40 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 

MAZEL TOV!

Zev Samuel 
Gayer, son of 
Maya and Eric 
Gayer, became 
a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. He 
is the grandchild of Raisa 
and Vasily Stasyuk, and 
Susan and Harold Gayer.
Zev is a student at 
Clifford H. Smart Middle 
School in Commerce 
Township. As part of 
his mitzvah project, 
he volunteered at the 
Free Fresh Food Pantry 
at Temple Israel and 
delivered meals with Yad 
Ezra in Berkley.

Samuel Joseph 
Gillerman, son 
of Tamera and 
Leor Gillerman, 
became a bar 
mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, 
Oct. 1, 2021. He is the 
grandchild of Rina and 
Arie Gillerman, and Judi 
and Jim Lolas.
 Samuel is a student 
at West Hills Middle 
School in Bloomfield 
Hills. He volunteered at 
the Holocaust Memorial 
Center in Farmington Hills 
as part of his mitzvah 
project.

Rachel Rautbort 
Goldstein, 
daughter of 
Julie and 
Andrew 
Goldstein, 
became a bat mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, 
Oct. 16, 2021. She is the 

grandchild of Leba and Dr. 
Sanford Rautbort, the late 
Alice Goldstein and Martin 
Goldstein. 
Rachel attends 
Birmingham Covington 
School. She raised money 
for American Cancer 
Society and Friendship 
Circle by making and 
selling tie-dye masks as 
part of her mitzvah project. 

Alyssa Kate 
Greenhut, 
daughter of Dr. 
Dana and Dave 
Greenhut, will 
become a bat 
mitzvah at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. 
She is the grandchild of 
Sue and Gerald Hoffman, 
and Elaine and Kerry 
Greenhut; great-grandchild 
of Norma Stoller and Lillian 
Greenhut. 
Alyssa is student 
at West Hills Middle 
School in Bloomfield 
Hills. As part of her most 
meaningful mitzvah 
project, she volunteered 
for Building Beds 4 Kids, 
which distributes beds 
at absolutely no cost to 
families in need, including 
mattresses and bedding.

Annabel Sarah 
Hermann (Sarah 
Chana), 
daughter of 
Lynne 
Konstantin and 
Jeffrey Hermann, will be 
called to the Torah as a 
bat mitzvah at 
Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek in Southfield on 
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. 
She will be joined in 

celebration by her brother, 
Charlie. Proud 
grandparents are Sharon 
and Ronald Hermann. 
Annabel is also the 
granddaughter of the late 
Miriam and the late William 
Konstantin. 
Annabel is a student at 
Berkshire Middle School 
in Beverly Hills. As part 
of her community service, 
Annabel participated 
in Partnership2Gether, 
recording herself reading 
storybooks to help Israeli 
children learn English.

Louis Evan 
Kowalsky, son 
of Julie and Jeff 
Kowalsky, will 
lead the 
congregation in 
prayer as he becomes a 
bar mitzvah on Saturday, 
Oct. 23, 2021, at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills. Louie will 
be joined in celebration by 
his proud grandmother 
Rosalind Rogers and many 
aunts, uncles, cousins and 
friends. He is the loving 
grandchild of the late Edith 
and Larry Kowalsky, and 
the late Larry Rogers. 
Louie is a student 
at Hillel Day School of 
Metropolitan Detroit in 
Farmington Hills. His most 
meaningful mitzvah project 
is volunteering at Jewish 
Senior Life, leading a 
weekly trivia game with 
the residents of Hechtman 
Apartments.

Talia Lior 
Ossipove, 
daughter of 
Adam Ossipove 
and Julie Marks 

and Jason Butki, became a 
bat mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield 
on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. 
She is the grandchild of 
Arlene and Michael Marks, 
Judith and Ronald 
Ossipove, and Margo 
Butki. 
Talia attends Hillel Day 
School of Metropolitan 
Detroit in Farmington Hills. 
As part of her mitzvah 
project experience, she 
raised funds to donate to 
Send a Kid to Tamarack.

Abraham Asher 
Rosett, son of 
Karen and Ryan 
Rosett, became 
a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on Friday, 
Oct. 1, 2021. He is the 
grandchild of Darlene and 
Edward Sosnick, Warren 
Pierce, and Barbara and 
Robert Rosett; great-
grandchild of Sally Becker. 
Abe is a student at West 
Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. As part 
of his mitzvah project 
experience, he volunteers 
teaching tennis in Detroit.

Blake Alivia 
Rubenfaer, 
daughter of Lisa 
and Rick 
Rubenfaer, will 
become a bat 
mitzvah at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. 
She is the grandchild of 
Carol and Ross Fridson, 
Carol Rubenfaer and Bill 
Rubenfaer. 
Blake is a student at 
West Hills Middle School 
in Bloomfield Hills. For 

