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becomes part of the family.
We never get mad at each
other, and we never fight. I
love playing on this team.”
The family atmosphere
described by Slutsky does
translate to the diamond.
“We’re a team, through
and through,” he said. “We
don’t rely on one or two
guys to carry us. When
someone is missing or one
of our better players is
struggling, someone picks
up their production.
“I think everyone got
on base at least once in
the playoff championship
game (Oct. 15), and
probably half the team
made a key, difficult
defensive play.”
A three-run homer in
the fourth inning by Dan
Krauss put the Kosher Ribs
ahead for good against the
Jeters in the playoff title
game. Aaron Benson, a
new Kosher Ribs player,
also hit a homer. Ace
pitcher Jeff Hollander got
the win on the mound.
Barry “Rat” Lepofsky
was the plate umpire for
the game, a little more
than 24 hours before he
was honored as a Pillars of
Excellence recipient at the
Michigan Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame banquet.
Thomas Donovan was the
base umpire.
All of the league’s playoff
games were played on the
same day. League players
observed a moment of
silence before the games
began to remember those
whose lives have been lost
in the war in Israel and to
pray for peace.
That was a somber and
sobering moment on an
otherwise joyful day, albeit
a bit cold, for a league
that’s all about friendships.
In addition to
competitive balance, a
goal of the fall league is
for players to make new
friends with teammates
from other congregations.
“While everyone
enjoys playing on their
summer league team with
fellow members of their
congregation, it’s fun to
mix it up and play on a
team with guys from other
congregations,” Slutsky
said.
Kosher Ribs finished in
first place in the regular-
season standings this fall
with an 8-2 record and
earned the top seed in the
playoffs.
The Jeters (7-2-
1), Mensches (7-3),
Homeruntaschens (5-4-1),
Marble Rye (1-9) and The
Sandlot (1-9) followed
Kosher Ribs in the
standings.
Homeruntaschens beat
Marble Rye 30-3 and
the Mensches scored a
7-0 forfeit win over The
Sandlot in the first round
of the playoffs.
Kosher Ribs beat
Homeruntaschens 15-3
and the Jeters beat the
Mensches 22-14 in the
playoff semifinals, setting
up the championship
game.
Fred Stibor, Alex Vinter,
Jared Cohen, Scott Litt,
Dave Raminick, Jordan
Wohl and Bassin also were
on the Kosher Ribs’ roster.
The Jeters’ roster
included player/manager
Uzansky, Jeff Katzen, Ben
Uzansky, Ryan Schneider,
Andrew Schneider, Eric
Woolf, Gabe Finkelstein,
Les Finkelstein, Seth
Cohen, Wes Lamey, Mark
Wasser and Jeff Kaplan.
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Noa Fallon
Gillerman,
daughter of
Tamera and Leor
Gillerman, will
lead the congre-
gation in prayer as a bat
mitzvah at Temple Israel on
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. She
will be joined in celebration
by her brother Samuel. Noa
is the loving grandchild of
Rina and Arie Gillerman, and
Judi and Jim Lolas.
She is a student at South
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. Noa’s most
meaningful mitzvah project
was creating a fundraiser
and donating tzedakah
to the American Cancer
Society.
Adele Mya
Portocarrero,
daughter of
Mindy Markowitz
and Carlos
Portocarrero, will
be called to the Torah as a
bat mitzvah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield on
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. She
will be joined in celebration
by her brother Nathan.
Adele is the loving grand-
child of Cookie and Jerry
Markowitz, and Melanie and
Carlos Portocarrero. She is
the adoring great-grandchild
of the late Shirley and the
late Al Farber, and the late
Lillian and the late Art
Markowitz.
Adele is a student at Royal
Oak Middle School. Her
most meaningful mitzvah
project was donating tzeda-
kah to Leader Dogs for the
Blind, an organization that
empowers people who are
blind or visually impaired
with lifelong skills for safe
and independent daily
travel.
Hayley Lauren
Schostak (Chaya
Ariella) of West
Bloomfield will
become a bat
mitzvah at Adat
Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. She
is the daughter of Alexis and
Mike Sherman, and Michael
E. Schostak (fiancée, Debra
Simon). Her siblings are
Benji Schostak, Jason
Sherman (stepbrother) and
Eric Sherman (stepbrother).
Hayley is the granddaughter
of Jane and Harry
Rozencweig, the late Barry
F. Gultanoff, and Lillian and
Lee Schostak.
Hayley attends Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills.
She collected dance cos-
tumes and donated them to
Dance Fairies, a nonprofit
organization that collects
gently used and new dance
wear and donates it to aspir-
ing dancers in need around
the world (dancefairies.org).