moments

Max Beckett led the
Temple Beth El con-
gregation in prayer, in
a Havdalah service, as
he was called to the
bimah as a bar mitzvah
on Saturday, Nov. 24,
2018. Max was joined in celebration
by his parents, Sheri Marcus and Bob
Beckett; sister Emy Beckett; and
proud grandmother Linda Marcus.
Max is also the grandson of the late
Dr. Henry Marcus.
He is in seventh grade at Derby
Middle School in Birmingham.
Max has participated in Friendship
Circle’s Walk for Friendship for the
past two years and enjoys helping
children with special needs.

Alexa Fiona Cutler
(Adira Tzipora),
daughter of Lisa and
Josh Cutler, will read
from the Torah on the
occasion of her bat
mitzvah at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018.
Sharing in her celebration will be her
sister Emma and proud grandparents
Amy and Ezra Cutler, and Sandy and
Alan Eidelman.
Alexa is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. As part of her
mitzvah project, she volunteered at
Yad Ezra in Berkley and National
Council of Jewish Women in
Southfield. She found these hands-on
experiences very rewarding.

Andrew Carter Lash,
son of Stacey and Joe
Lash, will lead the con-
gregation in prayer on
the occasion of his bar
mitzvah at Temple
Israel on Saturday,
Dec. 8, 2108. He will be joined in
celebration by his sisters Cara and
Jordyn and his proud grandparents
Carol and Steven Lash, and Harold
Cohen and Masha Dickman.

Drew is a student at Norup
International Middle School in Oak
Park. He performed several mitz-
vah projects, but he found it most
meaningful to volunteer through
PeerCorps Detroit for Project
Healthy Community at Schulze
Elementary School in Detroit,
where he assisted K-2 students with
homework and enrichment activi-
ties. Coincidentally, Drew’s grand-
father attended Schulze as a student
more than 65 years earlier!

Harrison Lewis
Lumberg, son of Amy
and Adam Lumberg
and brother of Preston,
will be called to the
bimah for his bar mitz-
vah at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on Friday, Dec. 7,
2018. He is the loving grandchild of
Pam and Gene Lumberg, and the late
Vivian and Heinz Seiferheld, and
great-grandchild of the late Helen
and Dr. Phillip Sherman, and the late
Marian and Howard Guttman.
Harrison is a student at West
Hills Middle School in Bloomfield
Hills. For his most meaningful
mitzvah project, he took part in the
LUNGevity Walk – Breath Deep
Event. He participated in this special
event in memory of his grandmother
Vivian and to raise funds for lung
cancer research and awareness.

Meredith Ann Shapiro
(Shoshanah Tikva)
became a bat mitzvah
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018,
at Congregation Beth
Ahm in West
Bloomfield. She is the
daughter of Sheri and Evan Shapiro,
big sister to Daniel, and granddaugh-
ter of Joan Shapiro, and Paul and
Rena Gritt.
Meredith attends Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Her mitzvah proj-
ect involved underserved children
through Debate It Forward.

Sevy-Roumayah

T

ony Sevy, son of Cathy and Robert
Beau Sevy of West Bloomfield, and
Lauren Roumayah, daughter of
Paula and Steve Roumayah of Northville,
were married recently at the Chromatta
Hotel in Santorini Isle, Greece.
The couple own and operate the Detroit
Cookie Company on Woodward in
Ferndale.

Peck-Landau

D

r. Rochelle Peck and Mr. Joel Peck
of New York City are thrilled
to announce the engagement of
their daughter Margot Elise to Ryan Keil
Landau, son of Mark and Debbie Landau
of West Bloomfield.
Margot earned her M.B.A. at IE Business
School in Madrid, Spain, and works at
McCann Detroit, an advertising agency in
Birmingham.
Ryan, a graduate of Michigan State
University, runs his own business, re:pur-
pose, which connects talented individuals
with innovative startups across Michigan.
A 2018 New Year’s Eve wedding is
planned. Ryan and Margot will continue to
enjoy their life together in Detroit.

Jacobs-Stein 90th

J

oan Jacobs-Stein of Birmingham
will turn 90 on Dec. 14, 2018. A
family celebration will be held to
honor her special birthday. Joan is an
inspiration to family, friends and any-
one who meets her.

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