…30 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 T he convergence of the observance of the Jewish New Year and start of the new school year is leaving some Jewish students and educators who learn or work in public schools feeling torn about whether to observe the holi- day or attend class. After the chaotic nature of last year’s school year due to the pandemic, families with school-age children and educators desire a beginning of the school year that i...…
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…32 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 30 trict administrators before they had a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year explaining the timing of Jewish holidays in conjunc- tion with the beginning of school. The first day of class was Aug. 30 and school is open on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Ser said the district moved curriculum night in the school where her children attend so it would not conflict with Erev Yom Kippur....…
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…34 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 S ynagogues locally and across the country, are challenged as they plan High Holiday services this year — normally a time when family and friends, clergy and congregants pray and socialize together. Until the recent spread of the more contagious Delta COVID variant, caseloads had declined considerably due to vaccination. However, the new variant is causing growing concern, even though the resulting illn...…
…36 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 34 adjacent tents or pavilions (such as at Shaarey Zedek, Temple Beth El and Temple Israel) or in public parks (planned by such congregations as B’nai Moshe, Shir Shalom and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue). Parks are especially popular for family and children’s services as they provide ample room for distancing. Livestreamed services are another way to provide safe access. Most l...…
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…38 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 F or the past four years, the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program has held a dementia-friendly Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Service, pivoting to a virtual pro- gram in 2020 due to the pandemic. Now in 2021, the award-winning program designed to involve those living with dementia and their loved ones and care partners in a service filled with familiar prayers and melodies will remain vir...…
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…40 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH continued from page 38 available or may be offered an opportunity to pick up a bag. Last year, 80 gift bags were delivered to attendees throughout Metro Detroit. The project has been underwritten by a friend of the Brown Program. Cantor Schiffer con- ducted the 2020 service from her synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing. Participants felt like they were in a shul setting an...…
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…ROSH HASHANAH O n Rosh Hashanah, when we wish each other a sweet new year, it seems natural that we associate that wish with honey. Honey, the sweet- ener mentioned in the Bible (Hebrew devash), is even sweeter than table sugar. Veteran beekeeper Joel Letvin of Bloomfield Hills points out that most often when the Bible mentions honey, it means the thick juice of dates or figs (which your grocery store might call dibs, the Arabic eq...…
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…44 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH C ongregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen does a lot of reading this time of year. He speaks to lots of people, bounc- es ideas off his wife, Meredith, and spends more time in silence. It’s all part of his prepa- ration for the High Holidays. Rabbis through- out Metro Detroit and beyond are getting ready to again inspire their largest audiences as they approach the pulpit with me...…
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…46 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 continued from page 44 ROSH HASHANAH to people about their experiences and priorities to meet them where they are. “I try to think ‘what could I bring them from Jewish tradition, from my own experi- ence, that could be inspiring, that could be a message that could stay with them or that they could return to in times of happiness, trouble or indecision. ’” Kaluzny is rereading the Torah portion and talking to...…
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…48 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 ROSH HASHANAH A pples and honey are certainly popular sym- bols of Rosh Hashanah, but pomegranates play a signifi- cant role during this holiday and in Jewish history as well. A simple online search about pomegranates yielded many articles, recipes, historical and biblical references, explana- tions of their symbolism to many cultures as well as botan- ical and health information. Pomegranates also have a l...…
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…50 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 eral cultures that pomegranates were present in the Garden of Eden and might have been what tempted Eve instead of the apple. (kew.org) • In Sephardic homes, a pomegranate often is on the seder plate at Passover. (food52.com, Rebecca Firsker) • Fertility is a popular attri- bute of pomegranates for many cultures, including Chinese, Turkish, Armenian and Middle Eastern as well as for the ancient Greeks and R...…
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…52 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY A mezuzah on the doorpost identifies a Jewish home. The sight of a mezuzah in a strange town has brought relief to trav- elers and refugees throughout our history. And even though the mezuzah would still identify a Jewish home if the letters on the scroll wore off; it would not fulfill the technical requirements of the commandment. The month before Rosh Hashanah many Jews check that their...…
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…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 55 HERE for a Happy, Healthy New Year. From all of us at the Jewish Federation, we wish you a year full of good things. Shana tova u’metuka! …
…56 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 T his year, Rosh Hashanah literally begins on Labor Day. So, while you may miss grilled burgers and hot dogs (have them on Sunday, the day before!), you’ll get to see and celebrate with loved ones and have a day off from your regular life. It may seem “early” (I don’t remember the last time Rosh Hashanah was on a secular holiday), but we know it’s actually not early on the Jewish calendar. Side dishes are...…
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…N ever tiring of the crunchy texture and sweet to tart taste, Jim Goldstein eats two to three apples a day. His favor- ites change depending on the time of year but include Golden Russets, Paula Reds and Ambrosias. As the owner of Hy’s Cider Mill in Romeo, he literally enjoys the fruit of his labor. Goldstein is a third-genera- tion farmer, an occupation not particularly common in the Jewish community. Although he’s helped his f...…
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…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 65 Our COVID Autonomy T he sight of Jews congre- gating again is beautiful. And that’s not just my opinion. Many Jews around the world during the month of Elul recite Psalm 27 after services. In it, Dovid HaMelech first declares his confidence in sur- viving his enemies because he knows Hashem will assist him. The one thing he seeks, however, is to simply dwell tranquilly in the “House of Hashem for all my lif...…
…66 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 I dedicate this essay to the memory of my late friend, David Dolinko. We were schoolmates from second or third grade through high school. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy, then a law degree and served as professor of law at UCLA for many decades. He wrote about the philosophical underpinnings of laws punishing criminal behavior. David was among the most brilliant thinkers I’ve ever met — which says ...…
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…SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 | 73 continued on page 74 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC C omposer-arranger Oded Lev-Ari, musical director of the Anat Cohen Tentet, had been looking forward to appearing before a live audience at last year’s Detroit Jazz Festival when COVID-19 forced cancellation of the performance. This year, he again looked forward to appearing live with the Tentet when COVID- 19 and area construction changed the format. Although based in De...…
…74 | SEPTEMBER 2 • 2021 Another composition is “Triple Helix, ” a concerto for clarinet in three movements. It was commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center Presents in Chicago. The ensemble considers its attributes to include being very collaborative, open and free to create strong and memorable moments on stage. Tentet is a tongue-in-cheek title for the 10 musicians. The appropriate name for a 10-piece ensemble would b...…
…ARTS&LIFE ART N ew brightly colored paintings by Israeli artist Yoram Gal come to Michigan this year as part of Arts, Beats & Eats, the festival returning Friday-Monday, Sept. 3-6, in downtown Royal Oak. Gal, who has shown his work in various summer festivals and private gather- ings around the state over many years, will be among the diverse attractions that include 200 musical acts, exercise sessions, children’s activities t...…
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