…10 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N PURELY COMMENTARY student’s corner The Rich Irony of Hate A s a senior in high school, things that would typically be consuming my thoughts, like getting college applications in on time, taking a “gap year” after graduation and other “details” that once seemed important, were brought into stark relief following the ter- rorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. The world, at least the world I thought ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 11 J N humor All Jewish Food Is Not Created Equal I can remember walking into my parent’s kitchen when I was a kid, and my father was sitting at the table with a euphoric expression on his face. Just as I sat down at the table, my mother put a plate in front of him. He swooned. Happiness covered his face. He said he was in “seventh heaven. ” “What is that?” I asked. “Petcha, ” my mother proud- ly said. “I make ...…
…12 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N Proudly Jewish Ruth Poberesky of West Bloomfield proudly shows off her Jewish star, saying, ‘We’re not going to hide.’ COURTESY RUTH POBERESKY …
…R uth Poberesky of West Bloomfield grew up in the former Soviet Union, where KGB members were known to raid synagogues and Jewish stu- dents faced expulsion from college if they were seen inside its walls. She left for Israel in 1989 and moved to the U.S. in 1994 to join her parents, who had settled in Metro Detroit in the meantime. Now facing antisemitism again in Michigan, she says she’s doing everything she can to be more publ...…
…OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan included a mezuzah cam- paign — ProtectionForIsrael. com — in its response to the events of Oct. 7 in Israel, says Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, vice president and executive director of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan. When the Jewish world went through a very tough time following the Yom Kippur War, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, spoke about the need for the community to ...…
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…18 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N D isplaying one’s Jewish pride is among the most important actions the Jewish communi- ty can take at this time. A Farmington Hills mother and son went all out with a literal display of their Jewish pride for Multicultural Night at Kenbrook Elementary School. Shayna van Uden and her son Austin, a Kenbrook fifth-grader, immediately jumped at the chance to par- ticipate in the event, which allows Ke...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 19 said. “It’s how we view the world because we’re taught in the Jewish faith that you do good now, you do mitzvahs now, you give to the world now. And a lot of people don’t realize that. We do good because it’s the right thing to do.” Austin van Uden says the experience was “really fun” and that he especially wanted to spread his Jewish pride because of everything happening to Jews around the world right n...…
…20 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N A little bit of light repels a lot of darkness (Duties of the Heart, Chapter 5) During this time of global turmoil, darkness and challenge, attending the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Evening of Unity provided the light and warmth so many have been seeking. Standing shoulder to shoulder, a broad and diverse cross section of the greater Detroit community graced the Renaissance Ballroom and dais of the Detroit M...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 21 J N better world, a world without the evil we are experiencing and witnessing, a world full of the kindness the Yeshiva instills in its students, a world they were all there to celebrate. And celebrate they did. Steve Steinour, dinner chairman and 2020 honoree, was surprised to receive the coveted Yeshiva Guardian award by Jim Grosfeld, a dinner chair, last year’s honoree and a Yeshiva Guardian himself. Dinn...…
…22 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 is confronted with the extremes of moments of peace and war, love and hate, weeping and laughter, and of life and death, ” said Torgow, but King Solomon’s sage advice reveals to us the key to navigating these paradoxes. “Tovim hashnayim min ha’echad, standing together is the only way we can achieve what we cannot ever do alone, ” he explained. “It is only through a unified brotherhood and sisterhood, n...…
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…24 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY C ongregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield will host a family Chanukah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The entire community is invited. The event will feature performances by the Detroit Circus Company, many interactive and educational activity stations for par- ticipants of all ages, a community candlelighting — and, of course, music, latkes and donuts. On hand, wil...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 25 J N FJA Presents Leaving Iowa F rankel Jewish Academy’s Performing Arts Department is excited to present Leaving Iowa. Written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. Leaving Iowa shines a spotlight on a comedy that needs little in the way of explanation — the delights and disasters of the typical family road trip. Don, a successful writer who resides in Boston, unleashes a torrent of memories about his childh...…
…26 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY T he call to come together for this year’s annual Menorah in the D is “Darkness doesn’t stand a chance.” On Dec. 7, the first night of Chanukah, thousands of Jews and friends will come together to light the 26-foot menorah at Campus Martius in the heart of Downtown Detroit. “This is our opportunity to come out en masse and strengthen our resolve and pride in who we are and wha...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 27 You’re invited! Wine Pairings & Tapas for pairing and sharing AT J E W I S H S E N I O R L I F E We’re spicing up the festive season with a taste of Spain. Sommelier Paula Hartson will present wine pairings with tapas prepared by our culinary team. Sample wines, enjoy a variety of tapas and make yourself comfortable in our newly renovated dining room. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Jewish Se...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N I t is time to come together and celebrate Chanukah and Jewish pride like never before with Detroit Pistons Jewish Heritage Night. “The Chanukah lights that we light at night emphasize our ability to transform the darkness around us. Especially now, when we see the ugly face of darkness all around us, it’s even more import- ant to come together in unity and celebrate the fact that light will always def...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 29 Expertly crafted by one of comedy’s most distinctive voices, this singular theatrical experience is an exploration of identity and our collective capacity for empathy—and it’s also “belly-laugh funny!” (The New York Times). In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly at...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 3 J N PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Proudly Jewish After Oct. 7, Detroiters stand strong, showing their Jewish identity on their doorposts and everywhere else. 18 Farmington Hills Family Displays Jewish Pride Kenbrook Elementary School community learns about Jewish families. 20 An Evening of Unity Yeshiva Beth Yehudah annual dinner’s a showcase of lig...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N SPC Rachel Baker shares her story at Shaarey Zedek’s Veterans Shabbat. Proud to Serve M y name is Rachel Baker, and I am a 20-year-old U.S. Army combat veteran.” That was Specialist (SPC) Baker’s opening line as she began her remarks from the bimah before a large gathering at the annual Veterans Shabbat service at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) on Nov. 11. I, like everyone in the congre- gation, was ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 31 J N desire to serve her own country. “In 2014, I experienced one of the most pivotal moments of my life,” Rachel said in her Shabbat remarks. “My family and I were enjoying a fam- ily vacation in Israel on the eve of Operation Protective Edge. Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, both successfully intercept- ed by the U.S.-funded Iron Dome. “A year after the attack, I developed a deep desire to go and p...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 from numerous officers, from myself and from God to give everything I had to my job. I wanted to ensure the safety of my fellow soldiers. For the first time in my life, I didn’t look to the future to get me through the day.” Rachel then shared a birth- day with the congregation that she will never forget. “January 2023 rolled around, Jan. 8 arrives, my birthday. I turned 20 in Syria. The moment I woke up t...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 33 J N SUPPORT OF THE JWV Last year, Rachel became one of the youngest members to join the Jewish War Veterans Department of Michigan (JWV-MI). Her fellow JWV comrades came out in full force to support her and participate in the Veterans Shabbat service at CSZ, which included the depart- ment returning as a sponsor of the program. The program opened with Jewish war veterans and their family members receiving ...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N S oon after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, the Auburn Hills Police Department reached out to the Chabad Jewish Center of Troy to offer assistance. “They have been extremely helpful in protecting our center,” said Rabbi Menachem Caytak, director of the center at 3306 Auburn Road. “They have been such a blessing for our community!” The Auburn Hills police are planning a training program to teach t...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 35 have reached out since Oct. 7 wanting to connect with the community, even though being Jewish previously didn’t mean much to them. They feel alone and want to get together with other people that are going through this.” Brian Granader is one of those working on the volunteer security efforts at the center. “It seems that evil and hate are always there, and when there is an opening like this, it raises its ...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A s a kid, you knew you were in for a treat if your parents drove you to Hunter’s Square, where a nondescript building at the back of the Farmington Hills plaza houses one of Metro Detroit’s most unique attractions. From the outside, Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum — which the Farmington Hills Planning Commission is pushing forward a proposal to demolish in favor of replacing the ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 37 J N ultimately rest on private entities. As the community rallies in support of Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, an ongoing Change.org petition (www. change.org/p/save-marvin-s- marvelous-mechanical-museum) to save the museum has garnered nearly 40,000 signatures at press time. Metro Detroiters say another Meijer isn’t necessary, especially because there are numerous grocery stores (including two Meijers...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N S ometimes it feels like two people meeting is so inevitable, it’s astound- ing that it hasn’t happened before. When Kimberlee then-Rubin moved to the Walled Lake area after college, she reconnected with her childhood friend, Janine Smith, who she’d known since first grade. Janine is not Jewish but had a Jewish neigh- bor. “ And what do you do when you know two Jewish single people? You set them up!” ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 39 J N Members of the legal community are invited to the annual Chanukah celebration of the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5:30-8 p.m. Enjoy beer, wine and latkes with friends and colleagues at the Urbanrest Brewery at 2615 Wolcott in Ferndale. Admission is free to JBAM members and judges. There is an $18 charge for non-members. Admission includes one drink ticket and kos...…
…4 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N from Federation Proud Jewish Detroiters N ov. 14, almost 1,000 Detroiters went to Washington, D.C., to be part of a national Jewish experience and to send the world a message. In the face of the animus that stands against us in many guises, we, as a com- munity, through our representa- tives, along with 300,000 people stood tall and committed in a remarkable show of the unity that marks our people, o...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N D elegations of students from MSU Chabad and Hillel woke up at 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, to begin their nearly 600-mile trip to the nation’s capital to March for Israel. The groups combined to bring 41 MSU students, 25 with Chabad and 16 with Hillel. The students bused from East Lansing to the Detroit Metro Airport tarmac where they were met by charter flights sponsored by the Jewish Federation o...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 41 meaningful to me that MSU Chabad and Hillel made active efforts to bring students to D.C. to be with the greater Jewish community. I am constantly praying for Omer’s release along with the 240 other hostages, and hopefully that day will come soon.” Orna Neutra, Omer’s mother, spoke at the D.C. March about her son who was taken captive while on active military duty. She said that after graduating high sch...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N M ark Snyder left the sports writing pro- fession in 2017 after nearly five years at the Oakland Press and 14 years at the Detroit Free Press. He’s spent the last six years as director of communications and marketing for Lake Orion Community Schools. But sports writing is still in his blood. So much so that the Bloomfield Hills resident devoted two years to a project that resulted in a book on the 1997...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 43 GIFT GUIDE Happy! LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Spread some Chanukah joy, with gifts for everyone on your list. for Her This sleeveless GLITTER KNITTED TOP by Lanhtropy will steal the show at any holiday party. Hersh’s, West Bloomfield. Hershsboutique. com. ▼ Wear it loud and proud: Stephanie Gottlieb’s 14K gold RAINBOW DISC STAR OF DAVID is surrounded by a rainbow of pave gemstones. Ten pe...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Under, over or on-its- own, the LUX LADY LAYERING TOP comes in a rainbow of shades, but we’re partial to this Chanukah blue. Sheer mesh with a high neckline and thumb- hole details. Area Free People stores. Freepeople.com. Local artisan Amy Sternberg, owner of Artworks By Amy, will custom hand-paint almost anything — from tables and bookcases to articles of clothing, like this vintage LEATHER HAMSA JA...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 45 More Great Gifts Wrap her up in your love with Kerri Rosenthal’s luxe cotton-cashmere IMPERFECT HEART BEANIE and LOVED SCARF. Found Objects, Birmingham. Shopfoundobjects.com. ▼ Stunning and brilliant: This two-piece stoneware TALL PEDESTAL BOWL — fired with a shadow-like glaze resulting in a rustic charcoal tone that is food and liquid safe — can be stacked together for a footed bowl and comes apart to cr...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Give movie night an upgrade with urban Accent’s GOURMET POPCORN KIT. Toppings include Buttery Caramel Corn, Sizzlin’ Spicy Sriracha, Cheezy White Cheddar and more. Area Crate & Barrel stores. Crateandbarrel.com. for Him Give Great Gifts GIFT GUIDE Famous for its warmth and durability, Donegal refers to a ground fabric “fleck- ed” with brightly colored yarns, originally woven in County Donegal, Ireland, t...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 47 The best album ever, of course, is subjective, but some rise to the top and their greatness is generally agreed upon. Robert Kidd Gallery in Birmingham has The Classics, ORIGINAL RELEASE ALBUMS SIGNED BY BAND MEMBERS. Among them: Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline album, 1969, hand-signed by: Bob Dylan (this album cover has the handwritten lyrics of the Song “Lay Lady Lay” written and signed by Bob Dylan); Bruce Springs...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Stash their (or your) on-the-go fortification in this durable clear vinyl SNACKS POUCH — multi-colored chenille patches sewn onto water-repellent nylon. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. for Kids Give Great Gifts GIFT GUIDE Saddle up, Buckaroos! HearthSong’s set of two (read: no fighting) INFLATABLE RIDE-ON HOP ’N GO HORSES have ergonomic handles and weighted bottoms for stability. Area Tar...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 49 Give Great Gifts A new way of listening: With the YOTO MINI, kids 3 and up can listen to music, audiobooks and activities plus free content including sleep sounds, reminders (brush your teeth) and more in their bed, at grandma’s and on-the-go. Insert a digital YOTO CARD inside the player to listen; choose from hundreds of cards for all ages and stages — you can even record your own audio (songs, mom and dad sayin...…
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…50 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Super adorable and super coveted, Super Smalls was created by Maria Dueñas Jacobs — former fashion editor for Elle, Glamour and more — to give kids what they really want: “The wow, the weird, the wonder,” she says. The charms in the MAKE IT HANUKKAH MINI BEAD KIT are overflowing with special meanings, including a Chai to symbol- ize life and the good things to come, a Star of David to symbolize Jewish pr...…
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…52 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N GIFT GUIDE M ost of us love to open a gift- wrapped package every now and then. But sometimes it’s a relief to take a break from the toys that won’t be touched or adding a sweater to the pile. This year, try an alternative route — at least for one night of Chanukah. Whether it’s a certificate for a special night for someone special or an outing your family can participate in together, giving the gi...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 53 J N PLAY DATE Treat the kids to something awesome: Cultivate curious minds with colorful, educational — and so much fun! — playtime. The brainchild of Lacey Foon, mom to 4-year- old twins, Fascination Factory in Birmingam’s Rail District, newly opened in April, offers 4,500-square-feet of play-based learning (think anything from building a castle with blocks to pretending to run a grocery store) and STEAM-focused...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 GIFT OF FLIGHT Take someone deserving on an unforgettable adventure: the thrill of lifting off the ground and soaring into the sky for a bird’s-eye view of the world below — or in this case, Detroit. MyFlight Tours offers (heated) helicopter rides for stunning views of Detroit icons and landmarks, including the Renaissance Center, sports stadiums, the Ambassador Bridge and more. Various tour packages are avai...…
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