B’nai Mitzva for December 2014
GABRIEL BENHAIM-KILLIAN
GABRIEL BENHAIM-KILLIAN, son of Caitlin Killian and Andre Benhaim of Madison, Nov. 22 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
CASEY DUTCH
CASEY DUTCH, son of Judith and Carter Dutch of Short Hills, Nov. 22 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
LAUREN HOFFMAN
LAUREN HOFFMAN, daughter of Michele and Scott Hoffman of Livingston, Nov. 22 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
ETHAN HOROWITZ
ETHAN HOROWITZ, son of Jennifer and Brad Horowitz of Pine Brook, Nov. 22 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
ALEX ISRAEL
ALEX ISRAEL, son of Melissa and Fredric Israel of Randolph, Nov. 22 at Adath Shalom, Morris Plains.
JONATHAN KAY
JONATHAN KAY, son of Jennifer and Stephen Kay of Short Hills, Nov. 22 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
ALLYSON LANDAU
ALLYSON LANDAU, daughter of Michele and Jeffrey Landau of Livingston, Nov. 22 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
ETHAN LANDAU
ETHAN LANDAU, son of Michele and Jeffrey Landau of Livingston, Nov. 22 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
ETHAN MESSERI
ETHAN MESSERI, son of Natalie Fisher and Jonathan Messeri of Maplewood, Nov. 22 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
JESSICA MEYER
JESSICA MEYER, daughter of Gyneen and Greg Meyers of Maplewood, Nov. 22 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
LANCE PERLOW
LANCE PERLOW, son of Julie and Aaron Perlow of Randolph, Nov. 22 at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael.
ELIJAH PHELPS
ELIJAH PHELPS, son of Dr. Leslie and Mark Phelps of Basking Ridge, Nov. 22 at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown.
MARCUS PHELPS
MARCUS PHELPS, son of Dr. Leslie and Mark Phelps of Basking Ridge, Nov. 22 at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown.
MATTHEW SAVLOFF
MATTHEW SAVLOFF, son of Gail and Ian Savloff of West Caldwell, Nov. 22 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
JULIA RUBIN
JULIA RUBIN, daughter of Amy and Mark Rubin of Warren, Nov. 22 at Temple Har Shalom, Warren.
RYAN ROFÉ
RYAN ROFÉ, son of April and Erik Rofé of Hackettstown, Nov. 22 at Temple Shalom, Succasunna.
JENNA TEMPKIN
JENNA TEMPKIN, daughter of Michelle and Orin Tempkin of Springfield, Nov. 22 at Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield.
LINDSAY AXELRAD
LINDSAY AXELRAD, daughter of Jennifer and Jeffrey Axelrad of Boonton, Nov. 23 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
EMMA BURKE
EMMA BURKE, daughter of Amy S. and Vincent Burke of West Caldwell, Nov. 23 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
MADELYN ARSHT
MADELYN ARSHT, daughter of Jodi and Steven Arsht of Livingston, Nov. 29 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
JAKE HYMAN
JAKE HYMAN, son of Lauren and Paul Hyman of Livingston, Nov. 29 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
JASON PUNSKOVSKY
JASON PUNSKOVSKY, son of Vicki Levine of Parsippany and Ted Punskovsky of Parsippany, Nov. 29 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
CAMERON AARON
CAMERON AARON, son of Lauren and Alan Aaron of Short Hills, Dec. 6 at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Short Hills.
STEVEN AARONS
STEVEN AARONS, son of Luba and Paul Aarons of Pine Brook, Dec. 6 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
SARA BRIGHT
SARA BRIGHT, daughter of Lori and Jonathan Bright of Short Hills, Dec. 6 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
DEANNA COHEN
DEANNA COHEN, daughter of Rhonda Lake Cohen and Michael Cohen of Flanders, Dec. 6 at Temple Shalom, Succasunna.
SAM EPSTEIN
SAM EPSTEIN, son of Lisa and Sheldon Epstein of Randolph, Dec. 6 at Adath Shalom, Morris Plains. After attending Eden Village Camp, where he gained a new expertise of how to care for the land and make natural remedies, Sam was inspired to create two salves at home — Salvation, a healing formula, and Soothing, a relaxation and moisturizing formula. He began selling the salves to raise money, earning over $1,600 so far, and was granted permission by Adath Shalom to create a “Mitzvah Garden” on synagogue property as his mitzva project. The garden also provides produce which has benefited the Dover Food Pantry. Sam will pass the garden’s responsibilities each year to another bar or bat mitzva.
SPENCER GARY
SPENCER GARY, son of Rachel and Aaron Gary of Springfield, Dec. 6 at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael, Springfield.
LANCE LENCHNER
LANCE LENCHNER, son of Wendy and Michael Lenchner of Livingston, Dec. 6 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
MARGOT LEVY
MARGOT LEVY, daughter of Barbra and Erik Levy of South Orange, Dec. 6 at Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange.
ZOE OFFIR
ZOE OFFIR, daughter of Jaymi and Don Offir of North Caldwell, Dec. 6 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
CHARLES SANDERS
CHARLES SANDERS, son of Jessica and Franklin Sanders of Short Hills, Dec. 6 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
JADYN SCHEFFLER
JADYN SCHEFFLER, daughter of Denise and Adam Scheffler of Warren, Dec. 6 at Temple Har Shalom, Warren.
BENJAMIN STEIN
BENJAMIN STEIN, son of Naomi and Mark Stein of Morristown, Dec. 6 at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael.
ALEC VORCHEIMER
ALEC VORCHEIMER, son of Sue Vorcheimer of Mendham, Dec. 6 at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown.
ADAM GREEBEL
ADAM GREEBEL, son of Sherry and Steven Greebel of Rahway, Nov. 1 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
RYAN BENJAMIN WIDMAN
RYAN BENJAMIN WIDMAN, son of Lori Nathanson and Paul Widman of Scotch Plains, Nov. 1 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
JILLIAN SARAH LACONTI
JILLIAN SARAH LACONTI, daughter of Lauren and Jonathan LaConti of Westfield, Nov. 15 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
ADAM NOAH PERRY
ADAM NOAH PERRY, son of Ardis DeCamp and Dr. Andrew Perry of Westfield, Nov. 15 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
CHLOE RACHEL SACHS
CHLOE RACHEL SACHS, daughter of Pamela and Jonathan Sachs of Cranford, Nov. 15 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
GEORGIA ELIZABETH GEOGHAN
GEORGIA ELIZABETH GEOGHAN, daughter of Hillary and John Geoghan of Westfield, Nov. 22 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
JESSICA SARAH MADEIRA
JESSICA SARAH MADEIRA, daughter of Stephanie and Michael Madeira of Garwood, Nov. 22 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
ZACHARY EDWARD WEISS
ZACHARY EDWARD WEISS, son of Nancy Weiss and Aron Minken of Westfield, Nov. 22 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
GREGORY ERIC FRIEDENBERG
GREGORY ERIC FRIEDENBERG, son of Gail and David Friedenberg of Mountainside, Nov. 23 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
ZACHARY REVER
ZACHARY REVER, son of Kara and Ryan Rever of Westfield, Nov. 23 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.
EMILY TALKOW
EMILY TALKOW, daughter of Ami and Andy Talkow of North Caldwell, Dec. 12 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
BENJAMIN BARGAD
BENJAMIN BARGAD, son of Hannah and Jonathan Bargad of West Orange, Dec. 13 at B’nai Shalom, West Orange.
AMANDA BLOOM
AMANDA BLOOM, daughter of Hope and Michael Bloom of Randolph, Dec. 13 at Temple Shalom, Succasunna.
MAX BRYANT
MAX BRYANT, son of Ilana and David Bryant of Maplewood, Dec. 13 at Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit.
DANIEL DIVINEY
DANIEL DIVINEY, son of Andrea and Chris Diviney of Livingston, Dec. 13 at Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, Livingston.
ZACHARY GOLDRING
ZACHARY GOLDRING, son of Irina and Richard Goldring of Mountainside, Dec. 13 at Temple Har Shalom, Warren.
HUNTER GOLLIN
HUNTER GOLLIN, son of Jodi and Brian Gollin of Springfield, Dec. 13 at Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield.
JACOB KLAFF
JACOB KLAFF, son of Leslie and Kenneth Klaff of Roseland, Dec. 13 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
JESSICA KNEPFER
JESSICA KNEPFER, daughter of Nicole and Jeff Lipton of Towaco and Alan Knepfer, Dec. 13 at Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville.
ETHAN MARKON
ETHAN MARKON, son of Lauren and Stuart Markon of Livingston, Dec. 13 at Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell.
RACHEL OSHINS
RACHEL OSHINS, daughter of Alice and Jason Oshins of Livingston, Dec. 13 at Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston.
SAMUEL SCHER
SAMUEL SCHER, son of Susan and Brad Ochs-Scher of Livingston, Dec. 13 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
MADELINE SIEGEL
MADELINE SIEGEL, daughter of Sheera and Jeffrey Siegel of Morristown, Dec. 13 at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael.
CADEN SIVA
CADEN SIVA, son of Dara and Michael Siva of West Orange, Dec. 13 at Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange.
YITZI WEIS
YITZI WEIS, son of Mark and Rena Weis of Hillside, Dec. 13 at Congregation Adath Israel, Elizabeth.
ORLI WHITE
ORLI WHITE, daughter of Carrie Glasser and Josh White of Maplewood, Dec. 13 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
JONATHAN CUTLER
JONATHAN CUTLER, son of Sylvia and Jeff Cutler of South Orange, Dec. 20 at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange.
MIKAELA KAHANA
MIKAELA KAHANA, daughter of Stacy Sulman Kahana and Moti Kahana of Randolph, Dec. 20 at Adath Shalom, Morris Plains.
JAMIE MAGER
JAMIE MAGER, son of Jennifer and Scott Mager of Livingston, Dec. 20 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
FINN SCHOENFELD
FINN SCHOENFELD, son of Suzanne and Eric Schoenfeld of Chester, Dec. 20 at Temple Shalom, Succasunna.
ZACHARY BIALIK
ZACHARY BIALIK, son of Dr. Adinah and Gary Bialik of West Orange, Dec. 21 at B’nai Shalom, West Orange.
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