December 2017 January 2018 Light

Our B’nai Mitzvah
Paige Lomas, daughter Melanie & Ken Lomas - December 16, 2017
Hello, my name is Paige Lomas. I am a 7th grader at Rosa International Middle School in Cherry Hill.
As a Girl Scout, I enjoy doing service projects and attending overnight camps with other girl scouts. I
also love to travel to new places and explore, like how my family is going to Italy after my bat
mitzvah. Other hobbies I enjoy include singing, playing the piano, and acting at school plays, since I
love to perform. For my bat mitzvah project, I did fundraising for Alex’s Lemonade Stand. I wanted
to help raise money for childhood cancer research. I would like to say thank you to my mom and dad,
Ken and Melanie Lomas, and my brother Jacob for supporting me throughout this process. Becoming
an adult member of the Jewish community is such an honor, I’ve worked really hard on my torah
portion and can’t wait to share this milestone with family and friends.
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Amanda Sinofsky, daughter Erica & Mark Sinofsky - January 6, 2018
My name is Amanda Sinofsky and I am in 7th grade at DeMasi Middle School.
I live in Marlton with my Mom, Dad, and sister Jenna. I have been dancing
since I was 2 years old at Jazz Unlimited Dance Studio and this is my second
year on their dance team. Since I love to dance so much, I decided to connect
my mitzvah project to it. For my project, I partnered with an amazing
organization called Traveling Tutus, Inc. With them, I collected new and
gently used dancewear to donate to kids who want to dance but need financial
support. I did this by setting up a donation box at my dance studio and I ended
up receiving over 100 items, including dance shoes, costumes, leotards and
tights. I am very excited to become a Bat Mitzvah and I would like to thank
Rabbi David, Cantor Neil, and my family for helping me prepare for my
special day.
Jack Goldberg, son Kari & Jordan Goldberg - January 13, 2018
Jack Goldberg will be 13 on December 7th. Jack is a 7th grade student at Beck
Middle School. Jack enjoys hanging out with his friends, watching and making
YouTube videos, flipping on the trampoline, acting and playing guitar. To Jack,
becoming a Bar Mitzvah means becoming a Jewish adult and taking on the
responsibility of learning and growing as a Jewish man and keeping Judaism a part
of his life. Jack’s mitzvah project is working with the Jewish Family and Children’s
services to help prepare, pack and deliver meals to the elderly for the holidays. Jack
picked this organization because his grandfather, Leon Goldberg, was very involved
with the food donations before he passed away 8 years ago and it is very important
to our family.
Not Pictured
Kyle Handler, son of Rachel & Adam Handler - December 2, 2017
Matthew Klosinski, son of Susan Klosinski - December 9, 2017
Noah Shapiro, son Judy & Craig Shapiro - December 9, 2017
Zachary Dinter, son of Kerry & Eric Dinter - January 13, 2018
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