and ends with this couplet “… And though I now set off alarms at the airport, I’m not as hip as I used to be!” You can guess the tune. Eventually, down the road (literally), it was time to find out the real meaning of that oft-...…
…10 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column The Passage of Proposal 3 N ational Council of Jewish Women, Michigan lauds the hard work, the coalition build- ing and the educational outreach in which Michiganders engaged in order to pass Proposal 3, making Michigan the first state in the United States to pass a citizen-initiated consti- tutional amendment that guarantees the right to abor- tion and other reproductive heal...…
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…12 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 At the first anniversary of the deadly school shooting, legislation for common sense gun reform may be in reach. After Oxford STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER …
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 13 E arlier this fall, Jan Goldstein Frank of Bloomfield Hills sat in the auditorium of Bloomfield Hills High School with other employees, staff Jan Goldstein Frank and contractors for a training seminar on how to respond in the event of an active shooter on campus. The longtime forensics coach was grateful to receive “ ALICE” training (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate), named for its easy-to-re...…
…14 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER the message ‘If you see something, say something,’ even if someone casually makes a comment.” Patton said some of the threats have been coming from children as young as 10 years old. He implored that in these times, parents need to sit down with young children and explain that threats are not jokes, and it is OK to tell an adult if they know about another child who is thinking abo...…
…On the national stage, Sikorski said money and resources have been provided to religious institutions through the anti- terrorism grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security known as the Urban Areas Security Initiative Program. And last year, Jewish Federations of North America launched the $130 million LiveSecure grant program for additional resources, with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit receiving an undisclose...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER Lansing. Working within the parameters of the Second Amendment, he believes more can be done to create barriers so guns will not get into the hands of the wrong people. “There are certain guns, like assault rifles, that should not be widely accessible, and there are certain people who should not be allowed to possess guns in the first place,” Wittenberg said. “This is the work the...…
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…18 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 T here’s nothing like feeling the support of a loving community during a significant period in one’s life. Rivkah Kahlani of West Bloomfield experienced this firsthand in March when her second child, Leah Devorah, was born. “I have terrible pregnancies. I have perinatal depression and feel this hazy cloud over me the entire time,” Kahlani said. A few days after her daughter’s birth, a woman she’d never met ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 19 age and life stages and from across the Jewish spectrum eagerly signed up. Many were eager to give a new mother something they would have appreciated receiving when they’d had a baby. “We train our volunteers on all kinds of issues that often come up for new moms,” Ungar said. “We have trainings on lactation, sleep, pelvic floor health, the emotional state of new moms … a whole range of things. This way, an ...…
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…22 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 and empowered … It was so helpful to see others going through the same things as me and knowing that I’m not alone; we’re experiencing these new struggles and triumphs together.” The third annual Bikur Cholim of Detroit’s women’s brunch and awareness event was held Nov. 13 at Congregation Ahavas Olam in Southfield. The program featured Racheli Indig, a Partners in Torah educator, speaking on the topic ...…
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…24 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 A fter 56 years, Joe Salama stood in the bedroom of his childhood home, surrounded by his three children and four of his seven grandchil- dren. He marveled that he, his parents and his three siblings had lived comfortably in the modest apartment at 224 Shatby St., with its three small bedrooms, single bathroom and galley kitchen. Finally, he was able to share some of the physical aspects of his Egyptian h...…
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…26 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 continued from page 24 sukkah brought tears of happi- ness to his eyes, ” David said. REVISITING THE PAST The group visited the site of Joe’s father’s printing shop and the Lycée Français, the presti- gious school Joe attended from seventh through 12th grades. The Salamas had landed in Cairo after their flight from the U.S. and, on their way to Alexandria, they visited the cemetery at El Alamein, where Nazi ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 27 Arab countries’ relations with their Jewish residents became strained after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The situation wasn’t bad in Egypt at first, even though Jews could not obtain passports to travel out of the country. Under King Farouk, there was discrimination against the Jews but no outright perse- cution. When the monarchy was overthrown in 1952, and Gamal Abdel Nasser became pri...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 C ongregation Beth Shalom of Oak Park will host its seventh annual Chanu-Con!, a community-wide Chanukah Festival, in person from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. After two years of hosting the festi- val virtually due to the pandemic, Beth Rodgers, Congregation Beth Shalom’s pro- gramming team chairperson and founder of the festival, is excited to bring 20 ven- dors together with gift ideas, live musical entertainme...…
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…30 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 J ohn Marx, 82, of West Bloomfield was nominated as Volunteer of the Week by the Michigan-based nonprofit JARC for his commitment to the organization. “There is no task too small or unimportant for John,” explains Shaindle Braunstein, JARC’s CEO. “Regardless of whether it’s hours of filing or custom-wrapping 200 chocolate bars for a staff surprise, John is on it with no detail overlooked. He always has a s...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 31 Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SHUL The Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul of West Bloomfield on Oct. 16 was designed to bring the beauty of Sukkot and Simchat Torah to life for their JEMS students and their families. It was also open to the community because, why not? The holidays are a joy, and The Shul loves to share that. Everyone had fun shaking the lulav and making a speci...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 SPORTS T he Bloomfield Hills High School boys tennis team ran away with the Division 1 state championship. The Black Hawks scored 35 points on a cold, windy weekend last month at Hope College’s Etheridge Tennis Complex, winning five of the eight flights and finishing second in two flights in the two-day tournament. Runner-up Northville and third-place Troy were far behind Bloomfield Hills with 25 and 24 po...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 33 I can share this memory together for the rest of our lives,” Ryan Rose said. “It was special to play on this team with him.” Brother Aaron said, “This was something we looked forward to for a while knowing our team would be very strong this season. It was a really cool experience.” Merrick Chernett said, “It was an amazing experience. My brother and I have a super-tight relationship. There was nothing bett...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 HEALTH T he American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes November as American Diabetes Month with a focus on ringing the alarm on the dia- betes epidemic. In Michigan, the ADA states, over 1 million residents have dia- betes. There are four main types of diabetes: type 1, which is insulin dependent; type 2, the most common form — which means your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or it resists insulin;...…
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…38 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 NEXT DOR T he Windsor Jewish Federation celebrated the launch of its UJA Next Gen campaign with a night of Soul Food & Spirits on Thursday, Oct. 27, hosted by community member Miriam Cedroni. The home-hosted event was a special opportunity to connect and recon- nect with both new and veteran young Jews in the Windsor area. The delicious Soul Food menu included brisket, chicken, garlic-roasted potatoes, vegan mac ...…
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…40 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Monast 70th B en and Ilene Monast were married Nov. 16, 1952, and are happy to announce their anniversary. They shared the wonderful occasion with their children and grandchildren at their home in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday. JULY 12, 2022 Sandy Rockind of Chicago, Ill., is thrilled to announce the birth of her daughter, Leora Goldie (Leora Zahava Yael), named in loving memory of he...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 41 Two Types of Fear: The Good and Bad T oldot tells of Yitzchak’s adulthood. Preceding it, we know Yitzhak mostly as the child bound upon the altar as a near sacrifice by his father, followed by his mother’s death. Now, his adult life is dominated by his fear of being killed by the local bullies of Gerar and, in his seniority, his fear of disappointing his favored son Esau. It is no wonder, then, that ...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 T his week, we see Isaac as the parent of two very different sons. “The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who stayed at home among the tents. Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebecca loved Jacob.” Gen. 25:27-28 We have no difficulty understanding why Rebecca loved Jacob. She had received an oracle from God in which she was tol...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 43 son, so that he can bless him in a mood of focused love. It is the end of the story, though, that really conveys the depth of feeling between them. Esau enters with the food he has prepared. Slowly Isaac, and then Esau, realize the nature of the deception that has been practiced against them. Isaac “trembled violently.” Esau “burst out with a loud and bitter cry.” (Gen. 27:33-34) A LESSON IN PARENTHOOD It is ...…
…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...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 45 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 Farmingt...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 H all of Fame songwriter Allee Willis once told NPR, “As a white, Jewish girl getting a break, you could not get better than Earth, Wind & Fire.” And you certainly couldn’t get any better than Billboard’s #1 R&B, platinum-selling song “September.” “Do you remember, the 21st night of September? Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders. While chasin’ the clouds away. “Ba-dee-ya, dancin’ in September.” Th...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 47 continued on page 48 DETROIT JEWISH MUSINGS FROM LILY TOMLIN “I grew up in a predominantly Jewish, but very diverse, neighborhood. We lived in an old apartment house across from Herman Kiefer Hospital, on the corner of Hazelwood and Byron in Detroit. I would go from apartment to apartment from the time I was 7 years old until I was about 14. Belle and Joe Schwartz lived next door to us. Belle’s sister, Mari...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 for Mosaic Youth Theatre in the backyard of her home, which was designed in 1937 by noted architect William Kesling. “We plan to use the house to give songwriters a place to participate in seminars and lectures,” Fenton says. “We’re also going to have parties and introduce the students to people in the industry. We plan to give them exposure to the business of being a songwriter and provide a real 360-educ...…
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…50 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 The “Night of Wonders” bash was all-things Allee and all-things pink with numerous nods to Detroit including many of her favorite foods — BBQ ribs and Vernors floats. Guests autographed a giant high-top gym shoe, which was one of Willis’ signature looks. “Allee’s wardrobe was a statement in itself, and people wore it in the fashion show at the event,” said Tomlin, a co-chair. And then there was Willis’ icon...…
