EMILY BENNETT, daughter of Laura Bennett, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Congregation Kol Haverim in Glastonbury.

ARIEL BIRKENRUTH, daughter of Kelly and David Birkenruth, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford.

BEN ELBAUM, son of Jill and Steven Elbaum, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport.

LEAH HERDE, daughter of Vivian Herde, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Bridgeport.

ELANA KRANC, daughter of Beth and Albert Kranc, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Beth Hillel Synagogue in Bloomfield.

RYAN MURPHY, son of Natalie Brown and Philip Murphy, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Temple Beth El in Stamford.

MORGAN PFAFF, daughter of Helaine and Mark Pfaff, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Friday, Oct. 19 at Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom in Simsbury.

SAMUEL PORTO, son of Ellen Krinick-Porto and Myron Porto, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Temple Beth El in Stamford.

HAILLE RUTSKY, daughter of Aaron and Andrea Rutsky, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation in Simsbury.

JULIA SILVERMAN, daughter of Leslie Silverman and Adam Silverman, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Temple Sinai in Newington.

ELENA SMITH, daughter of Susan and Scott Smith, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport.

ALEXANDRA SPADACENTA, daughter of Cindy Yellen and Marco Spadacenta, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 in Temple Israel in Westport.

NOAH STANTON, son of Claudia Coplein and Gerald Stanton, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Beth El Temple in West Hartford.

BENJAMIN WALDMAN, son of Jamie and Keith Waldman, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford.

JACOB YOUNG, son of Susan and Larry Young, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Temple Israel in Westport.

CARLY ZETOFF, daughter of Karen and David Zetoff, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford.