AZ Jewish Post » B’nai Mitzvah

Jacob Francis Weinstein

grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:35:40 +0000

JACOB FRANCIS WEINSTEIN, son of Joann and Steven Weinstein, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 19 at Congregation Anshei Israel.
Jacob attends Emily Gray Jr. High School, where he is an honor student and a member of student council. He enjoys snow skiing, football, basketball, hiking, surfing, boogie boarding, acting, music and computers. For his mitzvah project, he is making food baskets and donating funds to the Ronald McDonald House.

Leah Tamar Tolby

grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:33:01 +0000

LEAH TAMAR TOLBY, daughter of Abigail and Noah Tolby, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 12 at Congregation Anshei Israel.
She is the granddaughter of Aviah and Stuart Friedman of Phoenix, and Linda Solomon of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Leah attends Tucson Hebrew Academy where she is an honor student. She performs with the Danswest Dance Company. For her mitzvah projet, she volunteers in a musical theatre class at Live Theatre Workshop.

Bradley Bennett Feig

grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:30:09 +0000

BRADLEY BENNETT FEIG, son of Cynthia and Dan Feig, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 12 at Congregation Chaverim.
He is the grandson of Bobbie and Leroy Feig and Sharon Kasle, all of Tucson, and Gaylor and Barbara Kasle of Boca Raton, Fla.
Bradley attends St. Gregory College Preparatory School, where he is an honor student and a member of the flag football and basketball teams. He enjoys listening to music. For his shared mitzvah project with Chaverim classmate Brennen Feder, he is promoting the sale of engraved bricks for the Karla Ember Memorial Garden at Congregation Chaverim. The money raised will help construct the garden, contribute to the music program of Congregation Chaverim and educate against domestic abuse.

Brennen Pierce Feder

grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:27:58 +0000

BRENNEN PIERCE FEDER, son of Anita and Bradley Feder, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 5 at Loews Ventana Canyon with Congregation Chaverim.
He is the grandson of JoAnn Angeles and Elayne and Jerry Feder, all of Tucson.
Brennen attends Esperero Canyon Middle School, where he is an honor student and a member of the choir and track team. He enjoys golf, hip hop, tennis and his animals. For his shared mitzvah project with Chaverim classmate Bradley Feig, he is promoting the sale of engraved bricks for the Karla Ember Memorial Garden at Congregation Chaverim. The money raised will help construct the garden, contribute to the music program of Congregation Chaverim and educate against domestic abuse.

Alison Rose Young

grace — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:26:01 +0000

ALLISON ROSE YOUNG, daughter of Deborah and Gary Young, celebrated becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 28 at Congregation Anshei Israel.
She is the granddaughter of Kathy and Harris Breit and Carol and Glenn Young, all of Tucson.
Allison attends Desert Sky Middle School, where she is an honor student and a member of the ecology club. She is involved in Girl Scouts and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society. For her mitzvah project, she volunteers at the Hermitage Cat Shelter.

Liam John O’Rourke

grace — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:46:47 +0000

LIAM JOHN O’ROURKE, son of Lee and Paul O’Rourke, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, April 28 at Congregation Or Chadash.
He is the grandson of Rhoda and the late Jack Demovic, Lollie and the late James Butler, all of Tucson, and Sandy and the late Bob O’Rourke of Pasadena, Calif.
Liam attends Magee Middle School. He is on the track and field team, plays tackle football and enjoys studying engineering, military strategy and history. For his mitzvah project, he is raising money for the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.

Solaine Alice Carter

grace — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:33:24 +0000

SOLAINE ALICE CARTER, daughter of Beth Mitchneck and Paul Carter, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 21 at Congregation Or Chadash.
She is the granddaughter of Bunny and Marvin Mitchneck of New Rochelle, N.Y.
Solaine attends St. Gregory College Preparatory School, where she is an honor student. She is an avid horseback rider. For her mitzvah project, she volunteers at the pediatric therapy group at Tucson Medical Center.

Gabriel Louis Cohon

grace — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:31:35 +0000

GABRIEL LOUIS COHON, son of Rabbi Samuel M. and Wendy Cohon and Rhody and Greg Downy, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, March 31 at Temple Emanu-El.
He is the grandson of Rabbi Baruch J. and Claire Cohon of Los Angeles, Calif., and Dr. Benjamin and Brenda Schneider of La Jolla, Calif.
Gabriel attends Orange Grove Middle School where he is an honor student. He a member of student council and the seventh-grade chorus. He is on the school basketball and soccer teams and plays Little League baseball. For his mitzvah project, he worked feeding the homeless through Operation Deep Freeze and is donating funds to cancer research.

Zakkai Shlomo Markowitz

grace — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:23:05 +0000

ZAKKAI SHLOMO MARKOWITZ, son of Ilana and Neil Boss Markowitz, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, March 24 with Congregation Chaverim at a ranch in Oracle.
He is the grandson of Jana Liba Klenburg of New York, N.Y., Barbara and the late Herb Potashkin of Watchung, N.J., the late Marvin Markowitz of New York, N.Y., and Etta Olmsted and the late Bob Boss of Tucson.
Zakkai attends Tucson Hebrew Academy. He draws political cartoons and participates in goshinjitsu, a Japanese martial art. He also enjoys fencing and folding origami. For his mitzvah project, he is teaching origami to refugee children from around the world through the Owl and Panther organization in Tucson.

Samuel Elijah Rivera

grace — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:20:26 +0000

SAMUEL ELIJAH RIVERA, son of Rachel Rivera and Dennis Rivera, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, March 24 with Congregation Or Chadash at the Tucson Jewish Community Center..
He is the grandson of Miriam Effron of Shorline, Wash., Stephen and Clydean Troner of Tucson, and the late Samuel and Theodora Rivera of Redwood City, Calif.
Samuel attends Paulo Freire Freedom School. He enjoys history and reading manga.
For his mitzvah project, he volunteers at TRAK, helping care for animals and performing general ranch labor.