Celebrations

Claudia and Richard Sophir announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ava Sophir, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Lauren Nicole Gruenebaum and Daniel Lee Neuman were married Oct. 15, 2017, at the Hobbs Building in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bruce and Lori Hertzfield announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Melanie Ann, at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Dr. Sharon Adler and Jeffrey Seligson announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Hazel Simone, on Saturday, April 28, at the Community Cultural Center in Sebastopol, California.

Amy and Zach Lieberman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Caroline, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Victor Hurst, a former member of the Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and a resident of Leawood, Kansas, celebrated his 85th birthday on April 5. Victor was honored by his wife Diana, daughter Hedi (Anthony) Heinz, twin sons Austin Hurst and Zach Hurst, and granddaughter Victoria Heinz.

Hannah Schifman has been accepted to a master’s program for museum studies through Marist College at the school’s Florence, Italy, campus.

Ari and Ayelet Feder of Bergenfield, New Jersey, announce the birth of a daughter, Kayla Raizel, on March 30, the first night of Pesach. They are also the parents of Emma, Eva and Sarah.

Grandparents are Rabbi Dr. Bernhard and Charlene Rosenberg of Edison, New Jersey, and Sharon and Elliot Feder of West Hempstead, New York.

Robert and Andrea Baran announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Isaac Michael Baran, at 7:55 a.m., Monday, April 16, at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.

Isaac is the grandson of Larry and Martha House of Jacksonville, Illinois, and the late Norton and Barbara Baran.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.