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helped establish a Shabbat Soulful yoga
program, nurturing the mind, body
and soul. Jackie and Rabbi Rachel
Shere co-lead a parenting program
infused with Jewish learning. Jackie rep-
resented her synagogue and developed
leadership skills as a Legacy Heritage
Onboard fellow. She’
s participating in
Anti-Defamation League’
s Sills/Glass
Leadership Institute.
NICOLE HERTZBERG
Nicole Hertzberg, 28, of
Royal Oak is an estate
planning attorney at
Jaffe Raitt Heuer &
Weiss, where she works
with individuals and
families to help them
understand the options available for
wealth transfer, both now and in the
future. She concentrates her practice
in the areas of gift, estate and tax plan-
ning, charitable giving and trust admin-
istration. Nicole is passionate about
helping clients successfully manage life’
s
transitions and helps ensure her clients’
wishes are heard and implemented.
Nicole is also committed to the
Jewish community and devotes con-
siderable time to Jewish organizations
including Jewish Federation’
s NEXTGen
Detroit and the BBYO. As a member of
the NEXTGen Board of Directors, she
helps plan and execute programming,
develops strategy and acts as an ambas-
sador of Jewish Detroit. Nicole is also
a co-chair of EPIC, NEXTGen’
s largest
and premiere annual fundraising event
for Federation’
s Annual Campaign. As a
member of the BBYO Michigan Region
Young Alumni Committee, she helps
organize and execute social events to
reconnect BBYO alumni and further
strengthen the relationship between
young alumni and BBYO.
In her spare time, she enjoys explor-
ing Detroit, especially the restaurant
scene, and discovering new and existing
businesses. She’
s also an avid skier and
has skied in three different countries
outside of the U.S. and in six different
states within the U.S.
NOAH ARBIT
Noah Arbit, 24, is
founder and chair of the
Michigan Democratic
Jewish Caucus (MDJC),
a first-of-its-kind grass-
roots political organiza-
tion launched last year
in response to rising anti-Semitism on the
political extremes. As chair of MI Jewish
Dems, Noah works to provide Michigan’
s
Jewish community a greater voice within
the Democratic Party, help Democratic
leaders become more responsive to
Jewish concerns, and recruit more Jewish
Democrats to organize and run for office.
A native of West Bloomfield, Noah is
a veteran political campaigner, having
begun his career as a staffer on Hillary
Clinton’
s 2016 presidential campaign and
on Gov. Whitmer’
s 2018 campaign, before
starting the Jewish Caucus in March
2019.
Under Noah’
s leadership, the MDJC has
held events with political leaders, includ-
ing Carl Levin, Gary Peters, Elissa Slotkin,
Haley Stevens and Brenda Lawrence, and
has raised significant funds to support
Democrats across Michigan.
In preparation for this year’
s election,
Noah will spearhead MDJC’
s organizing
campaign to engage Jewish Detroiters in
support of the Democratic ticket.
In his all-too-limited free time, Noah
enjoys traveling, reading and is passionate
about foreign affairs. You can find him
out campaigning or at Stage Deli enjoying
a delicious Mark Beltaire salad (hold the
tomatoes). Noah and his family are mem-
bers of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
ADAM DENENBERG
Adam Denenberg, 26,
of West Bloomfield is
president of logistics
and operations of Kaps
Wholesale Foods, a
fresh and frozen meat
distribution company
located in Detroit’
s
Eastern Market. Adam grew up working
at Kaps, a business that has been in his
family since the 1990s, and he knew from
a young age he wanted to help its success
as an adult.
After graduating from Michigan State
University with a degree in supply chain
management and gaining work expe-
rience in Denver and Chicago, Adam
returned to Detroit to work for Kaps.
He lives downtown, and he loves being a
part of the growth that is occurring in the
city of Detroit while maintaining its rich
history through his work in the Eastern
Market. His favorite part about living
downtown is experiencing each new
restaurant and bar that opens.
Adam has devoted considerable time
to fostering the Jewish community in
Detroit. When he first moved down-
town, he immediately found community
through Downtown Detroit’
s Whiskey
Group, a shared interest group run by
The Well, where he recently joined the
board. He has become passionate about
fostering Jewish connection among young
adults in Detroit. In his free time, Adam
enjoys attending sporting events, trying
new restaurants and spending time with
his family and friends.
DANIEL STEIN
Daniel Stein, 33, of
Birmingham is a pur-
chasing manager at MJS
Packaging, where he
leads and supports the
nationwide purchasing
and global sourcing
efforts on behalf of a
growing team of account managers and
sales professionals nationwide. He is a
graduate of Michigan State University.
Prior to returning to Metro Detroit in
2016, Daniel lived in Ann Arbor, work-
ing at Toyota Motor North America and
Robert Bosch LLC, and in Washington,
D.C., working in global acquisitions at the
U.S. Postal Service.
Daniel’
s current involvement in the
Metro Detroit Jewish community includes
The Well, B’
nai B’
rith International and
Jewish Federation, where he has been
active on several hosting committees, as
well as attending professional Jewish lead-
ership retreats and traveling to Germany