40 | MAY 5 • 2022 

Lexi Grand 
(Amiorah Sarah), 
daughter of Amy 
and Daniel 
Grand, will lead 
the congregation 
in prayer as she becomes a 
bat mitzvah at Temple Shir 
Shalom in West Bloomfield 
on Friday, May 6, 2022. 
She will be joined in 
celebration by her sister, 
Jordyn. Lexi is the loving 
granddaughter of Sharon 
and Michael Silverton of 
Farmington Hills, Cheryl 
and Joel Grand of West 
Bloomfield, and Bobbie 
Friedman of Las Vegas, 
Nev. 
Lexi is in the seventh 
grade at Clifford 
Smart Middle School 
in Commerce. For her 

mitzvah project, she was an 
ambassador for Donate 2 
Dance and collected new 
and used dance costumes 
and shoes. The donations 
will help support the RBS 
Dance and Music Academy 
in Ramat Bet Shemesh, 
Israel, Rachel Factor’s 
Jerusalem Center for the 
Performing Arts and other 
dance schools and dancers 
in need around the world.

Reese Nicole 
Kaufman, 
daughter of 
Sabrina and 
Brian Kaufman, 
will lead the 
congregation in prayer as 
she becomes a bat mitzvah 
at Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Friday, May 

6, 2022. She will be joined 
in celebration by her sisters 
Jadyn and Kendyl. Reese is 
the loving grandchild of 
Sheri and David Jaffa, and 
Karen and Jerry Kaufman. 
Reese attends Hillel Day 
School of Metropolitan 
Detroit in Farmington 
Hills. Her most meaningful 
mitzvah project was 
spending time and building 
relationships with the 
residents at JARC.

Riley Jordyn 
Raznick, 
daughter of 
Stacey and 
Jason Raznick, 
will become a 
bat mitzvah at Temple Beth 
El in Bloomfield Township 
on Saturday, May 7, 2022. 
She will be joined in 
celebration by her siblings 
Josh and Aria. Riley is the 
loving grandchild of Nancy 
and Phil Bortman, and 
Elaine and Mel Raznick. 
Riley is a student at 
Detroit Country Day 
School in Beverly Hills. For 
her mitzvah project, she 
volunteered at Building 
Beds 4 Kids.

Ella Rose Stybel, 
daughter of 
Abigail and 
Jeremy Stybel, 
will be called to 
the Torah as a 
bat mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield 
on Friday, May 6, 2022. 
She will be joined in 
celebration by her brother 
Landon. Ella is the loving 
grandchild of Ruth and 
Irving Foon, and Debbi and 
Harvey Stybel. 
Ella is a student at West 
Hills Middle School in West 
Bloomfield Township. Her 
most meaningful mitzvah 
project was raising money 
for Almost Home Animal 
Rescue.

MAZEL TOV!

MAY 10, 2021 
Daniel Zimmerman and Amanda Sacks-
Zimmerman of Brooklyn, N.Y., joyfully 
announce the birth of their son, Gabriel 
Noah, who also was welcomed home with 
love by big brother Jonah Samuel. Proud 
grandparents are Lonny and Gail Zimmerman 
of West Bloomfield, and Michael and Frances Sacks of 
Manhattan, N.Y. Gabriel Noah is named in loving memo-
ry of all four of his great-grandmothers: His first name 
honors paternal great-grandmother Eleanor Dorfman 
and maternal great-grandmother Bertha Liebowitz; his 
middle name remembers paternal great-grandmother 
Helen Zimmerman and maternal great-grandmother 
Frances Sacks.

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.

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