AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 29
SPOTLIGHT
“We look at each other
and say, ‘Wow, how is this
possible!?’” Winnie said. “As
anyone who’s been married
a long time knows, marriage
is an up and down kind of
existence … There are many
happy times and many sad
ones. But, somehow, we made
the right decision all those
years ago and have loved and
supported each other ever
since.”
The really incredible and
special part? This beautiful
couple completely and
genuinely still adore each
other.
Winnie recognizes that
their long and happy
relationship is unusual and is
willing to offer tips for those
who want to aim for the same.
“There has to be a great
deal of love and affection,
respect for each other, a great
sense of humor and the ability
to focus on the positive,” she
said.
Aaron agrees. “You have to
respect each other, have fun
together and share love.”
At this point in their
lives, Aaron and Winnie are
enjoying the nachas of their
beautiful family, have plenty
of wonderful memories
to bask in (including lots
of travel and 11 cruises,
including one especially
memorable one to the
Caribbean that 13 of their
family members enjoyed
together) and are filled with
appreciation for all their
blessings.
“We just enjoy our lives
together,” Aaron said. “And
we’re looking forward to even
more.”
This column will appear biweekly. If
you’d like to share your ‘meet-cute’
story, email burstynwithjoy@hotmail.com.
JOIN Interns Go Back to Preschool
Two university students
taking part in JOIN
(Jeannette and Oscar
Cook Jewish Occupational
Intern Program), a paid
summer internship program
run by Gesher Human
Services, which provides
the opportunity for Jewish
college students to work and
learn more about Jewish
communal work, went back
to preschool this summer
— the preschool they both
attended when they were
toddlers!
Samantha Sherman, 19,
who attends Michigan State
University and is an intern
with Yad Ezra, and Sammy
Green, 20, who attends the
University of Maryland and
is an intern at Tamarack
Camps, both spent a day
visiting the Sarah & Irving
Pitt Early Childhood Center,
located at the JCC in West
Bloomfield.
They met with director
Lauren Bogorad, who has
been at the school for 16
years and knew the young
women when they were
small children. They also met
several other teachers, some
of whom have been at the
school for 20-plus years.
“It was wonderful to see
these students come back and
have that full-circle moment.
They have blossomed into
two outstanding young
women, now working in the
Jewish community,” Bogorad
said. “We can only hope that
having an early childhood
experience at the JCC helped
lay the foundation for that.”
For more information on
the preschool, go to jccdet.
org/pitt-ecc. For more
information on JOIN, go
to geshermi.org/careers-
employment.
JOIN interns Samantha Sherman (left) and Sammy Green (right)
meet with preschool director Lauren Bogorad
B’nai Moshe Welcomes Cantor Andrés Levy
Congregation B’nai Moshe
is excited to have engaged
Cantor Andrés Levy to
lead them in High Holiday
services in September.
Cantor Levy
will also be
leading Shabbat
services on the
Shabbat of Sept.
8 and 9 as well
as Friday, Sept.
22. He will also
be participating
in the Conserv-
ative community Selichot
service on Sept. 9.
As a world-class cantor
from Argentina with
extensive experience and
skills in leading religious
services, weddings and
Jewish events in Latin
America and the U.S.,
Cantor Levy has served as
Hazzan for High Holidays
in congregations throughout
Florida, Texas, California,
North Carolina, Argentina
and Chile. He plays multiple
instruments, which will be
on display at B’nai Moshe’s
Friday evening Kabbalat
Shabbat services.
In addition to being
invested as a Cantor
from the Latin-American
Rabbinical Seminary in
Buenos Aires, Cantor Levy
also has an MBA and a
degree in architecture.
The synagogue’s cantor
search team, chaired
by Stacey Whelan,
received resumés from
over 40 candidates and
overwhelmingly selected
Cantor Levy as the best of
the best.
B’nai Moshe is thrilled to
welcome him to its bimah
for Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur, and trusts he will
help create a beautiful and
meaningful experience for
all.
Non-member tickets
are available. If interested,
contact the synagogue by
calling (248) 788-0600.
Cantor
Andrés
Levy