A Jewish day school dad suggested using money that would have gone to b’nai mitzvah gifts to make grants to local nonprofits ...

The boy receives gifts and there is a celebratory meal. The Bat Mitzvah is only practised by Reform and Liberal Jewish communities. The ceremony follows a similar pattern to the Bar Mitzvah and ha ...

Everything afterwards is a gift.” Giffords and Aaron first began ... While the two discussed Giffords becoming a bat mitzvah multiple times, it wasn’t until two years ago when Giffords ...

Bar/bat mitzvah celebrations can be a small gathering ... Typically, guests provide a monetary gift, but more unique ideas, ...

Layla Jules England was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on May 4 at Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen. She is a... Tessa Rose Steinberg was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on April 6 at ...

The Eritrean-American comedian Tiffany Haddish has celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony - normally marked when a girl turns 12 - signifies a stepping into religious ...

Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, these Hanukkah picture books for kids will introduce the Jewish holiday and ...

This could form part of a wider investigation of the Jewish tradition of Bar Mitzvah. The clip mentions in passing that Jonathan’s sister had her Bat Mitzvah two years ago. Students could be ...

Madonna’s 12-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Estere, celebrated their bat mitzvah surrounded by family and friends over the weekend. The “Material Girl” singer, 66, shared several photos ...

All rabbis want congregants to leave High Holiday services with a lasting message, an intangible artifact of their sermons. This year, Rachel Timoner, the senior rabbi of Brooklyn’s Congregation Beth ...

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