Avery Morgan Weinman became a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 30. She was born on February 29, 2012, in Rockville, Md.. She is the daughter of Kristen Andrew Weinman.
Avery celebrated her Bat Mitzvah in Barcelona, Spain. She chose to bring her service to Europe where so few Jews remain and where her ancestors were forced to leave during the Holocaust.
An eighth grader at Harpeth Hall, Avery enjoys performing arts, piano, dance and voice.
Benjamin Kraft Bleecker and Anna Lavely Bleecker will become b’nai mitzvah on Saturday, September 6, at 11 a.m. at The Temple.
Benjamin was born on October 31, 2011, and Anna was born on April 2, 2013, both in Nashville. Their parents are Elizabeth and Bryan Bleecker. Their grandparents are Patsi and Tim Bleecker of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Luci Crow and Ken Kraft of Nashville, and Tina Kraft of blessed memory.
An eighth grader at Montgomery Bell Academy, Benjamin enjoys crew, sports shooting, chess, gaming and Legos.
A seventh grader at Harpeth Hall, Anna enjoys softball, cello, art and fashion.
For Benjamin’s mitzvah project, he held a bake sale to raise money for Hope Lodge.
For Anna’s mitzvah project, she sold cat prints to raise money for Catfeine Cat Cafe.
Caroline Semler will become bat mitzvah on Saturday, September 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Micah. She is the child of Jessica Rosen and Matt Semler, the sister of Jack Semler, and the granddaughter of Bob and Chris Rosen of Nashville and Shavaun Wall and Mike Semler of Annandale, Va.
An eighth grader at the University School of Nashville, Caroline loves volleyball, basketball, and reading.
For her mitzvah project, Caroline is collecting gently used shoes for Soles for Souls, a nonprofit that distributes those shoes to entrepreneurs in low-income countries where they sell them at highly reduced prices to those in their communities. This supports both the small businesses owners and the shoe recipients.
Blake Stark Resnick will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, September 20, at 11 a.m. at The Temple. He was born on June 19, 2012, in Nashville. His parents are Leeron and Matt Resnick. His grandparents are Ofra Stark of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Zohar Stark of blessed memory and Susan and Gene Resnick of White Plains, N.Y.
A seventh grader at University School of Nashville, Blake enjoys ice hockey, skiing, water-skiing, golf, camp, travel and spending time with family and friends. He also enjoys writing articles and restaurant reviews for his school newspaper, The Tiger Times.
For Blake’s mitzvah project, he hosted a community kickball game fundraiser, with all proceeds benefiting the Friends of the IDF.
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