This Bar Mitzvah Boy Raised a Whopping $10,000 for ALS Research
I never though that I, a normal 13-year-old boy, would be able to make a difference in the greater community.
B'nai Mitzvah
83 is the New 13: Why Have a Second Bar Mitzvah?
Inspired by Stan, our congregation's 83-year-old bar mitzvah boy, I’m thinking that I may not wait until I turn 83 to recreate some part of my entry into adulthood, according to Jewish tradition, on an upcoming Friday night.
History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are the titles given to all Jews who reach the age of 13, regardless of whether or not they have studied to commemorate the occasion with a ritual, ceremony, or celebration.
B'nai Mitzvah for Do-it-Yourself Jews
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal tells the stories of several Brooklyn families that planned and carried out do-it-yourself b’nai mitzvah ceremonies and receptions for their teens at various locales in the borough. Among them were the Brooklyn
Overcome With Emotion at My Grandaughter's Bat Mitzvah
Last fall, my granddaughter Ariella became a bat mitzvah in California, and made us very proud and happy.
There are moments in life which define us. There is a before and an after that particular event.
