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Carps

MARCH 9

JAN. 20

Ariana (Blumenfeld) and Dan Carps of Berkley are elated to
announce the birth of their son, Colin Graham (Moses Nadiv).
Grandparents Mark and Elaine Blumenfeld, and Daniel and
Sherry Carps, all of Farmington Hills, are thrilled with the new
addition. Great-grandmothers Elaine Carps of Southfield and
Lela Detrich of South Lyon also welcomed him. He is named
for his maternal great-grandmothers Sara Caplan and Gladys
Blumenfeld.

Carolyn and Andrew Blechman of West Bloomfield hap-
pily announce the birth of their daughter, Gabriella Paige
Blechman. Excited grandparents are Richard and Randa
Feldman of West Bloomfield, and Rosanne and Karl Blechman
of Ossining, N.Y. Gabriella was named in loving memory of her
great-grandmothers Gertrude Feldman and Gladys Stein and
her great-grandfather Philip Weinstein.

Lindsay Jordyn
Dudovitz (Penina
Me’ira), daughter of
Jennifer Dudovitz
and Jeffrey Dudovitz,
will become a bat
mitzvah on Friday,
May 5, at Aish
HaTorah in Oak
Dudovitz
Park. Joining her in
her celebration will
be her brother Josh and grandparents
Jerry and Lorry Cooper, and David
and Renee Dudovitz.
Lindsay is a seventh-grade student
at Norup International School in Oak
Park. For her mitzvah project, she
found assisting clients at Yad Ezra
food pantry in Berkley most meaning-
ful.

Seth Tyler
Goldstein (Tzvi Tal)
will be called to the
Torah on Saturday,
May 6, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills.
He is the son of
Goldstein
Marcie and Ethan
Goldstein, brother of
Benjamin and
Manya, and the grandson of Barbara
Eskin, the late Mort Eskin, and Carol
and Mervin Goldstein.
Seth is a seventh-grader at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. Among his mitz-
vah projects, he collected gently used
sports equipment for Clark Park in
Detroit, which facilitates access to
recreational sports for children of all
ages.

Kaufman

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May 4 • 2017

Shelby Erin
Kaufman, surround-
ed by family and
friends, will read
from the Torah as
she celebrates her
bat mitzvah on
Saturday, May 6, at
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She
is the loving daugh-

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ter of Elissa and Larry Kaufman and
sister of Emily. Shelby is the grand-
child of Kendra and the late Allan
Tobes, and Beverly and the late
Arthur Chabon.
Shelby is a student at Clifford
Smart Middle School in Commerce
Township. For her most meaningful
mitzvah experience, she collected and
sorted gently used camping equipment
for the Tamarack Gear Share Program
to help equip and outfit teens for their
summer adventures.

Cami Jordan Brode
Krugel will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at
the Birmingham
Temple on Friday,
May 5. She is the pre-
cious daughter of
Heidi Brode and Joel
Krugel
Krugel and the
sweetest little sister
to Darby. Proud
grandparents Penny and Harvey
Brode, and Sally and Richard Krugel
are thrilled to be sharing Cami’s sim-
chah.
Cami attends the Roeper School
in Birmingham. Among her various
mitzvah projects, she found the most
meaningful to be baking and sell-
ing dog treats to raise money for the
Humane Society.

Jordan Sloan
Manela (Yarden
Shalom) was called
to the Torah as a bar
mitzvah on Saturday,
April 29, at Adat
Shalom in
Farmington Hills. He
Manela
is the loving son of
Melissa “Missy” and
Harley Manela and
brother of Jonathan. Jordan is the
grandson of the late Jack and late
Geraldine “Jerry” Miller, the late
Nathan Manela, Herb Samovitz and
the late Eunice Manela Samovitz.
Jordan is a student at Warner
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
Among his many mitzvah projects,

Blechman

he especially appreciated sharing his
love of baseball by volunteering as a
buddy with the Miracle League, an
organization that allows people of all
abilities to participate and enjoy play-
ing the game of baseball.

Rocco Dean
Schwartz, son of
Brooke Schwartz,
and Jessica and
Bruce Schwartz, will
lead the congrega-
tion in prayer on the
occasion of his bar
Schwartz
mitzvah on Saturday,
May 6, at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield. Sharing in his celebration
will be his sister Ruby and proud
grandparents Pam Perry and William
Toth, Mary Ellen and Frank Perry,
honorary grandparent Margie
Finkelstein and great-grandmother
Julia Perry. Rocco is also the grand-
child of the late Ruth and the late
Bernard Schwartz.
Rocco is a student at Berkshire
Middle School in Birmingham. As
part of his mitzvah project, he worked
to combat hunger by volunteering
with his peers at Yad Ezra, Michigan’s
kosher food pantry, in Berkley.

Alexa Hayley
Shepherd, daughter
of Melissa and Aaron
Shepherd, will read
from the Torah as
she becomes a bat
mitzvah on Saturday,
May 6, at Temple
Israel in West
Shepherd
Bloomfield. Sharing
in her celebration
will be her sister Sasha and proud
grandparents Helene and Edward
Kaplan, and Susan and Dr. David
Shepherd, and great-grandmothers
Betty Steinlauf and Evelyn Shepherd.
Alexa is also the great-grandchild of
the late Sol Steinlauf, the late
Benjamin Shepherd, the late Hilda
and Morris Kaplan, and the late Edyth
and Adolph Lebovitz .

Alexa is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
For her mitzvah project, she collected
cans and bottles to raise funds for the
Michigan State University Veterinary
Oncology Research Center in honor
of the great care her late dog, Willow,
received at the facility. She found this
experience to be the most meaningful
of her mitzvah projects and continues
to work on raising funds and aware-
ness for this special cause.

Samantha Ilana
Sherman will be
called to the Torah a
she celebrates her
bat mitzvah on
Friday, May 5, at
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She
Sherman
is the loving daugh-
ter of Lesley and
Keith Sherman and
sister of Matthew. Joining in her cele-
bration will be her proud grandpar-
ents Elaine and Carl Cohen of
Windsor, Canada, and Ruth and Alan
Sherman of Johannesburg, South
Africa.
Samantha is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
As part of her mitzvah project, she
volunteered weekly at the Friendship
Circle in West Bloomfield, which she
found to be very rewarding.

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