…60 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 F irst in Yitro there were the Aseret Hadibrot, the “Ten Utterances, ” the Ten Commandments, expressed as general principles. Now in Mishpatim come the details. Here is how they begin: “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without pay- ing anything … But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not ...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 61 even when making economic decisions we frequently mis- calculate their effects and fail to recognize our motivations, a finding for which Kahneman won the Nobel Prize. How then do you stop people doing harmful things without taking away their freedom? Thaler and Sunstein’s answer is that there are oblique ways in which you can influence people. In a cafeteria, for example, you can put healthy food at eye l...…
…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...…
…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 Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…64 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N M ark Lipson, who built a career around social work in the Rochester schools, has retired from that field and is building pursuits around preserving and promoting Detroit jazz composers, past and present, along with their music. A lifelong drummer and composer who has appeared with many bands even while doing social work, Lipson is now giving his attention to recording albums, developing sheet music and...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 65 J N continued on page 67 P ictures representing New York City life — including scenes of lone workmen atop a high- rise building, children dancing along a sidewalk and people of all ages at the beach — are among 150 images in a newly awarded book by Deborah Dash Moore, a University of Michigan history professor, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies leader and Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization edi...…
…66 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 CATCHING UP ON FEUD, EINSTEIN DOCUMENTARY, WINEHOUSE: SOUR? Feud: Capote Versus the Swans is an eight-episode series. The first two epi- sodes were released on Jan. 31 (on FX) and Feb. 1 (on Hulu). The remaining epi- sodes stream on successive Wednesdays or Thursdays. As I write this, I have seen the first two episodes and I thought they were terrific. Most of the many reviews are positive. Here’s the c...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 67 because everybody looks in New York. It goes to letting go and going out.” Dash Moore, who lived in New York for a time, began this book in 2005 and did her research by visiting the city’s historical centers and photographers’ studios. She has written almost 10 books in addition to this one. Although she personally takes photos of personal value, a deeper interest in photography has been with her husband, ...…
…JUST FOR FUN See answers in next week’s issue. For answers to the Feb. 8 puzzle, look on page 69. 68 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? In honor of President’s Day, can you unscramble the letters of these 10 American presidents? 1. harry lazy coat 2. likely lawn mimic 3. clanged revolver 4. jean or memos 5. fill mermaid roll 6. crankier elf pin 7. abhor ninja miners 8...…
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…70 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N ON STAGE NOW-FEB. 24 Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig is a furiously paced comedy with more than a touch of the Marx Brothers. Now at the Farmington Players, 32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington. Set in 1934, it is a hilarious combination of slapstick, word play, romance and great opera music. Tickets: ci.ovatio- intix.com/35951. Info: 248- 553-2955. MEGA MINYAN 10:30 AM-NOON, FEB. 17 (SAT.) At Adat Shalom Sy...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 71 Admission is $12 and includes admission to Outdoorama; $5 for chil- dren 6-14; and children 5 and under admitted free. Advance weekday tickets are $10 and are available for purchase through Wed., Feb. 21. On-site parking is available for a fee. For information, visit NoviCottageShow.com, facebook.com/novicot- tageshow, instagram.com/ novicottageshow or call 616-447-2860. ISRAEL HISTORY 7-8 PM, FEB. 22 (TH...…
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…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 73 J N ADRIA ARONOVITZ, 83, of Southfield, died Feb. 7, 2024. She is sur- vived by her husband of 63 years, Marvin Aronovitz; sons and daughters-in- law, Danny and Joanne Aronovitz, and Jimmy and Mindy Aronovitz; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Margie and Marc Katz; grandchil- dren, Sara Aronovitz, Ben and Jill Aronovitz, Anna Aronovitz, Jordan and Sam Schlechter, Sydney and Jeffrey Talasazan, Anthony Aronovitz ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 74 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N Renee and Mark Silverstein; son and daughter-in-law, Zachary and Lisa (Bebchick) Beim; grandchildren, Max Silverstein, Ariana (Ari) Silverstein, Elijah (Eli) Beim, Isabel (Izzy) Beim; nieces and nephew, Zeeda Mavian, Jennifer Lewis and Dr. Mark Kopel. Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Harvey M. Beim Scholarsh...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 75 J N dedication and contribu- tions to the plant processes. Naomi’s co-workers remem- ber her contagious smiles, frequent spirited laughter and treasured friendships. Naomi always had a pos- itive outlook on everything, took pride in her children, her work and her family. She was a kind, gentle and generous woman, who lived her life with joy until the very end; though her passing leaves an empty hole in the wo...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N KENNETH ANDREW STONE, 75, of West Bloomfield and Jupiter, Fla., died suddenly and unexpectedly in his Florida home on Feb. 2, 2024. He was born on May 2, 1948, in Detroit, son of Ralph and Rosalyn (Bronstein) Stone. He lived for a short while in Oak Park and later most of his youthful years in the Sherwood Forest area of Detroit. Ken attended Henry Ford High School and ...…
…FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 77 DR. MELVYN DAVID WOLF, 91, of Flint, died Feb. 6, 2024. Dr. Wolf was a loving, dedicated and devoted son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Born Aug. 10, 1932, Melvyn was a bril- liant and wonderful individu- al who had profound impact on the lives of those around him. He served his country with honor and distinction as a captain and doctor of the U.S. Army in Fort Benning, Ga., from 1...…
…68 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com F eb. 14 was Valentine’s Day. Time to send your valentine a card, candy and/or flowers … or maybe jewelry, if your valentine has been really, really sweet! The origins of Valentine’s Day can be found over 1,000 years ago in a Christian feast in celebration of St. Valentine. Once Hallmark and o...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 J N essay ‘Go … Just Go to Israel’ I ’m putting out a challenge to everyone — go to Israel now and volunteer. I spent a week volunteering there in mid-December. Go there to visit, volunteer and let the people of Israel know that we support them. Go … just go. For many decades, there’s never been a more dire time for Israel to need volunteer support than now. Remember that all army reservists have been cal...…
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…JEWISH NEWS JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Aish Detroit Mission volunteers bring hands-on help and hope to Israel. See page 10 $200 Feb. 8-14, 2024 / 29 Shevat-5 Adar I 5784 thejewishnews.com A Groundswell of Solidarity Solidarity …
…OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER 10 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N Ethan Gross, center, picks sweet potatoes on an Israeli farm with fellow Aish volunteers. JEREMY SPARIG PHOTOGRAPHY …
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 11 J N ext year in Jerusalem are the time- honored words we’ll recite at the end of our Passover seders this April. But Rabbi Simcha Tolwin, executive director of Aish HaTorah Detroit, can’t keep Israel waiting that long. Tolwin is preparing to lead his second Israel Solidarity Mission in the coming weeks, a humanitarian visit to help our beleaguered sisters and brothers, details of which are highlighted below...…
…12 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N One stop was for a gathering to meet with the residents of Kibbutz Shlomit who had been evacuated to a hotel. Shlomit is on the border of Egypt and very close to Gaza. Among them was Dana Cohen (pronounced “Donna”), the widow of Aviad Cohen, one of Shlomit’s civil defense team who, along with three of his comrades, made the ultimate sacrifice in fighting off terrorists at a neighboring kibbutz. Rabbi Tol...…
…continued on page 14 Rabbi Tolwin left nothing to chance. In November, he arrived in Israel with 50 duffle bags filled with donated sup- plies soldiers needed, includ- ing tactical clothing, socks, underwear and T-shirts. Since then, he’s sent 60 high-quality tactical bags for the troops. With every stop, Aish not only was providing much needed goods, but emotion- al support and a message of hope from the Detroit and American Jewish...…
…continued from page 13 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER 14 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N barbecue for some 350 soldiers. On short notice, the number of soldiers grew to 700. With their generosity on full display, it took only a matter of minutes for the volunteers to provide the balance of funds required to fulfill the need. “The barbecue was a welcome respite from some of the dire things we had witnessed,” said Ethan Gross, a member of the ...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 15 J N continued on page 16 families who had a loved one away on military assignments,” Tolwin said. “I won’t forget one door I knocked on. A woman inside inquired who we were. I told her I was a rabbi from Detroit and was here to deliver a care package for Shabbat. She opened the door and broke down crying.” So moved by his participation in the mission, Gross created a program to help keep the hostage crisis ...…
…continued from page 15 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER 16 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N Ethan Gross, a member of Post 510 of the Jewish War Veterans Dept. of Michigan (JWV), is always looking for paths his comrades at the JWV can take to give back to the Jewish community. His focus of late has been in generating support for the war effort in Israel. And it has come in a variety of different ways. Most recently, he participated in Aish Detroit...…
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…18 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N F or more than 20 years, the long- running Israeli Camper Program has brought more than 1,600 Israeli youth in total to Metro Detroit to attend summer camp. The partnership between Jewish Federation of Detroit, Tamarack Camps and Michigan’s Partnership2Gether region in Israel is made possible by the hundreds of Metro Detroit host families who volunteer to house the Israeli campers. This year, Federation is...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 19 Ask About Our Independent Living WINTER MOVE-IN SPECIAL! Two months FREE rent & up to $3,000 savings on moving costs.* TAKE WINTER in stride. *Terms and conditions apply, contact us to learn more. Explore our community online at jslmi.org People of all faiths and beliefs are welcome. Staying active in winter is one of the best things you can do to maintain your health. Frigid temperatures and slippery roa...…
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…20 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N P hysical activity is important at any age, providing many physical, mental, social and emotional benefits. For older adults who tend not to ven- ture outdoors as much in the winter, finding ways to stay active during the cold weather months is especially import- ant. According to the National Council on Aging, regular aerobic and weightbearing exercise supports balance during everyday activities, im...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 21 J N J ewish college students considering a career working in the nonprof- it world, particularly within the Jewish community, can now apply for a paid sum- mer 2024 internship through Gesher Human Services. The internships are also suitable for students who intend to work in the corporate for-profit space but who would like to learn more about the Jewish community for future lay lead- ership or volunteer wor...…
…22 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N OUR COMMUNITY T he CIS Maisel Center for Judaic Studies, together with Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, are thrilled to announce that Michal Oshman, the renowned author of the best-selling book What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid? and former executive at Facebook and TikTok, is coming to Oakland University to speak on the topic of how to see uncertainties in life as an opportunity to be purposeful, espe...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 23 J N T he Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University will honor the late Rita Haddow, a longtime supporter of the Center, at a special community event. The event will be hosted by her longtime congregation Temple Israel as part of Adults Seeking Knowledge (ASK) series, and will feature a lecture by Professor Jeffrey H. “Yossi” Chajes, Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought in the Departm...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N W hen Meredith Rubenfire walked into Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in the summer of 2019 to watch the opening ceremony of the JCC Maccabi Games, she had no idea it would be a life- changing night. Her family was hosting two hockey players from Maryland, so she wanted to support her athletes and celebrate the start of the Games. As Meredith, then 22, was watching the powerful and exciting ceremony,...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 25 J N Games have been held in Detroit, more times than in any other city, where 1,200 Jewish teens from across the globe will be arriving to an event requiring 1,000 volunteers and 400 host families. “Our aim is to get the entire community involved. Maccabi has endless volunteer opportunities that create a role for anyone, whether you have 30 minutes to give or the whole week, a morning or an evening. Th...…
…26 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N C hella Bluth-Rosenberg and her husband, Jeremy Rosenberg, love having people over on Friday nights. On any given week, she says, they’ll have anywhere from a handful to a dozen guests over for Shabbat dinner. Guests often include friends of friends, people recommended by Chabad, someone from a Hillel or who came to them through The Well, says Bluth-Rosenberg. “We just really want to build community. Tha...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 27 J N how as students at Wayne State — they graduated in December 2020 and June 2020, respectively — their Friday nights were largely spent at Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit or Hillel of Metro Detroit. On weeks there weren’t events, they started bringing people into their rental home in Woodbridge as part of HMD’s Shabba-Tote program, which provided students with money and materials to host 10 friends for a ...…
…28 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N A s about 250 people stomped through the snow and cold and into the stands of the Southfield Ice Arena on Jan. 13, Rabbi Menachem Z. Greenfield addressed the 26 hockey players in the locker room. The game they were about to play was a fundraiser for Matan B’Seter and Rabbi Greenfield, one of the rabbis involved in the organization, commended the players for their participation. According to its website, ...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 29 a chapter of Tehillim. Each player was then introduced and lined up on the ice, amid hearty applause. The Huntington team was Adam Schwier, Benjy Wayntraub, Chaim Seligson, Dovid Rosenfeld, Josh Scafe, Moshe Wayntraub, Sender Friedman, Shlomo Radner, Shmuel Bass, Shmuly Seligson, Shua Blavin and Tzvi Ungar. The Kimmel team was Avi Kohn, Avrumi Lorkis, Daniel Kohn, Danny David, Dovid Abraham, Eli Seligson, Josh K...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-9 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 A Groundswell of Solidarity Aish Detroit Mission volunteers bring hands-on help and hope to Israel 18 Israeli Camper Program Seeks Host Families Host families will house Israeli children attending summer camp in Metro Detroit. 20 Getting Physical Jewish Senior Life ensures residents stay active this winter. 2...…
…30 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N G esher Human Services will begin offering paid, on-the-job training for local residents who would like to start a human service career in working with people with disabilities. Gesher was pre- viously called JVS Human Services before it merged with another nonprofit orga- nization called Kadima in 2022. The Gesher Direct Support Professional Apprenticeship program will provide unem- ployed and underem...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 31 R eading the Talmud in full, or the central text of Rabbinic Judaism, is no easy feat. Rabbi Menachem Caytak of Chabad Jewish Center of Troy explains that with an accelerated pace, you can complete the Talmud in roughly seven years by reading one page per day — which includes both analyzing and interpreting the complex material. However, a surprise donation acquired by Chabad Jewish Center of Troy has m...…
…32 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N A re you a Jewish Metro Detroiter who loves riding motorcycles and is looking for a like-minded group? If so, a new motorcycle club is taking on new members who share the goals of having fun while giving back to the Jewish community at the same time. Motorcyclist and sales professional Gerry Lullove, 72, of Farmington Hills and a Temple Shir Shalom member, is bringing Chai Riders of Detroit to life this sp...…
