…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 51 T he laws of sacrifices that dominate the early chapters of the Book of Leviticus are among the hardest in the Torah to relate to in the present. It has been almost two thousand years since the Temple was destroyed and the sacrificial system came to an end. But Jewish thinkers, especially the more mystical among them, strove to understand the inner significance of the sacrifices and the statement they made ...…
…52 | MARCH 23 • 2023 of him, the son of man that You care for him? Yet You made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet. Ps. 8:4–7 Physically, we are almost nothing; spiritually, we are brushed by the wings of eternity. We have a Godly soul. The nature of sacrifice, understood psy- chologically, is thus clear. What w...…
…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 Bloomfield (248) 78...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 54 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 ...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 55 55 | MARCH 23 • 2023 PASSOVER I n a year that has witnessed the publication of fewer new Haggadot than in past years, two distinctive ones have appeared in time for Pesach. One, from the United States, offers a unique division of the seder night text; the other, from Israel, a linguistic twist. FOUR VOICES First up is Haggadah Min HaMeitzar — A Seder Journey to Liberation: A Traditional and Radical Haggadah in ...…
…where the organization sponsored seders for the local Jewish community. After last year’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Jewish holidays were important to sustain after an estimat- ed tens of thousands of Ukrainians became refugees. For them, and the majori- ty of Ukrainian Jews who remained in the country, the Joint has reissued its 1992 Haggadah, with new intro- ductions in English, Russian and Ukrainian. “Know the Jewish people ...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 57 the Arabic language in past years, used by Jews who lived in the Arab world, Berman calls his the first one in the Palestinian dialect, transliterated by a Palestinian colleague. The Haggadah grew out of Berman’s proficiency in Arabic, which he practic- es frequently with native speakers in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Gaza. Why a Haggadah in Arabic? “People do crazy or interesting things to keep ...…
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…6 | MARCH 23 • 2023 1942 - 2023 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: send changes to: Detr...…
…60 | MARCH 23 • 2023 2 023 reveals a few new outdoor design trends, but two of them — mixed materials and bringing the indoors out — are maintaining their previous popularity into the new year. New trends landscape design- ers are anticipating include more interest in sustainability, expanding the use of outdoor spaces and maximizing cut- ting-edge technology. Growing from the pandemic, interest in outdoor living is now at an al...…
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…62 | MARCH 23 • 2023 herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers using raised and verti- cal gardens, small greenhouses or hot boxes. “You can add built-in seating and benches to create a firepit area or mini theater,” Raboine added. “These can be beautiful spots for resting or entertain- ing, plus a practical dining area for your family.” OPTIMIZING TECHNOLOGY With mixed-use spaces becom- ing more complex, using augmented reality (AR) c...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 63 Looking to upgrade your gardening space this Spring? Just ask Olive. …
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…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 65 Exclusive collection of 52 attached ranch and 1st Floor Owner’s Suite condominium homes For more information contact our sales team at: 248.305.7100 gramercysales@hunterpasteurhomes.com Equal Housing Opportunity. All loans subject to underwriting approval. Certain restrictions apply. Call for details. All borrowers must meet minimum credit score, loan-to-value, debt-to-income, and other requirements to qualify for an...…
…66 | MARCH 23 • 2023 HOME & GARDEN H ouse Beautiful’s Whole Home is back for its fifth year, loaded with modern conveniences and timeless charm. Located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, this home marks the first time the project has featured renovating an existing property. If you’re planning to build or renovate in 2023, you can find inspiration from this elevated modern Tudor that focuses on living better at home. Ke...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 67 ANDIAMO AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER & KATHARINE McPHEE At the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren Tickets on sale now at andiamoshowroom.com or call (586) 268-3200 @andiamoitalia SECOND SHOW JUST ADDED! WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 FIRST SHOW – SOLD OUT! 16-time Grammy award winning musician, composer, and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television, and Broadway star Katharine McPhee are bringing th...…
…68 | MARCH 23 • 2023 HOME & GARDEN E ach year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) reveals amazing elec- tronic innovations, and this year’s lineup is no exception. CES 2023 highlights a stunning variety of cutting-edge prod- ucts to make home living more beautiful, more convenient, cleaner and even more fun. Among the many intriguing products featured in this show are surprising new technologies you didn’t know you needed - un...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 69 and White Sensors. In addition to its stun- ning changeable colors, the refrigerator brings music into your kitchen with a built-in Bluetooth speaker that can con- nect to your smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC. Match your mood with songs from your favorite music streaming apps or a Music Collection playlist on the ThinQ app. Advanced Al tech- nology lets you access upgraded voice and vision recognition, plus Wi-...…
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…70 | MARCH 23 • 2023 HOME & GARDEN I f you love being up to date on the latest home inno- vations, you can’t do better than the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) each January. Viewing the highlights from CES lets you explore the newest technology to entertain you and your family or make household chores that much easier. For tech-savvy consumers and any- one seeking great new solutions in home technology, this year’s offerings do ...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 71 truly innovative must-have, whether you’re a shoe lover or just need a shoe maintenance solution for the whole family. REIMAGINING LAUNDRY For those seeking practical solutions to the problems presented by laundry appli- ances, especially in limited spaces, the LG’s newest LG WashTower model is the answer. Offering a full-size dryer above a full-size front- load washer, these machines provide increased capacity...…
…72 | MARCH 23 • 2023 T The stage at the Detroit Opera House was being set for a perfor- mance, but it was not for the large scenes of a classic show. Instead, it would be space for a more intimate group – a singer, accompaniment and audience with seating for about 100 people at tables allowing four to six individuals. Carole J. Bufford, known for her inter- pretations of the American songbook and stories about her experiences with ...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 73 most of the people who come to our shows are from the suburbs. While choosing who will be on our stages, we look at not only the singing performance, but also the expla- nations between the songs that are very interesting. People love that patter. ” In the contracts for performers, it is stated that they can drop out if they are offered a special role in New York that conflicts with the timing. That happened in t...…
…74 | MARCH 23 • 2023 L illian Schwartz, an early leader in the field of com- puter artistry, is being cel- ebrated in an exhibition running March 25 through the end of the year at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity presents samples of her work and recollec- tions of the life that soon will number 96 years. The exhibit curator, Kristen Gallerneaux, also is responsibl...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 75 view of phases depicting a run- ner. Pixillation, a more abstract short film, combines different forms of art into consolidated images. The entire Lillian Schwartz collection held by the muse- um amounts to more than 5,000 2D and 3D objects and includes her artworks, personal papers and library, photographs and computing equipment. “Lillian combines things in such new and profound ways that she definitely deser...…
…76 | MARCH 23 • 2023 J amie Bernstein, the daughter of the late composer-conductor-instrumen- talist Leonard Bernstein, is returning to Michigan to narrate a free concert of her father’s music and privately experience a piano at which he briefly expressed his creativity. The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Birmingham First United, a Methodist church in the city of Birmingham, where Casey Proch will be conduct...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 77 ZACH BRAFF’S COMEBACK? FONDA AND TOMLIN, AGAIN; MARK TWAIN AWARD FOR ADAM SANDLER A Good Person opens in select theaters on Friday and opens “wide” on March 31. It was directed and written by Zach Braff, 47. Florence Pugh stars as Alison and Morgan Freeman co-stars as Daniel. Here is the capsule plot: Alison, an opioid addict, is involved in a terrible auto accident. This accident kills her friend, Daniel’...…
…78 | MARCH 23 • 2023 PLAY OPENS NOW-APRIL 16 Harry Townsend’s Last Stand, written by George Eastman, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. It explores the relationship between father and son, displaying the complexities of family life with wit and wisdom to make the audience feel that they’re part of the relation- ship. Tickets range from $37 to $46 and are avail- able by calling the Me...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 79 faces&places On Feb. 23, Temple Israel volunteers worked through icy and cold conditions to help hand out food to families in need through the Forgotten Harvest food pan- try program. Temple Israel partners with Forgotten Harvest on the second and fourth Thursday of each month to provide food and meals to more than 100 families. Forgotten Harvest is a non-profit food rescue organization that collects food that wo...…
…8 | MARCH 23 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 6 offered American Jews incredible blessings, I am not so naïve as to believe this will always be the case. If, Heaven forbid, I need to follow the path of my grand- parents and great-grandparents in fleeing my place of birth to protect my family, I want a secure and prosperous Jewish State to which I can go. Just as Judaism requires the Jewish State for our spiritual sust...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MARCH 23 • 2023 | 81 REVA ALPERT, 94, of West Bloomfield, died March 9, 2023. She had unconditional love for everyone. She is survived by her son, Bernard Alpert; daughter, Nancy Alpert; many loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Alpert was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Sherman Alpert; dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Bernard Pastor, the late Herbert and the lat...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 82 | MARCH 23 • 2023 friends. Mrs. Chapnick was the beloved wife of the late Jerry Chapnick. Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions can be made to the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DR. HENRY L. CITRON, 83, of West Bloomfield, died March 13, 2023. He was born in Detroit and grew up in Delray, Michigan. Henry attend...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 83 Farms, MI 48025. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ROBERT “BOBBY/ FRENCHY” FISHER, 86, passed away March 10, 2023, in Los Angeles. He was a Detroit native and migrated to L.A. in 1965 after spending time in Germany as a captain in the Air Force. A University of Michigan graduate, B...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 84 | MARCH 23 • 2023 mig; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DR. JOEL GRAND, 83, of West Bloomfield, died March 9, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cheryl Grand; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Amy Grand; daughters and sons-in-law, Alayna and Shaun Weinstock, and Erica and David Brown; grandchildren, Jordyn and Alexis Grand, Ella and Leo Weinst...…
…MARCH 23 • 2023 | 85 NORMAN LEVY, 82, of Oak Park, died March 13, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Phyllis “PJ” Levy; children, Larc and Albert Bogdan, Douglas and Heather Levy, and Shawn Levy; grandchildren, Coral Bogdan, Celia Levy, William Levy, and Audrey Barlow; sister, Corinne Levy. Mr. Levy was the adored son of late Louis Levy and the late Jeannette Levy. Contributions may be made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 1...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 86 | MARCH 23 • 2023 Summer Feast from the Past O ver the past 81 years, the JN and its predecessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle, have always catered to the desires of our read- ers. This is especially true when considering their noshing needs. So, as the weather starts to warm, I thought I might help you plan a meal ...…
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…10 | MARCH 16 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column A Rabbi’s Guide to Extreme Metal I know the title of this article is kind of surprising, and if you don’t know me, sounds like the beginning of a joke. Even if you do know me, it might sound funny. I am a middle- aged rabbi who teaches meditation, does yoga and is, on the exterior at least, pretty calm, if not placid. I have the range of facial expressions of a cat, which...…
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…12 | MARCH 16 • 2023 emotional way. I recently listened to an album by a band called Scarcity. It caught my attention because it was called Aveilut, the Hebrew word for morning. The lead musician is a Jewish person from West Virginia. I emailed him about how much it meant to me during my own periods of mourning. He responded in a very kind way, which I found to be the norm with most of the extreme metal musicians I reached ou...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY Volunteer EMS service aims to grow its services in the years ahead. Hatzalah MI’s Road to the Future JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY 14 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ON THE COVER Asher Sigler of Southfield, Moshe Davis of Southfield and Chaim Cohen of Oak Park. …
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 15 H atzalah MI has come a long way in the five years since it’s been in operation, and its leaders expect to even go further in the years ahead. Hatzalah is a team of state-certified Emergency Medical Services (EMS) volunteer responders in the Orthodox community who stand at the ready 24-7 to respond to local emergencies in Oak Park, Southfield and Huntington Woods. It partners with the Oakland County Medical Contr...…
…OUR COMMUNITY “WE ALL HAVE OUR REGULAR LIVES — OUR JOBS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SHULS — BUT WHEN THAT RADIO GOES OFF, THAT ALL GOES TO THE SIDE.” — MOSHE DAVIS continued from page 15 16 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ON THE COVER Oak Park has turned to Hatzalah for help on several occasions, often for a piece of equipment called a Lucas device, which does manual compressions during cardiac arrest. In the beginning, Oak Park would call Hatzalah t...…
