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Celebrity chef, popular food influencer 
and cookbook author Naomi 
Nachman came in to run a Chopped-
style cooking competition at the Young 
Israel of Southfield on Dec. 10, 2022. 
Competitors had to use four 

ingredients, unknown to them until 
their arrival, on their plate to present 
to the judges. There were five teams 
of five and four judges. Lots of fun 
was had by competitors as well as 
spectators! 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUNG ISRAEL OF SOUTHFIELD

YIOS Chopped Event

Molly Brystowski, celebrity chef Naomi Nachman and 
Shirli Gotlib. 

Winning team! Josh Faber, Jessica Faber, Gaby 
Benederet, Solly Benederet and Ephy Weinberg

Dr. Ari Gotlib, Dr. Daniel Brystowski, Dr. David Ellenbogen, Ayelet Ellenbogen and 
Cookie Gonik

Iain Levy, Jayne Cohen, Rachel Lefkowitz, Vicki Mendelson and Stephanie Friedman 

Dr. Nathan Gonik, Asher Goldberg. Ariella Greenberg, Naomi Shmueli and 
Dr. Liz Gonik
Judges Dr. Larry Brown, Dr. Helen Brown, Hunny Khodorkovsky and 
Rivka Jacobs

30 | JANUARY 19 • 2023 

