18 — THE JEWISH CHRONICLE MARCH 3, 2016

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WeddingLevenson/Durst: Dr. David J.and Debra Caplan Levensonof Squirrel Hill are pleased toannounce the marriage oftheir daughter, Jessica CaplanLevenson, to Evan JohnDurst, son of Philip and IleneRiffle of Scottsdale, Ariz. Thewedding was officiated byRabbi James A. Gibson onOct. 11, 2015, at thePittsburgh Field Club. Jessica’s grandparents are thelate Minnie and Joseph Caplanand the late Bernice and NathanLevenson of Pittsburgh. She isalso the sister of Dr. JoshuaLevenson, a cardiology fellowin Pittsburgh. Evan’s grandparents are

David and the late Caryl Shapiro of Scottsdale and Clifford and the late MargaretRiffle of Ligonier, Pa. He is the brother of Morgan Riffle of Tempe, Ariz. Jessica is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral scholar studying sleep medicinein the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, from which shereceived a doctorate in clinical psychology. She graduated from Brandeis University.Evan, an attorney, is a trust officer with PNC Bank Wealth Management inPittsburgh. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and the University ofPittsburgh School of law. Jessica and Evan reside in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

B’nai MitzvahJames Tyler Blodgett, son of Dr. HeleneFinegold and Dr. and Mrs. ToddBlodgett, will become a bar mitzvah onSaturday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m. atRodef Shalom Congregation.Grandparents are Marian Finegold andthe late Dr. Richard Finegold.

Shulamit Sigal Kurland Dernis, daughterof Mitchell Dernis and Brenda Kurland,granddaughter of Pamela and DavidDernis of Lake Worth, Fla., and Dorothyand Jonathan Kurland of Charleston,W.Va., will celebrate becoming a batmitzvah on Saturday, March 5 atCongregation Beth Shalom. Shuli is asixth-grader at Community Day School.She is a passionate soccer player forArsenal FC and Dynamo, and she enjoysparticipating on the CDS soccer, basket-ball and baseball teams. Her favoriteschool subject is math. Shuli’s ongoingmitzvah project is raising money to payfor bus fare and other necessities forrefugees who have settled in Pittsburgh.

Elijah Sol Rothaus, son of Samantha Dyeand Rod Rothaus, will become a barmitzvah during Shabbat services onSaturday, March 5 at Temple Emanuel ofSouth Hills. Grandparents are Joan andRonald Rothaus of Upper St. Clair, JillBranch of Dunnellon, Fla., and MichaelBranch of Jacksonville, Fla.

The best investment: charity

I am not at all astute concerning any-thing to do with financial investing, but Ido believe that we are living in very tur-bulent economic times. My kishkes tellme that in contemporary times there isno such thing as a safe, sure and secureguaranteed investment. There is eco-nomic volatility everywhere you look,interest rates on deposits are nonexist-ent, and the stock market is bleeding.Gold and other metals have dropped

dramatically, and real estate is about totank. There is one remaining investmentthat is guaranteed to grow and continuesto yield dividends well into the futurewithout loss of principle or lower valuedue to inflation. This investment isalluded to in this week’s special Torahportion of Shekalim.Shekalim is one of the four specialTorah portions that precede Passoverand discusses a special census consistingof a half-shekel contribution that wasused to count the Israelites. Rich andpoor were equally obligated to con-tribute the same amount of a half shekel.This equal participation went for thebuilding and maintenance of theTabernacle. The Torah in Exodus Chapter 10,Verse 12 informs us that each person

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