34 | NOVEMBER 4 • 2021

MAZEL TOV!

Jackson-Kastan
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r. Richard and Ronda
Jackson of Birmingham
and Boca Raton, Fla.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter Nicole Arielle to
Benjamin Ari, son of Dr. David
and Carol Kastan.
Nicole and Ben completed
Beth Hayeled preschool and
the University of Michigan
together. Nicole received
her degree as a clinical
psychologist from the Chicago
School of Professional Psychology and practices locally.
Ben is a Converter Markets Specialist with 3M and is
completing his M.B.A. at the Kelly School of Business.
Nicole is the granddaughter of Sanford and Marlene
Walkon, and the late Ted and Maxine Jackson. Ben is
the grandson of Sharon Horwitz, the late Dr. Jerome
Horwitz, and the late Alvin and Selma Kastan.
The wedding will take place June 2022.

Kleiman-Krainen
C

indy and Gordie
Krainen of West
Bloomfield and Lynn
and Danny Kleiman of Town
& Country, Mo., are delighted
to announce the engagement
of their children Carly Alyssa
Krainen and Elliott Hirsch
Kleiman.
Carly earned a bachelor’s
degree in supply chain
management from Michigan
State University and is
employed by Dell Technologies as an online business
manager.
Elliott completed his bachelor of arts degree in history
at University of Southern California and is a real estate
investor.
A September wedding is planned in St. Louis, Mo.,
where the couple reside.

HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the
Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings
with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18
each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs
or for special birthdays starting at the 90th.
For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello
at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for
information or for a mailed or emailed copy of guidelines.

Logan Scott
Grant, son of
Ronald Grant
and Marcy
Grant, will lead
the congregation
in prayer as he becomes a
bar mitzvah on Saturday,
Nov. 6, 2021, at Temple Beth
El in Bloomfield Township.
Logan will be joined in
celebration by his brother
Miles and proud
grandparents Joyce
Ordower, Chuck Grant, and
Judy and Joel Adelman. He
is also the loving grandchild
of the late Marvin Ordower
and Sharon Grant.
Logan is a freshman
at Seaholm High School
in Birmingham. For
his mitzvah project, he
volunteers for Birmingham
Youth Assistance and at
City Mission, helping feed
the homeless.

Jacob “Jake”
Harrison Ingber,
son of Jill and
Steven Ingber,
will become a
bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday, Nov.
5, 2021. He is the
grandchild of Barbara and
Jay Moskowitz, and Roberta

and Paul Ingber. He will be
joined in celebration by his
siblings Cooper, William
and Lucas Ingber.
Jake is a student at Norup
International School in
Oak Park. For his mitzvah
project, he collected toys
and games for Brilliant
Detroit.

Samantha
“Sami” Nicole
Perry, daughter
of Stephanie and
Jeffrey Perry,
will become a
bat mitzvah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. She
is the grandchild of Patti
and Fred Erlich, Frank and
Mary Ellen Perry, and
Pamela Perry, and the
great-grandchild of the late
Gert and Sam Erlich, and
the late Sara and Abe
Chaben. She will be joined
in celebration by her
siblings Ben and Rachel
Perry.
Sami is a student at
West Hills Middle School
in Bloomfield Hills. For
her mitzvah project, she
collected donations for the
Michigan Animal Rescue.