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 ...

This year, January 18 will mark 74 years since my Bat Mitzvah. I am considering relearning my Haftarah to celebrate the 75th ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke Monday at a Manhattan synagogue about her “quasi-bat mitzvah,” her admiration for Louis Brandeis and her famous “Chinese food on Christmas Day” line. But ...

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

(The Conversation) — Judith Kaplan became the first American bat mitzvah in 1922. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony has become more popular for girls ever since. (The Conversation) — March 18, 2022, ...