Geoff Kretchmer

Star Power

With a Masters of Psychology and a brilliant mind for business, Geoff Kretchmer is Partner at Local Kitchen & Bar in Ferndale and President, Managing Partner, Chief Executive Community Builder and Hand-Holder at Star Trax Events, the #1 social entertainment company in the Detroit market.

Andrea Goldstein

Called to Serve

Last year, they were students carrying book bags. This year, they are Israeli soldiers carrying the responsibility of defending our Jewish State.

Gemach

Say Yes to the (Gemach) Dress

What is a gemach? You may well ask and find your answer searching in the heart of Jewish Detroit through racks of designer bridal gowns, bins of baby toys or in a basement turned store room for gently used furniture and household items to borrow and return.

Rebecca Starr

Breaking Bread Together

Truly it is amazing how such a simple food as matzah – the “bread of affliction” – holds such a rich and enduring message about the journey of the Jewish people.

No Potatoes Allowed

Sure, it’s only eight days, but it can feel like a lifetime. What do you eat for lunch if not a sandwich? What do you serve for dinner if not pasta?

See What “Pops Up” in Jewish Detroit History

2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the Jewish Community Archives, whose holdings now surpass two million documents, 25,000 photographs, and 100 oral history interviews.The celebration includes a “pop-up” exhibit, called Creating a Jewish Community, which kicks off in January and will run throughout 2016, hitting more than thirty locations around Metro Detroit.

Time for a Happy New Year Once Again

Just how many Jewish New Years do we have and why?? As trees begin to bloom in Israel, now in the month of Shvat, we celebrate another New Year, wishing you (and your trees) a Happy Tu B’Shvat!

Xmas Eats

More than Chinese food. But of course, also Chinese food.