…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 85 J N to if the parents are getting along and communicative. Even so, the concept behind the holidays for families is the same, she says. “I think the message is really, how do you create a meaningful experience while also recognizing it’s a new experience for your kids.” Having a united front for the kids can be very challenging, but if parents are aligned in their parenting and can get information to their ...…
…86 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 J N Youth Tashlich A part of Congrega- tion Shaarey Zedek’s High Holiday festivi- ties is its annual Youth Tashlich on Oct. 6 at the Franklin Cider Mill. Rabbi Yoni Dahlen and the CSZ com- munity gather each year for a morning of learning and fun, toss- ing duck food into the pond as they learn about the mitzvah and ritual of tashlich and celebrate the holiday season. “It’s this awesome juxtaposition o...…
…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 87 J N each other a blessing for the year to come. Then we come together and end with a big camp-style Ne’illah service where everyone’s holding Havdalah candles, we’re singing songs together, and it’s so filled with ruach and joy. It’s just an awesome moment,” Dahlen says. Often for young families partici- pating in traditional High Holiday services, there’s a sense of needed decorum — a feeling of not want- i...…
…88 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 J N H ave you ever craved a bowl of hot matzah ball soup, but had to go without because you weren’t able to make it from scratch or journey to a deli? Those days are over, thanks to newly available NOOISH instant matzah ball soup. The product is packaged in a single-serving cup, and after adding water and microwaving for two minutes, it provides a delicious, piping hot and elevated bowl of matzah ball soup, ...…
…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 89 W hen Colorado resident and Metro Detroit native Laya Barak had ankle surgery back in 2012, she found herself facing devastating gastrointestinal issues from the many antibiotics she needed. Rather than turning to potentially dangerous prescription medications full of side effects to get her immune system back in order, she began drinking bone broth her mother, Dorothy Barak, created. Dorothy Barak, 71, ...…
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…90 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 contributor to her son being able to go into remission. “All of the testimonials that we’ve received have been incredible to see,” Laya Barak says. While the ingredients of their bone broth may look like ingredients you’d find in most bone broths today, Dorothy Barak says their process is what makes their product stand out. “Shelf-stable broths often use preservatives,” she explains, “or they make the brot...…
…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 91 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 f...…
…92 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 J N W hen I was a student at uni- versity in the late 1960s — the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs and the Beatles meditating with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — a story went the rounds. An American Jewish woman in her 60s traveled to north India to see a celebrated guru. There were huge crowds waiting to see the holy man, but she pushed through, saying that she needed to see him urgently. Eventu...…
…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 93 J N from within: from within a culture, a tradition, a sensibility. They come from the syntax and semantics of the native language of the soul: “The word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.” The beauty of Jewish spirituality is precisely that in Judaism God is close. You do not need to climb a mountain or enter an ashram to find the Divine Presence. It is there around...…
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…96 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE ART K eyon Lovett said he was 7 years old when sports stars inspired his artistic interests, and he worked at copying star images seen in magazines. He said it was much later in his life of 34 years that he launched observances of Judaism and placed rel- evant religious images and words in his paintings. Lovett’s projects can be viewed the weekend of Sept. 28-29 in the 50th year of Common Gro...…
…SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 | 97 J N enhancement as he uses it to copy designs with small dimensions to a canvas with larger dimensions. “I’ll have up to 20 originals in the fair and then I have prints and one-offs that I do on canvas panels,” said Lovett, who is making his first appearance in the Birmingham event. “I don’t think I’ll have abstract pieces because of the time it takes to make abstract pieces. I’m also preparing for ArtPrize ...…
…98 | SEPTEMBER 26 • 2024 J N P iano music fills the home of Bill Charlap and wife Renee Rosnes, both concert instrumentalists. Each has a Steinway placed in the living room. Part of their dual performing talents moves into East Lansing on the evening of Oct. 4, when Charlap takes the stage with singer and actress Dee Dee Bridgewater. It will be one of their many shows together; both are Grammy Award winners. “Dee Dee and I have bee...…
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