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My name is Alexander Dillon Novian. I was born on June 8, 2006, to Farhad Novian and Lisa Novian. I am of Persian and “East Coast – New York” descent, you might say. I have grown up in Los Angeles, California and currently attend Milken community school, where I am in the 7th grade. I… Read more »
My name is Mia Fienberg. I am a 7th grader at Beverly Vista School. I like playing volleyball and doing art. My parents are Lori and Dan Fienberg. I have an older brother named Ian Fienberg. He is 16 years old. He had his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Emanuel three years ago and my… Read more »
My name is Hannah Pinchuk and I am a 7th grader at Beverly Vista School. I love musical theater and playing soccer, I have been doing both since I was 5 years old. My parents are Evan and Leslie and I have younger twin siblings named Talia and Jacob who are 9 years old. For… Read more »
I am in 7th grade at Brentwood School. I love gymnastics, and I am on a competitive Club Team. I spend 6 days, and 23 hours a week training. I also enjoy playing piano and guitar and hanging out with my friends. My parents are Nicole Sassaman, and Judd Abrams. I have 2 dogs, and… Read more »
When I was a young girl in El Paso, Texas, a neighbor’s teenager was picking up a gun to borrow from a friend’s parents, who was going hunting with another friend over the weekend with their fathers. The mother carelessly left the gun near the front door. While the teenage neighbor was driving to the… Read more »
I am in 8th grade at The Archer School for Girls. Some things I like to do in my free time are running, listening to music, and hanging out with my friends. My parents are Amy & Wade Clayton, and I have a younger sister, Charlie, who is 11 years old. For my mitzvah project,… Read more »
I am a 7th grader at Sierra Canyon School. I really enjoy school especially English, and being an ambassador to our new local students and international students. When I am not in school, you can usually find me practicing martial arts in the dojo where I have spent the last 8 years honing my skills…. Read more »
I am a 7th grader at Brentwood School, where I enjoy studying math and history. In my free time, I play the electric guitar. I am a member of the Rhythm Section rock band at Brentwood, where we play many different genres of music, but most prominently classic rock. I am also a member… Read more »
I am a 7th grader at Horace Mann. I like playing soccer, swimming, and playing video games. My parents are Rachel Levin and Ron Levin. My siblings are Eva, my older sister, and Trevor, my little brother.For my mitzvah project, I will be raising money by playing soccer and donating the proceeds to Jerusalem International… Read more »
Below is the sermon delivered by Rabbi Sarah Bassin on Friday, February 8, 2019. Parshat Teruma 5779: Tearing Down Anti-Semitism, Not Each Other A few years ago, when I was still in school, a few friends from rabbinic program and I took a trip to Las Vegas. We were nearly an hour into trying to… Read more »
I am currently in 7th grade at El Rodeo Middle School. I enjoy coin, rock, and mineral collecting, as well as backpacking and camping. My parents are Jennifer and Michael Carden. I have two older siblings, Dylan and Emma. For my mitzvah project I have been going to the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition and… Read more »
I am in 7th grade at Beverly Vista. I like playing basketball, football, soccer, and hanging out with my friends. My parents are Tamar and Randy Seff. My sister, Sydney, is 10 years old. For my mitzvah project I am collecting books to build a classroom library for a Middle School English teacher in South… Read more »
I am in the 7th grade at Harvard Westlake. I like playing tennis, singing, and hanging out with my friends. My parents are Nazila Yadegar and Matt Yadegar. I have two older brothers named Jordan and Ashton. For my mitzvah project, I will be working with Sharsheret, a non-profit organization that supports women with breast… Read more »
Softening our hearts towards goodness… Today is the 15th of Shevat, or Tu B’Shevat, which is the birthday of the trees. It comes at the time of the year when the earth is still hardened from the winter, and the trees are starting to wake up to begin their leafy life once again as spring… Read more »
This was originally posted on JWeekly.com January 7, 2019. I am a rabbi — here’s why I’m going to the Women’s March I have learned one thing from the coalition building I’ve done between Muslims and Jews — it’s hard, even painful. Inevitably we discover rifts in our partnerships that puncture an otherwise shared vision…. Read more »
I am in 7th grade at Thomas Starr King Middle School. I like swimming, reading, zip lining, and hanging out with friends. My parents are Shauna and Steve Segal. I have an older sister named Abigail, who is 16. For my mitzvah project I will be volunteering at Fur Baby Rescue, an amazing organization. Fur… Read more »
I am a 7th grade student at Harvard-Westlake. My parents are Jessica and Babak Azizzadeh and my older sister, Kylie is 10th grader at Harvard-Westlake. I play water polo and love to ski. I enjoy spending time with my friends and traveling. For my mitzvah project, I will raise money to help the homeless. There… Read more »
I am a seventh grader at Campbell Hall and a graduate of the Curtis School, both in Los Angeles. I started dancing when I was two years old. Now I’m in my sixth year at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy, and my fifth season as a member of their performing company, Team Theatrics. When I’m… Read more »
I am in 7th grade at The Buckley School. I like playing baseball, football, basketball and hanging out with my friends. My parents are Holly and Rich Shuter. I have a younger brother, Zach who is 10. For my Mitzvah Project, I chose to create a fundraiser for Pitch In For Baseball (PIFB). PIFB is… Read more »
My name is Phillip Turkat. I am in 7th grade and attend El Rodeo. Last year, I earned my black belt in karate. I enjoy skiing, tennis and swimming. As a member of Boy Scout troop 50, I participate in the backpacking, hiking, camping and marksmanship programs. I would like to do my Bar Mitzvah… Read more »
