Family Focus

Feb. 26
Drs. Jacalyn (Lesser)
and Kenneth Bishop
of Franklin lovingly
announce the birth of
their daughter, Addelyn
Paige (Adi Hadara).
Welcoming her home with
Bishop
hugs and kisses are proud
big brothers Jace, 41/2, and
Cooper, 22 months. Sharing in their joy and
happiness are grandparents Jim and Joani
Lesser of West Bloomfield and Al and Rose
Bishop of Warren. Addey is named in loving
memory of her maternal great-grandmoth-
er Helen Brandes.

)

Feb. 16
Amy Berent and Zsolt David of Chapel
Hill, N. C., are thrilled to announce the
birth of their loving son, Charlie Bela

Caleb Driker-Ohren
will become a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday March
27, at Temple Emanu-
El in Oak Park. He is the
son of Elissa and Perry
Driker-Ohren, brother
of Charlie and Rebecca
Driker-Ohren
and grandson of Elaine
and Eugene Driker and
Helene and Tom Ohren.
For his mitzvah project, Caleb is vol-
unteering at Friendship Circle in West
Bloomfield. He is a seventh-grader at
Norup International School in Oak Park.

Audrey Rose Freeman
will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitzvah
at Congregation Beth
Israel in Scottsdale,
Ariz., on Saturday,
March 27. She is the
' daughter of Richard
Freeman
and Michele and sister
of Grace and Benjamin.
Her proud grandparents are Faith and
Sandy Freeman of Novi, Donna and
Paul Lance of Scottsdale and Laura and
Warren Goodwin of Denver, Colo.
Audrey's favorite mitzvah project was
volunteering with a dog rescue organi-
zation. She is a seventh-grade student
at Desert Shadows Middle School in
Scottsdale.

Libby Alana Greenberg celebrated
her bat mitzvah Saturday, March
20, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. She is the daughter of

74

March 25 • 2010

David. Excited grand-
parents are Barbara
Berent Rubinstein and
4 David Rubinstein of
.a West Bloomfield, Katalin
Biro of Gyomaendrod,
Hungary, and Melvyn
Berent and Barbara-
David
Spreitzer Berent of
Huntington Woods.
Adoring and deeply missed great-grand-
parents are the late Anne and Louis
Berent, Harold and Bess Lupiloff.

1 Farmington Hills, and
Melvyn Berent and
Barbara Spreitzer-Berent
of Huntington Woods.
Louis is named in mem-
ory of Daniel's adoring
and devoted grandfather
Louis Berent. Loving and
Berent
deeply missed great-
grandparents are the late
Anne and Louis Berent, Bess and Harold
Lupiloff.

Jan. 23
Danielle Masouris and Daniel Berent of
Royal Oak are very excited to announce the
birth of their son, Louis Cosmo Berent.
Thrilled grandparents are Barbara Berent-
Rubinstein and David Rubinstein of West
Bloomfield, Roberta and Pat Byrnes of

Dec. 15
Jennifer and Danny
Abrams of Novi are proud
to announce the birth of
their son, Jonah Michael.
Jonah was welcomed
home with love by his big
sister Lola, 21/2. Sharing in

-

Dr. Lawrence and Robin
Greenberg. Libby's sib-
lings, Eric, Jacob and
Rachel, participated in
her simchah. Libby is
the granddaughter of
Dr. Robert and Reva
Moss, Violet Greenberg
Greenberg
and the late Dr. Ralph A.
Greenberg.
Libby is a seventh-grader at Orchard
Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield.
Her most memorable mitzvah project
was participating in the National Kidney
Foundation Zoo Walk in honor of her
close family friend who suffers with
kidney disease.

Lindsay Ishbia

Nicole Ishbia

Lindsay Morgan Ishbia and Nicole
Paige Ishbia will share the bimah at
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Friday,
March 26, as they celebrate their b'not
mitzvah. They are the daughters of Leslie
and Howard Ishbia and the sisters of
Jared. Their very proud grandparents
are Myrna and Cliff Klayman, Renee and
Earl Ishbia and Lois Ishbia. They are
also the grandchildren of the late Lilo
Klayman. Sharing in the simcha will be
great-grandmother Regina Polinsky.

-

Abrams

The girls attend Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. They felt
making dolls for Hadassah was the most
meaningful of their mitzvah projects.

Rachel Kahan will
be called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, March 27,
at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. She is the
daughter of Tammy and
Kahan
Jeffrey Kahan and the
sister of Hannah, Sara,
Seth and Jeremy. She is the granddaugh-
ter of Theresa and David Kahan and the
late Jo Ann and Bernie Kaner.
Rachel is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Her mitzvah projects
included Locks of Love.

Drake Edward
Lubin, son of Mary
and Jay Lubin, will be
called to the bimah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield Saturday,
March 27, as he cel-
ebrates his bar mitzvah.
He is the brother of
Cole and the grandchild
of Carol and Joel Lubin. He is also the
grandchild of the late June and the late
Marvin Rohde. Sharing in the simchah
will be great-grandmother Rose Rubin.
Drake's late great-grandfather was Jack
Rubin.
Drake attends Clifford Smart Middle

their happiness are grandparents Leonard
and Julia Abrams of Novi and Lynn
Kachalla of New Hudson. Jonah is named in
loving memory of his maternal grandfather
John Kachalla and paternal great-grandfa-
ther Myron Schiffman.

Sept. 23
Ben G. and Jodi Schachter
of Boca Raton, Fla., are
thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Max
Ashton (Meir Zev). He
was welcomed home by
his proud grandparents
Schachter
Barry and Sally Fogel of
Novi and Marvin and
Joyce Schachter of Boca Raton. Max is
named in loving memory of his pater-
nal great-grandfather Max William and
maternal great-grandfather Aaron Wolf.

School in Walled Lake. Among his vari-
ous mitzvah projects, he felt peer tutor-
ing was the most meaningful.

Riley Louis Smith, son
of Hillary and Steven
Smith and brother of
Logan, will read from
the Torah as he cel-
ebrates his bar mitzvah
Saturday, March 27, at
Temple
Israel in West
Smith
Bloomfield. He is the
grandchild of Patti and
Jack Masser and the late Sylvia and the
late Sol Smith.
Riley is a student at Geisler Middle
School in Walled Lake. He felt it was very
meaningful to donate gifts and money to
children at Riley Hospital for Children in
Indiana as part of his mitzvah experience.

Jordyn Marlee Weiss,
daughter of Jodi and Ron
Weiss and sister of Justin,
celebrated her bat mitz-
vah Friday, March 12, at
Temple Shir Shalom in
West Bloomfield. Proud
grandparents are Joyce
Weiss
and Jerry Weiss and
Joyce and Mort Maza.
Also sharing in this simchah was Jordyn's
great-grandmother Esther Weiss.
Jordyn is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. For
many years, she has volunteered her
time at Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield, recently playing Wii bowling
weekly with the residents.