26 | APRIL 15 • 2021 

MAZEL TOV!

Cooper Bishop, 
son of proud par-
ents, Jacalyn and 
Ken Bishop, will 
chant from the 
Torah and lead 
the Temple Kol Ami congre-
gation as he becomes a bar 
mitzvah on Saturday, April 
17, 2021. He is the grandson 
of Joani and James Lesser, 
and Rosemarie Bishop. 
Cooper is the younger 
brother of Jace and older 
brother of Addelyn. 
Cooper is a seventh-grad-
er at Berkshire Middle 
School in Birmingham. 
For his mitzvah project, he 
participated in Service with 
Purpose through the Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit. 

Spencer Dane 
Columbus (Dvir 
Yisrael) of 
Commerce, 
became a bar 
mitzvah on Feb. 
6, 2021, at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills. His proud 
parents are Stacey and Ryan 
Columbus. He is the brother 
of Mallory and Samantha 
Columbus. Kvelling grand-
parents are Bernie Levine of 
West Bloomfield, Sandy 
Conway of Farmington 
Hills, and Debbie and Gary 
Columbus of Bonita Springs, 
Fla.
Spencer attends Clifford 
Smart Middle School in 
Commerce. For his mitz-
vah project, he raised funds 
for breast cancer research 
through the Susan G. 
Komen Foundation in mem-
ory of his grandma Patty 
Levine.

Gabriella Jayde 
Golden will lead 
the congregation 
in prayer as she 
becomes a bat 
mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on 

Saturday, April 17, 2021. She 
will be joined in celebration 
by her proud parents, Hilary 
and Seth Golden, and sisters 
Gemma and Giuliana. 
Gabriella is the loving 
grandchild of Barbara Snitz, 
the late Stanley Snitz, and 
Shelley and Richard Golden, 
and great-grandchild of Ray 
Epstein. 
She is a student at West 
Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. For her 
mitzvah project, Gabriella 
organized a successful 
fundraiser for the Mary H. 
Weiser Food Allergy Center. 
This cause is exceptionally 
meaningful as Gabriella 
suffers from food allergies 
and would like to help find 
a cure. 

Gabrielle Ilise 
Jerome will lead 
the congregation 
in prayer on the 
occasion of her 
bat mitzvah at 
Temple Israel on 
Saturday, April 17, 2021. She 
will be joined in celebration 
by her proud parents, Julie 
and Allan Jerome, and 
brother Jordan. Gabrielle is 
the loving grandchild of 
Lola and the late Irven 
Jerome, and the late Ilene 
and Gerald Morgan. 
Gabrielle is a student at 
West Bloomfield Middle 
School. For her most mean-
ingful mitzvah project, she 
will be donating her hair to 
Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan. 
 

Sam Ryan Nathan 
will become a bar 
mitzvah at Adat 
Shalom 
Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills 
on Saturday, April 17, 2021. 
He will be joined by his 
proud parents, Alyse and 
Howard Nathan, and broth-
er Henry. He is the grand-
son of the late Sheila and 
the late Sidney Cohen, the 
late Audrey and the late 

Herbert Nathan. 
Sam is student at 
Warner Middle School in 
Farmington Hills. For his 
mitzvah project, he will 
be raising money and par-
ticipating in the Walk to 
End Alzheimer’s this fall in 
memory of his grandfather 
Sid and his grandmother 
Audrey. 

Isabella Jane 
Perica, daughter 
of Lana and Steve 
Perica, will chant 
from the Torah 
on the occasion 
of her bat mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, April 17, 2021. She 
will be joined in celebration 
by her sister Vanessa and 
proud grandparents Anna 
and Vladimir Goldstein, and 
Maryanne and Stan Perica.
Isabella is a student at 
West Hills Middle School 
in Bloomfield Hills. As part 
of her most meaningful 
mitzvah project, she volun-
teered for Building Beds 4 
Kids, which provides basic 
beds, bedding and mattress-
es to kids in need in the 
Metropolitan Detroit area.

Dakodah Elissa 
Schaefer, daugh-
ter of Jennifer 
and Irwin 
Schaefer, will 
become a bat 
mitzvah on 
Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield. She will be 
joined in celebration by her 
siblings Carson and 
Brandon (Kaylee). Dakodah 
is the loving grandchild of 
Annette and the late Donald 
Schaefer, Deborah Decent 
and the late Michael Saylor. 
She is a student at Clifford 
H. Smart Middle School 
in Commerce Township. 
For her most meaningful 
mitzvah project, Dakodah 
organized a bottle drive and 
fundraiser to raise money 

for Oakland County Animal 
Shelter and Pet Adoption 
Center. 

Hayden Andrew 
Schwartzenfeld 
(Chaim Ariel) of 
Bloomfield Hills 
will lead the con-
gregation in 
prayer and chant Torah on 
his bar mitzvah at 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek 
in Southfield on Saturday, 
April 17, 2021. He is the son 
of proud parents, Loren and 
Dr. David Schwartzenfeld. 
He will be joined in celebra-
tion by his sister Reyna. 
Hayden is the loving grand-
son of the late Heather and 
Stan Kirschner, and Karen 
and Steven Schwartzenfeld.
He is a student at West 
Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. Hayden 
volunteers weekly at the 
West Bloomfield-based 
Friendship Circle as part of 
his mitzvah project. 

Aidan Joseph 
Squarcia, son of 
Lisa Squarcia, 
will lead the con-
gregation in 
prayer as he 
becomes a bar 
mitzvah at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on Friday, 
April 16, 2021. He will be 
joined in celebration by his 
siblings Austin, Giuseppe 
“Joe,” Lina, Sophia and 
Derrick (Anya). Aidan is the 
loving grandchild of Marie 
and Bob Williams, and 
great-grandchild of Nanci 
and the late Jerry Weisman, 
and the late Giuseppe 
Squarcia.
Aidan attends Hillel Day 
School of Metropolitan 
Detroit in Farmington Hills. 
Among his many mitzvah 
projects, hew found it most 
meaningful to organize a 
sock drive for Common 
Ground to help raise aware-
ness of this community ser-
vice organization. 

