B’nai Mitzvot 5783

Reuben Alter

Son of Lori-Ann Gilman

May 20, 2023 - Parashat Bamidbar

Hi, my name is Reuben and I am in grade 7 at LCC. I enjoy playing basketball and solving different sized Rubik’s cubes. Chanukah is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is so much fun eating latkes, getting gifts, and spending time with my whole extended family. Aside from latkes, I look forward to my mother’s matzo ball soup on the holidays, and I also share a love for meatballs with my dad. By far, my favourite Jewish tradition is celebrating the holidays with my family around the dinner table, making jokes and eating delicious food.

Daughter of Katherine Korakakis and Samy Peretz

Bat Mitzvah May 27, 2023 - Parashat Nasso

Bella Peretz is my name. I’m 12 years old and go to Hampstead School. My passions are school, my friends, and horseback riding. If I’m not with my friends, you can find me at the barn, where I ride horses three times a week. I compete in show jumping. I’ve been riding since I was seven years old. Passover is my favourite holiday because we get to read the entire Haggadah and I get to hear all about my ancestors crossing the desert. I especially enjoy the tradition of singing bibilou at our seder. Shabbat is my favourite Jewish tradition because it allows me to spend time with my family, Oma and Opa.

Isaiah Whyte

Son of Esther Schwartz and Fidel Whyte

June 10, 2023 - Parashat Beha’alotcha

Isaiah is fun-loving, creative, and adventurous. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is a black belt in tae kwon do, runs cross country for his school, and plays on a flag football team. He is sharing his Bar Mitzvah with his great grandmother’s sister, Judith, who wasn’t able to have her Bat Mitzvah because she perished in the Holocaust. For his Bar Mitzvah project, Isaiah is raising funds for the NICU at the JGH hospital, as he himself spent five weeks there as a newborn.