Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, left, attended Mendel Tenenbaum’s bar mitzvah on June 21, where he presented Mendel, center, with a Governor’s Citation. Rutherford spoke about Mendel’s devotion and passion for Judaism and expressed gratitude for being invited the bar mitzvah. Also pictured is Mendel’s father, Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland.
