The Clear Choice! Jenna Marie Gilman, daughter of Susan and Jerry Gilman and sister of Noah, will read from the Torah Saturday, March 22, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as she cele- Gilman brates her bat mitzvah. Her grandparents are the late Alice and the late Hyman Gilman, and the late Virginia and the late Edward Kaptor. Jenna is a student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. As part of her mitzvah experience, she orchestrated a school project to fight breast cancer, which she found to be very meaningful. Allie Rebecca Lumberg will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, March 22. She will be joined by her proud parents, Sandy and Lumberg Michael Lumberg, along with her brother Jared. Also celebrating with Allie will be her grandparents Rozzie and Leon Klein, and Sherri and Edward Lumberg. Allie is a student at O.E. Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. For her mitzvah project, she collected food and toys for Last Day Dog Rescue, which she found to be very meaningful. Lily Michelle Mendelson of Huntington Woods will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, March 22. Participating in the Mendelson ceremony will be par- ents Dr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Anne Mendelson and Lily's brother, Eli. Proud grandparents are Martin and Gale Stolzenberg, and Phyllis and Dr. Herbert Mendelson. Lily is a seventh-grade student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. For one of her mitzvah projects, she asked her friends to donate English books for the Gilad School in Nazareth Mit, Israel, as her bat mitzvah gift. Olivia Baylee Singer (Fradel Perel) will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield on Saturday, March 22. Sharing in the simchah Singer will be her parents, Robert and Amy Singer. Olivia is the sister of Zachary and Jordyn. She is the granddaughter of Leonard and Carol Singer, and Beverly and the late Howard Goldberg. One of her mitzvah projects was opening up a free clinic with her family (DermHouse) for people in need of medi- cal assistance in dermatology. She works there every Saturday and is in charge of appointments. Alexandra Paige Van Loon will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, March 21. She will be joined by her proud parents, Rebecca and Van Loon Jeffrey Van Loon, along with her brother Joel. Also sharing in her simchah will be her grandparents Candy and Terry Rosen, Dianne and Ron Kuchar and great-grand- parents Fern Lutz, Leonora Kuchar and Raymond Jagodzinski. Alexandra's late great-grandparents are Samuel Lutz, Ted Kuchar and Mary Jagodzinski. Alexandra is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. Among her many meaningful mitzvah experiences, Alexandra donated funds to Fragile X Foundation to assist those with Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a genetic con- dition that causes intellectual disability, behavioral and learning challenges and various physical characteristics. Alec Wolfe Vincent, together with his par- ents, Tracey and William Vincent, will celebrate his bar mitz- vah on Saturday, March 22, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Vincent Sharing in his celebra- tion will be his siblings Charlie, Joshua and Jamie; and grandpar- ents Linda and Harvey Wolfe. Alec is the brother of the late Jessica Vincent and the grandson of the late Mary Virginia and the late Dr. John Vincent. Alec attends Abbott Middle School in West Bloomfield. Of his many mitzvah projects, he found the most meaning- ful to be helping to organize the SMA Annual Run in memory of his sister Jessica to raise funds for spinal muscular atrophy research. Emma Claire Zdrojewski was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Sunday, March 2, at Congregation Beth Ahm. Emma Claire, a seventh-grader at Hillel Zdrojewski Day School of Metro- politan Detroit in Farmington Hills, is the daughter of Alisa Zee and Randy Zdrojewski. Her sisters Tara, Rana and Zoe, along with grand- parents Cel and Jerry Liebman, were thrilled to share in this simchah. Emma Claire loves all animals and enjoys ongoing participation in Horses Heal Hearts of Michigan, a nonprofit-to- be dedicated to lifting the spirits of those in need. Is there a mitzvah in your future? It's time to think about straightening your teeth. Nakisher ORTHODONTICS Receive $300* off Invisalign° treatment for teens or adults. Where patients are family IN DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 's Dr. Andrea Nakisher is a Preferred Invisalign® Provider. Call today for a complimentary Invisalign® consultation. 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