42 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N MAZEL TOV! SPOTLIGHT Olivia Hannah Blumberg, daughter of Dr. Michele and Jason Blumberg, will lead the congregation in prayer as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. She will be joined in celebration by her sister, Ella. Olivia is the loving grandchild of Linda and Robin Blumberg, Debbie and Darryl Zanardo, Tom Head, the late Danny Bailey, and the late Cindy Franz. She is a student at South Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Olivia’s most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering her time in the choir classroom at Temple Israel. Dutch Albert Goodman, son of Regan and Jeffrey Goodman, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Samuel and sister, Orion. Dutch is the loving grandchild of Teri and the late Mark Goodman, and Lynne and Dale Boersema. He is a student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. Dutch’s most meaningful mitzvah project is volunteering at Temple Israel’s Free Fresh Food Pantry. Myles Kasey Rosenberg, son of Angela and Daniel Rosenberg, will lead the congregation in prayer as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Dylan and brother Ty. Myles is the loving grandchild of Joanne and Jack Rubin, Sue and Leonard Rosenberg, and the late Ann Dings. He is a student at Geisler Middle School in Commerce Township. Myles’ most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering at Temple Israel. Congregation B’nai Moshe welcomes Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz as its Sharlene and Seymour Ungar Scholar in Residence Nov. 8-9. Rabbi Yanklowitz has twice been named one of America’s Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by the Forward as one of the 50 most influential Jews. Nearly 30 of his books and writings on Jewish ethics have appeared in outlets as diverse as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian. Rav Shmuly received a masters from Harvard University, a masters from Yeshiva University, and a doctorate from Columbia University. He was ordained as a rabbi by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, along with two private ordinations in Israel. He serves as the president and dean of Valley Beit Midrash (a global Jewish learning and action center). His wife, Shoshana, and their four children live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have also served as foster parents. Friday evening Rabbi Yanklowitz will lead a learning session on “Character & Virtue: Changing the World from the Inside- Out.” His Saturday sermon will be “Seeing the Invisible Right Before Our Eyes: A New Spiritual Approach to Ethics,” and he will conclude with a lunch-and-learn discussion on “In Times of Anxiety & Worry: Torah Guidance for Cultivating Spiritual Calm.” There will be a Friday evening Shabbat dinner and a Saturday afternoon luncheon. The Sharlene and Seymour Ungar Scholar-in-Residence Endowment Fund was created through a bequest by Sharlene and Seymour Ungar, as well as gifts from their children and grandchildren to honor their memories. This fund is a legacy to Sharlene and Seymour’s commitment to Jewish education, synagogue life and especially to Congregation B’nai Moshe. RSVPs are required to the Friday evening Shabbat dinner at www.bnaimoshe.org. Congregation B’nai Moshe Welcomes Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Metro Detroiters who take care of loved ones living with dementia can take care of them- selves for a day at the Caregivers Day Off event on Sunday, Nov. 10. The event is free from the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program, a joint initiative of Gesher Human Services and Jewish Senior Life. The event will offer yoga, massage, music therapy, delicious food, plus educational activ- ities designed to provide insight, resources and support to caregivers. It runs from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Soul Café (5586 Drake Road, West Bloomfield). Prior to the day’s events, at 10 a.m. caregivers will be able to drop their loved ones off at the nearby Brown Program (6720 W. Maple Road ) where they will be taken care of by expert staff, given snacks and lunch, and experience spe- cial programming including music, games and more. The Brown Program welcomes people of all faiths. To register for the program, which has limited spaces, call Sharilyn Rowe at (248) 592- 5032 or email her at srowe@jslmi.org. Verbal confirmation is required for registration to be complete. “We know that this day is very meaningful for our caregivers, giving them an opportunity to take a breath and just focus on how they feel for a while,” said Brown Program Director Debi Banooni. “Caregivers are under so much pressure all the time, and this is a way for them to get some much-needed relaxation and enjoy- ment, secure in the knowledge that their loved one is getting expert care by our trained staff.” Caregivers Day Off is sponsored by the Dee dee and Michael Perlman Caregivers Fund. For more information on the Brown Program, visit brownadultday.org. Free Day Off for Caregivers with Loved Ones Living with Dementia on Nov. 10