Maya will become a Bat Mitzvah on May 2, 2009 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Maya is the daughter of Nissim and Judy Neuman and the younger sister of Daniel and Adam. Her grandparents are Norman Zall of San Marcos, Calif. and the late Norma Zall and Isaac and Miriam Neuman.
Maya is in the 7th grade at Islander Middle School. Her interests include fashion, music, animals, playing league soccer and basketball, spending time in Israel with her relatives, hanging out with friends and family, and attending camp Solomon Schechter. For her mitzvah project, she created “Maya’s Mitzvah Marathon,” which includes her participation in a variety of volunteer projects throughout the year of 5769.