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Bradley Jordan 
Anstandig, son of Alissa 
and Bryan Anstandig of 
West Bloomfield, will be 
called to the Torah as he 
celebrates his bar mitz-
vah on Saturday, Aug. 
31, 2019, at Adat Shalom Synagogue 
in Farmington Hills. He will be joined 
in celebration by his sister Emily and 
proud grandparents Sarah Brown and 
Louis Brown, and Michael and Shellie 
Anstandig.
Bradley is a student at Walnut Creek 
Middle School in West Bloomfield. 
His mitzvah project includes collecting 
new and gently used sports equipment 
for the Detroit Police Athletic League. 

Daniel Evan Fisher, son 
of Lisa and Jay Fisher, 
will be called to the 
Torah as a bar mitzvah 
on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, 
at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills. He will be joined in 
celebration by his proud siblings Ben 
and Jessica Fisher, and his loving 
grandparents Susan and Edward 
Cherniak, and Lorraine and Arnold 
Fisher. 
Daniel is a student at Berkshire 
Middle School in Beverly Hills. For 
his mitzvah project, he volunteered 
with the Birthday Party Project, whose 
mission is “to bring joy to children 
experiencing homelessness through 
the magic of a birthday party.” 

Nash Mackinley Gilbert 
will chant from the 
Torah as he becomes a 
bar mitzvah on Friday, 
Aug. 30, 2019, at Temple 
Israel in West 
Bloomfield. He will be 
joined in celebration by his proud par-
ents, Jennifer and Daniel Gilbert, and 
siblings Nicolas, Grant, Gracie and A.J. 
He is the loving grandchild of Shirley 
and the late Samuel Gilbert, Murk 
Goddard, and Pamela and Dr. Robert 
Feldman.
Nash is a student at Berkshire 
Middle School in Birmingham. 
Among his many mitzvah projects, 
he found collecting new sports equip-
ment for donation to Matrix Human 
Services to be the most meaningful.

Eli Joseph 
Goldstein, son of Lauren 
and Jon Goldstein, will 
lead the congregation in 
prayer as he becomes a 
bar mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. 
He will be joined in celebration by his 
sister Noa and his proud grandparents 
Marcia and Roger Fenton, Faith 
Goldstein Cunitz and Jesse Cunitz, and 
Marty and Mark Goldstein. He is the 
loving great-grandchild of Sally 
Soberman. Eli is especially pleased to be 
sharing the service with his cousin 
Reagan Leff. 
He attends Bloomfield Hills Middle 
School. For his most meaningful mitz-
vah project, Eli baked dog treats for 
donation, walked dogs and volunteered 
at the Oakland County Animal Shelter.

Noah Harrison Hack 
(Gedaliah Avraham) will 
be called to the Torah as 
a bar mitzvah at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue on 
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. 
He is the son of Lauren 
Greenfield and David Hack, and grand-
son of Sam and Andrea Barretta, 
Norman and Rochelle Greenfield, 
Eleanor Hack, and James and Sandy 
Hack. Noah is also the proud 
great-grandson of Lillian Radine.
Noah is a student at Hillel Day 
School of Metropolitan Detroit in 
Farmington Hills. He enjoyed vol-
unteering at JARC residences and 
Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield as 
mitzvah projects.

Reagan Chloe Leff will 
chant from the Torah as 
she becomes a bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. 
She will be joined in cel-
ebration by her proud parents, Drs. 
Carrie and Randy Leff, and sisters 
Whitney and Reese. She is the loving 
grandchild of Marcia and Roger Fenton, 
and Cindy and Fred Leff and great- 
grandchild of Sally Soberman and Anne 
Colman. Reagan is especially pleased to 
be sharing her mitzvah with her cousin 
Eli Goldstein. 
Reagan is a student at Derby Middle 
School in Birmingham. As part of her 
mitzvah experience, she raised funds 
to support Humble Design and partic-
ipated in furnishing a home for those 
emerging from homelessness through 
this special organization. 
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