Mazel Toy!
March 13
Melissa and Marty
Hortick of West
Bloomfield are thrilled
to announce the birth
of their daughter, Talia
Simone. She is wel-
comed home by her big
Hortick
brother Max, 2. Sharing
in the joy of her birth
are proud grandparents Jeanne Vitale and
Simone Vitale of West Bloomfield and
Marilyn and Harvey Hortick of Bloomfield
Hills. Talia is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandmother Joyce
Bills and her paternal great-great grand-
mother Helen Newman.
also the grandson of the late Ralph Sarcus.
Noah is a seventh-grader at Orchard
Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield.
His most meaningful mitzvah project was
helping special needs children play base-
ball with the Miracle League of Michigan
at their special field in Southfield.
March 12
Rebecca (Wool) and Marc Melamed of
West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce
the birth of their son, Ari Hayden (Lavish
Peshe). Welcoming Ari home with much
excitement is big brother Max Avery
Sharing in their happiness are proud
grandparents Barbara and Joe Wool of
Farmington Hills and Susie and Rick
Melamed of Southfield. Ari is named in
loving memory of his maternal grandfa-
ther Louis Wool and paternal grandmoth-
er Kate Cohen.
Randi Danielle
Carey (Raneet Ahava),
daughter of Rebecca
and Rodney Carey and
sister to Allie, will read
from the Torah as she
becomes a bat mitzvah
at Temple Shir Shalom
Carey
in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, April 5. Proud
are grandmothers Elaine Kaufman and
Marlene Carey and great-grandmother
Mabel Gmazel. Randi is also the grand-
daughter of the late Richard Gooel, the
late Douglas Carey and the late Myron
Kaufman and the great-granddaughter of
the late Bert and the late Alma Gooel and
the late Virginia Carey.
Randi is a seventh-grade student at
West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield
Hills. Her mitzvah projects included
donating her hair to the Locks For Love
Organization.
Jan. 4
Jill (Bruss) and Loren
Rivkin of Chicago are
elated to announce the
birth of their daughter,
Meredith Leah (Bayla).
Thrilled grandpar-
ents are Lauren and
Rivkin
Joel Bruss of West
Bloomfield and Helen and Richard Rivkin
of Deerfield, Ill. Meredith is blessed to
have great-grandparents Jacqueline Posner
of Southfield and Corinne and Norman
Rivkin of Northbrook, Ill. Meredith is
named in loving memory of her maternal
great-grandfather Marvin Posner, her
paternal great-great grandmother Leah
Zagorsky and her paternal great-grand-
mother Roberta Low.
Anthony Joseph Fink
will read from the Torah
as he celebrates his bar
mitzvah Saturday, April
5, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. He is
the son of Karen and
Richard Fink and the
Fink
brother of Lindsey,
Jordan, Julia and Jacob.
His very proud grandparents are Irene and
Wally Dziadzio and Frances Fink. He is also
the grandson of the late Leonard Fink.
Anthony is a student at Dunckel Middle
School in Farmington Hills. He felt his
most meaningful mitzvah project was
holding a sidewalk sale of gently used
books, toys and clothing to help raise
funds for Hurricane Katrina families.
Noah Joseph Betman
(Noach Yosef Hadar) will
be called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, April 5, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills.
Sharing
his simchah
Betman
will be his parents, Lisa
and Michael Betman, and younger brother
Seth. Proud grandparents are Bernice and
Maurice Betman, Rhoda and Sheldon
Goldman, Ruthe Goldman Sarcus. He is
Sydney Bryce Galinsky,
daughter of Karen
Galinsky and Louis
Galinsky and sister of
Monica and Axie, will
celebrate her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield on
Galinsky
Saturday, April 5. She
is the grandchild of
Patricia and Bryson Coughlan and Charles
Galinsky. She is also the grandchild of the
late Jean Galinsky.
Sydney is a student at West Hills Middle
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School in Bloomfield Hills. She volun-
teered at a nature center camp, working
with 4-6-year-olds and felt this was a
meaningful mitzvah experience.
Rachel Glogower (Itta
Sora) together with her
parents, Darlene and
Charles Glogower, will
celebrate her bat mitz-
vah as she reads from
the Torah on Saturday,
April 5, at Congregation
Glogower
Shaarey Zedek West
Bloomfield, B'nai
Israel Center. She is the sister of Jeremy
and Jeffrey and sister-in-law of Dalia.
Her proud grandparents are George and
Virginia Elfond. Rachel is also the grand-
daughter of the late Ida and the late
Herbert Glogower.
Rachel is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. She
participated in many mitzvah projects
including the Relay for Life in West
Bloomfield.
Andrew Max Jacob cel-
ebrated his bar mitzvah
on Saturday March 22, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Southfield. He
is the son of Lauren
and Joel E. Jacob and
the brother of Merrick,
Jacob
Autumn, Michael and
Micayla. Andrew's proud
grandparents are Stephanie and Alan
Dorfman, Vi and Marty Jacob and great-
grandmother Rae Dorfman Weiss.
Andrew is a student at Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. He enjoyed volunteering at Yad Ezra
in Berkley among his other mitzvah proj-
ects.
Jenna Paige Kozin,
daughter of Angela and
Mark Kozin, will be
called to the bimah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield as she cel-
ebrates her bat mitzvah
Saturday, April 5. She
is the sister of Ryan
and the grandchild of
Renee Silver, Annette and Frank Kozin and
Suzanne Anderson. She is also the grand-
child of the late Louis Silver.
Jenna is a student at Clifford Smart
Middle School in Walled Lake. Helping
Temple Israel's Caring Community com-
mittee with shelter parties was the mitz-
vah project she felt most meaningful.
Noah Shane Krasman
(Baruch Tsuree) was
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, March 15, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Southfield. He
is the son of Shelley
Krasman
and Gary Krasman and
brother of Ethan, Jamie and Zachary. Also
sharing in the simchah were grandmoth-
ers Ruth Messinger and Rosa Krasman.
He is the grandson of the late Alexander
Messinger and the late David Krasman.
Noah attends Dunckel Middle School in
Farmington Hills.
Ryan Benjamin
Meyers, son of Sheryl
and Howard Meyers and
brother of Gillian, will
read from the Torah on
the occasion of his bar
mitzvah Friday, April
4, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. He is
the grandson of Eleanor
Meyers and the late Dr. Edward Meyers,
and the late Gail and the late Dr. Daniel
Cohen.
Ryan is a student at Abbott Middle
School in West Bloomfield. Among his
many mitzvah projects, he felt his most
meaningful one was participating in the
Tour for the Cure.
Benajmin Edward
Ruby will celebrate
his bar mitzvah at
Havdalah services at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield Saturday,
April 5. He is the son
of Janice and Steven
Ruby
Ruby and the brother of
Matthew, Connor and
Trent. His proud grandfathers are Erwin
Wolf and Lloyd Ruby. He is also the grand-
child of the late Joyce Wolf.
Benjamin is a student at Geisler Middle
School in Walled Lake. He felt his partici-
pation in the Motor City Mitzvah Day was
the most meaningful of his many mitzvah
projects.
Brandon Michael
Schaefer, together
with his parents, Karen
Schaefer and Irwin
Schaefer, will celebrate
his bar mitzvah dur-
ing Havdalah services
Saturday, April 5, at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. His grand-
parents are Annette Schaefer and Sharon