Happenings: June 2013

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Shani Bechhofer, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 3, on the upcoming marriage of her son Yitzchok to Nechama Silver.
Shira Billet, Class 23, and Rabbi Steven Exler, Class 17, of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship for being honored at The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, NY, 39th annual dinner.

Mijal Bitton, a member of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 24, on her engagement to Sion Setton.


Miriam Farber, a member of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 23, on her recent marriage to fellow HUC rabbinical student Beni Wajnberg.
June Gutterman, CEO of Jewish Family Services in Columbus, Ohio, on being named one of the 2013 WoMen of Valor by the Columbus Section of National Council of Jewish Women.

Shana Teig Kantor, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 15, who, as of August 1st, will be the Executive Director of Hillel at the University of Miami.
Abby Kornfeld, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 16, who has accepted a tenure-track position as the Assistant Professor of Art History at the City College of New York.  This is a joint appointment with the Program of Jewish Studies in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.
Asher Lopatin, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 5 and his wife Rachel Tessler Lopatin, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 3, on the occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Shayna Charlotte.

Andrea Siegal, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 13, on her marriage to Bill Gehring, in Washington, DC.


Michal Smart, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 6, who has been named the Director of Jewish Studies at the Bi-Cultural Day School in Stamford, CT.
Annie Tucker, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 12, who, on July 1st will become the Rabbi of Beth Hillel Congregation B’nai Emunah in Wilmette, IL.
David Wolkenfeld, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 17, who has been selected to be Rabbi of Congregation Anshe Sholom, B’Nei Israel in Chicago.  David will be succeeding Rabbi Asher Lopatin, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 5.

MAZEL TOV TO (BIRTHS) :


Noah Cheses, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 21, and his wife, Sarah on the birth of a son, Netanel Moshe.
Sam Pepper, a Wexner Heritage Alum, Metrowest and his wife Lynn on the birth of their granddaughter on June 4th.
Elihu Stone, an alumnus of Wexner Heritage, Boston II, on the birth of a grandson, Gil’ad Yaakov (ben Daniel Shmuel) in Israel.



MAY YOU BE COMFORTED WITH ALL WHO MOURN IN ZION AND JERUSALEM (DEATHS):

Rob Bildner and Elisa Spungen-Bildner, Wexner Heritage Alumni, Metrowest, on the passing of Rob’s mother, Joan Lebson Bildner.
Laura Meislin, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 1, and her husband, Gary on the passing of her father, Aaron Meislin.
Leon Morris, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 4, on the passing of his mother, Maxine Morris.

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