3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (564+ words) Summer in Detroit — Tiger baseball, Ball Park Franks, vacations Up North and, recently, dense smoke from Canadian forest fires. One other tradition should be noted — drinking cold Faygo “Pop” (a drink otherwise known as “soda” in less urbane parts of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (837+ words) thejewishnews.com Support the Detroit Jewish News What one rabbi learned watching “The Odyssey” in Tel Aviv. I thought a lot about that ruined shrine a few days ago, as I watched Matt Damon, who plays Odysseus in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (482+ words) Rochel Burstyn with her children Azriel, Zahava and Atara, at St. Kilda Beach. Around this time last year, our Southfield house was filled with boxes and suitcases. We were in that awkward half-packed stage, trying to get rid of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (533+ words) The late Sam Woll speaking at the IADS grand reopening. In August 2023, Samantha “Sam” Woll z”l stood in front of more than 400 people gathered on Griswold Street and did what she always did: she made everyone feel like they…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (766+ words) Rabbi Levi Freedman (left) had the ultimate Jewish survival insight for Adam (right) when he said of Hitler, whose apartment is seen through the Chabad window: “We’re still here. He’s gone!” When Adam Kollin was sent the cover of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) thejewishnews.com Support the Detroit Jewish News He’ll speak on “The Battle for the Jewish Soul. Are the Missionaries Winning?” Rabbi Tovia Singer is an internationally recognized rabbi, author and biblical scholar. He is the founder and…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1599+ words) Daniel Grand at synagogue. Courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom (July 19, 2026, This story was originally published in The Forward) Who gets to decide when a home is considered a synagogue? A question fit for Talmudic scholars or, in this case, U.S. Supreme…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (639+ words) Dan and Ayelet Berkove. Dan Berkove, 53, of Givat Shmuel has a new endeavor — as of this year, together with his wife, Ayelet, he’s made it his mission to bring Highlights magazine to children in Israel. Berkove originally hails from Southfield;…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (395+ words) I first met Joan at the launch of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation in 2012. I had a lovely time at the Foundation launch, where I was seated next to Joan. She made it a fun evening. The foundation was created…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (964+ words) This story was originally published in The Forward When a study released last year showed enrollment at major seminaries in a decade-long decline, it fueled concerns about a crisis in the American rabbinate. As the old guard of Conservative and…...