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Hot Spots
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The New Wedding Must-Haves
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Bridal Fairyland
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Turn The Table
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Country Chic
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Super Simchahs
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Planning Tips For Brides
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Party Planning Made Easy
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One Of A Kind
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Meaningful Mementos
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Good Advice
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Make Your Own Kiddush
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All Dogs Go To … Synagogue?
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Wedding Whimsy
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The Gift Of Meaning
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Girly Girls
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Community Photo Album
Cool places to party.
Couples are going hi-tech before their big day.
Beverly Hills Club — renowned for fitness — hosts its first wedding.
Transform a party into a stylish and comfortable home away from home
— but better.
An old-fashioned b’nai mitzvah in the country celebrates the fall harvest
and the accomplishments of a brother and sister.
From high octane to high elegance, local b’nai mitzvahs are raising the
bar with creative, fun and fanciful decorating ideas.
Keep these tips in mind while planning your big day.
Trust your instincts and find ways to include special details in every
celebration.
A local artisan creates customized, spectacularly embellished ketubot to
last a lifetime.
Custom yads make great mitzvah gifts.
Some words of wisdom on your upcoming bar/bat mitzvah.
An easy step-by-step guide to making your simchah personal — and
delicious.
Some Jewish pet owners throw a “bark mitzvah” to celebrate their
canine’s coming of age.
Bride goes for fun at fall wedding.
These ideas for bar and bat mitzvah presents will teach children a life
lesson or two.
Amy Regal may not be the new girl in town, but she’s bringing a whole
new party to it.
A look at simchahs through professional eyes and those of our readers.
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West Bloomfield’s Planterra Conservatory, a year-round botanical garden built in 2010 by
interior landscape firm Planterra, offers 11,000 square feet (up to 200 guests) of rentable space for seated or strolling weddings (ceremony and reception), rehearsal dinners,
cocktail receptions, brunches and more. Regardless of your budget, the venue’s caterers
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COMERICA PARK Love the Tigers? Just the chance to be surrounded by the aura of the team you love would be thrill enough. But imagine the wow-factor of having the
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with teak floors and vintage chandeliers. The lobby’s
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DETROIT ZOO Guests’ hearts will be all aflutter with the romance of your “I do’s” — along with the flitting of hundreds of vibrantly colored butterflies flying freely about during a wedding in the Detroit Zoo’s
lush and tropical Butterfly Garden. Housed in the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery (which can hold up to 150
guests), the Garden was built in 1928 as a glass-domed bird house, the Zoo’s oldest building; the Gallery
offers additional wedding or special event areas, including the rotunda, mezzanine, theater and exhibit
hall, which displays two art collections.
Or let the calls of the wild set the tone for a truly exotic outdoor wedding adventure: Purchase a
private zoo evening and wed in front of the Rackham Fountain, followed by hors d’oeuvres and a stroll
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MOCAD Known for throwing some of the best parties around town — including special events, art
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help make your soiree a happening, too. Opened in 2006 and housed in a former auto dealership, the
cavernous 5,800-square-foot space (which can hold up to 250 guests; 173 seated) is deliberately sparse
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space with minimal changes or decorate to your heart’s content, be sure to make use of the hundreds
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While that’s great news on its
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THE CROFOOT Scheduled for demolition in 2005, Pontiac’s historic
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Accustomed to hosting a wide range
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Versatility and accommodation are
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offers 20,000 square feet of event
space and professional staff plus
in-house services such as photographers and videographers, event
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the Crofoot’s six unique spaces will
set any bride and groom or bar or
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capacity 1,100, features a large stage, three bars, a 16- x 12-inch video projection system, huge windows for natural light and access to the private outdoor
patio; the Pike Room, capacity 250, provides a full bar, a stage and sound system, dance lights and a view of the city; while the Crofoot Cafe, Vernor’s 2nd
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styles and amenities. Next door, the circa-1920s Art Deco-style Eagle Theater
has hosted acts from Nancy Sinatra to Sonic Youth and also offers patio access.
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Must-Haves
Couples are going hi-tech before their big day.
Rachel and Jeffrey Schostak
N
Rabbi Jason Miller | Contributing Writer
ot too long ago, wedding guests had to
make a phone call to inquire where the
couple were registered for gifts. They didn’t
know much about what to expect at the wedding.
And they likely had to wait for the rabbi to speak
under the chuppah to learn how the happy couple
had met.
Today, it’s become standard operating procedure for couples to publish a website in the
months leading up to the wedding. These websites — also known as “wedsites” — started off
as basic one-page sites on the Web that included
a few photos of the couple, the wedding date and
location, and a guest book. Fast forward to 2013
and many couples now set up interactive sites
complete with multimedia slideshows and videos,
meet the bridal party pages, shopping portals to
the gift registry, video clips of the band at past
weddings and surveys about what songs the
guests want to hear.
These wedsites can be connected with the bride
and groom’s Facebook profile, and the photos
guests take at the wedding can easily be shared
to Pinterest and photo-sharing sites like Snapfish,
Polaroid Fotobar and Shutterfly.
The wedsites include such features as the gift
registry, stories about how the couple met and
where they became engaged as well as where
they’re headed for the honeymoon. For out-oftown guests, these sites have proven to be important resources. Links to the hotel, discounts on
airline flights and the ability to coordinate travel
with other guests are essential for a wedsite.
Another nice feature of these wedsites is the
ability to prepare guests for what they should
expect at the wedding. For Jewish weddings in
which some of the guests may be first-timers, it’s
helpful to post some of the basic customs on the
wedsite. Couples can introduce their guests to the
order of the ceremony before they arrive. Also, the
guests can be informed about the dress code for
the wedding; not only if it is a black-tie affair, but
also if it’s being held in a synagogue in which the
women must have their shoulders covered.
“Creating a wedding website was an easy
way for our guests to get the details, especially
because we were having a destination wedding
and felt it was important to post the transportation, lodging and schedule information online,”
said Rachel Schostak, who was married to Jeffrey
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at Camp Tanuga in Kalkaska, Mich., in August.
The couple, who reside in Birmingham, used
weddingwire.com for their wedsite, which included their story, what guests should bring to camp,
a link to airline flights, the registry and the schedule of events for the getaway weekend.
According to a survey done by TheKnot.com,
approximately 75 percent of couples marrying last
year had websites, which is up from 60 percent in
2009 and 53 percent in 2008. TheKnot.com makes
it very easy for the couple (it’s usually the bride)
to set up their personal site. The site also helps
with the organization of the wedding, setting up
easy-to-follow to-do lists and recommending service providers and places to register.
The wedsites also have become a valuable
marketing tool for everyone involved in the wedding industry as the couples — intentionally or
not — advertise their photographer and videographer, the caterer, band, wedding planner, florist,
venue and clergy simply by mentioning them on
the wedsite. While websites like TheKnot.com
offer free templates and Web
hosting space, some couples
have taken their wedsites to
the next level and hired companies to build custom sites.
For the 21st-century wedding
couple, the wedsite is just
another expense.
Tracie Morris, a certified
wedding planner who owns
You’re The Bride in Livonia,
encourages her brides to
make wedsites. And while she
Amy and Seth Stern
doesn’t help them create the
site, she does give advice on
what to include.
“I love the wedsites, and I think they are very
helpful as well as practical,” Morris said. “They
are great for keeping guests informed of pre- and
post-wedding festivities. They also set the right
tone for the event.”
Amy Yashinsky Stern of Berkley was married
in late December at Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. She and her husband, Seth, set
up a wedsite at TheKnot.com. “We felt like we
were supposed to just because that’s what couples do. Also, I wanted to share the story about
how we met, how we got engaged and who was
in our wedding party,” she explained. “I made the
website and then posted the link on Facebook. It
was an online way of celebrating us and our story.
It was a way of celebrating in a bigger way.”
Mobile apps to help plan the wedding are also
gaining popularity. Morris recommends the
biz-e-bride app to her clients to help them organize wedding details and select the service providers. One app that is trendy among wedding
guests is Appy Couple. The app is by invitation
only, so couples have to request an invitation
code. Once wedding guests sign in they can
upload photos from their phones, view a map to
get to the venue, send congratulatory messages
and respond to custom polls. Appy Couple’s slogan on its website is, “Wedding websites are so
last year!”
Not all brides feel they need to set up a wedsite, however. Stephanie Lorfel Gelb of Chicago
was married to Hylton on Marco Island last April.
She didn’t set up a wedsite, but she did use other
forms of communication to provide guests with
information about her destination
wedding.
One website Lorfel Gelb found
very useful after the wedding was
missnowmrs.com. “Navigating
through all the steps in order to
change my name after our wedding
was overwhelming,” she said. “This
website made all the difference. I
used a Groupon and paid $19.99
and it led me through the entire
process.”
Weddings have always been a
combination of tradition and new
ritual. The 21st-century wedding,
while still adhering to the customs of generations gone by, now includes new
technology like customized websites and mobile
apps that allow the couple to brand themselves
and provide information to guests months before
they tie the knot. It will be interesting to see how
these wedsites and wedding apps change the
way we celebrate weddings in the future. ■
Rabbi Jason Miller is an educator, entrepreneur and blogger. He is president of Access Computer Technology in West
Bloomfield and a speaker on the intersection of technology
and Judaism. Follow him on Twitter at @RabbiJason.
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The tennis courts at the Beverly Hills Club were transformed for the wedding.
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel officiates at the
ceremony.
Wedding guests dance the night away.
Bridal Fairyland
Beverly Hills Club — renowned for fitness — hosts its first wedding.
T
he month of December, known as Kislev
in the Hebrew calendar, is termed the
month of dreams. This was certainly the
case for Steven Satovsky, CEO of the Beverly Hills
Club, and his wife, Rhonda, of West Bloomfield,
and Bernie and Roz Fantich of West Bloomfield
on the night of Dec. 1, 2012, when their children
were married on the tennis courts at the Beverly
Hills Club, the first wedding in the club’s history.
The Beverly Hills Club is recognized as one of
the country’s top-100 clubs, with the industry’s
finest health and fitness facilities. Members at
the Beverly Hills club enjoy a myriad of options,
including cardiovascular workout equipment,
swimming lessons and classes, aerobic and
spinning classes, massages, daycare, tennis lessons and leagues, kids’ camp and a delicious
cafe. Given the club’s focus on families and fitness, who would have thought about using its
94,000-square-feet for a wedding?
“I’ve always joked with my wife about having
our daughter‘s wedding at the club; I just never
really thought she’d take me up on it, although I
am happy that she did,” said Satovsky.
The sole request of both families was that the
wedding would be formal — but not black-tie.
Success!
The wedding was held on two of the six tennis
courts. “We carpeted 14,000-square-feet so none
of the two courts’ playing surfaces were visible,”
Satovsky said. And although every bride needs
her “something blue,” it was not an option to
leave the blue tennis drapes exposed.
“The entire space, with the help of Barb
Mandell, who was referred by Dee Dee Hoffman
Design, was piped and draped. No one believes
me when I tell them how vast an area the tennis
courts really are, but the size of the space was
evident during the construction of the transformation,” Satovsky said.
Food was catered by JN food writer Annabel
Cohen. “It was sensational! Absolutely delicious!” said groom Kevin Fantich.
The room had draped walls bathed in subtle
amethyst, amber and rose lighting as well as
romantic candlelight and fusions of flower
arrangements created by the incomparable
Bruce Bolton at Breath of Spring in Bloomfield
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Township. Oak Park-based Furniture
Profiles and Design, which Steven Satovsky
owns, built not only the wooden bars
where guests ordered their cocktails, but
also the meticulous back bar, which displayed an assortment of cocktail glasses
and liquor.
When 350 guests took their seats
before the ceremony, they were greeted by
arrangements of tall bunches of branches,
complete with hanging candles marking
the aisle.
The chuppah, which symbolized the loving home of the bride and groom, as well
Jennifer Lauren Satovsky and Kevin Harlan Fantich
as the love that surrounded them from
friends and family, was canopied in sheer
crowd to enjoy.
blush fabric complete with a hanging crystal
More than anything, both families wanted
chandelier. Sheets of brocaded fabric were sewn
to
make
sure their guests had a great time.
together to cover the top of the chuppah; embroiPhotographer
Laurie Tennent of Laurie Tennent
dered on the fabric were the names of the bride’s
Studio in Birmingham as well as videographers
parents; Rhonda and Steven Satovsky, and their
from Fifth and Main Productions in Royal Oak,
wedding date as well as two new names; the
captured the memories.
names of the bride and groom, Jennifer Lauren
In lieu of wedding favors, a generous donation
Satovsky and Kevin Harlan Fantich, with their
to Yad Ezra was made in each attendee’s name.
wedding date, Dec. 1, 2012.
In explaining the unique favor idea, Satovsky
Kevin is a clinical pharmacist for Employee
said, “It was the season of giving. How could
Health Insurance Management (EHIM) in
we conceptualize and celebrate a wedding while
Southfield, and Jennifer is a speech-language
ignoring the fact that there are families who are
pathologist in the Clawson Public Schools. The
starving for a meal?”
couple belongs to Temple Israel and lives in
“Every little girl dreams of planning her wedBloomfield Hills.
ding
and, after the fact, every girl will note that
As Rabbi Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel
their special day was ‘a dream come true.’ I am
officiated, a surprising detail completed the
no exception to this rule,” said the bride.
ceremony space. As the families stood atop the
“The entire event, complete with so much love
wedding platform in front of their guests, their
given
from friends and family, would have never
presence was enhanced through an illuminated
floor. Aaron Berry at Visionary Sound Productions come together without the creativity and the
tireless efforts of Dee Dee Hoffman from Dee Dee
did a fabulous job from the wiring to the lightHoffman Party Designs,” she added. “The venue,
ing; it was truly the “cherry-on-top” of the total
however,
holds a special place in my heart, as
transformation.
it is a family place that my grandfather built 38
“That is what was so much fun about having
this event at the club; we had a lot of flexibility,” years ago and is one I grew up experiencing
for as long as I can remember. I am so proud of
Satovsky said. “Not only was there flexibility, but
what my family has built, and I am honored to
it was also a new concept … a new place.”
have shared the first of, hopefully, several more
Elevated on a platform from the front of the
room, live band Nouveaute drew attendees onto dreams of wedded bliss come true. I guess our
slogan, ‘See you at the club,’ now has a whole
the custom dance floor as they played current
new meaning!” ■
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he tried-and-true set up of groups of round tables at weddings, b’nai mitzvahs and other events is a classic because it
works.
But if you’re looking for something a little different for your event,
or simply want to enhance the classic, there are options — and Carol
Lewis is a specialist. Since opening the Troy-based Elite Furniture
Rentals and Sales in 2006, Lewis has spearheaded the trend that she
saw coming in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago of using lounge furniture and accessories for a fun, funky or elegant way of adding extra
personality and comfort to events.
Working as an event planner for more than 20 years, Lewis has been
attending trade shows and planning events around the country, picking
up “props” as she went along. When she started Elite, “I could not find
furniture to rent in Michigan,” she says. “So I started to find my own.”
Now, she has a warehouse brimming with items from sofas, loveseats, ottomans and end tables to pillows, candles, rugs and other
accessories — and all of it coordinating with each other.
Because most of the furniture is commissioned by her, for her, “all of
our furniture works together,” she says. “Our white sofa matches our
white armless chair, and same with our black pieces. They are all made
with the same materials and fabrics, and scaled down to tighter dimensions so it’s easy to move and function in a specific space. Then we can
add plants, end tables, textiles — and it transforms the space.”
And because her team is comprised of party planners, she also canprovide extras from coffee bars to projected lights, as well as work
directly with the client — or rent to other party planners and designers.
From sophisticated chic for weddings to fresh and funky for bar and
bat mitzvahs, Lewis can create a comfort zone almost anywhere. Here, a
few of her favorite ideas:
• Create a relaxation station by sectioning off an area with sheer
drapes surrounding cozy sofas and tables. “This provides an area
separate from the dancing where guests can come chill out,” says
Lewis. “It also creates a sense of camaraderie among guests and
breaks up a flood of 8- or 10-person tables.”
• Let guests watch the dance floor from a living room set up on
risers, while sipping a signature drink that is passed around (nonalcoholic for the kids, of course).
• Create cozy themed corners, like cafe tables or a warm library setting.
• Amp up the energy with glow furniture — LED lights inside illuminate the seating or can change colors. Or punch up a kids’ party
with oversized bean bags.
• Bringing in furniture helps break up a space for special features.
“One event I did had a mime sitting on a sofa; another one had
fortune tellers in a corner,” says Lewis.
“When planning an event, people forget that sitting down at a table
for speeches, photo displays and dinner is a lot,” says Lewis. “We can
keep the space as elegant as a client wants, but add more options and
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Photography by Brett Mountain
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hen planning her children’s b’nai mitzvah, Cindy
Warren had to work within certain parameters. She
and her husband, Mark, of West Bloomfield, have
family all over the country, including grandparents Dr. William and
Geraldine Warren, so she wanted to ensure that no one’s travel
plans were foiled by weather. And because her son, Joseph, and
daughter, Alison, are only 17 months apart, Warren decided to
throw one soiree for the both of them, rather than make everyone
come into town twice. “I just wanted to make it easy for everyone,” she says.
And easy it was. And elegant, and organic — and a whole lot of
fun.
Following the morning b’nai mitzvah service and kiddush at
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, rented school buses picked up
Joe, Alison and 250 of their best friends and family members and
transported them to the Lazy J Ranch in the farming community of
Milford, just 45 minutes from West Bloomfield. There, a barn and
a tent nestled amid 50 years of history and 30 acres of sprawling
pastoral greenery beckoned guests to a sophisticated yet downhome fall harvest barn dance b’nai mitzvah bash.
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Joe and Alison put on their party clothes to welcome guests, along with a sign handmade
by Lauren Jackson.
Jackson found packages of miniature woven baskets at Michael’s and filled them with
sour cherry candies to resemble apple-picking baskets. Warren handwrote the place cards
— luggage tags that Jackson picked up at Office Depot.
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Top: Alison wanted a photo booth for her friends, so her mom hired
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hora — kept the party on the dance floor. To mimic the effect of stringing
Japanese lanterns along the ceiling, which was prohibited in the barn, Jackson
suspended fishing wire tied to oversized balloons to make them appear to be
floating. Bottom: The same balloons around the dance floor were anchored by
baskets brimming with apples.
Although Warren knew she wanted to play up the natural surroundings and fall theme, she tapped event planner Lauren Jackson, owner of
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Super Simchahs
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BAR MITZVAH OF MAX NORRIS
OF WEST BLOOMFIELD
Family: Parents Dr. Ronda Barak-Norris and
Victor Norris, sister Jessica
Venue: Temple Israel, West Bloomfield
Date: Oct. 20, 2012
Photographer: Brett Mountain, Huntington
Woods
Party Planner: Family friend
Signage: Barb Mandell of Mandell Display
Design, Southfield
Florist: Breath of Spring, Bloomfield Hills
Party Management: Pat Blackwell of Party
Assurance Red Coat Ladies, Commerce
Giveaways: Perfect Trading Co., Bloomfield Hills
Notes: Slinkies hanging from the ceiling, blowup posters of Max, take-home water bottles in
place of glasses, a mix of risers and round tables,
and a color scheme of blue-and-white for his
favorite team created a “Maxed” Out theme.
BAT MITZVAH OF KATIE BARON
OF HUNTINGTON WOODS
Family: Parents Gretchen and Dr. Anthony Baron,
siblings Hannah and Caroline
Venue: Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park, and Local
Kitchen & Bar, Ferndale
Bat Mitzvah Date: Oct. 26, 2012
Photographer: Brett Mountain, Huntington
Woods
Party Planner: Dee Dee Hoffman Party Design,
West Bloomfield
Signage: Barb Mandell of Mandell Display
Design, Southfield
Florist: Dawn Owen Designs, Royal Oak
Party Management: Pat Blackwell of Party
Assurance Red Coat Ladies, Commerce
Extra Treats: Annabel Cohen of AnnabelCooks,
Bloomfield Hills
Notes: “There were so many little details that
Dee Dee came up with that I never would have
thought of that were a big hit and pulled the
whole thing together,” says mom Gretchen
Baron. “The little pillows that say ‘Keeping Up
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BAR MITZVAH OF JOSH ELKIN OF WEST BLOOMFIELD
Family: Parents Lisa and Todd Elkin, brother Aaron
Venue: Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, and Embargo Nighclub at Lucky Strike
in Novi
Date: Oct. 6, 2012
Photographer: Marc Cohen People Photography, Oak Park
Party Planner: Andrea Solomon Wedding and Event Planner, West Bloomfield
Visual Artist and Decorating: Michael McFeaters Design, Ferndale
Signage: Designs by Debbie LeClaire, West Bloomfield
Party Management: Pat Blackwell of Party Assurance Red Coat Ladies,
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DJ: Teddy Bear from Star Trax, Southfield
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B’NAI MITZVAH OF HARRISON AND CARSON BIEDERMAN
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Family: Parents Janice Biederman and Eddie Biederman
Venue: Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills, and Andiamo, Novi
Date: Jan. 12, 2012
Photographer: Jason Loudermilk of Collective Image Photography &
Videography
Party Planner: Gini Winer of It’s a Party, West Bloomfield
Balloon Design: Gregory Taylor of Visual Fantasies Balloons, Dearborn
Invitations: Stephanie Langwell of Grand Occasions, West Bloomfield
DJ: Joe Cornell
Notes: Mom Janice Biederman
amassed a collection of mercury glass to decorate the adult
tables, which she now loans out
to friends for their events. With
brother and sister Harrison and
Carson just 14 months apart, the
family decided to have a joint
b’nai mitvah. “They are best
friends, so it worked out great,”
says Biederman. However, since
he’s into hockey and she’s into
dance, they skipped a theme
altogether. “We thought about
Dancing on Ice, but it wasn’t
working,” says Biederman. “So
we were themeless. Hopefully, it
was just fun.”
BAR MITZVAH OF EVAN BERGER OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Family: Parents Jodi and Marc Berger, siblings Jordan and Emily
Venue: Temple Israel, West Bloomfield
Date: March 3, 2013
Photographer: Douglas W Photography, Huntington Woods
Party Planner: Lauren Jackson of Leave it to Lauren, Commerce
Florist: Twig & Berries Event Design, Troy
Invitations: JoAnn Stachelski of Cartoleria, Franklin
Notes: Simple, organic and stunning flower centerpieces set the tone for
a post-service brunch, while glow stick centerpieces and chandeliers shed
an energetic light on the reception. “It all started with the palette of the
invitations and went from there,” says mom Jodi Berger. “Lauren took the
colors and created a beautiful and seamless event.”
BAT MITZVAH OF MADISON MEYER OF WEST BLOOMFIELD
Family: Rochelle and Dr. Barry Meyer, siblings Harleigh and Jack
Venue: Temple Shir Shalom, West Bloomfield, and Wabeek Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
Date: Jan. 19, 2013
Photographer: Brian Masserman of Masserman Photography, Video and Design Services, Keego Harbor
Party Planner: Mom Rochelle Meyer and Designs by Debbie LeClaire, West Bloomfield
Notes: “My daughter loves movies, and we loved watching the Academy Awards together every year, so I suggested the ‘At the Maddy’s’ theme, and she loved it,” says
mom Rochelle Meyer. Meyer chose 15 Academy Award-winning women as well as iconic women in movies, from Gone With the Wind and Out of Africa to My Fair Lady,
and Masserman superimposed Maddy’s face onto poster signage throughout the space and placecards on each table. “They turned out beautifully,” says Meyer. “People
didn’t realize it was Maddy until we told them. She was thrilled.” ■
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Planning Tips
For Brides
From JNS.org
K
eep these tips in mind
while planning your
big day.
• A ketubah can take nearly
six weeks to be ready, so order
early.
• Order flower girl dresses
with the wedding dress because
they can take up to 6 months
to be ready. Alternatively, buy
dresses directly from a store.
• Hire a driver. It’s a lot easier
to have someone who knows
where to go.
• A rented tuxedo can be cut
differently from a purchased one.
Research the options.
• Delegate tasks to different
people.
• Consider an afternoon wedding to avoid exhaustion. If it’s
a Sunday wedding, this will give
out of town guests enough time
to fly back and make it to work
on Monday.
• Leave enough time for pictures and have a photo list so
you don’t forget important family
pictures.
• Include do-it-yourself projects, with the clothes, bouquets
or other decorations. These can
be a great bonding experience
with your bridal party or family, add a personal touch to the
day and are a good way to keep
within a budget.
• Pictures are all you have to
remember your wedding day by,
so pick a good photographer or
invest in a great one.
• Hire a videographer to shoot
only raw footage and then edit
the video yourself. This can also
make for a fun activity as well as
a way to relive the wedding with
your new spouse.
• Read all of your vendor contracts. Negotiate the details and
don’t pay the whole sum to vendors until the work is completed
in a satisfactory manner. It seems
like a hassle, but arguing with
bad vendors over bad contracts
is a lot worse.
• If you’re inviting many outof-town guests, consider hosting
the wedding at a hotel near the
airport. ■
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Rebecca Schlussel | Special to the Jewish News
S
ome people hate planning a party, anxiety-ridden by all the variables. For instance, who goes on the guest list? Should we invite
the neighbors two doors down? Serve a plated meal or pass
dishes while people mingle? Standard tablecloths or ones to the floor?
Formal sweet table or bite-sized desserts and fun-themed treats? Make
a video montage on the iPad or let a professional create one? Male or
female DJ?
I could keep going with questions I hear from our clients in the throes
of planning a family simchah. In 20 years of working in the party industry, I’ve seen and heard it all.
Personally, I love when people ask these questions. I can give real
advice from firsthand experiences. And the best part is that each party
is as unique as the family planning it. How do I know, then, which vendors and creative ideas to recommend? I listen.
No matter the theme or budget, I can always find a way to help
people put their own personal spin on something to make their party
truly unique.
Your child loves to bake? Make treats together for guests to take
home. Bag or box them in something pretty.
Your daughter is an ice skater? Don’t do a traditional sign-in “board.”
Have your guests sign a pair of skates that she can hang in her room.
(You can do that with basketballs, surfboards, water skis, too!)
A child who loves music and can rap provides a wonderful opportunity for the parents to create a rap to perform at the party. Let the whole
family take part. It’ll be a gift they’ll always remember.
Matchbox cars, candy bars, flashlights, toothbrushes, homemade
cookies (in bags, of course), all make awesome place cards that you can
attach labels to yourself.
Think about the parties you’ve attended. Chances are, what you loved
most about them were the little touches, the details that let you know
this was a specific person’s party (that and the people with whom you
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The bar mitzvah of Ean Otis, son of Elise and Randy Otis at the Troy
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laughed with and at and danced with under the direction of the interactive DJ until very late). The human, emotional and personal touches
made it so special.
The other general advice I like to offer is: Try to stimulate your guests’
senses. Create a triple threat with food, vibe and energy. It’s not just
about what you see. The mood is created by ALL the senses, so think
about what to wear, taste, smell and hear as well.
How important is videography
and photography? After months
(more like years) of planning for
this magical weekend, you have
marked an amazing milestone for
your child. You can talk and laugh
about the weekend forever. The
memory will stay alive through
photos and video. They are a gift!
You will love looking and watching
your family full of life, living in the
moment, again and again.
Of course, I understand the reason so many people freeze at the
daunting task of planning such
a big event. It IS a big deal! You
want all 150, 200 or more people to enjoy themselves and be taken
care of — wow, it’s work enough to plan for a family of four, five or six
on a good day, but surely it’s much more stressful to do so for so many
people at once.
That said, rest assured you CAN do a lot of it yourself. And for the
rest, that’s why our industry has a plethora of talented and affordable
professionals and vendors who can do what you don’t want to do.
Listen to advice from people in the industry. Advice is free! Ask questions, and lots of them. Stay on course with your vision and budget.
Enjoy the planning process and the party. Relax and have fun. Because
in the end, it’s not about the stress and the planning — it’s about celebrating the moments with the people you love. ■
“Try to
stimulate your
guests’ senses.
It’s not just
what you see.”
As co-owner of Joe Cornell Entertainment, Rebecca
Schlussel also acts as event planner, guiding Joe Cornell
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up, most schoolchildren had Wednesdays
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extracurricular activities — sports, music, art.
But since Sosne attended a Jewish day school
far from home, she only had Saturday off, for
Shabbat, and had no time to pursue her developing love of drawing, painting, doodling — pretty
much anything she could get her hands on.
Years later, when she moved to New York City
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illuminator, paper cutter and sofer (a Jewish
scribe who can transcribe Torah scrolls and other
religious writings), Greenspan also taught Sosne
a few very practical, yet highly important lessons.
“He gave me more than simply exposure to
his incredible art,” Sosne says. “Just by watching
him, I learned how to apply my art to a business,
how to interact with clients and listen to them,
how to understand what they want — even
when they don’t know themselves.”
When Sosne met and married her husband,
Gabriel, a medical residency brought the couple
to Michigan, where they settled in Oak Park.
When she married, Sosne created her own
ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract whose
origins date back to 80 B.C.E. Since at least the
14th century, it has been traditional to make it
a decorative keepsake to display in the home.
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Because Sosne and her husband were married
during Chanukah, she intertwined symbols and
icons of the holiday in her design, including
chanukiah (Chanukah menorah).
While raising her children (four boys and four
girls, ranging in age from 3 to 21), she created
more than 100 ketubot and began a specialty
invitation business, Simcha Calligraphy, out of a
studio space in her home in Oak Park.
In addition to her own
custom designs on gorgeous papers, most bought
in Michigan to support local
communities, Sosne offers
catalogue invitations with the
added flexibility of including both English and Hebrew
typesetting.
While clients would come to
discuss wedding invitations,
they would admire her ketubot, so about two years ago,
she began to offer customdesigned magically illuminated ketubot through Simcha Calligraphy.
Combining her years of education in and
knowledge of Judaism and the symbolism within
(peacocks represent fertility, for example, and
pomegranates stand for wisdom and good deeds)
with the skills she learned from Greenspan and
her own innate artistic talents, Sosne will sit
down with each client to create a work of art
that represents each individual couple.
“Sometimes they know exactly what they
want, or what they like, but often they have no
idea,” Sosne says. So she coaxes it out with con-
versation. “The first visit can be a lot like
marriage counseling,” she says.
She will ask what their backgrounds
are, about their professions, their favorite
colors and shapes, and sometimes will
ask them to print out pictures online that
appeal to them in any way. And Sosne
will work around them, adding symbolism when they want it.
“Wherever Jews were during a period in time
in history, their art tended to mimic their surroundings, so I’ve done ketubot in the style of
Italian Florentine, rich in color and interlocking
patterns, as well as very simple and primitive
styles,” says Sosne. “I’m working on one now
with two trees — one will have J Date etched
inside, because that’s how the
couple met, and the tree will
have roots with their grandparents’ names, extending the generations. But I’ve also done ketubot
based on gift-wrapping paper, a
big, beautiful watercolor design. I
can work with whatever the couple wants. It can be as elaborate
a drawing or simple, with the text
more prominent, as they like.”
The most important thing
to Sosne, however, is that the
ketubah stand the test of time,
both physically and artistically.
Each ketubah is created on a large piece of
archival-quality cotton paper with gouache and
pigments that will not fade over time.
“People will evolve, and the ketubah can
evolve with them and still be fresh, if it is worked
around them, their lives and what’s important to
them,” says Sosne. “Whether the marriage lasts
or not, the ketubah will always be there!” ■
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over time.
When she was invited to the bar mitzvah of Zachary
Felsenfeld, the son of longtime friends, Gold had an idea of what he
would appreciate and why it would be important for the gift to be
received early.
Gold turned to another longtime friend, Carolyn Morris, to design an
individualized yad, a Torah pointer specifically planned for Zachary. Gold
made sure it arrived so that he could use it during his bar mitzvah services.
Morris, co-owner of the area-based business Bead Your Moment, taps
into the talents of local and Israeli artisans to craft commemorative
Judaica and jewelry.
Handmade beads become the focal point of each piece. The beads are
formed from celebratory paper products and materials, such as party invitations and ribbons.
The beads, which go through a hardening and polishing process, can
spell out names, enumerate dates and offer pictures as adornments on a
variety of items.
“I think the yad is so cool, and I will keep it forever,” says Zachary, a
seventh-grader at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. “The beads
show my name in English and Hebrew and have the date of my bar mitzvah. The colors are blue, my favorite, and green, which looks good, like
jadestone.”
This is not the first time Gold has given a personalized yad as a gift.
When her family was invited to an out-of-town bat mitzvah that could
not be attended, a yad was sent and a cherished thank-you note received.
“When I’m invited to a special event that honors a person important
to my family, I look for something different that can become a keepsake,”
says Gold of Novi. “I’m so glad that both young people liked what I chose
for them, and I certainly would give yads again.”
Morris, who recently began making yads, has set up a business partnership with Pam Smith. They work out of their homes and can be reached
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“Pam and I started making beads three years ago, after seeing beads
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A Special Artist
One different inquiry had more impact on Morris than any of the others.
Her son Sam, a student with special needs tutored by Smith throughout
his school years, asked if he could help by attaching the beads to the
yads, and he has been very successful. He went on to gain responsibilities
beyond the artistry.
“I also sort the beads, do the inventory and talk to customers,” says
Sam, 21, who goes to services at The Shul in West Bloomfield every
Saturday. “I feel that the work we do is like a mitzvah and will prepare
me for other jobs.
“My tutor helped me learn how to do the beading, and I feel very creative. I’ve helped with bracelets as well as the yads, and I tell customers
our work will remind people of the greatest times in their lives.”
Sam has been encouraged by Amnon Caspi, an Israeli silversmith who
devised the form for the yad. Scouted through the Web by Carolyn Morris,
Caspi explains to Sam how his own artistry expanded while coping with
the effects of polio and how that inspired him to bring artists with various
disabilities into his own studio.
“We develop each yad so that beads can be placed along the length
of them,” explains Caspi, whose menorahs, candlesticks and other works
have been sold in many countries and given as dignitary gifts by the
Israeli government.
Caspi uses a process that hollows out the silver in the center of a piece,
rendering it lighter weight and less costly. He explains that yads came
about because human hands are not supposed to touch the Torah.
“Sam and I developed a friendship over the Internet, and that has been
important,” Caspi says. “It’s also been important knowing that together
we’re creating unique items for religious celebrations.”
Smith is not Jewish, but she has come to know Judaism through the
Morris family. She has been at Shabbat dinners and larger celebrations.
“Carolyn and I became friends working with special needs youngsters,”
says Smith of Novi. “As we got the idea for the business, I found a way to
use the computer to copy photos and turn the copies into beads.”
Smith, who recently designed a necklace for her sister to mark the birth
of the woman’s granddaughter, takes pride in helping celebrate spirituality even though the religion is not her own.
“I like the idea of immortalizing important moments,” Smith says.
Zachary, who safeguards his yad in a case, sees more to it than a
remembrance of his bar mitzvah.
“I’m glad these yads show the abilities of people with special needs
because I don’t think they often get a chance to do things like this,” he
says. “I’m also glad that part of the yad was made in Israel. I’d like to go
there some day.” ■
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azel tov on your upcoming simchah! It’s never too early to
start thinking about your bar or bat mitzvah, and I advise
you to approach this important rite of passage not as a sort
of graduation ceremony, but as a meaningful transition toward Jewish
adulthood.
Becoming a bar or bat mitzvah is an exciting opportunity. I use the
word “becoming” here intentionally. In our tradition, bar and bat mitzvah is not something that just happens to us, but an event that requires
the bar or bat mitzvah to take an active role. The more you make the
process your own, the more momentous it will be.
I have three questions that I hope will help you think about ways to
make your bar or bat mitzvah as meaningful to you and your family as
possible.
What is important to you?
What do you love to do? What’s
important to you? Are you a musician or artist? Do you have a favorite
hobby? I urge you to think about
ways to incorporate your passions
into your bar or bat mitzvah experience. Talk to your rabbi, cantor or an
educator at your synagogue about
how to do this. You might be surprised at the many ways you could
A bar mitzvah boy reads his Torah
make your bar or bat mitzvah a
portion at the Western Wall.
more personalized experience. I have
worked with teens who have brought a love of cooking into their learning process. One teen, in addition to studying about different ways of
celebrating Passover, studied recipes from all over the world and cooked
some of them for her family’s Passover seder.
What can you contribute to your community?
One of the most important aspects of becoming bat or bar mitzvah is
taking on greater responsibility in your community. Ask yourself how
you can make a difference. The answer to this question might be based
on one of the interests you thought about in the previous question, or
it could be based on something you might think is missing or should be
improved in your community. I know teens who have started nonprofit
organizations or lobbied their elected representatives to make real
change. Don’t let your age stop you. It can be challenging to find the
right opportunities when you are young, but there is so much you have
to offer and so much your community needs.
What might you want to teach?
Teaching is another way of adding your voice to the Jewish people in an
essential way. When you teach something, it forces you to become a specialist in that area. I worked with one bat mitzvah student whose Torah
portion included the passage that discusses the obligation to remember
and keep Shabbat. She studied the Torah text and its commentaries and
found related contemporary texts and works of poetry, art and music
that exemplified what keeping Shabbat meant to her. After her bat mitzvah, she turned this into a four-session adult study seminar!
All of these suggestions will be easier to do in partnership with an
adult in your congregation. But, don’t wait to be asked — make an
appointment with your rabbi, cantor, teachers or other community leaders to discuss ways to make your bat or bar mitzvah one of the most
meaningful milestones in your life. ■
Rabbi Bradley Solmsen is the Director of Youth
Engagement at the Union for Reform Judaism.
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An easy step-by-step guide to making your simchah personal — and delicious.
Annabel Cohen | Food Columnist
W
hat’s a Jewish celebration without a Kiddush of sweets and
wine immediately following?
Unthinkable! As a kid, the only thing that
kept me chipper though long Shabbat services was the thought of seven-layer cake
and cookies waiting in my synagogue’s social
hall.
When I grew up, I found the extra-sweet
desserts still inviting, yet I learned to appreciate the flavors and textures of homemade
goodies, which I felt were so much more personal and special. I always say that the best
desserts are those “pick-up” treats that your
favorite baker bakes.
As a caterer, I’m honored when I am called
upon to bake sweets for Kiddush celebrations. It’s always gratifying to think my
homemade sweet tables are part of weekly
celebrations and life-cycle events.
My favorite sweets are those we consider
traditional — rugelach and mandelbread,
strudel and cookies.
Buttery crescent-shaped rugelach, with
that hint of cream cheese in the dough
and laced with cinnamon, are always a hit.
Mandelbread, cookies and strudel — whether exploding with mini-chocolate chips, dried
fruits or crunchy with nuts — are ubiquitous.
I’m happy to say that even as our world
becomes more homogeneous and “cookie
cutter,” it’s heartening to know that homemade desserts are back in vogue. Sisterhoods
are baking more and ordering from bakeries
less. With recipes that are easy to prepare
and freeze well, we all can become our own
caterers.
Before offering some of my favorite recipes
for a Kiddush, here are some tips for preparing and serving your own Kiddush with
memorable and beautiful results:
A good “rule of thumb” is always appreciated when it comes to how much to serve. I
suggest about three to four treats per person.
And make more of the most popular items.
Say you expect 100 Kiddush attendees.
The math counts out to 400 sweets. If you’re
making four varieties of cookies and such, it
doesn’t mean that you necessarily need 100
of each. Typically, anything with chocolate
is more popular. So if you’re preparing, for
example, brownies, mandelbread, rugelach
and lemon cookies, consider making more of
the brownies than the lemon cookies.
On another note, Kiddush menus need not
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be all baked. Chocolate-dipped dried
or fresh fruits are always appropriate.
Don’t want to dip? Platters arranged
with dried fruits and nuts add texture
and healthy alternatives.
For even more variety, cheese,
cracker and fruit displays are also
ways to add to a Kiddush without
turning on the oven.
To prepare:
Make-ahead ensures less stress. Bake
and freeze, and you’ll simply need to
transport your sweets to the Kiddush
location.
Divide and conquer! If you’re a
baker, do it all yourself, and store
or freeze until you need it. If you’re not a
baker, ask friends to help. While making 400
cookies can seem daunting, eight bakers can
make 50 items each (much more manageable). It’s important to manage expectations
when depending upon other bakers. Be specific (detailing that you would like four-dozen
chocolate chip cookies is safer than simply
requesting cookies). Also, try to specify
cookie size; if possible, smaller is better than
bigger.
To buy:
Some baked goods are not easy to make. For
example, that seven-layer cake that everybody craves? Not so easy to bake at home.
Buy it.
Wrapped chocolates and candy are an
easy way to add color and texture to a sweet
table. Scatter them around baked goods, or
fill an attractive container (or a few containers) with the sweets.
Fresh fruits, either whole (grapes, strawberries, tangerines and small apples, for
example) or cut, are healthy additions to any
Kiddush table.
To display:
Think of the table as a mountain with different levels and planes. Arrange milk crates,
boxes or glass blocks on a table, and cover
with cloth napkins or tablecloths to create
levels. Place trays, baskets or attractive serving pieces on the levels for added visual
interest.
Group items tightly onto a table; this creates the illusion of abundance. For large
groups, consider two or more sweet tables.
RECIPES:
EASY COCOA BROWNIES
Bake these just until set. Do not over-bake, no matter
how tempting.
1 cup flour
2
/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
1¾ cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with parchment, and set aside.
Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder in a bowl, and whisk well. Set aside.
Place butter in a large microwave-safe bowl, and
cook for 1 minute until melted. Stir in sugar and
vanilla with a spoon until incorporated. Add eggs,
one at a time, stirring with a spoon until incorporated. Stir in the flour mixture until smooth.
Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30
minutes. Remove from oven to cool completely before
cutting into bars or squares. Transfer to a container,
layering parchment or wax paper between the layers.
Freeze for up to one month. Makes 30-40 or more
brownies (depending on the size).
MANDELBREAD
¾ cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 3 large eggs 2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups flour 1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans or mini chocolate
chips
Topping:
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl,
and set aside.
Combine oil and sugar in a large bowl, and
mix well with an electric mixer. Add the eggs, and
mix until incorporated. Mix in the baking powder.
Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing until just
incorporated (do not over-mix). Stir in the nuts or
chips until uniform.
Form the mixture into two identical logs on the
prepared baking sheet (the batter will be thick).
Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until the logs are
dry and set. Remove from the oven to cool for
about 30 minutes.
Cut the logs into ½-inch slices, and arrange
the slices cut-side down on the baking sheet (the
slices may not all fit so you may have to bake
again in batches). Sprinkle the slices with the cinnamon and sugar (just on one side).
Bake the slices for 10-15 minutes until they
are golden. Remove from the oven to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to
one month. Makes 3-4 dozen mandelbread.
RUGELACH
Dough:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
8 oz. (1 package) cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
2 cups flour (plus more for rolling)
Filling:
1 stick melted butter or 1 cup apricot jam or preserves (or other seedless fruit jam or preserves),
melted (heated in microwave oven)
½ cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup ground nuts (meal): walnuts, pecans or
almonds
Topping:
water
sugar
Prepare the dough: Combine butter, cream
cheese, sugar and salt in a large bowl, and mix
until creamy. Add 2 cups of flour, and mix until
a soft dough is formed. Cover the bowl, place in
the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour or more (up
to overnight).
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and
use a spatula to transfer to a clean surface.
Divide the dough into four parts.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed
baking sheet with parchment, and set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll one ball into a
thin circle (about 10 inches in diameter). Note: If
the dough is too sticky or soft, add some flour to
the dough round, gather it up and reform into a
ball before rolling out again.
Use a pastry brush to brush some melted butter or jam over the surface of the dough (you
may not use all of the butter or jam in the end).
Sprinkle some of the sugar and cinnamon over
the dough. Sprinkle some of the nuts over the
dough.
Cut each circle into 16 wedges (first cut across,
and then cut each half into 8 wedges). Roll up
the dough into crescents (start from the widest
part of each wedge, and roll toward the center).
Arrange the rugelach on the prepared baking
sheet, and “bend” the crescents to make them
semi-circular.
Repeat with the other balls of dough.
Brush each rugelach with a little water, and
sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the rugelach are
slightly colored (do not over-bake; the rugelach
will be dry). Remove from the oven to cool completely.
Transfer to a container, layering parchment or
wax paper between the layers. Freeze for up to
one month. Makes 64 rugelach.
LEMON SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES
Cookies:
2½ cups flour
½ tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest
1 lemon extract
4 large egg yolks
Topping:
water
coarse sugar (sanding sugar), any color
Whisk flour and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Combine butter, sugar, lemon zest and lemon
extract in a large bowl. Beat with an electric
mixer until creamy. Add egg yolks, and beat until
incorporated. Add the flour mixture a little at a
time until incorporated.
Divide the dough into 2 pieces. On a lightly
floured surface, use the palms of your hands to
roll each piece into a log about 1½ inch in diameter. Wrap the logs in plastic wrap, and chill until
firm, about 1 hour (up to a day ahead).
To bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a
rimmed baking sheet with parchment, and set
aside.
Place about ½ cup of coarse sugar on a
rimmed baking sheet, and shake a bit to spread
the sugar.
Unwrap the dough logs. Rub the logs on all
sides with water, and roll in the coarse sugar.
Use a sharp knife to cut logs into ¼ inch-thick
rounds. Transfer to prepared sheets, spacing
½-inch apart.
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2 cups flour
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
Filling:
½ cup pineapple jam, melted
½ cup apricot jam, melted
2 cups ground walnuts or pecans (meal)
ground cinnamon to taste
Place flour in the bowl of a food processor. Add
butter, and pulse until the mixture is crumbly.
Add the sour cream, and pulse until the mixture
forms a soft dough. On a lightly floured surface,
form the dough into a rectangle (about 8-inches
long by 5-inches wide), wrap in plastic wrap and
chill for 1 hour up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two rimmed
baking sheets with parchment, and set aside.
Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Roll one piece
into a 1/8-inch thick, 6-inch wide, 10-inch long
rectangle.
Combine jams in a medium bowl, and stir.
Brush some of the jam mixture over the dough
rectangle. Sprinkle with ½ cup of the ground
nuts. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste. Roll the dough into a tight log, and place
on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten the log
slightly, and pinch together the ends (so the jam
won’t leak while baking).
Repeat with 3 remaining dough pieces and filling.
Bake 55-60 minutes until golden. Slice while
still warm into 1-inch pieces, and cool completely.
Transfer to a container, layering parchment or
wax paper between the layers. Freeze for up to
one month. Makes approximately 36 pieces of
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luffy Shindler barks when he sees Friday night candles and
understands that on Shabbat, it’s quieter than usual around the
house. It was only natural, then, for the Shindlers to throw Fluffy
a “bark mitzvah.”
About eight years ago in Monsey, N.Y., the perceptive Bichon Frise
donned a yarmulke and placed his paw on a Chumash (Bible) before 10
kids and a few neighbors at the Shindler household. The menu included
cake for the crowd, and for Fluffy, a cookie decorated like a Torah scroll.
“We didn’t do a big spiel, but it was cute,” Wendy Shindler said.
While Fluffy’s bark mitzvah was low-key affair, some bark mitzvahs
have rivaled the extravagance of their human-focused counterparts.
That was the case in December 2004, when New York cabaret singer
Mark Nadler treated his dog, Admiral Rufus K. Boom (“Boomie”), to a
party that included a chopped liver sculpture, bartenders and a lavish
buffet in his Riverdale, N.Y., home.
According to the New York Times,
Boomie’s bark mitzvah featured yarmulkes for guests with the dog’s name and
the date printed inside, as well as “many
checks” written for $50 or more as gifts
— though some attendees gave Boomie
rawhide chews. The party invitations, sent
to dozens of friends, said the bark mitzvah’s
purpose was “to share a special day in our
lives when my dog, Admiral Rufus K. Boom,
will celebrate his bark mitzvah in the tradition of our ancestors.”
In response to one guest who claimed
Boomie “doesn’t look” Jewish, Nadler
responded “he chanted his arf-tara this
afternoon,” a play on the haftorah portion read at traditional bar mitzvahs, according to the NYT.
The bark mitzvah routine, however, isn’t always jovially received.
Responding to a New York Times article in 1997 — the year when
the term “bark mitzvah” was first used — Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff of
Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, N.J., wrote a letter to the editor expressing that the practice is “nothing less than a desecration of a cherished
Jewish tradition and degrades the central principles of Jewish life.”
California-based author Shari Cohen said she was “exceptionally
aware” of the concerns surrounding bark mitzvahs when writing Alfie’s
Bark Mitzvah (Five Star Publications, 2007), a children’s book on the
subject. She consulted with Conservative rabbis on the project, asking
them if bark mitzvahs were too much of a “boundary pusher.”
Most of the rabbis were enthusiastic about the idea of the book or at
least open to it, Cohen said, but a select few “told me what I already
knew — ‘maybe you should not go in this direction.’” Therefore, Cohen
said she was extra careful before finalizing the book.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) slogan says
animals “are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment,” but PETA does not condemn the bark mitzvah practice.
Fluffy Shindler, now 9 years old and living in New Jersey, received his
bark mitzvah at the age of 1, but most male dogs have been known to
celebrate the occasion at either 13 months or 13 years (the equivalent
of 91 in dog years) old.
Despite Fluffy’s usual perceptiveness when it comes to Jewish tradition, he merely barked and “didn’t understand anything” at the party,
Wendy Shindler said. It was more about simple fun than anything else.
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The couple, who now live in South Lyon,
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and “knew right away” he was the one.
They were engaged Oct. 7,
2011, and had about a
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The bride, daughter
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Thomas and Cynthia Wilkens, friends of
the bride; and Rachel Blom and Angelique
Runkle, friends of the groom.
Nick, son of Wendal and Lou Cinda
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groom; groomsmen were brother of the
bride Jordan Weisman; the bride’s cousins
Adam Cook and Kevin Wiley; and friends of
the groom Dwan Hamlin and Nick Risky.
Close to 200 people attended the
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Brooke and Nick wrote their own vows,
and listened to Brooke’s grandpa, Dr. Simon
Cook of Farmington Hills, give the wedding
blessing in Hebrew. Her grandmother Sandy
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did Nick’s grandma, Gail Musulin of Howell.
“For dessert, she chose a candy bar,
which included cupcakes and cool jars filled
with M&Ms and jawbreakers of purple and
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Other fun and whimsical touches at the
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“My wedding was a fairy tale, a dream
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when I was escorted down the aisle by my
grandpa and my dad, and I saw the look on
Nick’s face, it took my breath away.” ■
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very few months, we find ourselves behind the newest gadget.
That’s why gifts of technology are a huge hit for bat and bar
mitzvah gifts. But while those gifts are useful and fun, perhaps
the best gifts — especially in the spirit of the bar mitzvah — are those
that are meaningful.
Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the David Mitzner Dean at Yeshiva University
in New York City explains, “The whole idea behind a bar and bat mitzvah is not about a fancy party, but about using this moment as an occasion for parents to help their child realize that each one of us can have
our own unique relationship with God.”
While material gifts are often fun and fabulous, there is a trend of
focusing too much on the individual and not on the spirit of the event
that celebrates entering into adulthood and a greater community.
“Society too often focuses on the ‘I’—it’s the iPad, iPod, iTouch.”
Brander says. “Even the game Wii is spelled with two I’s. A bar or bat
mitzvah young person needs to realize life is about more than ‘I.’ There
is our Jewish community and larger society, and by giving we grow and
feel a sense of purpose.”
Here are a few ideas for meaningful gifts. They are just some of the
ways you can allow your bar or bat mitzvah to engage with the depth
of the experience.
There are many areas of need in the world. Discuss locales across
the world in which your child may have a particular interest, and then
find a program where you can volunteer together as well as plan some
fun activities on the side. Many
programs offer the opportunity
to spend time building homes or
schools, while also touring the
country and getting to know a
new culture.
Donating to an organization
does not have to be a mere
money event — it can be an
interactive learning experience of
understanding the power of giving
and its positive effects.
Many organizations have
A young girl in Israel celebrates her
“mitzvah projects.” The
birthday as part of the Birthday Angels
Birthday Party Project.
American Friends of Magen
David Adom, for example, have
a program called the “Red Bag of Courage.” The Red Bag is a replica of
the paramedic’s kit used by all MDA volunteer “first responders” when
racing to the scene of a medical emergency.
Participants raise $1,000 — which is the price of a fully outfitted red
first responder’s bag filled with emergency equipment that is used to
save lives in Israel. The organization thanks the participants by sending
them their own monogrammed red bag.
To many young adults, a celebratory party is an important part of the
occasion. A way to spread the joy is to ask for gifts for others. Birthday
Angels Birthday Party Project is a nonprofit that provides underprivileged children in Israel with their own birthday party. Only $36 will buy
the party kit necessary to celebrate the child’s birthday.
Director Ruthie Luttenberg explains, “A $36 donation puts a milliondollar smile on the face of a child. There are not a lot of charities that
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Photos by Jerry Zolynsky
Party Girls owner
Amy Regal in her
store surrounded by
bat mitzvah and party
dresses
A
my Regal’s already got a fan club — her preteen
and teenage granddaughters and their friends
have been counting the seconds until school ends
each day so they can zip over to Regal’s new shop and
see what delicious confections she’s gotten in.
Regal, the hippest grandma around, has been a makeup
artist for more than 40 years; for the last seven years,
she’s been beautifying clamoring clients at Glamour Puss
Beauty Bar & Boutique, the full-service makeup studio
plus clothing, jewelry and accessories shop that she owns
in Franklin. Specializing in custom-blended products,
including everything from powders to lipsticks, Regal also
is a local guru for the art of permanent makeup, plus
facial waxing, lessons in makeup application, special occasion application and more.
“I’m a resource for my customers because I’ve been
doing it so long — I’m on the fourth generation of some
clients’ families, so I have to know how to appeal to
85-year-old women and 11-year-old girls. And I create
products and palettes to suit each one,” Regal says.
With so many hours invested in personalized customer
service, particularly geared toward special events, Regal’s
thoughts began to evolve toward the next step and a
younger market.
“I’ve got eight grandchildren, and seven of them are
girls,” Regal says. “They’re all little pageant girls, always
looking for new dresses, and they’ve been bugging me
for a few years to expand to young girls’ party dresses. I
always said no. I’ve had moms texting me, customers from
my shop, who wanted to me to do party dresses. And I
finally started thinking how much fun it would be, to have
a space just for girls, to make it fun and comfortable like
their bedroom at home, where they can try on dresses
for each other for proms, homecoming, bar and bat mitzvahs — every special occasion, in a very boutiquey atmosphere.”
Just this month, Regal opened Party Girls in a space
above Glamour Puss in Franklin. And though she had
planned to start out slowly, catering to each season
with homecoming in fall, prom in spring and something
here and there for b’nai mitzvah year-round, it just happened that as she was preparing to open, the owners of
Cinderella’s Castle in West Bloomfield — an all-occasion
girls’ clothing shop — decided to retire, leaving a mother
lode of lovely inventory to start Regal out fully stocked in
style.
Although there are a handful of shops locally that offer
dresses for these occasions, it’s a tricky market to cater to,
as the sizes that Regal offers range from preteen to junior,
while girls are still growing, and their tastes may differ
broadly from what their mothers’ want.
“I try to offer something for everyone, but with everything unique and gorgeous, and fun and flirty,” says
Regal, who travels often around the globe both for
Glamour Puss and on holiday with her husband, always
devoting a scrutinizing eye to possible additions to her
shops. “People are always asking me, ‘Where did you get
that?’ so I want to offer the same uniqueness to Party
Girls.”
Colors are huge this season, “beautiful and vibrant,”
Regal says. “Not everything is embellished with stones,
but most of these kids want to look like princesses, for
senior prom especially.
“A lot of girls in our area are very sophisticated, so I try
to have everything from short bandage dresses to long,
beautiful and flowing gowns with lots of tulle and jewels.”
At the same time, because there are many 12-year-olds
who still wear children’s sizes, but also girls who are
developed but still need juniors’ sizing and not yet preteen, Regal is careful to offer options that are both body
and age appropriate, particularly for modesty-conscious
bat mitzvah girls who will be on the bimah. (She also
offers shrugs and other coverings.)
“As with any clothing, they have to try things on. So
I want to give them options,” Regal says. Among those
options are pieces by sought-after brands including Alyce
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Selena Gomez — and more.
In addition to popular designer names, Regal has hired
a seamstress so she can offer custom-dressmaking services and eventually create her own Party Girls line, as well
as offer mother-of-the-bat-mitzvah-girl dresses.
The boutique is already fitting in nicely amongst its
downtown Franklin neighbors. “It’s a market that Franklin
doesn’t have and complements all the other little stores
nearby really well,” Regal says. “People have been very
excited and receptive — it’s good for everybody’s business.”
Her granddaughters and their friends, especially, are
thrilled. “I have girls calling every day, asking if they can
work here,” Regal says. “I only hope I’ll need that much
help!” ■
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Dylan Bradley with his parents, Diana and Scott, and little brother Brenden at
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Lauren and Joey Abrin, post-wedding in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The couple was
married Dec. 29, 2012, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
David Leibowitz at his favorite eatery, Lafayette Coney Island in
Detroit. The photo was used in the party montage for his bar mitzvah, which took place Dec. 8, 2012.
Andrew Baer and Dana Holcman, married Sept. 8, 2013, at the Stein Eriksen
Lodge in Park City, Utah
Dr. Gerald H. Katzman (father of the bride) at the wedding of Dr. Rebecca
Katzman and Scott Katz of Boston at Congregation B’nai Moshe on March 3,
2013. Bride and groom are seated with crowns as they are entertained by
guests. Dancing in a
circle, from right to
left, are Liora Katzman
Goldberg, 4, of West
Hartford, Conn.,
Orli Schwartz, 6, of
Chicago, Ill., Hadas
Katzman Goldberg,
8, of West Hartford,
Michal Katzman
Goldberg, 8, of West
Hartford and Juliette
Leder ,6, of Chicago.
Michael and Julie
Ellman, formerly of
Metro Detroit, on their
honeymoon this past
October in Hawaii.
They currently reside in
Chicago, Ill.
Dr. Alice and Dr. Andrew Segal of Bloomfield Hills celebrate
Andrew’s 83rd birthday party at their home Nov. 7, 2012.
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Syma Echeandia’s 70th birthday
celebration contra dance with the
Oakland County Traditional Dance
Society at the First United Methodist
Church of Troy with members of Oak
Park-based Congregation T’chiyah in
attendance: Standing (left to right):
Harold Gurewitz and Mary Ellen
Gurewitz of Detroit; Cheryl Turetzky
of Southfield; Lou Echeandia and
Syma Echeandia of Shelby Township;
Jeffrey Ram, Sheila Kohn and
Sheldon Kohn of Huntington Woods;
and David Goodman and Peter
Cooper of Oak Park. Sitting: Barbara
Goldman of Detroit; Andrew Levin
of Bloomfield Hills; Alvin Saperstein
and Harriet Saperstein of Detroit;
Mary Freeman of Bloomfield Hills;
and Roslyn Schindler of Huntington
Woods. Sitting in front of the
Sapersteins is Frannie Goldstein of
Southfield, and sitting furthest in
front is Jon Quirk of Oak Park.
Groom Michael
Colman, teaches
his soon-to-be
granddaughter, Phoebe
Turner, how to play
checkers just before
his wedding in July.
Phoebe, 6, is from
Seattle and is the
granddaughter of
Michael’s bride Janis
Holtzman.
Robin and Michael Berman of West Bloomfield at their wedding Oct.
14, 2012, at the Colony Club in Detroit
Elliot Murph Borman and his parents came in from Denver to have his baby naming at Temple Israel in
August 2012. Elliot Borman, 6 months, is surrounded by his cousins: Brayden Brodsky, 6, of Bloomfield
Hills; Olivia Brodsky, 3, and Carson Brodsky, 8, of Bloomfield Hills; George Borman, 4, of Denver; Chase
Brodsky, 9, of Bloomfield Hills; Hugo Brodsky, 7, and Felix Brodsky, 9, of Royal Oak; and Jonny Brodsky, 14,
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Alex and Kari Altman of Berkley at their wedding, Oct. 13,
2012, at the Skyline Club in Southfield
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Hugo Brodsky, 8, of Royal Oak, grandmother Juanita Victor of West Bloomfield,
and Felix Brodsky, 10, of Royal Oak at Juanita’s recent 99th birthday party
Andrew Louis Baer and
Dana Alyse Holcman under
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Ruthie Fuller of West Bloomfield at the wedding of Janis Holtzman and
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Michelle (Adler) Twersky receives
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mother, Susan Adler Shanteau, who
lives with husband, John Shanteau,
in Farmington Hills, as her father,
Mark B. Adler, who lives in West
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Beverly Hills, Calif., July 15, 2012. Mindy and Adam met and graduated from
the University of Michigan’s Dental School. Adam’s parents, Lisa and Larry
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Zachary Edward Douville, 14,
of West Bloomfield, son of Amy
and Andre Douville, at his bar
mitzvah Jan. 14, 2012, at Temple
Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield
Bruce Selik and Suretta Bronstein Must,
both of Bloomfield Hills, share in the simchah of their granddaughter Emily Rachel
Meretsky, 13, of West Bloomfield. Emily’s
bat mitzvah was on Oct. 27, 2012, at
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Megan Maguire, Lauren Keilin, Samantha Holcman, Charlotte Holcman (baby), bride Dana
Holcman Baer, Chelsea Weinberger and Jaimee Gilford on Sept. 8, 2013, at the Stein
Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah
Audra and Brian Glauser dance their first dance to “Hey There Delilah” by
the Plain White T’s, June 30, 2012, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
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Aviv and Dana Vered of Farmington Hills enjoy their henna ceremony, a traditional
Moroccan celebration for a couple who is to be wed. The couple was married Jan. 12,
2012, at Kibbutz Hatzor near Ashdod, Israel. They first met on Facebook in 2010 and
then began talking face-to-face on Skype. They met in person in Israel four months later.
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West Bloomfield residents Ari and Micole
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Novetsky at Emma
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Jaime Solomon,
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West Bloomfield,
grandmother
Frances Rott,
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Oak Park, and
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Ryan Becker, 9, of Bloomfield Hills took home the baseball trophy from the
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ANDIAMO BLOOMFIELD
6676 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills Mi 48301
248-865-9368
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Our Private banquet
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Andiamo make it an
affair to remember.
ANDIAMO NOVI
(Newly Designed multi-level)
42705 Grand River Ave. Novi MI
please contact Rachael Love 248-348-3838
Ask about our Friday & Sunday Event Discount
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