…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 55 T he Passover seder tells the story of freedom — how God enabled the Hebrews to escape from slavery in Egypt and journey to the Promised Land. For those Jewish individuals who are incarcerated during Passover, the holiday may be especially poignant. But this small group of Jewish individuals is not forgotten during the holiday. Rabbi Schneur Silberberg, director of outreach and assistant rabbi at Sara Tu...…
…PASSOVER O nce upon a time, the festival meal on the first night of Passover fea- tured the meat of the Paschal lamb or kid goat. Many people even now feel that meat should have a central place at festival meals. But even they might want to have at least one milchig (milky) meal featuring matzah brei, gefilte fish or an elegant baked fish. That milky meal practically demands a memorable rich dessert. A couple of years ago, our daugh...…
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…58 | MARCH 30 • 2023 PASSOVER MEDITATION GUIDE Bring calmness and meaning to your seder with these guided meditations. Download at https://tinyurl.com/ fhvt98m2. YES, A COMPUTER WROTE THIS HAGGADAH Add some laughter and debate to your seder this year with these humorous, witty and thought-provoking Haggadah additions — all written by Chat GPT, an open-source artificial intelligence platform. Download at https://tinyurl. com/27...…
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…6 | MARCH 30 • 2023 Letter to the Editor “Diversity and Inclusion” “Diversity and inclusion” never seem to include Jews, and as we’ve seen at Bloomfield Hills High School, “diversity and inclusion” can descend into Jew hatred. Somehow, even though almost 60% of religiously motivated hate crimes are committed against Jews, BHHS program orga- nizers couldn’t find a Jewish speaker to speak about anti-Jewish discrimination. While o...…
…60 | MARCH 30 • 2023 PASSOVER S inging is tradition- ally a major part of the Passover seder, and it certainly makes for a more festive and participa- tory celebration. But what if your repertoire of Passover songs is lacking or you can’t remember the lyrics or mel- odies even for classics like “Dayenu” or “Chad Gadya”? Or what if you have an urge to accompany the singing on guitar (or some other instru- ment) this year? CHABA...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 61 Passover music and other content. Search the site’s clip library for songs and other content. You can search by media type (i.e. text, audio or video) and also by section of the seder. CHABAD This site features more than 15 Passover songs with streamable audio (plus links directing you to places where you can purchase the songs) and printable song sheets/lyrics in Hebrew, English and translitera- tion. One u...…
…O ne of the greatest gifts we can give our kids is a strong and positive connection to their Jewish heri- tage. America is a melting pot and a nation of immigrants, but every Jewish child should experience the wonderful depth and richness of Jewish culture and forge their own unique Jewish identity. Encouraging kids — especially teens — to strengthen the connection to Judaism and actively explore their Jewish heritage can be challen...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 63 3. Encourage your children to undertake their bar or bat mitzvah and try to make it a profound experience for them. 4. Make a point of exploring different types of Jewish food and cooking. Don’t limit your- self to a weekly Shabbat dinner when it comes to Jewish cuisine. 5. Give your kids the adven- ture of a lifetime and take them — or send them — on a trip to Israel. It’s the single best way to give them a sol...…
…64 | MARCH 30 • 2023 E ntrepreneur Ben Newman is refreshed and excited about last month’s reopening of his popular Detroit Institute of Bagels (DiB), whose marketing tagline is “Nosh, Nibble & Fress (Yiddish for “eat”) on Some Fun. ” Trying to recall the inspiration for his business’ name, he said, “I think it was a play on ‘Detroit Institute of Arts, ’ and/or an homage to ‘Detroit Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilita...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 65 BEN NEWMAN Title: Owner, Detroit Institute of Bagels Residence: Detroit since 2010 Family: Jessica Fullenkamp, his wife since 2016 and a clinical social worker at Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park; and their daughter, Selah, 3 Education: Graduate, Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills; University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: undergraduate degree in history and master’s in urban planning Hobbies: Making non-bagel...…
…HEALTH I f you’re anything like me, you are eager for the shorter, colder days of winter to give way to warmer weath- er where the thought of an evening walk is enticing! As you contin- ue musing about spring, you then happily realize that summer can’t be far away, either. And then this happy bubble suddenly pops when you realize that summer means swimming, and that means bathing suit season… ARRGGHH! And in that quiet moment, it ...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 67 are able to do that com- pletely on their own … they are highly motivated, and when they say they will lose 20 pounds and exer- cise more, they just do it. For many of us, though, it is not that simple. Sure, we want to lose weight, exer- cise, lower our cholesterol and blood sugar levels, manage our stress, etc., — but not today. Maybe tomorrow. If this sounds all too familiar, you may be interested to know ...…
…68 | MARCH 30 • 2023 NEXT DOR E mily Kahn spent seven years working in the fast-paced fashion industry in New York City. She held sales positions for leading brands such as Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Helmut Lang and more but never anticipated switching career paths to real estate. Kahn, 30, of Birmingham, studied apparel merchan- dising at Indiana University. “I always knew I wanted to work in fashion,” she explains. As Emily...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 69 paced world of New York City fashion. “It’s a lot of work,” she explains. “You have to be passionate to put in the time and effort. It’s very demanding, but very rewarding in the end.” Outside of work in real estate, Kahn hosts events for NEXTGen Detroit, an arm of Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit that strives to build a vibrant community for young Jewish adults. This year, she was a host for EPIC, ...…
…MARCH 30• 2023 | 7 P ikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016. “No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is 14 years old and has recently arrived from Afghanistan with her father and younger brother. I am not sure why I’m in this camp. All I know is that one night I was home watching the PBS news, footage of flimsy overcrowded orange life- rafts filling the screen, and somethi...…
…70 | MARCH 30 • 2023 N oah Adamczyk’s fantastic basketball career at Bloomfield Hills High School is over. It was a career like none other. No boys basketball player at Lahser, Andover or the combined Bloomfield Hills scored more points than Adamczyk. The 6-foot guard’s total was 1,519 points in four years, and that includes losing several games two seasons ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I didn’t know I broke the record ...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 71 MELISSA MICHAELSON MELISSA MICHAELSON their heads. “Their effort was great. They fought and scrapped. I never thought they were out of a game. They competed. They never got discouraged. They improved week by week. I’m very proud of them,” Sutton said. Six of Frankel’s 14 losses were by five points or less. Frankel was in the five-team Catholic League Intersectional 2 Division. Three of its losses were inflicted b...…
…MAZEL TOV! 72 | MARCH 30 • 2023 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@ thejewishnews.com or (248) 3...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 73 T his week, we read from the book of Leviticus, which is often considered one of the more chal- lenging books of Torah. Leviticus is made up largely of very detailed explanations regarding sacrifice and ritual. These particulars surrounding ritual sacrifice are harder for us to personally relate to. After all, the spiritual practices of the ancient Israelites do not resemble what our Judaism looks like tod...…
…74 | MARCH 30 • 2023 T he institution of the haftarah — reading a passage from the prophetic literature alongside the Torah portion — is an ancient one, dating back at least 2,000 years. Scholars are not sure when, where and why it was instituted. Some say that it began when Antiochus IV’s attempt to eliminate Jewish practice in the second century BCE sparked the revolt we celebrate on Chanukah. At that time, so the tradition goe...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 75 to the point of discord. Here is the Torah telling us to fast, atone and purify ourselves, and here is the Prophet telling us that none of this will work unless we engage in some kind of social action, or at the very least behave honorably toward others. Torah and haftarah are two voices that do not sound as if they are singing in harmony. The other extreme example is the haftarah for today’s parshah. Tzav is abou...…
…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...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 77 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 Farmington ...…
…78 | MARCH 30 • 2023 W hen Julie Orringer wrote The Flight Portfolio in 2019, it never occurred to her that one day it would become a Netflix show. But Transatlantic, a seven-part series that begins streaming on April 7, is based on her book. “It’s wonderful and surreal to see my work being adapted for a Netflix series,” says Orringer, who was partly raised in Ann Arbor and graduated from Huron High School. “I’m delighted the way...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 79 about him, the clearer it seemed that he needed his own book.” Both Transatlantic and The Flight Portfolio are historically accurate but have been fictionalized in order to illuminate the characters’ inner lives. In Orringer’s book, the historical facts were not altered and the characters bear their real names, but she wanted to dig a little deeper into Fry’s personal life. “I wanted to be completely faithful in ...…
…8 | MARCH 30 • 2023 opinion Which side are you on: Jewish American or American Jew? E arlier this month the New York Times convened what it called a “focus group of Jewish Americans. ” I was struck briefly by that phrase — Jewish Americans — in part because the Times, like the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, tends to prefer “ American Jews. ” It’s seemingly a distinction without a difference, although I know others might disagree...…
…80 | MARCH 30 • 2023 I t’s no secret that many of the composers who built the Great American Songbook — Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen among them — were Jewish. Less celebrated, however, are the Jewish women in those ranks. But Hadar Orshalimy hopes to change that. On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Israeli-born, New York-based singer and songwriter released a new album, “Witchcraft, ” f...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 81 Employing a DIY, grass- roots strategy and funding via Kickstarter and other cam- paigns, Orshalimy has built a dedicated audience through house concerts and other inti- mate appearances, including for synagogues and cultural orga- nizations. She’s released sev- eral albums of her own music and works with her husband as a duo called We Are the Northern Lights. “Witchcraft, ” meanwhile, is a sequel to her first ja...…
…82 | MARCH 30 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW J oshua Skarf has a strong convic- tion that “whatever we work in can only be used to enhance the Torah.” He maintains that his specialized knowledge in his profession — archi- tecture — affords him a distinct angle from which to view topics throughout the Torah. And he backs up that conviction in ArchitecTorah, a book of 178 short essays that invite readers to look into a passage of the...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 83 ABOVE: Balcony arrangements in Israel. LEFT: Fragment of a Classical decorated ceiling from Temple Mount excavations. BELOW: The author on site in Mamilla. times provided drawings and 3-D models to the building crew; the Midrash explains that Moses also received models along with the Torah’s words. For the same reason, ArchitecTorah includes many photographs and diagrams. Browsing through ArchitecTorah, the read...…
…84 | MARCH 30 • 2023 PAINT, A MOVIE, AND THE AMAZING SCHOENBERG FAMILY Paint opens in theaters on April 7. The film centers on Carl Nargle (Owen Wilson), who has hosted Vermont’s No. 1 painting (TV) show for about 30 years. (The Nargle character is clearly inspired by the late Bob Ross of PBS fame. But Carl is not nearly as famous as Ross was). Things change when Carl’s TV station hires a young woman to do a similar show. It’s ...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 85 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS AMAZING PASSOVER RACE 9:30 AM, APRIL 2 At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. A bagel brunch, crafts, songs and a special “Get out of Egypt!” obstacle course. All families with children 0-12 are invited and welcome to participate — something for everybody. Registration info: shaareyzedekshulcloud. com. JEWISH ASTROLOGY 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, APRIL 2 Organized by the Jewi...…
…86 | MARCH 30 • 2023 American professional basketball player in Israel. Here is a story of triumph: Armstrong fought the Israeli Interior Ministry for his right to make aliyah. Throughout his journey, he received support and help from the White House Jewish liaison, many U.S. ambassadors and philanthropists. Mr. Armstrong was granted citizenship ... but not as a Jew. NOSH & A MOVIE 10 AM-NOON, APRIL 4 At Adat Shalom Synagog...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 88 | MARCH 30 • 2023 BILL BERLIN, formerly of Port Huron and Florida, died March 16, 2023, in San Diego, Calif. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Harriet; children, Sharon and David Wax, Steven and Robin Berlin; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. CONSTANCE “CONNIE” DRESCHER, 92, formerly of Port Huron, passed away peacefully with family by her side in her home in Bellevue, Wash.,...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 89 continued on page 90 Freeman, who he was together with for 70 years; the loving brother of the late Donald Freedman; the dear brother-in-law of the late Alvin B. Spector. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, 1169 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, nkfm.org/get-involved/ giving; American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, S...…
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…90 | MARCH 30 • 2023 continued from page 89 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Contributions may be made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JEFFREY LOUIS PETERMAN, 68, of Okemos, died March 23, 2023, after a coura- geous battle with lung cancer. He was sur- rounded by loved ones who will continue his legacy by living life to their fullest and appreciating th...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 91 continued on page 92 Skye, Sophie, Lilly and Lexie Formanek; brother, Ross (Harlene) Van Ness of Muncie, Ind.; sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Leslie (David) Molitz; and many loving nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will occur in the near future. Contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or Trinity Health at Home (Hospice Care). WENDY LYNNE (ROSSIN) MACKINNON, 56, of Ea...…
…92 | MARCH 30 • 2023 continued from page 91 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Following a short detour to Shreveport, La., Jack and Sharon moved back to Michigan, where they stayed for the remainder of his career. Sharon died in 1989, soon after they made a retirement move to be closer to Jack’s brother Hank, and his wife Judy, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Following Hank’s death, Jack moved to San Diego to be closer to Leslye and her famil...…
…MARCH 30 • 2023 | 93 D r. Jan Rival, 87, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 15, 2023. He was born in Bratislava of the former Czechoslovakia, and was married there in 1963 to Eva Slobodova. Both are Holocaust survivors. Raised in a fam- ily of doctors in Czechoslovakia, Jan never doubted that he would also become a physician. Dr. Rival became a renowned internist and cardiol- ogist respected by his peers, admired by his students ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 94 | MARCH 30 • 2023 The ‘Jewish Catskills’ T his past Jan. 3, our intrepid reporter Danny Schwartz swung his “Synagogue Spotlight” onto First Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in South Haven, Michigan. First Hebrew has served the small local Jewish com- munity since 1928. Moreover, it has served annual contingents of r...…
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…12 | MARCH 23 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column Dream Big Getting big, bold things done requires determination and resilience. D reaming big was on my mind as I boarded my flight home after spending a few days in Israel last month. I traveled to Israel with Corewell Health and Henry Ford colleagues, and others from Michigan, to gain insights from Israeli culture, inno- vative start-ups and the country’s health care syst...…
