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…22 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I n speaking with organizations after the New Year, I learned that January and February are often referred to as the “forgotten months” after the rush of vol- unteerism during the holiday season. It is crucial that we continue to step up and help where and when we can. Below you will find many opportunities to do just that. Get packing with NEXTGen Detroit and Repair the World Detroit at their ninth annual See...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 23 OUR COMMUNITY F armington Hills res- ident Mark Milgrom has had a deep con- nection with Israel, especially with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s part- nership region, for decades. In March, Milgrom will be exer- cising that connection once again on Federation’s Motor City Mission. Milgrom first went on an Israel trip with his family when he was a teenager. He had a great experience but didn’t...…

…24 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 L ift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty …” LaRiesa Croft’s voice lifted to the high heavens as she led the community in singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, accompanied by Amy Davis Jackson on the piano. On Jan. 15, the hymn was sung as the community gathered to remember, honor and celebrate the memory, impact and ...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 25 any other church in the country.” She returned to the Second Baptist Church of Detroit 17 years ago. She shares that interfaith collabo- ration is critical toward developing solutions and consistent with King’s organizing, activism and leadership. “Solutions cannot be developed in isolation. We need to come together as equals and come up with solutions to what is going on in the world,” she said. Smith’s goal...…

…26 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 M ichigan State University Chabad’s new location in downtown East Lansing opened in time for the 2022 High Holidays in September to provide a more centralized location for the student population. Previously, Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov and his wife, Simi, ran all programming out of their house. Dubbed the “Jewish Spartan Mom, ” Simi Shemtov said the new location allows Chabad to accommodate more people for Sh...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 27 L oss is an unavoidable part of life, but that doesn’t make it any less devastat- ing. Having the right tools and support can make a difference as you move through your per- sonal journey. Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit is providing a grief and loss support group where those in need will find comfort and camaraderie. This eight-session group, for women 60+, will be led by JFS licensed clinicians Mayi...…

…28 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 O ver 1,600 Israeli campers, 500 host families and countless memories. Since 2002, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Tamarack Camps and Michigan’s Partnership2Gether region in Israel have joined together to bring Israeli youth to summer camp in our community for the Israeli Camper Program — a cultural exchange with the goal of strengthening Jewish identity in both the Israeli and American campe...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 29 relatives in Israel. And it’s the idea that when you meet for the first time through this program, you continue a relationship over the years, and it’s not the last time you’re going to see or hear from them, ” Gutman said. “This relationship continues to evolve. And when your family goes to Israel, you have an extended family member there. It makes the country and its people real for you. ” Israeli Camper P...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-13 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Al-Anon: A Support System Family and friends of addicts have a place to go themselves to get help. 18 Backbone of their Community No simchah is complete without Simcha and his family. 20 Beyond Basketball Detroit Pistons organization spends a sobering, inspiring day at the Zekelman Holocaust Center. 22 Calling All Volunte...…

…30 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 The families of Southfield’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek beat the winter blues by enjoying a day at The Hawk in Farmington Hills on Sunday, Jan. 15. More than 30 families splashed in the splash pad and indoor water park and ate kosher pizza from Jerusalem Pizza while strengthening their connection to each other and their community. Shaarey Zedek’s Family Fun Day faces&places PHOTOS COURTESY OF CONGREGATION SHA...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 31 JARC brought holiday joy to the people they serve with a festive kosher meal and activities on the first night of Chanukah. On the evening of Dec. 18, the nonprofit organization, which serves local adults with developmental disabilities, hosted a Zoom event to cel- ebrate the first night of the holiday. The event was attend- ed by 63 people JARC serves from 15 JARC homes and individuals from the indepen- de...…

…32 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 O ver 300 partici- pants gathered for Federation’s Frost Fest, a wintry evening of activ- ities at Bowers Farm Winter Park in Bloomfield Township. Frost Fest was hosted by the Jewish Federation’s Affinities Department and was devel- oped to engage Gen X adults and their kids in Jewish com- munal life. Guests enjoyed snow tubing, ice skating, dancing, Tamarack Camps s’more-making, a live ice sculptor and a va...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 33 OUR COMMUNITY L ooking for vendors for your next party or event? Look no further! The JCC reports that the Ann Arbor Party and Events Showcase is back. This event will be held at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor on Sunday, March 5, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The expo will feature a wide range of local vendors from Southeast Michigan to provide services for your upcoming event such as wedding...…

…34 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 T he David Tanzman Memorial Tournament once again was a cele- bration of basketball, friendship and sportsmanship. Boys basketball teams from host Farber Hebrew Day School and five other small high schools from Jewish day schools com- peted in the fifth annual tournament Jan. 26-29. Besides meeting on the basketball court, players socialized with old and new friends, and ate meals and spent Shabbos together. He...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 35 helped up by an opposing player. “ A lot of the players know each other from camp, and, of course, they share common values like being good citizens, and Jewish values like respect- ing Torah and mitzvot. ” Levisohn said he received “wonderful feedback” about this year’s tournament, and he was flattered to be asked by a member of the Atlanta delegation how Farber creates such a welcoming spirit for the tourn...…

…36 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 W hen Rachel Borsand, art therapist and mother of two young children, was stuck at home during the COVID-19 quarantine after schools shut down, she sought out a new creative outlet where she could channel her artistic skill and vision. As a longtime art therapist who primarily worked with children in medical centers, schools and in private practice, Borsand turned to her own kids for inspiration. Her the...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 37 calls started coming in for even more products, like tutus (a top holiday seller this year), bracelets and winter hats. Now, Borsand says her customer base is “all over the place, ” with many customers out of state. She takes mostly custom orders that are turned around in a 48-hour window or less and ships her items in pink boxes that are now trademarked to her brand. STAYING AUTHENTIC Roosy & Ba’Lulu’s has ...…

…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 38 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I t’s a wrap. Leaving the scene of his greatest success, Yisrael Paliti sold his Oak Park-based store, Metro Frame, on the last day of December 2022. The decision disappointed the scores of customers and friends he’s made as an expert in custom framing and paint- ing restoration. “I was happy all the way,” said the modest and ea...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 39 apprenticed with artist Keith Vandepol to learn picture framing. The Palitis were happy living in Ames but wanted a larger Jewish community to raise their son. They chose Metro Detroit to be near Sharon’s family members. After settling in Berkley, Sharon began working as a CPA and later acquired her own business. Izzy initially worked at a picture-framing warehouse. Realizing that he preferred being his o...…

…4 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 T he new year is barely a month old, and I’m about to make one of the most monumental decisions of my life. I’m finally going to cancel my one remaining landline. There, I said it. I can barely wrap my brain or phone cord around the thought of it, but the time has come. In the words of Neil Sedaka — “Breaking up is hard to do, ” but it’s time. The only folks I hear from now on our landline are those w...…

…40 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 er, “What is your décor?” in an attempt to determine the customer’s personal style. “If someone wanted a blue mat, I’d ask, ‘Why the blue?’ There has to be a reason why. Sometimes I might persuade the person that another color would be better.” A creator of sketches and lithographs, with a fondness for abstracts, Paliti said he has always pursued the goals of “educating people about art, displaying art and...…

…SHOOK Research and Forbes have named Paul A. Toby, senior vice presi- dent–Wealth Management, and Paul J. Monacelli, senior vice president– Wealth Management, 2018- 2022 Best-In-State Wealth Advisor for Michigan. The Forbes rating is awarded annually in January or February and is based on information from June of the prior year to June of the award year. The rating is based on quantitative factors and is not neces- sarily related ...…

…42 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 G rowing up in West Bloomfield, Elliott Disner had a favorite pastime: “I loved going on walks in my neigh- borhood with my family, analyzing all the homes and how I could make each one bet- ter, ” he says. He got his first taste of design when, as a 16-year-old student at Groves High School in need of gas money, he got a job at the first Beyond Juicery + Eatery in Birmingham. Starting out as a barista, he “org...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 43 CELEBRATING THE YOUNG AT HEART Come experience life at your own pace, relaxing or living it up. Here you can continue your life story on your own terms and share our bright, positive outlook. LET’S CONNECT OVER A TOUR CONTINUE YOUR LIFE STORY WITH US ANTHOLOGY OF FARMINGTON HILLS 248-534-4702 30637 W. 14 Mile Rd. / Farmington Hills, MI Assisted Living / Memory Care ANTHOLOGY OF NOVI 248-617-0761 42400 ...…

…44 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 people see what it looks like before spending too much time and energy and money. “There’s a need for people who can take a look at a project and give some ideas, without spending a ton of money, ” Disner says. “I can do the work and create a high-quality design pretty quickly, and low risk. I’m like an insurance policy on an idea. ” Working with clients around the country ranging from indi- vidual homeowne...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 45 MAZEL TOV! 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)...…

…46 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 T he Ten Commandments given in parshat Yitro are the most famous religious and moral code in history. Until recently, they adorned American courtrooms. They still adorn most synagogue arks. Rembrandt gave them their classic artistic expression in his portrait of Moses, about to break the tablets on seeing the golden calf. John Rogers Herbert’s massive painting of Moses bringing down the tablets of law dom...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 47 people to adultery, theft, false testimony and murder. Jews have especial reason to fear envy. It surely played a part in the existence of antisemitism throughout the centuries. Non-Jews envied Jews their ability to prosper in adversity — the strange phenomenon we noted in parshat Shemot that “the more they afflicted them the more they grew and the more they spread.” They also and especially envied them t...…

…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...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 49 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...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 5 Lifetime dental group is a locally owned dental practice providing complete dental care for the entire family. Our experienced dentists utilize the most advanced technology to provide elite dental care. For over 25 years we have been entrusted by thousands of patients and we are honored to now serve the city of West Bloomfield! (248) 855-8000 4320 Orchard Lake Rd West Bloomfield Township, MI 48323 www.lifetim...…

…50 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 H e hadn’t quite hit rock bottom. But it was imminent. On March 11, 2022, it all came to a head. Following an all-nighter in Chicago that included a concert, followed by eight-plus hours at a colleague’s music studio, whiskey, drugs and many fleeting memories, Jamie Wineman staggered out of his Uber and into his Winnetka, Illinois, home at 10 a.m. Once again, he saw his wife’s disappointment. “I looked at m...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 51 time trying to find balance. ” LIFE IN LOCKDOWN Until the pandemic lockdown lifted, Wineman struggled with anxiety, ADHD, depression and increased alcohol and drug use. “I was out of control. Every day seemed like Groundhog Day. I’m a social person. I crave interaction with others. I was stuck in a vicious cycle of substances. I was taking everything to excess. Life became monotonous and I realized that, at some ...…

…52 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER Prince’s love symbol, which he sold just three weeks later to his friend and former band mate, Ian Miles, a Prince-obsessed successful guitar master. Wineman cherishes the memories of his paternal Grandmother Connie Wineman, affectionately known to her seven grandkids as “Darzie. ” She passed away in 2008 at age 90. Over Dinty Moores at Ember’s or Stage Deli, the two would regularly discu...…

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…54 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 of Design Detroit (MM-O-DD) Founder Leslie Ann Pilling contacted Wineman to come back to his hometown roots for a solo exhibition he calls Neuroplasticty+. The month-long exhibition opened on Saturday, Feb. 4, with an artist reception with Wineman. The last week of the exhibition, which runs through March 4, will have an artist-in-the-round session with Wineman and live painting. Wineman has partnered up with...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 55 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I n Alice Cooper @ 75, Gary Graff cel- ebrates the career of the famed shock rock musician in a glossy, big-format, coffee table book with dozens of photos, packed into 75 short chapters, one for each year of Cooper’s life. The publisher, Motorbooks, began the series with David Bowie @ 75 and Elton John @ 75. Alice Cooper first showed up on the nation’s radar in the early 1970s, when th...…

…56 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 Meet Gary Graff JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Gary Graff admits that he’s been a “geeky music fan” since he was very young and listened to his older brother’s albums at his childhood home in Pittsburgh. “Music became always on the side of whatever I was doing,” he said. He grew up at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were killed by an armed terrorist in 2018. Graff knew several o...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 57 album “Detroit Stories” in Royal Oak. Alice Cooper has acquired a surpris- ing collection of mentors, collaborators and admirers over the decades. Early in his career, he earned the approval of the members of the Friars Club, most of them elderly Jewish comedians. They “got” the ghoulish stage effects that so shocked others in their age cohort. George Burns recognized in-performance beheading as “shtick,” someth...…

…58 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 MARC MARON SPECIAL, EINSTEIN = ROYALTIES, AND TWO DISNEY SHOWS Marc Maron’s first HBO Original comedy special, Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark, will debut on the network on Feb. 11 at 10 p.m. Maron previously had four hit stand-up specials on Epix and Netflix. Maron, of course, is not just a stand-up comedian, he is an actor (best known for the GLOW, a Netflix series) and the host of an incredibly succes...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 59 ON STAGE NOW-FEB. 18 An intriguing psychological thriller with an explosive ending is at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. Wait Until Dark, Tickets are available now at farmingtonplayers. org or at the box office: 248-553-2955. The story focuses on Susie Hendrix, a blind housewife from Greenwich village, who lost her eyesight in a car crash. On a train back to New York, a stranger hides a ...…

…6 | FEBRUARY 9 • 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: De...…

…60 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 KIDS’ NIGHT OUT 5:30-8 PM, FEB. 11 At Adat Shalom Synagogue. Kids will enjoy hanging out with their friends, eating dinner, doing Havdalah with Hazzan Gross and having fun. Kindergarten to fourth-graders will enjoy watching magician Steve Zieman’s show and learning how to do magic tricks. Fourth- to seventh-graders will enjoy playing games at Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Fourth-graders can ch...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 61 Big Tommy’ s Comedy Club Big Tommy’ s Comedy Club February 11, 2023 • 8 PM February 11, 2023 • 8 PM Seating Begins At 7:15 PM Seating Begins At 7:15 PM Appetizers Appetizers & Cocktails & Cocktails Served During Served During The Show The Show Per Person Per Person Per Person Per Person $25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Per Person Per Person 40380 Grand River Avenue 40380 Grand River Ave...…

…SPOTLIGHT T he Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society (GWBHS) received a $9,100 grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (CFSEM), made possible with a financial endorsement by the City of Orchard Lake Village and support letters from Greater West Bloomfield community partners. GWBHS will further fulfill its mission of “enriching our communities by collecting, preserving and sharing history” through this p...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 63 E Cycle Opportunities, an electronic recycling business operated by Gesher Human Services which provides jobs for people with barriers to employment, collected 23,612 pounds of electronics on Jan. 3 at its “Toss Your TV Tuesday” recycling event. During this special daylong event, the normal $25 fee for TV disposal for residents was waived and other electronics, including computers, monitors, printers, ph...…

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…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 65 continued on page 66 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DOREEN BILLET, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 28, 2023. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Marvin Billet; daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Paul Blatt of Oak Park; son, Louis Billet of Plymouth; grandchildren, Spencer Blatt, Alana Blatt, Avery Billet; nieces and nephews, Donna Sacks, Mitchell and Cathy Merzin, Neil Merzin, Jeffrey and Jacq...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 (Pam) Feinstein, Adam (Jaimi) Brook, Amy (Ivan) Katz, Roberta (Terry) Bavin, David (Annu Matthew) Wells, Josh (Kelli) Wells; grandchildren, Rhand, Dean and Hannah Feinstein, Cody (Madison) Bonsignore, Molly (Morgan) Nye, Noah, Evan and Piper Brook, Samantha and Lindsey Katz, Derek Bavin, Elisa (Michael) Schick, SaraBeth (Victor Smith) Bavin, Rachel Wells and Adina Wells; g...…

…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 67 ASPCA. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DR. JO ISAACSON, 92, of Southfield, died Jan. 30, 2023. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Mark Barash, and Lizzy and Josh Cohen; sons and daughters-in-law, Bud and Kathy Isaacson, and Jim and Robyn Isaacson; grandchildren, Talia and Pat Camalo, Josh Barash, Ben and Liz Isaacson, Megan and Max Pinson, Lauren Isaacson, Aaron Isaacson, Abig...…