Celebrations

Samantha Abigail Burns, daughter of Jennifer and Jeff Burns, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 10, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Lila Alyse Fineman, daughter of Lindsay and Michael Fineman, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 10, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Cindy Weiner Garfinkle and Jack Mitchell Garfinkle of Overland Park, Kansas, announce the engagement of their son Noah Weiner Garfinkle to Alisha Dena Deluty, daughter of Evelyn Wortsman Deluty and Marvin Zev Deluty of Queens, New York.

Andi Kahclamat and Brian Edwardson were married on March 23 at the Flunder Lodge on the Lake at the Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Community member Edith Shaw will celebrate her 100th birthday on April 25.

Carol and David Porter of Leawood, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter Sophia Porter to Barret Schlegelmilch, son of Annette and Charles Schlegelmilch of Hilo, Hawaii.

Dr. Mitchell and Lisa Hamburg of Leawood, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn Hamburg to Matthew Frischer, son of Phil and Helene Frischer of St. Louis, Missouri.

Sherri and Fred Kahn of Bucyrus, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter Kara Kahn to Jonathan Bush, son of Erica and David Bush of Leawood, Kansas.

Adam Herman Schuster, son of Sarah and Raphi Schuster of Prairie Village, Kansas, was born on Feb. 5.

Oren Kannberg Sipp, son of Savannah Kannberg and Joshua Sipp of Leawood, Kansas, was born on Jan. 3. He is the first Jewish baby of 2025 in Kansas City.