Celebrations

Luciella Pearl Gordon, daughter of Sara Gordon and Jason Gordon, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 23, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Caelyn Hodes, daughter of Dan and Jeannie Hodes, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 2, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Scott and Jackie Frager of Leawood, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth (Ellie) Frager to James Donald (JD) Oberholtz, son of Dawn and Darryl Oberholtz of Raytown, Missouri.

Harrison Madigan, son of Stacie and Harry Madigan, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 24, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Mia Skyler Ginsburg, daughter of Lisa and Eric Ginsburg, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 20, and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Fraida Tiechtel, daughter of Rabbi Zalman and Nechama Tiechtel of Lawrence, Kansas, was born on Dec. 12.

Garett Samuel Van Buskirk, son of Melisa and Joseph Van Buskirk, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Andrew Cotlar and David Gomez were married on Nov. 11, 2023, on a cabaret stage at the Quality Hill Playhouse in Kansas City, Missouri.

Seth DeWitt Franke, son of Allison DeWitt (pictured above with Seth) and Michael Franke, has graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Missouri University of Science and Technology with a degree in computer information technology. 

Zoey Rose Goldstein, daughter of Erich and Halley Goldstein, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.