Sean Stahl, son of Theresa and Dr. Jerry Stahl of Fair Lawn and brother of Ariele, Samantha, Christine, and Chelsea, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on June 8 at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel.

Sam Messer, son of Dan and Alisa Messer of Englewood and brother of Isabella, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on June 8 at Temple Sinai of Bergen County in Tenafly.

Rachel Hittman of Ho-Ho-Kus, daughter of Marlo Hittman and Ian Hittman, twin sister of Aaron, and sister of Nathaniel, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on June 8 at Temple Beth Or in Washington Township.

Brooke Schaffer, daughter of Jen and Mitch Schaffer of Upper Saddle River and sister of Mia, celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah on June 8 at Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake.

Aaron Hittman of Ho-Ho-Kus, son of Marlo Hittman and Ian Hittman, twin brother of Rachel, and brother of Nathaniel, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on June 8 at Temple Beth Or in Washington Township.

Matthew Haber, son of Adine and Jeff Haber of Upper Saddle River and brother of Jacob, Benny, and Audrey, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on June 9 at Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake.

Madison Gold, daughter of Shelly Klein and Stuart Gold of Woodcliff Lake and sister of Billy, celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah on June 8 at Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake.

Hundreds of students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 82nd commencement at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on May 30. Rabbi Joshua Fass, co-founder and executive director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, pictured, gave the keynote address.

YU President Richard M. Joel conferred an honorary degree upon Fass at the ceremony, as well as upon Tony B. Gelbart, co-founder and chairman of Nefesh B’Nefesh; businessman and philanthropist Abraham Naymark; and Merryl H. Tisch, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and chair of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.