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, ...

We were living out our dreams on the dance floor, sharing our secret crushes underneath the din of the DJ. As I slow-danced to Whitney Houston with Josh Schwartz, a space the size of a redwood tree ...

Chabad House Palm Beach recently hosted a bat mitzvah celebration for three women. The honorees completed an eight-lesson course in preparation for the milestone ceremony. The event took place at The ...

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 ...

In this op-ed, Jay Saper explores a progressive approach to Bat Mitvah, as laid out in the new book, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah For many Jews growing up in the wake of the Trump ...

12-year-old Avital "Tali" David celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at Temple Emanuel in Gastonia. The Bat Mitzvah ceremony marks a girl's transition to adulthood in Judaism. Tali spent months preparing for ...

Seventh-grade student Maya Klein wanted to do something big for her bat mitzvah project. Serving as a community-oriented initiative for Jewish teenagers, the project is meant to have a positive impact ...

After a year of learning, preparation, and personal growth, 100 outstanding teens from Jewish communities across Russia and ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — Like many Jewish ...