Temple Israel has long been a staple of the Detroit Jewish community — and in many ways, it has been a cornerstone of my own life. My connection to that synagogue stretches back to my earliest musical memories. My first voice teacher, in 8th grade, was the wife of Temple Israel’s cantor, Neil Michaels. As... […]
The newsletters arrived in my mailbox unbidden, their envelope labeled with an unfamiliar acronym: NAHOS. Upon opening them, I immediately knew who had signed me up and why. The typeface matched the one on clippings my mother had handed me on a few occasions over the years within her stacks of news she wanted me... […]