Within Our Family

Births

Mazal Tov to –

Shira and Joshua Arcus upon the birth of a daughter, Rae Harper (Raphaela Kineret). Mazal Tov to the overjoyed grandparents, Ellen & Robert Kapito.

Jackie Leifert Bodenheimer and Dr. Saul Bodenheimer upon the birth of a grandson, Gidon Moshe, born to their children Dina and Michael Basin.

Sheera and Kenny Eckstein upon the birth of a granddaughter, Romi Ruthann (Rochel Leah), born to Natasha and Max Eckstein.

Jewel and Ted Edelman upon the birth of a grandson, Julian Paul (Aharon Yehudah), born to their children, Andrea and Dr. Jeffrey Kay. Mazal Tov as well to KJ members great-grandmother Trina Cleeman and great-great aunt KJ’s Anne Addison.

Hannah Low upon the birth of a greatgranddaughter, Brooke Dylan (Batya), daughter of Samantha and Mitchell Friedman. Mazal Tov as well to the delighted grandparents, Debbie and Michael Doppelt.

Aviva Roumani & Ethan Mackin upon the birth of their first child and son, Ronan Joseph (Ronen Yosef).

Beth & Ronald Bernard and Sharon Manto and Larry Manto upon the birth of a grandson, Spencer Sidney (Gideon), born to their children Marley and Gregory Manto.

Rosie and Mark Friedman upon the birth of a grandson, Moshe Chaim Shimon Friedman, a seventh child born to their children Rivkah and Rabbi Yosef Y. Friedman of Jerusalem.

Jennifer and Gabriel Gershowitz upon the birth of a baby girl, Brie Lenox (Bar Leah).

Judy and Dr. Marty Grumet upon the birth of a granddaughter, Aluma Hallel, born to their children, Avi and Leah Grumet in Jerusalem.

Rae & Stanley Gurewitsch and Anne & Sam Schwartz upon the birth of a great-granddaughter and granddaughter respectively, Sophie Blake. Mazal Tov as well to parents Catie and Jeremy Schwartz.

Dina & Marshall Huebner and Dr. Jack & Jolene Sutton on the birth of a granddaughter Maya Anne (Maayan Chana) born to their children Leora & Abe Sutton.

Drs. Jessica & Avi Kagan upon the birth of a daughter, Meadow Lily (Meira Rachel), sister to big brother Russell.

Carol and Jeffrey Kaufman upon the birth of a grandson, Archie Kai (Ari Chai), born to their children Amalia (Molly) and Zach Mandel.

Shelley & Marty Kaufman upon the birth of a grandson, Jack Sonny, Moshe Yisrael, son of Emily and Sam Shron. Mazal Tov, as well, to the overjoyed KJ great-grandmother, Hannah Low.

Grace and Marc Mukasey upon the birth of a son. Mazal Tov as well to the delighted KJ grandparents Susan and Hon. Michael Mukasey.

Jesse and Joe Scherban upon the birth of a daughter, Eden Emmanuelle (Eden Bracha). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents Ruth Kestenbaum and Gerald Kestenbaum

Alex and David Seidenberg on the birth of a son, Paul (Pinchas).

Mattie and Max Shulman upon the birth of a son, Leo Rahm (Rahm Aryeh). Mazal Tov as well to the KJ grandparents, Ellen and Robert Kapito.

Dr. Phyllis and Mark Speiser upon the birth of a granddaughter, Ella, born to their children Eva and Eliyahu Speiser of Jerusalem.

May these children grow up in the finest tradition of Torah, chupah, & ma'asim tovim.

Bnei mitzvah

DeeDee (z”l) and Dr. Victor Benel upon the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Kobi Joseph, son of Lena Fishman and Dani Benel (Ramaz ‘94), in Aspen, Colorado.

Carole and Dr. Seymour Cohen upon the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ethan Cohen, son of Amanda and Roger (Ramaz ‘95) Cohen.

Ruthie and Jonathan Hecht upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Eugene. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents, Barbara and Abe Esses.

Susan and Peter Frankel upon the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Julia Miriam Reed, daughter of Elisabeth Frankel Reed and Colin Reed.

Roni and Bob Pick upon the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Eliana Orly Sultan, and to her parents, Jennifer and Sam Sultan and siblings, Adira, Jordana, and Aaron.

Engagements

Dov Glick and Debra Glick upon the engagement of their son, Evan, to Gabriella Wolf, daughter of Becky and Daniel Wolf of Teaneck.

Judy & Marty Grumet upon the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra, to Hanoj Perez of Bal Harbour, FL, son of Vivian and Michael Perez.

Diane and Ashley Joffe upon the engagement of their daughter, Talia, to Austen Rabbie, son of Verna and Ronnie Rabbie of Roslyn, NY.

Debbie Kestenbaum and Paul Feingertz upon their engagement.

Susan and Scott Shay upon the engagement of their son, Benjamin, to Alyssa Kutner, daughter of Cindy & Lee (z’’l) Kutner of Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Meg Rosenblatt & David Stein upon the engagement of their son, Rabbi Ethan Stein, to Gabby Decter, daughter of Shari & David Shapiro of Lawrence, NY and Susan & Bruce Decter of Great Neck, NY.

Shoshana T. Bookson and Dr. Saul R. Stromer upon the engagement of their son, Michael Barry Stromer, to Shira Broner, daughter of Geula Broner, of Jerusalem.

Roselyn Weitzner upon the engagement of her granddaughter, Yael Weitzner, daughter of Michelle and Mitchell Weitzner, to Zach Greenblatt, son of Adrienne and David Greenblatt, of Englewood.

May their weddings take place in happiness and blessing.

Marriages

Evan & Dr. Bruce Charash upon their wedding.

Sheera & Kenny Eckstein upon the marriage of Zach Eckstein, son of Ruthann z”l & Kenny Eckstein, to Lily Abrahams, daughter of Stacey & Harvey Abrahams.

Rena & Scott Hoffman and Bettina & Spencer Waxman upon the marriage of their children, Jeremy and Sara. Mazal Tov to the overjoyed grandparents Ann Sterman and Wendy & Sidney Ingber and Marion & Dr. Samuel Waxman.

Michele & Ronald Jaspan upon the marriage of their son, Benjamin, to Hannah Tucker, daughter of Cathy & Michael z”l Tucker of Houston, Texas.

Florence & Robert Rothman upon the marriage of their son, Stanley, to Rebecca Liebowitz, daughter of Sara & Ted Liebowitz, of Hewlett Bay Park.

May the newlywed couples be blessed to build homes faithful to the traditions of the Jewish people.

Dr. Neil Flomenbaum, upon delivering the commencement address to this year’s graduates of Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Rose Gerszberg upon being honored on alongside KJ Yoetzet Halakha Dr. Julia Baruch, recipient of the Miriam Glaubach Center Award for Excellence at Nishmat’s Gala. Audrey & Rabbi Haskel Lookstein and Lisa & Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz were Honorary Chairs.

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein upon being honored with the “Lifetime Humanitarian Award” at the First Annual Accessibility Accelerator Gala.

Nathan Royce Silverstein upon receiving an honorary degree on from Haifa University, reflecting his generosity in dedicating a new Law School building in memory of his parents, Max Silverstein & Elizabeth Blume.

Academic Achievements

Anna Eisenstat, upon graduating with a Masters Degree from Harvard Divinity School. Anna is the daughter of Dr. Jennifer & Jack Eisenstat of Efrat, Israel, and the granddaughter of cherished KJ Member Suzy Eisenstat & Sandy Eisenstat (z”l).

Suzy Eisenstat upon her daughter-in-law, Tamar (Abraham) Green Eisenstat, completing her Ordination at Yeshivat Maharat. Tamar is starting work as a Chaplain at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Berel Landerer, son of Dr. David and Suri Landerer, upon his graduation next week from Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan. He will be attending Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah for high school.

Alex Massel, son of Caroline and Morris Massel, upon his graduation from the Frisch. School. He will attend Yeshivat Har Etzion in the fall and Yeshiva University’s Honors Program upon his return from Israel. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Heni and Harvey Arfa.

Emily Mittler, daughter of Geraldine and Jeffrey Mittler, upon her graduation from from Middle School at Heschel and her advancement to the High School. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Janet and Mark Mittler and Wendy Zizmor.

Dr. David and Ruth Musher, upon their grandson, Henry Brenner, completing Middle School at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, and starting the High School next year; upon their granddaughter, Ari Eisenstadt, winning the Beit Midrash Award at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, PA; and upon their granddaughter, Tali Brenner, the daughter of Sarah and Matthew Brenner, being confirmed as a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. Tali is entering 11th Grade at the Charles E Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville MD.

Milestones

Rosie & Dr. Mark Friedman on celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.

COMMUNAL NEWS & HONORS

Pamela Nadler Emmerich upon being elected President of American Friends of the Hebrew University.

Suzy Eisenstat, upon the high school graduations of two grandchildren: Ella Weisz, daughter of Lilly & David Weisz, and Solomon Eisenstat, son of Abe & Tamar Eisenstat.

Ezra Golan, son of Gil Golan, upon his graduation from Yeshivah of Flatbush High School. Ezra will attend Yeshivat Lev Aharon in the fall and Rutgers Business School upon his return from Israel. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandmother, Rina Golan.

Ruth Shapiro upon the graduation of her grandson, Daniel Hammerschlag, son of Debbie Feuer, from the University of Indiana with an MBA; upon the graduation of her grandson, Eli Shapiro, son of Monica and Sandy Shapiro, from Yeshiva University with a degree in computer sciences; and upon the graduation of her granddaughter, Netty Shapiro, daughter of Hannah and Jonathan Shapiro, from the Windward School. Netty will be attending SAR in the fall.

Francesca Rodriguez, daughter of Nilda and KJ Building Superintendent Freddie Rodriguez, upon her high school graduation. She will be attending NYC Tech in the fall.