B’nai Mitzva for April 2017
MATTHEW BERGER
MATTHEW BERGER, son of Jacqueline and Jeffrey Berger of Livingston, Jan. 7 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
JOELLE SONET
JOELLE SONET, daughter of Gabrielle and Ira Sonet of Livingston, Jan. 14 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
JOSHUA PETCHERS
JOSHUA PETCHERS, son of Penina and Phillip Petchers of Livingston, Jan. 28 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
SAMANTHA KATZ
SAMANTHA KATZ, daughter of Debbie and Michael Katz of Scotch Plains, March 4 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
ANDREW LEVY
ANDREW LEVY, son of Stephanie and Marc Levy of Livingston, March 4 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
DYLAN ROSSIN
DYLAN ROSSIN, son of Christine and Jay Rossin of Westfield, March 4 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
VERONICA SHRAYMAN
VERONICA SHRAYMAN, daughter of Yuliya Shrayman of Livingston and Jacob Shrayman of Wayne, March 4 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
ETHAN WEINBERG
ETHAN WEINBERG, son of Amy Eisenstein and Alan Weinberg of Westfield, March 4 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
SAMANTHA BAUER
SAMANTHA BAUER, daughter of Deborah Landau and Andrew Bauer of Westfield, March 11 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
BRANDON MELNITSKY
BRANDON MELNITSKY, son of Lori and Ira Melnitsky of Scotch Plains, March 11 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
JORDYN TARLIE
JORDYN TARLIE, daughter of Cecile Yoon-Tarlie and Martin Tarlie of Short Hills, March 11 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
ERIC HARNISHER
ERIC HARNISHER, son of Julie and John Harnisher of Westfield, March 18 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
MADELYN PINCHUK
MADELYN PINCHUK, daughter of Arianne and Ian Pinchuk of Westfield, March 18 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
ZOE SHERMAN
ZOE SHERMAN, daughter of Renee and Doug Sherman of Westfield, March 18 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
NOAH LEVY
NOAH LEVY, son of Meredith and David Levy of Scotch Plains, March 25 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
SAMANTHA ROSENBLUM
SAMANTHA ROSENBLUM, daughter of Susan and Jeffrey Rosenblum of Livingston, March 25 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
JENNA BERNEY
JENNA BERNEY, daughter of Marilyn and Michael Berney of Millburn, April 1 at Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn. For her bat mitzvah, she created and sold stickers to purchase American Girl dolls that “lost their hair” to give to pediatric cancer patients and donated funds to Cookies for Kids Cancer to fund pediatric cancer research trials. She also plans to foster puppies from St. Hubert’s Shelter over the next year.
ALEXANDRA BIERMAN
ALEXANDRA BIERMAN, daughter of Jennifer and Jason Bierman of Livingston, April 1 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
JULIA BROMFELD
JULIA BROMFELD, daughter of Andrea and Marc Bromfeld of South Orange, April 1 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
MAX EIBSCHUTZ
MAX EIBSCHUTZ, son of Julie Kravetz of Springfield and Ron and Joy Eibschutz of South Orange, April 1 at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael, Springfield.
JONAH GELSI
JONAH GELSI, son of Jennifer May and Steve Gelsi of Upper Montclair, April 1 at Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield.
ZOE GELSI
ZOE GELSI, daughter of Jennifer May and Steve Gelsi of Upper Montclair, April 1 at Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield.
BENJAMIN KEIM
BENJAMIN KEIM, son of Gail and Dan Keim of Livingston, April 1 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
SAMUEL MAAREK
SAMUEL MAAREK, son of Jessica and Stephane Maarek of Cedar Grove, April 1 at Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove.
SAMANTHA MONTAGUE
SAMANTHA MONTAGUE, daughter of Stephanie and David Montague of West Orange, April 1 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
BENJAMIN PARNES
BENJAMIN PARNES, son of Marla and Harold Parnes of Livingston, April 1 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
MARCELLA RINDFLEISH
MARCELLA RINDFLEISH, daughter of Ilene Rindfleish of Morristown, April 1 at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown.
SAMARA SCHIFFMAN
SAMARA SCHIFFMAN, daughter of Arielle and Ethan Schiffman of North Caldwell, April 1 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
OSCAR STEINHARDT
OSCAR STEINHARDT, son of Joanne Steinhardt and Allen Esses of Morris Plains, April 1 at Temple Har Shalom, Warren.
DAVID COHEN
DAVID COHEN, son of Elaine and Bruce Cohen of West Caldwell, April 2 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
JACK SCHATZMAN
JACK SCHATZMAN, son of Bonnie and Stephen Schatzman of New Providence, March 4 at Temple Sinai, Summit.
JAKE MODEL
JAKE MODEL, son of Karen Raihofer and Alan Model of Summit, March 18 at Temple Sinai, Summit.
ARIANNA STOLOWITZ
ARIANNA STOLOWITZ, daughter of Nancy Pier and Michael Stolowitz of New Providence, April 1 at Temple Sinai, Summit.
JORDAN AMAYA
JORDAN AMAYA, son of Alana and William Amaya of West Orange, April 8 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
ZACHARY LIEBERMAN
ZACHARY LIEBERMAN, son of Erica and Glenn Lieberman of North Caldwell, April 8 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
HALLE MUNEY
HALLE MUNEY, daughter of Brett and Roslyn Muney of Glen Ridge, April 8 at Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield.
ELLIE ROJER
ELLIE ROJER, daughter of Jennifer Lublin and David Rojer of Maplewood, April 8 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
SASHA ROJER
SASHA ROJER, daughter of Jennifer Lublin and David Rojer of Maplewood, April 8 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
HARRISON SILBER
HARRISON SILBER, son of Mara and David Silber of Short Hills, April 8 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
ALMA SMITH
ALMA SMITH, daughter of Dorothy Rogers and Ira Smith of Montclair, April 8 at Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield.
HANNA TORINE
HANNA TORINE, daughter of Meredith and Adam Torine of Livingston, April 8 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
MADISON IAN (YITZCHAK YONAH) MACKINNEY
MADISON IAN (YITZCHAK YONAH) MACKINNEY, son of Phyllis (Sackin) and Cyrus Mackinney of Randolph, March 25 at Chabad of Randolph.
SADIE GOLDBERG
SADIE GOLDBERG, daughter of Kim and Barry Goldberg of Montclair, April 8 at Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove.
CARTER FREY
CARTER FREY, son of Genevieve Spielberg and Armin Frey of Summit, April 15 at Temple Sinai, Summit. Carter is a volunteer for the Friendship Circle, an organization that provides services for children with special needs; for his mitzvah project, he served as team captain for their annual Walk/Run, raising over $2,000 for the organization.
LEAH RUBINSHTEYN
LEAH RUBINSHTEYN, daughter of Katherine and Aleksandr Rubinshteyn of Summit, Feb. 25 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
ANGELA IMANUEL
ANGELA IMANUEL, daughter of Zoey and Ofer Imanuel of Chatham, March 4 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
RACHEL BEAR
RACHEL BEAR, daughter of Robin and Andy Bear of Madison, March 18 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
CHARLOTTE POST LIPNICK
CHARLOTTE POST LIPNICK, daughter of Elyse Post and Adam Lipnick of Maplewood, April 1 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
GEORGIA POST LIPNICK
GEORGIA POST LIPNICK, daughter of Elyse Post and Adam Lipnick of Maplewood, April 1 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
ARIANNA STOLOWITZ
ARIANNA STOLOWITZ, daughter of Nancy Pier and Jeffrey Peter Stolowitz of New Providence, April 1 at Temple Sinai, Summit.
ANNA BAUER
ANNA BAUER, daughter of Laura and David Bauer of Montclair, April 22 at Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove.
JARED DUSSMAN
JARED DUSSMAN, son of Erica and Michael Dussman of Maplewood, April 22 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
DANIEL JACOBSEN
DANIEL JACOBSEN, son of Michele and Peter Jacobsen of Livingston, April 22 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
RACHEL LEIBOWITZ
RACHEL LEIBOWITZ, daughter of Lorraine Kent and Keith Leibowitz of Randolph, April 22 at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown.
JORDAN MARGIOTTA
JORDAN MARGIOTTA, son of Debra and Michael Margiotta of Towaco, April 22 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
AIDEN PERLMUTTER
AIDEN PERLMUTTER, son of Mandi and Brett Perlmutter of North Caldwell, April 22 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
ZOEY RAPP
ZOEY RAPP, daughter of Jennifer Rapp and Bryan Rapp of Springfield, April 22 at Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield.
JORDAN SCHERR
JORDAN SCHERR, son of Sharone and Andrew Scherr of Livingston, April 22 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
ALEXA SONNENBERG
ALEXA SONNENBERG, daughter of Sondra and Jeffrey Sonnenberg of Livingston, April 22 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
BENJAMIN TANKEL
BENJAMIN TANKEL, son of Allison and Scott Tankel of Warren, April 22 at Temple Har Shalom, Warren.
MARK TICKNOR
MARK TICKNOR, son of Margie and Sam Ticknor of Madison, April 22 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit. Mark participated in the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest’s Twin-With-A-Survivor program, serving as the 45th “twin” for survivor Fred Heyman.
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