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Jacksonville Jewish News • March 2013
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LIFECYCLES B’nai Mitzvah
Jacob Dean Glassman, son of Dean and Lisa Glassman, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on March 16, 2013, at the Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha will be his sister Sienna, 22, Gabriella, 21, and Julian, 15; his grandmother Elinor Glassman and the late Dr. Jacob Glassman of Miami Beach; and grandparents LaVerna Sanford of Delaware, and Norman and Sharon Sanford of Belleview. Aunts, uncles and cousins will also attend, coming from Seattle to Baltimore. Jacob is a seventh grade honors student at The Bolles School. He loves to play basketball and was on the seventh grade team as well as playing AAU. Jacob also played football for the Bolles middle school. Currently he plays the clarinet in the middle school band. When Jacob is not outside shooting the ball he is playing his X box. Hannah Mendelson, daughter of Robin and Brian Mendelson, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah on March 2, 2013, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha will be her brother Jake, 18; grandparents Sharon and Barry Kaufman of Poinciana, and Sharon and Jerry Mendelson of Houston; and many friends and family.
Hannah is in the seventh grade at The Bolles School, where she is an honors student and played on the middle school volleyball team this fall. Hannah plays volleyball for JJVA and enjoys art, spending time with her friends and attending Camp Coleman in the summer.
Ally is in the seventh grade at Landon Middle School, where she is in the gifted and talented program. She enjoys acting at the JCA, learning guitar, singing, and being with friends and family. For her mitzvah project, Ally will help raise awareness and money for Type 1 diabetes.
Daniel Nabert, son of Dr. David and Debbie Nabert, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on March 2, 2013, at Etz Chaim Synagogue. Sharing in the simcha will be his grandparents Barbra and Fredrick Soilson; uncle; cousins Jeffrey, Rebecca and Noah; and cousins from the Druin Family from North Miami Beach. Daniel’s mitzvah project will involve traveling to Israel this June to participate in a Youth 4 Youth program to help children with educational and poverty needs of the communities of Jaffa, south Tel Aviv, Bat Yam and Holon.
Lily Sarah Steinberg, daughter of Bruce and Lonnie Steinberg, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah Feb. 16, 2013, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha will be her brother Blake; sister Alli; and grandparents Arnold and Aviva Miller, and Morton and Ronnie Steinberg. Lily is a seventh grade honor roll student at St. Johns Country Day School. She enjoys theatre and spending time with family and friends. For her mitzvah project Lily has made Boggy Bears to donate to Camp Boggy Creek, a camp serving seriously ill children in Florida.
Allison Rose Wolfson, daughter of Bud and Lisa Wolfson, was called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah on Feb. 9, 2013, at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Sharing in the simcha will be her brothers, Jacob, 20; Alex, 18; and Jared 18; Beverly Furman of Norfolk, Va., and Bob and Renee Moses of Jacksonville; and many friends and family.
Wedding
Robyn Blum and David Bortz were married Oct. 6, 2012, at Chateau Julien Wine Estate in Carmel, Calif. The bride is the daughter of Cheryl and Fred Blum, and the granddaughter of Sally Levine, all of Jacksonville. She graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in public relations. She
is a project manager for Syscom Technologies. The groom is the son of Mary Jayne and James Bortz of Rockville, Md. He graduated from the University of Richmond with a bachelor’s degree in economics and is a sales associate for S. Freedman Company. The couple resides in Washington, D.C.
See LIFECYCLES, p. 22
Accomplishments
Yelena M. Finegold of Jacksonville has been named to first honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the fall 2012 semester.
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