Matthew Bennett Hirsch will become a bar mitzvah Saturday morning, Dec. 6, at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. Matthew is the son ...

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This is the Forward’s coverage of b’nai mitzvah (also called bat mitzvahs for girls and bar mitzvahs for boys), Jewish coming-of-age ceremonies typically done at age 13. The world’s oldest man, ...

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

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Trisha Roth completed two years of study in order to be ready for her recent bat mitzvah. When the big day came, she wore a tallit that belonged to her late brother. But something else made the ...

When Justin Kodroff had his bar mitzvah party in 2006, Lil Jon’s “Snap Yo Fingers” and Yung Joc’s “It’s Goin’ Down” were as big of hits on the dance floor as they were on MTV and VH1, which then still ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — The spirit of giving didn't end this Thursday with the Thanksgiving Holiday. The B'nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton served food to ...

After being targeted by antisemitic bullies in Virginia, Libby is determined to fit in at her new school in Athens, Greece. The plan is simple: Pretend to be Christian. Despite her parents' insistence ...

(JTA) — Feeling the sand between her toes was Teva Goldstein’s favorite part of her December 2021 bat mitzvah on the island of Maui. She and her family all wore white, accessorized with purple leis.

“Rabbi, I never expected to be so proud. I go to bar mitzvahs all the time. I never understood what other parents were kvelling about until today. My kid was amazing!” As a congregational rabbi, I am ...