Jason Eric Rubenfire and Adam
Harris Rubenfire, sons of Shelly and
Mark Rubenfire, will celebrate their
b'nai mitzvah Saturday, Jan. 15, at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. They are
the brothers of Brett
and the grandsons of
Mickey Gold, Burt
and Rosalie Gold,
Diane and Mel
Rubenfire.
Ion
Jason and Adam
are honor students at
Orchard Lake
Middle school in
West Bloomfield.
Their mitzvah proj-
ects include making
and distributing sha-
lach manot to the
elderly, planting
Adam
flowers at the B'nai
Israel Center in West
Bloomfield and assisting at Shaarey
Zedek's Camp Betman. Both boys will
purchase a TV and DVD player for
one of the Kadima homes.
Scott Ruskin and Mark Ruskin will
be called to the Torah to become b'nai
mitzvah on Saturday,
Jan. 15, at
Congregation of
Liberal Judaism in
Orlando, Fla. They
are the sons of proud
parents Wendy and
Craig Ruskin and the
brothers of beaming
Scott
sisters Arley and
Kendall, all of
Sanford, Fla. Ecstatic
grandmother is
Barbara Ruskin of
Southfield. Scott and
Mark are also the
grandsons of the late
Arlene Harris and
the late David
Mark
Ruskin.
Both boys helped
raise money for the school band as
their mitzvah project.
Erica Rose Sachse will read from the
Torah as she celebrates her bat mitzvah
Saturday, Jan. 15, at
Temple Israel. Her
parents are Karen
and Todd Sachse. She
is the sister of Laura
and Jason and her
proud grandparents
are Ellen and Dr.
Charles Tenner and
Andrea and Dr. Ronald Hurwitz. Her
very excited great-grandmother is
Ruth Hack. She is also the grandchild
of the late Stuart Sachse.
Attending Norup Middle School in
Oak Park, Erica helped with registra-
tion and also walked in the Light of
the Night. Walk for the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society as part of her
mitzvah projects. In addition, she
helped build a sukkah for a JARC
home and volunteered during the
housing of the homeless at Temple
Israel.
Brett Michael Stay will be called to
the Torah as a bar mitzvah during
Havdalah services Saturday, Jan. 15, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. Sharing in his simchah
with his parents,
Sheri and Ron Stay,
will be his brothers
Jordan and Ethan.
Very proud grand-
parents are Lois and
Cyril Levenson of
West Bloomfield;
Sharon Stay of
Haifa, Israel; and
Chaim Stay and Rachel Haramati of
Tel Aviv, Israel. Excited great-grand-
parents are Adeline Salinger of
Southfield and Nathan Zumberg of
West Bloomfield.
Brett is a seventh-grade honor stu-
dent at Walnut Creek Middle School.
in Walled Lake. He has participated
in many mitzvah projects, including
assisting at JARC bingos, helping at
the JARC Chanukah party and mak-
ing blankets for Magen David Adorn.
Samantha Rae Stratton will be called
to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at
Temple Adath Israel
Brith Sholom in
Louisville, Ky.,
Saturday, Jan. 15.
Participating in the
ceremony will be her
parents, Robin and
Stephen Stratton,
and her brother
Maxwell. Proud
grandparents are Jerome Kaufman of
Bloomfield Hills, Suzanne and
Eugene Curtis of West Bloomfield
and John Stratton of Bay Village,
Ohio.
Sammy is a student at the Louisville
Collegiate School. Her mitzvah proj-
ects include collecting eyeglasses for
Unite for Sight. She also volunteers at
the Jewish Community Center and
for the National Council of Jewish
Women.
Ask The Orthodontist
While true orthodontic emergencies are rare,
occasionally a minor problem can pop up.
What follows is Part 1 of a list of problems
that may be encountered and the remedies
for them.
Broken Brace
If a brace breaks off a tooth it can be left there if it
is not uncomfortable to you. The most common
cause of a broken brace is eating foods that are
too hard or too sticky. Chewing on pens,
Nelson Hersh DDS MS
pencils, or fingernails may also cause a broken
Licensed Specialist
brace.
Broken Wire
Again, eating hard or sticky foods can cause a wire to break. If
this happens, take a pair of nail clippers and cut the wire as close
as possible to the next brace it is attached to.
Tie has come off a Brace
If a tie comes off a brace all should be fine. Often times it can
be replaced with a pair of tweezers. If this is not possible, call
our office so we can set up a time for you to run in and have it
repaired.
Poking Wire Tie
Sometimes to secure the brace to the wire we twist a very small
stainless steel ligature around it. It is possible for the twisted end
of the ligature to move and start to feel sharp. If this happens
simply use a pencil eraser to gently push it into a comfortable
position.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Dr. Hersh at the newest state of the art orthodontic facility in West
Bloomfield/Commerce Township at (248) 926-41.00
Dr. Nelson Hersh • Orthodontist
(248) 926-4100
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