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Yeshivat Akiva families and
friends gathered May 21
to celebrate the ribbon-cutting
ceremony of the school’s new
building. With the theme of “roots
and blossoms” weaved poignantly
through the afternoon, the cer-
emony celebrated the roots of the

PHOTOS BY AARON PERGAMENT

Farber ribbon-
cutting celebrates
new building,
school’s past
and future.

ABOVE: Rabbi Aaron Leib, Rabbi Noam
Stein, Rabbi Scot Berman
and Larry Wolfe.
RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM:
Emcee Dr. Ora Singer leads the
program. Gavi Gardin, 8, Southfield;
Grace Kleinfeldt, 10, and Leo Singer, 6,
both of Huntington Woods; and Leora
Gonik, 5, of Southfield. Josh Opperer,
David Farber and Scott Kaufman.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony.

school’s past, while embracing the
blossoms of its future.
The ceremony opened with the
singing of the anthems led by the
Greenbaum family — children,
grandchildren and great-grand-
children of one of Farber’s found-
ing figures — Michael, Daniel,
Lallie and Matthew. Parent and
board member, Dr. Ora Singer
of Huntington Woods, led the
ceremony by welcoming guests
and expressing the school’s deep
appreciation for the Farber family
and all the past and current sup-

porters of the school.
Speakers included Farber Head
of School Rabbi Scot Berman,
Federation CEO Scott Kaufman
and Davidson Trustee Ethan
Davidson. Two highlights of the
program included words of grati-
tude from student representatives
across each division and a “Roots
& Blossoms” video featuring alum-
ni and current students sharing
the vitality of Farber/Akiva’s posi-
tion in the community and weav-
ing its history and mission with
current and future educational
advancements.
The program concluded with
the ceremonial ribbon cutting
led by the Farber family, along
with Rabbi Harold Loss, Davidson
Trustee Eli Saulson, Farber Board
President Leah Ann Kleinfeldt,
Rabbi Scot Berman, and Farber
Unified Campaign Chairs Josh
Opperer, Howard Korman and
Eugene Sherizen.
After the program, guests were
invited to celebrate the new build-
ing by signing up for tours led by
student docents and exploring
the beautiful new learning space.
Each stop on the tour featured a
Farber instructor sharing insight
on that particular space and its
usage.
The afternoon was noted as
one of the most joyous, beautiful
events in the school’s history, an
ode to its strong roots and prom-
ising future in a beautiful new
building. •

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