…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...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE THEATER A s Stephen Sondheim once wrote in the musical Follies, “She’s a Broadway baby. Learning how to sing and dance. Waiting for that one big chance. To be in a show.” On Sept. 8 at Franklin Hills Country Club, Broadway star Julie Benko treated Cabaret 313 donors to a musical history of her career. A career that ultimately led to Benko being named by the New York Times as the 2022 Breako...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 35 UPCOMING CONCERTS Nov. 9, 2024: Matt Doyle at The Cube at the DSO, sponsored by Nancy Bechek Bluth and Lawrence Bluth Jan. 25, 2025: University of Michigan Musical Theatre Seniors at the Detroit Opera Black Box, sponsored by Marcie and Rob Orley March 22, 2025: Catherine Russell at The Cube at the DSO, sponsored by Gary L. Wasserman and Charles A. Kashner April 26, 202: Michael Maliakel and Sonya Balsara at The Cub...…
…M emories of family incidents and interests occupy the artistic space of Recollection, the exhibit scheduled through Dec. 11 at the Janice Charach Gallery in The J in West Bloomfield. Four of the artists are Peggy Stulberg, showing part of a family series around cars and home; Marci Bykat, spotlighting a message from her late mom; Judi Mindell, focusing on religious men sitting shivah for her brother-in-law; and Nancy Wanchik, calli...…
…and painted “Still Talking” about the need to remember the Holocaust. Married to a software architect and artist, Daniel Bykat, she is bringing art into the temple by securing a grant. Mindell of Franklin has an Orthodox-observant sister living in Israel and, when Mindell’s brother-in- law died, she painted a picture repre- senting the man’s brothers in prayer. “I used strictly watercolors,” said Mindell, who works in her Franklin hom...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N L ike many kids growing up in the ’70s, Jewish director and producer Alan Bernstein was hooked on MAD magazine. The wildly popular magazine made a splash with its crude humor, cynicism and irreverence that transformed it into one of pop culture’s biggest phenomena of all time. Yet no matter how long he waited, Bernstein noticed no mainstream filmmaker was making a documentary on MAD magazine. Finally, ...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 39 J N to Gilbert Gottfried, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Bryan Cranston. He also launched a Kickstarter in 2013 that raised $50,000 for the film. This crucial funding helped push When We Went MAD! into new territories, including partnering with a production company, Chassy Media (co-founded by comedian Adam Carolla), to help finish the film. Bernstein initially assembled an impressive 40 hours of footage, which has ...…
…4 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N opinion No, We Shouldn’t Retire the Word ‘Zionism.’ We Should Take It Back. I n the face of campus attacks on “Zionists” and a global backlash against the very ideology of “Zionism,” there have been calls to retire the word Zionism. The latest came from Case Western Reserve University professors Alanna Cooper and Sharona Hoffman, who argue that because Israel’s enemies use the word to avoid saying “Isra...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE BOOKS A mir Tibon, an award- winning Israeli journalist, has documented the amaz- ing story of his family’s survival in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7. In his book The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival and Hope, Tibon recounts how his parents helped res- cue his family, driving from Tel Aviv, when they received a text from their son early on Oct. 7 after Hamas terrorists attacked the k...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 41 J N T his brisket recipe will be a star on your holiday table or any time of year. My good friend has a special brisket recipe that everyone who tastes it declares it as the best! I know everyone says their brisket is the best, but my friend Julie Unatin’s, who was given the recipe by our friend Heidi Rosenbaum, really is that good. It is full of carrots and potatoes and cranberry goodness. Try it for yourself ...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N XMAS WITH SAWYER, OFFERINGS FROM OUR MEXICAN AND FRENCH ‘LANDSMEN’ Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point is a comedy/drama film that will have a limited premiere on Nov. 8 and will open wide on Nov. 15. The film focuses on a Christmas celebration, and rarely do I find something about a Christmas- time film to write about. But this film is a bit different. Here’s the film’s premise: On Christmas Eve, an Italia...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 43 J N VETERANS SHABBAT 9:30 AM, NOV. 9 (SAT.) At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Feel free to parade in our sanctuary with your favorite veteran or do so with a photo of them in their memory. Enjoy a Shabbat lunch after the service. Keynote speaker: Brig. Gen. Scott Hiipakka. FUN FOR KIDS NOON-2 PM, NOV. 10 (SUN.) At Adat Shalom Synagogue, those in kindergarten to fifth grade will enjoy a fun afte...…
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…46 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N The Bulletin Board community bulletin board professional services Addiction Counseling Trauma Recovery Individual Talk Therapy Lianne Paskel, 248.763.6244 LiannePaskel@LivingPotential.Today LOOKING FOR A DRIVER AND COMPANION? Retired medical assistant seeking employment helping individuals with rides to appointments, shopping or other needed activities. Having worked in the medical profession f...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 47 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY HENRY BALBES, 98, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 26, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Peggy Balbes and the late Selma Balbes. He is survived by his chil- dren, Craig and Tina, Xorin and Truman, and Barry and Pamela; grandchildren, Jenny and Eric Sweiden, Amy and Roman Morrow, Jordan and Emily Balbes, Alan and Eric Dritz, and Jake and Ali Balbes; great-grandchildren, Blake, Mad...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY D r. Harris Mainster dedi- cated his life to medical service both at home and across the world. He died Oct. 10, 2024, at the age of 87. Known for his extraordinary commitment to helping others, Harris spent 50 summers volun- teering his surgical skills in remote parts of the world — and never once sent a bill. He and his wife, Phoebe, shouldered the costs of each mission trip, d...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 49 J N TERRY KATHRYN MARGOLIS, 66, of Novi, died Oct. 24, 2024. She is survived by her husband, David Margolis; daughter and son-in- law, Breanne and Michael Failor; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Mara Margolis; grandchil- dren, Elliot, Joshua and Jacob Failor, Levi and Jude Margolis; brother and sister-in-law, David and Laura Cattermole; sister, Anne Cattermole Levy; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ho...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 5 J N With Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, you know you are getting the best access in the state. We not only offer the largest network of doctors and hospitals in Michigan, but we also make sure you have access to them wherever you go with resources such as our easy-to-use mobile app and 24-Hour Nurse Line. You deserve to feel your best, and we are always ready to help make sure you do. For...…
…50 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY B enjamin Korn, 99, of Novi, died Oct. 24, 2024. Anyone who knew Ben Korn would know the answer to this question, “What do you call 12 rabbits in a row walking backwards? … a receding hairline.” He taught us all that a good joke is great, a bad joke is even better. Ben was born just shy of 100 years ago on Nov. 17, 1924, in Detroit. His parents were Philip and Sophie Korn...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 51 J N husband for 58 years of the late Annette Meskin; the devoted son of the late Rose and the late Julius Meskin. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Magen David Adom, 3175 Commercial Ave., Suite 101, Northbrook, IL 60062, afmda. org; or Friendship Circle, 6892 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. NOA...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Felicia and Brad Wasserman Teen Scholarship Fund at Camp Tamarack, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. c. 2104 HELENE SINGER, 90, former Detroiter of Los Angeles, Calif., died in July of 2024 after a long, full life. She graduated from UCLA, did clothing modeling and then voiceover work for s...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 53 D r. Mark Parr Owens, 85, dedicated husband, father and physician, passed away peacefully in his Sacramento, Calif., home Oct.19, 2024, surrounded by his beloved wife, Ruth Raskin Owens; his four children and four grand- children. Born in Detroit, May 7, 1939, to Lillian and Albert Owens, he was the eldest of three chil- dren: treasured brother to Carol Owens Rosenberg and Dr. Leon Owens. Mark graduated f...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation I recently had a very nice chat with Don Rudick, the executive director of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation. We discussed some of the Foundation’s work, especially its signature event, the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony and ...…
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…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 7 J N Netanyahu had agreed. The White House sent a procession of high- level U.S. officials to Israel — the hibuk, in Hebrew, the bearhug — to help stay its hand. Finally, supremely sensitive American intelligence documents detailing Israel’s preparations for the raid were leaked to a pro-Iranian social media platform. The disclosure, the Israeli press reported, forced the IDF to delay the retaliation’s timing a...…
…8 | NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 J N H illary Glaser of Walled Lake knows all about trying to navigate Jewish and secular activities with her family. She, her hus- band Craig, kids Yoav, 12, Ori, 11, and their foreign exchange student visitor, Dana, 15, have busy sched- ules that constantly require them to reflect on their priorities as they try to fit it all in. She’s had Yoav and Ori attend Hebrew school at Adat Shalom on Sundays, but not always...…
…NOVEMBER 7 • 2024 | 9 J N It’s an issue families around the community face as they attempt to balance Jewish communal and secu- lar responsibilities and interests. Clergy, Jewish professionals and the Jewish com- munity are committed to meeting parents where they are and finding pathways to Jewish pride, joy and responsibility that are sincere and authentic, he emphasized. But fitting that into family life in 2024 takes lots of adapta...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Annual Dinner 2024 $200 November 3, 2024 / 2 Heshvan, 5785 thejewishnews.com • Special Edition • An Evening of Unity DINNER EDITION Special …
…Southfield, MI — October 25, 2023 A lright, I’m going to explain why the Yeshiva is so important to me and why it has a cer- tain touch in my heart. I was born in a dis- placed persons camp right after the war in 1947. My parents were survivors, and we came to Detroit and my first school was the Yeshiva. I’ve been involved with the Yeshiva for over 70 years, starting as a child. So that was my first, first school, and it stayed with me....…
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…M others. Daughters. Sisters. Aunts. Grandmothers. Friends. More than 600 women of all ages gathered on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 22, to “bring the community together one braid at a time” at the annual RISE challah bake, sponsored by Partners Detroit in collaboration with more than 20 local Jewish organizations. Joyful music filled the air as the inspiring sold- out event got underway at the Nancy Grosfeld Campus in Oak Park. We u...…
…600 Jewish women, arm in arm, singing together, “Hinei ma tov uma naim…” Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 | 13 J N but went back to rescue people he had just met. After finding them, his car was shot up by Hamas, and they were captured and abducted to Gaza. Einav explained that when Ori was 13, he was critically injured in a serious car accident on his way to his bar mitzvah. She prayed to Hashem for her son to re...…
…O n July 29, the first-ever championship of Partners Detroit’s newly formed ice hockey league took place at the Buffalo Wild Wings Arena in Troy. It was a close game, culminating in a tense overtime shootout. Five nail- biting minutes later, as the crowd cheered, the aptly named Pastrami Penguins scored and ultimately took home the oversized trophy. The winning Pastrami Penguins — Avi Kohn, Daniel Kohn, Dovid Rosenfeld, Eli Seligs...…
…watched the Pastrami Penguins score their way to victory. According to Linkner, one of the highlights was seeing how players improved throughout the season. “One guy, Zvi Hershberg, had never really played before,” said Linkner. “We were all sending him videos on tips and giving him tricks to help him score. On Monday, at the consolation game, while his whole family was there watching, Zvi scored for his first time! He was over the...…
…YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH 16 | NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition J N Forty-one women travel to Israel as part of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit Dembs Mission. Faith Over Fear A shot-out window at Kibbutz Nir Oz PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN SPECTOR ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 6, 2024 …
…Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 | 17 J N I recently returned from 10 days in Israel as a partic- ipant in the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit Dembs Mission. Named for Ryan Dembs, a Detroit area businessman and philanthropist who passed away suddenly two years ago, and funded in part by his family, the Dembs Mission was composed of 41 exception- al women from across the Metro Detroit area who cam...…
…freshly unfurled beauty. It was almost as if nature was standing up in a way that the people of Nir Oz could not, announcing boldly and defiantly that Am Yisrael Chai, and we will stand vigil until the time when you can finally return home, and the healing process can begin. After several other difficult stops, including the Nova Festival site and a “car graveyard,” our day ended at an army base where 60 young women live, work and tra...…
…Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 | 19 J N L ong before Oct. 7, I wanted to go on the 2024 Yeshivah Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit moms’ mission to Israel. After that tragic day, I was less cer- tain. But by February, I felt it was imper- ative to go and do my small part to show support. As nervous as I was, the thing I was most afraid about was telling my 81-year- old mother — figuring her anxiety over my safety...…
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…20 | NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition J N THIS PAGE: Mission participants visit with soldiers at an Israeli army base. I joined a group of young women at their dinner table, and it took a few minutes to figure out how to communicate. Once we got past the initial shyness, smiles spread across their faces, and a few started talking to us in English. They came from all corners of Israel, plus several were Lone Sold...…
…Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 | 21 J N Torahs, the rabbi in charge, a 70-year-old Kohein who served on the front lines during the 1973 Yom Kippur war, shared with pride the work they do to pro- tect the scrolls, many of which get sent in the field with troops. Before we left, he bestowed on us the Priestly Blessing as we all cried once again. The whole experience on the base felt symbolic to me. I left thin...…
…T hree weeks ago, I was one of 41 women who embarked on the Dembs Mission to Israel with Partners Detroit. In a time of global uncertainty for Jews, this mission had a profound impact that none of us could have antici- pated. Any apprehen- sion about traveling to Israel during wartime was overshadowed by the compelling need to be there with our people and share in the collective sorrow for all that has been lost. Ryan Dembs loved...…
…Volunteer Organizations Ryan Dembs was articulate, witty and brilliant, but what truly set him apart was his propensity for action. He walked through life constantly asking how he could help, and he always followed through. In his memory, Partners Detroit participants were able to ask the same question and, more importantly, take the next step toward action. Here are a few of the organizations they were able to visit and help: Jen Ai...…
…Kibbutz Nir Oz, once a peaceful com- munity, was now a haunting landscape of ruined homes, burned to force residents out of their safe rooms. On Oct. 7, one quarter of its residents were murdered and many were kidnapped when terrorists stormed the kibbutz. Our guide insisted that we enter each home and witness the aftermath of the tragedy firsthand. We stepped through broken glass and ducked under fallen beams. We lingered in the home...…
…PHOTOS ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT: Angelique Power, President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation; Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District; Eric Haley, Associate Superintendent of the Southern District of Detroit Catholic Schools; and Dr. Colleen Allen, President of the Autism Alliance of Michigan. 26 | NOVEMBER 3 • 2024 Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Special Edition J N YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH OR...…
