New Year, New Emcees. Alexis Jordan Barkin, daughter of Teri and Steven Barkin and sibling of Ariana, Lauren, Marla and Andrew, will celebrate her bat Barkin mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Temple Shir Shalom. She is the grand- daughter of Madeline Barkin, the late Marvin Barkin, Cecille Kerner and Leonard Kerner. Alexis attends Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. Her mitzvah project was making blankets to donate to the oncology unit at Mott Hospital in Ann Arbor. MC Scotty Oh so edible & wonderfully unforgettable! To order, please call or visit the location nearest you: BERKLEY Berkley Corners 2530 W. 12 Mile Road 248-547-7000 WEST BLOOMFIELD 6167 Haggerty Road 248-960-5200 DESIGN • INSTALLATION • SERVICE Call 248 851.2804 for a personal appointment www.closetdesigns.net Let The Talent Network Bring *he Party fo You! Amanda Rachel Guttman will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She Guttman is the daughter of Jay and Barbara Guttman and the sister of Eric and Jennifer. Proud grandparents are Saba Holeman and Howard and Marian Guttman. Amanda is a student at Novi Middle School. Her most meaningful mitzvah project is her annual participation in Adat Shalom's Housing the Homeless Project. Jacob Evan Plotnik, son of Julie and Steve Plotnik and brother of Jordyn, will celebrate his bar mitzvah as he leads Plotnik the congregation on Friday, Jan. 19, at Temple Israel. He is the grandson of Donna and Allan Apple, Marykay and Dr. Harold Plotnik, Judy and Herb Rudman and the great-grandson of very proud Morris "Andy" Weiss and Lenore Dunsky-Weiss. Jacob is a student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. His participa- tion in the Lions Club's Leader Dog Race for the Blind, where he helped at the information booth, was the mitz- vah project that was most meaningful to him. Over 100 cutting edge attractions! Call for free catalog. `4, Interactive Games 4t Digital Photos 4, Live Entertainment 4, High Tech Attractions s Gotta Go Racer 56 www.thetalentnetwork.com January 18 2007 t talent I • "your entertainment partner' Alexander Jacob Cohen Radner will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah Saturday, Jan. 20, at Congregation B'nai Moshe. He is the son of Beth and Richard Radner and brother of Jonathan and Kate. Sharing in the simchah will be his grandparents Florence and Sydney _Ad Cohen, Barbara Radner Radner and Robert Radner. Alex attends Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. He felt it was very meaningful to volunteer at Yad Ezra in Berkley as one of his mitzvah projects. Alexandra Rubin of Franklin will cel- ebrate her bat mitz- vah on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Temple Beth El. Participating in the ceremony will be Rubin Allie's parents, Jorin and Eugene Rubin, and her brother Joey. Proud grandpar- ents are Marlene and Jerry Gropman of Bloomfield Hills and Ellie and Ted Rubin of New York City. Allie is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. Her mitzvah project included volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley. Julia Shaye Simon will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Temple Shir Shalom. She is the daughter of Karen Simon and Bruce Simon and younger sister of Blake. Her proud grandparents are Edward and Josephine Simon and Ann Bogrow. Julia is also the granddaugh- ter of the late Harold Bogrow. Julia attends Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. For her mitzvah project, she volunteers at the Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, as she loves working with younger children. Melissa Jane Singer will cel- ebrate her bat mitzvah during Havdalah services Saturday, Jan. 20, at Temple Israel. Her Singer parents are Amy and Craig Singer and her sisters are Stephanie and Allie. Sharing the simchah will be her grandparents Lois and Milford Singer and Deena and David Fishman.