My favorite thing about Judaism is definitely the food and holidays! The food is amazing and I love having excuses to be able to get together with family! To me being a bar mitzvah means being older and more responsible. This title makes me able to do harder tasks or activities in the community. I enjoy learning about Judaism and events that happened in the Torah and in Jewish history.

For my mitzvah project I went to an old age home and helped them with their technological challenges. They asked a ton of questions and some called me “genius” as I walked out. One lady came every time I was there. She had a couple new questions every time and told everyone how helpful I was. I chose to do this because I thought it would be a fun service project and I thought I could be helpful using my tech-knowledge to help people who are struggling with modern gadgets. Helping people is one of the best feelings in the world. I plan to keep volunteering many times a year, and to also visit Israel many more times in my lifetime.

Kyle is the son of Jonathan Vogel and Lisa Vogel, and the stepson of Steve Kirschner. Kyle is the younger brother of Shayna and Ryan Vogel and the stepbrother of Alexa and Marcus Kirschner. He is the grandson of Ellen Adelman (z’l) , Jim Adelman of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Rita Vogel (z’l), and Warren Vogel of Boynton Beach, Florida. He is also the step grandson of Coca Vogel of Boynton Beach, Florida, and Joan Kirschner (Lewis Kirschner – z’l) of Charlotte, North Carolina. Messages of Mazel Tov can be sent to Jonathanavogel@hotmail.com and lisavogel7@gmail.com.