Alicia Silverstone and her grandfather at her Bat Mitzvah; Andy Cohen at his Bar Mitzvah. One of the most meaningful cultural and religious moments for many Jewish people is their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, ...
Mother and daughter stood next to one another at the bimah as part of a jubilant bat mitzvah ceremony. Then, one of them took a deep breath and began to recite verses from that week’s Torah portion.
Thirty years ago, I created my own rabbinical cottage industry — observing and critiquing bar/bat mitzvah, American style, and working on ways to improve it. Here was my basic point: American Jews ...
On a toasty Friday afternoon in a Reseda courtyard, nine people gathered with broad smiles on their faces, decked out in their prayer shawls and yarmulkes, looking out at family members and close ...
(JTA) – It seems hard to believe, but there’s never been a truly great bar/bat mitzvah movie — mostly because there just haven’t been that many bar/bat mitzvah movies, period. But after that, things ...