Celebrations

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.

Jamie Ruth Sloman and Scott Jared Frank were married May 9, 2019, at Coronado, California.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Sloman, formerly of Kansas City, and the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. James Helzberg and the late Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sloman.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Frank of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and the grandson of Mrs. Isadore Edelman.

The matron of honor was Katherine Sloman Herrick of Coronado. Bridal attendant was Kelsey Smith of New York City.

The best man was Matthew Brandon Frank of Philadelphia.

Tommy and Nicky Herrick, Coronado, and Derek Frank, Philadelphia, were ring bearers.

The couple will honeymoon in Thailand in the fall. Currently they are at home in Whitefish, Montana.

Sam Passer and Dr. Cori Copilevitz Passer announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Harper Jacklyn Passer, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at the Jewish Community Campus.

Grandparents are Cissy and Errol Copilevitz of Kansas City, Missouri, Claire and Pierre Flatowicz of Omaha, Nebraska, and Dr. Jeff and Sandy Passer of Omaha.

Harper is a seventh-grader at Lakewood Middle School.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.

Deborah Feder and Andrew Osman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Isabella (Izzi) Osman, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at the Jewish Community Campus.

Izzi is the granddaughter of Steve and Susan Osman of Kansas City, the late Harriet Schwartz Feder of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Ronald Feder and Hedy Mandell Feder of Boca Raton, Florida. She is the great-granddaughter of Ruth Feder of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (now residing in Kansas City).

Izzi dances with the Kansas City Ballet School and loves to bake in her free time. She has earned the Presidential Gold Medal for Volunteer Service the past two years by working with Ronald McDonald House, Kansas City Ballet, Harvesters and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Izzi’s mitzvah project created two mobile yoga classrooms for the students at University Academy.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.

Bret and Krista Gordon announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joshua Gordon, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park.

Josh is the grandson of Sheila and Daniel Karpin, Stephen and Jean Gordon, Terri Schaeffer and Dennis and Pam Markway. He has two siblings: Sarah and Caroline Gordon.

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

Josh enjoys playing and watching baseball, science and math competitions, snow skiing and learning about the world through reading and travel with his family.

For his Mitzvah project, Josh focused on supporting refugees. He collected gifts for children for the JVS annual refugee birthday party. He helped set up the party area and played games with the kids. Josh will also make a donation to his cause of supporting refugees in the Kansas City area.