Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies are significant because they are seen as the time of coming of age, when a child becomes an adult. It is traditional for the boy’s father to recite a prayer of ...

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 ...

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But last Saturday, Giffords chanted her Torah portions, becoming a bat mitzvah at Temple Chaverim in Tucson at the age of 51, the Forward reported. The milestone was the culmination of 20 years ...

We don’t get to see each other too much.” In Judaism, bar and bat mitzvahs are widely considered a teenage rite of passage, ...

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 ...

Here is a guide to planning a bar/bat mitzvah from a parent who has been there. Plus, what guests attending need to know.

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For example, why is there the lifting of the chair ritual at bar and bat mitzvahs? People told me that it’s a symbolic status elevation. Recognition. A crossing of the threshold, of liminality ...

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 ...

Feeling the sand between her toes was Teva Goldstein’s favorite part of her bat mitzvah in December. (JTA) — Feeling the sand between her toes was Teva Goldstein’s favorite part of her ...