Mazel Toy! 7141 Nov. 4 Leah (Mondroe) and Yonah Klein, formerly of Oak Park of Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel, are thrilled to announce the birth of their beautiful son, Benyomin Eliyahu. Klein Excited first-time grandparents are Rochel and David Mondroe and Shari and David Klein, all of Oak Park. Overjoyed first-time great-grandparents are Joan and Jerry Penfil of West Bloomfield and Jacqueline and Paul Drucker of California. Sept. 22 Taal and Lori (Kaplan) Ashmann of West Bloomfield are ecstatic to announce the birth of their beautiful daughter, Ava Morgan Ashmann. Welcoming her to her new home are her grandparents Sandford and Dina Ashmann of Farmington Hills and Lynn Feuerman of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Sharing in her joy are her great-grandparents George and Rosita Feuerman of Boca Raton, Fla. Ava is named in loving memory of her paternal great-grandmother Chaya Burko, maternal great-great-grandmother Edith "Dee- Dee" Topper, paternal great-grandmother Marian Wesson and paternal great-aunt Miriam Ruhalter. Aug. 22 Rachel (Feldstein) and Gary Axelrod of Chicago, Ill., are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Nathan Jacob (Reuven Koby). He is welcomed home Axelrod by his big brother Adam Jonah "A.J.", 2. Sharing in the joy are ecstatic grandparents Susan Feldstein of Bloomfield Hills, Theresa and Richard Feldstein of West Bloomfield and Elaine and Irwin Axelrod of Morton Grove, Ill. Excited great-grandmother is Beatrice Zislis of Skokie, Ill. Nathan is named in loving memory of his wonderful maternal great-grandmothers Rose Feldstein and Kay Quinlan. Broadman of Jacksonville, Fla., and Martin and Linda Kugler of San Diego, Calif. Great-grandmother is Elsie Yellin. Nathan is named for great-grandfathers Nathan Berkowitz, George Kugler and George Yellin. Marisa Yael Cicurel will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah Saturday, Dec. 1, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. Sharing in her simchah will be her parents, Sari and Mitchell Cicurel, and brothers Ari and Noah. Also partici- pating in her service will be her grandpar- ents Charles and Maxine Shapiro of Grand Rapids and Cell Cicurel of West Bloomfield. Marisa is also the granddaughter of the late Sol Cicurel. Marisa is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. One of her most meaningful mitzvah projects was donating her hair to Locks of Love. Maximilian Simon Dashevsky, together with his parents, Igor and Irina Dashevsky and brother Alan, will cel- ebrate his bar mitzvath at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Friday, Nov. Dashevsky 30. He is the grandchild of Nellie Kreynin and Leo Ayzengart, Raisa Dashevsky and the late Isaak Dashevsky. Max attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. He felt it was a meaning- ful mitzvah project to help at Temple Israel's Labor Day picnic. Aug. 20 Emily Nicole Goodman (Eitana Bina) of West Bloomfield will become a bat mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, Bnai Israel Center on Saturday, Dec. 1. She is Goodman the daughter of Jodi and Rob Goodman and the sister of Rachel and Jessica. Proud grand- parents are Sandy and Terry Grosslight and Mae and Milt Goodman. Emily is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. One of her mitzvah projects was working as a Bookstock volunteer and cashier. Drs. Jennifer and Jay Kugler of Ashburn, Va., formerly of Auburn Hills, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nathan Gedaliah (Nuchum Gedaliah). Grandparents are Dr. Stephen and Ruchel Emily Michelle Honet will lead the congregation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, Dec. 1, as she is called to the bimah as a bat mitzvah. She is the C36 November 29 • 2007 :IN daughter of Lauren and Roger Honet and the sis- ter of Allison, Daniel and Annabelle. Sharing in the simchah will be her grandparents Andrea and Joel Silberg and Diana and Joseph Honet. Honet Emily is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. She felt her most meaning- ful mitzvah project was raising funds for the Oakland County Animal Care Center. Alexa Rose Rosenblat, daughter of Jackie and Bruce Rosenblat and sister of Ashley, will cel- ebrate her bat mitzvah as she reads from the Torah Saturday, Dec. 1, at Temple Israel in Rosenblat West Bloomfield. She is the grandchild of Rose Rosenblat. She is also the grandchild of the late Leonard Rosenblat and the late Joan and Nino Devitis. Alexa is a student at Sarah Banks Middle School in Walled Lake. She felt her most meaningful mitzvah project was collect- ing funds and donating them to Ronald McDonald House. Eden Rebecca Roth will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah Saturday, Dec. 1, at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Sharing in this simchah will be her proud parents, Bruce Roth and Stacie, as well as her brothers Michael and Elijah, and her sister Sara. Her proud grandparents are Judy Roth, Pat and Barry Levine. Her proud great-grandmother is Florence Kline. She is also the granddaugh- ter of the late Sanford Roth. Eden is a student at Clifford Smart Middle School in Walled Lake. One of her mitzvah projects was volunteering for the West Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle. Matthew Harris Saperstein, son of Sheryl and Dr. Glenn Saperstein, will be called to the bimah as he celebrates his bar mitz- vah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saperstein Friday, Nov. 30. He is the brother of Samantha and Seth. Sharing in the simchah will be his proud grandparents Marilyn and Harvey Saperstein, Rusty and Murray Schwartz and Sylvia and Morton Kaplan. Matthew is a student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. His involve- ment at West Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle was the mitzvah project he found to be most meaningful. Jared Matthew Smith (Jacov Moishe) will be called to the Torah at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point, Wis., as he celebrates his bar mitz- vah Saturday, Dec. 1. He is the son of Don and Smith Wendy Smith, formerly of Commerce Twp., and the brother of Andrew. Sharing in this simchah will be his grandparents Norman and Phyllis Solomon, Beverly and Donald L. Smith and many out-of-town guests. Jared is a seventh-grade student at Bayside Middle School in Bayside, Wis. Recently he was able to give back to the community by raising money to fight breast cancer . Rebecca Traison (Rivka Sara), daughter of Janice and Steven Traison of West Bloomfield, will be called to the Torah at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Dec. 1. Traison She is a great sister to Elizabeth and Randi. She is treasured by her grandparents Harold and Mollie Adler of West Bloomfield and Barbara and Larry Traison of Bloomfield Hills. Rebecca attends Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She sold Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation paper sneakers in honor of her sister Randi to raise money for a cure for diabetes. Jake Samuels Vosburgh will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor. He is the son of Steffanie and Gary Fineman and Kurt Vosburqh Vosburgh and the brother of Leo. Celebrating with him will be his proud grandparents Dan and Phyllis Pliskow as well as Sharon and Kenny Singer. Jake attends Forsythe Middle School in Ann Arbor. His most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering at Food Gatherers, an organization that provides food to those in need.