Moments

Rebecca Blinder Mets and Erik Mets of Seattle, Wash., are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Asher Isaac Mets. Asher was welcomed home by big sister Theodora Sage and grandparents Laurie and Mark Blinder of West Bloomfield. Grandparents Peter Mets of Ann Arbor and Sandy Mets of Dexter cannot wait to meet him. Asher is named in loving memory of his great-great-grandfather Isak Blinder.

Steven Baer and Merritt Olson Baer of Portland, Ore., are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Reed Andrew Baer (Shmuel), the beloved brother of Sylvia and Louise. He is the cherished grandson of Robert and Patricia Baer, now of Sarasota, Fla., Richard Olson and Barbara Mueller of Chicago, Ill., and Betsy Olson of Portland, Ore.

Jared Bloch, surrounded by family and friends, will become a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Stacey and Dr. Michael Bloch, and siblings Samantha and Alexander. Matthew is the loving grandchild of Barbara and Dr. Arnold Goldman, and Flo and Louis Bloch.

He is a student at Clifford H. Smart Middle School in Commerce Township. Among his many mitzvah projects, Matthew’s most meaningful project was creating care packages and raising funds for the Heroes Circle at Kids Kicking Cancer.

Brooke Mills, daughter of Jodi and the late Robert Mills, will chant from the Torah as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Jacob. Rebecca is the loving grandchild of Annie Weiss and the late Gary Weiss, and Sharon and Stuart Mills. She is a student at West Bloomfield High School. As part of her most meaningful mitzvah project, Rebecca made blankets for patients at Children’s Hospital.

Schwartz, son of Dr. Rachel Kukes Schwartz and Dr. Mark Schwartz, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Benjamin and Julia. Jonathan is the loving grandchild of the late Esther and Lawrence Schwartz, Lynne and Michael Kukes, and Nancy and James Grosfeld.

He is a student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. As part of his mitzvah project, Jonathan volunteered at Team GUTS camp by working with children, teens and adults with special needs. It is a camp that focuses on physical fitness, exercise and sports activities. He also raised funds for this special organization.

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Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. She was joined in celebration by her proud parents, Katie and Benny Spielmann, and brother Noam. Her loving grandparents are Hannah and Gordon Moss and Miriam and Shaul Spielmann. Talia is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. For her mitzvah project, she will be working to raise funds to help kids go to summer camp.

Tigay, son of Julie and David Tigay, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Ethan will be joined in celebration by his brother Jonah and proud grandparents Renee and Barry Bean, and Judy Tigay and Barry Tigay. Ethan is the loving great-grandchild of the late Margaret and Irving Siporin, the late Shirley and Herbert Bean, the late Zelda and Harry Kay, and the late Ethel and Leonard Tigay.

Ethan is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His meaningful mitzvah project was adopting a family with five boys through Soul Detroit, and he was able to provide them with clothing, new shoes and sports equipment for the new school year.