jews d in the Metro Detroits Best Kept Secret Steven E. Stein, M.D. Family Ties With 25 years of experience Dr. Stein has performed 1000s of face and neck lift procedures, along with blepharoplasties (eyelid surgery) and fat grafting. Because of his vast experience, Dr. Stein is the only plastic surgeon you should be choosing for your cosmetic procedures. Rubenfi res to be honored by BBYO. JASON RUBENFIRE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS er's D ay ! T H app y M oth Mother’s Day – A time to remember all the things that make her special. Give the gift that keeps on giving at special pricing – Thermage, Fillers and Botox. Gift Certifi cates Available! Call for your appointment today – 248-643-7710 Somerset Center for Plastic Surgery Steven E. Stein, M.D. 1579 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite B-7, Troy, Michigan 48084 ‡ZZZVWHYHQVWHLQPGFRP The Summer King May 12 – 20, 2018 At the Detroit Opera House Details Music by Daniel Sonenberg Libretto by Daniel Sonenberg and Daniel Nester, with additional lyrics by Mark Campbell The story of Negro Leagues baseball legend Josh Gibson – a story of talent, heartbreak and one man’s journey to overcome discrimination. FOR TICKETS 2018 Spring Opera Season Sponsor This project is supported in part by awards from: 26 May 10 • 2018 In partnership with his month, my mother and father, Shelly and Mark Rubenfire, will be honored by BBYO’s Michigan Region. BBYO has served as a passion and an inspira- tion for my family and remains vital to us to this day. In 1977, Shelly joined BBYO as a member of Naches BBG; she later served as chapter n’siah (president). She also served as second vice president of Michigan Region BBYO BBG. During graduate school, she also worked part-time for BBYO while pur- suing a career in physical therapy. Later, both Mark and Shelly would go on to be valued advisers to various Michigan Region BBYO chapters. They both have continued to take on various landmark roles within the organization during and long beyond the time my brothers and I were members. Shelly is the current outgo- ing chairperson of the BBYO commis- sion and is on the nominating com- mittee, while Mark has served on the development committee and on the commission in recent years as well. Perhaps the greatest sign of their commitment to the organization and to Jewish youth is the countless hours they’ve spent hosting and feeding hundreds of Jewish teens over eight years of BBYO programming, which, as any parent of a BBYO member will Shelly and Mark Rubenfire assure you, is no small task. My brothers Adam and Brett and I have all been members of the Michigan Region BBYO chapter Fisher AZA. Since 2006, when Adam BBYO is holding its annual fundraising and I helped found the chapter, event at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Fisher AZA has had various mem- Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in West bers not only on the regional board Bloomfield. Special guest is Josh Molina, but also on BBYO’s international a star of such shows as Scandal, The board. West Wing and Sports Night. For info or The inspiration my parents tickets, go to bbyo.org/MI2018Event or sparked with their own time in BBYO contact Jennifer Franks at jfrank@bbyo. and their influence on us has since org or (248) 432-5687. gone on to affect and enrich the lives Honorees Shelly and Mark Rubenfire of Jewish teens across the nation. My brother Adam now volunteers as an have created the Shelly and Mark adviser to BBYO’s “Great Midwest Rubenfire BBYO Michigan Leadership Region” in Chicago, while other Fund to further the leadership training Fisher AZA members have become and development of today’s teens to be Fisher AZA adviser volunteers them- our leaders of tomorrow. To donate to the selves. I have performed some recent fund, text 41444 and type in the message freelance work helping to organize “honorrubenfire” to make your gift. BBYO Michigan Region’s alumni rela- tions. My brothers and I have all made lifelong friends through BBYO. The organization has irrevocably changed the lives of the three of us for the better, and the inspi- ration our parents bestowed upon us has been responsible for a litany of new friendships, volunteer work and positive change. To my family, BBYO has not just been an organization used to make friends or even just to connect with our Jewish heritage; it has become a massive part of our lives and has given us a set of experiences that have and continue to change our lives. BBYO has been a constant source of personal growth and enrichment for us and for our communities, and I’m confi- dent this legacy will continue to grow in future generations: L’dor v’dor. • MichiganOpera.org or 313.237.7464 jn JN_