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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 

