Girls Chesed Program
Alumni Mazel Tovs Spring & Summer 2017
Births
Farzad [‘08] & Michal Youshei – a boy
Eldad [‘03] & Jenny Younessi – a girl
Rabbi Moey [BMNA] & Tova Teichman – a boy
Rabbi Rachmiel [‘91] & Orna Narod –a boy
Jacob [‘00] & Mojdeh Iloulian – a boy
Jonathan [‘02] & Elise Hay- a girl
Yechiel [‘07] & Shira Levine – a boy
Dovid [‘01] & Dana (Rackliff [‘01]) Rosen – a boy
Yanky [‘95] & Rachel Schulman – a girl
Rabbi Yigal [BMNA] & Erica Sasportas – a boy
Igal [‘03] & Ida (Zaghi [‘05]) Saidian – a girl
Eliot [‘10] & Chedva Koshki – a girl
Rabbi Josh [BMNA] & Bracha Kramer – a boy
Dovid [‘11] & Tzivya Lintz – a girl
Shmuel [‘98] & Silvina Frankiel – a boy
Ezra [‘06] & Shoshana Shore – a boy
Richard [‘01] & Lauren Moore – a boy
Gideon [‘01] & Jenn Shiffman – a girl
Noah & Naomi (Shiffman [‘95]) Davis – a girl
Moshe & Natalie (Drubach [‘09]) Adelman – a girl
Yisroel [‘09] & Yael Gewirtz – a boy
Ari & Ilana (Yarmak [‘12]) Dorfman – a boy
Etai [‘00] & Moriah Harari – a girl
Avrohom & Brana (Ratner-Stauber [‘09]) Harris – a boy & a girl
Menachem [‘05] & Blima Striks – a girl
Yoel [‘06] & Shir Engel – a boy
Benji [‘04] & Raissa Samet – a girl
Aaron [‘08] & Hillary Khodorkovsky – a boy
Zev [‘10] & Rivka Teitelbaum – a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Naftali [BMNA] Friedman – a girl
Yitzi [‘06] & Donna Lax – a boy
Jason [’00] & Michali Moore – girl
Rabbi Josh [‘04] & Chana Bregman – a girl
Saul [‘99] & Julia Ackerman – a boy
Simcha [‘08] & Yosefa Wiezel – a boy
Menachem [‘98] & Sara Stulberger – a boy
Yosef [BMNA] & Marnina Scott – a boy
Daniel [‘05] & Floryn Rosenberg – boy
Eli [‘04] & Dina Kamionski – boy
Rabbi Yaakov Moshe [‘03] & Tova Stulberger – a girl
Moshe [‘09] & Chana Striks – a boy
David & Daniella (Wohlfarth [‘12]) Tuch – a girl
Josh [‘09] & Chaya Wohlfarth – a boy
Rabbi Akiva [‘09] & Sara Tova Miller – a boy
Dr. Behzad [‘00] & Yemina (Barkey [‘02]) Souferzadeh – a boy
Josh [’00] & Shira Lintz – a boy
Moshe [’06] & Miriam Bloch – a boy
Dr. David [’04] & Dorsa Kay – a girl
Eli [‘04] & Rinat (Liberman [’09]) Aghabi – a girl
Dr. Moshe [’00] & Dr. Shelly (Gabay [’02]) Baseri – a boy
Alan [‘96] & Gabi Nitzani – a girl
Weddings & Engagements
Yehuda Silverman [‘09] to Kimmy Schames
Itai Esudri [‘06] to Tova Quintanilla
Tzvi Adlerstein [‘07] to Chana Kahn-Rose [‘13]
Daniel Weiss [‘09] to Leead Hershko
Rabbi Asher [‘85] & Michal Rosenberg on the marriage of their son Aryeh Leib to Shalva Lipman
Jacob [‘84] & Chani Szajowitz on the marriage of their daughter Gitty to Yaakov Rosen
Moshe Schulman [‘97] to Jamie Bunin
Johnny [‘79] & Miriam Istrin on the marriage of their son Aryeh to Shiran Bassal
Aryeh Istrin [‘11] to Shiran Bassal
Natanel Tzion [‘11] to Shani Sarusi [‘14]
Gadiel Yaron Moallim [‘07] to Chana Leebhoff
Jake Frankel [’09] to Michal Sanders
Molly Socher [‘13] to Jordan Rosenblum
David Schrage [‘10] to Samantha Cymerint
Nosson Felt [‘11] to Chani Golding
Menachem Gersten [‘09] to Kayla Lebenbom
Avidan Ourian [‘10] to Melody Khoubian
Michael [‘83] & Ida Ben-Ari on the engagement of their daughter Elisheva to Dan Savion
Duvi Trainer [‘09] to Devorah Lichtenstein
Scott [‘83] & Tova Loffman on the marriage of their son Yoni to Chaya Dembitzer
Yoni Loffman [’11] to Chaya Dembitzer
Yeshurun Leebhoff [‘09] to Talia Ben Moshe
Danielle Faershtein [‘04] to Jeremy Harris
Lenard [‘79] & Sarah Liberman – on the marriage of their son Nethaniel [‘13] to Sheer Dadon [‘13] & their son Aaron [’11] to Ellie Kremer
Rabbi Chaim [‘88] & Bina Tropper – on the engagement of their daughter Shira to Amrom Steinberger
Nethaniel Liberman [‘13] to Sheer Dadon [‘13]
Aaron Liberman [’11] to Ellie Kremer
Danny Rahimi [‘05] to Tali Israel
Roee Yehezkilof [‘07] to Lital Hadad
Avi Adatto [‘05] to Rachel Paul
David [‘80] & Beth Appel – on the engagement of their son Woody [’08] to Tiferet Gabay
Woody Appel [’08] to Tiferet Gabay
Sahar Levi [’08] to Shmuly Zucker
Rabbi Chaim & Sharon (Tobias [’84]) Schonfeld on the engagement of their son Shmuel to Devora Stallman
Moshe Shapiro [’14] to Batsheva Kaufman
Steve [’79] & Sue Darrison on the engagement of their son Ariel [’11] to Rivka Pekier
Ariel Darrison [’11] to Rivka Pekier
Jonathan Rosenberg [’13] to Zahava Stark
Brian Saidian [’12] to Rivkah Sadikpour
Bar/Bas Mitzvah
Akiva [‘00] & Rachel Greenfield on the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter Emma
Rabbi Moshe [‘97] & Basya Samuels on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Reuven
Grandparent Club
Steve [‘79] & Sue Darrison – a girl to their children Shua & Daniella Spira and a boy to their children Nesanel & Kayla Halbertal
Aaron [‘85] & Michelle Mandelbaum – a girl to their children Evan & Rebecca
Rabbi George [‘78] & Dr. Lisa Lintz – a girl to their children Dovid & Tzivya Lintz, and a boy to their children Josh & Shira Lintz
Rabbi Aryeh [‘80] & Debbie Striks – a girl to their children Menachem & Blima Striks, and a boy to Moshe & Chana Striks
Phil & Sarah (Yarmak [‘86]) Mintz – a boy to their children Avi & Chani Aaron
Reuven & Yehudis (Schultz [‘80]) Orloff – a boy to their children Meir & Chaya Orloff
Danny [‘86] & Gabriella Sopher – a son to their children Daniel & Meirav Ophir
Fred [‘82] & Stella (Fogel [‘82]) Wohlfarth – a girl to their children David & Daniella Tuch and a boy to their children Josh & Chaya Wohlfarth
Rabbi Shmuel [‘85] & D’vorah Miller – a boy to their children Rabbi Akiva & Sara Tova Miller
Lenard [‘79] & Sarah Liberman – a girl to their children Elie & Rinat Aghabi
Condolences
To the Koffman family on the passing of Mr. Doug Koffman
To the Tassa family on the passing of Mrs. Esther Okev
To the Stulberger & Portnoy families on the passing of Rebbitzen Zlata Portnoy
To the Wiesenberg, Nelson & Novick families on the passing of Dr. Bernard Davidson
To the Markush family on the passing of Arieh Markush
To the Jawary family on the passing of Dr. Sabiha Jawary
To the Fogel family on the passing of Abel Pinchuk
To the Marks family on the passing of Roger Marks
To the Zipperstein family on the passing of Mae Zipperstein
To the Wohlfarth family on the passing of Tamara Wohlfarth
To the Loffman & Lintz families on the passing of Dr. Morris Loffman
To the Zalis family on the passing of Ed Zalis
To the Klein family on the passing of Edith Klein
Milestones
Rabbi Chaim Shmuel Blinder [‘04] on his receiving Smicha from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Rabbi Hershey Goldberger [04] on his receiving Smicha from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Sam Rosenthal [‘00] on his receiving a PhD in Philosophy from Johns Hopkins University
Rabbi Moshe Vosoghi [‘04] on his receiving Smicha from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Rabbi Yehuda Kamravapour [‘05] on his receiving Smicha from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Honorees
Saul [‘99 ] & Julie Ackerman at the Kesher Torah Melave Malka
Eli [‘04] & Dina Kamionski at the Shaarey Zedek Banquet
Hillel [‘00] & Sabrina Kamionski at the Ohr Eliyahu Dinner

Siyum on Mesechta Megillah
VTHS Girls Drama Production
Tickets are now available for teh Girls Division Drama Production to be held on February 25. Visit www.itsmyseat.com to purchase tickets.
Playoff Brackets Published
Siyum Tonight
Boys Torah Honor Roll
9th Grade
Liam Abucasis, Uriya Kahan, Adiel Kohanbash, Eliyahu Kublin, Ariel Nasseri, Yehuda Noble, Elliott Roessler, Mendel Solomon
10th Grade
Michael Arashebn, Micha Bayever, Aaron Imanoel, Sammy Kohanteb, Yosee Kreitenberg, Moshe Litenatsky, Ezra Pollack
11th Grade
Eitan Abrishami, Shimon Danaei, Matan Imanoel, Michael Jian, Akiva Kamornick, Sammy Kaszirer, Ethan Kiaei, Alex Ribibo, Mendi Rafi, Rafi Rubenstein, Jake Schochet, Eli Solomon
12th Grade
Ari Yosef Cohentov, Yehuda Jian, Ari Pollack, Uriel Sadeghi
All of a Kind Family – Girls Drama Production
Zusha Live Pre-Purim Concert
Purim Chagigah Video 5777
Purim Chagigah 5778
What is #GoBeyond?
Right now, you are probably asking yourself: “I see this #GoBeyond tag everywhere, what does it mean?”
You can watch Rabbi Stulberger explain it to you below (it takes less than a minute and a half):
All the details – and how YOU can #GoBeyond also – are at https://www.charidy.com/gobeyond.
Girls Div. Mideast Purim Chagigah 5778
Thank You 1 Million Times Over
Senior Boys in NY
Big Game Tomorrow
Our basketball team will be playing RASG from Miami in our first game in this year’s YU Sarachek tournament. The game will tip-off tomorrow at 1:00 PM EDT (10:00 AM in Los Angeles). You can watch the game live at Macslive.com.
Valley Torah was seeded 2nd in the tournament and enjoyed a bye in the first round. (JewishHoopsAmerica.com ranked us in a first place tie with Shalhevet.)
In the picture below, the team is powering up for the game.
PS Thank you to everyone that donated to help some needy students make it to the tournament! There are other students that need assistance and you can donate at the VTHS Sports Program Giving page.
Big Win, and On To Next Game
Valley Torah beat RASG (Miami) 51-42 in the YU Sarachek quarterfinals.
They move on to the semifinal round with a game on Sunday at 3:00 EDT (noon here in LA) against 3rd seeded Magen David (undefeated in Yeshiva League play) from Brooklyn.
You can watch the game live at Macslive.com.
Here is the team in the locker room after their win.
On to the Championships!
Valley Torah beat Magen David 43-38 in the Sarachek Tournament semifinal!
Tomorrow, we will play Shalhevet for the championship at 11:30 PDT. You can watch live at Macslive.com.



Really Big Game Today
Valley Torah faces off against Shalhevet for the Sarachek championship toady at 11:30 AM PDT. Watch live at macslive.com.
So Close, But not Quite
Valley Torah lost to Shalhevet 53-51 in overtime play in the Sarachek Tournament championship game. After dinner, they will come home tonight with the second place trophy.