Dr. Sharon Adler and Jeffrey Seligson announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Hazel Simone, on Saturday, April 28, at the Community Cultural Center in Sebastopol, California.
Amy and Zach Lieberman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Caroline, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Victor Hurst, a former member of the Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and a resident of Leawood, Kansas, celebrated his 85th birthday on April 5. Victor was honored by his wife Diana, daughter Hedi (Anthony) Heinz, twin sons Austin Hurst and Zach Hurst, and granddaughter Victoria Heinz.
Ari and Ayelet Feder of Bergenfield, New Jersey, announce the birth of a daughter, Kayla Raizel, on March 30, the first night of Pesach. They are also the parents of Emma, Eva and Sarah.
Grandparents are Rabbi Dr. Bernhard and Charlene Rosenberg of Edison, New Jersey, and Sharon and Elliot Feder of West Hempstead, New York.
Siblings Mina and Mendel Tiechtel (left photo) and Yisroel and Etty Sosover (right photo) display the plaques and medals they were awarded at the International Chidon HaMitzvos held in Brooklyn, New York, last week.
Seven months of diligent study came full circle last week for siblings Mina and Mendel Tiechtel and Etty and Yisroel Sosover at the final round of the annual International Chidon HaMitzvos, a competition on the teachings of Maimonides, in Brooklyn, New York. Of nearly 7,000 children from 80 schools worldwide who participated in this year’s competition, this group of local children earned the qualifying scores on three rigorous exams and flew to Brooklyn to participate in the final tournament. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson OBM, encouraged children to thoroughly study all of the Torah’s 613 commandments as enumerated and elucidated by Maimonides in his Sefer HaMitzvot. His followers have taken to his words, hosting an annual chidon (contest) that challenges children to study large volumes of detailed texts delving into the intricacies of each mitzvah and competing for trophies, medals and prizes.
Organized by Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, together with Tzivos Hashem, its children’s division, the Chidon saw thousands of children ages 9-13 spending hours of their own free time studying the mitzvot and reviewing the extensive material. As finalists in their group, Mina, Mendel, Etty and Yisroel flew into New York, where they enjoyed three days of activities and competitive games that tested their knowledge, and the final tournament, where they earned a plaque and a medal.
Mina and Mendel Tiechtel are the children of Nechama and Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel. Etty and Yisroel Sosover are the children of Chani and Rabbi Berel Sosover. Mina and Etty study online via the Chabad Online School and Mendel and Yisroel are students at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
