…10 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N Lachman’s brigade walked toward the scorched remains of kibbutzim along the Gaza envelope, passing bloodied bodies and burned-out, bullet-riddled cars as missiles from Gaza flew overhead. He recalled his time working alongside ZAKA, the spe- cial search-and-rescue emergency workers charged with the grim task of collecting bod- ies or any remains of bodies for identification and burial. He then had to handle ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 11 J N rior of the Federation building on Telegraph Road. The vandalism was “a hateful attempt to instill fear and disrupt our sense of safety and belonging,” Torgow said. “ And it comes at a time when our hearts are already heavy as we commemorate the tragedy in Israel that began one year ago today. “These acts were meant to shake us. They were meant to instill fear. “But let me be absolutely clear. We will no...…
…12 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N T he Ann Arbor Jewish community was all hands on deck in commemorating one year since the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. On Sunday, Oct. 6, supporters gathered at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. On Monday, Oct. 7, a daylong event was held on the University of Michigan Diag. Mari Aiudi Pattipati, Director of Cultural Arts and Education at the Ann Arbor JCC, played a pivotal role in planning and...…
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…14 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N O n the one-year anniver- sary of the Oct. 7 ter- rorist attacks on Israel, the Jewish Federation of Detroit building on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township was vandal- ized with anti-Israel and pro-Pales- tinian graffiti. On the front doors of the building, “Free Palestine” was spray-painted in bright red. The word “Intifada” was written on the windows and ground near the front entrance, along crude obs...…
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…16 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N F or Marcie Hermelin Orley, being an exempla- ry and celebrated Jewish leader and philan- thropist is like being a “link in a chain. ” Her father, David Hermelin, of blessed memory, and mother, Doreen Hermelin, two pillars of Jewish Detroit, set a daily example that left an indelible impression on Marcie at an early age. “ As a teenager, I’ d walk downstairs and there would often be 100 people in our house, a...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 17 Celebrating the Art of Jewe Wed., Nov. 6 | 7:30 PM Here’s to the Ladies Sun., Nov. 10 | 7 PM Perfect Enemy Thu., Nov. 14 | 12 PM Lunch with the Authors Sat., Nov. 9 | 7 PM The Performance FILM SCREENING Tue., Nov. 12 | 7 PM The Most Human Sun., Nov. 17 | 1 PM It Takes Two to Torah Thu., Nov. 7 | 7 PM Book Club Night Tue., Nov. 12 | 1 PM Two Envelopes Sun., Nov. 17 | 11 AM Authors Spotlight...…
…F rom Oct. 21-22, Dr. Rachel Fish of Brandeis University will be in Metro Detroit for a series of community-wide programs titled “Confronting Jew-Hatred in the 21st Century: What Do We Do About It?” Fish has devoted over 20 years to combating antisemitism. She is a co-founder of Boundless, a nonprofit think-action tank part- nering with community leaders across North America to revitalize Israel education and take bold collectiv...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 19 Representatives from MSU Office of Admissions, MSU individual colleges, MSU Hillel and The Serling Institute for Jewish Studies & Modern Israel will be on hand to answer questions! Refreshments will be served Families welcome MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS & SENIORS COME LEARN ABOUT THE Jewish Studies, Study in Israel, MSU Hillel and life on campus! KIRSCHNER RECRUIT...…
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…20 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N O neTable and The Well joined forces last month to host a special Shabbat on the Farm at the Michigan State University-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation urban agricul- ture center located in Northwest Detroit. The event’s 23 participants began the evening with a stroll- ing farm tour of the facility’s 3.5 acres led by Stathis Paul, site manager and programs coordinator. The grounds a...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 21 J N The juxtaposition of the farm tour and food waste discussion was fitting, as it highlighted how much work goes into producing food and underscored the magnitude of the human and material inputs that are squandered. Following the meal, Paul weighed the amount of food that was left on plates, finding that it totaled 4 pounds. While these remains could not be composted on the farm due to the inclusion of t...…
…22 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N A bout four years ago, Sala Wanetick had a boyfriend who had a subscription to the New York Times. She enjoyed solving the daily crossword puzzles and, before long, she was hooked. Soon she started creating puzzles herself. On Sept. 2, a puzzle she created with her friend and writing partner Emily Biegas was published in the New York Times, considered by many to be the gold standard of crosswords. It was ...…
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…TOP TO BOTTOM: Cantors Laurie Akers, Rachel Brook and Rachel Goldman. Cantor Rachel Brook, Hadassah Greater Detroit President Marcie Rosen, Cantor Rachel Goldman, Hadassah Greater Detroit Past President Nancy Bechek Bluth, Cantor Laurie Akers, Event Co-Chair Mimi Markofsky and Event Co-Chair Allison Berlin. Event attendees peruse donated items during the silent auction. W hen a community leader like Nancy Bechek Bluth, a past pr...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 25 J N Afterwards, the event recog- nized Nancy’s leadership, gener- osity and dedication to Hadassah — the Women’s Zionist Organization of America; the Hadassah Medical ...…
…26 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N E stablished in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital to the Detroit Medical Center, the Jewish Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides grants and funding to the greater Metro Detroit community. Its creation included a special restricted fund designated specifically for low vision services. When the Jewish Fund learned about Vision to Learn, an organization that provides vision screenings, ey...…
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…28 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N I n recognition of the 23rd anniversary of 9-11, Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills to host a special 9-11 ceremony. The event honored local first responders and security officers who bravely serve our community by educating students about terrorist attacks that forever changed our nation and reaffirming the shared values between Israel and the United States as ...…
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…RALLY FOR ISRAEL 4-6 Speeches from Detroit’s Oct. 7 commemoration OUR COMMUNITY 8 A Community United in Grief and Strength Thousands attend a commemoration of the Oct. 7 terror attacks. 12 Two Days of Reflection in Ann Arbor 14 Home Invasion Suspect Arrested 14 Police Investigate Vandalism at Federation It’s the third time the building’s been targeted in the past year. 16 Philanthropic Power...…
…30 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N N o one believed the Kornbleuths’ etrog meno- rah would remain lit during all eight days of Chanukah, but the Chanukah miracle sur- prised everyone, including the Kornbleuths. The Oak Park-based family, who specialize in etrog art, decided to put a unique spin on the Israeli yellow citrus fruit typically used during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot. Instead of their trademark custom etrog tallit clips, necklaces...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 31 If you are worried about Israel and Jewish College students The ADL finds colleges are failing to fight anti-Semitism on campus (ADL, April 11, 2024). Vice President Harris however feels that the anti-Israel “protesters” “are showing exactly what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza.” (The Nation, July 8, 2024). Governor Walz echoed this saying, “those folks who are speaking out loudly ar...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 33 W hen Sukkot arrives, Gwen, 11, and Nathan Elkin, 9, know what’s coming. A flatbed truck with a sukkah on it pulls up, and dozens of family and friends arrive to celebrate the holiday together. For the last handful of years, except last year because it rained, the Elkin family has coordinated with The Shul to have its sukkah on wheels stop at their nearby West Bloomfield home. “It’s a tradition,” Gwen says. “I...…
…34 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 W hether you’re making a paper chain for a sukkah or some painted fruit art for the holiday this fall, there are lots of great projects to try. Here are a few ideas to get you started: PAPER CHAINS PAPER CHAINS You’ll need: -Colored paper -Scissors -Tape or stapler Here’s what to do: Cut your paper into evenly sized strips. Make a loop out of each strip and close it using tape or a stapler. Keep going ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 35 L ots of people have favorite food to eat this time of year. Many of them are cozy, hearty and warm. Here’s a recipe for a black bean salad that wouldn’t be too hard to carry outside to share in your sukkah with family and friends. BLACK BEAN SALAD Ingredients: 1 16 oz. can black beans, rinsed 1 16 oz. can cannellini beans, rinsed ½ red onion, chopped fine ½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 2 Tbsp. ol...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 37 J N I moved to Israel in late summer of 2023, and shortly thereafter, the time came to get an etrog. As it turned out, I got my etrog in a total- ly unanticipated way. But first, a word about the four species used on Sukkot: palm frond, willow, myrtle and etrog (see Leviticus 23:49). Why those spe- cies? The verse does not explain, so Maimonides offers an explanation: The Torah commands us to take up fruit a...…
…38 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 M any readers of the Detroit Jewish News who build sukkot in celebration of the holiday live in detached homes with ample yard space for constructing the temporary hut. During the years that I lived in Southfield, my family built a large suk- kah on our backyard deck. However, for observant Jews living in urban apartments, finding a location for building a sukkah can be challenging. One year when I was a to...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 39 J N In Israel, the need for sukkah bal- conies is theoretically mitigated by the fact that not all Israelis are observant. However, as mixed neighborhoods containing religious and secular Jews are becoming rarer, it is increasingly common to have whole buildings in which sukkah balconies are sought after. For the most part, consumer demand drives developers to offer apartments with sukkah balconies, but legisl...…
…4 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N ‘The People of Israel Stood Tall’ On this past Oct. 7, Jewish Federation of Detroit President Gary Torgow addressed more than 4,000 people at a rally commemorating the horrific massacre in Israel the year before. On the anniversary of the tragedy, Torgow issued a call for strength and unity — and for faith in the future. Here are his comments in full. For the story about the event at Congregation Shaarey ...…
…O ne year ago, on Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, Israel experienced the single worst terrorist attack in our history. The per- petrators of the “ Al-Aqsa Flood” raped, tortured, murdered, mutilated bodies and took hostages back to Gaza. They made gleeful video records of their actions. Their admirers, ecstatic civilians back home in Gaza, some joyful civilians throughout the Arab and Muslim world, along with activists at universi- ties...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 41 J N Yizkor to services on Yom Kippur, and then on Shavuot and the other festivals. Centuries later, in the sum- mer of 1349, after the Black Plague had devastated Europe, mobs blamed the Jews for the plague and murdered thousands of Jews in Mainz. Once again, communities added memorial prayers on Shabbat, this time to the Shabbat before the Ninth of Av. The late Rabbi Leo Yehuda Goldman of Congregation Shaarey...…
…42 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N Riders pose in front of Michigan Central. LEFT: Committee member Ron Solish. Dozens of bikers participated in Ride for the Living. Dorothy Barak, Ruth Lerman and Marcia Mumbrue faces&places T he Detroit Jewish Federation’s annual Ride for the Living was a huge show of solidarity and pride from our Detroit Jewish community. Dozens of bikers rode from Ferndale to the Detroit Riverfront and back to benefit th...…
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…44 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N S pencer Lucker was formally introduced as the new president of NEXTGen Detroit at its annual meeting on Sept. 4, although he was technically voted into the position in May 2023 and served as incoming president for one year. The presidency is also a one-year term. Lucker has been excited to settle into the role, especially after being able to observe and be mentored by Jennifer Maxbauer, now immediate ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 45 J N their arms to members of the community that are new to NEXTGen Detroit. “How can we be more welcoming? Who could we be more inclusive of by doing this rather than that? Who have we unintentionally not engaged yet, where we can now flip the script and intentionally include in our programming so that the success we’ve seen over the past 13 years can be available to more people? “My vision is achieving tho...…
…46 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N T he JCC Maccabi Games were canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those cancellations twice deprived Noah Tracht of the opportunity to play for the Detroit hockey team in the Maccabi Games. Then he aged out in 2022. He became too old to com- pete in the event for Jewish teenage athletes. “I remember being disappointed about the cancellation in 2020, but I thought I just needed to be ...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 47 Tickets are on sale for the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation’s 38th annual Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at The J, 6600 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. After a 5 p.m. reception and 6 p.m. strolling dinner, the program will begin at 6:45 p.m. followed by a dessert reception. In addition to the induction of five Hall of Fame members, five Pillars of Excellence award win...…
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…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 49 U-M Regent Ron Weiser Makes $25M Gift to University University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser made a $25 million gift to the university to establish the Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer. Weiser and his family have committed more than $200 million to U-M over the years. The gift includes a $5 million matching gift to encourage additional gifts to the center, which will be housed within the UM Health R...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 5 J N incomplete, the Jewish people are similarly incomplete if even one Jew is missing from the collective entity that is the nation of Israel. This is the reason why on the holiday of Simchat Torah, when we joyously celebrate the priceless gift of becoming a nation, we take the Torah scrolls out of the Ark, and we distribute them among all those assembled. Everyone in the synagogue, regardless of their backgro...…
…50 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 J N T here is something very strange about the festival of Sukkot. On the one hand, it is the festival supremely associated with joy: “ And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days” Lev. 23:40 In the Torah as a whole, joy is men- tioned not at all in relation to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or Pesach, once in connection with Shavuot and three times in connection with Sukkot. Hence Sukkot’s name: Z’m...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 51 J N brated their strength. They built palac- es and castles as expressions of invin- cibility. The Jewish people were dif- ferent. They carried with them a story about the uncertainties and hazards of history. They spoke of their ancestors’ journey through the wilderness with- out homes, houses, protection against the elements. It is a story of spiritual strength, not military strength. A MATTER OF SURVIVAL Sukkot...…
…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...…
…54 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 C raig Paul Nowak is the 2024 recipient of the Nancy Coumoundouros Distinguished Service to the Arts Award bestowed at the Farmington Area Arts Awards on Sept. 28. Nowak is the program manager at the Creative Expressions Program at Gesher Human Services. The program serves people with mental health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing a space for creative expres- sion and gr...…
…OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 55 J N TWO NEW MOVIES; TRACKER STUFF; BLOOM NETFLIX SPECIAL; CRAZY LADY We Live in Time is a romantic drama that opens wide on Oct. 18. It covers decades in the life of Tobias (Andrew Garfield, 41) and Almut (Florence Pugh), Tobias’ romantic and life partner. The couple sort of “meet cute” — he’s preoccupied by divorce papers that were just served on him — and he wanders into a road. Almut hits him with her ...…
