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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 67 MARY JANE “MAY” WEINBAUM, 83, of Royal Oak and Key West, Fla., died Nov. 10, 2017. Many will miss May, an extraordinary human spirit in so many ways, among them: her voice, Weinbaum her zest for life, her c. 2000 laughter, her intellect, her passion, her char- acter, her love of her family and friends, especially the joy she felt in the presence of her grandchildren and great-grandchild, and her...…
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…EIFUS JAY DR STELA ZA HARIEVA Off The Beaten Party Path BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER L DSO LEX DO N ooking for something other than a syna- gogue social hall, hotel or restaurant to have your bar/bat mitzvah party, wed- ding or other simchah? Here are a few unusual venues Detroiters can recommend. TOP TO BOTTOM: Great Lakes Culinary Center, set up for a bat mitzvah. Rachel Wolock and Steven Kish wed at Planterra. Shaya Schreiber m...…
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…continued from page 6 Y Yakar brought a backpack Torah to read in a tent on th the grounds of Michigan State University’s Tollgate F Farm in Novi. A party followed in the barn, where 125 guests en enjoyed pizza, salad and Dairy Queen Blizzards made o on site. Golodner’s daughter, Eliana Schreiber, is 18 months yo younger than her brother. Because Orthodox bat mitz- va vahs are usually celebrated at age 12, the Golodners d decided to do her no...…
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…I Do, Take 2 What to wear on your second special day. SUSAN PECK SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ABOVE: Inbal Dror, Roma Sposa Atelier, Birmingham. CENTER: Simone Rocha earrings, Tender, Birmingham E very wedding is a special occasion — and for “I do,” take two, it’s positively no exception: For bridal fashions for the encore bride, the good news is there are no rules. In fact, the modern bride lucky enough to find love the second time is igno...…
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…continued from page 10 The motto this time is: This is the last time, and it’s got to be fabulous. ABOVE: Lace and an illusion neckline, Maria’s Haute Couture Bridal, West Bloomfield. LEFT: Adam Selman Spring Affair dress, Tender, Birmingham. C12 celebrate! • 2017 jn wedding day?” — and forgetting everyone else’s opinion. “We have brides who come in and choose something imaginative and funky like a cocktail-length, ’40s-inspired dress i...…
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…Oh, You Pretty Things A roundup of some of our favorite festive, creative and downright luscious decor from this year’s bat mitzvahs. Who: Jane and Estee Rosett live in Bloomfield Hills and attend Bloomfield Hills Middle School. Their service was held at Temple Israel. Parents: Ryan and Karen Rosett Photographer: Brett Mountain Venue: The front yard of their home What went on: The sisters are just about a year apart, so they shared their...…
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…continued from page 14 Name: Rayna Golnick lives in West Bloomfield and attends Hillel Day School. Her service was at Congregation Beth Ahm. Parents: Marla and Jason Golnick Photographer: Ron Lieberman Venue: Tam-O-Shanter Country Club, West Bloomfield What Went On: The theme was cupcakes. “Rayna loves to bake — espe- cially cupcakes — and she visits cupcake bakeries in every city she travels,” Marla says. The party brimmed with cupcake- ...…
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…Franci Hirsch Paper Mates Local entrepreneurs offer invitations, gift tags, hand-holding and more. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER V alerie Harb, who formerly designed printed mar- keting materials for small businesses, offered a job-related gift to a friend. When the woman casually discussed budgeting for a son’s bar mitzvah party, Harb offered to take care of the invitations. What had been a tedious process for her friend became an...…
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…Mitzvah Memories Well-known localites share recollections of their special day. A bar or bat mitzvah is a milestone moment that most cel- ebrants remember for the rest of their lives. The JN asked a few well-known Detroiters to share the most vivid memories of their coming-of-age sagas. Here’s what they said: ARTHUR HORWITZ, publisher and executive editor of the Jewish News, had a “fairly typical” bar mitz- vah on June 3, 1967, at Congreg...…
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…Your Celebration DESTINATION continued from page 38 “I also make sure the music mix is catered to the preferences set by the family,” he adds. “Our goal is to ensure each event is as perfect as you envisioned from beginning to end. We only have one opportunity to get everything right and we do it right the first time.” To keep the kids engaged, Cone mixes up the evening with dancing and winnable games with giveaways and prizes provided by th...…
…Mitzvah Prep Practice Makes Perfect Time and effort — the only way to prepare for b’nai mitzvah. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER O ne piece of advice that b’nai mitzvah tutors share with new students and their parents: To be successful on the big day, nothing takes the place of practice to master the required prayers and Torah and haftarah chanting it takes to earn one’s rite into Jewish adulthood. Ideally, preparations to become a ba...…
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