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and bat mitzvahs.
He participated in L
’
Taken through
the Reform Religious Action Center
and went on Teen Mission last sum-
mer. He is the religious chair of his
BBYO chapter.
RYAN SILBERG
Ryan Silberg of
Novi is a senior at
Northville High
School and a
member of
Temple Israel. He
has been an active
volunteer and
philanthropist, as
well as a promoter
of social action
and advocacy.
Ryan spent two years as a mem-
ber of the Detroit Jewish Fund Teen
Board, where he learned about grant
making and philanthropy. Following a
suicide at his high school, he decided
to become an advocate for teen mental
health and suicide prevention. He is a
member of the UMatter Teen Board,
an organization promoting teen mental
awareness and suicide prevention.
Last summer, Ryan and his friend
held a fundraiser at the Plymouth
Art Fair and raised more than $1,200
for UMatter. Recently, during charity
week at his school, Ryan raised more
than $600 for the National Alliance on
Mental Health.
Ryan belongs to the National
Honors Society, the school choir, and
plays soccer and lacrosse. He had a
summer internship at South Oakland
Shelter, where he helped organize a
run/walk to raise funds. Currently, he
works part-time as a desk manager at a
yoga studio.
ISAAC SMITH
Isaac Smith of
West Bloomfield is
a junior at West
Bloomfield High
School and a mem-
ber of Congre-
gation Beth Ahm,
where he volun-
teers with chil-
dren’
s classes.
He also tutors students in math and
in physics. He believes helping others
to learn is a great way to assist in a bet-
ter future.
An all-A student, Isaac takes college
classes through Eastern Michigan
University and Lawrence Tech.
He belongs to his school’
s Laker
Express Choir, an elite, audition-
only choir that recently accompanied
Tenors Unlimited at the Berman
Center. He performed at Carnegie Hall
with 17 other students from his school
plus others from around the country
and competes in Michigan Schools
Vocal Music Association. He’
s a sum-
mer camp counselor at Oakland Yard
Athletics in Waterford.
Isaac formed a close friendship with
an 88-year-old member of his congre-
gation. As soon as he got his driver’
s
license, he offered to drive his friend
to shul.
He frequently leads services at Beth
Ahm and sings with the small choir on
High Holidays. Additionally, he reads
Torah, Haftorah and Megillah, and fre-
quently leads minyan on Shabbat and
during the week. He attends classes to
expand his knowledge. He also tutors
youngsters for b’
nai mitzvah.
SAMMY VIEDER
Sammy Vieder of
Huntington Woods
is a freshman at
Berkley High
School and a mem-
ber of Adat Shalom
Synagogue.
He has been
cooking for nearly
half his life. His
passion and talent
in the culinary arts exceeds the average
14-year-old. He was a contestant on
Master Chef Junior, which had many in
the community watching every week
rooting him on. Even after being on
such a big TV show and getting rec-
ognized, he remains humble. He did
cooking demos on Detroit news chan-
nels and for Friendship Circle.
Sammy’
s smile and radiant positivity
are contagious. People say he has a way
of making you feel like you’
re the most
important person in the room. Sam
is uplifting and funny. He truly cares
about the greater good of the world
and works toward bettering the people
around him every day. Everyone Sam
meets leaves each interaction better
than they came. And if someone is
doing something wrong, Sammy is
always the first to help fix it. ■
Matti Friedman
an award-winning
Israeli journalist, author
and IDF veteran
SHABBAT MORNING, MAY 4
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
9:45 a.m. Shabbat Torah Study with Ruth Bergman
10:00 a.m. Soulful Yoga with Rabbi Rachel Shere
12:30 p.m. Matti Friedman will lead a Post-Kiddush
discussion
THE ALEPPO CODEX
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Rocks
co-led by the youth of Adat Shalom
7:15 p.m. Shabbat dinner
8:00 p.m. After dinner presentation by Matti Friedman
SPIES OF NO COUNTRY
Kids’ activities
For information
and dinner reservations,
call 248.851.5100
or register online at:
adatshalom.org/synergy-shabbat
All presentations are free of charge
Adat Shalom Synagogue
is honored to welcome
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 5
10:30 a.m. Presentation by Matti Friedman
ISRAEL AND THE MEDIA
In partnership with the Walk for Israel