Celebrations

Bob and Debbie Hennecke announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Arlo Natan, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Congregation Beth Torah.
Arlo is the grandson of Gene Mallin and the late Sanford Mallin and Mary Ann Micco and the late Bob Micco.
Arlo is a seventh-grader at California Trail Middle School. He enjoys science and video games. Arlo has performed on stage the past three summers at Theater Camp at The J.
Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service. As part of Arlo’s mitzvah project, those attending are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and toiletries to be donated to the JFS Food pantry.

Benjamin Clayman and Brandy Clayman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Jada, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Congregation Ohev Sholom.
Jada is the granddaughter of Lois and Alvin Clayman of Overland Park, Kansas, and Gayle and Randy Heirling of Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the great granddaughter of Anne & Al Deutch and Fannye and Benjamin Clayman, all of blessed memory.
Jada’s love of animals was the reason she chose her mitzvah project, fostering and taking care of puppies. She saved them from euthanasia and was responsible for many puppy adoptions. Jada has been a lover of sports since she was a small child and is now engaged in playing volleyball. She also loves boating and waterskiing.
Relatives and friends are invited to worship and participate in the Havdalah services.

Scott and Cindy Price Harper of Chesterfield, Missouri, announce the engagement of their son, Joseph Cole Harper, to Taylor Lynn Edwards, daughter of Stacy and Bill Parks of Chicago.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Henry and Pamela Edwards. She attended Roosevelt University in Chicago, earning a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She is a member of the Goldendoodle Lovers Club and is currently employed at Delrey MD in Los Angeles.
The future groom is the grandson of Adele Price of Leawood and the late N. Joseph Price, and the late Robert and Dorothy Harper. He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning a bachelor of finance degree. He is a member of AEPi and is currently employed as a technology entrepreneur in Los Angeles.
An Oct. 27 wedding at a winery in Temecula, California, is planned.

Aimee and Steve Bernstein with April and Stuart Gelman announce their son Miles Eytan Gelman will become a Bar Mitzvah at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Miles is the grandson of Janice and Michael Sandler of Overland Park, Marcia Gelman of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and Michael and Bobbie Gelman of Medford, New Jersey, and the step-grandson of Dr. Phyliss and Robert Bernstein and Pam and Paul Saunders. Miles is the great-grandson of Marietta and Nathan Sandler and Anne and Al Deutch, all of blessed memory.
Miles enjoys building and creating. His mitzvah project, “The Giving Brick,” enables kids in foster homes to do the same. Miles is a musician, playing the trombone in his school band and the ukulele. He loves to bike and run cross country for his school, but mostly he looks forward to summers at Herzl Camp.
Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Judith Belove Pachino will celebrate her 80th birthday on Sept. 18. Born and raised in Kansas City, she will mark the occasion with members of her family including Cari Becker, Robert Becker, Chelsea Becker, JM Becker, Eric Glick and Ryan Glick.

Lisa and Matthew Rothenberg of Skokie, Illinois, announce the birth April 11 of a daughter, Leora Ruth. Leora is the granddaughter of Carla and Neil Banoff of Skokie and the great-granddaughter of Leona Molotsky of Chicago. She is the great-great-granddaughter of the late Elk and Anna Peltzman, who lived in Kansas City.

Stuart and Lauren Goldman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, , at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Natalie is the granddaughter of Greg and Trudie Goldberg, and René Goldman and the late Thomas Goldman. Her great-grandmother is Joan Goldberg of Dallas, Texas. Natalie is the sister of Gracie Goldman.
Natalie enjoys ballet, playing the violin as a member of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City and enjoys participating in school musicals and Girl Scouts. As an avid reader, Natalie collected books for the Turn the Page KC summer reading event. She also hosted a bake sale to raise money for books and volunteered reading to the children at Operation Breakthrough.
Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Stephanie and Donald Fehr of Rye Brook, New York, previously from Kansas City, Missouri, are happy to announce the marriage of their daughter, Rachel Lynn Fehr, to Christopher Lee Mankiewicz, son of JoAnna and Leo Mankiewicz of Surprise, Arizona, on April 28, 2018, in Kansas City. Rachel is originally from Rye Brook and Christopher is from San Francisco.
The wedding and the reception with family and friends were held at the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza and officiated by Rabbi Mark Levin.
Rachel is the granddaughter of Irene “Dolly” Gulko Fehr and the late Louis A. Fehr of Overland Park and the late Sylvia Ruth Eveloff Feldman of Overland Park. Christopher is the grandson of Anthony John Ciccolini II and the late Josephine Ciccolini of San Francisco and Eufemia Mankiewicz and the late Joseph Mankiewicz of New Jersey.
The wedding party included Elyse Fehr, Rye Brook (maid of honor and sister of the bride), Jasmine Crouse, San Diego (matron of honor), Imogen Frleta, Queens, New York (matron of honor), Joe Mankiewicz, Beverton, Oregon, (best man and brother of the groom), Andrew Coggeshall, San Francisco (groomsman), Jamie Mahan, Oregon (grooms maiden) and Pallavi Veera, San Francisco (attendant). The flower girls included Lydia Fehr, Bethesda, Maryland, (niece of the bride), Naomi Fehr, Chicago (niece of the bride) and Emma Mankiewicz, Beverton (niece of the groom), and the ring bearer was Jackson Mankiewicz, Beverton (nephew of the groom). Ushers were David Fehr, Chicago, (brother of the bride), Mark Fehr, Bethesda (brother of the bride), Anthony Ciccolini III (uncle of the groom) and Donna Ciccolini, San Francisco (aunt of the groom).
The couple were surrounded by family and friends who came from a variety of places, including Arizona, Australia, California, Canada, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Rachel, who is a child service specialist and teacher, will continue to work at the Jewish Community Rosenberg Center in San Francisco and Chris, digitization manager, will continue to work at the Internet Archives in San Francisco where they will make their home.
They are going to London, Paris and Amsterdam for their honeymoon this August. They want to thank everyone who was able to attend this special moment in their lives.

Megan and Jeremy Roberts of Houston, Texas, announce the birth July 11 of a son, Jack Benjamin Roberts. Grandparents are Pam and Leon Dagerman of Dallas, Texas, and Valerie and Sam Roberts of Houston. Jack’s great-grandmothers are Adela Dagerman of Overland Park, Betty Kopin of Dallas, formally of Leawood, and Faye Kotin of Houston.

Harold and Marie Asner will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Aug. 18. The Asners were married in 1968 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with Louis Asner as best man. Harold and Marie have lived in the Kansas City area for 37 years.
Marie is a retired church organist and is a member of the Selichot Choir and Interfaith Choir at Congregation Beth Torah. She is also an entertainment reviewer with over 5,800 bylines and a former Kansas Senior Poet Laureate.
Harold was a real estate branch manager for the U.S. Postal Service. He later served as a tutor coordinator at Johnson County Community College until his recent retirement.
The Asners plan to have a small 50th anniversary party with close family and then celebrate each month for the next 12 months in a special way, either with friends or relatives as they come through the Kansas City area or in a charitable way. They are thankful for their 50 years of marriage.