Keter Torah has seen a recent influx of Azerbaijani families, which Rick Behar says has been a great benefit and addition to the community and congregation. West Bloomfield’s Keter Torah Synagogue is Michigan’s only Sephardic synagogue. “That, in and of itself, lends itself to the uniqueness of what we are,” said third-generation president Rick Behar, whose grandparents Jacob and Judith Chicorel founded Keter Torah in 1917 after arriving in Detroit from Turkey. Behar’s grandfather, Jacob Chicorel, was a president, the chazzan and spiritual leader for 46 years. Behar’s mother, Shirley Chicorel Behar, was an influential president who developed an affiliation...
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