Lifecycle: Simchas: Birth
Max Abraham Seligsohn
Max Abraham Seligsohn was born on Jan. 12 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to Daniella and Daniel Seligsohn of Manhattan. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. His grandparents are Sandy and Jerry Seligsohn of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Ruby and Bobby Kaplan of Teaneck.
Sophia Eleni Jacobs
Sophia Eleni Jacobs, daughter of Kathy and Joshua Jacobs of Hillsborough, was born on Dec. 7 at St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick. She weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 18 ¾ inches long. She is the granddaughter of Ellen and Marc Jacobs of Fair Lawn, and Helen and Ted Siliverdis of Raritan; niece of Jerry Siliverdis of Raritan and Rachel (Jacobs) and Philip Blumenthal of Springfield, Va.; and cousin of Seth and Maya Blumenthal.
Jack Dylan Chang
Jack Dylan (Yakov Fishel) Chang was born on Jan. 3 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to Katherine Fromm and Chris Chang of Jersey City. He weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long. His grandparents are Jessica and Isaac Fromm of Teaneck, and Lucy and Bing Chang of Mountain Lakes.
Mia Chava Stein
Mia Chava Stein was born on Jan. 10 at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center to Zeevyah Benoff and Ari Stein of Teaneck. She joins siblings Adara Batya, Alon Aharon, and Sarah Chana. Their grandparents are Robin and the late Dr. Allen Benoff of Teaneck, and Alisa and Bill Stein of South Nyack, N.Y. Mali and Abe Janower of Palm Beach, Fla., are the great-grandparents; Drs. Talya Benoff (Justin Schleifer) of Providence, R.I.; Oren Benoff (Amy) of Jerusalem, Israel; and Adam and Heather Stein of Haverstraw, N.Y., are the aunts and uncles; and Ayden Yaron, Amaryah Ratzon, Livona Hadas Almaya, and Tiesto Aviv are the cousins.
Ethan Meyer and Ruth Sivan Kaplan
Ethan Meyer and Ruth Sivan Kaplan were born on June 21 to Elissa and Paul Kaplan of North Wales, Pa., at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pa.
Ethan Meyer, born at 8:59 p.m., weighing 5 lbs., 12 oz., and 19½ inches long, was named for his maternal great-grandfather, Milton. Ruth Sivan, born at 9:26, weighing 5 lbs., 4 oz., and 19¼ inches long, was named for her paternal great-grandmothers, Ruth and Sylvia. Their grandparents are Roberta (Kaplan) Rubin and her husband, Robert Ross, of Wayne; Ellen and Marc Rubin; and Sue and Joe Kaplan of Saluda, N.C. Their great-grandparents are the late Florence (Potash) and Milton Kaplan of Paterson; the late Fay (Brown) and Max Rubin of Union; the late Ruth Balter of California; and the late Molly and Louis Kaplan of Israel.
Elijah Nathan Tayler
Elijah Nathan Tayler was born on Dec. 5 at Albany Medical Center to Jessica and Dr. Ezekiel Tayler of Albany, N.Y. He joins a brother, Isaiah Michael, 2. Their grandparents are Dr. Louis and Debby Flancbaum of Teaneck, Dr. David Levine of Albany, Baron Tayler of Harrisburg, Pa., and Leslie Tayler of Lebanon, Pa. Miriam Biskin of Albany, Miriam Levine of Boynton Beach, Fla., Norman and Marilyn Tayler of Bethesda, Md., and Yetta Flancbaum of River Vale, are the great-grandparents.
Chana Storfer
Chana Storfer was born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Simchat Torah, Oct. 21, to Rochie and Rabbi Immanuel Storfer of North Miami Beach. Her grandparents are Linda and Bennett Storfer of Teaneck and Esther and Rabbi Menachem Blau of Crown Heights. She is named in memory of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s mother.
Atara Emma Cooper
Atara Emma (Atara Yehudit) Cooper was born on Sept. 19 to Eliyahu and Abby Cooper of Bergenfield. She joins a sister, Ilana Sophia, 2. Their grandparents are Carrie and Stanley Cooper and Miryam and Israel Wahrman of Teaneck. Atara Emma is named for her great-grandmother, Edith (Yehudit) Cooper, who was a long time resident of Fair Lawn.




















