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From
The Heart

Kosher caterer
provides hearty food
— and tzedakah.

Esther Allweiss Ingber
Contributing Writer

C

aterer Avi Rubin has a strong
drive to be charitable, but mod-
estly calls it "nothing special"
As he sees it, "it's our responsibility as
Jews to help and do as much as we can
for one another"
After nearly six
years in the area, he's
made an impact on
the local Jewish scene
through his kosher
catering business and
by leading several tze-
dakah projects.
Rubin, 35, grew
Avi Rubin
up in New York but
moved his family to
the Metro Detroit
home of his wife, Chaya Shaindel (for-
merly Handler), after Southfield-based
Partners in Torah hired him as its pro-
gram director. The couple met in Israel,
married in Detroit and have five chil-
dren.

o r o m

A night to cherish —
for students of all abilities.

Stacy Gittleman

I

Contributing Writer

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Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
Eve y Week

pencer Cohn of West Bloomfield had his heart set on
going to his prom to seal his lasting memories of high
school with a fun night out on the town. He knew
just whom he wanted to ask, and with the help of a teacher
and supportive friends, he had a night to remember at West
Bloomfield High School's Senior Prom, held at the Detroit
Yacht Club on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Going to prom was also a dream come true for Spencer's
mom, Melanie Cohn. Like all parents raising kids with special
needs, the thing she wanted most for her son was acceptance
by his peers.
"When you have a child on the autism spectrum, you always
feel like your kids are on the outside said Melanie, who is a
psychotherapist with a private practice in Farmington Hills.
"When I found out there was a way that Spencer could go to
prom, I was so pleased. He went and felt accepted as part of a
group of friends. Isn't that how we all want to feel?"

CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

Above: West Bloomfield High School junior Dalia Rubenstein
snaps a selfie with her date, senior Spencer Cohn.