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JESSE RUBENSTEIN
ARI CEPELOWICZ
BENJAMIN BERMAN
Mazal Tov to Samantha and Jonathan Rubenstein upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jesse, in Atlantic Beach, on August 1, Shabbat Nachamu Parashat Va’etchanan. He read the parasha, led the Musaf service, and delivered a D’var Torah, entitled The Power of Why. Jesse is an eighth-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Mazal Tov to Alexandra and Vitor Cepelowicz upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ari – not in Tzfat, as originally planned – but at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, on Thursday, August 13, where he led morning services, read Parashat Re’eh, and delivered a D’var Torah about the Yetzer Harah and Yetzer Hatov. Ari is an eighth-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Mazal Tov to Sarah Berman and Nathaniel Berman upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Benjamin, in Maryland, on Shabbat, August 22, at which time he read Parashat Shoftim. Benjamin is a seventh-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
CHARLES GRIBETZ
JACOB ARCHIBALD
CHARLIE SHIFF
Mazal Tov to Dr. Carin and Eric Gribetz upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Charles, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on Monday, August 24. He led the Shacharit service, read Parashat Ki Teitzei, and delivered a D’var Torah on selected mitzvot from his parasha. Charles is an eighth-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents and Oshri and Manfred Endzweig.
Mazal Tov to Carmit and Georges Archibald upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jacob, at the home of his aunt and uncle in Germantown, New York, on August 27. Jacob led Shacharit services, read the Torah portion of Ki Teitzei, and presented a D’var Torah that explores common themes among the many mitzvot in his parasha. Jacob is an eighth-grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
Mazal Tov to Deena and Adam Shiff upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Charlie, on Thursday, August 27. He read Parashat Ki Teitzei and delivered a D’var Torah on this esoteric parasha. Charlie is a seventh-grade student at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School.
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