Esther will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 6 and 8, 2010. She will chant Shir Hashirim (the Song of Songs) and lead a women’s Kabbalat Shabbat service the evening of Fri., Aug. 6 at the Kline Galland Home. She will then have a siyum (completion ceremony) for finishing the study of the entire tractate of Megillah (Babalonian Talmud) on Aug. 8 at the Robinswood House in Bellevue.
Esther is the daughter of Shlomo (Sheldon) Goldberg and Karen Treiger and the sister of Elisheva, Jack and Shoshana. Her grandparents are Betty Lou and Irwin Treiger of Seattle and the late Sam and Esther Goldberg.
Esther has completed the 6th grade at the Seattle Hebrew Academy, where she plays on the volleyball and basketball teams. Her interests include sports, piano, reading and drama. Esther will make a donation to the Gvanim Association in Sderot, Israel, which provides psychological counseling and support to those affected by the years of bombings from Gaza, as well as programs for disabled adults in the region.