Lifecycle: Simchas: B'nai mitzvah
Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden, son of Lori and David Golden of Ridgewood and brother of Sasha, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 28 at Temple Beth Or in Washington Township.
Rayna Sophie Avidon
Rayna Sophie Avidon was born on April 25 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood to Emily and Scott Avidon of Fair Lawn. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was 20 inches long, and joins a brother, Leo. Their grandparents are Leslie and Elliott Klepner of Boca Raton, Fla., and Susan and James Avidon of Fair Lawn. Rose Antler of Hawthorne is their great-grandmother. Rayna Sophie was named for her aunt Roni and paternal great-great grandmother, Sophie.
Lyndsay Wyck
Lyndsay Wyck, daughter of Cathy Wyck of Oakland, celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah on April 21 at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff.
Bennett Rosner
Bennett Rosner, son of Diana and Larry Rosner of Park Ridge and brother of Elias, and grandson of Berta and Sherman Fromme of Park Ridge and the late Eli Rosner and Rachelle Rosenberg, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 22. The ceremony, led by Rabbis Dov Drizin and Yosef Orenstein of Valley Chabad, was at the Bergen County YJCC in Washington Township. Bennett is a seventh-grader at Park Ridge High School.
Daniel Schechter
Daniel Schechter, son of Lauren and Robert Schechter of Ridgewood and brother of Amanda, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 21 at Temple Beth Or in Washington Township.
Joshua Nathanson
Joshua Nathanson, son of Anchalee and Michael Nathanson of Ridgewood, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 21 at Temple Israel & Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood.
Michael Kavaler
Michael Kavaler, son of Jill and Leon Kavaler of Demarest and brother of Melanie, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 21 at Temple Beth El of Northern Valley in Closter.
Sam Limbardo
Sam Limbardo, son of Tracy and Christopher Limbardo of Haworth and brother of Jake, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah on April 21 at Temple Beth El of Northern Valley in Closter.




















