…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Limmud is Back A day of Jewish learning takes place — in person — at the Wayne State campus Oct. 30. 16 Women of Vision Nightline Co-Anchor Juju Chang to headline NCJW Michigan’s Annual fundraiser Oct. 26. 17 On the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive The Zekelman Holocaust Center to host virtual program on Oct. 30. 18 JLearn ...…
…4 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY essay A Full-Circle Journey: Bringing Ethiopian Jewry Home T he first time I encountered the Ethiopian Jewish community, I was surrounded by stealth and darkness. As the leader of one of Israel’s elite combat units, Shaldag, I was on a mission to airlift Ethiopian Jews to safety via Hercules planes. It was 1983 and the mission, shrouded in secrecy and conducted in the shadows, was ...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 5 As we welcome the new year, what kind of society do we wish to be? One that throws its olim — whether they be North American, Ukrainian or Ethiopian — into the deep end of the pool and hope that they know how to swim? Or do we want to provide them not only a life raft, but the tools to be able to navigate those waters? At The Jewish Agency, we strongly believe in the latter approach. As such, we operate 2...…
…6 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: se...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com OCTOBER 20• 2022 | 7 Please support The Zekelman Holocaust Center and honor Nancy & Arn Tellem Presenting Sponsor Tom & Holly Gores President Gary Karp Chairman of the Board Steven Grant Chairs Nancy & Jim Grosfeld Vice Chairs Carolyn & Jim Bellinson Hadas & Dennis Bernard Marlene & Jef Cohen Ashley & KC Crain Julie & Peter...…
…8 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Creative Diplomacy Yields Wins for Lebanon and Bigger Wins for Israel C reativity is underrated in diplomacy. But when deployed effectively, it can turn a hopeless stalemate into an unexpected opportunity. The key is that all parties must embrace what it offers. Through more than a decade of U.S.- brokered attempts to resolve the Israel-Lebanon maritime boundary dispute, littl...…
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…10 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column A Time for Reflection T he period around the High Holidays is a time for self-reflection and consideration of what we can do better in the coming year. It is a time for contrition, retro- spection but also an opportunity to look forward. As I engage in my own self-analysis each year, I ask myself what I can do to improve the lives of others in my Jewish community. My desi...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A day of Jewish learning takes place — in person — at the Wayne State campus Oct. 30. Limmud is Back COVER STORY Limmud learning sessions from prior years. …
…W hat is in a Jewish name? What does Judaism have to say about the advances in organ transplant and donation? Is there an emerging Jewish psychedelic movement? How is freedom of religion now being interpreted by the United States Supreme Court? Finally, because it is late October, are there ghosts, angels and demons lurking in our Jewish texts? The community at large is welcome to explore the answers to these questions and hundre...…
…14 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 wonderful to be back together learning at Limmud, and to have that chance meeting of running into that person who was in your cabin at Tamarack Camps or learn in the same session with a parent who was in your child’s b’nei mitzvah class. Limmud provides that opportunity to reconnect with that person you have not seen in a while, plus the chance to make new connections.” Birnholtz said she and her executiv...…
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…N ational Council of Jewish Women, Michigan (NCJW|MI) will host its annual fundraising event Women of Vision on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. The event features Juju Chang, the Emmy award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ Nightline and a regular con- tributor to ABC Television Network’s Good Morning America and 20/20. Chang’s highly visible reporting on Asian hate is the culmination of decades of cover...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 17 T he Zekelman Holocaust Center is hosting a virtual program on Sun., Oct. 30, at 2:30 p.m. about the life and death of Baron Otto von Wächter, based on Philippe Sands’ successful BBC radio podcast, The Ratline. Pieced together through two decades of family correspondence, the tale of Wächter’s life and years evading justice as a devoted Nazi and man on the run will be told during a live virtual discussion w...…
…18 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY J Learn, The J Detroit’s lifelong learning department, has long offered a wide variety of courses for adult learners in a non- denominational environment. Areas of study include Bible, Talmud, Jewish history, Hebrew language, literature, ethics, culture and philosophy. Through partnerships with area congregations, organizations and institutions, JLearn reaches a large segment of the Jewish com...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 19 A virtual program called [Care] Giving & Taking: Making Time for You, started by Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit and Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, has proved so successful that it is being expand- ed in partnership with Gesher Human Services to support more family caregivers in Michigan. The initial program ran from January through April 2022, with four sessions involving up to 37 ...…
…20 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 T he Great Lakes Civility Project invites the public to a day-long conference on civility at Oakland University on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Founders of the Great Lakes Civility Project, Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson, developed the project to coun- teract the growing tendency in America to look across political divides with anger and without comprehension. “The last decade has been one of the most politically a...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 21 “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Dr. Albert Einstein The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the American Technion Society proudly congratulate ANDREA & LAWRENCE WOLFE recipients of the Albert Einstein Award, for their extraordinary leadership and abiding commitment to the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the State of Israel 55 East 59th Street | New York, NY 10022...…
…22 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY J eannie Weiner, as pres- ident of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM), oversees the organization that keeps track of individual and group achievements in the commu- nity and lets the public know about what has been discov- ered. Weiner, who has been active in other Jewish organizations and endeavors, including helping Soviet Jews become established in Michigan, has spoken many t...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 23 more. “We’re primarily look- ing for women who really changed the course of things,” Weiner said. “It’s been difficult because the stories of women were not recorded. We’ve lost a lot of stories about women who we will never know. That’s one of the reasons we decided to do this website because history has not been kind to women, and we find we really want to preserve these stories.” The stories that are foun...…
…24 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 C aleb Starr, 16, of Southfield was nominated by Frankel Jewish Academy for his weekly involvement volunteering throughout the Metro Detroit Jewish community. “Caleb Starr, a sophomore at FJA, was elected by peers to be class president, is enrolled in five honors courses and is a three-sport athlete — soccer, basketball and baseball,” said Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi Elliot Pachter. “Caleb’s community service is ...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 25 M otor City Upbeats Therapeutic Choir is holding a Fall Fling Fundraiser and Open House on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 1-3 p.m. at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The event will feature music and dancing, refreshments, silent auction, a short demonstration of voice exercise and a performance by therapeutic choir members. The event is free to the public. The Motor City Upbeats Therapeutic Choir is a com...…
…26 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 NEXT DOR J oel Kirsch of Huntington Woods says while he can’t be a camper at Tamarack Camps anymore, he has found joy being involved in other ways. “Joel has been an ambassador for engag- ing camp alumni for years as a board member and officer of Tamarack Camps. He is a great leader in our community, ” said Ashleigh Imerman, Tamarack Camps chief advancement officer. Established in 1902 by the Fresh Air Soc...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 27 Even Gru, played by Rabbi Josh Bennett, needed to learn how to say he was sorry! At Temple Israel’s Yom Kippur children’s services on Oct. 5, Gru brought his friends to pray and play. They danced and sang, and then they started their favorite game: hide and go seek. Kevin and Bob were so excited to search for Gru, but they looked and looked and Gru was nowhere to be found. Little did they know that Gru was ...…
…MAZEL TOV! 28 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 MARCH 20, 2022 Samantha (Feinberg) and Matthew Abeles of Highland Park, Ill., are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Avery Harlow (Rina Chana), named in loving memory of her maternal great-grandfather Roy Feinberg and paternal great-grandfather Charles Weisz. Ecstatic big brother is Ashton Graham. Proud grandparents are Shelli Feinberg of West Bloomfield, Gary Feinberg of West Bloomfi...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 29 Lutz 100th F ern Lutz of West Bloomfield is celebrating her 100th birthday on Oct. 20, 2022. She has led a fun, ful- filling and happy life. She raised three children, Candy, Lee and Lauren, with her late husband, Sam. She has eight grandchil- dren and nine great-grandchil- dren. Her greatest pleasure is to be with family. Fern loves to attend activities, especially playing cards, going to the casi- no, watchi...…
…30 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 A very Gach is only a sophomore in high school. But the 6-foot- 5, 265-pound Birmingham Groves lineman already has attracted the attention of big-time college football programs. He’s made unofficial visits this season for games at Notre Dame, Ohio State, Toledo and Michigan to see the Irish play Marshall, the Buckeyes play Wisconsin, the Rockets play Central Michigan and the Wolverines play Penn State. Why ...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 31 playoff appearances. Groves scored only 118 points last season, its lowest season point total since 2007. “Friday nights are my focus. That’s my mindset,” Gach said. Gach is a staple at right tackle on Groves’ offensive line for the second straight season. He’s also getting some snaps at defensive end this fall. Last season, Gach became only the fourth freshman to start for Groves football coach Brendan Fla...…
…32 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 continued from page 31 The Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame needs a new home. The Hall of Fame plaques are on display in the former health club at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield, but they’re no longer accessible to the public because the JCC closed the health club in 2020. The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation oversees the Hall of Fame. Foundation executive dire...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 33 P rominent Detroit-area lawyer Ira Jaffe’s official retirement was brief. As he explains it, “I view doing very little as purgatory.” After retiring last year from Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, the Southfield- based law firm that he founded in 1968, Jaffe, 81, was doing some consulting for families and businesses concerning succession planning and wealth transition — his particular areas of interest. But last ...…
…34 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 SPIRIT To Serve Is To Follow T his parshah is funda- mental. In it, we find: creation, the first man and woman, the first sin, the first repentance, the first murder, the first degeneration of society and much more. Perhaps the most perplexing event in it is the original sin. God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and gave them everything they needed. God spoke to them and requested only that they no...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 35 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture returned, please include a stamped return envelope.) • A check Continue to celebrate our o...…
…36 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 I n The Lonely Man of Faith, Rabbi Soloveitchik drew our attention to the fact that Bereishit contains two separate accounts of creation. The first is in Genesis 1, the second in Genesis 2-3, and they are significantly different. In the first, God is called Elokim, in the second, Hashem Elokim. In the first, man and woman are created simultaneously: “male and female He created them. ” In the second, they ar...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 37 we respect and recognize the uniqueness of another person are we capable of respect- ing and recognizing the uniqueness of God Himself. CREATION ITSELF Now let us return to the two creation accounts, this time not looking at what they tell us about humanity (as in Soloveitchik’s The Lonely Man of Faith), but simply at what they tell us about creation. In Genesis 1, God creates things — chemical elements, stars...…
…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...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 39 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 Farmingto...…
…40 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 Y elena Lembersky was 11 years old when she left Russia with her mother, Galina, and entered the Ann Arbor community. Her grandmother’s arrival in Ann Arbor preceded the two, who had endured diffi- cult times trying to go to the United States. Eventually head- ing for America, they wanted to forget their Russian past and make new lives for themselves. While they were able to establish those new ways of liv...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 41 at the University of Michigan, she studied art and architecture. In recent years, she stopped working on architecture and focused on the book. She is the wife of an engi- neer with two teenage children. In Massachusetts, they were enthusiastic members of Temple Shalom in Medford before participating with a Chabad organization for this season’s holidays. “Writing about my childhood brought peace,” Lembersk...…
…42 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 D ahn Brickner said he has liked manipulating puppets since he was 8 years old. Since then, while accepting responsibili- ties as a marketing and business writer, he occasionally would make time to appear in comedy clubs, using puppets as his medi- um, sometimes during open mic nights and other times as a paid performer. Now, a few months away from turn- ing 61 and describing health problems that prevent him fr...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 43 CATCHING UP ON A REBOOT, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER RETURNS To be frank, Reboot, a Hulu series that premiered on Sept. 20, somehow “flew under my radar.” But, if I had written about it before now, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you how “Jewish” this series is. “Jewish stuff” begins to be revealed in the third and fourth episodes. The eight-episode first season concludes on Oct. 25. The series was created by ...…
…44 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 MIXER & ONEG 8-10 PM, OCT. 21 Young adults (21-40ish) residing in the Lansing area are invited to join The Well, MSU Hillel and Kehillat Israel for a Friday night oneg and board game mixer at Rooted Socialite, 2010 E. Michigan Ave., on the east side of Lansing. Post-dinner nosh, drinks and a hilariously fun combination of speed- friending and board games. Subsidized tickets are available for $12 for gra...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 45 to mine these inspiring materials by way of close textual analysis. Tuition: $195. To register: 248- 205-2557 or JLearn. online. AUTHOR SPEAKS 12:30-2 PM, OCT. 25 At MSU’s Club Sparta, third floor of Case Hall in East Lansing. In his autobiography, Secrets I Won’t Take With Me, Dr. Yossi Beilin tells the story of a person who was born in Israel a few weeks after its establishment. It is also a suspensefu...…
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…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 47 MARY BAROFF, 101, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 10, 2022. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Alan Baroff, and Dr. Stewart and Dianne Baroff; grandchildren, Dr. Brandon Baroff and Olivia Lehnertz, and Kaila Baroff and Blake Brueggemann; niece, Terry Lewis. Mrs. Baroff was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Baroff; the loving sister of the late Lillian (the late David) Lewis; and the dear si...…
…48 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 A nnette Fingeroot was a remarkable woman who lived her 94 years to the fullest. Since her parents had passed away at very young ages (59 and 62), she often expressed her own amazement and gratitude that she and her five younger siblings were all alive and had all well surpassed their parents’ lifespan. Then, on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, Annette succumbed to COVID, followed less than 24 hours...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 49 almost 30 years at Ford Motor Company, until she retired to Delray Beach, Florida. Her family and friends appreciated her kind and lov- ing heart, admired her sketch- es, and enjoyed chatting with her about current events and professional tennis. She was a wonderful mom, offering not only love, but also perspective on handling life’s challenges. Clara loved being with people and especially celebrating joy wi...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 50 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 Gordon, and Pam Adinoff, and their families; many other nieces, nephews, cousins, rela- tives and friends. Mr. Kanter was the beloved husband of the late Harriet Kanter; cherished father of the late Jerry Kanter; the dear brother of the late Marge Adinoff. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Austin and Harriet Kanter Endowed Scholarship Fund, Wa...…
…OCTOBER 20 • 2022 | 51 continued on page 52 JEFFREY ORDOWER, 54, of Oak Park, died Oct. 9, 2022. He was the loving son of Joyce (the late Marvin) Ordower; devoted brother of Marcy Grant and the late Jonathan Ordower; adoring uncle of Miles and Logan. He is also survived by many other lov- ing family members and friends. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice...…
…52 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Cure Headquarters, P.O. Box 801889, Dallas, TX 75380, komen.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BELLA SMITH, 90, of Oak Park, died Oct. 6, 2022. She is survived by loving cousins, Edward and Sue Kalkstein, Simon Kalkstein; many other treasured relatives, close friends and extended family at Congregation Beth Shalom. Mrs. Smith was the dear sis- ter of the late Karl Smith....…
