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Carly Erin Bernard,
daughter of Drs.
Robin and Michael
Bernard, will
become a bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
as she reads from the
Bernard
Torah on Friday,
Sept. 9. She will be
joined in celebration by her siblings
Alexa, Kaela and Jace. Carly is the lov-
ing grandchild of Etta and Helmut
Bernard, and Darlene and Dr. Ronald
Oklin.
She is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
For her most meaningful mitzvah
project, Carly volunteered at the West
Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle
summer camp for the past two sum-
mers.
Lilly Brooke Geller
will lead the congre-
gation in prayer on
the occasion of her
bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Sept. 10, at
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She
Geller
will be joined in cel-
ebration by her
proud parents, Michelle and Dr. Louis
Geller, and her siblings Avery and Ari.
She is the loving granddaughter of
Lorraine and Robert Zack, Merilyn
and Nathan Sanders, Elaine and
Seymour Newman, and Sam Geller.
Lilly is a student at Norup
International School in Oak Park. As
part of her many mitzvah experiences,
she volunteered at Forgotten Harvest
to help combat hunger in our commu-
nity and found this experience to be
very meaningful.
Toby Hershel
Gittleman, son of
Craig and Stacy
Gittleman, will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah
Saturday, Sept. 10, at
B’nai Israel
Gittleman
Synagogue in West
Bloomfield. He will
be joined in the celebration by siblings
Jolie and Nathan; proud grandparents
Bernie and Eileen Cooper, and Jay and
Marsha Gittleman; and many aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Toby is an eighth-grader at West
Hills Middle School in Bloomfield
Hills. He has enjoyed volunteering
with PeerCorps Detroit, where he
tutored and mentored schoolchildren
at Mission: City and the James and
Grace Lee Boggs School.
Josh Pearlman will
become a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday,
Sept. 10 at Temple
Beth El in
Bloomfield
Township. He is the
son of Alicia and
Pearlman
Barry Pearlman, the
brother of Ari and
Shayna, and the grandson of Sybil
Glaser, Melvin and Frances Glaser, Joe
Pearlman and the late Rebecca
Pearlman.
Josh is an eighth-grader at Clifford
Smart Middle School in Walled Lake.
For his mitzvah project, he volunteered
at a soup kitchen and also planted
flowers for the Jewish Family Service’s
Spring into Action day.
Sophie Alexandra
Rosen will lead the
congregation in
prayer on the occa-
sion of her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, Sept.
Rosen
10. She is the loving
daughter of Liz and
Jason Rosen and sister of Mikaela. She
will be joined in celebration by her
proud grandparents Cindy and Murray
Franklin, and Bill Rosen. Sophie is also
the granddaughter of the late Sue
Rosen.
She attends Warner Middle School
in Farmington Hills. Sophie, who is
passionate about animals, found her
most meaningful mitzvah project to
be collecting items to be used for dogs
and cats in foster homes through Best
Buddy Pet Rescue. She will also have a
bin at her celebration for donations to
this special cause.
Ian Scott Rosenberg
of West Bloomfield
will become a bar
mitzvah at Temple
Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield on
Saturday, Sept. 10.
Participating in the
Rosenberg
ceremony will be
proud parents, Beth
and Brad Rosenberg, and sister Emily.
Ian’s grandparents are Mardi and
David Rosenberg of West Bloomfield,
and Kay and Robert Weprin of Toledo,
Ohio.
Ian is an eight-grader at the
Cranbrook Boys Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. He greatly enjoyed
his mitzvah project, working as a
junior teacher in Sunday school during
the past year.
By far the individuals with the most unappreciated role in the orthodontic
treatment of a child are the parents. It is the mom or dad that bears
the responsibility for making the appointment, bringing the child to the
appointment, coordinating schedules, and usually being unappreciated in
the process. Look at usually any mother’s (and many times fathers) planners
and it is amazing that an additional monthly commitment is even workable.
Who picks the child up from soccer or dance or whatever and rushes to get to
the orthodontic appointment on time? Who gets the phone call at the most
inopportune time and must change their schedule at the last minute to bring
the child in for some unexpected emergency? Who hears the words “I can’t
find my retainer”? Who worries about the child not brushing well enough,
and who gets the complaining that something else is more important? The
answer to all these questions is mom or dad. The parent also is the one who
hears the gripes and woes of the patient.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
Parents are the “Heroes” of the orthodontist. It is the parent that must put the
child before all else, and make a financial commitment because they know
whether their child wants braces or not, it is the “right” thing to do.
Licensed Specialists
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& Adults
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
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Waterford
248-673-4100
Parents are the Heroes
in Orthodontics
That is one reason why we had the expansion of our office done. We want
to make things easier for mom or dad and have an environment that shows
we care and appreciate the parent. The parent is the “unsung” hero of
orthodontics and we tip our hats to the moms and dads who make our job
easier. And lastly, here’s something you rarely hear, “THANK YOU!”
Our state-of-the-art orthodontic facilities are located in
West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township. 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160
248-926-4100 and our 2nd location is in Waterford (at the corner of
Crescent Lake Road and M-59) 5133 Highland Road, 248-673-4100
248-926-4100
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