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 Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law. Israel_photo_gallery, CC BY-ND It is a common scene on many a ...
Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. “Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought ...
As a middle child, I often get hand-me-downs. When I was younger, I didn’t really care that I received yearly batches of clothes from my sister Elisabeth, simply because I didn’t know any other way to ...
When 12-year-old Sheryl Milstein’s parents gave her the choice between having a Bat Mitzvah after finishing Hebrew school and spending the summer in California, she picked the latter. Now, 56 years ...
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 ...