As planning begins for the coming-of-age bash; trends, traditions and personal flair are all key aspects of celebrating a ...

The observance of the Jewish coming of age is an automatic rite for every 13-year-old Jewish boy and girl, and, for many, it's the cause for much fanfare. It can also be the cause of significant ...

We have had a few guests mention on their RSVP that they won’t be able to attend the service (10 a.m.-noon) but will attend the party celebration (12:30-4 p.m.). I gather it is because their child ...

There are few events in Jewish life as significant as a bar or bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age milestone often celebrated alongside a party for family and friends. And for such an important occasion, ...

The March 26 event at The Colony included a recitation of a chapter of Psalms, an address from Rabbi Zalman Levitin and a video presentation. The four women took an eight-week bat mitzvah course prior ...

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I was not supposed to like Netflix’s “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” Here is why. Some 30 years ago, I created my own rabbinical cottage industry — observing and critiquing bar/bat mitzvah ...

The bat mitzvah is a coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls—one that celebrates their transition into adulthood. These are ...

For some Jewish tweens, Judith Kaplan Eisenstein’s reality was their worst nightmare. The evening before, Eisenstein’s father, Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, told his daughter that she would be having a bat ...

Judith Kaplan, daughter of the influential rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, became the first woman to publicly celebrate the traditional Jewish coming-of-age ceremony. Becoming a bat mitzvah, or "daughter of ...