42 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023
MAZEL TOV!
Ari Eli Acrich,
son of Darci and
Bryan Acrich, will
lead the
congregation in
prayer as a bar
mitzvah at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on Saturday,
Sept. 9, 2023. He will be
joined in celebration by his
sister Lyla. Ari is the loving
grandchild of Susanne and
Ruben Acrich, and Shirley
and Robert Oles.
He is a student at Clifford
H. Smart Middle School in
Commerce Township. Ari’s
most meaningful mitzvah
project was participating
in Walk MS: Detroit 2023
where he walked and raised
funds for those affected by
multiple sclerosis.
Jayden Asher
Falcon, son of
Marla (Dr. Sol
Cogan) Falcon
and Brian Falcon,
will be called to
the Torah as a bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday, Sept. 8,
2023. He will be joined in
celebration by his brother
Jaxon, and Eli Cogan. Jayden
is the loving grandchild of
Sharon and Dr. Barry Lesnick,
and Penny and Tom Falcon.
He is a student at South
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. Jayden’s
most meaningful mitzvah
project was collecting books
to support Rx for Reading, a
program that fosters reading
and distributes children’s
books to underprivileged
families throughout Michigan.
Julia Brooke
Finkelstein,
daughter of
Karen Merkle and
Michael
Finkelstein, will
lead the congregation in
prayer as a bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday,
Sept. 9, 2023. She will be
joined in celebration by her
sister Alexandra and her
brother Jackson. Julia is the
loving grandchild of Linda
Merkle, the late Dr. Richard
B. Merkle, and Cheryl and
Albert Finkelstein.
She is a student at South
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. Julia’s most
meaningful mitzvah project
was collecting dance apparel
for donation to various dance
programs, serving dancers
in need.
Zoe Ilana Fish,
daughter of Emily
Bean, will be
called to the
Torah as a bat
mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday,
Sept. 9, 2023. She will be
joined in celebration by her
sister Sarah. Zoe is the loving
grandchild of Renee and
Barry Bean.
She is a student at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills.
Zoe’s most meaningful
mitzvah project was
spending time at Friendship
Circle creating a special
bond with a child who has
special needs.
Charlotte Goldie
Soble (Chaya
Gavrila), daughter
of Jennifer and
Ryan Soble, will
be called to the
Torah as a bat mitzvah at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on Saturday,
Sept. 9, 2023. She will be
joined in celebration by her
brother Jack. Charlotte is the
granddaughter of Karen and
Allen Amber, and Doree
Soble and the late Ken
Soble.
Charlotte is a student at
Detroit Country Day School
in Bingham Farms. Her
mitzvah projects include
volunteer work in the
community and at Adat
Shalom, helping children and
older adults.
Alexa Sosin (Yael
Michal) of
Franklin will
become a bat
mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield
on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
She is the daughter of Julie
and Matthew Sosin, and
sister of Zachary Sosin.
Proud grandparents are
Lorraine and Alden Leib, and
Nancy and Neil Sosin.
Alexa is a student at
Cranbrook Kingswood
Middle School for Girls in
Bloomfield Hills. Among
her mitzvah projects was
working on the Hadassah
Doll Project.
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.
Applications are now being
accepted for the 38th
cohort of the Bronfman
Fellowship. The Fellowship
selects 26 outstanding
North American teenagers
for a free, intellectually
challenging year of
programming, beginning
with an immersive seminar
that includes travel to
Israel and the U.S. between
the Fellows’ junior and
senior years of high school,
followed by monthly
virtual experiences and two
additional seminars in the
U.S. The program educates
and inspires exceptional
young Jews from diverse
backgrounds to have a
significant impact on
the world as community
builders, deep thinkers,
moral voices and cultural
creators.
Applications for the 2024
Fellowship are due Dec.
4, 2023, and are available
online at bronfman.org.
High school students in the
United States and Canada
who self-identify as Jewish
and who will be in the 11th
grade in the fall of 2023
are eligible to apply. The
Fellowship is a pluralistic
program for Jews of all
backgrounds; prior Jewish
education is not required.
Bronfman
Fellowship
Applications
Being Accepted