SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 33
Moments
AUG. 17, 2020
Erica and Yaron Jacobovits of Boca Raton, Fla.,
are thrilled to share the arrival of their baby
girl, Lillian Rosa (Tziporah Chaya). Lilian Rosa
was welcomed home by her excited big broth-
er Abraham. Delighted grandparents are Eva
and Sheldon Hamburger of Raleigh, N.C., Eli and Sherry
Jacobovits of Coral Springs, Fla., Stuart and Terry Jankelovitz
of West Bloomfield; beaming great-grandmothers are Shaynee
Jankelovitz of Lincolnwood, Ill., and Hilda Hamburger of West
Bloomfield. Lillian Rosa’
s Hebrew name is in loving memo-
ry of her paternal great-grandparents Tziporah Jacobovits
and Chaya Lane; her English name is in loving memory of
her maternal great-great-grandmother Lillian Schaffer and
great-grandmother Rosa Lichter.
Ava Morgan
Ashmann, daugh-
ter of Lori Kaplan
and Taal Ashmann
and sister of Lila,
will become a bat
mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 5,
2020, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
She will be joined in the cele-
bration by her proud grandpar-
ents Lynn Feuerman, Alan and
Sharon Kaplan, and Dina and
Sandford Ashmann.
Ava is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield
Hills. For her meaningful mitz-
vah project, she made dog
treats and sold them to raise
funds for Almost Home Animal
Rescue.
Jackson Joshua
Eisman will
become a bar
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. He is the
loving son of Lisa and Heath
Eisman and brother of Zachary
and Maxwell. Joining in his cel-
ebration will be his proud
grandparents Janis and Harvey
Eisman, Sally and Ron Lamer,
Pamela and Anton Sheridan,
and great-grandparents
Caroline and Chester Machiela.
Jackson is a student at
Hillside Middle School in
Northville. As his most mean-
ingful mitzvah project, he par-
ticipated in Fleece and Thank-
you, helping to make blankets
for children in the hospital. He
also made a donation to this
special organization.
Griffin Victor
Fleischer
(Yitzchak), son of
Tiffany and
Michael Fleischer
of Birmingham,
will lead the congregation in
prayer as he becomes a bar
mitzvah at Temple Shir
Shalom in West Bloomfield on
Friday Sept. 4, 2020. He will be
joined in celebration by his sib-
lings Grant and Gianna as well
as proud grandparents George
and Linda Fleischer of
Bloomfield Hills, and Chuck and
Cheryl Vescoso of White Lake.
Griffin is a student at the
Cranbrook boys’
middle school
in Bloomfield Hills. His mitzvah
projects included assistant
teaching at Sunday school at
Shir Shalom and volunteering
at Yad Ezra and Focus Detroit.
Sydney C.
Hertzberg will
chant from the
Torah as she
becomes a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. She
will be joined in celebration by
her proud parents, Julie and
Robert Hertzberg. Sydney is the
loving grandchild of Marilyn
and the late Stuart Hertzberg,
Tony Malshuk and Virginia
Salazar, and Kevin Peck. She is
the great-grandchild of Janet
and Alfredo Salazar, and
Dorothy Salazar.
She is a student at
Cranbrook Girls Middle School
in Bloomfield Hills. As part of
her mitzvah project, Sydney
volunteered her time to rescue,
foster and tame feral kittens
with the Ferndale Cat Shelter,
working at the Catfe Lounge
in Ferndale and fundraising on
behalf of the organization.
Harrison David
Ruskin, son of
Danielle and Aaron
Ruskin, led the
community in
prayer as he
became a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. He
was joined in celebration by his
sisters Sasha and Sydney and
his proud great-grandmother
Cappy Binder, his grandparents
William and Joyce Ruskin, and
Joanne Binder. Harrison is also
the grandson of the late Bruce
Binder. He was also joined by
extended family and many
friends.
Harrison is a student at
Novi Middle School. As part of
the many community service
projects he has participated in,
his special mitzvah project con-
tinues to be providing a boost
in spirits for a friend and class-
mate with special needs who
remains quarantined due to
COVID-19. Harrison was sched-
uled to have his bar mitzvah at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills and continued
to work with Rabbi Bergman
and Michael Wolf. Due to
COVID-19, the service was held
offsite and led by dear friend
Rabbi Jason Miller.
Ethan Maddox
Schwartz, son of
Stacey and Mark
Schwartz, will lead
the congregation
in prayer on the
occasion of his bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 5,
2020. He will be joined in cele-
bration by his sister Rebekah
and his proud grandparents
Marlene and Dr. Elliotte Moss,
and Carole Schwartz. Ethan is
also the loving grandchild of
the late Hon. Michael D.
Schwartz.
Ethan is a student at
West Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. For his most
meaningful mitzvah project, he
volunteered at JARC in West
Bloomfield, including helping at
their annual Chanukah party.
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