Archived Celebrations

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.

Amy Goldstein and Barry Dicker announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Gabriel Isaac Derkatch Goldstein, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at the Jewish Community Campus.

Gabe is the grandson of Linda and Elliott Goldstein of Overland Park; the late Sandra Weisberger Goldstein; and Saralyn and Gerald Dicker of Boca Raton, Florida. He has one younger brother, Jacob Goldstein.

Gabe attends Indian Woods Middle School, where he recently received the Student of the Month award. He is active in Boy Scout Troop 387 and involved in NFTY and BBYO Connect. He is a true lover of animals, and spends as much time as he can grooming and riding his horse, Cherokee; caring for his two Russian tortoises; and enjoying his dog, Maccabee.

For Gabe’s mitzvah projects, he is collecting books to be donated to those who need them and is also spreading joy by bringing his sweet dog, Maccabee, to Village Shalom to visit with some of the residents.

Mark and Gaye Cohen announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Danielle, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at New Reform Temple. Danielle is the granddaughter of Eileen and the late Byron Cohen of Kansas City, Suzanne Sterioff of St. Louis, and Yvonne and Syl Sterioff of Rochester, Minnesota. Danielle has two brothers, Jake and Elliot. She enjoys dance and figure skating.