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Walter. She likes attending
JFamily events with her
family and watching her
daughter grow in the
Jewish community. Megan
also enjoys trying new
restaurants, playing fantasy
football and taking walks in
her neighborhood.
ERIN GOODE
Erin Goode is a
pediatric
hematologist/
oncologist at
Children’s
Hospital of
Michigan, where she is
honored to be treating
children with cancer
throughout Metro Detroit.
She is involved in cancer
research to improve patient
care and outcomes and
volunteers at a summer
camp for this vulnerable
population.
She received her BS in
movement science from the
University of Michigan and
master’s in public health
from University of Arizona.
She also graduated from
West Virginia School of
Osteopathic Medicine.
After living away from
Michigan for many years,
she has enjoyed becoming
an active member of the
Detroit Jewish community.
She enjoys exploring
Detroit’s neighborhoods,
especially the restaurant
scene and discovering
new shops, and attending
University of Michigan
football games.
RABBI
MENACHEM
CAYTAK
Rabbi
Menachem
Caytak is the
founder and director of
Chabad Jewish Center of
Troy. He was born and
raised in Ottawa, Canada.
After finishing rabbinical
school in New York, he
married Chana Shemtov
from West Bloomfield.
Together, they opened
Chabad Jewish Center of
Troy to engage the Jewish
community east of
Woodward.
What started out in a
small, rented home in Troy
is now a well-established
Jewish community center,
servicing over 800 Jewish
families in the area. The
goal is to engage the
unengaged, and with a
Hebrew School, camp,
teen classes, college events,
men’s and women’s club’s
and religious, community,
educational and holiday
events, this is happening to
an incredible degree!
Menachem’s passion is
one-on-one connection
and relationships with local
Jews, and chances are you
will probably find him
catching up with someone
over a cup of coffee.
A father of four little
girls, there is nothing more
that Menachem enjoys
than spending time with
his family. In his mind he
has a small family — he is
ninth out of 12 children!
A hobby for Menachem
is running; it’s part of his
early morning routine to
our Interfaith/ Israel Associate,
a mazel tov on his honor of being
named 36 under 36!
JCRC/AJC wishes
Daniel Bucksbaum
You continuously
You continuously
impress us with
impress us with
your incredible
your incredible
achievements and
achievements and
contributions to our
contributions to our
community and to the
community and to the
Friendship Circle. Our
Friendship Circle. Our
family is so proud of
family is so proud of
the work you do and
the work you do and
the impact you make,
the impact you make,
helping those with
helping those with
special needs.
special needs.
Love,
Love,
Mom, Dad, Mark
Mom, Dad, Mark
and the rest of your
and the rest of your
loving family!
loving family!
Congratulations Molly
on being recognized
as one of the
Detroit Jewish News 36 under 36!
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