Celebrations

Adina and Norman Glass announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Asher Micha Yaer Glass, at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner.

Asher is the grandson of Judith and David Solomont, Ann Stern and Leonard Glass, and the late Carol Glass, of blessed memory. His siblings are Sara Glass, Nadia and Adam Glass and Netanel Kass.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following services.

In his free time Asher enjoys playing video games, bike riding, collecting sports memorabilia and getting them signed by the players.

Evan Sandhaus and Tara Bobiak of Brooklyn, New York, announce the birth May 11, 2019, of a son, Leo Ezra Sandhaus.

Grandparents are Becky and Ron Sandhaus, and Carol and Joe Bobiak of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Adeline Robinson became a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 25, at Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, Illinois. She is the daughter of Brian and Christa Robinson and the granddaughter of Mark and Sandy Robinson of Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Adeline enjoys travel, soccer and fencing, as well as basketball and volleyball for her school. For her mitzvah project, Adeline volunteered with the Ark Chicago helping to feed those in need.

Julia Rose Siegel and David Matthew Nielsen were married on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, at Kinloss Hall in London, England. 

The bride is the daughter of Lori and Charles Siegel of Kansas City, Missouri, the granddaughter of the late Stanley and Ruthine Simon of Kansas City, along with the late Ada and David Siegel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The groom is the son of Carl Nielsen and the late Lesley Nielsen (of blessed memory) of London, England, the grandson of the late Peter and Sonia Packer of Bournemouth and Nancy Nielsen and the late Dennis Nielsen of London. 

The couple had pre-wedding engagement celebrations in New York and Kansas City last summer, and currently live in Northwest London

Jeff and Edi Penner announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Skyler Hayden Penner, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at Congregation Beth Torah.

Skyler is the grandson of Sharon and Dr. Stanley Penner and Michael and Patrizia Callahan.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush lunch following the service.

Skyler’s hobbies include train modeling, train watching, baseball, gaming and swimming. For his mitzvah project, he will make a donation to Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, as he treasures the Jewish values and education they provide.

Ellen and Paul Schifman announce the graduation of their son, Eli, from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Barrett, the Honors College.

As the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the W. P. Carey School of Business, Eli gave the graduation speech at the business school’s commencement. Along with graduating summa cum laude and maintaining higher than a 4.0 grade average every semester for four years, Eli was a McCord Scholar, JP Morgan Chase Scholar, Furst Honors Scholar, Moeur Award Recipient, President’s Scholar, CFA Institute Student Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma member.

Eli will be working as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in Los Angeles.

He is the grandson of Madeline and Robert Schifman of Overland Park and Rica and the late Harvey Spivack of Tucson, Arizona.

Adam Cohen and Kathy Bigelow announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Miles Edward, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Services will be held at the Jewish Community Campus.

Miles is the grandson of Steve and Gloria Cohen, and Gary and Phyllis Bigelow of La Habra, California. He has twin siblings, Celia and Eli.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Oneg Shabbat following the service.

Miles enjoys playing the cello and likes to tinker with model rockets. He is a national qualifier for the National Science Bee competition and was recognized as a grand award winner by the Duke University TIP program.

Miles’ mitzvah project involved collecting personal care kits for the homeless, in coordination with Independence Boulevard Christian Church and Congregation B’nai Jehudah’s Mitzvah Meals project.

Anita and Ty Hampshire announce the Bat Mitzvah of their niece Nicole Elizabeth Cohen at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Oakwood Country Club. They are members of Temple Israel of Greater Kansas City and Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn will lead the service.

Nikki is the daughter of Martin Cohen and Elena Cohen. She is the granddaughter of the late Jacob S. Cohen and Edith D. Cohen. Her siblings are David, Anna, Michael and Max.

Randy and Dini Freed announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Evie Freed, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Evie is the granddaughter of Sam Shutzberg of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the late Ettie Shutzberg, Ronald Freed and Valerie Freed.

Evie attends Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy. She enjoys art, video games, bike riding with her dad, and going to Herzl Camp in Wisconsin over the summer.

Evie’s Bat Mitzvah project involved packaging food items and delivering them to Jewish seniors in our community. She also helped put together birthday bags with the National Council of Jewish Women.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Rabbi Brett and Tami Krichiver of Indianapolis announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Sierra on Saturday, June 1, at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation.

Grandparents are Joel and Donna Krichiver of Overland Park, Joel Miller of Denver and the late Susan Miller.

Sierra is completing sixth grade at The Orchard School. She loves to dance, and tap is her favorite style. She plays guitar and her favorite place in the world is Goldman Union Camp Institute of Zionsville, Indiana (GUCI), where she spends every summer.

Sierra is one of few kids who happily works on math over the summer. Currently, she is trying to beat her record of solving the Rubik’s cube in less than 49 seconds. Much of her free time is spent playing with her fluffy dog Fred.