Detroit Jewish News

10/13/2025

What began in 1895 with ten board members and under $100 has grown into one of the Jewish community’s most trusted financial safety nets.

Celebrate Hebrew Free Loan’s anniversary at Shaarey Zedek Oct. 16.

https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/hebrew-free-loan-celebrates-130-years-18-million-in-loans/article_75bf1e48-7886-431d-9a8c-151e9659f012.html

10/13/2025

The ordination was witnessed by more than 100 family members, friends and community leaders.

Ethan Daniel Davidson celebrates his smichah.

10/13/2025

Three string players from the Israel Symphony Orchestra, based in a city near Tel Aviv, are among those traveling the United States to perform programs to raise needed donations.

Tickets>> https://bit.ly/ISO-Detroit

10/12/2025

What does “home” look like when you’re thousands of miles from your childhood dining room? For five U‑Mich students, it looked like folding tables in a parking lot, string lights overhead, and homemade challah on paper plates.

They hosted 70 students to welcome the new year. They cooked, decorated, invited, and held space. In doing so, they wove a new, meaningful tradition of belonging and joy.

Read the story>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/u-m-roommates-host-rosh-hashanah-dinner-for-70-students/article_e9edd453-3e50-4635-8a73-029ec949f68a.html

10/12/2025

This month’s 'A Year in Jewish Gardening' invites us to step into the sukkah and into sacred vulnerability. From planting late-season perennials to praying for rain with willow branches—this is Sukkot as you’ve never felt it before.

Carly Sugar Reflects on Sukkot’s Lessons From the Garden>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/carly-sugar-reflects-on-sukkot-s-lessons-from-the-garden/article_3b44561f-7b2f-43da-88de-0421ee897089.html

10/12/2025

Inspired by Rabbi Kantor’s call to “find their why,” B’nai Moshe members created 250 “Bags of Blessings” to help unhoused neighbors.

Read the story>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/b-nai-moshe-turns-high-holiday-spirit-into-acts-of-giving/article_e2cc6155-57ce-409a-b4d0-e7723604c49a.html

10/10/2025

Impress your guests with this Sukkot-ready fall harvest salad packed with quinoa, squash, apples, dates, and pomegranate.

Recipe>>https://www.thejewishnews.com/culture/fall-harvest-salad-brings-the-flavors-of-the-season-to-your-sukkah/article_5a0399ca-5faa-4c75-895a-f4c5470ab243.html

10/10/2025

Straight from the students at the University of Michigan’s Yiddish program comes our new Yiddish Word of the Week.

Each week, the students will pick a favorite word, funny, poetic, or just plain useful and share it with you. It’s a small way to bring their passion for Yiddishkeit into your week.

This week's word >> https://www.thejewishnews.com/culture/yiddish-word-of-the-week-picked-for-you-by-the-yiddish-students-from-university-of/article_913246b1-f139-4932-b504-44c67a597ab8.html

10/10/2025

Some couples meet on dating apps. Dolly and Josh met because of a roommate, a pierogi pop-up, and a pretty bold T-shirt.⁠
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Now married with three beautiful kids, they’re building a life in Metro Detroit and still showing up for the city where it all began.⁠
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Read their meet cute story>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/what-happens-when-you-meet-a-cute-jewish-guy-at-a-bar-but-hate-his/article_fd4bc987-bc48-4b85-9ca8-5e1fb9bb58e8.html

10/09/2025

Farmington Hills native Mikhl Yashinsky, now based in New York, brings rare Yiddish works into English with two new books. One a memoir, the other a collection of pulp mysteries.

Read the story>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/former-detroiter-mikhl-yashinsky-publishes-two-new-yiddish-book-translations/article_ed9eef43-1259-40c7-88c8-12813e1cca37.html

10/09/2025

Mark your calendars: our next Book Club meeting is Sunday, October 26 at 11:00 AM (via Zoom)!

We’ll be diving into The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordechai, edited by the late Dianne Ashton and completed by Professor Melissa R. Klapper, who will join us for a live interview.

This powerful book offers rare insight into the life of an educated Southern Jewish woman during the Civil War — her reflections, challenges, and how she kept her Jewish faith alive in a turbulent, Christian-dominated South.

RSVP>>

JN Book Club JN BOOK CLUB RSVP Finish JN Book Club – First Online Zoom Event We’re excited to announce the very first JN Book Club Zoom event! Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: 11:00 a.m. The Zoom link and event details will be included in our next newsletter, along with Mike Smith’s review of th...

10/09/2025

Grammy winner Joanie Leeds marks her Bubby’s 100th birthday with a heartfelt new album celebrating family.

Joanie Leeds will perform during a Simchat Torah Celebration at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Temple Israel.

Read the cover story>> https://www.thejewishnews.com/culture/cover-joanie-leeds-brings-music-from-her-new-album-to-temple-israel-for-a-simchat/article_c5499977-9d4b-4a69-b207-28b73113f891.html