life c Tcles >> sponsored by best source credit union Block Dec. 30 Beverly (Betel) Block and Zachary Block of Pittsburgh, Pa., are ecstatic to announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Talia Brooke (Talia Bracha). Talia Maxwell Benjamin Apple, son of Margo and Marty Apple, will become a bar mitz- vah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township Saturday, May 21. He is the Apple brother of Madeline, Leigh (Jason) and Josh. He is the grandson of Joan and Marc Horwitz of Cleveland, Ohio, and the late Beverly and Mike Apple. Max is a middle school student at Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. His most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering with young children at Safety Town in Birmingham. Joseph Michael Cherrin will cel- ebrate his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, May 21. He is the son of Rebecca and Robert Cherrin Cherrin and the brother of Jenna. Sharing in the simchah will be his proud grandparents Chris and Al Briner and Arlyne Cherrin. Joseph attends Clifford Smart Middle School in Walled Lake. He felt his most meaningful mitzvah project was teaching children how to play hockey. Joshua Noah Goldberg, son of Dr. Joanne Sandler- Goldberg and Jonny Goldberg, will read from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah Goldberg Saturday, May 21, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is the brother of Rachael, Danielle and Michelle. Sharing in the simchah will be his proud grandparents Florence Herrmann and Linda and Dr. Larry Sandler. He is also the grandson of the late Harvey Herrmann. Joshua is a student at O.E. Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. He felt helping at Yad Ezra in Berkley was a meaningful mitzvah project. 128 May 19 • 2011 JN is named for her paternal grand- mother Betty Kelson. Talia joins big brother Jordan Rami. Grandparents are Edward and Ellen Betel of West Bloomfield and Sharon and Larry Block of Pittsburgh. Proud great- grandmothers are Brenda Betel and Lenore Crawford, both of West Bloomfield. Leah Nicole Krasnick, daughter of Jane and Bobby Krasnick and sister of Rachel and Julie, will be celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 21, at Krasnick Temple Emanu El in Oak Park. She is the granddaughter of Herbert and Ellen Lux and William and Marjorie Krasnick. Leah attends Detroit Country Day Middle School in Beverly Hills. Her most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering her time and participat- ing in several projects with the Kids Kicking Cancer organization. - Nicole Gudeman Justin Alexander Gudeman and Nicole Lauren Gudeman, children of Barbara and Edward Gudeman, will lead the congregation in worship during their b'nai mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Friday, May 20. Their sister Jordyn and grandparents Ilene and Dr. Sol Miller will share in the simchah. Justin and Nicole are also the grandchildren of the late Seymour Garber and the late Eleanor and Al Gudeman and the great-grandchildren of the late Elvira Ancell. Both Justin and Nicole attend West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills and felt their volunteer work at Huck Finn Summer Camp was the most meaningful of the mitzvah proj- ects they performed. Samuel Nathan Kole, son of Linda and Dr. Bernard Kole, will celebrate his bar mitzvah dur- ing Havdalah ser- vices Saturday, May 21, at Temple Israel Kole in West Bloomfield. Sharing in the sim- chah will be his siblings Elizabeth and David and his grandfather Abe Kole. He is also the grandson of the late Betty Kole and the late Rose and the late Irvin Otis. Sam attends Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. He performed several mitzvah projects and felt volunteering at the Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield was very meaningful. Caitlin Corrine Newman (Zeasal Fayga) will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 21, during an outdoor service at her home. She is the Newman daughter of Judy and Rob Newman and the sister of Shoshannah, Jacob and Aaron; sister-in-law of Elisheva. Proud grandparents are Ann Newman and Carol Levitsky. She is also the grand- daughter of the late Henry Levitsky and the late Rudy Newman. Caitlin a seventh-grade student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. One of her favorite mitzvah projects was volunteering with Farmington Hills- based JARC. Matthew Brandon Pantelic, son of Marcy and Dr. Milan Pantelic and brother of Molly and Samantha, will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar Pantelic mitzvah Saturday, May 21, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. His proud grandparents are Helen Schneider of West Bloomfield and Dusanka and Vlastimir Pantelic of Dayton, Ohio. He is also the grandson of the late Sam Schneider. Matthew is a seventh-grade student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. He felt his most mean- ingful mitzvah project was volun- teering at the Yad Ezra Kosher Food Pantry in Berkley. Dalia Rubenstein, daughter of Shoshana and David Rubenstein and sister of Blake, will cel- ebrate her bat mitz- vah as she reads from the Torah at Temple Rubenstein Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, May 21. Her grandparents are Lynn and Dr. Sidney Leib and Mariam Rubenstein and the late Morris Rubenstein; her late great-grandpar- ents are Rivka and Hershel Stein. Dalia attends Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. Among her various mitzvah projects, she felt donating and making Valentine pack- ages for Orchards Children's Service was the most meaningful. Jordan Stone of Bloomfield Hills will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 21, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. He is the Stone son of Loren and Bob Stone and brother of Gabi and Jonah. His proud grandpar- ents are Sheila Stone of Huntington Woods and Felicia and Sol Oshry of Vancouver, Canada. He is also the grandson of the late Ronald Stone. Jordan is a student at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. For his mitzvah project, he felt it was especially mean- ingful and rewarding to volunteer with the West Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle in the "Friends at Home" pro- gram. 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. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for information or for a mailed or e-mailed copy of guidelines.