…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 39 L earning how to prepare a new dish can be a daunting task for some. NEXTGen Detroit Balance, which seeks to create a space for young adults to focus on mental health, life and work balance, wanted to take the guesswork out of trying a new recipe. The group brought in Gray Table Cuisine’s personal chef Natalie Brodsky for a step-by-step vir- tual cooking class on Feb. 23. Brodsky is a self-taught, plant-based c...…
…40 | MARCH 24 • 2022 Mendelson-Soifer L ori and Douglas Soifer are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Elisabeth to Ethan Benjamin Mendelson, son of Susan and Coby Goutkovitch, and Wendy and David Mendelson. The happy couple, who reside in Chicago, will be wed in Michigan this November. Spector-Kowalsky P aula Spector of Farmington Hills, and Bonnie and Mark Kowalsky of West Bloomfield are excited t...…
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…42 | MARCH 24 • 2022 SPIRIT Beyond Natural Order T here were seven days of training for the Kohanim, the priests, in regard to their roles in the tabernacle. On the eighth day they took the service over and, so to speak, graduated from Kohen school. Eight is a very spiritual number in Judaism. It shows up in connection to Chanukah, the bris milah and the first letter in chai — life. It also transcends the model of nature....…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 43 SPIRIT Spiritual Eating A WORD OF TORAH K eeping kosher is a vital part of Jewish life. The word “kosher” comes from the Hebrew word kasher, meaning “fit” or “proper. ” And, indeed, the term itself has even entered the gen- eral vernacular. When some- thing is kosher, it is considered “above board” and meets certain required standards. As we shall see, kosher is an entire world- view — a philosophy on fo...…
…44 | MARCH 24 • 2022 of which you know for certain are kosher, and they become mixed up, you are in fact per- mitted to eat all three, since the two kosher cuts are in the majority, and the non-kosher cut gets subsumed into them. (If you have a question of this nature, you should consult a competent halachic authority just to clarify all the details and make sure that the halachah is being properly applied.) If there were some- th...…
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…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 47 ARTS&LIFE FILM NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST It’s Oscars Time! It’s Oscars Time! T he Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast (ABC) on Sunday, March 27 (8 p.m.). There have been major changes this year. Oscar cere- mony viewership has been down in recent years, and ABC successfully leaned on the Academy to virtually drop eight “lesser” categories from the main ceremony. ABC put a sugary spin on the change. They said f...…
…48 | MARCH 24 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE FILM BEST PICTURE The best picture Oscar goes to the film’s principal producers. Ten films are nom- inated for best film. All the other Oscar categories have five nominees. Three films have a Jewish producer: Emile Sherman is the (co-producer) of Power of the Dog, a Western set in the 1920s. Sherman, 48, has long been one of the top Australian producers. He won an Oscar (2011) as a producer of The King...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 49 of adoption agency policies. Stewart is engaged to marry screenwriter Dina Meyer, the daughter of nov- elist, screenwriter and direc- tor Nicholas Meyer, 76. He’s best known for writing three Star Trek movies and adapt- ing two Philip Roth novels for the screen. I don’t believe Dina’s mother is Jewish. DIRECTOR Steven Spielberg, West Side Story. Spielberg has been nominated for best director for at least one fil...…
…ARTS&LIFE MUSIC A n innovation-filled local opera scene — from a produc- tion staged in a parking garage to one focused on a 21st century family — came to town in 2020 with the arrival of Yuval Sharon, who spent pre-school years in Israel. The artistic director of Detroit Opera (a recent name change from Michigan Opera Theatre) is about to present audiences with another imaginative presentation by reversing the order of acts in Puccini’...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 51 15 years because of the musical circularity and episodic quality of the four acts, making it a less traditional narrative than other operas. Previous less traditional approaches to La bohème have been stylistic adaptations of what the opera encompass- es, such as jazz pianist Dick Hyman’s version of the single piece “Musetta’s Waltz” and Jonathan Larson’s Broadway musical Rent as based on the entire opera. Sh...…
…52 | MARCH 24 • 2022 FAMILY MOVIE; RADCLIFFE KIDNAPS BULLOCK; A GODFATHER GUIDE-OF-SORTS Rescued by Ruby is an original Netflix film that was released on March 17. It’s a “feel good” movie for the whole family. It’s based on a true story. The “real” Ruby was a wayward puppy. This Australian shepherd and border collie mix ended up in a Rhode Island animal shelter because of behavior prob- lems. Five families adopted her and th...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 53 CANDIDATE FORUM 3-4 PM, MARCH 24 Host: The Jewish Democratic Council of America. Issue-based Democratic Primary Candidates Forum for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. Hear from Rep. Andy Levin and Rep. Haley Stevens on issues important to Jewish Democrats. Info: mobilize.us/ jewishdems/event/445608. PASSOVER AROUND THE WORLD 7-8 PM, MARCH 24 Join with Temple Beth El’s Sisterhood and Debbie Morosohk, ...…
…54 | MARCH 24 • 2022 National Council for Jewish Women for a virtual discussion with Michigan Sen. Rosemary Bayer. During “The State of Gun Violence Prevention – Past, Present and Future,” Bayer will discuss the shooting at Oxford High School, which is in her district, and its implica- tions in Michigan, Red Flag laws and more as it relates to gun violence and its prevention. To reg- ister: jcrcajc.org/events. TO HEALING 7:...…
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…56 | MARCH 24 • 2022 Building on the successful 50th anniversary celebration in 2017, the Mumford Class of 1967 Reunion Committee is putting final touches on plans for a 55th anniversary reunion. The activities will take place from Aug. 4-7, 2022. Among the planning com- mittee members are Elissa Kass Kline and Danny Kline, Michael Shewach, Doris Rubenstein, Sharon Moss Lebovic, and Marilyn Warren Bowerman. Other committee memb...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 58 MARCH 24 • 2022 | 57 PHYLLIS T. BLAU, 82, for- merly of Detroit, died March 13, 2022, in Paoli, Pa. She is survived by many cousins and friends. Ms. Blau was the daughter of the late Saul and the late Fanny Blau; sister of the late Loretta and the late Kenny. Interment was in Los Angeles, Calif. Contributions may be made to organiza- tions that benefit Jewish peo- ple in the U.S. o...…
…58 | MARCH 24 • 2022 continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY had a regular entertainment column for many years, “ Around the Town with Terry T. Brown” , in the Royal Oak Tribune. He published a novella and a book of poetry, and could write a limerick on any topic in minutes. He was an accomplished bridge player, a Gold Life Master, playing in clubs in Michigan and New Mexico, as well as national tourna- ments. He al...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 59 continued on page 60 org; or Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. A funeral ser- vice took place at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. DR. BERNARD KOLE, 62, of West Bloomfield, died March 12, 2022. He was a physi- cian, a professor, a friend, a colleague and an all-around mensc...…
…HOWARD PIKSTEIN, 66, of Northville, died March 14, 2022. He was raised in Oak Park. He helped develop the baggage conveyor sys- tem at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Professionally, Howie worked in IT program man- agement. He was employed by the Ford Motor Company for many years. Howie played Beaver Softball for more than 40 years and his number will be retired. He enjoyed ski trips and vacations to Oscoda ...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 61 Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the powerful leader of Israel’s haredi Orthodox community who was known as the “Prince of Torah, ” has died. Kanievsky was 94 and died after collapsing at his home in Bnei Brak, the center of haredi life in Israel where he was regarded with reverence. The son of a major rabbi with familial connections to numer- ous famed rabbinic dynasties, Kanievsky seemed to be destined for a position o...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Happy Women’s History Month T his month, we celebrate the achievements of women in America. Since 1995, U.S. presidents have declared March as Women’s History Month, and March 8 as International Women’s Day. This month also marks the 100th year anniversary of the first bat mitzvah in the United States. I dec...…
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…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 3 contents contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 There’s A Group for That Federation’s Affinities Department offers lots of options for Gen Xers.12 16 Local Effort Effecting Change A global network is sending Ukrainian civilians supplies, battling Russian propaganda. 20 Someday … Is Here Rabbi Josh Warshawsky will lead Shabbaton at Congregation Shaarey Zedek ...…
…4 | MARCH 17 • 2022 I t is in times of crisis that the strength and resilience of our local and international Jewish community is most evident. This remarkable community has raised over $3 million to provide urgent support to the Jewish population of Ukraine. Roughly half of those funds have been allocated through the Jewish Federation’s Ukraine Emergency Campaign to our international partners on the ground: American Joint Distri...…
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…6 | MARCH 17 • 2022 update Operation Re-Connect A fter two years of COVID-restricted travel to Israel, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA) CEO Scott Hiipakka finally arrived in the Start-Up Nation for a five-day whirl- wind visit in January. Meeting hosts rolled out the “red carpet” — meeting a real live American in the flesh, without the filter of a computer screen, was both exciting and encour- aging as we hopefull...…
…Guest Lecturer Dr. Katherine Kasdorf In 2019, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) acquired a richly detailed, double-sided folio that once belonged to an album commissioned by the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–58), patron of the Taj Mahal, toward the end of his reign. In this presentation, we will take a close look at the DIA folio, as well as related works, exploring its details, its historical and artistic contexts, and what it tells ...…
…8 | MARCH 17 • 2022 student’s corner Let Freedom Prevail “N ever shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never,” wrote Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel in his poem Never Shall I Forget. “We shall never forget” is often repeated on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, to mourn the death of more than 6 million Jewish people. Six million mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and fr...…
…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 9 Ukraine may seem rather irrelevant to the tasks pre- sented in our everyday lives, we must understand its similarities to Adolf Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland. Hitler’s invasion was a sign of his intention to not only obtain more land, but also more influence. This invasion of a bordering country, like the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict, would be the first act of Hitler’s regime, and the beginning of the ...…
…10 | MARCH 17 • 2022 essay Playing the Hand You’re Dealt I and a lot of other folks recently have learned how important our regular poker/canasta/bridge/mahj games were, when COVID showed up and made it much harder for us to meet in person. And while many of us found ways to play online or on Zoom, we soon learned that the intimate experience of guys or gals getting togeth- er around a card table was not the same online. T...…
…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 11 me, and the subject of our respective weekly poker games came up. This guy was flying to St. Louis to meet up for a poker week- end with his old poker buddies who had spread throughout the country. He was planning to drive 500 miles to pick up a friend who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to come to the reunion game. The prospect of my week- ly poker game disappearing is sad and scary. While we continue to l...…
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…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 13 N eil Sherman didn’t grow up in Metro Detroit and wanted a better under- standing of the Jewish community. Bill Goldstein “got invited to a fun event.” Stacey Goodman wanted to give back to the organization that supported her family when she was younger. Her mom struggled financially, but she was able to go to Camp Tamarack because they received financial assistance. Josh Rubin went to Israel on a Federation ...…
…continued from page 13 14 | MARCH 17 • 2022 attorneys section that launched last fall. The real estate group had a brainstorm- ing session in 2020 to discuss the issues members faced due to the pandemic. According to Kaplan, participants offered great ideas on handling difficult situations created by COVID. Sherman, a 45-year-old Bloomfield Hills real estate attorney and investor, is involved with the attorney and real estate groups....…
…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 15 participants crediting Kaplan for the program’s accomplish- ments. “ A number of us participate because of the overreaching gift she has to be a connector within our community. It’s a balancing act of putting on a great event, getting a strong group of people there, tying them to our community; and she’s masterful, ” said Sherman. Kaplan, however, praises the department’s associate director Jodi Feld, the lay...…
…OUR COMMUNITY R ussian Five (2018) filmmaker Jenny Feterovich, a Soviet Jewish immigrant, is on the phone day and night orga- nizing supplies and medical care for Ukrainian civilians stuck in the middle of war. One hour, she’s working on finding shelter for nearly two dozen orphans. Another, she’s assembling what she calls a “laundry list” of first- aid items, like bandages and tourniquets, for Ukrainian soldiers and civilia...…
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…18 | MARCH 17 • 2022 ter, water, heat or means of escape. They work together through WhatsApp, Telegram and other cell phone apps, while raising money to help support various projects. “It’s a minute-by-minute type of situation, ” Feterovich says. Currently, the network assists all areas of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kherson and regions in western Ukraine where many civilians are escaping to get away from the fighting. The biggest n...…
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…20 | MARCH 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY Rabbi Josh Warshawsky serves as the rabbi-in-residence of the Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago. He was ordained as a rabbi in May 2019 from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles and has spent the past 20 summers at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, and the last nine summers also teaching and performing at Ramah camps across the country. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, wi...…
…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 21 We’re trying to live lives of meaning and purpose and trying to figure out how we can be a better version of ourselves today than we were yesterday. When I real- ized that’s so embedded in all that Judaism is, I wanted to share that with as many people as possible. Rabbi Dahlen: I’m wonder- ing if you have any thoughts on why prayer with inten- tionality can be so hard for us. How can we get into a place whe...…
…W hile there are many soldiers throughout Israel who serve for various reasons from the U.S. some follow in their family’s footsteps. That’s exactly what Joseph Icikson, whose grandparents live in Metro Detroit, decided to do. Joseph Icikson of New York, age 22, is an active combat soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Instead of studying in college like most people his age, he decided to serve as a soldier in one of the world...…
…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 23 who suffered and lost other family during World War II. “If the Jewish people had an army 80 years ago, we wouldn’t have had the Holocaust. Through his actions — and those of his fellow soldiers — the IDF is ensuring that the horrors we have seen in the Holocaust were not in vain, and that these atrocities will never happen again,” William said. Esther went on to explain how Joseph’s love for Israel started ...…
…24 | MARCH 17 • 2022 P assover can be one of the most expensive holidays on the Jewish calendar, and for the Orthodox community, who purchase many more kosher-for-Passover specialty products and carry out extensive additional cleaning, the cost can be thousands of dollars, causing financial stress. Even for those who consider themselves to be less observant, the costs associated with putting on a seder — especially with a l...…
