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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 

