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Monday December 25 Together we will celebrate the strength of our community. Select and participate in a volunteer service project at one of many locations in metropolitan Detroit. The tradition continues. L E N D A H A N D ! Registration: November 16 - December 18 mitzvahdaydetroit2017.eventbrite.com Questions? Call the Mitzvah Day Hotline: 248-642-2656 or email: nlevine@jfmd.org Mitzvah Day Co-chairs: Micki Grossman Milt Neuman Illana Stern MITZVAH DAY 2017 Curt Guyette, ACLU of Michigan's investigative reporter, led the conversation "Uncovering the Truth about Flint" at Temple Emanu-El's recent Sunday Morning Speaker Series. The series is coordinated and hosted by Emanu-El's Adult Education Committee. Guyette described the history of the Flint water crisis, who bore responsibility and also problems with Michigan's emergency manager law. The next Sunday Morning speaker is Jack Lessenberry on Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Oak Park-based temple. His topic is "Detroit and Michigan — What Happens Next?" Detroit's mayoral race is over — but the Motor City's chal- lenges are all still there. Now, politicians are gearing up for a statewide set of elections next year that is guaranteed to give Michigan an entirely new set of statewide officials. Lessenberry, Michigan Radio's senior political analyst, will provide a sophisticated view of what's happened, what's likely to happen next and how much the chaos in the White House may be a factor. Call (248) 967-4020 for more information. • 26 November 16 • 2017 jn Lessenberry jews d in the Clunkers For Chanukah As the end-of-year holidays approach, consumers are looking for a little extra cash for gifts and celebrations, and some are looking for a tax deduc- tion. Selling a scrap vehicle to GLR Advanced Recycling (GLR) could result in both. GLR will buy any vehicle, regardless of age, make, model or condition, and pay cash on the spot. The vehicle will be towed away, free of charge. "We recycle about 150 vehicles daily and send nothing to landfills," said Michael Bassirpour, president of GLR Advanced Recycling. "Early November through the end of the year is our busiest time, as people are looking for a little extra money. All we need is a clean title, and we'll buy a junk car and recycle it. Eventually that metal will become part of a new vehicle somewhere in the global marketplace." The company also will make a charitable contribution to the charity of the customer's choice, and the con- sumer will receive a tax discount for the donation. Between now and Dec. 31, GLR will donate a percentage of proceeds from scrap cars to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Metro. NAMI Metro is a grassroots, all-volunteer organization providing education, support and advocacy resources for family, caregivers and individuals with mental illness in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties of Southeastern Michigan. "Mental health issues are something my family has dealt with extensively," Bassirpour said. "While the holidays are supposed to be the 'most wonderful time of the year,' they can be the darkest for many. We want to help raise awareness for mental health and support NAMI Metro." GLR, with scrap yards in Livonia, Roseville, Ann Abor and Port Huron, has been in business for more than 90 years. Consumers interested in selling a junk vehicle can call (855) 620-5865 or visit www.glradvanced.com. • Cocktails With A Conscience A central theme of millennial-hosted Thanksgiving dinners across the country this year is the simple notion that everyone deserves equitable access to healthy, fresh, affordable and culturally appropriate food. Repair the World urges its thou- sands of online followers to "Act Now Against Hunger," offering DIY resourc- es and discussion guides — available at weRepair.org/thanksgiving — to support meaningful conversations around food justice and food insecurity, including the connection between acting on these urgent issues and Jewish values. "Time and again young adults are choosing to build connections between how they live their lives and how they tackle our biggest social challenges," says David Eisner, CEO of Repair the World. "They see only the upside in bringing complex, uncom- fortable and difficult conversations into their seasonal celebrations. Act Now Against Hunger offers us the opportunity to make the scourge of food insecurity a big part of that dis- cussion." As part of Act Now Against Hunger, in Detroit, Repair the World is host- ing "Cocktails With a Conscience: Detroit Trivia," Friday, Nov. 17, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Atwater Brewery in Detroit. Tickets are $10 and provide snacks, two drink tickets and trivia fun. For tickets, visit facebook.com/ events/131114504277523. • Emanu-El's Speaker Series Guyette