IIMI=1111 when you can't include your pet in your travel plans . I Amanda Lauren Markowitz of West Bloomfield will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. She is the daughter of Andrew and Linda Markowitz and sister of Michelle, Rachel and Sarah. Proud grandparents are Sam and Lorry Greene and Mel and Sybil Markowitz. Amanda is an honor student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. She enjoys skiing, bas- ketball, horseback riding, friends, dancing, volleyball, swimming, read- ing and writing. Amanda found it particularly meaningful to make bowls with residents of the Jewish Association for Residential Care, visit their homes, deliver meals with the Shining Light program, make dolls for Hadassah and help handicapped children ride horses. Amanda is named in loving mem- ory of her great-grandmother Ada and great-grandfather Abraham. Evan Plisner will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah during Shabbt services at Temple Beth El on Saturday, Feb. 3. Joining Evan on the bimah will be his parents, Carol and Bruce Plisner, and his sister Amanda. Proud grandparents are Doris and Morris Plisner of Livingston, N.J., and Rita and Marvin Greenberg of Teaneck, N.J. Evan attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills, where he is an honor student. Among his favorite activities are lacrosse, playing the drums and spending summers at Camp Tamakwa. Evan's mitzvah activities include serving meals at the Coalition On Temporary Shelter and participating in Jewish Family Service projects such as the Fall Fix-Up. Evan looks forward to continuing with his vol- unteer activities after his bar mitzvah. Andrea (A.J.) Roberts will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Temple Beth El. She is the daugh- ter of Scott and Judy Roberts and sis- ter of Max, Joey, Melissa and Darren. Proud grandparents are Phyllis and Marshall Loewenstein and Norma Roberts. She is also the great-grand- daughter of Stanley Lewis and the late Eve Lewis of Weston, Mass. A.J. is- a student at Cranbrook- Kingswood Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Her interests include horseback riding, snow skiing and water skiing. She plays basketball, soccer and volleyball for Kingswood School and softball for the North Farmington West Bloomfield League. For her mitzvah projects, A.J. vol- unteered at Yad Ezra, delivering. food to homebound people, and she packed food boxes at Gleaners Food Bank. She also volunteered her ser- vices as a clown at the annual holi- day party at Orchards Children's Services. She is looking forward to her first visit to Israel this summer with her family. Emily Jill Rosen (Shira Aviva) will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah at Congregation Beth Ahm on Saturday, Feb. 3. She is the daughter of Dr. Steven and Evelyn Rosen and sister of Jason and Marcy. Proud grandparents are Maurice and Doris Chandler, Delores and Jim Palazzolo, and Ben and Adele Rosen. Emily is a sev- enth-grade honor student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She has participated on the basket- ball, volleyball, soccer and cross- country teams. She also enjoys play- ing piano and tennis. For her mitz- vah project, Emily volunteered at Fleischman Residence, Yad Ezra and at the Empty Bowls program that benefited Yad Ezra and the Oakland County Food Bank. Allison Elizabeth Shatz will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She is the daughter of Mark and Rhonna Shatz, sister of Ben Rosenberg and the late Sasona Shatz. Proud grandparents are Ledra and Robert Sachs and Phyllis and Irwin Shatz. Allison attends seventh grade at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills, where she is an honor student. She is a member of the Black Dog swim team at the Sport Club and enjoys skiing, sewing and cooking. For her mitzvah project, she made use of her love of cooking and for the last two summers baked 500 cookies for the Make-A-Wish Foundation's summer bicycle ride from Mackinac to Detroit. She also volunteers for their speciaLsocial events. With her babysitting earnings, Allison spon- sors a 12-year-old from the Dominican Republic through Childreach. Zachary Isaac Slabotsky was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. He is the son of Susan and Larry Slabotsky and brother of Arielle and Annie. He is the grandson of Carolyn and Beryl Rosenstein of Baltimore and Sally Gordon Slabotsky of Shawnee Mission, Kan. Zachary is an honor student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. He enjoys basketball, using the comput- er and spending time with family and friends. 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