Madonna's youngest daughters are celebrating a special milestone! On Sunday, Sept. 8, the pop icon, 66, shared a series of snaps on her Instagram Stories of her daughters Stella and Estere's Bat ...

Molly Levinton's bat mitzvah wasn't typical. Molly, who's 14, has autism and is nonverbal. But last Saturday afternoon, with the help of an iPad and some careful planning, she went through this Jewish ...

Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. “Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought ...

A bat mitzvah is a traditional Jewish coming of age ritual, where a Jewish girl (at age 12 or 13) becomes a woman in the eyes of her community. Modern day bat mitzvahs typically consist of both a ...

I was anxious about singing biblical Hebrew in front of so many family and friends. By the big day, I had completely ...

For the past several years, Munroe Center for the Arts in Lexington has provided a sculpture and pollinator garden for the Lexington community. The garden offers seasonal blooms and outdoor art ...

For 12-year-old Nomi Kline Solmsen, preparing for her upcoming bat mitzvah is a family affair. Her grandfather, a rabbi, is helping her learn to chant the words from the Torah. Her aunt, also a ...

Here’s one suggestion: Keep your pet away from the proceedings. (JTA) — Midway through Lila Duke’s bat mitzvah ceremony, her family’s cat made an appearance. Minnie’s interruption was one of many ways ...

“Rabbi, I never expected to be so proud. I go to bar mitzvahs all the time. I never understood what other parents were kvelling about until today. My kid was amazing!” As a congregational rabbi, I am ...

Adele Tversky did not want to postpone her bat mitzvah. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony is typically celebrated with the 13-year-old leading the Saturday morning prayer service, including reading ...

Two years before my bat mitzvah, I dressed up as a bar mitzvah boy. It was the holiday of Purim, when costumed revelers celebrate biblical Esther’s derring-do. I wore a red blouse with an oversized ...

I was not supposed to like Netflix’s “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” Here is why. Some 30 years ago, I created my own rabbinical cottage industry — observing and critiquing bar/bat mitzvah ...