Mazel Tov

Matthew Frank and Melissa Doman on their marriage. Matthew is the son of Sherry and Irving Frank of Virginia Beach. Melissa is the daughter of Dr. David and Penny Doman of Rockville, Maryland. Matthew is the grandson of Ray Salken, Lucille Frank and Bernard “Joe”...

Linda and Leigh Baltuch, on the engagement of their daughter, Rachel, to Brian Dombroski. Brian is the son of Carole Dombroski of Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Rachel is the granddaughter of Alma Laderberg (of blessed memory) and Howard Laderberg. The wedding will take...

Eliana Edery of Norfolk, daughter of ingrid and David Edery and granddaughter of Vicki and Abraham Kalfus, to Merric Srour, son of Nino and Joyce Dworsky Srour of Silver Spring, Md. Eliana attended Hebrew Academy, Toras Chaim and BiNA High School. She spent a year in...

Joel N. Zaba, MA, OD, on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern College of Optometry. For more than four decades in private practice, Zaba has distinguished himself in the area of learning-related visual problems, lecturing internationally and...

Benjamin Reed Saunders on becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, September 17. Benjamin is the son of Stephanie and Jeff Saunders, brother to Carleigh Saunders, and grandson to larry and Natalie Saunders of Virginia Beach, Marie Eardley and Murray Eckstein of Medford,...

Ariella Weiss and Jacob Epstein on their marriage. Ariella is the daughter of Edie Weiss of Virginia Beach, and Dr. Howard Weiss, of Denver, Colorado. Jacob is the son of Dr. William and Vickie Epstein of Blacksburg, Virginia. The wedding was officiated by Rabbi Marc...

Shaina and Andreu Moore on the birth of their son, Benjamin Grayson Moore, on June 24, 2016. He is the brother of Caleb Jerome Moore, grandson of Brenda Gordon and Ben Gordon (of blessed memory), and Tom and Darlene Tupper.

The Hebrew Academy of Tidewater celebrates the many accomplishments of its students throughout the years. The school also supports them through important academic and social challenges and nurtures them as they grow and develop throughout their elementary years. One...

WYNCOTE, PA—Reconstructionist Rabbinical College awarded one of the first five grants of the Auerbach Entrepreneurial Grant Program to Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, spiritual leader of Tidewater Chavurah. Rabbi Jaffe-Gill, a 2014 graduate of the seminary, will use her...

Rabbi Aron and Rychel Margolin on the engagement of their son, Levi Margolin to Aidel Gestetner. Levi is director of marketing for Birthright Israel: MAYANOT. Aidel is a licensed tour guide in Israel. They both currently live in Jerusalem, will get married in June and...

Keano Rich, along with his Symposium teammates, Evan Allan and Ryan Nguyen — a l l freshmen at the Mathematics and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School— for winning first place in the Senior Division of Behavioral and Social Science category of the 65th Annual...

Marc and Sharon Stakofsky-Davis, parents of Andrew Robert Davis, on the completion of Andrew’s PhD in material science from the University of Massachusetts.

J. Jerry Kantor for being named chair of the 2014 Humanitarian Awards Dinner by the Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The awards celebration honors individuals and organizations that have made significant humanitarian contributions to...

Rabbi Arthur Ruberg and Miriam Brunn Ruberg on the engagement of their son, Rabbi Jeremy Brunn Ruberg to Rebecca Sarah Shapiro, daughter of Dr. Naomi Hersh and Bernard Shapiro of Stamford and Westport, Conn.

The Honorable Dana Adler Rosen, Chief Judge, Social Security Administration, Greensboro, N. C. hearing office, who has been appointed a Judge with the U. S. Department of Labor in Newport News.

Rikki Dolsey and Nathan Ingram on their “Chanukah 2013” engagement. Rikki is the daughter of Virginia Beach residents, Robert Dolsey and Ronni Marcus. Nathan is the son of Robert and Melia Ingram, both Norfolk natives. The couple plans to marry in the fall of 2015.

Randy Parrish, chief financial officer of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation, who has been named a “Super CPA” by his peers in the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, who collaborate annually with Virginia Business magazine to recognize those...

Ilene Leibowitz Lipton for being elected president of the Norfolk Task Force on Aging for 2014. The mission of the task force is sharing ideas to plan and meet the ever-changing needs of the community’s elderly population. Leibowitz is the director of sales and...

Robert C. Goodman Jr. of Virginia Beach, who recently received the seventh annual Barron F. Black Community Builder award from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The award honors Goodman for his community service, support of philanthropy and dedication to...

Michel C. Ashe, FAIA, who was recently honored by the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects with the 2013 William C. Noland Medal. This prestigious award is the highest honor bestowed upon one of its members, recognizing a lifetime of achievement...

Haley Haverson for becoming a member of The National Society of High School Scholars. The Society recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. The announcement was made by NSHSS founder and chairman, Claes Nobel, a...

Dr. Aaron Vinik, who, as a result of his groundbreaking research and many years of discovery, was recently appointed as the Murray Waitzer Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research by the EVMS Board of Visitors (as printed in the EVMS Fall 2013 Diabetes Research Report)....

Rabbi Arthur Ruberg and Miriam Brunn Ruberg on the birth of their first grandchild Eli (pronounced eh-lee) Meir on August 12. He is the son of Adina and Ben Kozberg of Chicago, Ill. The proud great-grandfather is Albert J. Brunn of Coconut Creek, Fla. and proud uncle...

Marissa Simon for being chosen as the David Project Fellow for the 2013-2014 school year at the University of Pittsburgh. The David Project, in partnership with Hillel, created this Israel advocacy training program in which participants gain knowledge and tools...

Pam Guthrie, administrator of The Terrace at Beth Sholom Village, for being recognized as Virginia’s Assisted Living Administrator of the Year by the Virginia Health Care Association and Virginia Center for Assisted Living ( VCAL/ VHCA) at the VHCA convention and...

Dr. Conrad Macon and Dr. Meredith Degnan on their wedding at B’nai Torah Synagogue in Boca Raton, Fla. on May 4, 2013. Conrad is the son of JoAnn and Clay Macon, and the Grandson of Rose Jacobson and Howard Jacobson, of blessed memory, and the grandson of Shirley...

Alison and Scott Schreier of Westfield, N.J. on the birth of their daughter, Sophia Abigail on April 26, 2013. Sophia’s big sister is Danielle. Grandparents are Nancy and Steve Schreier of Virginia Beach.

Linda Sinowitz, LMSW, on her appointment as Congregation Beth Chaverim’s new director of Religious School. Since moving to Virginia Beach from New York in 2006, Sinowitz has taught first and second grade at CBC and taken part in reestablishing an active Sisterhood,...

Stacey Neuman and David Aikman on their wedding, which took place May 19, 2013 at the Cavalier Yacht and Golf Club. Stacey and David will reside in Charlottesville, Va. Stacey is the daughter of Terry and Bob Neuman of Maitland, Fla. David is the son of Marlene and...

Virginia Mann on her 100th birthday on May 31, 2013. She is the proud mother of Susan Levine and Robin Grandle. A party was held at Beth Sholom Village in the birthday girl’s honor.

Dr. Lawrence Levin, chief of cardiology at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, was recently honored in the New York Times Sunday edition. He was chosen one of the city’s “Super Doctors.” Levin is in private practice and is affiliated with New York...