moments

SEPT. 24, 2018
David and Melissa
Lasday of Tel Aviv are
pleased to announce
the birth of their son,
Teddy Stanley Lasday,
who was born on the
first day of Sukkot. Proud grandpar-
ents are Jeffrey and Lori Lasday of
West Bloomfield, and Charles and
Ariela Zeloof of Herzeliya. Exuberant
great-grandparents are David and Nelly
Blanga of Herzeliya, Ruth Lasday of
Pittsburgh, Rhoda Serbin of Pittsburgh
and Doris Zeloof of Herzeliya. Teddy
is named in loving memory of his
great-grandfather Stanley Lasday.

AUG. 15, 2018

Kimberly (Eder)
and Chris Kwant of
Cleveland, Ohio, are
thrilled to announce the
birth of their daughter,
Bella Savannah. Proud grandparents
are Gayle and Howard Eder of West
Bloomfield, and Clarice and Frits
Kwant of Grand Rapids. Also, sharing
in the joy are big brother Carter Avery
and big sister Hannah Ashley. Bella
is the great-granddaughter of the late
Hyman and Bertha Rochlen, Charles
and Beatrice Eder, Tony and Winifred
Brower, and John and Ann Kwant.
She is named in loving memory of her
beloved maternal great-grandmother
Bertha Bella Rochlen.

Caryn Rachel Ben will
chant from the Torah as
she becomes a bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on
Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.
She will be joined in cel-
ebration by her proud parents, Jaime
and Michael Ben, and siblings
Matthew and Hannah. Caryn is the
loving grandchild of Barbara and Allan
Ben, Sherry and the late George
Cantor, and great-grandchild of Evelyn
Cantor and the late Sylvia Bershad.
She is a student at West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. Caryn’s

AUG. 2, 2018
Samantha (Feinberg)
and Matthew Abeles of
Chicago, Ill., are thrilled
to announce the birth
of their son, Ashton
Graham (Raanan
Chaim). Ecstatic grandparents are
Shelli Feinberg of West Bloomfield,
Gary Feinberg of Oak Park, and
Peggy and Randy Abeles of Highland
Park, Ill. Kvelling great-grandparents
are Rita and Sidney Barish of West
Bloomfield, Barbara and Roy Feinberg
of West Bloomfield, Charles Weisz of
Delray Beach, Fla., and Fern Abeles
of Northbrook, Ill. Ashton Graham
is named in loving memory of his
cherished paternal great-grandmother
Ruth Weisz and cherished maternal
great-aunt Cindy Shifman. Ashton is
also the great-grandson of the late Dale
Abeles.

APRIL 14, 2018
Merritt Olson and
Steven Baer of Portland,
Ore., are thrilled to
announce the birth of
their daughter, Louise
Estelle Baer, named in
loving memory of her maternal and
paternal grandmothers Lois Newhouse
and Ethel Danto. Louise is joyously
welcomed by her big sister Sylvia and
her proud grandparents Pat and Bob
Baer of Florida and Michigan, Rich
Olson and Barbara Mueller of Illinois,
and Betsy Olson of Oregon. Louise also
has been given the Hebrew name of
Yehudit Sara, in loving memory of her
maternal and paternal grandmothers
Jean Olson and Sylvia Baer.

most meaningful mitzvah project was
participating in and fundraising for the
ChadTough Foundation’s RunTough
event in Saline, Mich., to find a cure
for DIPG and other forms of pediatric
brain cancer.

Ari Chase Geller, son
of Michelle and Louis
Geller, will read from
the Torah as he becomes
a bar mitzvah on Friday,
Oct. 26, 2018, at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield. He will be joined in cele-
bration by his siblings Avery and Lilly

and proud grandparents Elaine and
Seymour Newman, Lorraine and
Robert Zack, and Merilyn and Nathan
Sanders.
Ari is a student at Norup Middle
School in Oak Park. For his most
meaningful mitzvah project, he gave
his time to combat food insecurity
in our community by volunteering at
Forgotten Harvest.

Lucas Thav of West
Bloomfield will become
bar mitzvah at Temple
Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
Oct. 26, 2018.
Participating in the cer-
emony will be Jeffrey and Gennifer
Thav, and Pete and Erin Karnaros, and
stepbrothers Ian and Ryan Roth. Proud
grandparents are Edward and Helene
Kaplan of Farmington Hills, and
Marlene Thav of West Bloomfield.

Lucas is a student at Warner Middle
School in Farmington Hills. His mitz-
vah project includes volunteering as a
machonik (assistant) for the Shoresh
classes at Temple Shir Shalom.

Ryan Benjamin
Thomson, son of Jordie
and Greg Thomson, will
lead the congregation in
prayer as he celebrates
his bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
He is the loving grandchild of the late
Corrine and Arnold Garvin, and the
late Joanne and Ted Thomson.
Ryan is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School. Among his many
mitzvah projects, he found distribut-
ing food to those in need at Yad Ezra
Kosher Food Pantry in Berkley to be
the most meaningful experience.

Nesimova-Kramer

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argiz Nesimova of West Bloomfield, daughter of Jon Nesimov and
the late Nailya Nesimova, and Ryan Kramer, also of West Bloomfield,
son of Robert Kramer and Starr
Kramer, are to be married.
Nargiz graduated from Oakland
University, double majoring in politi-
cal science and international relations
and received a juris doctor degree from
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
She owns her own law practice, Nesimova
Law in Southfield, specializing in real
estate law and criminal defense.
Ryan graduated Lawrence Technological
University with a bachelor’s and a master’s
in mechanical engineering. He is a design
engineer for General Motors.
The wedding will take place in November 2019.

Homer-Lezell

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arol and Michael Lezell of West
Bloomfield happily announce the
engagement of their daughter Logan
to Kevin Homer, son of Cindy and Paul
Homer of Boca Raton, Fla.
A wedding is planned for November
2019 in Boca Raton.

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