…52 | JULY 14 • 2022 JAMIE FELDMAN OUR COMMUNITY A s the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue will be out of its historic building for the remainder of the year due to its com- prehensive renovation, they are in a time of their own diaspora. To bring its community together and build rela- tionships, the synagogue is presenting the Diaspora Dinner Series — a rotation of Downtown Synagogue members welcoming new and familiar faces to th...…
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…54 | JULY 14 • 2022 A riella Selesny, 20, was excited to be traveling to Israel on a tour for 17 young people with special needs. The trip was arranged by Birthright and the Friendship Circle, a West Bloomfield-based nonprofit agency affiliated with Lubavitch of Michigan that provides programs for individuals with special needs as well as their families. According to Ariella’s mother, Chaya Selesny, Ariella was required to have th...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY 56 | JULY 14 • 2022 T he largest wealth trans- fer in history is expect- ed to take place over the next two decades, when close to $70 trillion is estimat- ed to be inherited as the Silent (1928-1945) and Baby Boomer (1946-1964) generations pass away. In an effort to future-proof their respective communities, the Jewish communities of Ann Arbor and Windsor have recently joined LIFE & LEGACY, an initiative of the M...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 57 Kent at Ferguson Widmayer & Clark PC in Ann Arbor says, “If you leave your retirement assets to your loved ones, they typically have to pay income tax on the retirement assets, unless they are Roth accounts, even if your overall estate does not meet the threshold for estate taxes. This is because retirement assets have not yet been taxed before they are withdrawn,” she continues. “However, leaving all or part...…
…Cityfest: A Celebration of Spirited Dining September 7-18, 2022 Tickets are available now for Detroit’s one-of-a-kind celebration: Cityfest 2022. The Whitney’s Cityfest 2021 boasted over 5200 visitors and donated more than $17,000 towards local community charities. Deemed as “A celebration of spirited dinning” Cityfest spans over 10 days with a whopping 13 events to attend this year, there’s something for every taste & in...…
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…60 | JULY 14 • 2022 S ummer isn’t an off-season for an NCAA Division I soccer player. Elon University defender Ben Rosenblatt from Huntington Woods is putting in time this summer playing for the Oakland County Football Club in the USL League Two, a highly respected league for players who have aspirations of playing soccer professionally. There are 113 league teams spread across the U.S. and Canada. Oakland County plays its home gam...…
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…62 | JULY 14 • 2022 14 in the tournament title game. With the victory, Hofstra earned an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Elon last played in the NCAA tournament in 2015, when it made the field as an at-large selection. Elon’s 2021 season record is a bit misleading because the Phoenix played a tough non-conference schedule that included road games at nationally ranked Duke and West Virginia. Rosenblatt has been able to b...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 63 Here's to 80 more years of The Detroit Jewish News in our connected community! Mazel Tov …
…64 | JULY 14 • 2022 A s director and founder of Chabad Academy, a free international online Jewish learning program affiliated with the Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, Rabbi Elya Silfen has made it his life goal to help others connect with and learn about Judaism. However, his own encoun- ter with Judaism was one that happened by chance. “I grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as a totally secu- lar kid,” Silfen...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 65 mental health. Silfen intentionally designed a program that people could join anytime, so there’s no need to worry about registration deadlines or missing classes. Classes are held on Zoom but also… live on the Chabad Academy’s website for peo- ple to access anytime. Plus, programming is entirely free. CHANGING LIVES ONE CLASS AT A TIME The most rewarding part of the program, Silfen says, is to see the real-l...…
…66 | JULY 14 • 2022 E xecutive Director of The Well, Rabbi Jeff Stombaugh, is excited to announce a brand-new pro- gram with the goal of connect- ing both Jewish and professional identities. It’s called “The Well Inc. ” “The people who I’ve been working with spend way more time thinking about their pro- fessional identity rather than their Jewish identity, and that got me thinking,” he said. “What is the overlap between these...…
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…JULY 14 • 2022 | 81 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) 351-5147 for ...…
…SPIRIT TORAH PORTION 82 | JULY 14 • 2022 Achieving Healing Through Blessing O ver the last few weeks, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, expanded gun rights and stripped the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. During that same time, Detroit set all- time heat records twice in the same week; Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was slated for demolition and parents continue to grieve in every corner of...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 83 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 ...…
…84 | JULY 14 • 2022 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 ...…
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…86 | JULY 14 • 2022 M any questions have rightly been asked about the story of Balak and Bilaam and the would-be curses that turned into blessings. Was Bilaam a true man of God, or was he a fraud, a magician, a sorcerer, a practitioner of dark arts? Did he have gen- uine powers? Was he really — as some of the Sages said — the equal of Moses? Was he driven by the prospect of reward and honor from the Moabites and Midianites, or wa...…
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…88 | JULY 14 • 2022 and enticed the Israelites to be unfaith- ful to the Lord in the Peor incident, so that a plague struck the Lord’s people” (Num. 31:16). In other words, having gone through what should surely have been a trans- formative experience of finding curses turned to blessings in his mouth, Bilaam remained implacably opposed to the people he had blessed, and seemingly to the God who put the words into his mouth, and was s...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 89 Congratulations to the Detroit Jewish News on 80 Y ears as an essential voice in our community. Thank you for your partnership and all you have done for Jewish Detroit. years years and still going strong Congratulations! Congratulations! THE ROEPER SCHOOL …
…90 | JULY 14 • 2022 R eturning to Michigan as the general manager of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady is going to be quite ‘loverly’ for Karen Berry. As a little girl growing up in Huntington Woods, Berry’s parents had only two records — the original cast recordings of Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady. “I played the records over and over on our Victrola, ” says Berry, who accompanies the production team of My Fair Lady during its ...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 91 Church on Time, ” “The Rain in Spain” and “I Could Have Danced All Night. ” Settling in Detroit in the early 1900s, Berry’s grand- fathers were Judge Harry B. Keidan from Poland and Joseph G. Berry from Ukraine. By the time Karen graduated from Janet Pont’s consecra- tion class at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Berry’s family had moved to Birmingham. Now living in Elmhurst, Ill., Berry attends Oak Par...…
…A recording of 13 songs, videos of three performances and a book — all for youngsters ages 3-6 and developed over a year with the coordination of Temple Israel staff members and outside pros — are available for just the asking. All that’s needed to obtain the package is a visit to temple-israel.org/eretz- israel-sheli.html# and/or a call to Maya Grinboim (248-661- 5700, ext. 110) at the temple. A visit to the temple website bef...…
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…94 | JULY 14 • 2022 Kum Lei Lei” is an African folk song with just a few words repeated to the sounds of pro- fessional musicians. The book, Eretz Yisrael Sheli, (or in English, The Land of Israel Is Mine) teaches Hebrew words and shows Israeli sites. It was written by Israeli writer Datia Ben-Dor, translated into English by Smolash and illus- trated by Casey Wright, the wife of Jacob Spike Kraus. “One of the three videos is a the...…
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…96 | JULY 14 • 2022 E very month, the NY Times describes a handful of series that are about to premiere as “notable.” The Rehearsal, which begins on HBO on July 15, made the July premiere list. Nathan Fielder, 39, writes, directs and stars in this “sort of” reality series. Here’s the Times description of Rehearsal: “Fielder helps ordinary people with their ordinary problems by going to absurd lengths. In this case, he prepares his ...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 97 AT THE ARK 8 PM, JULY 15 Tommy Malone of the Subdudes will appear at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. He is a triple threat: beautiful singer, fine song- writer and killer guitarist. Tickets: $25. Info: theark. org. TIE-DYE WORKSHOP 1-3 PM, JULY 17 NEXTGen Detroit Volunteers will host a very special visit to one of our community’s amazing JARC homes to spend an after- noon creating some tie-dye challah covers...…
…98 | JULY 14 • 2022 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS “BarHandler” will lead a pedaling adventure to take in some iconic Detroit sites with a few quick stops at favorite food and drink spots for the hour-and-a-half-long outing. After the tour, the Handlebar will drop us off at Comerica Park where we have a block of seats reserved to cheer on the Tigers as they take on the Minnesota Twins at 1:40 pm. Meet at Tin Roof, 47 E. ...…
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