B'nai Mitzvah - January
Russell Matthew Jacobs – January 7
Our son, Russell Jacobs, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on January 7, 2012. We joyously look forward to Russell’s becoming a Bar Mitzvah and we are looking forward to his going through another Jewish life cycle event on the OJC bimah.
Russell attends South Orangetown Middle School where he is an honor student. He plays soccer for OMM, basketball for the JCC, and baseball for SOLL. Russell spends much of his time building all kinds of things with K’nex and Legos. He also enjoys building rockets and airplanes. Russell has also been building on his Jewish education at the OJC.
Along with our extended family, we are very proud and are constantly rewarded when people tell us “Russell is really good kid.”
Lisa and Leon Jacobs
Jason Scheff – January 14
Melissa Strauss - January 21
Rachel Weiner – January 28
Our sweet Rachel became a Bat Mitzvah on January 28th. She is an honors student at Felix Festa Middle School. She enjoys sports such as soccer and softball and is a member of her school field hockey team. Rachel loves to sing, and will perform in her school play this spring. For her mitzvah project, Rachel will be volunteering at the Esplanade. We’re certain that the residents at the Esplanade will be touched by Rachel’s soul, which is a caring and a sensitive one. We are so proud of Rachel’s accomplishments so far.
Jeanne and Howard Weiner
Please remember to send your blurb about your child to our newsletter editor at gyzortle@optonline.net and our webmaster marc.levine@theojc.org 30 days in advance. It's a great way to let your friends, family and the entire OJC community know about your child's upcoming Simcha and the wonderful mitzvah project that he or she has been working on!
