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Brennan

Olivia (Seagle) and Timothy Brennan of Chicago are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Nora
Berry Brennan, who was also welcomed by her sister
Eliana. Proud grandparents are Miriam and Peter Seagle
of West Bloomfield, and Margaret and Michael Brennan
of Naperville, Ill. Thrilled great-grandparents are Barbara
Berry of Bloomfield Hills and Margaret O’Grady of
Naperville, Ill.

Alison Paige
Chapnick, daughter
of Michele and Gary
Chapnick, will read
from the Torah as
she celebrates her
bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in
Chapnick
West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Sept. 2.
Joining in her simchah will be her
brother Joshua Chapnick and proud
grandparents Margie and Philip
Lerner, Susan and Jerry Chapnick, and
great-grandmother Adeline Lerner.
Alison is a student at Birmingham
Covington School in Bloomfield Hills.
For her most meaningful mitzvah
experience, she volunteered with
PeerCorps Detroit alongside her peers
at designated service sites in Detroit
to help strengthen bonds within the
community.

Lily Jaye Citron of
Huntington Woods
will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday,
Sept. 2, at
Congregation Beth
Shalom in Oak Park.
Citron
She will be joined by
her sister Annie, brother Levi and par-
ents, Marcy and Matthew. Lily will
also be joined by her proud grandpar-
ents Dr. Henry and Janice Citron of
West Bloomfield, and Mark and Judy
Kaplan of Burlington, Vt.
Lily is a seventh-grade student at
Norup International School in Oak
Park. She is collecting and donat-
ing children’s books to the Children’s
Hospital of Michigan as her mitzvah
project.

Allison Jane
Feldman (Liat
Rachel) will be
called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Sept. 2, at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Feldman
Farmington Hills.
She is the daughter of Julie Feldman,
and Melissa and Bradley Feldman
and the sister of Emily Feldman,
Robbie Feldman and Max and Talia
Hortick. Proud grandparents include

Ellen and Paul Chute, Cheryl and
Dennis Yashinsky, Millie and Mort
Feldman, Simone Vitale, Jeanne
Vitale and Jeffrey Parsons, and great-
grandmother Lillian Yashinsky.
Alli attends Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. For her mitzvah project, she vol-
unteered with Kids Kicking Cancer.

Jacob Albert
Handler of
Birmingham will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield on
Handler
Saturday, Sept. 2. He
will be joined in celebration by his
proud parents, Hilary and Lawrence
Handler, and his sister Nicolette. He is
the loving grandchild of Brenda and
the late Neil Zales, Bernice and the
late Albert Handler.
Jakey is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. For his mitz-
vah project, he volunteered with
PeerCorps Detroit, working at the
Bethel Community Transformation
Center.

Erica Marissa Herz
(Zelda Malka),
daughter of Jeffrey
and Judy (Markzon)
Herz, ( formerly of
Southfield) and twin
brother Zachary of
Scottsdale, Ariz., will
Erica Herz
become a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday,
Sept. 2, at Congregation Or Tzion.
Proud grandparents are Rich and
Judith Herz of Los Altos, Calif. She is
also the granddaughter of the late
Harold and Zelda Markzon. Great-
grandparents are the late Phillip and
Mollie Rosenthal, Louis and Martha
Markzon, Bernard and Helene Herz,
and Martin and Sylvia Klapman.
Erica attends Mountain Trail
Middle School. For her mitzvah proj-
ect, she has been volunteering at Ben’s
Bell, which inspires, educates and
motivates people to realize the impact
of intentional kindness and empowers
them to act accordingly.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg

Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults

West Bloomfi eld
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building

Waterford
248-673-4100

Full Braces or comprehensive orthodontics is most commonly begun on
kids between the ages of 10 ½ and 14, but this depends upon the dental
eruption and maturity. All permanent teeth do not need to be erupted for
many reasons. Orthodontic philosophy and treatments utilize growth, and
guidance of erupting teeth into their ideal positions. Teeth may be blocked
or have insuffi cient room for eruption, so waiting may complicate treatment.
Teeth are more comfortably moved when bones are young and teeth have
not become”set” in their position. The treatment options can become
limited or complicated by waiting.

Early treatment may also be of benefi t if your child has a skeletal
discrepancy. This can be as simple as the palate not being wide enough, a
cross-bite, or a mismatch between the upper and lower jaws. This is called
phase 1, as further treatment may be needed when the child gets older. This
phase of treatment may begin as early as age 8.

The safest and best way to know when to begin orthodontic treatment is
to visit an orthodontic specialist to look at your child’s situation. Even if
treatment is not necessary, the clinical exam can be referenced in the future,
to see how the mouth is changing, dental eruption, and growth direction,
which are all factors that assist in determining treatment. It is always best
to fi nd out early, rather than late, when is the best time for treatment. Many
orthodontists offer a free consultation and a referral is not necessary from
the dentist.

Our offi ces are located on the border of West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township
at 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160, 248-926-4100 and also in Waterford at
5133 Highland Road, 248-673-4100.

For more information you may call our offi ce at 248-926-4100 in West
Bloomfi eld / Commerce Township or call 248-673-4100 for our
Waterford location!

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