34 | JUNE 6 • 2024
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MAZEL TOV!

Lila Ashmann
(Lila Chana) of
Bloomfield Hills
will become a
bat mitzvah at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington
Hills on Saturday, June 8,
2024. She is the daughter
of Lori Kaplan and Taal
Ashmann and sister of
Ava Ashmann. Lila’s
grandparents are Lynn
Feuerman, Alan Kaplan,
Dina and Sandford
Ashmann; her
great-grandmother is
Rosita Feuerman.
Lila is a student at
South Hills Middle School
in Bloomfield Hills. For
a mitzvah project, she
collected and donated
more than 600 books
to Pasteur Elementary
School in Detroit.

Jack Levi
Bershas, son of
Heather and
Paul Bershas,
will be called to
the Torah as a
bar mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, June 8,
2024. He will be joined in
celebration by his broth-
ers Ryan and Evan. Jack
is the loving grandchild of
Sharon and Myles Pianko,
and Elizabeth and James
Bershas.
He is a student at
Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Jack’s
most meaningful mitzvah
project was delivering
Purim mishloach manot
to the residents of Jewish
Senior Life at Hechtman
Apartments.

Gianna
Fleischer (Pela)
of Birmingham
will become a
bat mitzvah at
Temple Shir
Shalom in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
June 7, 2024. She is the
daughter of Michael and
Tiffany Fleischer and sis-
ter of Grant and Griffin
Fleischer. Proud grand-
parents are Chuck and
Cheryl Vescoso.
Gianna attends
Cranbrook School in
Bloomfield Hills. For a
mitzvah project, Gigi
worked as a madricha
at Shir Shalom, helping
with a preschool class
all school year, and she
loved working with the
children.

Helena
“Laney”
Jarczewski,
daughter of
Michelle and
David
Jarczewski, will become a
bat mitzvah on Saturday,
June 8, 2024, at
Congregation B’nai
Moshe. Laney’s grandpar-
ents are Susan and
Steven Rabinovitz,
Chrystal Wells and
Stanley Jarczewski. She
has one sister, Annabelle
“Annie,” 9.
Laney’s mitzvah project
is volunteering with Yad
Ezra in Berkley.

Madison Haley
Lash, daughter
of Samantha
and Ryan Lash,
will lead the
congregation in
prayer as a bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
June 7, 2024. She will be
joined in celebration by
her brother Jaden.
Madison is the loving
grandchild of Annie and
the late Jerry Lash, and
the adoring great-grand-
child of Jerry and the late
Lenore Gurwin.
She is a student at
Berkshire Middle School
in Beverly Hills. Madison’s
most meaningful mitzvah
project was collecting and
donating gifts for families
in need during the holi-
days and delivering them
for Mojo in the Morning’s
“Breaking & Entering
Christmas Wish Event.”

Lauren Levitin
(Tia Noa) of
Yokohama,
Japan, will
become a bat
mitzvah on
Saturday, June 8, 2024.
The remote service will
be officiated by Rabbi
Jason Miller. Lauren’s
proud parents are Rick
and Nayoon Levitin. Her
brother is Tanner. Lauren
is the grandchild of
Jeffrey and Linda Levitin
of Hallandale Beach, Fla.,
and SookJa Kim of South
Korea. She is also the
granddaughter of the late
Gilho Suh.
Lauren attends
Yokohama International
School in Yokohama,
Japan.

REID SMITH
Bloomfield Hills
High School
Summa cum
laude, AP
Scholar with
Distinction,
National Honor Society,
Marching Band (Drum
Major, saxophone),
Symphony Band
(saxophone), Jazz
Ensemble (piano), Phlat 5
(jazz quintet, piano), Quiz
Bowl, JSA Midwest Student
Delegate, Student Equity
Council, Model United
Nations.
Stanford University

ABBY
WINKELMAN
North
Farmington
High School
National Honor
Society, Link
Crew, Travel Hockey.
Michigan State University

CAP & GOWN