28 | MARCH 3 • 2022 

faces&places

Getting together is important 
to Rabbi Steven Rubenstein of 
Congregation Beth Ahm in West 
Bloomfield, especially after the win-
ter fun they had over the weekend of 
Feb 6. 
“With so few opportunities late-
ly, because of the pandemic, to get 
together. This seemed like a real 
great opportunity — even got to see 
some people I hadn’t seen in a little 
bit,” Rabbi Rubenstein said. 
The congregation planned its 
Sledding and Snowflakes event 
more than two months ago. Rabbi 
Rubenstein said he wasn’t even 

sure if it would happen because in 
Michigan, you can never be sure 
what the weather will be like. 
“We were excited to see all the 
snow last week and knew we would 
be good for the sledding event. We 
had a nice range of kids there from 
real little ones on up. We had a 
3-year-old and a 12-year-old there 
and a handful of families, and it was 
a beautiful day for sledding.”
“We were over at Shiawassee Park 
in Farmington Hills, we even had 
doughnuts and hot chocolate and 
everyone had a really good time,” 
added Rabbi Rubenstein. 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CONGREGATION BETH AHM

Sledding and Snowflakes

Rabbi Steven 
Rubenstein of 
Congregation Beth 
Ahm had some fun 
with families from 
the shul Feb. 6 at 
Shiawassee Park in 
Farmington Hills.

