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Relief efforts continue as Michigan’s governor prepares to testify before Congress
The national spotlight is again on Flint as Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder gets ready to testify before Congress on March 17 as to what state officials did or did not know, or do, regarding the city’s lead-tainted water supply. With the country still focused o...
Tapping into the sun, a reminder that everything comes from a Divine source
The Festival of Lights lived up to its name in downtown Detroit this year as more than 3,500 people gathered for the fifth annual “Menorah in the D” celebration in Cadillac Square—one that had a “power”-ful new twist this year. The menorah got its light s...
Tapping into solar energy to illuminate the sukkah … and other environmental ideas
DETROIT—Last year, Rabbi Yisrael Pinson introduced what was likely the world’s first sukkah made from a shipping container; this year, the co-director of Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit (locally known as “Chabad in the D”) took another groundbreaking s...
Discussion series focuses on those who left the city, those who have moved in, and why
Jewish texts and laws apply to every imaginable subject, including those topics that do not, at first glance, seem particularly Jewish. Take urban life, for example. Can the teachings of the prophets show modern Jews how to live in a city? How did halacha...
A temporary space houses a creative preview of Friendship Circle’s Farber Soul Center
Their space may be limited for now, but their creativity knows no bounds. While construction is underway for the 18,000-square-foot Farber Soul Center, a group of talented artists with special needs are using a nearby temporary space to showcase their ski...
Chabad moves from temporary space in a funeral home to a building designed for communal needs
Good things are worth waiting for, and the new home of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Wilmette, Ill., certainly fits that category. After spending more than 20 years in temporary spaces that included, of all places, a funeral home, the ...
Senior lecturer and proud Chassid at Boston University talks about his work, students and sense of humor
It is rare for a faculty member younger than 35 to win the prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at Boston University, but Dr. Binyomin Abrams is far from an ordinary professor. In fact, he’s one with lots of energy, known for a dynamic del...
Those at school can find a meaningful Jewish experience and warm environment not far from their own dormitories
The High Holidays are typically marked by families coming together to enjoy special meals, prayer and time-honored traditions. But for Jewish college students who cannot be at home with their families, the holiday season—from the deeply reflective days of...
He’ll compete wearing a kipah, thanks to his campus Rabbi
A weekend serves as a ‘time out’ for women whose care-giving runs round-the-clock
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