38 | MAY 12 • 2022 

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MAZEL TOV!

Shane Ryder 
Goldman, son 
of Jordyn and 
Michael 
Goldman, will 
be called to the 
Torah as a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, 
May 14, 2022. Shane will 
be joined in celebration by 
his sister Mia and his 
brother Luke. Shane is the 
loving grandchild of 
Wendy and Henry Abrams, 
Brigitte and Bruce 
Goldman, and Dr. Robert 
Beitman. 
Shane is a student at 
Berkshire Middle School in 
Beverly Hills. Among many 
mitzvah projects, his most 
meaningful was working 
with the NOAH project, 
making sandwiches for the 
homeless in Detroit.

Laila Rose 
Goodstein 
(Yacheved 
Rachl), daugh-
ter of Sari 
Zalesin 
Goodstein, and Jeffrey 
and Brooke Goodstein, will 
be called to the Torah, as 
a bat mitzvah during 
Havdalah services 
Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 
Congregation Beth Ahm 
in West Bloomfield.
Laila is a student at 
Norup International School 
in Oak Park. Her mitzvah 
project has been volun-
teering at Yad Ezra in 
Berkley in memory of her 
“Papa,” Dr. Harvey Zalesin.

Ryan Brody 
Kay, son of 
Robyn and 
Steve Kay, will 
be called to the 
Torah as a bar 
mitzvah at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield on Friday, 
May 13, 2022. He will be 
joined in celebration by his 
brother Ian. Ryan is the 
loving grandchild of E.J. 
and Stewart Saks, the late 
Sharon Kay, the late Bobbi 
Kay and the late Ronnie 
Kay. 
Ryan is a student at 
Birmingham Covington 
School in Bloomfield Hills. 
His most meaningful mitz-
vah project was donat-
ing his time to support 
Forgotten Harvest’s Food 
Pantry and Farm.

Ian Nathan 
Kay, son of 
Robyn and 
Steven Kay, will 
lead the con-
gregation in 
prayer as he becomes a 
bar mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield 
on Friday, May 13, 2022. 
He will be joined in cele-
bration by his brother 
Ryan. Ian is the loving 
grandchild of E.J. and 
Stewart Saks, the late 
Sharon Kay, the late Bobbi 
Kay and the late Ronnie 
Kay. 
Ian attends Birmingham 
Covington School in 
Bloomfield Hills. His most 
meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect was volunteering with 
Forgotten Harvest’s Food 
Pantry and Farm.

Lily Sophia 
Novetsky 
(Tziporah Faiga), 
daughter of Dr. 
Melissa and Eric 
Novetsky, will 
be called to the Torah as 
she becomes a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, May 14, 
2022, at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in Farmington 
Hills. She will be joined in 
celebration by her sister 
Emma and proud grand-
parents Joan and Dr. Fred 
Fischer, and Laurie and 
Howard Novetsky. She is 
named after her late 
maternal great-grand-
mother Lilly Fischer, a 
Holocaust survivor.
Lily attends West 
Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. For her 
mitzvah project, she raised 
money for Share Ukraine, 
providing funds for first aid 
kits and the Just People 
Food Pantry in Ukraine.

Branson 
Michael Paige 
(Asher Ben 
Matan) will 
become a bar 
mitzvah at 
Temple Beth El in 
Bloomfield Township on 
Saturday, May 14, 2022. He 
is the son of Mike Paige 
and Morgan Goodman, 
brother of Alexis, Jourdan, 

Jack, Kevin, Kayla, Crystal 
and Ava and the grandson 
of Stella and Buddy Barnes 
Jr., and Bernita 
Cheeseman.
Branson is a sev-
enth-grader at Bloomfield 
Hills Middle School. For his 
mitzvah project, he served 
as a teen volunteer at the 
Friendship Circle in West 
Bloomfield as a friend to 
children with special needs. 

Jillian Rose 
Schiffer, daugh-
ter of Deborah 
and Eric Schiffer, 
will be called to 
the Torah as a 
bat mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield 
on Saturday, May 14, 2022. 
She will be joined in cele-
bration by her sisters 
Sarah, Em and Zoe. Jillian 
is the loving grandchild of 
Sheila and Dan Schiffer, 
Dolores Westerman and 
the late Michael 
Westerman. 
Jillian is a student 
at Hillel Day School of 
Metropolitan Detroit in 
Farmington Hills. Jillian’s 
most meaningful mitzvah 
project was helping to dis-
tribute food with Temple 
Israel’s Free Fresh Food 
Pantry. 

