1 Dec. 11 Stacey (Young) Soffa and Jason Soffa of West Bloomfield are delighted to announce the arrival of their daughter, Ava Brooke. Sharing in their joy are grand- Soffa parents Esther Soffa of Farmington Hills, Jeffrey Soffa of Royal Oak and Chuck Young of Farmington Hills. Proud are great-grandmother Ellen Ziff of Walled Lake and great-grandfather Joseph Soffa of Las Vegas, Nev. Ava is named in loving memory of her maternal grandmother Ava Young. - Nov. 30 Stefani Bindes and Matt Nakihei of Prescott, Ariz., and soon to be Kaneohe, Hawaii, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lexi Jordyn (Shayna Nakihei Kayla). Excited grand- parents are Marcy and Wesley Peurasaari of Farmington Hills and Mona Nakihei of Kaneohe. Sharing in this blessed event are great-grandparents Edith Kane of Franklin and Barbara Nakihei of Kaneohe. Lexi is the great-granddaughter of the late Joe Copp, the late David Copp and the late George Nakihei. Lexi Jordyn is named in loving memory of her great- grandfather Samuel Kane and grandfather Kelly Nakihei. How To Submit Announcements Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. All notices are subject to editing. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews. corn or (248) 351-5147 for information or for a mailed or e-mailed copy of guidelines. Sarah Broner will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 12, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. She is Broner the daughter of Kim and Bob Broner and the sister of Josh. Sharing in the simchah will be proud grandparents Elaine and Harvey Minkin and Lily and David Broner. Sarah is a seventh-grade student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Among her many mitzvah projects, she felt volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley was the most meaningful. Kasey Madelyne Downing will cel- ebrate her bat mitz- vah as she is called to the bimah to read from the Torah on Friday, March 11, at Temple Israel in Downing West Bloomfield. Her parents are Lyne and Keith Downing and her proud grandparents are Liesel and Don Appel. Kasey is a student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. She did volunteer work with children who are disabled and felt this was a very meaningful mitzvah project. Grant Harrison Gilbert will be called to read from the Torah as he cel- ebrates his bar mitz- vah Friday, March 11, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Gilbert He is the son of Jennifer and Daniel Gilbert and the brother of Nicolas, Gracie, A.J. and Nash. Sharing in the joy will be his proud grandparents Murk Goddard, Pamela and Dr. Robert Feldman and Shirley Gilbert. He is also the grandchild of the late Samuel Gilbert. Grant attends Cranbrook Boys Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Among his many mitzvah projects, he felt volunteering at Friendship Circle was the most meaningful. Corey Matthew Lesson, son of Lauren and Randy Lesson, will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, March 12. He is the brother of Joshua and Jillian. His grandparents are Linda Dembs, Lesson Sandra and Dennis Dembs, Joan and Jerry Lesson. Sharing in the simchah will be Corey's proud great-grand- parents Ann and Nelson Dembs. His late great-grandparents are Florence and Tom Lesson, Lillian and Samuel Simon and Fannie and Charles Alfield. Corey is a seventh-grader at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Among his various mitzvah projects, he felt volunteering with family members at Yad Ezra in Berkley was the most meaningful. Arielle Sarah Lipman will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 12, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. She is Lipman the daughter of Beth and Blake Lipman and the sister of Jonah. Sharing in the simchah will be her proud grandparents Rona and Saul Grossman and Marlene Lipman, all of Southfield. She is also the grand- daughter of the late Jerome "Jerry" Lipman. Arielle is a student at Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. Her most meaningful project was volunteering as a counselor in train- ing at Temple Beth El's summer camp this past summer. Noah Provizer Jacob Provizer Noah Maxwell Provizer and Jacob Ross Provizer, sons of Kari and Dr. Jeffrey Provizer, will share the bimah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as they celebrate their b'nai mitz- vah Saturday, March 12. Sharing in the joy will be their younger sister Eliana and their proud grandparents Kay Kutinsky, Joan Provizer, Sandy and Frank Kutinsky, and Gail and Harold Provizer. Noah and Jake are students at O.E. Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. Noah felt helping with seniors at Temple Israel's Kever Avot program was especially mean- ingful as a mitzvah project. Housing the Homeless at Temple Israel was the mitzvah project that Jake per- sonally felt most significant. Jordyn Renee Somberg, daughter of Julie Somberg and Gary Somberg, will read from the Torah on the occasion of her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in Somberg West Bloomfield Saturday, March 12. She is the sister of Madison and the grandchild of Sharon and Ronald Goldenberg, Marlene and Stanley Somberg and Sally Barnard. Her very proud great-grandparents are Marion and Norman Robbins. She is also the great-grandchild of the late Leo Gaspas and the late Ida and the late Louis Goldenberg. Jordyn attends Walnut Creek Middle School in West Bloomfield. Her most meaningful mitzvah proj- ect involves volunteering weekly in a fourth-grade religious school class at Temple Israel. Mara Ilana Soverinsky of West Bloomfield became bat mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Saturday, March 5. Participating Soverinsky in the ceremony were Lisa and Dr. Mark Soverinsky along with Mara's sisters, Rebecca and Ellie. Proud grandparents are Karen and Howard Rosenbaum of Toledo, Ohio, and Sally and Dr. Louis Soverinsky of Bloomfield Hills. Mara is also the granddaughter of the late Marilyn Soverinsky. Mara is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. Her mitzvah projects include work- ing with autistic students at her middle school. N,larch 2011 47