Mazel Toy! Aug. 17 Debbie (Blackman) and Scott Emmer of Novi welcome with much love the birth of their son, Zachary Colton. Welcoming home Zachary with much Emmer excitement is his big sister Alexa Karen, 21/2. Sharing in their happiness are grand- parents Linda and Sid Blackman of West Bloomfield and Marilynn and Richard Emmer of Bloomfield Hills. Proud great- grandmother is Rae Peltz. Zachary is also the grandson of the late Karen Blackman. Zachary is named in loving memory of his great-grandfathers Jack Peltz and Solomon Gold. Aug. 5 Kelley (Emmer) and Alan Reiter are excit- ed to announce the birth of their daughter, Eliana Lillian (Eliana Leetal). Loving grandparents are Marilynn and Richard Emmer and Naomi and Amnon Reiter. Delighted great-grandmother is Rae Peltz. Eliana is named in loving memory of her paternal great-grandmother Elka Reiter and her maternal great-grandmother Ruth Lillian Emmer. Aug. 5 Jennifer (Finer) and Jonathan Lovy of West Bloomfield welcome with much love the birth of their daughter, Jessica Ashley (Yona Etta). Welcoming Jessica Lovy home are big brothers Noah, 3, and Evan, 2. Very excited grandparents are Dorene and Alan Finer of West Bloomfield, Madeline Lovy of Holly and Andrew Lovy of Kirksville, Mo. Also sharing in their joy is great-grandmother Lilyan Finer. Jessica is named in loving memory of her paternal great-grandparents Joseph and Elsa Lovy and her maternal great-great-grandmoth- er Etta Saltman. June 11 Kimberlee (Rubin) and Jason Levy of Novi are delighted to announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Eden Joelle (Eden Yocheved). She is also welcomed home with Levy much excitement by her big brother Maxwell, 22 months. Sharing in their happiness are loving grandparents Ellen and Joseph Stuban of Wolverine Lake, Joanne and Jack Rubin of West Bloomfield, Barbara Burton B24 November 8 • 2007 of Gold Canyon, Ariz., and David Levy and Susan Krall of Farmington Hills. Excited great-grandparents are Margaret and Albert Schwartz and Lola and Sol Rubin, all of West Bloomfield, and Roslyn Burton of Lauderhill, Fla. Eden is named in loving memory for her paternal great-grand- mother Esther Levy and her maternal cousin Judith Stern. May 14 Amy (Berris) and Daniel Erlbaum of Philadelphia, Pa., are blessed by the birth of their daugh- ter, Tali Rachel, sister to Tamar and Dafna. Tali's proud grandpar- Erlbaum ents are Marilyn and Herb Lantor, Anne and David Berris, all of West Bloomfield, and Vicki and Gary Erlbaum of Philadelphia. Her great-grandparents are Miriam and Morris Ockman of Philadelphia. Tali Rachel is named in loving memory of her maternal great-grandmother Hinda Rachel. Aspen, an organization that provides rec- reational, cultural, competitive and edu- cational experiences for individuals with disabilities. Eric Daniel Bloom, son of Amy and Dr. David Bloom and brother of Ryan, will read from the Torah on the occa- sion of his bar mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 10, at Temple Israel in West Bloom Bloomfield. His proud grandparents are Margie and Dr. Robert Bloom and Judy Sklar and his great-grandmother is Rose Durbin. He is also the grandchild of the late Dr. Nelson Sklar. Eric attends West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. He felt his participation watching sporting events with residents at Regent Street, a local home for the elderly, was a significant mitzvah project. Berkley that she will donate after her bat mitzvah. Abbie Diamond Ginis, daughter of Sheri and Dan Ginis, celebrated her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. She Ginis is the sister of Eliana. Her grandparents are Minnette Diamond of Cupertino, Calif., and Annie and Ron Lowy of West Bloomfield. She is also the great-grand- daughter of Gertrude Langfelder of Belmont, Calif. Abbie is a seventh-grader at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. For her mitzvah project, she raised money and collected school supplies for the Children's Center in Detroit; she is also donating the over 200 books used as centerpieces at her simchah to the Children's Center library. Rebecca Fay Berenbon will read from the Torah during Havdalah ser- vices Saturday, Nov. 10, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She is the daughter of Leah Klein and Howard Berenbon Berenbon and the sister of Sarah, the granddaughter of Irving Berenbon, the late Fay Berenbon and the late Esther and the late Walter E. Klein. Rebecca is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. She felt her most meaningful mitzvah project was raising funds, which were donated to Children's Hospital of Michigan. Adam Michael Boorstein (Shimshon Michael) of Birmingham will become a bar mitz- vah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, Nov. 10. He is the son of Jody and Boorstein Daniel Boorstein and brother of Mitchell. He is the grandson of Barbara and Jonathan Haber of Huntington Woods and Debra and Ronald Boorstein of Highland Park, Ill. A student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham, Adam chose a mitzvah project that included volunteering for Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit, packing and distributing holiday packages and participating in the annual sales day for the past five years. Gideon Ezra Levinson (Chanan Eliezer) of Huntington Woods will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Saturday, Nov. 10. Joining Levinson in the ceremony will be his parents, Marty and Elise, and brothers Josh, Simon and Noah. He is the grandson of the late Sam and the late Anna Chapin, the late Louie and the late Rosa Levinson. Gideon is an eighth-grade student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His mitzvah projects included running a garage sale that raised money for Yad Ezra in Berkley. Bradley Aaron Bittker of Franklin will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Havdalah services Saturday, Nov. 10, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, B'nai Bittker Israel Center. He is the son of Sandy and Alan Bittker and brother of Danny and J.J. Bradley is the adored grandson of Maxine and the late Sidney Kort, Arline and the late David Bittker. Bradley attends Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. His most mean- ingful mitzvah project was organizing a basketball fundraiser which raised a significant amount of money for Challenge Vanessa Gabriella Farkas will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. She is the loving daughter Farkas of Susan and Stephen Feldman and Neil Farkas and devoted and adoring sister of Hannah and Max Farkas and Michael and Stephanie Feldman. Her proud grand- mothers are Etka Goldenberg and Edith Farkas Vanessa is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Among her most meaningful proj- ects was making 20 baskets for Yad Ezra in Jacob Alexander Raider will be called to the bimah as he cel- ebrates his bar mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 10, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is the son of Susan and Jonathan Raider Raider and the brother of Sarah and Lizzie. Sharing in the celebration will be his grandparents Rhoda and Jordan Raider and Lucia Boonenberg. He is also the grandchild of the late John Boonenberg. Jacob attends Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. He felt it was espe- cially meaningful to conduct a neighbor- hood drive to collect donations for the Humane Society.