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Megan and Evan Pomish of Bloomfield Hills are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Asher Alan (Avraham) Pomish. Proud are grandparents Nancy and Michael Pomish, and Colleen and Michael Wood, big sisters Norah and Maya, as well as great-grandmother Diane Pomish. Asher is also the great-grandson of the late Seymour Pomish, the late LaNore and the late Sol P. Stone.

Rose (Partrich) and Vadim Garber of Bloomfield Hills 6elatedly announce the birth of their son, Avi Zachary. Avi was welcomed home by his big brother Isaac. Avi is the grandson of Debra and Richard Partrich, and Svetlana and Igor Garber. He is the great-grandson of Svetlana Kovalenko and Svetlana Garber. He is named in loving memory of his paternal great-grandfather Viktor Kovalenko.

Kate and David Zenlea of Huntington Woods joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Maya Scarlett. Maya is named in memory of her paternal great-grandfather Seymour Zenlea. She joins her sister, Shoshana Rey. Maternal grandparents are Karen and Robert Weisberg of Bloomfield Hills. Paternal grandparents are Sara and Bruce Zenlea of Boynton Beach, Fla. Maternal great-grandparents are the late Sandra and the late Murray Schwartz, and the late Belle and the late Saul Weisberg. Paternal great-grandparents are the late Lillian and the late Louis Gadon, and the late Rhoda and the late Seymour Zenlea.

Pamela and Kenneth Bloom of West Bloomfield and Francine Behrman of Burtonsville, Md., and Scott Behrman of Germantown, Md., are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children Natalie Bloom and Daniel Behrman.

Rabbi Paul Yedwab and Cantor Neil Michaels of Temple Israel will officiate the wedding to be held on Oct. 8, 2022, at State Savings Bank in Detroit.

The bride works at an education tech startup to provide resources to classrooms across the country. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received her master’s of education at Johns Hopkins University.

The groom works as an attorney at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson. He graduated from the University of Michigan and has his juris doctor from Duke University.

The couple reside in Washington, D.C.

Harrison Ben, son of Jaime and Michael Ben, will become a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 3, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his sisters Caryn and Hannah. Matthew is the loving grandchild of Barbara and Allan Ben, Sherry Cantor and the late George Cantor. He is the loving great-grandchild of Evelyn Cantor.

Matthew is a student at West Hills Middle School in West Bloomfield Township. His most meaningful mitzvah project was planning a fundraiser for SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education) to help provide summer camp scholarships for kids all over the United States.

Gedrich (Lev Bentzi) will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah with family and friends on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. He is the loving son of Melissa and Paul Gedrich and brother of Blake, Adyson and Reese. Dylan is the grandson of Rena and Ron Meyers, Dolly and the late Mike Murley, and the late Hugh Gedrich.

Dylan is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. His most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, where he helped kids with physical and cognitive challenges play sports and have fun.

Kurns, daughter of Gisele and David Kurns, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, June 4, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Liam. Kinsley is the loving grandchild of Susan and Antoine AbiRaji, and Brenda and Irwin Kurns.

She is a student at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. Kinsley’s most meaningful mitzvah project was volunteering to create and deliver care packages to the children at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Lash, son of Samantha and Ryan Lash, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 3, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Madison. Jaden is the loving grandson of Annie Lash and the loving great-grandson of Jerry Gurwin.

Jaden is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. He created his own special charity to support children in the Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Department at Beaumont and DMC

Children’s Hospital of Michigan, personally contributing in addition to collecting donations to provide the newest and most exciting toys to children receiving treatment.

Weiss, son of Robyn and Bryan Weiss, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 3, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Hayley. Mitchell is the loving grandchild of Sheri and Jeffrey Weiss, and Marcie and Dale Lebow.

A student at West Hills Middle School in West Bloomfield Township, Mitchell took as his most meaningful mitzvah project raising mental health awareness. He is organizing a bike-a-thon to support We Need to Talk, a community-wide youth mental health initiative sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

Frankel Jewish Academy Varsity Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, National Honor Society, Started her own baking business and donated proceeds to Feed America.

Walled Lake Western High School Varsity Hockey, Active volunteer.

Bloomfield Hills High School Summa cum laude,Vice President BBYO Michigan Region,Student Ambassador, DECA Representative,Varsity Track & Field, Swim team.

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