Celebrations

Ashlyn and Alexis Zeldin celebrated their Bat Mitzvah commitment ceremony on June 6 in Santa Barbara, Calif. They are the daughters of Janine and Kevin Zeldin of St Louis, Mo.

Jim and Fern Badzin, Leawood, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Michelle Badzin, to Nathan Gabriel Fineman, both of Chicago, son of Glen and Holly Fineman, Omaha, Neb.

Victor and Susan Bergman announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruthie Bergman, to Asher Kaplan, son of Shlomo Kaplan, Loch Sheldrake, N.Y., and Judith Kaplan, Boca Raton, Fla.

Jennifer Mayer and James Reidy were married Saturday, March 1, at the Overland Park Marriott. The ceremony was officiated by Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Jeremy and Ashley Alpert of Overland Park announce the birth May 28 of a son, Levi Caleb. Levi joins big brother Jonah Doni.

Bruce and Eileen Kershenbaum announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Emma Jaye, on Saturday, June 21, at Haas Promenade in Jerusalem.

Alan and Deb Kessler announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jacob, on Saturday, June 21, at Masada in Israel.

Renee Garcia and Jules Lipoff of Philadelphia announce the birth April 8 of a daughter, Zadie Marie Garcia-Lipoff.

Aaron and Leah Aft of Indianapolis announce the birth May 30 of a son, Jonah Reid. They are also the parents of Caleb Henry and Olivia Rose.

Rabbi David and Annie Glickman announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Gavriel Melech, at 9:30 a.m., Shabbat Parshat Balak, Saturday, July 5, at Congregation Beth Shalom.