k the Orthodontist Blaine Alexander Tikey will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Friday, April 29, at Temple Emanu El in Oak Park. He is the son of Linda Kretchmer- Tikey Tikey and Barry Tikey. Sharing in the joy of the occasion will be his grand- parents Claire and Arthur Kretchmer and older brother Ryan. He is also the great-grandson of the late Harry and the late Jewel Kretchmer. Blaine is a seventh-grade student at Emerson Middle School in Livonia. Among his mitzvah projects was par- ticipating in the Purim carnival and giving shalach manot through the temple. - Sydney Danielle Wais, daughter of Lori Wais and Michael Wais and sister of Marissa, will read from the Torah on the occasion of her bat mitzvah Wais Saturday, April 30, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Sharing in the sim- chah will be her grandparents Evelyn and Harold Grodman and Bella Wais and Hershall Wais. Sydney is a student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. She is donating a portion of her bat mitzvah gifts to a local animal shelter and felt this is a meaningful mitzvah project. Jordyn Rachel Wexler will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Friday, April 29, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. Her proud parents Wexler are Eric and Sherry Wexler. Her brother Austin and her proud grandparents Dr. Murray and Annette Sack and Morrey and Esther Wexler will also share in this simchah. Jordyn is also the grand- daughter of the late Marcia Wexler. Jordyn is a student at the Roeper School in Bloomfield Hills. Her most meaningful mitzvah project was hold- ing a bake sale at her school to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank. First ask the orthodontist about the technique they use and their general eatment philosophy. Some orthodontists try to make the treatment as hart and comfortable as possible. Others use less expensive materials an products. Ask the orthodontist about their materials. Some orthodontists to brackets out of one patient's mouth and recycle them into another patient's mouth. The safety and reliability of this procedure is still unclear. Ask the orthodontist about their treatment philosophy. You will need to decide whether the orthodontist's treatment philosophy is right for your children. Generally, the best orthodontists will offer braces with a variety of colors to suit your child's taste. All of these options will make the orthodontic treatment much less stressful for your children and much easier on you. Dr. Nelson Hersh and Dr. Marsha Beanie Licensed Specialists for Children & Adults West Bloomfield Commerce Township 248.926.4100 Waterford 248-673-4100 Liliyana Wolberg (Sarah bat Saul) will become a bat mitz- vah at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield on Saturday, April 30. Her parents are Sheldon and Iryna Wolberg. Her brother Ask the orthodontist about the brackets they plan to use. 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