LESSONS - Congregation Agudas Achim

Jacob Powell will be called to
the Torah on Saturday, January
14, in honor of his Bar Mitzvah.
Jacob is the son of Barbara and
Jon Powell, and brother of Jeremy
and Sophie. He is the grandson
of Dr. Robert Schnitzler and Laura
Schnitzler of San Antonio, and of
Ron and Georgeanna Powell or Rochmond, IN.
Jacob is a 7th grade honor student in the Gifted and Talented
program at the Krueger School of Applied Technology. Jacob
represents his school in Math UIL competitions and is a
member of the KSAT Science Olympiad team. His interests
include photography, designing cell phone apps, and reading.
It’s Jacob’s love of reading that lead him to his choice of
Mitzvah Project. The Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program
provides age-appropriate books to children who would
otherwise never own their very own book. When Jacob
learned that RIF lost it’s funding and is now struggling to
find books for older kids, he decided to focus his attention on
collecting books for middle-school age children. Members
of the congregation who would like to donate gently used
books to this cause can bring them to the synagogue on
Sunday, January 8th, or send an email to medidite@yahoo.
com to arrange a pickup from your home.
Jules Michael Bouhadana will
celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah
with family and friends on Saturday,
March 3, 2012. Jules is the son of
Alicia Heintz and Michael Bouhadana
and brother of Isabelle Bouhadana.
His grandparents are Solange and
Felix Bouhadana of Miramar, Florida,
Karen Heintz of San Antonio, and the
late Irene and Philip Heintz.
Jules is a 7th grade honor student in the Hobby Middle
School Gifted and Talented program. Jules plays the cello
and enjoys basketball and gaming with his friends during his
free time. For his Bar Mitzvah project, Jules will donate a
portion of his Bar Mitzvah money to The Heintz Preschool.
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Nancy and Mark Gold are
delighted to announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Jessica Lindsey, to Jonathan
Thomas Kipnis of Scottsdale,
AZ. Jonathan is the son of
Karen and Gary Kipnis of
Tucson, AZ.
Jessica is the granddaughter of the late Helen and Aaron
Block of San Antonio and Lillian and Bernard Gold of
Houston. Jonathan’s grandparents are Phyllis and Alan
Slavin and Miriam Mills of Chicago, IL. He is also the
grandson of the late Marshall Kipnis and Herman Mills.
Jessica is employed by USAA and Jonathan works with the
Seidberg Law Offices in Phoenix, AZ. A November 2012
Mazel Tov to Gail and Melvin Topp
on the marriage of their son Ira to
Patty Ellis daughter of Mary and Gregg
Ellis of Marysville, WA. The wedding
took place October 30, 2011 at Temple
B’nai Israel in Oklahoma City among
immediate family and friends of the
couple. Rabbi Barry Cohen officiated.
Ira is the brother of Ashley and grandson of Roselle Simon
Lebo and the late Paul Simon and Anna and Julius Topp.
The couple is living in Oklahoma City where Patty is working
at North Care Health Center as a clinical psychologist and
Ira is continuing his engineering degree after his 6 years in
the military.