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, ...

I begin by extending warm wishes to those readers currently celebrating their most solemn and important religious holidays; to Christians I wish a blessed Easter, and to Muslims a Ramadan kareem and ...

JERUSALEM — Growing up in suburban Atlanta, Josh Fountain found time for swimming, but not for a bar mitzvah. He came to Israel this summer, one of 10,000 Jews from more than 60 countries, to compete ...

For many people, their relationship with Judaism ends after their bar or bat mitzvah. After going through this coming of age ceremony, they become less and less engaged and eventually, unaffiliated ...

Anything and everything goes these days for bar and bat mitzvah parties, planners say. The common thread is creating an event that’s personalized, unique and memorable. Micah Topche’s family of Center ...

Brother and sister Eliran and Ma’ayan at the Kotel Plaza. In a moving ceremony that was held at the Western Wall earlier this week, dozens of young Jews from India celebrated their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

It was impossible to distinguish who was happier or prouder: The 10 elderly Los Angeles Jewish Health (LAJH) residents celebrating their bar and bat mitzvahs, or LAJH CEO and President Dale Surowitz.

Mason celebrated his 13th birthday in December 2022 with his closest friends and family. Scott, for his part, gave fans an inside look to the festivities on his Instagram Stories. "Thanks ...

To prepare for their role in creating Adam Sandler’s latest movie, crew members hit the Toronto bar and bat mitzvah circuit. Production designer Perry Blake and set decorator Julia Altschul, guided by ...

Two days before Sadie Rapp was set to lead the Chapel Hill Kehillah’s congregation and celebrate her bat mitzvah, her transition to Jewish adulthood, the Rapp’s house was full of repurposed garbage.

The nursing home residents celebrate a rite usually associated with adolescence. In a unique ceremony Saturday, four widows 86 to 92 years old celebrated a rite of passage traditionally associated ...