…40 | MARCH 21 • 2024 K ids all over the world are getting their Purim costumes ready. Rabbi Shneur Silberberg, rabbi of Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, recently returned from Israel, where he helped bring Purim costumes to kids whose families have been displaced by the war. Purim is a joyous day tied to the concept of giving, he says — gifts for the poor, mishloach manot and inviting friends. “Aside from the Megillah reading, every ...…
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…44 | MARCH 14 • 2024 J N I sraeli entrepreneur Hila Rom was 30 years old when she visited New York City for the first time, pitching her startup company to potential investors. The businesswoman with a law degree said she had just raised enough seed money for her startup and was excited to network in the United States when she got the call from her base. It was 2008 and Operation Cast Lead, the second stage of the Gaza War, ha...…
…MARCH 14 • 2024 | 45 University and value the deter- mination of Israelis in their continuation to build and innovate even under the most stressful situations like war. “The number of startups that are emerging (from Reichman) is huge, and the investors really understood that the current challenges and disagreements (within the Israeli government) will not affect our business activity,” Rom said. “There is trust and investment i...…
…46 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N M y daughter, Elana Chanofsky, drafted as a Lone Soldier in the IDF in 2019 and served in a mixed combat unit. When the war broke out, she’ d been out of the army for two years already; to her disappoint- ment, she was not called up as a reservist. Since Oct. 7, I’ve listened to her accounts of running for shelter during rocket attacks, heard which of her friends were called up, and the horror she felt...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 47 There we were, driving on the dark dirt roads, Waze wasn’t working and knowing that Arab villages were just over the wall gave me a ominous feel- ing. Finally, I said, “Elana, I’ll drive. If there’s a need for you to shoot, then shoot — but you can’t do both. ” Thankfully, we got there without incident. I was also in Israel during the ceasefire. All Shabbat, we were on tenterhooks, waiting anxiously for the fi...…
…48 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N M ike Rosenbaum has been a University of Michigan sports fan for a long time. He considers himself quite knowledgeable about the Wolverines, especially because he’s a U-M grad (1980) and he covered the school’s sports teams for three years while he was working for the student- run radio station. But when the veteran sportswriter embarked on a journey to write a historical book about the U-M basketball ...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 49 J N the early 1960s because they made for a good starting point. Michigan’s national championship in 1989 made for a good ending.” Two free throws with three seconds left in overtime by Rumeal Robinson gave U-M an 80-79 win over Seton Hall in the 1989 NCAA title game. U-M athletic director Bo Schembechler fired Freider as the Wolverines’ coach just before the start of the 1989 NCAA tournament and replaced h...…
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…50 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N MAZEL TOV! Fishman-Blume H annah Blume and Jarrett Fishman were recently married. Joyous parents are Laurie and David Blume of Bloomfield Hills, and Sue and Graham Fishman of West Bloomfield. The couple had a small cer- emony at Selden Standard in Detroit and celebrated with a honeymoon in southern Spain. Feb. 28, 2024 With much joy, Vadim and Rachel Avshalumov of Birmingham announce the birth of their ...…
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…52 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N F ollowing the pioneer- ing work of Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, there have been hundreds of books published on happiness. The American Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yet there is some- thing more fundamental still to the sense of a life well lived, namely, meaning. Happiness is largely a matter of satisf...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 51 J N feel this is your meaning and mission in life. This is what you were placed on earth to do. There are many such calls in Tanach. There was the call Abraham received, telling him to leave his land and family. There was the call to Moses at the Burning Bush (Ex. 3:4). There was the one experienced by Isaiah when he saw in a mys- tical vision God enthroned and surrounded by angels: “Then I heard the voice of 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 Blo...…
…56 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE BOOKS M any women in the Detroit area know the medical skills of Firooz Banooni, a retired obstetri- cian-gynecologist who served patients at Sinai, St. John’s and Beaumont hospitals and also taught at Wayne State University. What they don’t know about the retired specialist who wrote for medical texts has to do with the hurdles he experienced growing up in Iran and the chal- lenges he faced getti...…
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…58 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N D ave Hankin, cousin to the late artist Janice Charach, is among 27 artists exhibiting 97 works at the West Bloomfield gallery named in honor of his talented rel- ative. The exhibit, running from now until April 3, has been organized under the title My Story and consists of paintings, drawings, photos and ceramics. “When I learned my cousin Janice was an artist, it was part of the inspiration that came to me,” ...…
…spent high school years at Interlochen Center for the Arts, earned a University of Michigan bachelor’s degree and holds a doctor’s degree in music from Indiana University. “I want to communicate a feeling of nostalgia, mem- ories from childhood and a time when life was a little simpler.” Donner, 38, whose interest in art began in childhood, let piano skills dominate his life as a teenager and now teach- es private students, directs...…
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…60 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N ROOTS UPDATE; THREE NEW FILMS, STAND-UP & SKATING This week’s Jewish-related films, etc., are more varied than usual. But before I describe them, I want to give you a long heads- up: Michael Douglas and Lena Dunham will be the guests on the Finding Your Roots on Tuesday, April 2 (PBS). Their paring isn’t an accident: Roots episodes often pair celebs with sim- ilar backgrounds (Jewish, African American, ...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 61 J N JUST FOR FUN Word Challenge Using the letters in MEGILLAH, can you: Find 10 four-letter words? 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________ 9. ________________ 10. ________________ Find 1 seven-letter word? 1. ________________ Find 5 five-letter words? 1. ________________ 2. __________...…
…62 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N BRUNCH & BAKE 10 AM-NOON, MARCH 22 (FRI.) Have brunch and learn how to create your “Esther Moment” then make a tray of delicious hamentashen with all types of filling to take home and bake. At Aish Detroit, 25725 Coolidge, Oak Park. For cost, register at jlive.app/ events/7121. ‘MOURNING IN LOD’ 7 p.m. MARCH 22 (FRI.) See Mourning In Lod, directed by Hilla Medalia at the Riviera Cinema as part of the Gre...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 63 J N PURIM IN ISRAEL 5:30-7 PM, MARCH 24 (SUN.) Experience Purim in Israel at Royal Oak Chabad, 316 E. 11 Mile, Royal Oak: Photo Booth at the Western Wall; Fresh Juice Squeezing in Jaffa; Wine Tasting at the Galil; Falafel and Shawarma at the Tel Aviv Shuk; Pet Farm at the Kibbutz; Print Making at the artist quarter in Tzfat. Register: jeweishroyaloak. com/purim. SINGER PERFORMS 8 PM, MARCH 25 (MON.) Jill Sobul...…
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…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 65 J N DONNA BARNETT, beloved for 93 years, died Feb. 26, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 31, 1931, in Detroit to Louis and Viola Weiss; she moved to California as a young child, following the tragic automobile accident death of her father. Not one to have the dust settle under her, Donna married Robert Barnett and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit after spending a single ...…
…66 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N fundraising.stjude.org/goto/ donnabarnett. c. 2021 BARBARA M. BECKER, 85, of Commerce Township, died March 13, 2024. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Jennifer Becker of Franklin; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Alan Wormser of Commerce Township, Carol and Jay Weiss of Farmington Hills; brother and sister-in- law, Dr. Marty and Rena Janower; sister and brother- in-law, Lin...…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 67 J N continued on page 68 Dawes; the loving brother of the late Oscar Dawes and the late Sophie Shriman; the dear brother-in-law of the late Sanford and the late Dorothy Stone. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jhcn.org/donate/ tribute; or American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southf...…
…68 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N to Jewish Family Service, the Aileen and Harvey Kleiman Fund, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jhcn.org/donate/ tribute; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SIDNEY LIFTON, 92, of Beverly Hills, Mich., died March 9, 2024. He died the day before his 92nd birthday....…
…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 69 J N N. Siegel; son and daughter- in-law, Andrew and Kimberly Siegel; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Lisa Siegel and Adam Green; grandson, Charles Oliver Green; nephews and nieces; Alan and Lisa Rose, and Stuart and Kristi Rose; great-nephew and great- niece, Evan and Abby Rose. Mrs. Siegel was the loving sister of the late Reena Rose; the devoted daughter of the late Joseph and the late Evelyn Biederman. Inter...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MARCH 21 • 2024 | 7 J N continued from page 4 Jewish institutions and fur- thering Jewish learning, we must unabashedly support politicians who recognize Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism and who condemn antisemi- tism in the U.S. With Michigan as a bat- tle-ground state, we would do well to make regular p...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 70 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N The Generosity of Purim A t sundown on the 14th day of Adar, or March 23, the holiday of Purim begins. This is the most joyful and festive of Jewish holidays. Purim commemorates the victory of Queen Esther and Mordechai in the fourth century B.C. over the evil Haman. It is a time to wear costum...…
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…8 | MARCH 21 • 2024 Yiddish Limerick by Rachel Kapen Happy Purim! On Purim di Megilla we read Af Esther un Mordechai der Yid. Un ven Haman HaRasha mir vel hern a bissl meshuge mir vel vern. A frayliche yontef nit nor far a kid. der Yid: the Jew Un ven: and when Haman HaRasha: Haman the wicked mir vel hern: we will hear. a bissl meshuge: a little crazy mir vel vern: we will become A frayliche yontef: a happy holiday nit nor: not only fa...…
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…10 | MARCH 14 • 2024 J N essay How to Pray for the Hostages S tart in the swimming pool. Aim for the relative stillness in the late evening hours when the lanes are nearly empty and black skies seep through wall-length glass, the deeper end of quiet. As you break the water’s surface again and again, swimming freestyle, begin the incantation. Scan the dark with your goggled eyes as the whoosh of chlorinated water folds over...…
…MARCH 14 • 2024 | 11 J N mountaintops. Thoughtful petitions need somewhere to go. Mother Nature will receive them. So will your favorite book, wedged with a bookmark. Or the crisp novel on your nightstand that still smells of new book. Pray into swings and sandboxes, the yelps of children. Caterpillars emerging into fluttering butterflies. Pray into puddles of fresh rain. The promise of a rainbow. Pray into your freshly brewed ...…
…12 | MARCH 14 • 2024 J N O ne Friday in 2006, when Dr. Maier Belen was in Beaumont hospital, his wife, Molly, sat at his bedside, frightened and worried. Suddenly, Jeanette Blumenkopf and Chana Ellenberg turned up, quite literally offering warmth and light, in the form of battery- operated candles for Shabbat and a listening ear. Touched, Molly immediately called her daughter, Barbara Pichette. “That visit bought my mother so...…
…WHAT THEY DO Each Thursday, the volunteers begin by checking in with the hospital’s Spiritual Care office. The chaplain prepares a list of room numbers for all the Jewish patients who had registered as Jewish or contacted Spiritual Care. (It’s suspected that there are many more Jewish patients who did not register, and the hope is that this article might bring awareness of at least one benefit in doing so!) The volunteers — eit...…
…14 | MARCH 14 • 2024 see us,” Ashin said. “Being in the hospital over a holiday is the worst. Patients feel very alone and miss their families. They were so grateful for a visit and to receive our little turkey cupcakes.” Each week, the experience is different. Patients are admitted and released. Mothers in the maternity ward are proud and happy to show off their new babies. For other patients, these visits are a regular highlig...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY H illel Day School’s Annual Gala, themed Israel and Hope, will be held on Sunday, May 19, and promises to be an inspir- ing and meaningful evening emphasizing the impact Israel has had on Hillel’s community and, in turn, Hillel’s collective commitment to, and hope for, the State of Israel. Hillel will welcome best-selling author, for- mer Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization, and a leader ...…
…MARCH 14 • 2024 | 17 Kids* are invited to a spectacular night at Temple while their grown-ups enjoy our Adult Purim Spiel! Be sure to wear your most fashionable pajamas, slippers, and bring your pillow and sleeping bag to get cozy for an epic movie night on the big screen! Advance registration required by 3/18 at www/temple-israel.org/event/PurimKids $10/child. Children must be able to use the toilet independently. Geared to...…
…18 | MARCH 14 • 2024 J N M etro Detroit’s community of Conservative congregations invites everyone to a lively weekend of Purim celebrations like no other. The fun begins at Southfield’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Saturday evening, March 23, at 8:45 p.m. with ma’ariv and megillah reading — including some amazing surprises. The evening continues with a dessert reception and drinks, and dancing to Jennifer Christiansen and ...…
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