Congratulations
(April-July 2002)

Dr. Norman (Provost, HUC-JIR) and Terry Cohen on the birth of their granddaughter, Emily, daughter of Abby and Cory Chargo.

Dr. Martin Cohen (Professor of Jewish History, HUC-JIR/NY) on his wife Dr. Shelby Cohen receiving a Distinguished Teaching award at Kean University in New Jersey.

Rabbi John D. Cooper (NY ‘78 and SJCS Certificate Program ‘76) on his wife Eta Shifra Brand completing her studies in Public Health at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia), where she received the Chancellor's Medal for academic performance, community service, and student welfare.

Ruth (Assistant Director for National Public Affairs, HUC-JIR/NY) and Robert Friedman on the birth of their nephew, Nathan Emanuel, son of Betty and Michael Baron.

Morton (Klau Library, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) and Rivka Goldberg (Klau Library, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) on the birth of their granddaughter, Chaya Gittle, daughter of Adena and Joey Goldberg.

Zelda (Executive Administrator, Board of Governors, HUC-JIR/NY) and Rabbi Sheldon Goldsmith on the birth of their granddaughter, Malka Rivka, daughter of Yael and Rafi Teitel; and on the marriage of their son, Shaya Yaakov, to Laya Yarmusch.

Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman (NY ‘85) and Rabbi Stephen Wise Goodman (C ‘78) on their son Philip Alfred Goodman becoming a bar mitzvah.

Dr. Alfred (Chancellor Emeritus, HUC-JIR) and Deanna Gottschalk on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Coleman, son of Charles and Amy Frank; and on their granddaughter Sara Linda Gottschalk becoming a bat mitzvah.

Rabbi Joseph Gutmann (C ‘59, Ph.D. ‘60) on his son David becoming the occupant of the newly endowed Chair in Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Jo (Director, New York School of Education) and Alan Kay on the birth of their grandson, Ariel Samuel Tzah, son of Lisa and Oren Tzah.

Dr. Philip (Librarian, Klau Library, HUC-JIR/NY)and Zenia Miller on the marriage of their son, Paul, to Amy Costello; Rabbi Martin Cohen officiated at the wedding.

Rabbi Ellen Lewis (C ‘80) on her daughter graduating from Stanford.

Dr. Stanley (Professor of Hebrew Literature, HUC-JIR/NY) and Edna Nash on their daughter, Rebecca Cohen, wife of Judah Cohen, receiving her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Ilene Raubvogel (Dean's Office, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) on the birth of her granddaughter, Feige, daughter of Alan and Hannah Raubvogel, and niece of Lee Raubvogel (Klau Library, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati); and on the graduation, cum laude, of her daughter, Rebecca Ellen Bornstein, from Touro College at Lincoln Center, New York with a B.A. in Psychology.

Jean (Senior National Director for Public Affairs and Institutional Planning, HUC-JIR/New York) and Menachem Rosensaft on the marriage of their daughter, Jodi, to Michael Savere.

Shirley (HUC Annual Office, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) and Dan Schreiner on the birth of their grandson, Ian Michael Reese, son of Kathy and Jon Reese.

Barbara (Managing Editor, HUC Press, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) and Dr. Roger Selya on the birth of their granddaughter, Annael Aliza, daughter of Micha and Natalie Selya.

Linda Steigman (4th year rabbinical student, HUC-JIR/New York) on the engagement of her son, Stephen, to Tamara Falicov.

Dr. Matitiahu Tsevat (Professor Emeritus of Bible, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati) on the celebration of his 89th birthday.

Engagements
Rabbi Karen Companez (C ‘02) and Howard Steinberger

Marriages
Marina Inzlikhin (MARE, NY, ‘01) and Vitaly Dvorkin
Rabbi Peter Rigler (NY ‘02) and Stacy Eskovitz (MAJE, LA, ‘01, and 5th year rabbinical student, New York)
Ben Sharff (4th year rabbinical student, Cincinnati) and Dr. Joy Gur-Lavi

Births
Abby (4th year rabbinical student, Cincinnati) and Cory Chargo on the birth of their daughter, Emily.
Carmit and Josef Federman (NYSOE ‘02) on the birth of their son.
Roger (3rd year rabbinical student, Cincinnati) and Rebecca Lerner on the birth of their son, Noah Chaim.