…28 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A fter a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Adat Shalom’s Sisterhood was excited to bring back their annual spring fundraiser. With its new name, “Women’s Day @ Adat Shalom, ” the event was a huge success. The day included a wonderful variety of boutique shopping, a performance by comedian Judy Gold, the presentation of Sisterhood’s Woman of Distinction award to Joyce Berlin Weingarten, and a delicious lunch c...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 29 B’nai Moshe volunteers spent Tuesday, May 23, doing various tasks to help the Oakland County Animal Shelter, and they loved spending the time with the fur babies. After learning about the facility and what would be helpful, they split up to walk dogs/interact with cats, fold laundry, prepare frozen treats for the dogs, sort dog toys and clothes, and change trash bags around the building. The majority of the dogs at...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 The Academy Awards for Mensches Meet six Metro Detroiters being honored at Federation’s 2023 Annual Awards Night. 12 Volunteers Wanted! Fun ways to get involved helping others this month. 13 Feel the Love at Temple Israel Concert Enjoy an ‘Afternoon of Ahavah’ with the Temple Trio. 14 A First-of-its-Kind National Strate...…
…30 | JUNE 8 • 2023 SPORTS F or a variety of reasons, it was a season to remember for the Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team. First and foremost, the Jaguars finished strong with eight wins in their last nine games. They ended up 9-4 overall, 4-0 in the Catholic League, and won their second straight Catholic League division championship after a 16-year division title drought. They should have played more than 13 games. “We l...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 31 to Poland this year. The juniors went to Israel, the sophomores went to Portland, Oregon, and the freshmen went to Montana. “For the kids, going on those trips far exceeded what could have happened on the baseball diamond,” Bernstein said. “Those are once-in-a- lifetime experiences. One of the things I love about Frankel are the opportunities to build meaningful relationships and those trips are one of them.” N...…
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…40 | JUNE 8 • 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) 351-5147 for ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 41 SPIRIT Needs and Wants I n 1968, two of the 20th century’s greatest philosophers, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded the following reflection on life: “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.” This song highlights the challenge of unfulfilled desire, while offering a note of optimism that a person’s needs will be met. Sometimes we...…
…42 | JUNE 8 • 2023 D avid Brooks, in his best- selling book, The Road to Character, draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues — the achievements and skills that bring success — and the eulogy virtues, the ones that are spoken of at funerals: the virtues and strengths that make you the kind of person you are when you are not wearing masks or playing roles, the inner person that friends and family rec...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 43 A LESSON IN HUMILITY In the third act, we finally see where this drama has been tending. Now Moses’ own brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, start disparaging him. The cause of their complaint (the “Ethiopian woman” he had taken as wife) is not clear and there are many interpretations. The point, though, is that for Moses, this is the “Et tu, Brute?” moment. He has been betrayed, or at least slandered, by those...…
…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...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 45 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 Hi...…
…46 | JUNE 8 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER R otem Reshef tells stories of time and nature through art. Through bold colors and layers- upon-layers of paint, the Tel Aviv- and New York-based installation artist and painter spreads messages about climate change, ecofeminism and human nature with every new creation. Now, her work is on display as a permanent mural in Midtown Detroit, where it adorns the side of a former dilapidated and ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 47 Midtown Detroit Inc. believes Reshef’s mural will elevate the neighborhood even further, a welcoming addition amongst the many areas of growth Midtown has expe- rienced in recent years, such as a boom of new restaurants, shops and residential buildings. “Midtown Detroit Inc. believes the beauty of this piece was a great fit for the architec- ture of this interesting commercial property and elevates the level of desig...…
…ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER She also uses discarded plastic as a nod to the ongoing climate crisis. “I found that it creates very organic shapes, ” Reshef says of plastic. “Plastic is a very humbling material and getting these elaborate textures out of it is very organic. “Something about this disso- nance really fascinates me, ” she adds. Every time she weaves waste veg- etation or plastics into her work, Reshef says she creates something ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 49 S ince her parents moved to Grand Blanc some 10 years ago, Flo Low has spent intermittent times visit- ing them and attending Jewish activities scheduled in their community. That atten- dance helped inspire her upcoming work responsibilities in Washington, D.C. Last year, Low founded and became executive director of BAMAH, an orga- nization established to bring artists from Israel to North America. This year, she has...…
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…50 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A s the Stratford Festival in Canada accelerates its theater season, audiences will see Sarah Orenstein in two roles, each in a play adapted from the original. The actress, in her sixth year at Stratford, portrays strong women — Zaira in Grand Magic and Helena Percy, Countess of Northumberland, in Richard II. Orenstein, whose career has kept her in line with the work of her late mother, Joan Orenstein, has appe...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 51 and played husband and wife for the rom-com.” JUDAISM AND GARDENING Orenstein, who has a small Jewish family, has appreciated the opportunity to take on roles in plays that represent aspects of her religion. She has appeared in other theaters with My Name Is Asher Lev and Indecent. “Every year tends to be a slightly different schedule,” said Orenstein, who regularly attends the Jewish and Ashkenaz film festivals....…
…52 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A NEW STREAMING SERIES AND THE TONYS, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LEOPOLDSTADT The Crowded Room is a 10-episode series that begins streaming on Apple TV+ on June 9. The screenplay was written by Oscar-winner Akiva Goldsman, 60, (A Beautiful Mind). Plot: Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland) is arrested following his involvement in a shoot- ing in New York City in 1979. Interviews with interroga- tor Rya Goodwin (Amanda ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 53 HOUSE & GARDEN 10 AM-5 PM, JUNE 9 (FRI.) At Pewabic Pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson, Detroit. The Pewabic House & Garden Show runs free and open to the public through Sunday, June 11. This year’s celebration features Pewabic’s 2023 Summer Collection releases and the work of dozens of ceramic artists from throughout North America, live wheel- throwing demonstrations by Pewabic artisans and sculpting demonstratio...…
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…56 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A lan Simons spent every day helping people improve their smiles — literally. Being a dentist, he improved his patients’ teeth, enabling them to feel more confident, smile more, live in less pain, and have a better life. But just as he put smiles on the faces of his patients, he did the same for his family, friends, and all people he met. Dr. Alan M. Simons, 62, of West Bloomfield, died May 25, 2023. Alan ...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A ron M. Blumenthal, 91, of Southfield, died May 30, 2023. He was a beloved dentist in Windsor, Ontario; but, above all, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Born Feb. 26, 1932, in a small town in Northeastern Romania, Aron was the youngest of six children of Meir and Chaya Sarah Blumenthal. He was the baby of the family, 13 years younger than his next oldest s...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 59 MARY BLITZ, 98, of West Bloomfield, died May 28, 2023. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in- law, Dennis and Gayle Blitz, and Andy and Lauren Blitz; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Michael Wallace; grandchildren, Marla and Andrew Russell, Lauren Blitz, Dr. Jason and Stacey Vieder, Brian and Jenny Vieder, Brian and Jodi Tepper, Jodi and Jason Krefetz, Ricki and Justin Brockman, Jillian and Nick ...…
…6 | JUNE 8 • 2023 essay A Plea for Pride Month W ith Pride Month upon us, I am reflecting on life as a Jewish trans lesbian woman in 2023 America. I came out in 2017 and started transitioning that year. I also started my conversion to Judaism journey in the fall of 2020 and completed my conversion at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield last December. Today, I am confronted by an intersection of both antisemitism and a...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JUNE 8 • 2023 continued from page 59 LILLIAN STEIN, 91, of Farmington Hills, died May 29, 2023. She is survived by her sons, Keith Stein and Kevin Stein; daughter-in-law, Judy Stein; grandchildren, Jaime and Jesse Rohdy, Kathy Stein and Dave Jarrar, Dr. Melanie and Eric Morrow, Scott Stein, Jenni Stein and her fiance, Eric Klug, Jennifer Silver, Jason and Nicole Stein, Jorge Davis, and Raega...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 61 FLORA WINTON, 106, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 27, 2023. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Winton-Feinberg. She is also survived by her caregivers, Dejela, Violet, Bruna, Monda, Ilida and Alda, and many loving friends. Mrs. Winton was the beloved wife of the late Frank Winton, and the adored daughter of the late Peter Miller and the late Rosa Miller. Interment was at White Chapel Cemetery. Contri...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JUNE 8 • 2023 Hank Greenberg Invitational is an Annual Local Tradition I n the March 16 issue of the JN, our longtime sports reporter, Steve Stein, wrote about the 32nd annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf, Tennis and Pickleball Invitational that will be held on June 12 at the Franklin Hills Country Club in Farm...…
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…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 7 continued from page 6 twice about persecuting and oppressing our Jewish LGBTQ family? Is it time to question Christian Zionists and our relationship with them? These are questions we need to wrestle with. The second thing that LGBTQ Jews need is to stop being reminded that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where we have rights. We know that. However, at the same time, our Israeli LGBTQ friends are ...…
…8 | JUNE 8 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY statement Southfield City Council Takes Bold Step to Confront and Combat Antisemitism L ast month, in a remarkable display of unity, the Southfield City Council unanimously passed a resolution titled “Confronting and Combating Antisemitism,” signaling their commitment to combatting antisemitism within their community. By adopt- ing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 9 M ore than 150 experienced and emerging female lay leaders from 40 cities across the U.S. and Israel recently drew inspiration, exchanged ideas and fostered connections at the Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leadership Summit at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel in Eatontown, New Jersey. Geared for community builders of all ages, the two-day biennial summit launched in 2019 offers participants a chance to le...…
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…10 | JUNE 1 • 2023 A group of 14 Jewish and African American board members of the Friends of Pasteur, along with other school alumni and family members, recently took a thought-provok- ing five-day trip to historic Civil Rights sites in Alabama. They included Marcy Feldman and Deborah (Debby) Manning who founded the Friends, a nonprofit organization that has provided volunteer tutors and extensive enrichment programs for Pasteur,...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 11 continued on page 12 Key Alabama Civil Rights Sites Visited by Pasteur Friends in Alabama • Rosa Parks Museum • Freedom Rides Museum • Civil Rights Memorial Center • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parsonage • Edmund Pettus Bridge • Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church • The Legacy Museum — From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration • National Memorial for Peace and Justice (known as the National Lynching Memorial) Jew...…
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