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…34 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 ROSH HASHANAH W e Jews prepare to enter this new year significantly vulner- able. A nuclear Iran. Growing antisemitism. BDS. The rise of Christian nationalism and the crumbling of the wall between church and state. Add to these vulnerabilities the threats against Jews that invariably come from political polar- ization, from false accusations of electoral fraud, and from the phys- ical and verbal atta...…
…T he name of the final month of the Jewish year — Elul, the month of repen- tance — is commonly associated with a verse in Shir Hashirim, “ Ani ledodi vedodi li” — “I am for my Beloved, and my Beloved is for me, ” the first letters of which spell Elul. While intuitively we might have regarded this period as a time of fear and dread, tradition teaches that quite to the contrary, this is a time of immense love between God and the Jewish...…
…36 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 W e prepare to wel- come 5783, in Jewish tradition, yom harat olam — the birth- day of the world — with hope mixed with sadness. Actually, we know that the world is far older than 5783 years, but there are many, myself included, who consider Rosh Hashanah the anniversary of the creation of humanity. This year brings with it profound challenges to the assumptions we have made about the safety and se...…
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…38 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 I n these tenuous times when health officials have still not officially called an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jewish congregations are ushering in 5783 with a delicate balance of in-person and livestreaming and virtual programming, outreach, education and religious services. Zoom and livestreaming are not going away, and many congregations are creatively making the most of outdoor spaces, such as...…
…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 39 continued on page 40 all of us to sample services not only across town but all over the world.” Still, Bergman and his rabbinical colleagues, Daniel Horowitz and Blair Nosanwisch, have heard from congregants that they want to return to more in-person services and programming that can also be streamed for others through Zoom. And it’s been working. For example, an August film screening of the documentary Mod...…
…40 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 the temple’s religious school or preschool students or an outdoor cocktail hour space for weddings and b’nei mitzvot events. Schwartz said during the height of the pandemic there was a focus to make students and young families feel welcome and safe. Last year’s High Holiday season featured a family Rosh Hashanah service on the bleachers of the West Bloomfield High School football field. Many students, who ...…
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…ROSH HASHANAH 42 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 T he sermons on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur give synagogue rabbis the opportunity to influence the largest number of listeners — and put rabbis under the most exacting scrutiny. Rabbis across the spectrum will try to connect the classical themes of the season to the lived reality of their congregants. Any advice about the lives of congregants, though, might touch on deep political d...…
…2022 5783 ShanahTovah! Whether you connect with us in-person or virtually, Temple Beth El wishes you a NEW YEAR filled with good health and joy! High Holiday services will be streaming live for the community - visit us at www.tbelive.org. EXPERIENCE OUR WARM AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY TODAY! Contact Rachel Grey Ellis, Executive Director, at rellis@tbeonline.org. …
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…W hen we hear it, the cry of the shofar can feel electrifying, inspiring, plaintive, challenging — or all of those at the same time. The person who sounds the shofar, the Ba’al Tokeia, has learned to produce those evocative cries from a simple, unimproved animal horn. We asked a few how they came to learn this skill. LEARNING FROM DAD Ben Jacobovitz, who has often sounded the shofar at the Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield,...…
…continued from page 46 A “NATURAL” Steven Fine, executive director at Congregation B’nai Moshe, told us how he came to sound the shofar at that congregation: “Growing up, I was what I refer to as a ‘shul rat’ as I liked to hang out in shul. Following my father’s term as synagogue president and mine as USY chapter president, we became janitors of our synagogue, Livonia Jewish Congregation (which became Beit Kodesh before joining B’na...…
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…ROSH HASHANAH A lan Posner of Metro Detroit says growing up it was always a tradition in his family on Rosh Hashanah to see who could do the longest Tekiah Gedolah. The Posner family tradition continues, and now the director of bands at Bloomfield Hills Public Schools is sharing some of the lessons he’s learned over the years on blowing a shofar. “I can remember my grandfather, my mom’s dad, blowing the shofar around the house a...…
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…ROSH HASHANAH 52 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 W hat does the sound of the shofar look like if it were a piece of art? Metro Detroit native Avraham Loewenthal has been making paintings of the pattern of the shofar sounds for many years. He uses software that analyzes the sound waves of the shofar and then makes art inspired by the resulting images. Loewenthal grew up in Southfield, attending Akiva and Hillel for grade school a...…
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…54 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 teachings of Torah, Kabbalah, being revealed to everyone. Kabbalah becoming known in the world is, in coded language, ‘the sound of the shofar. ’” There is an old saying that one must be 40 years or older to study Kabbalah. Not true, Loewenthal said. “This is a very dangerous misunderstanding that cuts us off from our spirituality. There are aspects of Kabbalah that a person needs to be on a high spiritua...…
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…HOLIDAY FUN! P yka Schwartz, 10, and her sister Evie, 4, of Farmington are getting ready for Rosh Hashanah. The holiday starts at sundown on Sept. 25 and runs through the night of Sept. 27. It marks the beginning of the Jewish year and also kicks off a 10-day period known as the Days of Awe (Yamim Nora’im), which ends with Yom Kippur. It’s a time to celebrate the start of the new year and reflect on how we have treated others in t...…
…A Wake-Up Call A Wake-Up Call D oes your alarm clock wake you up for school in the morning? Does the loud noise remind you that you’re supposed to be up and getting ready to make the most of the day? Rabbi Steven Rubenstein, from Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield, says the sound of the shofar is something that can reverberate all year long. “To hear it this time of year should stay with you,” he says. “It should contin...…
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…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 63 Blake Berman and Barkley Did You Know? Did You Know? Before you eat your apple dipped in honey, there’s a blessing many people say: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p’ri ha-eitz. We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the tree. Some people also add, “Ye-hi ratzon she-ti-cha-desh alei-nu shanah tovah u-metu-kah — “May it be Your will to renew for us a...…
…HOLIDAY FUN! A SPECIAL APPLE TREE FOR ROSH HASHANAH. Listen Listen to This! to This! 64 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 I t’s a mitzvah to hear the shofar! At Pyka and Evie Schwartz’s house, their zaydie (grandpa) comes over on Rosh Hashanah to blow the traditional holiday horn. “My zaydie says all the prayers, he does the big shofar blast that lasts in my brain a whole 10 minutes,” Pyka says. “It’s so cool to watch him do it — som...…
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…E ngaging young adults in synagogue participation requires a specific approach, especially around the High Holidays. “We have to make it accessible, ” says Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen. “ And that’s really hard. ” The key, he explains, is blending accessi- bility with authenticity. For the young adult population, it can be difficult to not only encourage synagogue membership, but to also provide young adults wit...…
…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 67 Yet prayer in Judaism, especially around the High Holidays, isn’t always easy, Dahlen continues. “It’s a differ- ent language, ” he says. “It’s not something that most young people feel competent or com- fortable or even proficient in. ” Adding in the element of High Holiday liturgy, he adds, makes prayer even less accessi- ble for young adults. “We have to try and meet young people wherever they are, ” he s...…
…68 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 faces&places PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT O n Tuesday, July 19, almost 200 Detroit Gen Xers gathered at Federation’s Affinities Remix outdoor concert event at M1 Concourse. It was a hot and gorgeous evening as the crowd danced to live music from Your Generation, snacked on carnival food, refreshed with boozy slush- ies and visited with friends, old and new. The ...…
…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 69 Beaumont Health Foundation and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation hosted the Feldman Automotive Children’s Miracle Celebrity Invitational on Aug. 29 at the Detroit Golf Club. The event raised more than $1 million in sponsorship support before the event and secured addi- tional funds during the tour- nament through a live auction plus on-site donations to sup- port the Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont ...…
…Hillel Students Honor Farmington Hills First Responders 70 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 faces&places PHOTOS COURTESY JNF-USA In recognition of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, students from Hillel Day School honored Farmington Hills Police and Fire Department members, Hillel’s Security team and parents as part of nationwide ceremonies organized by Jewish National Fund-USA. The middle school students were addressed by Farmington Hi...…
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…FOOD Holiday Cooking Tips SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Make hosting Rosh Hashanah dinner a little easier. …
…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 73 H osting a Rosh Hashanah dinner can be challenging — how to serve multiple traditional dishes that look and taste great, often for a large group. Some families make it easier by assigning certain dishes to family members so that some dish- es arrive ready-to-serve. Advance planning and shopping are essen- tial. Many hosts and hostesses cook ahead and sometimes freeze certain dishes. Some hostesses set their t...…
…74 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 I n Song of Songs, we read, “ As the apple is rare and unique among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved [Israel] amongst the maidens [nations] of the world.” Apples are a Rosh Hashanah food with symbolic meaning, known as simanim, that we dip in honey to usher in a sweet new year. Keep the sweetness going with this easy and delicious dessert you can serve to your holiday guests. APPLE VANILLA CRISP WI...…
…SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 | 75 “To save one life is to save the world entire.” — The Talmud afmda.org/support This High Holiday season, as we seek spiritual and physical renewal for ourselves and our loved ones, let us also remember those in Israel who nurture and renew life every day. Whether it’s treating civilians wounded in terror attacks or responding to any number of at-home medical emergencies, no organization in Israel saves more ...…
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…MAZEL TOV! 80 | SEPTEMBER 22 • 2022 Sarah Elise Bares, daughter of Laura and David Bares, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her brothers Charlie and Evan. Sarah is the loving grandchild of Cynthia and John McGuire, Debra Follbaum and Thomas Fanslow Sr., and Susan and Dr. Charles Bares. She is a student at Hills...…
